We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Ryan, who reckons it’s about time he stopped playing with Lego blocks and began playing with a real man’s robot platform. Just kidding about the Lego bit.

See the rest here:
Ask Engadget: best robot platform for under $400?

Related posts:

1. Ask Engadget: best consumer / prosumer camcorder out now? We know you've got questions, and if you're brave...
2. Ask Engadget: best desktop replacement laptop? We know you've got questions, and if you're brave...
3. Ask Engadget: what’s the best graphing calculator for under $200? We know you've got questions, and if you're brave...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Amazon has released an update to its Kindle app for the iPhone and iPad. Version 2.2 adds a variety of new features, such as instant word lookup that quickly finds definitions for highlighted words. The included dictionary provides over 250,000 entries and definitions, however users can also choose to look up content on Google or Wikipedia…. Amazon Kindle – Google – iPhone – IPad – Wikipedia

Read more from the original source:
Kindle iPhone app adds new search options, word lookup

Related posts:

1. Kindle for iPhone/iPad hits version 2.1 Amazon has recently updated its Kindle app for the...
2. Kindle 2.1 App Released, Brings New Fonts and Search Options [Apple] The iOS's Kindle reader app has had its first...
3. Amazon adds video to Kindle e-books on iPad-iPhone (AFP) AFP - Amazon.com has updated its Kindle application allowing...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

If you’ve ever been snickering over the latest YouTube viral video on your smartphone in the evening and ended up frustrated by slow load times and a congested network, you’re not alone — and that’s exactly the problem. New research from mobile web optimization firm Bytemobile shows that more and more of us are making demands of our devices, our mobile carriers, and video-hosting sites such as YouTube by consuming large amounts of video content on our phones. Our video consumption tends to peak around 10 p.m., at which point bandwidth takes a nosedive and stalling cripples our viewing experience.

Read the original here:
The State of Mobile Video: Porn, Flash and Stalling

Related posts:

1. YouTube tests simultaneous Flash, HTML5 video embeds YouTube today started testing a new form of embedding...
2. Adobe Launches Flash 10.1 For Mobile Two weeks after releasing the desktop version of Adobe...
3. Google Creates YouTube Video Game to Highlight Chrome and Flash The latest stable release of Google Chrome comes with...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

It’s really no surprise that Redbox is going nationwide with its $1.50 Blu-ray rentals , at every step along the way of its Hollwood dealmaking, the company has pointed out its aim towards procuring a supply of high definition movies, and now the day is finally here. The high definition disc packing kiosks currently number 13,300, and the plan is to have Blu-ray in all 26,000 locations by the fall. While we spotted plenty of Blu-ray enabled locations with a San Francisco zip code, other areas in the Midwest and East Coast weren’t so lucky. The site points out a few of the movies on offer, including Green Zone, Book of Eli and Bounty Hunter, but there’s no way to check which movies are in stock at each box . Of course, at this price, we might be willing to take our chances until Redbox gets things straightened out, or starts offering an online competitor to Netflix

Read more from the original source:
Redbox rolling out $1.50 Blu-ray rentals at 13,000-plus kiosks, nationwide by fall

Related posts:

1. Redbox Considers Online Service to Challenge Netflix [REPORT] In October, Redbox may challenge Netflix by announcing a...
2. Redbox to detail online movie service in October Best known for its $1 DVD rentals, Redbox today...
3. Next Apple TV to offer 99 cent streaming episode rentals? We've already had some indication that the next Apple...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

We’ve been reading reports tonight that the popular European music service Spotify has hit yet another delay in making an entry in the U.S. market. According to Billboard, Spotify’s negotiations with U.S. record labels have broken down and are “back to square one.” Apparently, the startup is still aiming for a 2010/early 2011 U.S.

Originally posted here:
Spotify in the U.S. Faces More Delays [REPORT]

Related posts:

1. Google hiring peacemaker for troubled music service? Google has had to take on a high-profile music...
2. Apple faces U.S. antitrust scrutiny: report (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. antitrust regulators plan to investigate whether...
3. Report: Apple Faces Antitrust Scrutiny Over Ad Network Policy (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - U.S. antitrust regulators plan to investigate whether...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

PC World – Samsung Electronics on Friday reported a record high operating profit for the second quarter, driven by strong sales of memory chips and LCDs, but it warned that stiff competition in consumer electronics means it may not be able to maintain profitability at current levels.

Read more:
Samsung Scores Record Q2 Profit on Chips, LCDs
(PC World)

Related posts:

1. Sony Back to Profit on Bravia, Vaio, PS3 Strength (PC World) PC World - Sony returned to profitability in the second...
2. Apple iPhone 4 has Samsung and Micron chips: report (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Inc's hot-selling next-generation iPhone sports chips...
3. Apple posts record $3.25b profit in first full quarter of iPad sales, says more ‘amazing products’ coming this year Apple just posted up its third quarter earnings --...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

You might remember that an LTE modem for Verizon passed FCC muster not long ago — now, it seems we’re getting our first glimpse of it. As is usually the case with these early devices on next-gen networks, this USB stick doesn’t look quite as svelte as we’d probably like it to be, but we have little doubt that they’ll get progressively thinner and sexier over the course of a year or three.

Read more:
LG VL600 LTE / CDMA modem for Verizon in the wild?

Related posts:

1. LG VL600 hybrid LTE / CDMA modem for Verizon clears FCC hurdle Verizon has yet to publish a list of the...
2. Verizon’s 4G LTE SIM in the wild It's still baking our noodles to think about a...
3. Verizon FiveSpot CDMA / GSM mobile WiFi hotspot leaks out Looks like Verizon's about to take its mobile data...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

It’s one thing to expect in-flight WiFi on a commercial flight serving two or three hundred addicted peons, but how on Earth has it taken until now for NetJets to hop onboard this bandwagon? For those unaware, NetJets hosts the world’s largest fractional fleet of business-oriented aircraft, and those that lay claim to portions of its herd are amongst the most wealthy this world has to offer. Currently, the outfit has just over 800 planes, and starting next month over 250 of them (in the midsize and large-cabin categories) will be equipped with Aircell ‘s high speed internet service. In time, NetJets is planning to have “all future fleet aircraft, including light cabin models, delivered from the factory with high speed internet,” and we’re guessing that the jetsetters who drop the Benjamins to have their own plane are as anxious as ever for the future to be now. After all, who wouldn’t want to tweet images of filet mignon from 35,000 feet?

Go here to read the rest:
NetJets begins Aircell in-flight WiFi installations, won’t stop anytime soon

Related posts:

1. Cathay Pacific bringing 50Mbps WiFi, live TV and in-flight calling to fleet Mmm... we like where this is headed . While...
2. FaceTime video call works beautifully on airplane’s in-flight WiFi (video) Yeah, seriously. While Aircell's Gogo in-flight WiFi service has...
3. Starbucks begins offering free one-click WiFi access in US and Canada Mmm... nothing like the smell of a warm caramel...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Google has indicated it’s going to be working with developers on checkins for location-based applications through its Places API. This spring, Google announced Places as a revamping of its local and local-business listings. Originally, we saw Places as a SEM/user review mechanism, perhaps a Yelp competitor. However, with the recent preview of the Google Places API at Google I/O , the company showed developers a whole world of geographical, commercial and social information attached to each Place on its vast radar. In a May blog post, Maps API Product Manager Thor Mitchell wrote , “Each Place Page consolidates together everything we know about a single Place, be it a business, point of interest, or geographical feature such as a city or neighbourhood

Continued here:
Google Focusing on Checkins with Places API

Related posts:

1. Google Maps for Android updated to 4.4, adds dedicated ‘Places’ for searching nearby Ready to suck down your sixth Google Maps for...
2. Google Pushes Further into Yelp’s Territory with Maps for Android Update In an update coupled with Google Maps 4.4 for...
3. Foursquare Reaches 100 Million Checkins Foursquare passed a big milestone yesterday: 100 million checkins....

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

A conciliatory end ? Looks like we spoke too soon. Yes, Google and China seem to be on a collision course yet again, with the company’s “Mainland China service availability page” showing that web search and ads have once again been fully blocked. Additionally, image and news search have been downgraded from “fully accessible” yesterday to “partially blocked” today.

Read the original:
Google search blocked in China, again; other services partially blocked

Related posts:

1. Google Search Fully Blocked in China According to several reports and data from Google, the...
2. China Satisfied with Google Search Tweaks: So What Has Changed? Chinese authorities are satisfied with Google’s tweaks to the...
3. Google Changes Tactics in China Censorship Saga The Google-China saga continues. Now the search giant is...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.