Announcements

Just a reminder, we’re going to be at the Android and T-Mobile event tomorrow morning, so be sure and set your alarms. You can (finally) expect the big unveil of the first commercially available Android device (we don’t want to ruin it, but it’s going to be the G1 — or Dream as we used to call it). We wanted to give you another heads up so you’ll know where and when it’s going down. Pertinent info below.

Where you’ll need to be:

Live from T-Mobile’s Android event in New York City

Time zones:

04:30AM - Hawaii
07:30AM - Pacific
08:30AM - Mountain
09:30AM - Central
10:30AM - Eastern
03:30PM - London
04:30PM - Paris
06:30PM - Moscow
11:30PM - Tokyo

Remember how when we launched Engadget Poland a couple weeks ago we said that we were just getting started rolling out new international versions of the site? Well, today we’re announcing two exciting new Engadgets we’ve waited for years to get started: Korean and German! They’re both in beta, so to speak, so try not to mind the sawdust as we work out the kinks. Big ups to Brian, Jason, Manfred, and everyone at our international teams that made these new sites possible. Oh, and if you’re waiting for Engadget in your language of choice, don’t worry, Korean and German aren’t the last we’ll be rolling out!

Read - Engadget Korea
Read - Engadget Germany

The end of an era; a fresh beginning; good riddance — whatever you think of Bill’s final day at Microsoft, it’s impossible to deny that his tenure there helped forever re-shape not just technology, but the world as we know it. So we’re declaring June 27th Bill Gates Day here at Engadget and hopefully you’ll forgive us for, like, totally tearing up now that he’s finally stepping out of his role as nerd-baron and into the shoes of full-blown immortal philanthropist. Hey, it’s Sir William Henry Gates III’s world, we just live in it — that means you, too, Steve.

We’ll miss you big guy.

P.S. -Keep this on the DL, but we heard this rumor he’s thinking of returning to uni for his post-post-post-doc, and it won’t even be honorary. We’ll keep you posted. In the mean time today, expect plenty more Bill.

All Day Coverage
Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) — the Microsoft years
Bill Gates wipes away tears at Microsoft farewell
The Bill Gates Engadgethology

Giveaways
The Bill Day giveaway (part 3) — Zune 80GB (black)
The Bill Day giveaway (part 2) — Office Ultimate 2007
The Bill Day giveaway (part 1) — Toshiba Gigabeat T400

Oh sure, you love gadgets — but do you have the chops to write about them? We’d love to know if you think you do, because we’re looking to actually pay people to do this stuff. Professional writing experience isn’t necessary (though it doesn’t hurt), but what we really care about is that you can write skillfully about gadgets with wit, concision, and authority. And being obsessed with Engadget is good, too.

• Full-time editor - Full-time, salary, benefits, the whole nine. Can be based on the East Coast (preferably NYC) or West Coast (preferably SF).
• European editor - Part or full-time (freelance), must be based in Europe, preferably London.
• Evening or Australian editor - Part or full-time (freelance), West Coast, odd hours, or Sydney / Oz-based are all solid.
• Engadget Mobile contributing editor - Part time or full-time (freelance).
• Columnists (wherever — just have good ideas to pitch!)

Want to apply? Read on.

Here’s what you need to send to apply:

Writing
• Three sample posts written in the Engadget style.
• “The Engadget style” doesn’t mean a generic-sounding blog voice — think about how your own writing style and voice can shine through while still fitting Engadget.
• These sample posts can be about whatever you want, but they should seem like they could have been written by one of our writers (but without all the typos and gross inaccuracies).
• Make sure these are germane to the site you want to write for.
• We won’t be using these on the site, we just want to get a sense of how well you can do this stuff.
• Your favorite related gadgets (and why).
• If you’re applying for Engadget classic, list your fave gadgets of all time.
• For Engadget Mobile, only list your three favorite cellphones.
• Give us a few words about how you think Engadget differs from other technology pubs out there.

  About you

• A few words about yourself. (Please note, due to legalities we can’t hire minors.)
• Your contact info.
• How much time per week you can commit to blogging. If it’s less than ten then you probably shouldn’t bother. Be realistic, okay?
• Any other questions you may have about the gig.

  What not to do

• Don’t just send us stuff you wrote elsewhere, we’re not asking for clips.
• Don’t send attachments or resumes.

Note that we will only review fully complete applications, and remember to put the name of the position you’re applying for in the title of your email.

We also apologize, but the sheer volume of applications makes it difficult to respond to everyone. If we’re interested we’ll get in touch, and thanks in advance!

To apply to Engadget, please send us an email at jobsATengadgetDOTcom
To apply to Engadget Mobile, please send an email to us at jobsATengadgetmobileDOTcom

Hard to believe, but four years ago today we launched our videogame-leaning baby, Joystiq. It’s so rewarding to see our dear little site all growed up (and now with lots of adorable children of its own), so head on over and help ‘em blow out the candles on their cake (which is not a lie).

Yep, Apple’s big developer conference kicks off in under 24 hours. We know some of you won’t sleep well tonight, but you’ve got some time to kill, so why not take a moment to make your original iPhone feel appreciated one last time — before you kick it to the curb in favor of the new 3G model His Steveness will be announcing. Everything you need to know is below, and don’t forget to bookmark the keynote page. There there, original iPhone, it’ll be okay.

Where you need to be:
Steve Jobs WWDC 2008 keynote - live coverage
All WWDC 2008 coverage [RSS] [Twitter]

Time zones:
Local times posted here

En Español
El WWDC empieza este lunes 9 de junio a las 10:00 PST USA… ¡prepárate!

Rumor roll call: 3G iPhone: check. Mid-range Mac desktop: check. Tablet MacBook: check. Tablet iPod touch: check. New MacBook Pros: check. Wait. You do realize that this is WWDC, and Apple usually only announces one, maybe two new pieces of hardware, right? They really just tend to focus on the software being that it’s their, um, worldwide developer conference. (iPhone 2.0 firmware: check. OS X 10.6: check. Me.com: check.) Whatever, set your alarm clocks because we’ll be there blowing it out live.

Where you need to be:
Steve Jobs WWDC 2008 keynote - live coverage
All WWDC 2008 coverage [RSS] [Twitter]

En Español:
El WWDC empieza este lunes 9 de junio a las 10:00 PST USA… ¡prepárate!

What time to post the GO AWAY note on your door on Monday, the 9th. (Leave more time zones in comments!)
07:00AM - Hawaii
10:00AM - Pacific
11:00AM - Mountain
12:00PM - Central
01:00PM - Eastern
05:00PM - GMT
06:00PM - London
07:00PM - Paris
02:00AM - Tokyo (June 10th)

Also, how do you want us to write this thing up? We usually do the latest updates at the bottom (so it reads like anything else — top to bottom); at Macworld we polled and did newest updates at the top, and a lot of people told us afterward that they preferred it the old way. So, what say you?

Whoa, hard to believe its been three years since the last internationalized version of Engadget launched, but we’re back and have a number of new sites in the pipeline — kicking off with Engadget in Polish!

Why Polish, you ask? Well, besides the fact that we had some amazing talent waiting in the wings to blow it out, it’s also a smaller (dare we say underserved?) market to soft-launch in that allows us to work out the kinks as we prepare to do even more international versions of Engadget in the coming weeks and months.

So if Polish isn’t your bag, just hang tight, you’ll be seeing even more localized Engadgets soon enough. And if it is, head on over and welcome our Polish team to the fold!

We had a little thumb-print orgy with the new HTC Touch Diamond immediately following its launch. Light and small, the Touch Diamond comes off as a unit with promise. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a while to get our hands on this via a US carrier, but Orange users in the UK will no doubt be pretty happy with this new handset, the first of its kind to use Windows Mobile 6.1.

Check out the gallery below, complete with comments and interface walk-through. A couple vids after the break, too!

Yes, that’s right, one lucky Engadget Mobile reader is going to walk away with a gorgeous, ultra-limited LG Shine worth more than the combined value of, like, every phone we’ve ever had. How exactly does one get in on this action? Head on over to Mobile for the scoop!