| ROCCAT Power-Grid Android version on its way, we go hands-on with the keyboard-augmenting app (video) Aug 17th 2012, 01:02  ROCCAT's plans to fight back against Razer's glowing customizable macro-keys and touchscreens are nearing the finish line. Here at Gamescom, the mouse and keyboard maker's Power-Grip app was at a nearly-finished stage on the iPhone. Better still, the Android version was close behind it -- although it was slightly less polished. The idea is to add a wealth of touchscreen widgets and quickly viewable data to your smartphone, sidestepping the need for pricier hardware solutions. That said, there are plans for ROCCAT to create some happy medium between the rogue smartphone interface and its more standard keyboard, with ideas gravitating towards a docking space for your phone built into the keyboard. We took the slightly more temperamental Android version for a spin on ROCCAT CEO Rene Korte's Galaxy S III -- check what the app's likely to offer on its December release in our hands-on after the break. Continue reading ROCCAT Power-Grid Android version on its way, we go hands-on with the keyboard-augmenting app (video) Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Peripherals ROCCAT Power-Grid Android version on its way, we go hands-on with the keyboard-augmenting app (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | Cablevision set to offer NFL Network, RedZone Channel after finally striking a deal Aug 17th 2012, 00:23  It certainly took a lot longer than we expected it to, but it's here at last: Cablevision and the National Football League have finally struck a viewing deal -- a multi-year agreement, no less. Earlier today, the aforementioned TV provider announced it will start offering the well-known NFL Network and RedZone Channel to its Optimum TV customers starting tomorrow, with both channels being available in standard definition and, of course, high-def as well. Naturally, Cablevision users will have to be subscribed to the proper IO package in order to get the action included in these channels, but something tells us you won't mind upgrading your bundle if need be. The official word from the cable company's in the PR below, and now you have something else to look forward to tomorrow. Continue reading Cablevision set to offer NFL Network, RedZone Channel after finally striking a deal Filed under: Home Entertainment Cablevision set to offer NFL Network, RedZone Channel after finally striking a deal originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  NFL Network | Email this | Comments | | Facebook starts really, truly deleting removed photos Aug 16th 2012, 23:48  For those who haven't kept track, Facebook has had a years-long history of only maybe-sort-of-more-or-less purging our photos: they could be removed from a profile, but they would sometimes float around the site's content delivery networks for months or years, just waiting for a prospective employer to spot those embarrassing frosh week snapshots by accident. As Ars Technica discovered through experiments and official remarks, that problem should now be solved. In the wake of a months-long photo storage system migration and an updated deletion policy, Facebook now won't let removed photos sit for more than 30 days in the content network stream before they're scrubbed once and for all. The improved reaction time isn't as rapid as for a service like Instagram, where photos vanish almost immediately, but it might be a lifesaver for privacy advocates -- or just anyone who's ever worn a lampshade on their head in a moment of insobriety. Filed under: Internet Facebook starts really, truly deleting removed photos originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Ars Technica | Email this | Comments | |
