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- Aviation biofuel on verge of receiving official approval
- Lawmakers Get Involved In “Locationgate,” Propose Data Privacy Law
- Archos Arnova 7 hits the FCC, brings new hope to penny-pinching tablet enthusiasts
- Hydro-Quebec hands over 15 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to suburban Montreal businesses
- Google Sync adds mail server search, appointment confirmation to native iOS apps
- Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart coming to T-Mobile on June 22nd, Dart available today
- Sony updates Vaio C series with subtler shades, E models go Sandy Bridge
- HTC Sensation 4G now available at T-Mobile, $150 if you order online
- Ken Block, Now Testing F1 Cars, Too
- Hafei Motor will equip compact MPVs with mild hybrid tech to boost sales
- DataBot mouse and HDD concepts give weight to files, encourage data purges (video)
- Nissan Leaf sales updates: 5,000 more deliveries planned this summer; 4,500 people asked for $99 deposit back
- BlackBerry PlayBook hits UK one day ahead of schedule
- Shenzhen mobile phone market: going deeper inside Huaqiangbei
- Study: Market for lightweight vehicle materials to grow to $125.3 billion by 2015
- Samsung Series 5 Chromebook now shipping in Arctic White -- Titan Silver edition still to come
- Battery-less transimitters pave the way for wireless baby sensors
- Verizon Extends Mobile Hotspot Promo For 4G LTE Smartphones To July 6
- US DOJ greenlights Google's $900 million bid for Nortel patents; Apple, RIM also interested
- 2011 Acura RL – Flash Drive
- T-Mobile Confirms June 22nd Launch For Exhibit 4G and Gravity SMART
- Rumor: Google’s Next Nexus To Be The “Nexus 4G?”
- LG trots out ultraslim Nano Full LED TVs, polarized Cinema 3D sets
- Report: Prices of fuel-efficient used vehicles have peaked
- Elusive Galaxy Tab 8.9 hitting Nordic countries in September
- Olivetti's OliPad 110 tablet runs on Honeycomb, olive oil
- Starbucks Now Lets You Pay For Coffee With Your Android Phone
- T-Mobile Releases HTC Sensation 4G, And Kind Of Releases The Samsung Dart
- Console vs. PC redux: how mobile gaming will reshape the industry (again)
- Video: Fully Charged gives Carlos Ghosn a lift in the Nissan Leaf
| Aviation biofuel on verge of receiving official approval Posted: 15 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT Aviation biofuel on verge of receiving official approval  Aviation biofuel on verge of receiving official approval Filed under: Biodiesel, Etc. Certifying body ASTM International looks to be just days away from officially approving HRJ (a hydrogenated biofuel that consists of a 50/50 blend of vegetable oil and kerosene) for use in commercial aviation. On June 8th, a deciding ballot passed through the ASTM's technical committees. Though approval is not yet official, Richard Altman, executive director of the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative, told Flightglobal that "from a practical... |
| Lawmakers Get Involved In “Locationgate,” Propose Data Privacy Law Posted: 15 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT Lawmakers Get Involved In "Locationgate," Propose Data Privacy Law  Lawmakers Get Involved In "Locationgate," Propose Data Privacy Law The "Locationgate" scandal that saw so much coverage back in April hasn't been in the news much lately, but that hasn't stopped lawmakers from trying to prevent similar situations. Two senators, Al Franken of Minnesota and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, have proposed a mobile privacy bill today hoping to strengthen the level of consent needed for app developers and device makers to collect and share location data. In case you've been living... |
| Archos Arnova 7 hits the FCC, brings new hope to penny-pinching tablet enthusiasts Posted: 15 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT Archos Arnova 7 hits the FCC, brings new hope to penny-pinching tablet enthusiasts  Archos Arnova 7 hits the FCC, brings new hope to penny-pinching tablet enthusiasts For those who like their Android tablets cheap, it looks like Archos is ready to unleash yet another budget-friendly addition to the Arnova family stateside. The Arnova 7 slate has just graced the FCC, accompanied by the requisite confidentiality requests, which means we won't get any real-deal shots of the thing, nor a full list of specs, but we did get a rather nice sketch of the WiFi tablet via the... |
| Hydro-Quebec hands over 15 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to suburban Montreal businesses Posted: 15 Jun 2011 02:36 PM PDT Hydro-Quebec hands over 15 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to suburban Montreal businesses  Hydro-Quebec hands over 15 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to suburban Montreal businesses Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, North America Recently, Hydro-Québec handed over the keys to 15 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs that were delivered to the Boucherville businesses that will take part in the second phase of Canada's grandest electric vehicle trial. Thierry Vandal, president and chief executive officer of Hydro-Québec, notes that: This second phase brings us to the very heart of the project, focusing on the needs of businesses and their employees who work in Boucherville. Coordinated... |
| Google Sync adds mail server search, appointment confirmation to native iOS apps Posted: 15 Jun 2011 02:36 PM PDT Google Sync adds mail server search, appointment confirmation to native iOS apps  Google Sync adds mail server search, appointment confirmation to native iOS apps Google Sync has pushed Gmail messages, calendar updates, and contacts to iOS since its launch in 2009, but this half-baked solution previously lacked some key functionality. Beginning today, users can finally perform mail server searches and confirm appointment requests from their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This means that you'll be able to search for messages in your entire mailbox, not just for emails stored on your device -- a feature... |
| Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart coming to T-Mobile on June 22nd, Dart available today Posted: 15 Jun 2011 02:36 PM PDT Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart coming to T-Mobile on June 22nd, Dart available today  Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart coming to T-Mobile on June 22nd, Dart available today Not a lot of surprises here, but T-Mobile has just confirmed a pair of earlier rumors surrounding three different Android-based phones from Samsung. That includes the Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart, which will both indeed be launching on June 22nd, and the entry-level Samsung Dart (pictured above), which is available today for free on a two-year contract.... |
| Sony updates Vaio C series with subtler shades, E models go Sandy Bridge Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:58 PM PDT Sony updates Vaio C series with subtler shades, E models go Sandy Bridge  Sony updates Vaio C series with subtler shades, E models go Sandy Bridge Sony's mainstream E and C series of laptops are getting a bit of an update with some new color options and updated processors in the case of E series. The 14-, 15.5-, and 17.3-inch Vaio E models are finally joining the Sandy Bridge brigade with second-gen Core i3 and i5s, while also adding an AMD Fusion option on the 15.5-inch version for all you Sunnyvale fans out there.... |
| HTC Sensation 4G now available at T-Mobile, $150 if you order online Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:58 PM PDT HTC Sensation 4G now available at T-Mobile, $150 if you order online  HTC Sensation 4G now available at T-Mobile, $150 if you order online Walmart shoppers may have been able to get their hands on the phone a few days early but, as promised, everyone else can now snag the HTC Sensation 4G direct from T-Mobile. What's more, while the list price is the same $200 we'd heard previously (on a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate), the carrier is also offering an additional $50 off for those that order online, which brings... |
| Ken Block, Now Testing F1 Cars, Too Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:58 PM PDT Ken Block, Now Testing F1 Cars, Too Ken Block, Now Testing F1 Cars, Too Heck of a resume: shoe magnate, YouTube star, rally racer, F1 tester. |
| Hafei Motor will equip compact MPVs with mild hybrid tech to boost sales Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT Hafei Motor will equip compact MPVs with mild hybrid tech to boost sales  Hafei Motor will equip compact MPVs with mild hybrid tech to boost sales Filed under: Hybrid, MPG, China Hafei Motor aims to crush its competition by equipping its compact multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) with mild hybrid technology. That sounds good, but who's Hafei Motor? Hafei Motor Company is a subsidiary of Harbin HF Automobile Industry Group. In 2009, Hafei Motors was purchased by Chang'an Automobile Group and many of Hafei's vehicles are designed by Pininfarina.... |
| DataBot mouse and HDD concepts give weight to files, encourage data purges (video) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT DataBot mouse and HDD concepts give weight to files, encourage data purges (video)  DataBot mouse and HDD concepts give weight to files, encourage data purges (video) Mice have been a computing mainstay since pretty close to the dawn of the PC, but they don't offer much in terms of information about the on-screen data you're interacting with. What if they featured physical feedback to tip you off to things like the size of the files you're moving around?... |
| Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT Nissan Leaf sales updates: 5,000 more deliveries planned this summer; 4,500 people asked for $99 deposit back  Nissan Leaf sales updates: 5,000 more deliveries planned this summer; 4,500 people asked for $99 deposit back Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive 2011 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery When we first laid eyes on the Nissan Leaf, way back in 2009, we called it the tip of the mass market EV spear because we realized right away that this could be a compelling vehicle for a lot of people.... |
| BlackBerry PlayBook hits UK one day ahead of schedule Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT BlackBerry PlayBook hits UK one day ahead of schedule  BlackBerry PlayBook hits UK one day ahead of schedule We already knew that RIM's PlayBook was on its way to the UK on June 16th, but antsy BlackBerry fans can now get their hands on the tab one day early. Phones 4u has just announced that it's stocking the 7-inch slate in two brick-and-mortar stores today -- one day ahead of the official release.... |
| Shenzhen mobile phone market: going deeper inside Huaqiangbei Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT Shenzhen mobile phone market: going deeper inside Huaqiangbei  Shenzhen mobile phone market: going deeper inside Huaqiangbei It's safe to say that most of our readers are accustomed to phone shops that are well lit, fairly spacious, and not peppered with KIRF products. But if you're feeling adventurous and want to take a dip in the deep end of the pool, then Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei district should satisfy your strange curiosity.... |
| Study: Market for lightweight vehicle materials to grow to $125.3 billion by 2015 Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:32 AM PDT Study: Market for lightweight vehicle materials to grow to $125.3 billion by 2015  Study: Market for lightweight vehicle materials to grow to $125.3 billion by 2015 Filed under: MPG, Lightweight According to a study conducted by BCC Research, the global market value for lightweight materials used in the transportation industry will grow to nearly $125.3 billion in 2015, up from an estimated $95.5 billion in 2010. This growth, says BBC Research, will be driven by automakers focused on boosting the fuel efficiency of passenger vehicles.... |
| Samsung Series 5 Chromebook now shipping in Arctic White -- Titan Silver edition still to come Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:32 AM PDT Samsung Series 5 Chromebook now shipping in Arctic White -- Titan Silver edition still to come  Samsung Series 5 Chromebook now shipping in Arctic White -- Titan Silver edition still to come We already knew it was coming -- Samsung hasn't been particularly shy about its teasing -- but the big day has finally arrived, and the Series 5 Chromebook is now officially shipping to those eagerly awaiting the Google-powered laptop. If you weren't among the high-end coupon clippers who snatched one up during the surprise sale at Gilt a couple of weeks ago, you can now pick up a Chromebook of your... |
| Battery-less transimitters pave the way for wireless baby sensors Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:32 AM PDT Battery-less transimitters pave the way for wireless baby sensors  Battery-less transimitters pave the way for wireless baby sensors The radio waves that saturate the air around us may, or may not, give us headaches and cancer, but we can tell you for certain they're capable of powering tiny wireless chips. Renesas Electronics Corp has created a new ultra-low power wireless transmitter that can push data to both Bluetooth and WiFi receivers without the need for a battery or AC adapter.... |
| Verizon Extends Mobile Hotspot Promo For 4G LTE Smartphones To July 6 Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:32 AM PDT Verizon Extends Mobile Hotspot Promo For 4G LTE Smartphones To July 6  Verizon Extends Mobile Hotspot Promo For 4G LTE Smartphones To July 6 Remember that free mobile hotspot promotion Verizon Wireless had going for the HTC Thunderbolt, Samsung Droid Charge and the LG Revolution? Well, it looks like the big red carrier has decided to extend that promotion through July 6. We had expected the promo to end today, but for the second time, Verizon's decided to let the hotspot love flow freely.... |
| US DOJ greenlights Google's $900 million bid for Nortel patents; Apple, RIM also interested Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:32 AM PDT US DOJ greenlights Google's $900 million bid for Nortel patents; Apple, RIM also interested  US DOJ greenlights Google's $900 million bid for Nortel patents; Apple, RIM also interested It looks like Google will be able to bid on Nortel's patent portfolio after all, now that the Department of Justice has weighed in on the matter. According to the Wall Street Journal, El Goog's $900 million bid has passed a governmental antitrust review, just a few days ahead of next week's auction.... |
| Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:32 AM PDT 2011 Acura RL – Flash Drive 2011 Acura RL – Flash Drive Staffers at MSN Autos take a spin in Acura's rather uninspired 2011 Acura. |
| T-Mobile Confirms June 22nd Launch For Exhibit 4G and Gravity SMART Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:54 AM PDT T-Mobile Confirms June 22nd Launch For Exhibit 4G and Gravity SMART  T-Mobile Confirms June 22nd Launch For Exhibit 4G and Gravity SMART Shortly after it became clear that the Android-powered T-Mobile Exhibit 4G was going to sneak right by its rumored June 8th release date, another date started being thrown around the rumor mill: June 22nd. Sure enough, T-mo has just taken to Twitter to drop the confirmation: come June 22nd, they'll be puttin both the somewhat-high-end (we'd say "lower high end", but that seems confusing) Exhibit 4G and the lower-end Gravity SMART on... |
| Rumor: Google’s Next Nexus To Be The “Nexus 4G?” Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:54 AM PDT Rumor: Google's Next Nexus To Be The "Nexus 4G?"  Rumor: Google's Next Nexus To Be The "Nexus 4G?" When then-Google boss Eric Schmidt said that the Nexus One was the end of Google's phone plans, fans of the "pure Google" experience everywhere bowed their heads, slumped their shoulders, and let out a collective sigh of sadness. Of course, Google then went on to launch the Nexus S — and things only got better with the launch of the Sprint Nexus S 4G a few weeks ago.... |
| LG trots out ultraslim Nano Full LED TVs, polarized Cinema 3D sets Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:54 AM PDT LG trots out ultraslim Nano Full LED TVs, polarized Cinema 3D sets  LG trots out ultraslim Nano Full LED TVs, polarized Cinema 3D sets The never-ending battle between active and polarizing 3D alternatives still isn't anywhere near its impossible-to-determine finale, but it's pretty clear that LG's intent on supporting the latter. Those who aren't fazed by losing resolution so long as batteries aren't required in their 3D glasses should be elated to hear of the outfit's latest Cinema 3D sets, with the 32-inch 32LW5700, 42-inch 42LW5700 and 47-inch 47LW5700 pushing three-dee down to smaller scale... |
| Report: Prices of fuel-efficient used vehicles have peaked Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:15 AM PDT Report: Prices of fuel-efficient used vehicles have peaked  Report: Prices of fuel-efficient used vehicles have peaked Filed under: Etc., Hybrid, MPG, USA As gasoline prices start to dip, so too are the values of fuel-efficient used vehicles. According to Kelley Blue Book, prices on fuel-sipping used autos increased by roughly 25 percent throughout the first 20 weeks of 2011, but that, "values for fuel-efficient used vehicles have now peaked." If you're our shopping for new used wheels, KBB has good new for you in that prices for used... |
| Elusive Galaxy Tab 8.9 hitting Nordic countries in September Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:15 AM PDT Elusive Galaxy Tab 8.9 hitting Nordic countries in September  Elusive Galaxy Tab 8.9 hitting Nordic countries in September Samsung today issued a slew of press releases announcing the arrival of new tablets in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway. The news, naturally, focuses on the company's flashy Galaxy Tab 10.1, which will arrive in those countries in August. What's really interesting here, however, is the mention of the more compact Galaxy Tab 8.9, which has been out of the spotlight as of late, reportedly due to screen problems.... |
| Olivetti's OliPad 110 tablet runs on Honeycomb, olive oil Posted: 15 Jun 2011 09:37 AM PDT Olivetti's OliPad 110 tablet runs on Honeycomb, olive oil  Olivetti's OliPad 110 tablet runs on Honeycomb, olive oil Just a few months after unleashing what it called Italy's first tablet, Olivetti is turning its attention to what might be Italy's first tablet upgrade -- the OliPad 110. Much like its predecessor, this 1.3-pound slate rocks an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and a 10-inch touchscreen, but runs on Honeycomb and boasts a higher-res, 1280 x 800 display.... |
| Starbucks Now Lets You Pay For Coffee With Your Android Phone Posted: 15 Jun 2011 09:37 AM PDT Starbucks Now Lets You Pay For Coffee With Your Android Phone  Starbucks Now Lets You Pay For Coffee With Your Android Phone Maaaan, this Barista chick already thinks you're awesome. I mean, you ordered a "skinny half-caf quad-shot light ice dopio espresso with room for cream." With that many words in your order, how can you not be awesome? Now, imagine if you paid for that order with your Android phone. BOOM, love butterflies would pretty much fly out of her face.... |
| T-Mobile Releases HTC Sensation 4G, And Kind Of Releases The Samsung Dart Posted: 15 Jun 2011 09:37 AM PDT T-Mobile Releases HTC Sensation 4G, And Kind Of Releases The Samsung Dart  T-Mobile Releases HTC Sensation 4G, And Kind Of Releases The Samsung Dart Two new Android smartphones hit T-Mo shelves today, the highly anticipated HTC Sensation 4G and the Samsung Dart, or what our friends from across the pond would call the Galaxy Mini S5570. That's the good news. The bad news is that both devices are listed as "temporarily out of stock" on the T-Mobile web site.... |
| Console vs. PC redux: how mobile gaming will reshape the industry (again) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 09:37 AM PDT Console vs. PC redux: how mobile gaming will reshape the industry (again)  Console vs. PC redux: how mobile gaming will reshape the industry (again) They're a growing threat, these simple games with their simple designs, simple controls, and simple graphics. They don't offer the full, premium experience that the real gamers want. They aren't hardcore enough. They aren't serious enough. They're just too... casual. In the '90s these were all complaints used to describe the strengthening console menace.... |
| Video: Fully Charged gives Carlos Ghosn a lift in the Nissan Leaf Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:59 AM PDT Video: Fully Charged gives Carlos Ghosn a lift in the Nissan Leaf  Video: Fully Charged gives Carlos Ghosn a lift in the Nissan Leaf Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan Fully Charged takes Carlos Ghosn on a trip in the Nissan Leaf - Click above to watch video after the jump The latest episode of Robert Llewellyn's plug-in-centric show Fully Charged has hit the Internet and this time 'round Llewellyn gives Renault-Nissan's chief executive officer, Carlos Ghosn, a lift from central London to the airport in the Nissan Leaf.... |
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