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Rogers adds Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to lineup

There was good news coming out of Canada yesterday for Android fans, as Rogers Wireless officially released the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Available for $149.99 on select three-year plans, the much-anticipated smartphone features an 8-megapixel camera, a 4-inch WVGA display, and a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. But as great as the phone is, it offers just Android 1.6 while comparable handsets have Android 2.1.

In a related note, the Samsung Galaxy Spica dropped to $49.99 today, down from the $79.99 price tag it had upon launch. After barely a month of release, the phone is closer … Read more

Mac OS X 10.6.3 causing sleep issues?

Users have reported an issue with their Mac when entering sleep mode. After installing the Mac OS X 10.6.3 update and attempting to put their Mac to sleep, the system freezes, necessitating a hard shut down (holding the power button until the system shuts down).… Read more

Fixing slow and pausing USB input with the 10.6.3 update

One of the improvements that Apple included in the 10.6.3 update is compatibility with USB input devices. While this may have fixed some problems people were having with third-party mice and keyboards, it seems to have caused problems for other people where device input will periodically pause for about 10 seconds to 15 seconds.… Read more

SMB networking problems with NAS devices after updating

Since installing 10.6.3, a number of people have complained about limited connectivity when using Windows file sharing (SMB or Samba) over the network. This has resulted in permissions errors being presented when trying to copy files to NAS drives that are mounted via SMB.… Read more

Managing a hung OS X 10.6.3 update installation

Regardless of how you have decided to install OS X (Software Update, Delta, or Combo installers), you may run into a problem where the system might hang on installation. Though the occurrence of this with the 10.6.3 update seems to be rare, when it happens you may see it sit forever with the spinning color wheel, or go blank to a blue, black, or gray screen and require a forced restart. Even if the system appears to be healthy after the forced restart, there is the possibility that some files could be corrupt. As a precaution we recommend reapplying the combo updater.… Read more

Addressing small issues with the 10.6.3 update process

The OS X 10.6.3 update that was released Monday appears to be without any major problems. Numerous people have had success with the update and some have reported much improved features such as graphics performance with OpenGL applications seeming much faster; however, as with any update, there are bound to be those who have problems and a few people have contacted us and posted on the Apple message boards regarding various issues they are experiencing.… Read more

Apple releases OS X 10.6.3, Leopard Security updates

In the past few weeks Apple has increasingly updated their developer preview releases of the 10.6.3 update, indicating the release date was drawing near, and today have finally released it for the public. In addition to the client and server updates for Snow Leopard, Apple has also released a security update for OS X 10.5.8.… Read more

10.6.3 Update: Apple testing font issues in latest private beta

In the latest private beta for Mac OS X 10.6.3, Apple has asked developers to focus on compatibility and stability with fonts. Many of our readers will recall ongoing font issues with Snow Leopard, outlined in this article from late September. Fonts have continued to provide issues in the 10.6.2, detailed in this article as well. For those of you hoping these issues would be addressed with an OS update, you may be getting your wish. Read past the break for more information about the impending release of Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard.… Read more

A tour of Sony Ericsson's User Experience Platform

For its Xperia X10 smartphones, Sony Ericsson designed a new user interface from scratch. Called the User Experience Platform (or UXP), it sits on top of the Android OS for the Xperia X10, X10 Mini, and X10 Mini Pro.

Last week, Nicole Lee and I took an in-depth tour of UXP with George Arriola, Sony Ericsson's head of human interface design, at the company's lab in San Francisco. On the whole, we liked what we saw. UXP is clean, easy to use, and attractive, and we like that it lets the basic Android framework shine through.

For the … Read more

Klipsch Image X10i: Ideal earphones for the iPod Classic

For people who are really serious about audio quality--generally referred to as audiophiles--the majority of ultraportable headphones on the market just aren't going to cut it. It's this fact that gives companies like Klipsch a very compelling reason to make something like the Image X10i. This sleek, in-ear headset will set you back $350, but for that pretty penny, you'll get exceptional sound quality and plenty of compelling extras. However, potential buyers should know right off the bat that this type of investment is only truly justifiable if you listen to mainly lossless or very high-quality audio … Read more