Tuesday, March 27, 2012

O2 UK Galaxy S II Now Receiving Android 4.0

O2 UK Galaxy S II Now Receiving Android 4.0

It appears O2 UK have beaten their target window of Mid-April for the Galaxy S II's update to Ice Cream Sandwich by a long shot. It's still March – late March, mind you, but it's March – and the update is now rolling out to users. You'll need to get it through Kies, but we're sure that small inconvenience won't bother most of you.

Android Phone, O2 UK Galaxy S II Now Receiving Android 4.0

Logitech UE Air Speaker brings AirPlay streaming in April for $400

Logitech UE Air Speaker brings AirPlay streaming in April for $400

The AirPlay market doesn't seem to be shrinking anytime soon, giving Logitech ample opportunity to tread on ground already marked by the likes of JBL and Klipsch. This morning, the outfit's introducing the Logitech UE Air Speaker with AirPlay technology, enabling uncompressed audio streams to flow from one's iTunes library, iPad, iPhone or iPod touch right to the home stereo. You'll need both the boombox and your AirPlay source connected to the same WiFi network, after which you can pipe sine waves to its pair of tweeters and woofers.

Engadget, Logitech UE Air Speaker brings AirPlay streaming in April for $400

Monday, March 26, 2012

Online porn may soon be banned in Egypt

Online porn may soon be banned in Egypt

. Censorship and the Internet are topics that have gone hand in hand since the birth of the World Wide Web more than 20 years ago. Proponents of various levels of censorship often target online pornography with their efforts, and a new report suggests censors may soon get their way in Egypt.

Boy Genius Report, Online porn may soon be banned in Egypt

Apple's new iPad gains Chinese certification, could head to retail soon

Apple's new iPad gains Chinese certification, could head to retail soon

Apple's newest iPad could be making a trek over to the Orient very soon, if this latest regulatory filing is any indication. As recently as last week, China's Quality Certification Center granted that Cupertino slate - bearing model number A1416 - its seal of approval, paving the way for a retail debut in the region. If and when it does make it to official sales channels, expect that particular unit to be of the WiFi-only variety, as additional clearance is necessary for network-enabled variants.

Engadget, Apple's new iPad gains Chinese certification, could head to retail soon

NHTSA distracted driver guidelines would render navigation systems useless

NHTSA distracted driver guidelines would render navigation systems useless

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has produced a minutely detailed document addressing and attempting to assess driver distractions. According to its numbers, "17 percent (an estimated 899,000) of all police-reported crashes reportedly involved some type of driver distraction in 2010." Out of that number, three percent, or 26,000 accidents, were caused by distraction from "a device/control integral to the vehicle," such as a navigation or infotainment system.

Autoblog, NHTSA distracted driver guidelines would render navigation systems useless

Blizzard has the fifth and sixth World of Warcraft expansions planned already

Blizzard has the fifth and sixth World of Warcraft expansions planned already

Blizzard's upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Panderia, was announced not too long ago and its beta has recently gone live, so would it be premature for Blizzard to start planning for the MMORPG's future expansion. Apparently not as Blizzard's COO Pail Sams has revealed that the MMORPG will be seeing a fifth and a sixth expansion in the future, although the details regarding the content remain a bit fuzzy for now. “I got the pitch from [Blizzard senior vice president of creative development Chris Metzen] of what they plan for 6.0, and I'm pretty geeked up about it.

Ubergizmo, Blizzard has the fifth and sixth World of Warcraft expansions planned already

Hume: the bipedal 'Parkour' robot (video)

Hume: the bipedal 'Parkour' robot (video)

A future threatened by wild robotic rottweilers with no humanoid dog-walkers to keep them in check. That must nothappen. Fortunately, we'll have a fleet-footed droid named "Hume" to keep us safe: he's the work of engineers at Meka Robotics and the University of Texas at Austin, who want to be the first to build a bipedal robot with Parkour skills, aka rough terrain free-running or "Human-Centered Hyper-Agility".

Engadget, Hume: the bipedal 'Parkour' robot (video)