| Engadget Mobile Podcast 146 - 07.22.2012 Jul 22nd 2012, 18:42 In the dead of summer, what's the easiest way to stay super-cool whilst keeping up with the hottest news in portable communications technology? Why, it's sticking a 120-minute cassette of the Engadget Mobile Podcast in your Walkman Sport, getting airlifted to Patagonia, and sitting atop an icy mountain, chewing a stick of your favorite peppermint gum, of course. If you're looking for a quick chill, though, just hit the play button below and let the digital breeze flow gently through your skull. Either way.
Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen
Guest: Joseph Volpe
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International) 00:01:44 - Motorola Atrix HD review
00:09:25 - HTC confirms Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for One X, One XL and One S, includes AT&T, T-Mobile and Rogers models
00:20:37 - LG Optimus 4X HD review: runner-up to the quad-core throne
00:28:19 - LG Optimus Vu review: a 5-inch, pen-enabled phone to take on the Galaxy Note
00:36:50 - T-Mobile officially confirms Samsung Galaxy Note, more details in coming weeks (Update: Official PR!)
00:40:27 - Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon Wireless review
00:41:00 - Galaxy S III Developer Edition for Verizon appears on Samsung's website
00:45:22 - AT&T and Verizon shared data plans compared
00:59:35 - PSA: Sprint LTE goes live today, honest and for true (update: includes Missouri)
01:15:35 - Import ban on select Motorola Android products starts today
01:19:07 - WSJ: Next iPhone to have even thinner screen
01:27:45 - Google acquires Sparrow, the Apple-focused email app maker
01:32:28 - Nokia's Q2 2012 financials: 4 million Lumias sold, $1.01 billion dollar loss
01:34:08 - Nokia and AT&T cut Lumia 900 price to $50, sweeten the Windows Phone 7.8 pot
01:48:00 - iPad prototype renderings from early-2000s revealed in Apple / Samsung court filings (update: comparison shots) Hear the podcast
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@tnkgrl @phonewisdom @engadgetmobile @jrvolpe Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Mobile Podcast 146 - 07.22.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments |  | Nielsen to use watermarks to enhance local channel rating accuracy Jul 22nd 2012, 17:40  While we're watching our favorite shows in HD, it's easy to forget that they live and die by ratings, and those ratings aren't always collected with the latest technology. In an effort to improve the sample size and accuracy of ratings for local TV channels, Nielsen is starting to roll out a hybrid technology consisting of watermarks and return data from supporting pay-TV provider's set-top boxes, like DirecTV and Charter. The first three markets to get the upgrade are St. Louis, Dallas and Charlotte, with 17 yet to be announced markets to follow in 2013, and finally, the remaining 190 about two years after that. The system will work in parallel with the older Local People Meters and Diaries for three to six months and will lay the groundwork to collect ratings for online, tablets and other platforms. All the inside industry details and more are in the release after the break. Continue reading Nielsen to use watermarks to enhance local channel rating accuracy Nielsen to use watermarks to enhance local channel rating accuracy originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments |  |
