Opera 11.10 gets HTML5 File API support, IMAP improvements

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The crew in Oslo keeps plugging away at Opera 11.10, and the latest snapshot build includes a number of improvements to Opera's built-in email client -- as well as HTML5-related additions.

On the IMAP front, Opera now supports special folders like sent items, spam, and trash. It also better handles duplicate items in Gmail -- such as those which appear in all mail and under your custom labels.

Opera 11.10 now partially supports the HTML5 File API as well, which means your favorite Web apps (like Gmail) may soon begin adding Opera to the list of supported browsers.

You can download the latest Opera 11.10 snapshot for Windows, Mac, or Linux from the official release post.

Update: The Opera 11.10 RC is now available, as pointed out by SlashZaku in the comments. Thanks!

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Telenav Scout offers another option for free GPS navigation

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Today Telenav launched Scout, their newest GPS navigation app. It has the usual plethora of live traffic conditions, points of interest, and estimated times of arrival for various routes. Voice-activated commands are also included, which is something of a necessity when you've got your hands on the wheel. The app itself is free, but there are a handful of features that are available through an in-app purchase, such as alerts to speed traps, improved lane assist, and connectivity with select Ford vehicles through AppLink. That extra stuff costs $4.99/month. 

Here's a video showing what Telenav is like. Are you happy with Google's Navigation app for Android, or do you find you need something more robust when going from point A to point B? Is there really anything particularly remarkable about Scout?

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS hands-on

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS  handson

Sure the SX160 is a bit of a bulky superzoom, but it's got nothing on Canon's beefy PowerShot SX50 HS. As with the similarly named SX500 IS, the SX50's got a big, protruding lens and flash, though the added girth make it look a bit more like a DSLR. Part of its width can no doubt be chalked up to its 2.8-inch vari-angle LCD, which can be swiveled away from the body of the camera to help vary viewing angles. Also, like the SX50, the SX500 has a devoted button for Zoom Framing Assist, which does a quick zoom out to help you reframe subjects on the fly.

Above the display you'll find a play button and a cushioned viewfinder. To its right, you've got the Record, Display, Menu and access to settings like Macro and ISO. You'll find the rest to the settings -- plus ON / OFF and access to that big 50x zooming to the right of the flash. The PowerShot SX50 HS will run you $480 when it drops next month.

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Why you shouldn't expect early upgrade eligibility for the iPhone 5

In regards to upgrade eligibility and the iPhone 5

If you're itching to grab the the iPhone 5 on release day, probably the first thing you checked was your upgrade eligibility. Odds are, if you purchased the iPhone 4S last year, you aren't eligible this to upgrade yet this year, and so you'll have to pay a fuller price to snag the latest and greatest from Apple.

In the past, AT&T and many other U.S. carriers have made exceptions when it came to upgrades for iPhone, but they're not anymore. And despite our expectations, they're not obligated to.

Last week one of our editors, Leanna, wrote about her current situation and why she'd be switching to Verizon from AT&T. While her specific situation was different than many, she probably isn't the only one that hasn't had any luck getting their carrier to change upgrade eligibility.

Here's the reason -- they basically leant you money in the form of a subsidy so that you could pay less for your iPhone when you bought it, with the understanding you'd pay that money back over the course of your 2 year contract. Since your 2 year contract isn't up yet, you haven't finished paying that loan back yet. So your carrier would lose that money by letting you upgrade early while also fronting you more money to subsidize your next phone.

Now carriers make so much money that no one's shedding any tears over the difference, but they're for-profit companies with shareholders, and they pay a pretty penny to Apple for the iPhone -- over $400, which is higher than other phones -- and they want to make as much money as they can out of it.

It wasn't always that way, of course. When the first generation iPhone came out, there was no contract pricing available. The phone was fully unsubsidized and if you wanted it, you paid full retail for it. That meant that when the iPhone 3G came out the following year, many people still had an upgrade available (as long as they didn't use it on any other phone after purchasing the original iPhone). This led a lot of people to believe that AT&T was doing them a favor when in all actuality, they weren't.

For years after, people caused a scene over not being able to upgrade every single year when a new iPhone came out. AT&T even made exceptions and moved upgrade eligibility windows, sometimes by months, to accomodate customers that weren't yet eligible. In hindsight, that probably wasn't a smart move on their part and led many customers to feel entitled to an iPhone upgrade every single year.

Within the last year, many U.S. carriers have changed their upgrade policies and their ETF structure to better handle the amount of customers using smartphones in general and the iPhone in particular. The iPhone is also now available on every major U.S. carrier except for T-Mobile and the options customers have to choose from are better than ever.

AT&T also changed the way their upgrades are calculated. Until this year, if you had around $80 in charges on your primary line and paid your bill on time every month, your primary line was probably upgrade eligible every 12 months or so. Now with the iPhone 5, many customers are seeing their upgrade window is 18-24 months instead. This isn't a brand new policy. After purchasing my iPhone 4 back in 2010, my upgrade eligibility immediately showed one calendar year later. After purchasing my iPhone 4S, my eligibility showed May of 2013.

In Leanna's case, her ETF was actually less than it would be to purchase the new iPhone and stay with AT&T. Since AT&T doesn't seem keen on moving eligibility for anyone, it's cheaper for her to make the jump to Verizon. Leanna's situation made it around $45 cheaper to switch to Verizon. This wouldn't be the same for everyone, however, since ETF is calculated as a percentage of what you pay a month as well as other various factors. Someone who pays much less every month for service would have a much higher amount remaining on the ETF. Sometimes the system works to your advantage but in most cases, most users won't find it beneficial to cancel a contract not even half way through it. The house, as they say, always wins.

Keep in mind this isn't unique to the iPhone. If you wanted to purchase any other phone, and you weren't eligible for upgrade pricing, you would have to pay full retail price for it. And you'll most likely see the same practice across all carriers, at least in the U.S. It also isn't unusual for carriers to lock down customer service's abilities to change upgrade dates and offer bill credits without approval when iPhones are announced and released. Even if they want to help you, they may very well not be able to.

For the general public, who don't care about upgrading every year, this isn't even an issue. It's something that mostly affects gadget geeks like us.

What it comes down to is the carrier's bottom line. Smartphones are eating more data than ever, especially the iPhone. Apple demands a high price from carriers in order to carry the iPhone as well. The hike in ETF's and the change in eligibility helps carriers support the bandwidth and pay the premiums. Long gone are the days of carriers bending the rules and treating iPhone users differently than everyone else. If anything, they'd probably rather we all bought Android phones that cost them less to buy and let them monetize with pre-loaded apps and services.

So, if you intend to upgrade every year, plan on paying a premium for doing so. Previous years were exceptions, this is normal.

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Facebook's Richest Employees Have a Secret Rich People Fun Club [Facebook]

While the rest of America grapples with an 8 percent unemployment rate and a generally MySpace economy, the New York Times reports Facebook's top 250 richest staffers gather to talk boats, art, and generally being unimaginably rich. Sounds fun! More »


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UK retailer Game promises free in-store WiFi, asks only that you visit

UK retailer Game promises free instore WiFi, asks only that you visitEver put a game back on the shelf because Metacritic took too long to load? Fortunately, the UK's largest (and wobbliest) games retailer is aware of the impediment and has decided to offer free Wi-Fi in all 341 of its premises before Christmas. The service will be part of BT WiFi's network of hotspots and aim to give gamers access to "all the information they need to buy there and then."

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD torn down, proves an easy fix

Amazon Kindle Fire HD torn down, proves an easy fix

Interested in what makes your new Kindle Fire HD 7-inch tick? The crew at iFixit certainly is. As is the repair shop's custom, it just tore down Amazon's new reader tablet to gauge its repairability as well as look for any surprises. In the case of the revamped Kindle Fire, the fixable design is the main surprise -- despite being skinnier than its ancestor, the tablet is easy to open and its components (usually) easy to replace. We're not as shocked by the choice of hardware makers, which include an LG Display LCD, the expected 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4460 processor and Samsung flash memory. Head on over to the source if you'd like to see the nitty gritty of Amazon's Android slab and possibly save the trouble of a replacement unit down the road.

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Apple iPhone 5 Specs Versus the Competition’s: Which Will You Buy?

Now that Apple has announced its latest iPhone, it’s time to start comparing the highly anticipated device against its fiercest competition.

There’s Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III, one of the newest Android devices. Consumers have reportedly snapped up 20 million S IIIs since it launched in June. Google’s Galaxy Nexus, also made my Samsung, is another direct iPhone rival. And with Jelly Bean OS, it’s one of the only Android phones running Google’s newest mobile operating system. Finally, there’s the Nokia Lumia 920, powered by Windows Phone 8, which is the biggest hope for the nascent Windows mobile platform.

Below you’ll find a spec-by-spec comparison of the iPhone 5 versus the Samsung Galaxy SIII, the Nokia Lumia 920, and Google’s flagship Samsung Galaxy Nexus. (For those who are already 100 percent sure about getting the iPhone 5, you can pre-order the device beginning on Friday.)

  • Apple iPhone 5
  • Samsung Galaxy S III
  • Nokia Lumia 920
  • Samsung Galaxy Nexus
  • Price
  • $200, $300, $400 (16GB, 32GB, 64GB models) with two-year contract
  • Varies, starts at $200
  • TBA
  • $100 (two-year contract), $350 (unlocked)
  • Availability
  • Sept. 21
  • Now
  • Expected in October
  • Now
  • Carriers
  • AT&T, Verizon, Sprint
  • AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile
  • TBA
  • Verizon, Sprint (Google sells unlocked version for AT&T and T-Mobile)
  • Operating System
  • iOS 6
  • Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
  • Windows Phone 8
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • Dimensions and Weight
  • 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches, 3.95 oz.
  • 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches, 4.7 oz
  • 5.21 x 2.78 x 0.42 inches, 6.52 oz
  • 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.33 inches, 4.76 oz
  • Screen Size
  • 4.0 inches
  • 4.8 inches
  • 4.5 inches
  • 4.65 inches
  • Screen Resolution and Type
  • 1136 x 640 pixels (326ppi) IPS Retina Display
  • 1280 x 720 pixel (306ppi) Super AMOLED HD
  • 1280 x 786 pixel (332 ppi) PureMotion HD+ IPS LCD
  • 1280 x 720 pixel (316 ppi) Super AMOLED HD
  • Battery
  • Unspecified size, company claims up to 8 hours of talk time
  • 2100mAh
  • 2000mAh
  • 1750 mAh
  • Cellular Connectivity
  • HSPA+, CDMA, 4G LTE
  • HSPA+, CDMA, 4G LTE
  • HSPA+, CDMA, 4G LTE
  • HSPA+, CDMA, 4G LTE
  • Processor
  • A6 dual core
  • 1.5 Ghz dual core
  • 1.5 Ghz dual core
  • 1.2 Ghz dual core
  • Internal Storage
  • 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models
  • 16GB and 32GB models
  • 32GB
  • 32GB
  • Expandable Storage
  • None
  • microSD
  • None
  • None
  • RAM
  • 1GB
  • 2GB
  • 1GB
  • 1GB
  • Cameras
  • Back: 8MP, LED flash, f/2.4; Front: 1.2MP
  • Back: 8MP, AF, LED flash, f/2.6; Front: 2MP
  • Back: 8.7MP, AF, LED flash, f/2.0; Front: 1.3MP
  • Back: 5MP, AF, LED flash, f/2.8; Front: 1.3MP
  • Video Capture
  • 1080p HD
  • 1080p HD
  • 1080p HD
  • 1080p HD
  • NFC
  • No
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

Overall, the four phones don’t have too many differentiating factors in terms of specs. If you absolutely want NFC on your phone, then Apple’s iPhone 5 won’t suit your needs. Then again, if you want an excellent camera, the iPhone 5 and the Lumia 920 will likely be the top options. As for people who want as much screen space as possible, the Galaxy S III satisfies that requirement. But hardware isn’t everything, and if you’re looking for the latest Android software, then you’ll want to stick with Google’s flagship Galaxy Nexus. The same goes for people who only want to deal with iOS or Windows Phone OS.

While Samsung’s Android-based smartphones have long been the iPhone’s biggest competition, Nokia’s Lumia 920 is now one of the most talked-about new devices. In terms of design, it’s arguably one of the most stunning phones any company has announced in a long time. But is it enough to actually convince iPhone users to switch?

Let us know which phone you want to buy in the poll below.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/09/iphone5-spec-showdown/

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Samsung planning Galaxy S IV launch for March 2013?

Samsung reportedly planning Galaxy S IV launch for February 2013 to steal a march on the iPhone 5

Galaxy S 4 or Galaxy S IV? Disagreements over the naming convention are likely to rage on now that Samsung's dropped hints that it's planning to replace the Galaxy S III in the spring of next year. A company official reportedly told Korea Times that "the new device is expected to hit shelves globally in March at the latest" following an initial announcement at MWC in February -- and while it would retain the "inspired by nature" design language of its predecessor, the screen might get a bump from 4.8 to 5-inches. It may seem odd for a company to talk up its next product so soon after the last one, but perhaps it's a deliberate marketing move in light of a certain new contender.

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We're live from Photokina 2012 in Cologne, Germany!

We're live from Photokina 2012 in Cologne, Germany!

Germany just can't get enough of Engadget, it seems. Just two weeks after the close of IFA in Berlin, we're back in the land of Bier and Honig, for a camera-fueled journey to Cologne. This giant photography trade show is held only once every two years -- the last Photokina was way back in 2010 -- and it's arguably the industry's biggest event, drawing manufacturers the world abound to launch their latest prosumer and professional devices. We won't likely see a blockbuster product like Samsung's Galaxy Camera, but there could be another Android shooter or two in store, along with plenty of updates to last year's advanced compacts and mirrorless cams, and a modest spattering of full-frame DSLRs. We'll be bringing you all the news as it happens, so keep your eyes peeled to this very site to catch the action as it goes down.

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