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Ramona Fricosu case to determine if decrypted laptop files are safe under Fifth Amendment

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Ramona Fricosu case to determine if decrypted laptop files are safe under Fifth Amendment


Ramona Fricosu case to determine if decrypted laptop files are safe under Fifth Amendment
So far, we've pretty much decided that the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution covers those zany thoughts within your skull. But when it comes to more tangible things, it's hardly as clear. In the past, convicted persons have been forced to cough up keys to what eventually becomes evidence, and in the case of one Ramona Fricosu, the US Department of Justice is assuming that a computer passphrase is no...

The NYPD Deputizes the Chevrolet Volt

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:43 PM PDT

The NYPD Deputizes the Chevrolet Volt


The NYPD Deputizes the Chevrolet Volt
As if it wasn't tough enough to be a criminal in New York City already, now the police cars have stealth mode.

VIDEO: Fully Charged pays a visit to Oxford YASA Motors

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT

VIDEO: Fully Charged pays a visit to Oxford YASA Motors


VIDEO: Fully Charged pays a visit to Oxford YASA Motors
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, UK Axial flux electric motor from Oxford YASA Motors - Click above to watch video after the jump We've seen Oxford YASA Motors installed in all kinds of vehicles, including the Westfield iRacer and the Delta Motorsports E4 Coupe. Even the Ecotricity Ion Horse that ran in the recent TT Zero uses one....

HP TouchPad 4G for AT&T hands-on (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT

HP TouchPad 4G for AT&T hands-on (video)


HP TouchPad 4G for AT&T hands-on (video)
Earlier today, AT&T announced that the HP TouchPad is coming to its 4G network, complete with a processor bump to 1.5GHz (up from 1.2GHz) and an HSPA+ radio. The carrier wasted no time getting its latest slate out in the public, showing it off at an event in NYC this afternoon....

AT&T launches Sony Ericsson Xperia Play with Gingerbread, blue color option

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT

AT&T launches Sony Ericsson Xperia Play with Gingerbread, blue color option


AT&T launches Sony Ericsson Xperia Play with Gingerbread, blue color option
Well, looky here. AT&T has very quietly revealed it's going to sell the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. No press release, no splashy press conference backed by a cheesy disco soundtrack. The thing just showed up at the carrier's holiday preview event here in New York City. We're told it runs Gingerbread, which would make it AT&T's second Android 2.3 handset behind the newly launched HTC Status....

Klipsch Mode noise-canceling headphones tweet highs, woof lows

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT

Klipsch Mode noise-canceling headphones tweet highs, woof lows


Klipsch Mode noise-canceling headphones tweet highs, woof lows
We've been worried about Klipsch's future since Audiovox joined the picture, but it looks like there isn't reason to fret just yet. Remember the company's first on-ear headphones, the Image One? Well, Klippy's back for round two evidently; its Mode active noise-canceling headphones have quietly popped up on its website with a whopping $350 price tag and a fall 2011 release....

Google updating Android Market app on phones, adding Movies and Books tabs (videos)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Google updating Android Market app on phones, adding Movies and Books tabs (videos)


Google updating Android Market app on phones, adding Movies and Books tabs (videos)
If you're on Android 2.2 or above get ready for an update to your Android Market experience. Google has just informed us that a new version of the app is incoming, a version that will add tabs for easy access to Google Books and Movies. Starting with the more visual purchases, at $1.99 you'll be able to start watching movies almost instantly, and apparently see whether Chevy Chase will ever take...

HTC tells Apple to try competing, rather than suing

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:41 PM PDT

HTC tells Apple to try competing, rather than suing


HTC tells Apple to try competing, rather than suing
Apple has proven, time and time again, that it is not shy about dragging its competitors before the ITC over patent disputes. And, while its fellow smartphone makers have never held back from defending themselves, HTC's general counsel Grace Lei had some particularly pointed words for Jobs and co. regarding Cupertino's latest volley of suits....

Made in the USA

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Made in the USA


Made in the USA
Some automotive innovations that are purely American.

Fiat Panda production hits two million; most now life in Italy

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Fiat Panda production hits two million; most now life in Italy


Fiat Panda production hits two million; most now life in Italy
Filed under: Diesel, Manufacturing/Plants, MPG, Fiat, Lightweight, Europe/EU Since launching in May 2003, production of the fuel-sipping, second-generation Fiat Panda has topped two million units. Hard at work has been the crew at Fiat's factory in Tychy, Poland - sole production site for the Panda. Where have all the Pandas gone? Italy has snagged 1,204,734 units, followed by Germany with 164,600, France grabbed 125,239 and Poland snatched up 115,465 units. Currently, the Panda is...

Ballmer: Microsoft will launch Xbox Music this fall

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Ballmer: Microsoft will launch Xbox Music this fall


Ballmer: Microsoft will launch Xbox Music this fall
Steve Ballmer revealed a new service yesterday that should be, ahem, music to your ears when it starts spinning this fall. During Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles, the Windows chief mentioned Xbox Music -- a MS-branded music streaming service, with over 11 million songs and Kinect compatibility. That last feature will let you shout your music selections across the room, and could result in some pretty gnarly sibling battles...

Nintendo Video arrives on Japanese 3DS tomorrow, American equivalent and Netflix 'later this summer'

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Nintendo Video arrives on Japanese 3DS tomorrow, American equivalent and Netflix 'later this summer'


Nintendo Video arrives on Japanese 3DS tomorrow, American equivalent and Netflix 'later this summer'
It wouldn't be a Nintendo product if the JDM release didn't get special treatment, and that practice continues here for the 3DS. The Nintendo Video service hits the Japanese version of the parallax-busting handheld tomorrow, allowing the download of 2D and 3D content that's been "recommended" by the house Mario built....

Microsoft unveils new Windows Phone 7 Mango handsets from Samsung, Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Microsoft unveils new Windows Phone 7 Mango handsets from Samsung, Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE


Microsoft unveils new Windows Phone 7 Mango handsets from Samsung, Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE
Generally Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference is a relatively low key affair, but today it caught a few in the tech world off guard by unveiling not one or two, but four new Windows Phone 7 handsets running Mango. Acer and ZTE both have models on tap, as does Fujitsu -- which slathered its mobile in pink and gave it a waterproof seal....

Electric and Natural Gas-Powered Cars Could Join American Le Mans Series

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Electric and Natural Gas-Powered Cars Could Join American Le Mans Series


Electric and Natural Gas-Powered Cars Could Join American Le Mans Series
American Le Mans Series President and CEO Scott Atherton has green on his mind, but not the kind you're thinking off.

Report: First Fisker Karma headed to Leonardo DiCaprio soon

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Report: First Fisker Karma headed to Leonardo DiCaprio soon


Report: First Fisker Karma headed to Leonardo DiCaprio soon
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Fisker 2012 Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery The first 2012 Fisker Karma will finally be delivered by the end of this month and, fittingly, film star Leonardo di Caprio will get the keys Karma numero uno, with Al Gore and Colin Powell taking delivery of their plug-in Fiskers soon thereafter, according to Autocar. Fisker tells Autocar that five Karmas roll down the lines at Valmet Automotive...

Star Trek PADD App is a LCARS-sporting Trekkie's reference bible for the iPad

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Star Trek PADD App is a LCARS-sporting Trekkie's reference bible for the iPad


Star Trek PADD App is a LCARS-sporting Trekkie's reference bible for the iPad
Gather around the iPad Trekkies, have we got a treat for you -- CBS Interactive has just unleashed the Star Trek PADD App. At its core is a deep database of information about the shows and movies, including cast and character data, details about planets that populate the universe, and an episode guide....

Motorola Xoom sees Android 3.2 update, FCC-approved LTE build

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Motorola Xoom sees Android 3.2 update, FCC-approved LTE build


Motorola Xoom sees Android 3.2 update, FCC-approved LTE build
Looks like a bona fide twofer when it comes to Xoom news this afternoon. Just as soon as we heard that Android 3.2 was rolling out to select Xoom WiFi tablets (as in, be patient if yours is still stuck on the current build), in flies an FCC approval for the long-awaited LTE update....

Audi A1 e-tron wins Silvretta Electric Car Rally

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Audi A1 e-tron wins Silvretta Electric Car Rally


Audi A1 e-tron wins Silvretta Electric Car Rally
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Audi, Europe/EU, Racing Audi A1 e-Tron - Click above for high-res image gallery German automaker Audi has, once again, claimed the title of overall winner in the Silvretta Electric Car Rally in Austria's Montafon region. The 2011 victory by the A1 e-tron follows the R8 e-tron's win in 2010....

DARwin-OP, CHARLI-2 humanoids make history at RoboCup 2011, 'U-S-A!' chants ensue (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT

DARwin-OP, CHARLI-2 humanoids make history at RoboCup 2011, 'U-S-A!' chants ensue (video)


DARwin-OP, CHARLI-2 humanoids make history at RoboCup 2011, 'U-S-A!' chants ensue (video)
While most American sports fans were busy celebrating a World Cup victory over Brazil this weekend, an indubitably more compelling soccer tournament was drawing to a close in Istanbul -- site of RoboCup 2011. Virginia Tech's Team DARwin made history at this year's event, becoming the first US squad to bring home top honors in both the Kid Size and Adult Size competitions....

Transparent graphene speakers printed with inkjets, lo-fi musical windows are on their way

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Transparent graphene speakers printed with inkjets, lo-fi musical windows are on their way


Transparent graphene speakers printed with inkjets, lo-fi musical windows are on their way
Add that magical material known as graphene to the list of things you can make with inkjet printers alongside OLEDs, solar panels, and light-bending metamaterials. Scientists at the Seoul National University used printers and a technique known as vapor deposition to leave a thin film of the graphite-based conductor on sheets of PVDF (poly vinylidene fluoride)....

Airlines Reeling in Passengers With Premium Wines

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Airlines Reeling in Passengers With Premium Wines


Airlines Reeling in Passengers With Premium Wines
Delta Air Line's master sommelier Andrea Robinson opened up bottle after bottle of white and red wine from France, Italy, Australia, the U.S. and other parts of the world.

America's Best Sandwiches

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT

America's Best Sandwiches


America's Best Sandwiches
Although they're named for English nobility, many of today's most popular sandwiches started as hearty, inexpensive ways to sustain America's working-class men. 

Xbox 360 pops up in Win 8 code, console game compatibility coming to the PC?

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Xbox 360 pops up in Win 8 code, console game compatibility coming to the PC?


Xbox 360 pops up in Win 8 code, console game compatibility coming to the PC?
It's no secret that Microsoft is planning on integrating Xbox LIVE into Windows 8, but rumors are now swirling that Xbox 360 games might actually be playable on the next version of Redmond's OS. References to "XBOX_360_SYSTEM_CRASH" have been found in the kernel code -- an odd bit of text to show up in software that's not designed to run on the 360's PowerPC CPU....

Netflix officially separates DVD, streaming pricing; $15.98 and up for both

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Netflix officially separates DVD, streaming pricing; $15.98 and up for both


Netflix officially separates DVD, streaming pricing; $15.98 and up for both
Netflix hadn't hinted at any upcoming plans to change the services it offers, but NewTeeVee spotted an unadvertised DVD-only plan on its site a few days ago, and an anonymous tipster from within the company indicates that's just the start. The DVD.Netflix.com page offers unlimited DVDs by mail, per month (one at a time) for $7.99, which slots it between the standard DVD & streaming combo plans and a $4.99 offering...

2012 Nissan Leaf available in late November, 2013 Leaf to get uprated onboard charger

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:03 AM PDT

2012 Nissan Leaf available in late November, 2013 Leaf to get uprated onboard charger


2012 Nissan Leaf available in late November, 2013 Leaf to get uprated onboard charger
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, USA 2011 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery For 2012, the Nissan Leaf gains, as standard equipment, the "cold weather package." This kit consists of a battery heater, heated outside mirrors, heated steering wheel, heated front and rear seats and an HVAC duct to the rear seating area....

HP TouchPad 4G coming to AT&T this summer, won't support LTE

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:02 AM PDT

HP TouchPad 4G coming to AT&T this summer, won't support LTE


HP TouchPad 4G coming to AT&T this summer, won't support LTE
Funny what a number can do, eh? Just last month, we heard that a 3G model of HP's TouchPad would be coming to AT&T this summer, and now we're being told that it'll actually be called the TouchPad 4G. 4G as in HSPA+. Not 4G as in LTE. Got that?...

TiVo app jumps from iPad to iPhone, adds support for Series3 and HD DVRs

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:02 AM PDT

TiVo app jumps from iPad to iPhone, adds support for Series3 and HD DVRs


TiVo app jumps from iPad to iPhone, adds support for Series3 and HD DVRs
A magazine ad revealed it was on the way, and today TiVo came through by releasing a version of its remote app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. v1.5 does more than just get the existing iPad interface ready for smaller screens, it also increases compatibility by adding "limited compatibility" (search, browse and schedule recordings, plus the virtual remote) with older TiVo Series3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL DVRs, as...

Sources Say Chevy to Bring 50 MPG Diesel Compact to U.S. in 2013

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:02 AM PDT

Sources Say Chevy to Bring 50 MPG Diesel Compact to U.S. in 2013


Sources Say Chevy to Bring 50 MPG Diesel Compact to U.S. in 2013
A diesel Chevy Cruze would help GM meet more stringent government gas mileage requirements.

AT&T becomes the first telco to use energy-efficient Bloom Box servers, will power 11 sites in California

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:31 AM PDT

AT&T becomes the first telco to use energy-efficient Bloom Box servers, will power 11 sites in California


AT&T becomes the first telco to use energy-efficient Bloom Box servers, will power 11 sites in California
Remember Bloom Energy servers, those low-cost, energy-efficient fuel cells born out of a scrapped NASA project? The company made a splashy debut last year, starting with a spot on 60 Minutes and a long list of early-adopting corporate heavyweights like FedEx, Walmart, Google, Coca-Cola, Staples, and eBay. Since then, we haven't heard much from the company, but today she's back -- AT&T says it will be the first telco to use...

Report: French government withdraws all funding for Renault's battery facility in Flins

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Report: French government withdraws all funding for Renault's battery facility in Flins


Report: French government withdraws all funding for Renault's battery facility in Flins
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Nissan, Renault, Europe/EU, Japan Renault Zoe - Click above for high-res image gallery Renault's ambitious electric vehicle program may have been dealt a significant blow. Reports indicate that the French government has withdrawn its €125 million ($174 million U.S. at the current exchange rate) investment to fund construction of the automaker's lithium-ion battery production facility outside of Paris (Flins)....