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Motorola CLIQ XT hands-on

We know you’ve barely recovered from our Devour review, but Moto just threw another Blur-ified phone in our laps this afternoon – the CLIQ XT. We’ve been playing around with the Android 1.5-based, Flash Lite-supported, multitouch-capable handset for the last couple of hours — but before we grace you with our first impressions, just a fair warning: we don’t yet know the price of the new T-Mobile Android handset, though Motorola did promise us that it will hit shelves this month. With that said, hit the break for a quick rundown of our early thoughts.

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Motorola CLIQ XT hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TUAW at Big Nerd Ranch: Mark Fenoglio

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More coverage of TUAW’s inside look at developer boot camp. See below for notes & disclaimer.

I’m on my second day at Big Nerd Ranch, settling in and getting some blogging done between 3-hour lectures on Objective-C fundamentals. I sat down with our first instructor, Mark Fenoglio, last night to discuss Big Nerd Ranch from his point of view. He’s a very dynamic guy, even if my “talking head” video angle doesn’t portray that very well. If you’re curious about the kind of people Big Nerd Ranch has on the teaching staff, this is a good introduction. I’ve also got a few clips of classmate “first impressions,” some walking tour-video of the ranch and plenty to write today, so you’ll hear more from me soon.

To view the video, click on the “Read more” link below.

In order to give our readers the first-hand account of what it’s like to experience developer boot camp, Big Nerd Ranch has permitted Brett to attend complimentary classes and has provided transportation/lodging assistance. Other than those considerations, no sponsorship or advertising relationship exists between BNR and TUAW. This series is not an endorsement of BNR’s programs or teaching methodology.

TUAWTUAW at Big Nerd Ranch: Mark Fenoglio originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Exclusive: Google Nexus One hands-on, video, and first impressions

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Exclusive: Google Nexus One hands-on, video, and first impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget Podcast 165 – 10.02.2009

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: California Girls

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00:03:34 – Dell’s Latitude Z 600 is a 16-inch thin-and-light, makes overcompensated CEOs out of us all (update: video!)
00:17:20 – HP Envy 13 unboxing and first impressions
00:32:26 – New Microsoft Courier video details tablet interface, exciting life of a shoe designer (Update: Windows 7 underneath, might run Microsoft hardware)
00:43:04 – PSP Go review
00:43:20 – Sony thinks its “aspirational” PSP Go might encourage an uptick in PSP-3000 purchases
00:56:15 – Garmin nuvifone G60 officially coming to AT&T: October 4th for $299
01:04:30 – Motorola CLIQ coming to T-Mobile next month for $200 on contract
01:13:51 – webOS 1.2 now available, brings support for app purchases
01:19:03 – Challenge: Make your own Natal demo video, get yourself on The Engadget Show

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Engadget Podcast 165 – 10.02.2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP Envy 13 unboxing and first impressions

We’ve got one of HP’s sexiest laptops ever staring us down here, the brand new Envy 13. It hits the streets on October 18, running Windows 7 and brazenly demanding a $1,700 base price tag. Worth every penny? Perhaps. We’ll be going more in depth with the laptop over the next few days, but here are a few first impressions.

• This is one sexy laptop. It’s incredibly quality in its construction, and intensely attractive. The screen in particular is a knockout, showing up very bright and vibrant behind its glossy, mirror-tastic sheen
• The single button trackpad is severely miscalibrated, and perhaps an altogether bad idea. We’re having trouble scrolling consistently, but clicking is also a hit or miss affair — having multiple fingers on the trackpad at the same time seems problematic, with our cursor glitching this way and that. It’s also actually possible (likely even, if you’re as bad at mousing as we are) to “click” the pad and yet have nothing happen, which seems very counterintuitive.
• The keyboard is comfortable, but has a bit of a loose, pushover feel to the key action — not cheap, but not really best-in-class either.
• Boot time is pretty snappy, even with the quick boot Envy “Instant-On Solution” Linux acting as a pit stop along the way.
• With a full Core 2 Duo processor inside and a real feeling of heft and thickness compared to other laptops in “thin and light” land, it’s surprising that the Envy 13 goes with the same external Ethernet dongle of its predecessor, the Envy 133.
• That full-powered processor? Snappy. It takes on YouTube HD, the real computer killer of our times, without breaking a sweat.

The great thing about a “luxury” laptop like this (as HP dubs it) is that there’s so much more to explore, including an external Blu-ray drive in the box, the endless wire-free adventures promised by the optional slice battery, and of course the real prowess of the GPU when faced with 3D gaming and some HDMI output. Good times shall be had, we promise you that.

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HP Envy 13 unboxing and first impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Snow Leopard and Microsoft Exchange first impressions

Filed under: Enterprise, First Look, Snow Leopard

One of the things touted in this latest incarnation of Mac OSX was its ability to work with Microsoft Exchange using Apple’s Mail, Address Book and iCal applications. Well, I’m happy to report that Snow Leopard does, in fact, work pretty well with Exchange 2007.

Granted, this is only after limited testing, and it doesn’t, as yet, work as well as Outlook for Windows, but it is a step in the right direction. One thing to consider before we go on is the fact that Snow Leopard will only play nicely with Exchange 2007 so if you don’t have it or are not planning on having it, these new Exchange features in Snow Leopard won’t work for you. You’ll have the same access to Exchange 2003 from Mail (via IMAP) and Address Book that you did under Leopard.

That said, these new features of Snow Leopard offer a nice alternative to using the previous version of Entourage or the new Web Services Edition. Fortunately, if you are running Snow Leopard and Exchange 2007, setup could not be easier. All you need to do is launch Apple’s Mail and select “Preferences” from the “Mail” menu.

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TUAWSnow Leopard and Microsoft Exchange first impressions originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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