| Nokia unveils the Lumia 800 in China, calls it the 800C Mar 28th 2012, 08:31 So if you live out in China, and were counting down the days until you could get your hands on a legit Lumia 800 (or the 610), you're almost there. Nokia's slab of Windows Phone, renamed the 800C was unveiled by China Telecom today as we'd heard, and will launch in stores fully next month. There'll be 20,000 apps available in the Marketplace when it does finally ship, which should be enough to keep you going. Color-wise there'll be cyan and black options, setting you back 3599 RMB sans contract. Head down to the official PR for the company pomp. Continue reading Nokia unveils the Lumia 800 in China, calls it the 800C Nokia unveils the Lumia 800 in China, calls it the 800C originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Nokia Conversations | Email this | Comments | | MIT's 3D solar cells take cubism to new energy efficient heights Mar 28th 2012, 07:56 The promise of free energy is an enticing one -- that's free as in renewable source, not cost. (This is capitalism, after all, someone's got to foot the bill.) Economic gripes aside, research outfits like M.I.T. are getting us one step closer to this cleaner fuel future with the creation of three dimensional photovoltaic cells. The team's findings, recently published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science, demonstrate how these computer-modeled structures, rising upward in an unfolded accordion shape, have been proven to increase their energy yield over contemporary flat panels by up to 20 times in field and theoretical testing. This capacity gain, made possible by an efficient harvesting of sunlight during less optimal hours of the day, could be especially helpful in powering regions prone to overcast or wintry climates. The tech is still far from consumer friendly, though, with the actual price of the associated juice exceeding that of traditional solar tech. With continued improvements to the manufacturing process, however, residential and business customers could very well look forward to a future outfitted with solar towers only a Cubist could love. Continue reading MIT's 3D solar cells take cubism to new energy efficient heights MIT's 3D solar cells take cubism to new energy efficient heights originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Earth Techling | | Email this | Comments | | Adobe releases Flash Player 11.2, AIR 3.2, still very much into gaming Mar 28th 2012, 06:58  Adobe has already hinted at its plans for Flash Player 11.2, but today, those plans finally became official. The company formally announced both 11.2 and AIR 3.2 this morning, reaffirming its commitment to browser-based gaming. With 11.2, Adobe is bringing support for mouse-lock, right and middle click events, and multi-threaded video decoding. The software also supports 2D and 3D graphics at speeds of up to 60 frames per second, and, when running on Windows machines, will automatically update itself in the background. As for AIR 3.2, it now supports Stage3D graphics on both iOS and Android, promising "jaw-dropping visuals" with monstrously fast GPU rendering. A new partnership with Unity, meanwhile, will allow developers to easily upload 3D games to Flash Player, as part of its premium features package. Devs will be able to use these higher-tiered features for free until their apps accrue $50,000 in revenue. Once they do, they'll have to siphon off 9 percent of their earnings to Adobe, though these conditions only go into effect as of August 1st. (AIR 3.2 apps are exempt from this charge.) For more details on the new releases, check out the source links below, or the explanatory video after the break. Continue reading Adobe releases Flash Player 11.2, AIR 3.2, still very much into gaming Adobe releases Flash Player 11.2, AIR 3.2, still very much into gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Verge | Adobe (1), (2) | Email this | Comments | |
