Editorial: Engadget on Microsoft's new Surface tablet line

Editorial: Engadget on Microsoft's new Surface tablet line:

Microsoft has unveiled its new Surface, a reborn brand that now lives as two products. It was a showy event with a strong conclusion: at the unification of software and hardware lies great things. Microsoft has found that greatness with the Xbox 360. Can it do so again with a new series of tablets? Here's what we think.
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Editorial: Engadget on Microsoft's new Surface tablet line originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toughbook goes Ivy Bridge with 10-inch magnesium CF-19

Toughbook goes Ivy Bridge with 10-inch magnesium CF-19:

One thing we haven't seen too much of from the ongoing Ivy Bridge onslaught, is rugged notebooks. Sure, there was that Durabook from last week, but not much else -- and we all know the big name in indestructible laptops, is Panasonic's Toughbook line. Luckily, for those of you with jobs or hobbies that tend to involve dust storms and precipitous drops, the CF-19 is on the way with a 3.3GHz Core i5 under its 10.1-inch hood. The €2,950 (roughly, $3,727), convertible notebook has an optional touchscreen, 500GB hard drive, SSD options for the drop prone, as well as lone USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. If you're a truly mobile warrior, there's even an HSPA+ upgrade available for the wireless card. Basically its the Toughbook 19 we've all grown to know and love, but with some nice Intel upgrades on the inside. The updated rugged lappy should start shipping in Europe this July, but we're still waiting on availability info for the US.

Toughbook goes Ivy Bridge with 10-inch magnesium CF-19 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dropbox updates iOS app to 1.5, says goodbye to size limitations, hello to automatic uploads

Dropbox updates iOS app to 1.5, says goodbye to size limitations, hello to automatic uploads:

Sick of letting your Android-toting friends lord their slightly fancier Dropbox app over you? Relief has arrived: Dropbox 1.5 is now available for iOS. The latest update brings the app in line with its Android cousin, adding automatic uploads for photos and video over WiFi and cellular connections, the ability to upload files of any size and a new Gallery view. Cloud storage aficionados who take advantage of the new automatic upload feature will score up to 3GB of additional storage space, doled out in 500MB increments as needed. Sound good? Of course it does, check it out for yourself at the iTunes link below.

Dropbox updates iOS app to 1.5, says goodbye to size limitations, hello to automatic uploads originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jun 2012 03:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung T-Mobile slider shows Chiclets for Mr. Blurrycam, could be the SGH-T699

Samsung T-Mobile slider shows Chiclets for Mr. Blurrycam, could be the SGH-T699:

If you're a fan of old-school QWERTY, it seems T-Mobile will soon have a clicky Samsung slider friend for you. The leaked image from TMoNews could also clear up a mystery and put a face to the name SGH-T699 we saw last month in a leaked user agent profile. From that we gleaned a 720P display, and new info points to a 5MP rear camera, Qualcomm S3 or S4 chip and Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich to boot. We'll keep the skep-o-meter turned up high till we have confirmation for all that, but tactile keyboard phone lovers might want to start making plans.

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