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With not so much as a hint of fanfare (and a very loose definition of "coming soon"), Amazon has quietly unleashed its Kindle app for Mac. The 22MB file is for Intel-based machines only, OS X 10.5 and above. Nothing too fancy, it does exactly what you'd expect in terms of functionality... and not much else. What else is there to say? Time's a-wastin', hit up the source link to download. Kindle for Mac now finally available originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. <h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6>Permalink TUAW | Amazon | Email this | Comments

HTC hasn't filed its official reply to Apple's patent lawsuit in court yet, but the company just gave us an updated and expanded statement on the case, saying that while it "strongly advocates intellectual property protection," it disagrees with Apple's actions and will "fully defend itself." Natch. HTC obviously wasn't eager to divulge whether or not that means it's going to countersue Apple with its own patents, but we're sort of expecting it -- we'll find out more when lawyers do their thing in a few weeks. Oh, and we also asked HTC if and when Google would get involved, but didn't get an answer -- we'll let you know if we hear anything. Full statement after the break.Continue reading HTC responds to Apple's patent lawsuit, will 'fully defend itself' HTC responds to Apple's patent lawsuit, will 'fully defend itself' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. <h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6>Permalink | | Email this | Comments

It's hard to argue that Windows Phone 7 Series' Metro UI concept isn't utterly unique in the mobile world, but it was wasn't the only option Microsoft considered -- far from it, in fact. The company has published a bunch a design concepts it churned through on its wild, wacky journey to finalizing Metro as we know it today, and one thing's for certain: they'd clearly planned on simple, square lines, partially-obscured typography, and in-your-face colors pretty much from day one. After careful consideration of everything they've got here, we still think we like the production design best, but that's kind of besides the point -- why, pray tell, couldn't these have just been user-selectable themes?Windows Phone 7 Series' cutting room floor is an extravaganza of bright colors and chunky fonts originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. <h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6>Permalink PocketNow | istartedsomething | Email this | Comments

Microsoft certainly set off a firestorm of controversy yesterday with the revelation that Windows Phone 7 Series won't have copy and paste, since it doesn't necessarily line up with what the company has said in private before -- and the issue seems to have gotten even more clouded as people have started hacking around the emulator. So let's set the record straight on what we were told, since it wasn't ambiguous in any way: Microsoft says leaving clipboard operations out was a conscious design decision based on user research showing that people don't actually use copy and paste very often, and that instead 7 Series features a systemwide data detection service which recognizes things like phone numbers and addresses so you can take action on them. Third-party apps can hook into this service, so that an email address can be routed to the email client of your choice, but there's no copy and paste functionality. We specifically asked about Office and OneNote, and we were told that Microsoft's research shows that people mostly want to view and comment on documents, not move things around. We also specifically asked if copy and paste was coming later and were told no, although we'd guess that it's at least being worked on for a future version. Don't take it from us, though -- listen to Microsoft's Todd Brix for yourself: Microsoft on copy and paste in Windows Phone 7 Series: 'people don't do that' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. <h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6>Permalink | | Email this | Comments

Researchers have been hard at work for the past few years trying to build computer chips using self-assembling circuitry built of molecules -- meaning that they're incredibly teensy. Some researchers at MIT seem to have gotten the hang of this nano-business, according to a paper just published in Nature Nanotechnology (which also happens to be our favorite magazine after Offset Print Enthusiast). They've made a pretty good leap forward recently, by using electron-beam lithography to make patterns of nano-posts on a silicon chip, which are deposited with special polymers, resulting in a hookup between the polymer and the posts which arrange themselves into useful patterns all on their own. The MIT researchers have found the polymers they're testing capable of producing a wide variety of patterns that are useful in designing circuitry. In the short term, uses could include magnetic nanoscale patterns being stamped onto the surfaces of hard disks using the tech, but there's a lot more researching to be done before the self-assemblers get busy in consumer goods. Microprocessor mega-shocker: self-assembling silicon chips could lead to ever smaller circuitry originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. <h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6>Permalink | MIT News | Email this | Comments

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We've definitely learned a ton about Windows Phone 7 Series here at MIX, but getting the full picture on multitasking has been difficult, since the OS isn't ready, no one has final hardware, and the emulator seems to behave differently than actual devices and Microsoft's descriptions. So let's set the record straight on multitasking: it's not going to happen, at least not in the traditional way. Not only have we directly confirmed this with Microsoft executives several times, but the developer sessions here are totally clear on the matter -- you don't tell 1000+ devs that they should expect their apps to be killed whenever the user switches away from them if you don't mean it. Now, that's not to say that the OS can't do multitasking: first-party apps like the Zune player and IE can run in the background, and third-party apps are actually left running in a suspended state (Microsoft calls it "dehydrated") as long as the system doesn't need any additional resources. If the user cycles back to an app, it's resumed ("rehydrated") and life continues merrily along, but if the user opens other apps and the system needs additional resources, the app is killed without any indication or remorse. If that sounds familiar, it's because it's basically a single-tasking riff on Android and Windows Mobile 6, both of which also purport to intelligently manage multiple running applications like this, and both of which usually find themselves greatly improved with manual task managers. We'll have to see if Windows Phone 7 Series can do a better job once it ships -- we have a feeling it will -- and later down the line we'll see if Microsoft decides to extend multitasking to third-party apps. But for now, just know that you're not going to be running Pandora in the background while you do other tasks on a 7 Series device -- it is a question we have specifically asked, and the answer, unfortunately, is no. P.S. Still don't believe us? Hear it for yourself directly from Microsoft's Todd Brix: Windows Phone 7 Series multitasking: the real deal originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. <h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6>Permalink | | Email this | Comments

While most of the FCC's new Broadband plan has been about, well, broadband, there's also some great news for HDTV fans. We expected a few mentions about CableCARD and its future when the FCC requested comments and declared it a failure, but we're still glad to see that the FCC listened to consumer electronics companies like TiVo and Sony -- among others. The biggest news is that the FCC has asked the industry to come up with a residential IP gateway that is open and that will provide same abilities as your provider's equipment, and most importantly, it should enable the very same gear to work no matter what type of service you prefer, whether it be satellite, cable or fiber -- for example, via various gateways the same TiVo would work with either DirecTV or Comcast. But while the FCC has given the industry until December of 2012 to define and deploy these IP gateways before implementing an "appropriate enforcement mechanism," in the meantime the FCC wants to see the biggest issues with CableCARDs resolved by this Fall. The list below of immediate fixes is pretty impressive, and other than the persistent lack of video on demand support, it'll help make CableCARD a pretty respectable solution. Ditch Tuning Adapters and let devices with Ethernet ports communicate upstream via IP to tune SDV channels. If a customer has a CableCARD in their leased set-top box, it must be reflected on the bill like any other CableCARD would. If the provider offers a self install for leased set-top boxes, they must also allow self install of a CableCARD. Software shouldn't require the same CableLabs certification hardware does. Continue reading A CableCARD replacement is due by December 2012, bandaids by this Fall A CableCARD replacement is due by December 2012, bandaids by this Fall originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. <h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6>Permalink | Broadband.gov | Email this | Comments

America's Broadband Revolution: Where We Go From Here huffingtonpost.com Public safety fee for broadband will be less than $1 a month computerworld.com First WiMAX phone to debut next week? theregister.co.uk Mobile apps market is set to explode theinquirer.net (Still) Defining Net Neutrality lightreading.com California s Smart Meter Battle: Google vs. Utilities earth2tech.com Microsoft prepping Xbox 360 Slim? gamespot.com Mozilla will put Firefox 3.0 to bed theinquirer.net read comment(s) <br clear=all>

There was already no love lost between Verizon and Cablevision, who are engaged in a heated competitive battle in the NY Metro market. Verizon's now upped the ante, and according to Light Reading has filed suit against Cablevision for violating five DVR patents. As is usually the case in these patent fights, several of the patents are incredibly vague and broad, like technology that "allows users to navigate available programs by channel, and through the selection of an anchor channel, by category." According to Verizon, these patent violations are causing "immediate and irreparable harm to Verizon's business." Not too surprisingly, Cablevision disagreed, and fired some high-test snark in Verizon's direction. "It is becoming increasingly clear that Verizon is having difficulty competing on the merits in the marketplace, so they are resorting to filing lawsuits and pursuing regulatory bailouts," stated Cablevision, in apparent reference to our story earlier this week that suggested Verizon wants taxpayer money to continue their FiOS deployment. Luckily for Cablevision, the company is planning to migrate away from the kind of set top DVRs this patent fight covers (the Scientific Atlanta Explorer 4250HD, Explorer 8300HD, and the 4200HD set-top box models), and toward a network-based DVR that stores content at the network head end. "By year-end we intend to cease buying physical DVRs as we begin deploying our network-based DVR solution throughout our footprint," Cablevision COO Tom Rutledge recently stated on a Cablevision earnings call. read comment(s) <br clear=all>

Back in October of 2008, Comcast implemented a 250 GB usage limit for all broadband subscribers. In December of 2009 Comcast finally released their usage meter, which allows users to track their consumption via the Comcast portal. The meter originally showed up in Portland, then showed up in Seattle and Spokane last January, and the Boston area in February. According to users in our Comcast forum, the meter has recently expanded more quickly into several additional markets, including portions of New Mexico, Colorado, Connecticut, and Georgia. Comcast still isn't offering an official release schedule, though users should receive an e-mail before the meter officially goes live in their market. read comment(s) <br clear=all>

Arbor Networks has released a new study that notes that if Google was an ISP (a big if), they would be the fastest growing carrier in the world -- and third largest global carrier. As we've long discussed, Google has made huge investments into data centers and worldwide fiber. Why? So they can save money on and speed up delivery of their primary product: advertisements. Based on anonymous data from 110 global ISPs, Arbor estimates that Google now contributes somewhere between 6-10% of all Internet traffic globally. And Arbor claims Google's network muscle power is growing in a multitude of new ways:But even building out millions of square feet of global data center space, turning up hundreds of peering sessions and co-locating at more than 60 public exchanges is not the end of the story. Over the last year, Google deployed large numbers of Google Global Cache (GGC) servers within consumer networks around the world. Anecdotal discussions with providers, suggests more than half of all large consumer networks in North America and Europe now have a rack or more of GGC servers.Of course with all this network power, data centers and fiber -- there have long been proclamations that it's a hop, skip and a jump for Google to simply become an ISP themselves. That assumption has only grown louder after Google's recent decision to trial 1 Gbps service in between 50,000 and 500,000 U&#46S&#46 homes. Again though, Google's trial is about 1 testing next-generation ad delivery and 2 collecting political ammunition and PR brownie points in their battle against ISPs over network neutrality and broadband competition. Google isn't an ISP, and Google doesn't want to be an ISP. read comment(s) <br clear=all>

For several years now, UK regulators have been issuing comprehensive reports highlighting the chasm between advertised broadband speeds and delivered broadband speeds. During that time the FCC here in the States didn't give much thought to it. Only last February did the FCC even really begin to mention this disparity, and it was only just last Friday that the FCC unveiled a real consumer speed test. Late last month executives from Cox, Time Warner Cable, Comcast and the cable industry's NCTA trade group visited the FCC to push for broader, UK-style speed test standards. From an NCTA filing about their visit to the FCC:The Cable Representatives explained that online speed tests potentially have some value if they are well designed, but that a poorly designed speed test provides no useful information to consumers. The Cable Representatives expressed general support for the approach taken by Ofcom in the United Kingdom. A number of cable operators have held discussions with SamKnows, the contractor used by Ofcom, and the Ofcom/SamKnows approach is a useful reference point for the development of a common set of metrics for U.S. broadband providers.So why is the cable industry suddenly concerned about educated consumers? One, the FCC recently used seemingly inaccurate comScore data for a study that declared most users' actual speeds lagged advertised speeds by between 50 and 80% (you can see the FCC's data on page 26 of a recent slideshow here). While there's certainly a very real gap between real-world broadband and marketed broadband, most people in the industry don't think it's that big -- and the cable industry wants more accurate tools that will reflect this. But the cable industry also wants more accurate tools because they currently have a competitive speed advantage in the mark (excluding, of course, fiber to the home). More comprehensive speed tests are going to act as advertisements for DOCSIS 3.0, while highlighting the limitations of phone company networks still relying on last-mile copper (Qwest, AT&T, Embarq, Windstream). The cable industry also uses a technology called Powerboost that helps bump the first few moments of a big download -- which of course produces some very nice looking speedtest results. read comment(s) <br clear=all>

I live in a complex where cable is not available so we are forced to use DSL. My sister lives in another building about 40-50 feet away and she regularly gets around 1.2-1.5 mbps on a speed test. We have the same AT&T service plan and both use Windows XP SP2 on comparable computers. I only get .7 mbps at best and it is usually lower than that. I speculated that it may be due to the fact that she is closer down the line but she insists that isn't the case since we are only 50 feet apart. She uses a different modem than I do. Hers is a straight up modem (an older AT&T model) and mine is a 2Wire router. Another thing worth noting is that her connection is very stable and rarely goes out, while mine will usually drop 2-3 times a week - sometimes more. Sometimes it comes back on by itself but most of the time I have to use the 'Restart the system' link in the router admin control. I just tried the TCP Optimizer and followed several tweaks but tested thoroughly and noticed no improvement so I reverted all the changes. Here are results of my TCP Analyzer test. Quote: « SpeedGuide.net TCP Analyzer Results » Tested on: 03.17.2010 02:12 IP address: xx.xxx.xxx.xx Client OS: Windows XP TCP options string: 020405ac0103030101010402 MSS: 1452 MTU: 1492 TCP Window: 65536 (NOT multiple of MSS) RWIN Scaling: 1 bits (2^1=2) Unscaled RWIN : 32768 Recommended RWINs: 63888, 127776, 255552, 511104, 1022208 BDP limit (200ms): 2621kbps (328KBytes/s) BDP limit (500ms): 1049kbps (131KBytes/s) MTU Discovery: ON TTL: 114 Timestamps: OFF SACKs: ON IP ToS: 00000000 (0) Can anybody think of any reasons why she is faster or suggest a course of action for me? Thanks for reading. If you require more information, please let me know.

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Stihl FS 90R. This is its third year in service and the thing is insatiable. I have planned the chainsaw attachment for the apple trees and maybe the hedge trimmer. 4 stroke:) Just sounds good. Finished trimming the front yard and fence along the street and between the bulbs, the back yard acre along the fence line and apple trees, the garden in between all the paths, and the back field acre along the hedgerow. That just leaves about 800' of fenceline:) :thumb: Bought it after a Crapsman died a week to the day after its warranty. Like comparing a rototiller to a Roman Plow.

I have 2 machines: Windows 7 Ultimate Windows XP Both running Grabit I am Virgin Media's XXL package (50MBPS) and running a Netgear WNR2000 router. The Windows 7 Machine is using a WN111V2 Wireless N USB Adapter. The problem I am having is that the Windows XP machine is getting a speed of 1500+ kbps when using Grabit and the Windows 7 ULtimate is lucky if it reaches 700kbps. I have tried some of the tweaks as mentioned on the website and in general I am obtaining speeds of 20000 kbps (not using grabit) on the Windows 7 Ultimate machine. I must be missing something in order not to obtain the same download rate or quicker using Grabit. Answers please

I have a DSL M1000 modem and Iam still on 250 kbps but need to upgrade to at least 1.5mbps with same modem, as was told if I tried to go higher would need different modem.Can someone please explain in layman terms how much faster would 1.5mbps be over 250kbps??

connection speed was satisfactory since i got it. about a week ago its been unbearably slow. literally 4-8 kb per second download speed. good enough for a patient user to browse basic sites, but can't even stream a youtube video. i tried running the tpc optimizer but didnt see any difference. i've unplugged my router and reset my modem. so i guess my question is..what could cause a connection to degrade that drastically? and what are there any tools i can use to get my speed back to normal? note, connecting through my ps3 also seems very slow. any ideas appreciated. thanks!

i have virgin XL up to 20mb. i have done a speed test with an ethernet wired connection & get 14mb download, which I think is great. However when i go through my wireless router Belkin WNR1000 N150 using 64 bit wep encryption the speed drops down to 5mb. the wireless card on my laptop is only 802.11so i know i can only expect 11 meg at most, but why am i only getting five? I've tried moving the router in to different places and even right next to it, but to no avail, any ideas?

Hi! While having uTorrent running one of my two computers all websites load very slow. Even though I have limited uTorrents download/upload limits to very low speeds (about 100KB/s or lower). I am supposed to have around 10mbit/s download and upload speed. I know some other guys have had the same problems as me and I have tried to fixed it for a while now but I cant get it to work as it should. Here are the info from the TCP/IP analyzer: « SpeedGuide.net TCP Analyzer Results » Tested on: 03.11.2010 14:25 IP address: 130.243.xxx.xx Client OS: Windows Vista TCP options string: 020405b401010402 MSS: 1460 MTU: 1500 TCP Window: 64240 (multiple of MSS) RWIN Scaling: 0 bits Unscaled RWIN : 64240 Recommended RWINs: 64240, 128480, 256960, 513920, 1027840 BDP limit (200ms): 2570kbps (321KBytes/s) BDP limit (500ms): 1028kbps (128KBytes/s) MTU Discovery: ON TTL: 113 Timestamps: OFF SACKs: ON IP ToS: 00000000 (0) Note: I am actually using Windows Server 2008 32-bit, not Vista. Best regards bleak-

hey there... i just upgraded my internet connection to dsl 16+ (german t-online provider. DSL Downstream:17693 kBit/s - DSL Upstream:1178 kBit/s my downstream is kinda ok (around 14000-15000, which i guess is acceptable for my location). but my winXP install has a problem with the upstream. same computer, same router/modem/line: winXP = around 336 kbit/s linux ubuntu = around 1000 kbits/s mtu is ok... i tried tweaks here and there. tested around TCP optimizer, but havent found out what causes the problem yet. i would appreciate any hints or tips that could lead me to fixing this problem

So I'm on Shaw Nitro internet and low an behold... it sucks. I just upgraded my 25 Mbps connection which previously tested at about 23 Mbps. I tested my new connection on a couple speed test sites and the best I got was 11 Mbps once. The rest were between 6.3 - 7.5 download and 3.5 - 4 on the upload. The phone techs were ultimately confused. Any ideas? Here's my tracert (I subbed *.*.*.* for my IP): Executing exec(traceroute, -m 30 -q 3 -f 3, *.*.*.*, 140) traceroute to *.*.*.* (*.*.*.*), 30 hops max, 140 byte packets 3 rtr-border2-p2p-core2.slac.stanford.edu (134.79.252.145) 0.846 ms 0.424 ms 0.398 ms 4 slac-mr2-p2p-rtr-border2.slac.stanford.edu (192.68.191.249) 0.376 ms 0.274 ms 0.396 ms 5 sunnsdn2-ip-slacmr2.es.net (134.55.217.2) 0.954 ms 69.755 ms 0.896 ms 6 sunncr1-sunnsdn2.es.net (134.55.209.98) 0.941 ms 0.938 ms 0.962 ms 7 eqxsjrt1-sunncr1.es.net (134.55.220.85) 1.512 ms 1.490 ms 1.369 ms 8 equinix-sjc.ip.tiscali.net (206.223.116.19) 1.791 ms 2.245 ms 1.946 ms 9 xe-2-0-0.sea11.ip4.tinet.net (89.149.187.113) 19.683 ms 19.722 ms 19.802 ms 10 shaw-gw.ip4.tinet.net (77.67.69.154) 20.799 ms 20.145 ms 20.214 ms 11 rc2wh-pos0-0-5-0.vc.shawcable.net (66.163.76.153) 24.147 ms 23.912 ms 23.904 ms 12 rd1st-ge14-0-0.vc.shawcable.net (66.163.69.106) 23.738 ms 23.621 ms 23.628 ms 13 dx3rh-g3.vc.shawcable.net (64.59.156.218) 24.185 ms 23.791 ms 24.332 ms 14 * * * 15 * * * 16 * *

can any of you knowledgeable geeks out there help me - i get constant buffering freezes when playing live tv on my pc; i have an old netgear dg834g router, connected via ethernet, and wondered if upgrading to the new gigabit DGN3500 would help. will the gigabit router solve my prob ?

Thet's pretty much the problem in a nutshell. Speedchecks at different time show anything from 1.5 to 4.5 mbps (should be getting around 5). Packet loss is between 4 and 30%. When I run traceroutes it appeares that the first hop takes around 100 ms. I have no router, so I tried restoring the modem to the factory settings and updating drivers on the network card. Neither of these worked. ISP tech just scratch their heads and say they'll pass the issue to their superiors. I wonder if there is a way to help those poor chaps and find out where the problem is.