iPad 2 to go carbon fiber. Maybe. (See footnote.)

Daring Fireball?s John Gruber has added some carefully hedged speculation about the iPad 2 going carbon fiber to the mix:

I could publish things I?m only half-sure about, like the iPad 2 switching from aluminum to a lightweight high-strength carbon fiber body, but I don?t, because I?m only half-sure and I?ve only heard about it from second-hand sources who themselves are unsure about it. And even if I were to off-handedly mention such speculation, I?d do so in a footnote and take pains to emphasize the uncertain nature of the information and the second-hand status of the sources thereof.

He also weighed in on some of the back and forth iPad 2 rumors, saying the hi-res display was never on the table and wagering SD wasn?t either, so they couldn?t have been ?cut?.

Given that the glass makes up so much of the weight and the batteries won?t be getting lighter any time soon, would switching to carbon fiber really make enough of a difference that Apple would consider it? Or is just the ability to say ?the lightest iPad ever? incentive enough?

[Daring Fireball]

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Apple patents ?Places? as a social networking service for iOS

While Apple and social networking didn?t get off to a good start with Ping!, it appears Apple may be willing to try again with a new patent pointing to a social networking feature they are titling ?Places?. (Does this sound familiar to anyone else?)

The patent shows that Places will be a social networking type service that will use the assistance of GPS to locate users on iOS devices. Whether or not it will integrate with Ping! is yet to be seen. The service is pretty much the same thing most mobile users already know how to use through apps like Gowalla and Foursquare. Ping! didn?t seem to do as well as Apple would have liked so this may be a move to try and tie in the two services.

My big issue with Apple creating services like this is that it only encompasses the Apple ecosystem. What about my friends that are on other platforms such as Android? I can already interact with them through services like Gowalla and Foursquare, which are cross-platform. Apple would have to give me a really good reason to use their service to get me to abandon apps I?m already familiar with. Perhaps they?ll integrate access to those services through their own. I?m still surprised they?re using the title ?Places? since Facebook already uses that title for their check-in service, and Apple already uses it for its facial recognition in iPhoto and Aperture.

What do you guys think? Would you use it or stick with what you already have?

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You?ll Get the Presents When You Celebrate Scottevest?s 10th Anniversary!

Scottevest has been supplying gadget lovers with well-designed tech clothing for 10 years, and they are celebrating this milestone with a huge sale!� You can save up to 40% on some of their most popular items as their way of saying ?thank you? to their customers.� The Scottevest anniversary sale ends soon, so check out the deals now!

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Android 2.3.2 Gingerbread leaks for Samsung Galaxy S

Not every Galaxy S user around the globe even has Froyo yet -- but Samsung's ready to move on, it seems, crafting a ROM based on Android 2.3.2 (in other words, quite recently) for the i9000 model that just leaked across the giant faucet better known as the internet. The darned thing is nearly a quarter gigabyte in size, so Samsung's not playing here, but users haven't fleshed out everything that's changed just yet. Of course, if you're using one of the millions of Galaxy S devices that aren't an i9000, you've got more waiting to do... but we're certain hackers are already well underway tearing this bad boy apart and crafting custom ROMs for various SKUs. Hang tight!

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Consumer Reports Finds Antenna Issue on Verizon iPhone

The Verizon iPhone 4's network settings menu. Jon Snyder/Wired.com

Consumer Reports claims the Verizon iPhone 4 exhibits signal loss when held in a specific way, similar to the problems seen in the AT&T iPhone 4 last year.

Never mind that Consumer Reports was initially hasty to downplay concerns about AT&T iPhone 4 antenna issues last year without doing testing of its own, only to completely flip-flop after running some lab tests and concluding that the antenna design was seriously flawed.

Now Consumer Reports says it has put the Verizon iPhone through the same lab tests inside a radio-frequency isolation chamber and found that the Verizon iPhone 4, too, may lose its connection when held ?in a specific but quite natural way,? in areas with weak signal conditions.

?For that reason, we are not including the Verizon iPhone 4 in our list of recommended smartphones, despite its high ranking in our Ratings,? Consumer Reports said in its report.

In an episode famously named ?Antennagate,? many early iPhone 4 customers in 2010 reported that covering the lower-left antenna band of the handset caused significant signal loss, or at worst, dropped calls. Bad press about the AT&T iPhone 4?s antenna design escalated to the point that Apple had to hold a press conference to address the issue.

CEO Steve Jobs explained to journalists that every smartphone has ?weak spots? that may cause signal attenuation when held in a certain way. Apple found that keeping a protective case around the iPhone 4 decreased the likelihood of signal loss, so the company started a temporary free-case program for customers experiencing the issue.

However, in Consumer Reports lab tests, the iPhones were the only smartphones that exhibited signal loss when touched with a finger in a specific place (the lower left corner, where two different external metal antennas are separated by a thin black band).

Despite the wave of negative commentary on the antenna, the iPhone 4 was Apple?s best-selling handset ever, with 14.1 million iPhones sold in the fourth quarter of 2010.

In other words, even though wishy-washy Consumer Reports doesn?t recommend the Verizon iPhone, people are probably still going to buy it anyway.

In my review of the Verizon iPhone, I found that its call quality and reliability were superior to that of the AT&T iPhone?s. However, data transfers were significantly slower than AT&T?s, making the AT&T iPhone better for media consumption (watching Netflix, downloading apps, etc.) while the Verizon iPhone is superior for phone calls.

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Help Bob make money in Sticks, a fun physics game

Sticks is another one of those rare games where the intro is actually worth watching. It introduces you to office worker Bob, who is basically a wage slave fantasizing about a better existence.

Then, on his way back home from another grueling day at the office, he passes a huge sign which says "Sticks." This is where the game starts.

Each level has a number of coins hovering in mid-air, and your goal is to place sticks that lead those coins to Bob -- but you only have a limited amount of wood to play with. As soon as you're done placing your sticks strategically, hit the big Play button and let nature, or rather gravity, run its course. The coins will drop down, and if you place your sticks correctly, they will roll all the way to Bob.

The soundtrack is soothing and playful, and didn't get on my nerves even after playing for quite a while. All in all, a very cute game, especially for a day at the office.

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Sprint's Total Equipment Protection app searches out lost Androids and BlackBerrys

Smartphone Lost? Locate It, Lock It, Clear It and Restore It with New Protection App from Sprint

Free application is available to customers who subscribe to Sprint's Total Equipment Protection plan

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The cost to replace a lost mobile device is usually the least of a wireless customer's worries, especially if he or she is protected by Sprint's Total Equipment Protection, which provides coverage against loss, theft and damage. The bigger nightmare is the thought that a customer's personal contacts, photos and other private information could fall into the wrong hands. To help alleviate those fears, Sprint (NYSE: S) customers needing to track down a lost device and protect their personal information can do so now with the launch of a new application called Total Equipment Protection App.*

Sprint customers with Total Equipment Protection will be able to access the new application, beginning today, at www.sprint.com/protection, where they will benefit from the following features:

* Locate lost device by sounding an alarm on the smartphone even if in silent mode, doing a real time locate via GPS technology, or viewing the smartphone's location history on a map via a Web Interface
* Remotely lock their smartphone
* Erase contacts in the address book on a lost smartphone
* Backup, manage and restore contacts

"Anyone who has lost a phone knows that their personal information is possibly just as vulnerable as if their computer was hacked," said John Carney, senior vice president of consumer marketing for Sprint. "Now, Sprint customers have peace of mind knowing that their personal and private information is safe. TEP and this accompanying application is a safeguard for customers who want protection from not only loss, but misuse and unauthorized access."

The Protection App is included at no additional charge as a benefit of Total Equipment Protection plan, which is $7 per month, per line of service. It is available to customers with phones using BlackBerry and Android mobile platforms. TEP customers download and install the user-friendly application at www.sprint.com/protection. Privacy protection is included with the Protection App. Each time the smartphone's location is requested by the Web interface, an SMS text message is sent to the smartphone notifying it has been located.

In addition to purchasing TEP coverage, customers have several other steps to help customers protect their information:

* Pass codes ? Sprint customers should always use pass codes to lock their phones and make it harder for the phone to be accessible if lost.
* Protect voice mail ? Use the "pass code feature" to retrieve voicemails rather than opting to skip it in order to maintain the highest level of security. Without it, anyone with access to the device can connect to the voicemail.
* Contact Sprint ? Call Sprint's Customer Care department immediately to deactivate the phone if it is believed to be lost, stolen or accessed without authorization.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Motorola Xoom, iPad 2, Intel?s Thunderbolt

This week?s Gadget Lab podcast zooms in on the Motorola Xoom tablet, the upcoming iPad 2 and Intel?s new Thunderbolt connectivity standard.

The Motorola Xoom is a neat piece of hardware. It?s got a 10.1-inch screen (slightly bigger than the 9.7-inch iPad), front- and rear-facing cameras, 32 GB of storage and a 3G wireless connection. Oddly, the audio speakers are on the back, which makes the sound rather poor.

That?s a solid feature set, but the cheapest Xoom costs $800 ? which is a pretty disappointing starting price compared to the iPad?s $500 sweet spot that nobody can seem to match. To be fair, the most-comparable iPad is the 32-GB model with 3G, which costs $720. But I argue the starting price will be the most important factor for new adopters who are still figuring out why they need a tablet in the first place, and $800 is way too high.

Nonetheless, the Xoom?s feature set puts Motorola?s tablet ahead of the iPad, so we?re interested to see what Apple has in store for us at next Wednesday?s iPad 2 event. We?re expecting an iPad with two cameras, more memory and a faster processor.

Speaking of Apple, the company introduced a major upgrade for its MacBook Pro family this week, adding the newest Intel processors and a brand-new connectivity port dubbed Thunderbolt. What?s Thunderbolt? Dylan explains it?s a versatile connectivity port that will eventually enable you to plug in just about any type of peripheral, potentially eliminating the need for desktop towers in the future. When was the last time you heard of a connectivity port this cool?

We close the podcast with a quick look at the iPhone game Tiny Wings (sorry, I called it Little Wings thanks to an on-camera brain fart), which soared to the No. 1 spot in the App Store?s bestsellers this week. It?s a cute game that perfectly executes the Angry Birds formula, so no wonder it?s a hit.

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Picasa Web Albums now store unlimited small images and videos

Recently, some users of Google's Picasa Web service noticed something odd. Like Gmail, Picasa Web tells you how much of your total available storage you're using. Something appeared to be wrong, however -- users were reporting having more free space than they previously had. It's common for Google to silently bump our upper storage limits, but how were these users showing the same number of photos and far less of their storage used?

Turns out it's a change in Picasa Web policy, and a darn nice one at that: images under 800 pixels and video clips under 15 minutes no longer count against your storage limit.

That's certainly great news for anyone who uses Picasa Web to store images for blogging -- 800px is plenty wide for most layouts. It also makes Picasa Web a great place to upload and share all the lower-resolution photos you snap on your Android phone.

As for the 15 minute videos (which arguably take up more more drive space than an 800px photo)? Google has a voracious appetite for video, and might just be hoping that Picasa Web users will help it maintain its dominant position in terms of serving videos on the Web.

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Big Data, Big Open Source Tools

"Data volumes are growing to the point where companies are being forced to scale up their infrastructure, and the proprietary license costs skyrocket along the way," said Revolution Analytics' Mike Minelli. "With open source technology, you get the job done quicker and more accurately at a fraction of the price."

Enterprises are grappling with the skyrocketing amount of data they have to handle as that data proliferates into the terabyte and petabyte stage.

Datasets that large are known as "big data" to IT practitioners.

Relational databases and desktop statistics or visualization packages can't handle big data; instead, massively parallel software running on up to thousands of servers is needed to do the job.

Many businesses turn to open source tools, such as Apache's Hadoop, when working with big data. For example, Twitter sends logging messages to Hadoop and writes the data directly into HDFS, the Hadoop Distributed File System.

Hadoop can support data-intensive applications ranging up to thousands of nodes and multiple petabytes, David Hill, principal at Mesabi Group, told LinuxInsider. It has received wide acceptance.

However, the term "big data" is just a general term for many different types of applications, and Hadoop won't be suitable in every case, Hill warned.

The capture, storage and analysis of big data depends on the nature of the particular application, Hill stated. For example, scale-out network attached storage such as EMC's (NYSE: EMC) Isilon or IBM's (NYSE: IBM) SONAS (Scale Out Network Attached Storage), might be better for use with unstructured data such as photographs or videos rather than a tool such as Hadoop, he suggested.

Types of Big Data Work

Working with big data can be classified into three basic categories, Mike Minelli, executive vice president at Revolution Analytics, told LinuxInsider.

One is information management, a second is business intelligence, and the third is advanced analytics, Minelli said.

Information management captures and stores the information, BI analyzes data to see what has happened in the past, and advanced analytics is predictive, looking at what the data indicates for the future, Minelli said.

Revolution analytics offers the open source R language and Revolution R Enterprise. These provide advanced analytics for terabyte-class datasets. Revolution Analytics is developing connectors to Hadoop and capabilities for R to run jobs on Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) Map/Reduce framework, Minelli said.

Tools for working with Big Data

Proprietary big data analytic capabilities are available from AsterData; Netezza, now owned by IBM; Datameer, which builds on Apache's Hadoop but is proprietary; and Paraccel, Minelli said.

IBM's Netezza in its InfoSphere products, Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) Exadata, and EMC's Greenplum are other proprietary tools for working on big data.

EMC has introduced a free community edition of its Greenplum database. This community edition is software-only, Mesabi Group's Hill remarked.

Greenplum Community Edition doesn't compete with Hadoop; instead, it's "a project whose aims are to incorporate best of breed technologies together to provide the best choice of platform," Luke Lonergan, vice president and chief technology officer of the EMC Data Computing Products Division, told LinuxInsider.

The initial release of Greenplum Community Edition includes three collaborative modules -- Greenplum DB, MADlib, and Alpine Miner, Lonergan said.

"The version of Greenplum DB included is an advanced development version that will provide rapid innovation, MADlib provides a collection of machine learning and data mining algorithms, and Alpine Miner provides a visual data mining environment that runs its algorithms directly inside Greenplum DB," Lonergan elaborated.

Open source tools for big data include Hadoop, Map/Reduce, and Jaspersoft business intelligence tools.

Jaspersoft offers business intelligence tools that provide reporting, analysis and ETL (extract, transform and load) for massively parallel analytic databases including EMC Greenplum and HP (NYSE: HPQ) Vertica. A version for IBM Netezza is in the works, Andrew Lampitt, director of business intelligence at Jaspersoft, told LinuxInsider.

Jaspersoft also provides native reporting through open source connectors for Hadoop and various types of NoSQL databases including MongoDB, Riak, CouchDB and Infinispan.

Further, Jaspersoft has an open source bridge to the R advanced analytics product from Revolution Analytics.

Open Source vs Proprietary Tools

Open source tools provide insight into the code so developers can find out what's inside when they do integration, Jaspersoft's Lampitt said.

"In almost every instance, open source analytics will be more cost-effective and more flexible than traditional proprietary solutions," Revolution Analytics' Minelli said.

"Data volumes are growing to the point where companies are being forced to scale up their infrastructure, and the proprietary license costs skyrocket along the way. With open source technology, you get the job done quicker and more accurately at a fraction of the price," he added.

Twitter's a case in point, opting for Hadoop because using proprietary tools would have just been too expensive.

Further, open source tools let enterprises create new analytic techniques to better handle unstructured data such as images and photographs, Minelli said.

"Open source analytics tools let you create innovative analytics that you can bake into your enterprise . In today's ultra-competitive global economy, you just can't wait for a traditional vendor to develop a new analytic technique," Minelli added.

As in other spheres of IT, we're likely to see a mix of open source and proprietary technologies being used to work with big data.

"Short-term, open source analytics will become more and more widely used and will grow virally," Minelli opined. "Over the longer term you'll see a mix or a blend of techniques in highly competitive markets. My guess is that both will remain viable and necessary."

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Lacie?s Little Big Drive Shows Thunderbolt Is Great for Storage

Lacie's Thunderbolt-equipped Little Big Drive will be available this summer

Boom! As quick as a flash, Lacie has announced what is probably the first Thunderbolt-compatible hard drive to market. And when I say ?to market?, I mean ?to have a press release.? The drive is a version of Lacie?s Little Big Disk, the compact 7200rpm USB/FireWire/eSATA drive that is already pretty well-specced as it is.

Thunderbolt is the new super-fast connection interface from Intel and Apple, and was announced yesterday as part of the new MacBook Pro lineup. The connector is particularly suitable for portable hard drives: It provides 10 watts of power, so even a big, fast hard drive will be well served, and the multi-protocol nature of Thunderbolt does away with all the ports in the back. A pair of Thunderbolt ports will connect to anything with the right adapter: eSATA, USB and FireWire are all covered. And that second port is for daisy-chaining other Thunderbolt peripherals, meaning you?ll never have to carry a USB hub ever again.

Lacie?s take on this goes a little further. The new Little Big Disk will come packed with a pair of 250GB Intel 510 Series SSDs. Those should make sure that the read/write speeds can keep up with what is being squirted down the cable. Price is yet to be announced, but an HDD version shouldn?t be far off the price of the $300 1TB drive you can buy today.

I?m pretty excited about Thunderbolt. As a Mac user, I have gotten sick with the ever-changing ports in recent years. FireWire is dropped, and then returns; display ports seem to change almost monthly; and USB is just too slow. Now, with one port to rule them all, I can forget about one more tech annoyance.

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OCZ's consumer-grade Vertex 3 SSD gets benched, SandForce SF-2281 helps it spank competition

We thought OCZ's Vertex 3 Pro was some flaming hot stuff, but solid state storage reviewers have mind-boggling news -- the plain ol' Vertex 3 will bring the same completely ludicrous 550MB / sec read speeds (plus even faster 525MB / sec writes) at a down-to-earth price. Previews found the Vertex 3's new SandForce SF-2281 controller and Micron 25nm flash memory chips edged out even its own enterprise-grade cousin in nearly every test -- with a few anomalies here and there -- and were reportedly too fast to achieve full performance with any SATA 6Gbps controller save the one in Intel's new Cougar Point chipset. Best of all, they claim that OCZ's targeting a price of just $250 for the 120GB version, or $500 for the 240GB drive benched here. That's still a chunk of change, but considering current-gen 120GB SSDs still cost over $200 street, it sounds like OCZ and SandForce are setting a bar that will drive down prices across the board. We can't wait.

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Gryffindor! Er, I mean JEDI!

Ever wonder what side of the Force you?d fall on? �This build-your-own mini light saber Dark Side Detector kit will decide your fate for you. �Once assembled, the blade will either turn blue if your saber feels you are a Jedi or red if it feels the Sith running through you. �This is another product in the Uncle Milton Star Wars Science line (other products include the Force Trainer, Darth Vader robotic arm, Dagobah frog habitat, etc)�and the ultimate goal is to teach young padawans about electricity and circuits. �You can test�your allegiance by picking the Dark Side Detector up through the Star Wars Shop for $14.99

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VIZIO Climbs To No. 1 LCD HDTV Brand In North America

VIZIO has become the number one brand for LCD HDTVs in North America, the company said recently. When considering last year's sales numbers, VIZIO held the No. 1 spot for LCD HDTVs in the US with over 21% market share. In the final quarter of 2010, VIZIO's share of the market was 28%. VIZIO also boasts of being the leading shipper of LED backlit HDTVs in North America in Q4.

Consumers Make VIZIO the #1 LCD HDTV in North America

• VIZIO #1 in US LCD HDTV for the full 2010 year with over 21% market share
• VIZIO?s share for Q4 US LCD HDTVs was 28% - the highest share any brand in the industry has achieved since 2004
• VIZIO led the top brands in the industry with 55% Y/Y LCD HDTV sales growth, continuing to increase their leadership role over the competition based upon consumer preference and choice
• VIZIO secures 3 spots in the top 5 Best Sellers including a popular big screen 42? model

IRVINE, CA ? FEBRUARY 24, 2011 ? VIZIO, Inc. America?s #1 LCD HDTV Company, announced today that it outperformed the industry as the number one shipper of all flat panel HDTVs in Q4 2010 for both North America and the U.S. With an LCD HDTV share of more than 28%* VIZIO has captured the important essence of consumer desires in flat panel HDTV performance features, design form and value.

VIZIO saw significant sales increases with its 7-time award winning XVT Series lineup with VIZIO Internet Apps�, as well as in the Beyond TV category, headlined by Blu-ray players with wireless Internet apps and the nation?s bestselling Soundbars. VIZIO was also the leading shipper of LED backlit HDTVs in North America in Q4** behind the strength of its TruLED and Razor LED products shipping over 50% more backlit LED LCD TVs than its nearest competitor.

?VIZIO continues to defy conventional wisdom in the consumer electronics space with strong growth and innovation. Our team?s success has proven that consumers recognize great technology at a great price by unseating the industry?s traditional leaders in the LCD market,? stated Randy Waynick, Chief Sales Officer, of VIZIO. ?Customers have embraced our higher performance product lineup and efficient retail partners in TVs and have now carried over their brand loyalty to our Beyond TV products, making VIZIO?s soundbars and Blu-ray players best sellers as well. Stay tuned in 2011 as we extend our ?Entertainment Freedom for All? brand vision to Theater 3D HDTVs, tablets and smartphones.?

Adding to the meteoric growth of the brand, VIZIO?s Beyond TV Category, which includes soundbars, Blu-ray players, Headphones, Wall mounts, Cables, Wireless Routers, and other accessories, saw tremendous increases in Q4. Market-leading Soundbars saw sales growth of 200% Q/Q while sales of VIZIO?s popular Blu-ray players grew 163% representing 10% of the market***. Offering a wide range of Soundbar solutions with innovative wireless subwoofers in 5.1 and 2.1 channel configurations and sizes for small to large size televisions has allowed VIZIO to dominate this market -- capturing 54% of the growing market in Q4 based on CEA?s MarketMetrics data.

VIZIO has also become a leader in some key advanced TV categories, rising to #1 in LED LCD TV unit shipments in North America and was #2 in high frame rate LCD and 40?+ screen size,? stated Paul Gagnon, Director of North American TV Research at DisplaySearch.

DisplaySearch: Top 10 LCD TV Brands in North America for the Year of 2010
(Ranking by Unit Shipments in Thousands)

Rank	Vendor	2010	Market Share	2009	Y/Y% Change
1	VIZIO	6,962	18.2%	5,941	17%
2	Samsung	6,715	17.5%	6,418	5%
3	Funai	4,613	12.0%	4,758	-3%
4	Sony	3,998	10.4%	4,338	-8%
5	LG	3,711	9.7%	2,704	37%
6	Toshiba	2,274	5.9%	2,635	-14%
7	Sanyo	2,250	5.9%	2,106	7%
8	Sharp	1,243	3.2%	1,770	-30%
9	Panasonic	1,035	2.7%	889	16%
10	Westinghouse	476	1.2%	386	-1%

Source: DisplaySearch February 2011

The forth quarter?s results showed that consumers are looking for innovation as well as value for their HDTV purchases. Outpacing the industry, VIZIO LED HDTV shipments grew 993% Y/Y, Full HD LCD TVs grew 44% Y/Y, 46? and above TVs grew 92% Y/Y and 120Hz+ TVs grew 119% Y/Y***.

?U.S. consumers are demanding full-featured LCD TVs at the lowest possible prices,? said Riddhi Patel, Director, Television Systems, for IHS. ?Television brands that successfully offer a combination of low pricing and advanced features, such as LED backlighting, Internet connectivity are gaining market share. Because of VIZIO?s ability to provide latest features at attractive prices, the brand has reached number 1 position in the US flat panel TV market in Q4 2010.?

iSuppli: Top 8 LCD-TV Brands in the United States for the Year of 2010
(Ranking by Unit Shipments in Thousands)

Rank	Vendor	2010	Market Share	2009	Y/Y% Change
1	VIZIO	6,929	21.3%	5,920	17%
2	Samsung	6,123	18.9%	5,608	9%
3	Sony	3,373	10.4%	3,681	-8%
4	LG	2,865	8.8%	2,533	13%
5	Toshiba	2,092	6.4%	2,394	-13%
6	Sanyo	1,978	6.1%	1,934	2%
7	Sharp	1,082	3.3%	1,592	-32%
8	Panasonic	963	3.0%	1,183	-19%
�	Total	32,459	�	32,324	0%

Source: iSuppli Corp. February 2011

iSuppli: Top 8 All Flat Panel Brands in the United States for Q4 2010
(Ranking by Unit Shipments in Thousands)

Source: iSuppli Corp. February 2011

Further displaying VIZIO?s growing popularity for the family?s main living room TV is Quixel Research?s Q4 list of the Top 5 Best Selling models in the US LCD TV market. One of VIZIO?s 40?+ LCD TV models was both the largest and the highest priced among those ranked in the top five best sellers for the quarter.

Quixel Research Market Update ? Q4 2010
Top 5 Best Sellers by Units

Rank	Vendor	Q4 2010	Q4 2009	Y/Y% Change	Q3 2010	Q/Q % Change
1	VIZIO	2,867	1,844	55%	1,602	79%
2	Samsung	2,572	2,095	23%	1,817	42%
3	LG	1,247	1,048	19%	1,025	22%
4	Sony	1,049	1,318	-20%	796	32%
5	Panasonic	793	657	21%	812	-2%
6	Toshiba	708	708	0%	533	33%
7	Sanyo	522	443	18%	651	-20%
8	Sharp	264	317	-17%	380	-31%
�	Total	11,978	11,299	6%	9,699	23%

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Epic Makes Unreal Engine More Realistic for Small Devs

Independent developers who want to make use of Epic Games' popular Unreal Engine tools can now do so for free, as long as their revenue stays below $50,000. Epic's move could provide a springboard for small, short-on-cash dev outfits, including those whose sights are aimed at casual games on the iPhone and Android platforms.

Epic Games has created award-winning series like "Gears of War" and "Unreal Tournament," as well as a popular proprietary development platform. That platform, Unreal Engine, doesn't only appear in Epic titles, though. The company has allowed other developers to license it -- for a fee.

Now it's opening up that platform to independent developers with no upfront cost.

A Boon for Small-Time Developers

Unreal Engine has been used by some of the top developers in the industry, but Epic has been on a mission lately to expand its reach. Last year, it introduced a version of the engine called "Unreal Development Kit" and offered it at a relatively low licensing fee. In fact, for educational games or other non-commercial applications, developers didn't need to pay anything.

And for those with commercial aspirations but not a lot of spare room in their budget, Epic made Unreal Development Kit available for US$99, with no royalty fees required unless the game pulled in revenues of more than $5,000.

Now Epic has nixed the $99 upfront fee and raised the royalty requirement to $50,000.

Under the new rules, developers are not required to pay royalties on revenue earned from the use of the kit until revenue exceeds $50,000, according to Epic Vice President Mark Rein.

Epic did not respond to requests for further comment.

Impact on Casual Games

This news could catch the interest of developers of "casual" games, which has become an increasingly large part of the gaming industry over the last few years. With platforms like Nintendo's WiiWare, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Xbox Live Indie Games, and Sony's (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation Store, there are more ways than ever for the underdogs to get their shot at glory.

This is a move in the right direction, Ted Hung, founder of Moment Games, told TechNewsWorld.

"Small developers have historically had a huge disadvantage. Before the days of the Internet, there was no way a small studio could have even been able to create a game. There are so many ways to get noticed now, and with companies like Epic offering such great tools to those who may not otherwise be able to afford them, no one is getting shut out anymore. It's a great time to be an independent developer," said Hung.

Advancement Potential for Mobile Games

The potentially bigger story here is with mobile games. Epic made its Unreal engine available for Android and iPhone developers late last year, and that sets the stage for a 2011 packed full of mobile games that push the technology to its limit.

We could soon see a cataclysmic shift in the gaming environment, said Lee S. Barney, author of the book Developing Hybrid Applications for the iPhone.

"Mobile devices are going to give the standard gaming devices a strong run for their money. Gaming is about what is new and cool and last year is too old. The winner in this space will be who can create the latest and greatest thing the fastest," Barney told TechNewsWorld.

"Right now we are seeing the greatest move away from big development houses that has happened in the history of computing. Not even at the beginning of the PC era were there so many independent and small developers," Barney added.

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Hands-on with a Thunderbolt dummy unit [from the forums]

Yes, everyone is waiting for the HTC Thunderbolt.� It has to be one of the most anticipated releases in recent Android history, and a lot of potential buyers are getting a bit...antsy.� Android Central forums member AisforAustin got a chance to relieve a little of that pre-release stress today at his local Verizon Wireless store, where he had some hands-on time with a Thunderbolt dummy unit.� I'll let you read his post, but the gist of it is:

"I immediately fell in love with the device."

And release info?� He was told within two weeks.� But there's no way we're going to hold him to that.� Read more in the Android Central Thunderbolt forums.� Thanks for sharing AisforAustin!

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Windows 7 Taskbar Items Pinner makes it easy to pin special folders

Pinning programs, folders, and even frequently used documents to your Windows 7 taskbar can be a real time-saver. Certain folders, however, aren't so easy to add -- especially if you want them right on the taskbar and not buried in the Explorer jump list.

Windows 7 Taskbar Items Pinner makes pinning everything from your downloads folder to the control panel to network connections as easy as ticking a checkbox. Just download Pinner from Door2Windows, extract the files, and right-click the executable to run it as Administrator. The app also allows you to unpin existing items, and you can even integrate Pinner into your context menu if you like.

If you want to add Control Panel to your taskbar, we still recommend using the method we showed you -- pinning it with Pinner won't give you a jump list to utilize.

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Building a PC, HotHardware and This Old Nerd Style

In lieu of our regularly scheduled episode of Two and a Half Geeks this week, we decided to feature a rather lengthy video we put together with our podcast host, Iyaz, for his show This Old Nerd, detailing the steps necessary to assemble a system from start to finish. One of Marco?s incredibly cute daughters also makes a few surprise cameos throughout the vid if you pay attention to what?s going on in the background...

For many of you HotHardware regulars, this video may be a bit elementary, but if you?ve never built a system before or have friends or family thinking about taking the plunge, we hope this helps demystify some of the process.

A special thanks goes out to our friends at Patriot Memory and Thermaltake for helping make the video possible.

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Samsung Galaxy S II gets price and release date

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Samsung's dual-core, Gingerbread-powered Galaxy S II has appeared on Play.co.uk alongside a tentative SIM-free price and release date. According to Play, which is currently taking pre-orders for the phone, it'll ship Mar. 31 for �599.99 (~$960). Pre-release prices are never guaranteed to be accurate and are always subject to change, but �599 seems like a realistic price point for the Galaxy S II, as it's slightly higher than current single-core offerings from other manufacturers.

Can't wait another month for your Galaxy S II fix? Check out our hands-on coverage from MWC 2011. [Play.co.uk]

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Farcical Xoom 4G Upgrade Plan Requires 6-Day Mail-In Operation

Verizon's Motorola Xoom 4G upgrade guidelines. Image: Droid Life

The Xoom tablet has a respectably fast Verizon 3G connection, but Motorola promises a free upgrade to Verizon?s faster 4G network within a few months.

To do that, however, you?ll need to ship your Xoom back to the manufacturer for more than a week.

It?s not often I laugh out loud when researching a post, but when reading up on the Motorola Xoom 3G to 4G upgrade procedure, I sounded like barking dog. If anyone has ever designed a more convoluted, ridiculous way to rush an unfinished product to market, I have yet to see it. But more on that in a moment.

Of course, you can buy Motorola?s Android 3.0?powered, 3G-enabled Xoom today. The promised upgrade to 4G is now slated for May (officially ?90 days after launch?), and the upgrade involves shipping the tablet back to Motorola (also free) and waiting up to six business days (translation: more than a week). This despite the fact that the Xoom is clearly designed for easy upgrades, and the upgrade procedure probably takes no more than 10 minutes.

For customers who are happy to be without their tablets for a while, this is clearly good news: You get a free bump to use faster 4G networks. It?s good for Verizon, too, as you might sign up for a 4G plan (although you don?t have to). But for Motorola it?s plain dumb.

I don?t know how much it costs to pay for two-way shipping, opening up a tablet and replacing a part, but I can bet it isn?t cheap. After all, there?s a reason that replacing gadgets is often cheaper than repairing them. Add to this the fact that Motorola will have cut profit margins to the bone to compete with the iPad, and I can see this stunt losing the company a lot of money.

So why do it? Why not wait until it is ready and launch it in the summer? Two words: iPad 2. The iPad 2 will be here in April, and maybe even as early as next week, at which time many of the Xoom?s ?advantages? will disappear. If our guesses are right, the Xoom?s camera and fast processor will no longer be unique, and the only extra will be 4G, aka ?the ability to connect to a fast but sparsely deployed data network.? It seems rather obvious that Motorola was absolutely desperate to get its tablet out the door before Apple makes it irrelevant.

So, want to hear about what had me chuckling? Take a look at the ?Getting Ready Guide? for the upgrade. Sandwiched in the middle is rather huge section on backing up your data before sending it off to Motorola. It boils down to this: Connect your Xoom via USB, dig down through its file system and then copy (via drag and drop) the files and folders onto your computer.

Then, when your machine is finally returned after surgery, you put it all back again. Just the kind of thing Auntie May will find it dead-easy to do.

And that?s before we even get to encrypting the contents to keep it safe in transit (?If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose some or all of your data?).

Remind me why nobody is buying Android tablets, again?

Motorola Xoom Upgrade program [Verizon via Droid Life]

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Android Central Editors' app picks for Feb. 26, 2011

Whether you enjoy cruising the market, or struggle to find applications for your favorite Android device, suggestions of great applications are usually welcomed. We spend lots of time looking for fun new applications, and are always looking for the next great thing to load on our devices. Weekly we enjoy to share some of our favorite applications with you, so hit the jump and see what we got in store for you this week.

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Sean Brunett - E*Trade Mobile Pro

E*Trade Mobile Pro is a great app for those who use E*Trade for their investments. The app opens with a Dashboard that included the most recent Market values as well as recent quotes for stock symbols of your choice and news clippings. With a tap of the Menu button, you can log onto your account, buy and sell, evaluate your portfolios, compile a "watch list" of stocks that you want to keep your eye on as well as alerts. The app also comes with a widget that displays real-time Market data. If you use E*Trade and have been wanting a dedicated app to keep track of your portfolios, E*Trade Mobile Pro is it. It?s free and available from the Android Market. [Market Link]

Chris Parsons - Instapaper Client

While an official app has yet to be released by Instapaper, Instapaper Client works quite fine as a replacement. Its basic and simple UI offers an easy to read interface for all your articles sent to Instapaper for offline reading. Rather then having to pull down that data each and every time Instapaper client caches it for reading at a later time. It?s free and awesome for any already existing fans of the Instapaper service. [Market Link]

Jerry Hildenbrand -- Mountain Chase

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I caught wind of this one from our forums, and I?m glad I did. I?m a sucker for two things -- old-school pixel games, and zombies, and Mountain Chase uses 'em both well. It?s a downhill skiing game, much like Ski Free from old DOS and Windows 3.1 days, and it?s simple enough to be enjoyable. Add in bandits or zombies, ramps, and obstacles and it?s a perfect way to waste a few minutes. It?s free, works on Android 1.6 and higher, and fun as hell. [Market Link]

Andrew Melnizek - The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss

Oceanhouse Media, Inc. has brought to life one of children?s most beloved, fun stories. ?The Cat in the Hat,? by Dr. Seuss, is known around the world for its bright colors, quirky, characters, and of course, the mischievous Cat in the Hat. Oceanhouse Meida, Inc. has done an excellent job bringing the pages of this timeless book to life. Each page delivers animated images, audio for each scene, and professional narration. Kids and adults can choose to have the app run in auto play, or read it at their own pace. This cat is available for $3.99 -- give it a shot! [Market Link]
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Mac OS X Lion has TRIM support for SSDs, HiDPI resolutions for improved pixel density?

As you'd expect, developers have wasted no time in tearing apart the Mac OS X Lion preview, and in so doing they've allegedly discovered some intriguing things -- namely, support for the SSD-wiping TRIM command, and a series of high-DPI display modes which would allow for icons and UI elements with twice the graphical detail -- which could mean a PC-sized Retina Display. The former doesn't sound like the most exciting upgrade, but it's truly a boon for Mac users with solid state storage, as TRIM can greatly improve write speeds in compatible drives. As far as the improved pixel density rumors are concerned, it's not clear whether Apple's actually looking at doubling display resolutions in new computers (9to5Mac imagines a 15-inch MacBook Pro with a 2880 x 1800 screen) or whether Apple's simply moving to maintain icons that are precisely the same physical size across all its displays -- which would make fantastic sense for a touchscreen UI, by the way.

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HTC Incredible S now available in the UK

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The Incredible S is the first of HTC's new European phones to ship, and it'll be joined by the Wildfire S and Desire S during the second quarter of the year.�Check out our hands-on feature for more Incredible S goodness. [Mobiles.co.uk, Carphone Warehouse]

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Google to launch unlimited video streaming service in the U.K. first

Google, no doubt more than a little leery of Netflix's entrenchment in the U.S., is planning to launch an unlimited on-demand movie streaming service through YouTube in the U.K.

The Big G has been talking with Hollywood studios for months, and has set aside $100 million to secure some big deals. According to one Hollywood executive, Google will launch both video-on-demand and 'channels,' which could even pit it against conventional European TV providers like Sky.

By launching in the U.K. first, Google will still have to beat LoveFilm, which was recently bought by Amazon. Presumably Google will attempt to create a beachhead, which it will then use to try and tackle Netflix in the U.S., and a variety of on-demand services in Europe.

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Creepy app uses Twitter and Flickr data to track anyone on a map

When you post a photo online -- especially from a phone with a built-in camera -- you're likely sharing more than the picture itself. The same is true for updates you post on Twitter. Location data is commonly included, and crafty types can do all kinds of creepy things with that information.

A good example of what's possible is Creepy, a desktop app which lets you track a Flickr or Twitter user's position on a map. Just pop in a Twitter or Flickr ID, and if the person has posted any geocoded data Creepy will pin the corresponding locations on a map. Satellite, street, and hybrid maps from Google and Virtual Earth are available, as are OpenAerialMap and OpenStreetMap.

Above, you can see where @scobleizer has been puttering around. Pop in anyone you want and then wait patiently -- Creepy analyzes quite a bit of data, so it can take a while for your results to appear. The mapping magic works as long as the user you search for has enabled geolocation features -- and that likely includes the vast majority of Twitter and Flickr users using a mobile app.

Creepy is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and the application's source code is also downloadable.

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Discovery Blazes One Last Trail

The space shuttle Discovery may be the most successful spacecraft in history. She launched the Hubble telescope and carried more crews safely to and from space than any other ship. She was first to bring a satellite back to Earth; first to have a female pilot at the helm; first to carry the oldest person into space -- 77-year-old John Glenn; first to host an African-American space walker; and first to fly a member of Congress into orbit, Utah Senator Jake Garn.

Just shy of 40 successful space journeys, the NASA shuttle Discovery headed to the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday on a final mission that followed repair problems and bad weather.

Known as "STS-133," Discovery's last voyage will take 11 days. The shuttle is delivering a variety of parts and modules to the space station and carrying an interesting hitchhiker --a humanoid robot named "Robonaut 2," or "R2."

"Discovery's final flight involves delivery of a last few components to the ISS," said Stevens Institute of Technology space systems engineering professor Debra Lepore, former lead engineer for the technical panel of the U.S. Congressional Space Launch Modernization Plan.

"The components can house science experiments, help expand laboratory capabilities, and increase storage space," Lepore told TechNewsWorld. "Think of them like additional rooms added to a modular home."

With Discovery in retirement, NASA will shutter its entire shuttle program after two more missions are completed.

U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords -- recovering from gunshot wounds in a Houston rehabilitation clinic -- will watch as her husband Mark Kelly joins the shuttle Endeavour crew for its final flight April 19.

The shuttle Atlantis flies June 28.

Rich History

Named after a seagoing vessel piloted by 17th century explorer Henry Hudson, Discovery started her career in 1984, going on to a "rich history in human space flight," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden blogged in a final tribute.

"It was my honor to fly aboard Discovery on the STS-31 mission in 1990, when she brought the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. And on STS-60, when Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian to fly on an American spacecraft, was a crew member," he recalled.

With her uplifting history, Discovery kept the flames of space exploration alive in the wake of the Challenger and Columbia shuttle tragedies, wrote Bolden.

"The Discovery is now the oldest operating shuttle, after the very sad loss of Challenger, Columbia, and their crews," said human space exploration researcher Stephen Braham, Ph.D., who directs the Simon Fraser University PolyLAB.

"Along with the Hubble telescope, Discovery launched many spacecraft, including the Advanced Communication Test Satellite (ACTS)," Braham told TechNewsWorld. "ACTS defined modern Ka-band communications, and was used by my team in the Arctic in 1999, at the NASA Haughton-Mars Project."

Discovery, in fact, may be the most successful spacecraft in history. She's carried more crews safely to and from space than any other ship. Among many firsts: She was first to bring a satellite back to Earth; first to have a female pilot at the helm; first to carry the oldest person into space -- 77-year-old John Glenn; first to host an African-American space walker; and first to fly a member of Congress into orbit, Utah Senator Jake Garn.

Her final mission, Braham said, "is critical, and involves veteran NASA astronauts for that importance."

Not only will the team install the last modular ISS components, but they will be "demonstrating the importance of next-generation tele-robotics for future Solar System exploration," Braham said. "Robonaut 2 will allow us to understand how humans can operate robots to maintain systems in space, and also to explore the surface of Mars, and the moons of Mars."

Shuttered Shuttles

After the shuttle program closes this year, "the U.S. will have to rely on Russia for the manned part of the International Space Station until private outfits can come on line," said UCLA aerospace engineering Ph.D. candidate Lord Cole.

"Because the space shuttle program was such a large part of NASA and its public image, it will be interesting to see what direction they go in," Cole told TechNewsWorld.

With Russians manning shuttle missions, the ISS may become a national laboratory that allows a much broader array of international partners to conduct "good science," Stevens' Lepore explained. "It could change in tandem with private ventures to replace the shuttle program."

Calling Thursday's launch "bittersweet," NASA's Bolden wrote that he looks to the commercial aerospace industry as a major part of "what the future holds for humans in space. Commercial space is fast becoming a reality."

For now, however, Bolden wished his crew "Godspeed, on this tough bird's final voyage."

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Opera 11.10 Barracuda adds infinite Speed Dial

If you guessed the unnamed-but-very-popular feature Opera was planning to overhaul in Opera 11.10 was the Speed Dial, buy yourself a beer! The browser's trademark new tab page has indeed been retooled. In the latest Opera 11.10 snapshot build, there's no limit to the number of Speed Dial entires you can add. Gone are the blank placeholder boxes from previous Opera versions, replaced with only active Speed Dial entries and an add button.

Opera has temporarily disabled Speed Dial sync in this build, and there are a handful of other known issues listed on the official blog post.

As for this being the "big secret" planned for the Opera 11.10 release -- Opera's Thomas Ford tells us "That's not the only improvement we have lined up for Opera 11.10, though. Speed Dial is just the first to get an overhaul."

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