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Not that we’ve ever been a fan of paying an additional 99 cents to turn an already-purchased track into a seconds-long ringtone, but if you fancied the option in iTunes 9.2.1, we’re sad to inform you that yesterday’s update seems to have nixed said option.

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Ringtone creationism not for sale in iTunes 10, but DIY method still seems to work

Apple certainly took its sweet time releasing iTunes 10 yesterday , and we’re beginning to think it’s because the company was making a last-second change to its new Ping social-network-for-music : the removal of Facebook Connect for finding friends. Seriously — although an option to find friends via Facebook was conspicuously present during Steve’s keynote demos, it’s not there anymore.

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Why did Apple take Facebook Connect out of Ping?

The room is utterly packed at Samsung’s IFA presser, and it’s not hard to figure out why: Samsung typically goes wild at this show, and with the Galaxy Tab leading this year’s lineup, it looks like we’ve got another winner on our hands. Follow along after the break! Continue reading Live from Samsung IFA 2010 press event Live from Samsung IFA 2010 press event originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:59:00 EDT

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Live from Samsung IFA 2010 press event

Perhaps you’ve heard that Apple’s investing in digital video distribution at the moment? Perhaps you’ve read that Amazon’s working on a subscription video network , too? Sony makes number three, as the Financial Times is reporting the electronics giant is looking to launch a multimedia platform of its own

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Sony’s scheming a streaming music and video subscription service, too?

Well here’s an interesting wrinkle to the next-gen iOS-based Apple TV rumors in the leadup to tomorrow’s event : Bloomberg Businessweek says the new box will offer Netflix streaming, presumably in addition to whatever cheap TV content deals Apple’s planning to offer through iTunes. That would be a first of sorts for Apple; although Netflix has apps for the iPhone and iPad , Steve Jobs isn’t exactly in the habit of preloading services that compete with iTunes. That said, Netflix does have critical mass, and it makes a certain amount of sense for Apple to try and leverage that subscriber base to generate momentum for its own product — a lot of people might buy a $99 Apple TV just for Netflix and wind up hooked on Apple’s other offerings like apps, movie rentals, and purchased content.

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Businessweek says new Apple TV to include Netflix streaming, WSJ says 99-cent TV rentals from Fox and ABC

The Cray-1A first made the scene in 1976, weighing 5.5 tons (including the refrigeration system) and running at 80MHz — with a whopping 8MB RAM. Who wouldn’t want to own one — or a miniature version of one, for that matter?

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Homebrew Cray-1A emulates the iconic supercomputer, to no useful purpose

We’ve already heard LG talk up its forthcoming Optimus tablet, and it looks like we now have our first look at it. As you can see above in a slide apparently shown during LG’s pre-IFA Dealer Days event, the Android-based tablet is now apparently known as the “Optimus Pad,” and it’s described as boasting “superior performance” and being “thinner and lighter than many competitors’ tablets.” Not much more than that at the moment, unfortunately, but here’s hoping that “more information to come” teaser is a lead-up to a full announcement at IFA this week.

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LG’s Android-based Optimus Pad gets pictured, looking tablet-like

Did you ever think that you’d see a CMOS sensor measuring 202 x 205 mm?

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Canon develops world’s largest CMOS sensor, shoots 60fps video in moonlight

We told you it was coming , now the Samsung Epic 4G is on sale at Sprint for a cool $249.99 plus two year life commitment. In other words, it’s time to let Sprint know whether this Galaxy S variant (with — gasp — working GPS ) is worth the $50 premium over HTC’s EVO 4G .

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Samsung Epic 4G now on sale at Sprint (update: save $50 at Amazon)