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- Report: BMW i3 to bow at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show
- Nokia's online stores go offline in France and Spain
- Galaxy S Gingerbread update lands in the UK, better late than never
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread Hits Motorola Droid Pro Today
- Nielsen: Android’s Lead On iOS Plateaus, Data Usage Spikes
- Belkin's ScreenCast TV WiDi adapter hits the FCC
- BlackBerry finally sees competition within US government
- Nova Media's iCON 461 USB modem is unlocked for globe-trotting commitmentphobes
- Motorola Site Redesign Spills Shots Of XOOM 2, New Handsets, And A Watchphone?
- GE unveils EV Solar Carport in Connecticut
- Patent reveals Microsoft's Zune Nano, reminds us of an ambitious past
- U.S. Cellular Launches The HTC Merge, LG Genesis Coming June 9th
- WHO Assessment Puts Cell Phone Use At “Possibly Carcinogenic”
- Mercedes Clips the Wings of Its $183,000 Supercar
- Wild One: Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro
- Ford says left front fender is "optimal" charge port location
- Acer says Microsoft is too 'controlling' of Windows tablets, restrictions 'troublesome'
- Maps+ App Is Maps Plus Lots Of Other Stuff
- Pentagon says cyber attacks are acts of war: send us a worm, get a missle in return?
- Famous Face, Favorite Place: Camilla Belle's Rio de Janiero
- ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro and ViewPad 7x hands-on redux (video)
- Cellphones are dangerous/not dangerous: the WHO changes its mind
- 2012 Mercedes SLS Roadster Revealed
- Rethinking Scion
- Gallup poll shows 57% of Americans won't buy an electric vehicle
- Pantech To Launch Their First U.S. Android Phone, The Crossover, For AT&T On June 5th
- Quantum effect transistor is the world's smallest, hopes to make a big impact
- Report: GM cancels plug-in hybrid Cadillac SRX
- Garmin announces redesigned line of eTrex GPS handhelds with enhanced geocaching
- Apple Brings iWork Suite To The iPhone, iPod touch
| Report: BMW i3 to bow at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show Posted: 31 May 2011 02:37 PM PDT Report: BMW i3 to bow at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show  Report: BMW i3 to bow at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show Filed under: EV/Plug-in, BMW, Frankfurt Motor Show Spy Shots: BMW i3 - Click above for high-res image gallery According to Auto Motor und Sport, the i3 - BMW's electric urban hatchback - will take to the stage for its first time at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The i3 will be the first of BMW's "i" sub-branded vehicles to be unveiled.... |
| Nokia's online stores go offline in France and Spain Posted: 31 May 2011 02:37 PM PDT Nokia's online stores go offline in France and Spain  Nokia's online stores go offline in France and Spain Nokia's "around breakeven" outlook announced earlier today is discouraging at best, and now it looks like the company has begun shuttering online stores in response to growing competition from resellers, which offer lower prices on the same hardware. So far, online stores in France and Spain have been replaced with a closure notice, so customers in those countries will need to turn to third-party vendors to get their smartphone fix.... |
| Galaxy S Gingerbread update lands in the UK, better late than never Posted: 31 May 2011 02:36 PM PDT Galaxy S Gingerbread update lands in the UK, better late than never  Galaxy S Gingerbread update lands in the UK, better late than never So, Samsung missed that mid-May target date for the Galaxy S Gingerbread update... after already aborting an earlier push to Google's latest and greatest in mid-April. But, time for some cautious optimism -- it appears that Android 2.3 is finally here for Sammy's carrier-agnostic former flagship. A reader from the UK wrote in to let us know that he fired up Kies today and voilà -- firmware version 2.3.3.... |
| Android 2.3 Gingerbread Hits Motorola Droid Pro Today Posted: 31 May 2011 02:36 PM PDT Android 2.3 Gingerbread Hits Motorola Droid Pro Today  Android 2.3 Gingerbread Hits Motorola Droid Pro Today As originally promised last week, the |
| Nielsen: Android’s Lead On iOS Plateaus, Data Usage Spikes Posted: 31 May 2011 02:01 PM PDT Nielsen: Android's Lead On iOS Plateaus, Data Usage Spikes  Nielsen: Android's Lead On iOS Plateaus, Data Usage Spikes According to Neilsen's May survey, not much has changed by way of smartphone operating systems in the past month. Android, iOS and BlackBerry OS are at a standstill, posting the same market share numbers they did last month. Android still controls 36 percent of the market, with iOS trailing at 27 percent, and BlackBerry OS rounding out the top three with a 22 percent market share.... |
| Belkin's ScreenCast TV WiDi adapter hits the FCC Posted: 31 May 2011 02:01 PM PDT Belkin's ScreenCast TV WiDi adapter hits the FCC  Belkin's ScreenCast TV WiDi adapter hits the FCC Looking for another way to add some WiDi to your TV? Then you can now also add Belkin's ScreenCast TV adapter to the list of options that are available or imminent. It recently turned up on Belkin's own website with a "coming soon" message, and it's now just hit the FCC, which could mean that "soon" is actually really soon.... |
| BlackBerry finally sees competition within US government Posted: 31 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT BlackBerry finally sees competition within US government  BlackBerry finally sees competition within US government Despite our commander-in-chief's seemingly undying allegiance to BlackBerry, it looks like the federal government could be ready to make a break from RIM. According to a Washington Post article published yesterday, a number of agencies within the federal government are questioning their attachment to the standard-issue BlackBerry devices, and allowing government employees to bring in their own preferred methods of communication -- among other things, Congress now allows the use of... |
| Nova Media's iCON 461 USB modem is unlocked for globe-trotting commitmentphobes Posted: 31 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT Nova Media's iCON 461 USB modem is unlocked for globe-trotting commitmentphobes  Nova Media's iCON 461 USB modem is unlocked for globe-trotting commitmentphobes Unlocked 3G modems aren't something you see everyday. Sure, Zoom has been hawking the dongles for some time, but they're primarily of the tri-band variety -- Nova Media's iCON 461 does those one better by going quad-band and throwing in GPS for good measure. The globe-trotting "3G surfstick" supports 7.2Mbps HSPA on the 850, 900,1900, and 2100 bands (that would include AT&T here in the ol' US of A) and can... |
| Motorola Site Redesign Spills Shots Of XOOM 2, New Handsets, And A Watchphone? Posted: 31 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT Motorola Site Redesign Spills Shots Of XOOM 2, New Handsets, And A Watchphone?  Motorola Site Redesign Spills Shots Of XOOM 2, New Handsets, And A Watchphone? Whoops! Looks like someone at Motorola didn't cover up their breadcrumbs while working on the next version of their Mobility site. Now, leaked site redesigns generally aren't something we cover, because, well, no one cares. This one's special, though. This one's fun. This one's jam-packed full of unannounced products. While the Mobility site is now back to its original, non-leaky form, PocketNow managed to nab some screenshots of all the good stuff.... |
| GE unveils EV Solar Carport in Connecticut Posted: 31 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT GE unveils EV Solar Carport in Connecticut  GE unveils EV Solar Carport in Connecticut Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USA GE EV Solar Carport - Click above for high-res image gallery On Thursday, Luis Ramírez, chief executive officer of General Electric energy industrial solutions, joined Connecticut Governor, Dannel Malloy, to unveil and celebrate the grand opening of GE's Electric Vehicle (EV) Solar Carport in Plainville, CN. The EV Solar Carport project, hailed by GE as of the most expansive undertakings of its type in all of North America, uses... |
| Patent reveals Microsoft's Zune Nano, reminds us of an ambitious past Posted: 31 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT Patent reveals Microsoft's Zune Nano, reminds us of an ambitious past  Patent reveals Microsoft's Zune Nano, reminds us of an ambitious past See that there? That's a hope and a dream, both of which are seemingly situated in a nondescript box six feet beneath the surface of reality. Thanks to a bit of digging by the folks at Techie Buzz, a Microsoft patent was unearthed containing pictures and descriptions of a bantam media player, not unlike the sketches here.... |
| U.S. Cellular Launches The HTC Merge, LG Genesis Coming June 9th Posted: 31 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT U.S. Cellular Launches The HTC Merge, LG Genesis Coming June 9th  U.S. Cellular Launches The HTC Merge, LG Genesis Coming June 9th Just a quick update for those keeping tabs on the LG Genesis (which, up until Verizon decided not to offer it, was previously known as the "enV Pro") for U.S. Cellular: look for it to hit the shelves on June 9th for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. In other news: that $149.99-after-rebate pricetag is the same thing they're asking for the HTC Merge, which hit their shelves as the sun came... |
| WHO Assessment Puts Cell Phone Use At “Possibly Carcinogenic” Posted: 31 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT WHO Assessment Puts Cell Phone Use At "Possibly Carcinogenic"  WHO Assessment Puts Cell Phone Use At "Possibly Carcinogenic" The World Health Organization has just released the findings of a major literature review by leading scientists in the fields of cancer and radiation. Their conclusion? We need more data, but it's looking as if wireless communications are, at the very least, not not carcinogenic. The only positive data were too "limited" or "inadequate" to permit the group to say there's a definite link, though they saw fit to give it a... |
| Mercedes Clips the Wings of Its $183,000 Supercar Posted: 31 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT Mercedes Clips the Wings of Its $183,000 Supercar Mercedes Clips the Wings of Its $183,000 Supercar Mercedes-Benz has officially unveiled the much anticipated convertible version of its SLS AMG supercar. |
| Wild One: Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro Posted: 31 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT Wild One: Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro Wild One: Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro The one-off show car could be a precursor to an AWD S1 quattro. |
| Ford says left front fender is "optimal" charge port location Posted: 31 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT Ford says left front fender is "optimal" charge port location  Ford says left front fender is "optimal" charge port location Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Ford, USA Ford Focus Electric - Click above for high-res image gallery When future owners of the Ford Focus Electric or C-Max Energi go to plug in their vehicles, they'll find that the charge port is in the "optimal location." Ford says that locating the charge port on a vehicle's left front fender ensures that customers have a "perfect place to fuel up." Here's Ford's reasoning behind its "optimal... |
| Acer says Microsoft is too 'controlling' of Windows tablets, restrictions 'troublesome' Posted: 31 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT Acer says Microsoft is too 'controlling' of Windows tablets, restrictions 'troublesome'  Acer says Microsoft is too 'controlling' of Windows tablets, restrictions 'troublesome' A web of rumor and suggestion has been spun in recent weeks about a new tablet-oriented version of Windows. But when major players like Acer start moanin' and complainin' about how they're going to make hardware to run the new OS, that's when you know something has to be afoot.... |
| Maps+ App Is Maps Plus Lots Of Other Stuff Posted: 31 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT Maps+ App Is Maps Plus Lots Of Other Stuff  Maps+ App Is Maps Plus Lots Of Other Stuff At TechCrunch Disrupt NYC last week, Google's location boss Marissa Mayer pointed out that Google Maps for mobile traffic will surpass that of its desktop counterpart by June. Our dependence on mobile technology for where we are and where we're going seems to be growing by the minute, so its not too surprising to see a number of enhanced Map apps hit various app stores.... |
| Pentagon says cyber attacks are acts of war: send us a worm, get a missle in return? Posted: 31 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT Pentagon says cyber attacks are acts of war: send us a worm, get a missle in return?  Pentagon says cyber attacks are acts of war: send us a worm, get a missle in return? Well, the Pentagon is finally fed up with hackers picking on its buddies and foreign intelligence taking shots at its computer systems, and has decided that such cyber attacks can constitute an act of war. Of course, the powers that be won't be bombing you for simply sending them some spyware, but attempts to sabotage US infrastructure (power grids, public transit, and the like) may be met with heavy artillery.... |
| Famous Face, Favorite Place: Camilla Belle's Rio de Janiero Posted: 31 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT Famous Face, Favorite Place: Camilla Belle's Rio de Janiero Famous Face, Favorite Place: Camilla Belle's Rio de Janiero Camilla Belle's star has been rising since she began modeling at a mere nine months of age. Today the young siren turns heads as she globe-trots for film and fashion shoots: |
| ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro and ViewPad 7x hands-on redux (video) Posted: 31 May 2011 11:40 AM PDT ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro and ViewPad 7x hands-on redux (video)  ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro and ViewPad 7x hands-on redux (video) We've already fiddled with ViewSonic's two new tablets at Computex's pre-show event, but we decided to hit the booth earlier today to get a closer look at the ViewPad 10Pro's BlueStacks Android virtualization on Windows 7, as well as the ViewPad 7x's funky UI. Starting off with the bigger slate, you'll see in the above video that the Android implementation isn't as good as it sounds -- ViewSonic says it wants... |
| Cellphones are dangerous/not dangerous: the WHO changes its mind Posted: 31 May 2011 11:40 AM PDT Cellphones are dangerous/not dangerous: the WHO changes its mind  Cellphones are dangerous/not dangerous: the WHO changes its mind To say that experts generally don't agree about whether cellphone radiation can fry your brain is an understatement of massive proportions, but amazingly enough, the World Health Organization has come to a pseudo-conclusion. A group of 31 scientists from 14 countries working in the org's International Agency for Research on Cancer says that -- based on a survey of the literature -- those electromagnetic fields are as likely to be potentially... |
| 2012 Mercedes SLS Roadster Revealed Posted: 31 May 2011 11:39 AM PDT 2012 Mercedes SLS Roadster Revealed 2012 Mercedes SLS Roadster Revealed The new drop-top comes packing the performance of the gullwing coupe. |
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| Gallup poll shows 57% of Americans won't buy an electric vehicle Posted: 31 May 2011 11:03 AM PDT Gallup poll shows 57% of Americans won't buy an electric vehicle  Gallup poll shows 57% of Americans won't buy an electric vehicle Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USA Think City - Click above for high-res image gallery A recent USA Today-Gallup poll shows that 57 percent of American drivers won't buy an electric vehicle (EV) - no matter how much a gallon of gas costs. That compares to 12 percent of respondents who will consider owning an EV if gas tops $5 per gallon; ten percent if gas prices reached the $6 to $8 range; and nine... |
| Pantech To Launch Their First U.S. Android Phone, The Crossover, For AT&T On June 5th Posted: 31 May 2011 11:03 AM PDT Pantech To Launch Their First U.S. Android Phone, The Crossover, For AT&T On June 5th  Pantech To Launch Their First U.S. Android Phone, The Crossover, For AT&T On June 5th You know, we haven't really thought much about Pantech since the ol' days of Helio (and the Pantech-made Helio Ocean.) We'd figured the company had decided that the U.S. mobile market and its current iPhone/Android-mindset was a bit too tough to crack, and had gone back to mainly focusing on slingin' their feature-phone wares in their home country of South Korea. Well, Pantech's back — and this time, they're rockin' Android. This morning,... |
| Quantum effect transistor is the world's smallest, hopes to make a big impact Posted: 31 May 2011 11:03 AM PDT Quantum effect transistor is the world's smallest, hopes to make a big impact  Quantum effect transistor is the world's smallest, hopes to make a big impact What's better than billions of transistors? Billions of miniature two-nanometer ones, leaving room for billions more. A team of researchers accomplished just that, using the quantum effect to shrink these semiconductors -- and set a new size record in the process -- while also managing to keep them operating at room temperature.... |
| Report: GM cancels plug-in hybrid Cadillac SRX Posted: 31 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT Report: GM cancels plug-in hybrid Cadillac SRX  Report: GM cancels plug-in hybrid Cadillac SRX Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Cadillac, GM 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T - Click above for high-res image gallery In early March, we reported that General Motors was toying with the idea of expanding its plug-in hybrid vehicle lineup. At the time, the Cadillac SRX crossover was rumored to be a candidate for plug-in technology.... |
| Garmin announces redesigned line of eTrex GPS handhelds with enhanced geocaching Posted: 31 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT Garmin announces redesigned line of eTrex GPS handhelds with enhanced geocaching  Garmin announces redesigned line of eTrex GPS handhelds with enhanced geocaching Lost hikers and outdoorsmen will soon have yet another arrow to add to their navigational quivers, now that Garmin has decided to upgrade its eTrex line of GPS handhelds. The refresh, announced this morning, will bring three new models to the eTrex family during the third quarter of this year.... |
| Apple Brings iWork Suite To The iPhone, iPod touch Posted: 31 May 2011 09:53 AM PDT Apple Brings iWork Suite To The iPhone, iPod touch  Apple Brings iWork Suite To The iPhone, iPod touch When I got an iPad 2 test unit in the mail a few weeks back, one of the first things I noticed when browsing through apps was that the iWork suite of apps, Numbers, Pages, and Keynote, were all present in the App Store for the iPad. Immediately, I was overcome with jealousy.... |
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