The daily roundup: here's what you might've missed

#saleschart { border: 0px solid #333; border-collapse: collapse; } #saleschart td { padding: 7px; border-bottom: 0px solid #ccc; vertical-align: top; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 100%;} #saleschart th.bottomrow { border-right: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart tr.features1 { border-top: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart td.bottomrow2 { border-right: 1px solid #333;} #saleschart th { font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 4px; background: #f3f3f3; border-top: 1px solid #333; } Nikon D3S is officially official, bringing its ISO extremes in late November The professional-grade DSLR is packing a rather wide ISO range of 200 to 12,800, which can be further boosted to 102,400. (See also: Nikon D3S shows its high ISO prowess in two sample videos) Acer Liquid mixes Snapdragon and Android 1.6 'donut' for a movable feast It's presumably tuned to 1GHz (or higher) and not 768MHz as listed on the eXpansys Germany spec-sheet -- a trick that'll make this the fastest Android handset on the planet. Core Values: The silicon behind Android All present day Android phones use virtually the same Qualcomm application processor, all based on a sluggish 528MHz ARM11 core. Blech. Other news of import Wi-Fi Direct enabling P2P communications amongst WiFi wares, scaring Bluetooth half to death Flip MinoHD goes premium, we go hands-on Michael Dell curiously talks down netbooks, slyly bad-mouths Vista ATI Radeon HD 5750 brings HDMI bliss to HTPCs for $110 Of course price and HDMI audio capabilities aren't the only factors when choosing a video card for your HTPC, so you might want to keep waiting -- you know another few weeks -- for a version that doesn't take up two of your card slots for a fan that is no doubt anything but quiet. Motorola Droid (alias Sholes) finally gets a decent headshot At last eluding the omnipresent Mr. Blurrycam, Motorola's Android-powered Sholes handset has finally gotten the sort of photography it deserves, apparently with an official go-to-market name of Droid -- or at least one decent photo of it. Ask Engadget HD: Would an SSD upgrade help my HTPC performance? Xbox 360 Dashboard Update... updates: Preview program reopened, Sky TV due Oct. 27 Samsung's solar Blue Earth launching in Sweden this month, elsewhere soon No-contract $30 / $45 Straight Talk wireless plans storm Walmart The daily roundup: here's what you might've missed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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