| Video Store application for BlackBerry PlayBook now available in Canada Jul 25th 2012, 17:17  We all know things aren't exactly looking bright over at RIM's Waterloo HQ, but, thankfully, that's not keeping the company from taking care of its current and very valuable customer base. How so? Well, earlier today the BlackBerry maker announced its official Video Store application is now live in Canada's App World, giving the PlayBook crowd a hub to buy / rent "thousands" of movies and TV shows. Obviously -- similar to iTunes and Google Play on their respective slates -- folks will also be able to preview content before taking the plunge, and as a Berry rep told us, there should be no problem with streaming videos to a high-def television via the the tablet's HDMI output. Video Store Canada, as it's known by its formal name, is up for download now at the source link below. Filed under: Tablet PCs, Software Video Store application for BlackBerry PlayBook now available in Canada originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  BlackBerry App World (Canada) | Email this | Comments | | CenturyLink gets $35 million FCC grant to connect 45,000 rural homes to the internet Jul 25th 2012, 16:51  CenturyLink has announced that it's getting $35 million from the FCC's Connect America Fund to hook 45,000 homes in rural areas up to the internet. The company isn't hiding its disappointment at the donation, since it was originally angling for closer to $90 million. However, the conditions attached to the extra cash made further deployment "uneconomic," so the company will have to settle at this first target to begin with. There is some hope for countryside folk: CenturyLink mavens have filed a waiver application which, if granted, would let the company connect a further 60,000 homes where service is currently too expensive to install. Continue reading CenturyLink gets $35 million FCC grant to connect 45,000 rural homes to the internet Filed under: Internet CenturyLink gets $35 million FCC grant to connect 45,000 rural homes to the internet originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | Samsung SGH-i547 runs through certification gauntlets with quad-band LTE, shroud of mystery Jul 25th 2012, 16:24  Samsung is already cooking up a lot of mid-range phones for Sprint and Verizon in the near future. Why not throw an AT&T model on the stove? Based on a flood of certifications (and Samsung's own browser profile), the SGH-i547 will sit squarely in the mid-range of Big Blue's Android phones -- with one exception. Its 800 x 480 screen, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC won't rock most people's worlds, but the quad-band LTE still sticks out like a sore thumb despite other in-testing devices going the same route: the 700MHz, 850MHz, 1,700MHz and 1,900MHz bands may give the i547 more 4G support than AT&T-compatible 3G. We suspect the support is either an early sign of LTE futureproofing or for roaming on LTE networks as they go live around the world. Globetrotter or not, the i547 still has a lot left hidden under its kimono; we're expecting one or two more surprises before all is said and done. Filed under: Cellphones Samsung SGH-i547 runs through certification gauntlets with quad-band LTE, shroud of mystery originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Bluetooth SIG, FCC, Samsung (XML), Wi-Fi Alliance (PDF) | Email this | Comments | |
