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- Ballmer: 'next generation of Windows systems' coming next year
- i3D app brings glasses-free 3D to iOS, tracks your gaze like a creepy portrait tracks Scooby Doo (video)
- Landfill gas to power 40% of GM's Orion Assembly Plant
- Ubiquitous iRemoTap puts your powerstrip in the cloud, turns lights off remotely (video)
- Las Vegas Developer Planning 500-Foot Tall Ferris Wheel
- VW launches "Think Blue" initiative in U.S.
- Verizon rolling out LTE coverage in 21 additional markets on June 16th, wins 4G blackjack
- Square Register and Card Case hands-on
- HTC EVO 3D Wears $200 Price Tag Off-Contract From The Shack
- Apple responds to Lodsys infringement accusations, says developers are not responsible
- Sony BMG Greece hacked, company's security woes continue
- Eee Pad Transformer gets overclocked to 1.4GHz, deemed less than stable
- Cars.com crashes its Chevy Volt; does $10,000 worth of damage
- Toyota to launch social network for people who like to befriend car dealerships
- AMD announces new, more energy efficient Embedded G-Series APUs
- Report: Renault-Nissan in battery-related talks with Daimler
- Sprint HTC EVO 4G now shipping with Gingerbread?
- Military Families Offered Free Admission to 1,300 Museums this Summer
- Red Flag Software, others announce MeeGo-based operating systems
- HTC EVO 3D priced at $200 on contract, free pack-ins cost your dignity
- Travel: Indianapolis in 5...
- The Indy 500 Turns 100
- Bibendum 2011: Nissan Leaf, Renault Fluence, Toyota FCHV among long list of rally winners
- Kogeto Dot brings bite-size panoramic video recording to iPhone 4 (hands-on)
- LG Quietly Makes The Genesis Official (Or: The Handset Formerly Known As enV Pro Officially Returns)
- First Drive: 2012 Toyota Prius V
- Xi3 modular PC reborn as Chrome desktop, promises independence from local storage
- Comcast Xfinity On-Demand Now Streaming To The iPhone, iPod touch
- Smartphone buyer's guide: the best phones for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and more!
- Motorola Droid 3 Specs Trickle Out; June Release Rumored, Possibly Without LTE?
| Ballmer: 'next generation of Windows systems' coming next year Posted: 23 May 2011 02:55 PM PDT Ballmer: 'next generation of Windows systems' coming next year  Ballmer: 'next generation of Windows systems' coming next year The name "Windows 8" may have been tossed around a lot as of late, but Steve Ballmer himself has only just now uttered the name for the first time in public at the company's developer forum in Japan. What's more, while he didn't divulge a ton of specifics, he did say that the "next generation of Windows systems" will be coming out next year, and that "there's a whole lot more... |
| Posted: 23 May 2011 02:55 PM PDT i3D app brings glasses-free 3D to iOS, tracks your gaze like a creepy portrait tracks Scooby Doo (video)  i3D app brings glasses-free 3D to iOS, tracks your gaze like a creepy portrait tracks Scooby Doo (video) i3D is a new app that can create a glasses-free 3D display on iDevices, using a technology known as Head-Coupled Perspective (HCP). Developed by the folks from the Engineering Human-Computer Interaction (EHCI) Research Group, HCP uses a front facing camera to track the movements of a user's head, allowing the app to adjust the display accordingly.... |
| Landfill gas to power 40% of GM's Orion Assembly Plant Posted: 23 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT Landfill gas to power 40% of GM's Orion Assembly Plant  Landfill gas to power 40% of GM's Orion Assembly Plant Filed under: Etc., Manufacturing/Plants, Chevrolet, GM When production of the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic and Buick Verano kicks off this fall, 40 percent of the energy that powers General Motors' Orion Assembly Plant will come from methane captured from a nearby landfill site. This use of the landfill gas will reduce GM's energy costs by $1.1 million a year and cut the amount of greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides released into... |
| Ubiquitous iRemoTap puts your powerstrip in the cloud, turns lights off remotely (video) Posted: 23 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT Ubiquitous iRemoTap puts your powerstrip in the cloud, turns lights off remotely (video)  Ubiquitous iRemoTap puts your powerstrip in the cloud, turns lights off remotely (video) It probably won't help you if you leave your oven on, but if you let lights linger after leaving home, Ubiquitous' iRemotTap may help you save a few Kilowatts. This seemingly vanilla powerstip is anything but, boasting the odd addition of a tiny OS embedded in a wireless LAN chip -- all the better to turn your lights off.... |
| Las Vegas Developer Planning 500-Foot Tall Ferris Wheel Posted: 23 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT Las Vegas Developer Planning 500-Foot Tall Ferris Wheel Las Vegas Developer Planning 500-Foot Tall Ferris Wheel A developer is rolling out plans to build a 500-foot viewing wheel on the Las Vegas Strip that would be higher than the London Eye and give visitors an unparalleled view of Sin City. |
| VW launches "Think Blue" initiative in U.S. Posted: 23 May 2011 01:46 PM PDT VW launches "Think Blue" initiative in U.S.  VW launches "Think Blue" initiative in U.S. Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Manufacturing/Plants, MPG, Volkswagen, USA 2012 Volkswagen Beetle - Click above for high-res image gallery Earlier today, Volkswagen launched its "Think Blue" initiative in the U.S. VW says that the initiative's aim is to "encourage eco-friendly mobility and progressive ideas for responsible action in everyday life." The U.S. launch of Think Blue coincides with the automaker's partnership with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and the May... |
| Verizon rolling out LTE coverage in 21 additional markets on June 16th, wins 4G blackjack Posted: 23 May 2011 01:46 PM PDT Verizon rolling out LTE coverage in 21 additional markets on June 16th, wins 4G blackjack  Verizon rolling out LTE coverage in 21 additional markets on June 16th, wins 4G blackjack This could be just the news your lonely little Thunderbolt has been waiting for. Verizon today announced the addition of 21 new markets to its LTE coverage, starting June 16th. The list includes some biggish spots, like Boise, ID, Milwaukee / Madison, WI, Salt Lake City, UT, and Hartford, CT -- Northern California will be getting a major coverage boost, as well, with the existing Bay Area coverage being expanded to... |
| Square Register and Card Case hands-on Posted: 23 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT Square Register and Card Case hands-on  Square Register and Card Case hands-on It looks like Square's little headphone jack-connected credit card reader has some company. The mobile payment startup introduced two new additions to its unique stable of payment options in San Francisco this morning that do away with credit cards, paper receipts, and even the bantam reader itself (to some degree).... |
| HTC EVO 3D Wears $200 Price Tag Off-Contract From The Shack Posted: 23 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT HTC EVO 3D Wears $200 Price Tag Off-Contract From The Shack  HTC EVO 3D Wears $200 Price Tag Off-Contract From The Shack While there is still some back-and-forth over when the HTC EVO 3D will finally grace us with its presence, an ad from RadioShack has clarified to what scale this highly-anticipated smartphone will lighten your wallet. On a new or upgraded two-year contract, the 3D-capable handset will cost $199.99, as opposed to $499.99 off-contract.... |
| Apple responds to Lodsys infringement accusations, says developers are not responsible Posted: 23 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT Apple responds to Lodsys infringement accusations, says developers are not responsible  Apple responds to Lodsys infringement accusations, says developers are not responsible Apple has responded to developers targeted by Lodsys, a patent holding firm that accused iOS devs of infringing on its intellectual property covering in-app upgrade purchases. In a letter from Apple dated today, the company claims that Lodsys's accusations are baseless, and explains that devs, or "App Makers," are "entitled to use this technology free from any infringement claims by Lodsys," because Apple has already licensed the technology on their behalf.... |
| Sony BMG Greece hacked, company's security woes continue Posted: 23 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT Sony BMG Greece hacked, company's security woes continue  Sony BMG Greece hacked, company's security woes continue It's the security nightmare that just won't end, and right now there's got to be plenty of Sony executives beginning to wish someone would pinch them already. After taking quite a PR and financial beating over the PSN breach, now the Greek site of Sony BMG has been hacked and the account info of thousands of users has been posted online.... |
| Eee Pad Transformer gets overclocked to 1.4GHz, deemed less than stable Posted: 23 May 2011 12:35 PM PDT Eee Pad Transformer gets overclocked to 1.4GHz, deemed less than stable  Eee Pad Transformer gets overclocked to 1.4GHz, deemed less than stable While many of you continue your quest for an Eee Pad Transformer, some folks, predictably, have already figured out how to overclock it. Someone in the XDA forum posted a custom kernel allowing hackers to crank the tablet's clock speed to 1.4GHz, the same peak reached by the ViewSonic G Tablet.... |
| Cars.com crashes its Chevy Volt; does $10,000 worth of damage Posted: 23 May 2011 12:01 PM PDT Cars.com crashes its Chevy Volt; does $10,000 worth of damage  Cars.com crashes its Chevy Volt; does $10,000 worth of damage Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM Chevy Volt crash tests - Click above for high-res image gallery In its first-ever crash test evaluation of plug-in vehicles, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) concluded that the 2011 Chevrolet Volt earned the top rating of "good" for its front, side, rear, and rollover crash protection.... |
| Toyota to launch social network for people who like to befriend car dealerships Posted: 23 May 2011 12:01 PM PDT Toyota to launch social network for people who like to befriend car dealerships  Toyota to launch social network for people who like to befriend car dealerships Man, social networks have taken on a loose definition as of late, haven't they? Toyota just announced plans to launch one for its customers, and while our initial reaction was an eye-roll and sighs of "what the world needs now," the truth is that it's really just a system that uses Twitter and Facebook to let you know when something's amiss.... |
| AMD announces new, more energy efficient Embedded G-Series APUs Posted: 23 May 2011 12:00 PM PDT AMD announces new, more energy efficient Embedded G-Series APUs  AMD announces new, more energy efficient Embedded G-Series APUs AMD has just rolled out two new additions to its line of Embedded G-Series APUs, combining Fusion-based processing with reduced power consumption. Both the T40E and T40R rock the same 64-bit x86 Bobcat CPU cores and DirectX 11-capable GPUs we've already seen in previous G-Series incarnations, but AMD says the pair can operate using thirty-nine percent less power than its cousins.... |
| Report: Renault-Nissan in battery-related talks with Daimler Posted: 23 May 2011 11:26 AM PDT Report: Renault-Nissan in battery-related talks with Daimler  Report: Renault-Nissan in battery-related talks with Daimler Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Renault, Daimler Smart/Nissan collaboration sketch - Click above for high-res image gallery Back in April 2010, the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG officially announced that the trio of automakers would collaborate on future vehicles and that each would take a 3.1-percent stake in the other company.... |
| Sprint HTC EVO 4G now shipping with Gingerbread? Posted: 23 May 2011 11:26 AM PDT Sprint HTC EVO 4G now shipping with Gingerbread?  Sprint HTC EVO 4G now shipping with Gingerbread? Lookie here, everyone -- we just pointed our browsers over to Sprint's official online store and if our eyes aren't deceiving us, the HTC EVO 4G is now shipping with Gingerbread. This is definitely news to us, as we have made some calls out to the brick-and-mortar retail stores with no indication that the carrier's top-selling phone is currently loaded with anything besides Android 2.2.... |
| Military Families Offered Free Admission to 1,300 Museums this Summer Posted: 23 May 2011 11:26 AM PDT Military Families Offered Free Admission to 1,300 Museums this Summer Military Families Offered Free Admission to 1,300 Museums this Summer The expanded Blue Star Museums program is being announced Monday with military families in San Diego where 17 museums are participating. The offer runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. |
| Red Flag Software, others announce MeeGo-based operating systems Posted: 23 May 2011 10:52 AM PDT Red Flag Software, others announce MeeGo-based operating systems  Red Flag Software, others announce MeeGo-based operating systems We're still waiting for a peek at some new hardware, but today's MeeGo Conference in San Francisco has now produced an announcement of another sort. Four companies -- including Red Flag Software, Linpus, 4tiitoo AG, and China Standard Software Company -- have announced that they're each planning to incorporate MeeGo 1.2 into their new MeeGo-based operating systems.... |
| HTC EVO 3D priced at $200 on contract, free pack-ins cost your dignity Posted: 23 May 2011 10:52 AM PDT HTC EVO 3D priced at $200 on contract, free pack-ins cost your dignity  HTC EVO 3D priced at $200 on contract, free pack-ins cost your dignity You've been able to pre-order an HTC EVO 3D since last week, but it involved a bit of a leap of faith since both price and release date were unannounced. Well, we can now solve at least one of those mysteries -- the EVO 3D will run you the industry standard $200 with a 2-year contract, while the commitment averse can snatch one up for $500.... |
| Posted: 23 May 2011 10:52 AM PDT Travel: Indianapolis in 5... Travel: Indianapolis in 5... Halfway around the world, tell a cabbie you're from Indianapolis and he'll grin and say, "Vroom-vroom!" |
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| Bibendum 2011: Nissan Leaf, Renault Fluence, Toyota FCHV among long list of rally winners Posted: 23 May 2011 10:19 AM PDT Bibendum 2011: Nissan Leaf, Renault Fluence, Toyota FCHV among long list of rally winners  Bibendum 2011: Nissan Leaf, Renault Fluence, Toyota FCHV among long list of rally winners Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hydrogen, Nissan, Toyota, Renault, Racing The battery-powered Renault Fluence Z.E. and Nissan Leaf were among the long list of victors at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum, a sustainable mobility-themed event held in Berlin, Germany. The Fluence edged out the Tesla Roadster to take first place in the 300-km inter-city rally in the electric-drive production vehicle category.... |
| Kogeto Dot brings bite-size panoramic video recording to iPhone 4 (hands-on) Posted: 23 May 2011 10:18 AM PDT Kogeto Dot brings bite-size panoramic video recording to iPhone 4 (hands-on)  Kogeto Dot brings bite-size panoramic video recording to iPhone 4 (hands-on) We've seen panorama add-ons for the iPhone before, but Kogeto's offering is quite a bit more pocketable than other crowd-funded solutions. The Kogeto Dot snaps onto an iPhone 4 in your choice of pastel colors, and catches 360-degree video when placed face down. It's got an accompanying iOS app that will un-distort the video for sharing, or even broadcast it on the net in real time.... |
| LG Quietly Makes The Genesis Official (Or: The Handset Formerly Known As enV Pro Officially Returns) Posted: 23 May 2011 10:18 AM PDT LG Quietly Makes The Genesis Official (Or: The Handset Formerly Known As enV Pro Officially Returns)  LG Quietly Makes The Genesis Official (Or: The Handset Formerly Known As enV Pro Officially Returns) Boom! After rumor broke that Verizon's then-upcoming Android-powered clamshell, the LG enV Pro, had gotten the ol' pre-launch cancel treatment, LG gave back nothin' but radio silence. After months of nothing (we'd honestly figured it was gone for good), the handset rised from the ashes and found its way to the rumormill — but not for Verizon as the enV Pro, but as the LG Genesis for US Cellular. Sure enough, the... |
| First Drive: 2012 Toyota Prius V Posted: 23 May 2011 09:46 AM PDT First Drive: 2012 Toyota Prius V  First Drive: 2012 Toyota Prius V Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, AutoblogGreen ExclusiveToyota Masters The Art Of The Conjunctive 2012 Toyota Prius V - Click above for high-res image gallery The hybrid lexicon is a language built on a foundation of disjunction. Buyers may have phenomenal fuel economy or space for kids and cargo. You can embarrass your neighbors at the fuel pump or have a satisfying driving experience.... |
| Xi3 modular PC reborn as Chrome desktop, promises independence from local storage Posted: 23 May 2011 09:46 AM PDT Xi3 modular PC reborn as Chrome desktop, promises independence from local storage  Xi3 modular PC reborn as Chrome desktop, promises independence from local storage Chromebooks a tad too mobile for you? Sensing the market is at last ready for Google's web-based OS, Xi3 decided to ship the ChromiumPC, an updated version of the modular, Chrome-based desktop it trotted out as a concept last year. The computer (also known as the 5 Series) has a processor module and two I/O ones -- a design whose promise is that installing a different operating system should be as... |
| Comcast Xfinity On-Demand Now Streaming To The iPhone, iPod touch Posted: 23 May 2011 09:46 AM PDT Comcast Xfinity On-Demand Now Streaming To The iPhone, iPod touch  Comcast Xfinity On-Demand Now Streaming To The iPhone, iPod touch Comcast just rolled out a major update to its seven month old Xfinity iOS app that brings streaming access to the Xfinity on-demand library just like iPad users have had for several weeks. This opens up a massive database of streaming content for iPhone and iPod touch. But there's a catch here.... |
| Smartphone buyer's guide: the best phones for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and more! Posted: 23 May 2011 09:46 AM PDT Smartphone buyer's guide: the best phones for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and more!  Smartphone buyer's guide: the best phones for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and more! The world of smartphones changes mighty quickly, and if you blink, you're bound to miss the latest and most delectable devices. That's where we come in, to provide timely roundups of everything your friends expect you to know, along with the insight that you crave. To bring you up to speed, in our December buyer's guide, at first blush you might have thought we were doing an overview of the best... |
| Motorola Droid 3 Specs Trickle Out; June Release Rumored, Possibly Without LTE? Posted: 23 May 2011 09:46 AM PDT Motorola Droid 3 Specs Trickle Out; June Release Rumored, Possibly Without LTE?  Motorola Droid 3 Specs Trickle Out; June Release Rumored, Possibly Without LTE? We've seen a few leaked photos, and heard a couple different rumors when it comes to Motorola's forthcoming Droid 3 smartphone, but TechnoBuffalo claims to have a tipster reliable enough to throw out some official specs. The rumored 4-inch qHD screen is seemingly good to go, and what was once a four-row QWERTY keyboard now sports a fifth row for dedicated number buttons.... |
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