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Google Maps delivers live traffic updates to Hong Kongers, Kiwis and Norwegians Mar 19th 2012, 23:24 If you're a Google Maps fan living in Hong Kong, New Zealand or Norway today's your lucky day, as the search specialists from Mountain View, CA have added live traffic condition information to the geographic platform. Those wondering just how dismal their evening commute will be can navigate to maps.google.com, or use the various mobile applications, to see the verdict. Google notes that the information is available for "major cities and highways" and that it is working to expand and improve reach over time. Don't be shy, hit-up your Maps medium of choice, drop the traffic layer into place and feast your eyes on the manifestation of urban sprawl. Google Maps delivers live traffic updates to Hong Kongers, Kiwis and Norwegians originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink TNW  |  Google Lat Long Blog  | Email this | Comments Seagate hits one terabit per square inch, compares self favorably to the Milky Way Mar 19th 2012, 22:43 You know that big new hard drive you just picked up? Get ready to feel bad. Seagate today is talking up the fact that it has managed to cram one terabit (that's one trillion bits, for the record) into a square inch. That super-dense storage comes thanks to heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology, a successor to the perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) being utilized in current hard drives. The manufacturer sees the technology hitting the market later this decade, "doubl[ing] the storage capacity of today's hard drives" in its wake. Just how many bits are we talking about here? Let Seagate put things into astronomical perspective: "The bits within a square inch of disk space, at the new milestone, far outnumber stars in the Milky Way, which astronomers put between 200 billion and 400 billion." More info can be found in the press release after the break. Continue reading Seagate hits one terabit per square inch, compares self favorably to the Milky Way Seagate hits one terabit per square inch, compares self favorably to the Milky Way originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Microsoft aiming for October 2012 release of Windows 8, tablets and PCs on deck Mar 19th 2012, 22:03 We knew good and well that Microsoft was aiming for a 2012 launch of its latest and greatest operating system, and if sources reporting to Bloomberg are accurate, it looks like we'll have a date with Mrs. October. Purportedly, work will wrap on Win8 this summer, with PCs and tablets (!) to ship in October carrying the newfangled OS. We're told that the initial rollout will include devices running Intel and ARM processors, and not surprisingly, this positions Microsoft to make a serious play for holiday dollars. Still wondering if it's for you? Give the Consumer Preview a run, won'tcha? Microsoft aiming for October 2012 release of Windows 8, tablets and PCs on deck originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Next Web  |  Bloomberg  | Email this | Comments Must See HDTV (March 19th - 25th) Mar 19th 2012, 21:52 March Madness is in full swing and even if you're not a college hoops fan, that should extend to the rest of the TV schedule this week. After a surprisingly exciting season finale for The Walking Dead AMC is finally ready to bring back Mad Men. Also returning are favorites like Fringe and Mythbusters, although they're balanced out by Archer's third season coming to an end. HBO's Luck also airs its final episode this week and makes the most notorious exit of them all, alongside season finales from The River, Southland and Key & Peele. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames. Battle Royale This cult favorite is finally getting a US Blu-ray release, offering the tale of Japanese teenagers trapped on an island and forced to fight each other in a game where only one will survive. It's kind of a bizarre story if you're not familiar with it, but well worth watching. Fans can nab either the first flick by itself or a pack including the sequel along with plenty of extras. Check out a preview trailer embedded after the break. ($31.99, March 20, Amazon) Mad Men After the longest of hiatuses, Mad Men is triumphantly returning to AMC. With its cast and director intact we don't expect the sordid tales of advertising execs and those who love them to have lost a step, but true fans have probably had this day marked on the calendar for a while. (March 25, AMC, 9PM) Fringe Hey, everyone's favorite universe / time shifting sci-fi show is back. We've completely forgotten where Pacey is at this point but as usual, the team of agents and scientists will be investigating some weirdness like they always do. (March 23, Fox, 9PM) Continue reading Must See HDTV (March 19th - 25th) Must See HDTV (March 19th - 25th) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Alleged Exynos 5 specs leaked in slide show spyshot Mar 19th 2012, 21:28 Did the murmurings about a quad-core Galaxy S III this morning leave you feeling a bit... meh? We don't blame you. Sure, four cores and integrated LTE sounds great but (and this is a big "but"), Cortex-A9 is old hat. What we really want to hear about are those upcoming Cortex-A15 chips. Well, this should get your blood flowing -- a slide has leaked, allegedly loaded with detailed Exynos 5 specs. Looks like initial entrants will have a pair of A15 cores running at 2GHz, backed up by a quad-core Mali T-604 MP4 GPU. All of that will supposedly be built with Samsung's new 32nm High-K Metal Gate process. We've been unable to independently verify these details, but they are in line with what we've been led to expect. Still, until some Sammy PR comes down the pipeline we're taking everything with a grain of salt. [Thanks, John] Alleged Exynos 5 specs leaked in slide show spyshot originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Land of Droid  |  SemiAccurate  | Email this | Comments

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