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Rumor: Windows Phone 8 devices to launch this November? Jul 19th 2012, 23:01 Industry rumors usually come with a heaping helping of salt, unless they're being issued from a trusted source. In this case, it's Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet spilling some beans regarding Microsoft's release roadmap. Though we've already caught wind that Windows Phone 8 devices would be arriving sometime this fall with nearly all major carrier support, Foley's source is now pegging the RTM build of that mobile OS for September, with the finalized consumer version and accompanying hardware hitting the marketplace in November. Given that timing and an impending October 26th bow for Windows 8 also on the horizon, any plans Redmond might've had for a dual platform launch will have to be shelved. That's all she wrote for now, folks -- we'll surely find out more concrete details in the coming months. So, take this gossamer morsel for what it's worth. Filed under: Cellphones, Software Rumor: Windows Phone 8 devices to launch this November? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink TheNextWeb  |  ZDNet  | Email this | Comments Facebook and Walmart to 'deepen' involvement, won't rollback FarmVille prices just yet Jul 19th 2012, 22:39 The involvement between Facebook and Walmart is about to get a lot cozier than gift cards in aisle three. Facebook says it wants to "deepen" its connection to Walmart and hopes to learn from the big-box retailer's skill in building a long-term business; that's rather important when the social network is still young enough for the ink to be wet on shares from its initial public offering. To that end, Facebook's entire executive team will meet with Walmart at its Arkansas headquarters on July 20th in the hopes the two companies will be singing kumbaya when all is said and done. Knowing that both companies have taken a bruising in their public images from time to time, we can understand why some might be apprehensive about the idea of any tighter collaboration -- not until they can buy FarmVille harvests for 88 cents, at least. Filed under: Internet Facebook and Walmart to 'deepen' involvement, won't rollback FarmVille prices just yet originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Reuters  | Email this | Comments Bang & Olufsen unveils Playmaker wireless audio bridge, makes sure AirPlay and DLNA speak Danish Jul 19th 2012, 22:27 Bang & Olufsen has been slowly but surely adapting to a wireless world. Its new Playmaker (shown at center) brings that evolution to audio: with the receiver linked up, any AirPlay- or DLNA-friendly audio device can beam its sound to a set of the Danish firm's designer speakers. Wireless audio bridging isn't anything new by itself -- we know at least one rival that might say it's old hat -- but the company is promising clean and powerful sound through a built-in DAC that can drive even the beefiest of BeoLabs, like the 2,500-watt BeoLab 5. We can look forward to the Playmaker reaching stores before the end of the month, but we'll pay a premium for all that theoretical power. The bridge by itself costs $425, while a special bundle with BeoLab 3 speakers will set listeners back an eyewatering (if ear-melting) $4,310. Continue reading Bang & Olufsen unveils Playmaker wireless audio bridge, makes sure AirPlay and DLNA speak Danish Filed under: Home Entertainment Bang & Olufsen unveils Playmaker wireless audio bridge, makes sure AirPlay and DLNA speak Danish originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Bang & Olufsen  | Email this | Comments Huawei's Ascend P1 makes its way to the UK, Canada Jul 19th 2012, 22:04 Huawei's Ascend P1 is making its way to the UK (and Canada) just in time for the country's belated summer. The 7.7mm (with a hump) dual-core handset packs a 4.3-inch qHD display and the same CPU as the Galaxy Nexus -- so while it won't catch the One X napping, it's no slouch either. It looks like the company had an eye on gazumping budget rival ZTE, which unveiled its Grand X yesterday, undercutting it by a solitary pound. It's arriving on Wind from today, free with a $49 contract and Vodafone in August, free on plans costing £26 or more a month. Continue reading Huawei's Ascend P1 makes its way to the UK, Canada Filed under: Cellphones Huawei's Ascend P1 makes its way to the UK, Canada originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Download nightlies of Firefox OS, get your own hands-on Jul 19th 2012, 21:50 Well, you can't get Firefox OS on a phone yet, but you can fire it up on your computer and give the HTML5 and JavaScript mobile platform a try for yourself -- right now! Mozilla has begun uploading nightly builds of the project formerly known as Boot to Gecko to its FTP servers. You can pull down a nicely wrapped package for Windows, Linux or OS X, or you download the source and build your own. It's not as simple as installing an app, there is some configuring you'll have to do, but the process is relatively simple and you'll find complete instructions at the more coverage link. Obviously the OS is still in the very early stages and is can't be considered representative of what the final product will be like. Still, its a nice glimpse at the progress Mozilla has made in just a single year of development. So, go get your own hands-on time with the next player on the mobile scene. Filed under: Cellphones, Software Download nightlies of Firefox OS, get your own hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Ars Technica  |  Mozilla FTP  | Email this | Comments OUYA console's first exclusive game is 'Human Element' prequel from former Call of Duty maker Jul 19th 2012, 21:42 After all the excitement from the Yves Behar-designed OUYA console's massive Kickstarter campaign fades away, like every other console it will be judged on the quality of its games we finally have the name of one. Robotoki president Robert Bowling -- best known as @fourzerotwo on Twitter and formerly as a producer from Infinity Ward for the Call of Duty series -- has announced plans to bring an "episodic prequel" to the company's first game Human Element exclusively to OUYA. While not much is known about Human Element yet other than that it's a survival game set in a zombie apocalypse scheduled for release in 2015, although Bowling is promising OUYA backers will get exclusive access to updates during development. He can also be counted among that group, cheerfully noting in a video along with the announcement that he's contributed $10,000 to the cause. That's one project on the list -- any bets on which developer will be next to hitch their game to the bandwagon? Filed under: Gaming OUYA console's first exclusive game is 'Human Element' prequel from former Call of Duty maker originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Kickstarter  | Email this | Comments Apple plans second North Carolina data center, avoids the 'Deep River Blues' Jul 19th 2012, 21:32 Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina if you're an Apple data center. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the folks in Cupertino have filed plans with Catawba County officials for a second 21,000 square foot "tactical" data center that will house 11 rooms and carry a $1.9 million price tag. Mechanical permits outline the need for 22 air conditioners and 14 humidifiers alongside fans and heaters for the building that will nestle up to the existing construction. This is, of course, on the same site that will be home to two 20 megawatt photovolatic arrays and a hydrogen fuel cell facility when all is said and done. Here's to hoping the alternative energy-powered construction catches with other tech giants, too. Lookin' at you, Facebook. Continue reading Apple plans second North Carolina data center, avoids the 'Deep River Blues' Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Apple plans second North Carolina data center, avoids the 'Deep River Blues' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. 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