Firefox 6 breaks out ahead of schedule, gets official August 16th

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/13/firefox-6-breaks-out-ahead-of-schedule-gets-official-august-16t/

It looks like the sly fox is ready to make its worldwide debut a few days early. In typical Mozilla fashion, a complete build of Firefox 6 is now unofficially available for your downloading pleasure, three days ahead of schedule. If you're looking for a major facelift to the desktop edition, you won't find one here -- most of the new features aren't cosmetic. Perhaps most visibly, you'll find the domain name of the page you're parked on highlighted in the address bar. On the Android side, version 6 makes much bigger promises, like a "fresh visual style in Chrome Gingerbread," enhanced image scaling, and, perhaps most importantly, it's "faster and uses less memory." We've downloaded the desktop version of the browser ourselves, and we've found the release quite snappy. If you're not afraid of a little pre-release downloading, you can catch the (desktop) fox at the source links below. And as per usual, please let us know how it's treating you.

Firefox 6 breaks out ahead of schedule, gets official August 16th originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony announcing three NEX lenses on August 24th?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/13/sony-announcing-three-nex-lenses-on-august-24th/

Last month we fell in love with a camera. Specifically, the Sony NEX-C3. We were so enamored with its lilliputian body and stunning image quality that we gave it a "9," declared it nearly perfect and promptly began recommending it to everyone we know. But if there's one thing we thought needed improvement, it was the selection of lenses. Well, it looks like we had nothing to fret about -- a series of leaked shots suggest the outfit's had at least three in the works all along. According to the shots, originally posted in DPReview, we're looking at a 50-210mm / F4.5-6.3 zoom lens and fixed 50mm / F1.8 and 24mm / F1.8 numbers. Though the poster stopped short of revealing any pricing info, he seems confident Sony will announce them on August 24th. Now, while we typically take rumors with a grain of salt, it turns out that the tipster who posted these shots is none other than "Eddieaus," the same guy who splattered forums with pictures of the VAIO Z next to its external Power Media Dock -- the same press photos, in fact, that Sony unveiled days later. So we're inclined to believe NEX loyalists are about to get a few new pieces of glass to play with. And if that rumored August 24th launch date is also on the money, you won't have to wait too long to find out how many pretty pennies they'll cost.

Sony announcing three NEX lenses on August 24th? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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OEMs to spend more on semiconductors for wireless devices than computers in 2011

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/14/oems-to-spend-more-on-semiconductors-for-wireless-devices-than-c/

Well, if you didn't believe that we live in a post-PC world before, the latest report from IHS iSuppli should help persuade you. According to its research, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will have spent $55.4 billion on semiconductors for phones and tablets in 2011, as compared to just $53.1 billion on PC silicon. Of course, as the chart above shows, OEMs spent more money on wireless devices in 2008 and 2009. But, after an interlude of PC primacy in 2010, it looks like mobile's where the money's at for the foreseeable future -- can't say we didn't warn you.

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OEMs to spend more on semiconductors for wireless devices than computers in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CHART OF THE DAY: What's Inside The iPhone, And How Much It Costs (AAPL)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-iphone-4-cost-breakdown-2011-8

Here's an interesting look at what's inside the iPhone and how much it costs from The Economist.

As you'll notice, Samsung provides 26% of the parts for the phone. Apple is currently suing Samsung and accusing it of ripping off the look and feel of Apple products. Granted, they're separate divisions at Samsung, but it has to make the relationship between the two companies awkward.

Another thing to note in this breakdown: It costs Apple just $178 in components for a phone that sells at an average price of $560.

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Remains of the Day: Chrome OS Updates to Support Netflix, Kindle, and Cloud Print [For What It's Worth]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5830170/remains-of-the-day-gaming-on-google%252B-goes-live

Google adds games to it's social network, LinkedIn updates its privacy settings to allow for the use of your likeness in its advertisements, and Facebook updates the ordering of your friends in the chat bar.

• Google Launches Games for Google+: Google's Social Network has added games like Angry Birds and Bejeweled to the service; the gaming options are rolling out to all users over the next few days. [Google Blog]
• LinkedIn Changes Privacy Settings: Head to your profile page to disable a new profile setting, on by default, that allows the company and its partners to use your name and pictures in their advertising. [Brand Impact via Gizmodo]
• Facebook Makes More Changes to Your Chat Bar: Now friends you interact with most frequently are in their own category at the top of the redesigned chat bar. [Mashable]
• Google Makes Lots of Improvements to Chromebooks: Google adds Netflix and Kindle Cloud Reader compatibility, Google Cloud Print, and faster start-up times to their Chromebooks. [Chrome Blog]
• Twtrland Provides Details Of Users Posting Habits: Enter a Twitter username into the twtrland search box and the service will return detailed analytics about the user's Twitter stream including post frequency and a chart of what types of content they post. [twtrland via Mashable]
• Retrieve Your PC's Serial Number With Windows Command: If you need to know your Windows computers model number or serial number but can't find or reach where it is printed on the hardware you can run the WMIC command from the start menu to find out. [Digital Inspiration]

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