NEC Terrain for AT&T spied in leaked press photos, packs a QWERTY keyboard

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="NEC Terrain for AT&T spied in leaked press photos, packs a QWERTY keyboard" data-src-height="390" data-src-width="501" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/nec-terrain.jpg" /></div>Memory of a time where an NEC phone graced US shores escapes us,<span> but the prolific -- and often accurate -- </span>@evleaks<span> has tweeted a press shot that signals a handset from the Japanese firm might soon arrive stateside. E</span><span>mblazoned with AT&T's logo and</span><span> r</span><span>eportedly dubbed the NEC Terrain, the Android-toting smartphone shares its front real estate with a screen, a camera <em>and</em> a QWERTY keyboard. No other details were spilled with the image, but with a name like Terrain and what looks like a rubberized border, we wouldn't be surprised if it could withstand a fair amount of rough and tumble.</span><br /> </div></div>

NEC Terrain for AT&T spied in leaked press photos, packs a QWERTY keyboard

Memory of a time where an NEC phone graced US shores escapes us, but the prolific -- and often accurate -- @evleaks has tweeted a press ...

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Verizon upgrade eligibility extends to a full two years, New Every Two credits expire April 15th

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Verizon upgrade eligibility extends to a full two years, New Every Two credits expire April 15th " data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/htc-droid-dna-review-340.jpg" /></div>Verizon subscribers, we hope your device habits don't revolve too closely around that 20-month upgrade cycle: it's about to get longer. Big Red has confirmed that upgrade eligibility will now start only after the two-year contract is up. Those who have an existing contract that expires in January 2014 or later will have to wait four more months before they can get hardware at a discounted rate. Ostensibly, the shift is to let customers count on a lone upgrade date for all of their connected devices, but let's not beat around the bush: the longer intervals are bad for any subscriber whose desire for a new phone or tablet doesn't perfectly dovetail with their contract length.<br /> There are a few other changes afoot. Those on multi-line accounts can still share their upgrades as long as it's within the same device category, but they won't have the option to transfer a hotspot or tablet upgrade. It won't be as easy to upgrade to that Galaxy Note 10.1, unfortunately. Likewise, anyone who's been hoarding New Every Two upgrades since the program ended in 2011 may want to use them this weekend -- the credits expire on April 15th. While these last two changes won't affect as many of us, they reinforce the notion that Verizon would really prefer that we hold on to the gear we've got.<br /> </div></div>

Verizon upgrade eligibility extends to a full two years, New Every Two credits expire April 15th

Verizon subscribers, we hope your device habits don't revolve too closely around that 20-month upgrade cycle: it's about to get l...

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Wikipedia expects to offer SMS-based access within months

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /> <div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Wikipedia expects to offer SMSbased access within months" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/nokia-asha-302-620.jpg" /></div>Wikipedia has long been pushing for access to its communal knowledge among those who can't afford the latest technology, going so far as to strike deals with carriers to deliver free mobile web viewing. It's set to expand that reach to those for whom any advanced cellphone is out of the question. In part through the help of a Knight News Challenge grant and South Africa's Praekelt Foundation, the non-profit's Wikipedia Zero effort will offer its content through SMS and USSD messages in the next few months. Curious users will just have to send a text message to get an article in response, with no web required at all. It's a big step forward for democratizing online information for those who may not even have access to a smartphone, although we're curious as to how it will handle large articles; we can only imagine the volume of messages when trying to look up the known universe.<br /> </div></div>

Wikipedia expects to offer SMS-based access within months

Wikipedia has long been pushing for access to its communal knowledge among those who can't afford ...

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