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Google pinpoints shutdown dates for Wave, Translate APIs (amongst others)

Posted: 28 May 2011 02:39 PM PDT

Google pinpoints shutdown dates for Wave, Translate APIs (amongst others)


Google pinpoints shutdown dates for Wave, Translate APIs (amongst others)
'Tis a sad day in the world of Google... at least for developers who use any of a handful of ill-fated APIs. As the search giant's API list has grown in recent months, it's making the decision to cull a few in the effort of "spring cleaning." In fact, a grand total of seven new APIs were launched during Google I/O alone, but it looks as if the end is nigh...

1923 Leica O-series becomes world's most expensive camera, fetches $1.89 million at auction

Posted: 28 May 2011 02:06 PM PDT

1923 Leica O-series becomes world's most expensive camera, fetches $1.89 million at auction


1923 Leica O-series becomes world's most expensive camera, fetches $1.89 million at auction
Just when we thought ancient wooden boxes were all the rage among camera collectors, a compact beauty has shattered our theories -- this 1923 Leica 0-series just sold at auction for €1,320,000, or about $1.89 million in US money. Curiously enough, the exact same auction house reportedly sold the exact same camera four years ago: No....

Gigabyte bolts an SSD to a motherboard (so you don't have to)

Posted: 28 May 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Gigabyte bolts an SSD to a motherboard (so you don't have to)


Gigabyte bolts an SSD to a motherboard (so you don't have to)
Gigabyte has decided to simplify matters for those who want the power of an SSD in their desktop, but don't want to deal with the hassle of buying and connecting one. The company's new Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (catchy, no?) motherboard comes with a 20GB Intel SSD 311 mounted right on it, which should sound somewhat familiar....

Return To Wired Communication, Potentially Pony Express

Posted: 28 May 2011 12:26 PM PDT

Return To Wired Communication, Potentially Pony Express


Return To Wired Communication, Potentially Pony Express
Yesterday, the Council of Europe released a report recommending that member states rethink the way they look at radiation used in wireless communication, putting it on par with the type of health hazards found in cigarettes and genetically altered foods. The report suggests that member states should push for a return to wired communication and a ban on Wi-Fi in schools....

WillItRain iOS App Tells You If It Will Rain

Posted: 28 May 2011 12:26 PM PDT

WillItRain iOS App Tells You If It Will Rain


WillItRain iOS App Tells You If It Will Rain
While doing a little browsing in the Apple App Store this morning, I came across a cute little application that I can totally see myself using just about every day: WillItRain. In most cases, I have no use for the direction of the wind or the level of humidity. I just want to know if it will rain....

Lodsys shifts in-app purchasing target to Android devs following Apple response

Posted: 28 May 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Lodsys shifts in-app purchasing target to Android devs following Apple response


Lodsys shifts in-app purchasing target to Android devs following Apple response
We figured Apple's firm response to Lodsys earlier this week regarding its claims against iOS devs would prompt the patent holder to move on to its next target, and sure enough, it looks as if said target has been selected. Unfortunately, a group of Android app devs have now found themselves in the Texas-based company's crosshairs, which is citing the same patent infringement that Apple recently addressed, relating specifically to in-app...

Ford investing $72m to increase Duratorq diesel engine production in India

Posted: 28 May 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Ford investing $72m to increase Duratorq diesel engine production in India


Ford investing $72m to increase Duratorq diesel engine production in India
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Ford, India Ford Focus Econetic with 1.6-liter Duratorq diesel engine - Click above for high-res image gallery Ford will invest $72 million to expand its powertrain facility in Chennai, India, bringing the automaker's total investment in India to more than $1 billion. When expansion is complete in mid-2012, the plant's diesel engine production capacity will jump from 250,000 to 330,000 units per year. This investment is part of Ford of...

Tactile Brush uses sensory illusions to let you feel games, movies

Posted: 28 May 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Tactile Brush uses sensory illusions to let you feel games, movies


Tactile Brush uses sensory illusions to let you feel games, movies
Poor arachnophobes -- it's bad enough that 3D movies can make it look like swarms of eight-legged freaks are pouring out of the screen, now Disney wants you to feel the creepy crawlies, too. In a presumed effort to one-up those "4D" chairs used at Shrek's castle down in Orlando, the company has been working on what it calls Tactile Brush -- a chair with an array of 12 vibrating coils...

Alaska Airlines ditches paper flight manuals for iPads

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:03 AM PDT

Alaska Airlines ditches paper flight manuals for iPads


Alaska Airlines ditches paper flight manuals for iPads
The iPad has already gotten the go-ahead from the FAA as a replacement for paper flight charts and maps, and now Alaska Airlines has become the first major US airline to hop on board the paperless bandwagon. While it's not quite ready to ditch paper navigation charts just yet (though that is under consideration), the airline has announced that it will be replacing its traditional flight manuals with iPads, which will...

Paypal v. Google: a tawdry tale of trade secret misappropriation

Posted: 28 May 2011 07:22 AM PDT

Paypal v. Google: a tawdry tale of trade secret misappropriation


Paypal v. Google: a tawdry tale of trade secret misappropriation
Google and its poached Paypal employees got sued for trade secret misappropriation yesterday, but we didn't know the dirty details until now. A peek at PayPal's complaint reveals there's a bit more to the story. Apparently, Paypal and Google were in talks last year to use PayPal for payments in the Android Market....

Pike says Coulomb Technologies is best EVSE vendor, ECOtality in 2nd place

Posted: 28 May 2011 05:40 AM PDT

Pike says Coulomb Technologies is best EVSE vendor, ECOtality in 2nd place


Pike says Coulomb Technologies is best EVSE vendor, ECOtality in 2nd place
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, USA According to the latest Pike Pulse report, two electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) companies stand out among the competition in strategy and execution: Coulomb Technologies and Ecotality, with one above the other. The "Pike Pulse Report: Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment" evaluated 10 leading EVSE vendors and rated them on 12 criteria: vision, go-to-market strategy, partners, product strategy and roadmap, technology, geographic reach, market share, sales and marketing, product...

Visualized: a decade of mapping the universe, and all we got was this bloated JPEG

Posted: 28 May 2011 05:06 AM PDT

Visualized: a decade of mapping the universe, and all we got was this bloated JPEG


Visualized: a decade of mapping the universe, and all we got was this bloated JPEG
Thousands upon thousands of galaxies. Ten years to complete. A glance at the most complete map of the local universe anywhere in existence. Something tells us Richard Branson's getting a print for his Virgin Galactic headquarters...Continue reading Visualized: a decade of mapping the universe, and all we got was this bloated JPEGVisualized: a decade of mapping the universe, and all we got was this bloated JPEG originally appeared on Engadget on...

PlayStation announces official wireless cans for PS3, stereo frags coming September

Posted: 28 May 2011 02:18 AM PDT

PlayStation announces official wireless cans for PS3, stereo frags coming September


PlayStation announces official wireless cans for PS3, stereo frags coming September
Perhaps Sony deemed the Ultimate Weapon too powerful (or too expensive) for PlayStation 3 owners, but these new wireless cans ought to keep your ears warm, at the very least. The new official PS3 Wireless Stereo Headset features 7.1 virtual surround sound, a retractable, mutable microphone, and standard embedded volume controls....

Microsoft manager teams up with teens to build a fusion reactor in his garage (video)

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:31 PM PDT

Microsoft manager teams up with teens to build a fusion reactor in his garage (video)


Microsoft manager teams up with teens to build a fusion reactor in his garage (video)
Normally, if a grown man talks about building a fusion reactor and wants your 13-year-old to hang out in his garage, we'd expect you to smile, back away slowly, and perhaps alert the authorities. But, if that man is Microsoft program manager Carl Greninger there's no need to run. The science fanatic recruited a team of teens, as young as 13, and worked with them to build a Farnsworth-Hirsch Fusor --...

HP expands laptop battery recall, doesn't want you to feel the burn

Posted: 27 May 2011 09:51 PM PDT

HP expands laptop battery recall, doesn't want you to feel the burn


HP expands laptop battery recall, doesn't want you to feel the burn
HP wants to make sure you don't get burned, literally. For the third May in a row, it's issuing another expansion of its voluntary battery recall on laptops produced from July 2007 to May 2008 -- frankly, we're considering a holiday to mark the occasion. May 2009 saw a recall of 70,000 batteries followed by an expansion to cover 15,000 in China, totaling 85,000 affected laptops....

Ask Engadget: best sub-$100 5.1 surround sound system?

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:12 PM PDT

Ask Engadget: best sub-$100 5.1 surround sound system?


Ask Engadget: best sub-$100 5.1 surround sound system?
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Greg, who needs 5.1 surround sound in the worst, most inexpensive way. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "I'm looking for a budget 5.1 surround...

ASUS Eee Pad Slider going on sale 'soon,' price is still anyone's guess

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:34 PM PDT

ASUS Eee Pad Slider going on sale 'soon,' price is still anyone's guess


ASUS Eee Pad Slider going on sale 'soon,' price is still anyone's guess
ASUS' Eee Pad Transformer might still be difficult to track down, but at least all systems are go for the company's other Honeycomb tablet, the Eee Pad Slider. The company confirmed today that the 10.1-inch tablet, originally slated for May, is "coming soon" -- no word, of course, on whether it will ditch Tegra 2 for an Atom Z670 CPU, as rumored....

Video: Renault and Nissan imagine a world where gas powers everything

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:54 PM PDT

Video: Renault and Nissan imagine a world where gas powers everything


Video: Renault and Nissan imagine a world where gas powers everything
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Nissan, Renault Nissan's "Gas Powered Everything" ad - Click above to watch the videos after the jump What would the world be like if everything were powered by gasoline? Renault-Nissan has kicked off a massive advertising campaign intended to highlight the advanced technology of electric vehicles with the debut of a pair of videos that bang home the point that consumers depend upon electricity to power items used...

Leaked AMD roadmap reveals Desna APU, bona fide tablet strategy

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:54 PM PDT

Leaked AMD roadmap reveals Desna APU, bona fide tablet strategy


Leaked AMD roadmap reveals Desna APU, bona fide tablet strategy
What's a chip maker to do after successfully hawking five million of its Fusion APUs? Why, expand the line, of course! A leaked slide deck from within the lairs of AMD is showing off quite a bit of the company's upcoming roadmap, and while a good deal of it has already been made public in one way or another, there's one term that's causing all sorts of buzz -- and for...

PSA: Get Everything Off Your Old T-Mobile Sidekick By June 30th, Or It’s Gone

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:54 PM PDT

PSA: Get Everything Off Your Old T-Mobile Sidekick By June 30th, Or It's Gone


PSA: Get Everything Off Your Old T-Mobile Sidekick By June 30th, Or It's Gone
As we found out a few months back, all of the old T-Mobile/Danger Sidekicks out there are headed for greener pastures early next week. Come May 31st, the ol' Danger data servers will given a belly rub, one last defrag, then will be unceremoniously taken out back and shot. Here's something we didn't know, though: if you've still got any important photos, contacts, calendars, or notes on that Sidekick floating around in...

2011 Ferrari FF — First Drive

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:54 PM PDT

2011 Ferrari FF — First Drive


2011 Ferrari FF — First Drive
The new grand tourer from the House of the Prancing Horse is spectacular.

Audi announces e-gas project; A3 TCNG production scheduled for 2013

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:21 PM PDT

Audi announces e-gas project; A3 TCNG production scheduled for 2013


Audi announces e-gas project; A3 TCNG production scheduled for 2013
Filed under: Audi, Natural Gas, Europe/EU In 2013, Audi will kick off series production of its A3 TCNG, a vehicle powered by what the automaker calls e-gas - a synthetic gas produced via the methanation of hydrogen created by electrolysis using renewable sources of energy. When an A3 TCNG owner refuels with e-gas, Audi says that the corresponding amount of renewable energy required to produce the unique fuel will be fed back...

People of Lava invites Android developers to version 2.0 of its app market for TVs

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:21 PM PDT

People of Lava invites Android developers to version 2.0 of its app market for TVs


People of Lava invites Android developers to version 2.0 of its app market for TVs
While Google continues to work on an official Android Market for TVs, Sweden's own People of Lava has announced the second version of the app store for its Scandinavia Android TV. With version 2.0 People of Lava is focusing on attracting developers to create apps specifically for the Android 1.5-powered TVs in order to fill its own app marketplace....