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Parkmobile adds NFC to its parking payment repertoire
Let’s face it, whether you’re down at the laundromat or feeding the meter on a busy street, you can never find enough quarters when you need’em. Know what effectively sidesteps that lack of foresight? NFC , that’s what
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Parkmobile adds NFC to its parking payment repertoire
Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile hits FCC, brings future-proofed HSPA+ for good measure
There’s been hints of it coming as early as February , but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that’s the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name itself (the T989 is the network’s Galaxy S II ). It also totes 850MHz and 1,900MHz WCDMA bands being used for HSPA+ data rather than just voice, a clue that the phone is ready for refarmed GSM spectrum
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Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile hits FCC, brings future-proofed HSPA+ for good measure
Sprint introduces My Wireless STS service to assist folks with speech disabilities
Sprint’s had text-to-speech services on devices like the Samsung Epic 4G for quite some time, and now, looking to build up on that, the company’s introducing its My Wireless STS feature. The new speech-to-speech service aims to help people with speech disabilities by giving them access to an operator-assisted line every day of the week and all year round
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Sprint introduces My Wireless STS service to assist folks with speech disabilities
Gogo and AeroSat get friendly on Ku-band, bring international in-flight WiFi closer
Gogo has a virtual lock on in-flight WiFi for the US, but most of us forget that everything goes dark the moment you decide to cross the border. The company already has a deal with Inmarsat for Ka-band Internet connections, and now it’s partnering up with AeroSat to bring Ku-band satellite access. The tie-in will let Gogo offer precious relief from tedium on international flights, whether it’s a modest hop to the Great White North or an hours-long trip across the ocean.
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Gogo and AeroSat get friendly on Ku-band, bring international in-flight WiFi closer
Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest Chris Ziegler!
Making his first appearance on the Engadget Mobile Podcast since Episode 86, Chris Ziegler has returned to dive into the week’s wireless news.
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Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest Chris Ziegler!
Distro Issue 41: a visit to the Lowcountry’s Twelve South, TiVo Premiere XL4 and HTC EVO 4G LTE
It’s the most wonderful time of the week once again, pals. Like most seven-day periods, this one comes to a close with the latest issue of our e-magazine for your gadget reading pleasure.
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Distro Issue 41: a visit to the Lowcountry’s Twelve South, TiVo Premiere XL4 and HTC EVO 4G LTE
Thefuture.fm launches iPhone app for discovering DJ mixtapes, hopes to steal Spotify’s thunder
Internet radio purveyors from Spotify to Rdio keep upping the ante with more playlist features and design overhauls , and the competition for your ears’ attention is only getting fiercer. One of the newest players is Thefuture.fm (formerly known as Dubset), which launched last month with a focus on DJ-curated mixtapes. Today the service outed its iPhone app, which includes a “smart search” feature for finding mixes by song or artist and lets users sync their web accounts with saved playlists for listening on the go.
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Thefuture.fm launches iPhone app for discovering DJ mixtapes, hopes to steal Spotify’s thunder
MaKey, MaKey turns the whole world into a keyboard
The litany of exciting Maker Faire products continues with MaKey MaKey, a device that turns anything capable of conducting electricity into a controller.
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MaKey, MaKey turns the whole world into a keyboard
Sony opens up PSN to digital download pre-orders
Pre-orders are nothing new in the realm of video gaming — they’re the requisite hype before the release day-storm. On the digital download front, however, that anticipatory frenzy hasn’t gotten much major industry support, until now
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Sony opens up PSN to digital download pre-orders
Nike and Tom Sachs reach for the stars, create NikeCraft sportswear with space-grade materials
Just because you’re not an astronaut, it doesn’t mean you can’t dress yourself in clothes that are out of this world . Artist Tom Sachs recently teamed up with Nike to create a limited edition lineup of spacey sports clothing, dubbed NikeCraft, to coincide with his current Space Program project — a rendition of a four week trip to Mars
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Nike and Tom Sachs reach for the stars, create NikeCraft sportswear with space-grade materials
