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- Apple patent application takes the hard keys out of the keyboard, promises a flat surface solution
- A new BlackBerry to be unveiled tomorrow, or so Facebook would have us believe
- Fisker to hand over keys to first production Karma tomorrow
- Google On The Nortel Loss, Patents As Government-Granted Monopolies, And Plates Of Spaghetti
- Clearwire announces $99 Clear Spot 4G Apollo hotspot
- Hot Wheels Inventor Dies
- Ripple updates its Look nettop with Fusion E-Series chip, leaves its handsome design alone
- Video: Nissan Leaf attempts mountainous Tour de France stage
- Scientists prove cosmological speed limit, time travel moves a little further out of reach
- Virgin Media testing 1.5Gbps internet for lucky Londonites
- Nissan Leaf gets 5-star NCAP rating [w/video]
- Boot To Gecko: Mozilla’s Open-Source, Mobile Answer To ChromeOS
- Dell UltraSharp U2412M display features 1080p resolution and IPS, doesn't cost $999
- Alliance AutoGas teams with Gulfport's Coast Transit Authority, Nantucket Energy
- Snail Mail My Email outsources your emotions to foreign hands
- HTC exec leaves company for 'personal reasons'
- Plug-In 2011: GM demonstrates Chevy Volt battery re-use applications
- Netflix rises to 25 million subscribers in Q2, thinks DVD business has already peaked
- Amazon briefly pulls Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS due to 'inventory issues,' reinstates it moments later
- More Opt for 4-Cyls as Cars Downsize
- Sprint details Q4 CDMA Direct Connect launch plans and handsets, quietly waves goodbye to iDEN
- Casio's Bluetooth 4.0 G-Shock is water and shock-resistant, FCC-approved
- Report: Hyundai not head over heels for plug-in vehicles
- Canon's second quarter profits dip 20 percent amid supply constraints, strong yen
- Apple Releases Another Security Update With iOS 4.3.5
- Hello! I’m Chris Velazco, and I’m TechCrunch’s New Mobile Writer
- Simply Amazing Car Photography
- Apple releases iOS 4.3.5, inches towards iOS 5
- Video Store Owner Conjures Up Harry Potter's 'Butter Beer'
- Ken Block’s Hybrid Has Nothing to Do About Fuel Economy
| Apple patent application takes the hard keys out of the keyboard, promises a flat surface solution Posted: 25 Jul 2011 07:24 PM PDT Apple patent application takes the hard keys out of the keyboard, promises a flat surface solution  Apple patent application takes the hard keys out of the keyboard, promises a flat surface solution Apple's giving us a patent application peek into its post-PC future, and it looks like hard keys will be so 2008. The recently revelead filing shows off a virtual, flat keyboard concept for Cupertino's line of non-iOS products that flirts with metal, plastic and glass form factors. Using a combination of piezoelectrics, haptic feedback and acoustic pulse recognition, these prospective designs will be able to detect your finger-pounding surface input.... |
| A new BlackBerry to be unveiled tomorrow, or so Facebook would have us believe Posted: 25 Jul 2011 06:18 PM PDT A new BlackBerry to be unveiled tomorrow, or so Facebook would have us believe  A new BlackBerry to be unveiled tomorrow, or so Facebook would have us believe What's made by Research in Motion and is "shiny, new, and social all over?" No one can say for sure, but according to BlackBerry's Facebook page, we're going to find out tomorrow. Might it be the Torch 2 come calling, newly acquired FCC badges in tow? Perhaps Waterloo's hinting at the Bold Touch, its phone of many flavors.... |
| Fisker to hand over keys to first production Karma tomorrow Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:45 PM PDT Fisker to hand over keys to first production Karma tomorrow  Fisker to hand over keys to first production Karma tomorrow Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, USA, Fisker 2012 Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Tomorrow afternoon, Fisker Automotive will officially hand over the keys to the first production Karma to Ray Lane (sorry Leonardo DiCaprio) at Kleiner Perkins Headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. Designed by Henrik Fisker and constructed at Valmet Automotive in Finland, Fisker says the Karma is: ...... |
| Google On The Nortel Loss, Patents As Government-Granted Monopolies, And Plates Of Spaghetti Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:45 PM PDT Google On The Nortel Loss, Patents As Government-Granted Monopolies, And Plates Of Spaghetti  Google On The Nortel Loss, Patents As Government-Granted Monopolies, And Plates Of Spaghetti Back in early April, Kent Walker, Google's Senior Vice President & General Counsel, wrote a post on the Google blog titled "Patents and innovation". The reason behind the post was clear: Google was feeling the pressure in the patent space after multiple attacks against them and their partners. And now they were going to do something about it. In his post, Walker noted that Google had laid down the initial "stalking-horse" bid for... |
| Clearwire announces $99 Clear Spot 4G Apollo hotspot Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:45 PM PDT Clearwire announces $99 Clear Spot 4G Apollo hotspot  Clearwire announces $99 Clear Spot 4G Apollo hotspot We just spotted it at the FCC earlier this month, and Clear customers will now soon be able to get their hands on the company's new Clear Spot 4G Apollo mobile hotspot. Clearwire announced today that the device will be available for $99 (or leased for $6 a month) in "late July," which should mean any day now unless our calendars are off.... |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:45 PM PDT Hot Wheels Inventor Dies Hot Wheels Inventor Dies Elliot Handler launched the Mattel die-cast toy car line in 1968. |
| Ripple updates its Look nettop with Fusion E-Series chip, leaves its handsome design alone Posted: 25 Jul 2011 04:41 PM PDT Ripple updates its Look nettop with Fusion E-Series chip, leaves its handsome design alone  Ripple updates its Look nettop with Fusion E-Series chip, leaves its handsome design alone We don't cover nettops a whole lot around these parts, but we were powerless not to gawk when Ripple Korea unveiled the Look, a shapely nettop with a slick paintjob to match. At the time, it packed a dual-core Atom processor and integrated Intel graphics, in keeping with nettops' reputation for not being the most powerful PCs on the shelf.... |
| Video: Nissan Leaf attempts mountainous Tour de France stage Posted: 25 Jul 2011 04:04 PM PDT Video: Nissan Leaf attempts mountainous Tour de France stage  Video: Nissan Leaf attempts mountainous Tour de France stage Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Europe/EU Nissan Leaf at Tour de France - Click above to watch video after the jump Remember that zany Dutch electric vehicle enthusiast that charged a Nissan Leaf by towing it behind a Toyota Tundra? Well, now he set out on a quest to complete the craziest stunt of all: driving a 68-mile mountain stage of the Tour de France in a Leaf...... |
| Scientists prove cosmological speed limit, time travel moves a little further out of reach Posted: 25 Jul 2011 04:04 PM PDT Scientists prove cosmological speed limit, time travel moves a little further out of reach  Scientists prove cosmological speed limit, time travel moves a little further out of reach The cosmological speed limit remains unbroken. A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, led by Du Shengwang, claim to have proven that a single photon is incapable of traveling faster than light. The support for Einstein's special theory of relativity all but rules out the simplest form of time travel -- breaking the universe's traffic laws to condense time within a vessel.... |
| Virgin Media testing 1.5Gbps internet for lucky Londonites Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT Virgin Media testing 1.5Gbps internet for lucky Londonites  Virgin Media testing 1.5Gbps internet for lucky Londonites Jealous of Comcast customers with their 105Mbps cable hook ups or those lucky residents of the Kansas cities relishing in Google's 1Gbps service? Well add Londonites to the list of people that drive you to indulging in one of the seven deadly sins. Virgin Media has finally started testing its DOCSIS2-powered 1.5Gbps network in the heart of merry ol' England.... |
| Nissan Leaf gets 5-star NCAP rating [w/video] Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:02 PM PDT Nissan Leaf gets 5-star NCAP rating [w/video]  Nissan Leaf gets 5-star NCAP rating [w/video] Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan 2011 Nissan Leaf Crash Test - Click above to watch video after the jump The Nissan Leaf is a safe car. So says the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, which gave the Leaf a five-star rating. Nissan says the Leaf is the first all-electric vehicle to get that many pointy things from NHTSA.... |
| Boot To Gecko: Mozilla’s Open-Source, Mobile Answer To ChromeOS Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:02 PM PDT Boot To Gecko: Mozilla's Open-Source, Mobile Answer To ChromeOS  Boot To Gecko: Mozilla's Open-Source, Mobile Answer To ChromeOS Straight from the heart of Mozilla's developer newsgroup comes news of an ambitious new project: a standalone, web-based operating system. If that concept sounds familiar, I've also just described the core of Google's Chrome OS which we're beginning to see pop up on netbooks. The big twist? It's currently being developed for mobile devices.... |
| Dell UltraSharp U2412M display features 1080p resolution and IPS, doesn't cost $999 Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:02 PM PDT Dell UltraSharp U2412M display features 1080p resolution and IPS, doesn't cost $999  Dell UltraSharp U2412M display features 1080p resolution and IPS, doesn't cost $999 Sure, 1080p HDTVs aren't exactly an ultra luxury these days, but a 1920 x 1080-pixel panel on your desk? That's a privilege often enjoyed by stock brokers, graphic designers, and those of us who know how to beat the technology ordering system at work. Luckily, Dell's new UltraSharp U2412M isn't ultra expensive, delivering 1080p resolution with its 24-inch LED-backlit display.... |
| Alliance AutoGas teams with Gulfport's Coast Transit Authority, Nantucket Energy Posted: 25 Jul 2011 02:30 PM PDT Alliance AutoGas teams with Gulfport's Coast Transit Authority, Nantucket Energy Alliance AutoGas teams with Gulfport's Coast Transit Authority, Nantucket Energy Filed under: Natural Gas, USA The Coast Transit Authority (CTA) of Gulfport, MS, as well as Nantucket Energy Corporation, partnered with nationwide network Alliance AutoGas to convert a portion of their fleet of public vehicles over to clean-burning propane autogas. CTA says that autogas is the most cost-efficient alternative fuel available and will convert four Glaval buses to run on affordable autogas.... |
| Snail Mail My Email outsources your emotions to foreign hands Posted: 25 Jul 2011 02:30 PM PDT Snail Mail My Email outsources your emotions to foreign hands  Snail Mail My Email outsources your emotions to foreign hands We bet the Britney Spears' classic Email My Heart would take great offense (and potential intellectual property beef) to Ivan Cash's startup, Snail Mail My Email. The 25-year old entrepreneur and lover of the quaint, soon-to-be anachronistic form of communication quit his advertising day job in favor of an out-of-pocket, handwritten transcription service.... |
| HTC exec leaves company for 'personal reasons' Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:59 PM PDT HTC exec leaves company for 'personal reasons'  HTC exec leaves company for 'personal reasons' HTC is out a top executive with the departure of chief innovation officer Horace Luke. The exec has been gone for some time now, having exited at the end of April. The Taiwanese phone maker formally announced the news this week, citing "personal reasons" as the motivation behind the CIO's exit.... |
| Plug-In 2011: GM demonstrates Chevy Volt battery re-use applications Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT Plug-In 2011: GM demonstrates Chevy Volt battery re-use applications  Plug-In 2011: GM demonstrates Chevy Volt battery re-use applications Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Plug In Conference General Motors is confident enough in the longevity of the 16-kWh battery pack in the Chevy Volt that the company warranties it for eight years/100,000 miles. Actually, the automaker is so confident in the pack's capabilities that it is already looking into what can be done with the expensive hunk of energy storage after the car is ready to be recycled. Speaking on the... |
| Netflix rises to 25 million subscribers in Q2, thinks DVD business has already peaked Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT Netflix rises to 25 million subscribers in Q2, thinks DVD business has already peaked  Netflix rises to 25 million subscribers in Q2, thinks DVD business has already peaked If you were still wondering why Netflix chose right now to split apart its unlimited DVD and streaming movie plans you need look no further than the just released Q2 financial report. According to the numbers, 75 percent of new subscribers were picking streaming only plans, while the total number of people on the hybrid DVD / streaming plan had actually decreased slightly, even as it breached 25 million subscribers worldwide.... |
| Amazon briefly pulls Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS due to 'inventory issues,' reinstates it moments later Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT Amazon briefly pulls Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS due to 'inventory issues,' reinstates it moments later  Amazon briefly pulls Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS due to 'inventory issues,' reinstates it moments later Here's a weird one. Earlier today, we heard (and confirmed) reports that the Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS was unavailable for purchase directly through Amazon. We followed up with the company to get to the bottom of things, and were fed this explanation from a company spokesperson: "We received customer feedback that there may be an inventory issue with the Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS.... |
| More Opt for 4-Cyls as Cars Downsize Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT More Opt for 4-Cyls as Cars Downsize More Opt for 4-Cyls as Cars Downsize Four-cylinders have replaced sixes as America's most popular engine. |
| Sprint details Q4 CDMA Direct Connect launch plans and handsets, quietly waves goodbye to iDEN Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT Sprint details Q4 CDMA Direct Connect launch plans and handsets, quietly waves goodbye to iDEN  Sprint details Q4 CDMA Direct Connect launch plans and handsets, quietly waves goodbye to iDEN We're guessing that this isn't the riveting Q4 announcement that Dan Hesse promised us last week at Sprint's Kansas headquarters, but it's a shock to the system nonetheless. The outfit's legacy iDEN network is still kicking around (and in turn, eating up valuable resources to run it), and while we're told that those push-to-talk users are some of the most loyal, it looks as if 2012 will be the year they're... |
| Casio's Bluetooth 4.0 G-Shock is water and shock-resistant, FCC-approved Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT Casio's Bluetooth 4.0 G-Shock is water and shock-resistant, FCC-approved  Casio's Bluetooth 4.0 G-Shock is water and shock-resistant, FCC-approved The latest G-Shock watch from Casio boasts the usual array of shock and water-resistant claims, and now it can add FCC acceptance to the list, having passed through that government agency's approval process. So, why did this wristwatch hit the FCC in the first place? Well, the rugged little timekeeper is packing Bluetooth 4.0 in its bag of tricks, which lets the wearable gadget communicate with your smartphone.... |
| Report: Hyundai not head over heels for plug-in vehicles Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:25 PM PDT Report: Hyundai not head over heels for plug-in vehicles  Report: Hyundai not head over heels for plug-in vehicles Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, Hyundai, Legislation and Policy 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery These days, vehicle electrification seems to be all the rage. But not so much, it seems, for Hyundai. Some automakers, including Nissan and Chevrolet have already launched their electrified vehicles and Mitsubishi, Ford, Toyota and others will join the mix, soon.... |
| Canon's second quarter profits dip 20 percent amid supply constraints, strong yen Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:25 PM PDT Canon's second quarter profits dip 20 percent amid supply constraints, strong yen Canon's second quarter profits dip 20 percent amid supply constraints, strong yen Canon had some good news and some bad (but not unexpected) news in its second quarter earnings released today. On the upside, the company has raised its profit outlook for the rest of the year, and says that the recovery from the earthquake that forced it to halt camera production has been "quicker than expected." That halt to production did take a considerable toll on the company, however, and contributed to... |
| Apple Releases Another Security Update With iOS 4.3.5 Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:25 PM PDT Apple Releases Another Security Update With iOS 4.3.5  Apple Releases Another Security Update With iOS 4.3.5 Apple's none too fond of nasty security flaws lurking about in iOS, and they're not above cracking out rapid-fire updates to prove it. Just 10 days after the release of iOS 4.3.4 (which existed almost solely to kill off a potentially nasty PDF exploit), they're back with another one: iOS 4.3.5. The main fix in this minor patch?... |
| Hello! I’m Chris Velazco, and I’m TechCrunch’s New Mobile Writer Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:25 PM PDT Hello! I'm Chris Velazco, and I'm TechCrunch's New Mobile Writer  Hello! I'm Chris Velazco, and I'm TechCrunch's New Mobile Writer Man, this place looks different. Before I get too lost poking around the new digs, I'd like to introduce myself — my name is Chris Velazco, and I'm joining the TechCrunch staff as your new mobile writer. Longtime readers may remember me as a hapless MobileCrunch intern from the days of yore, a position I only really landed because Greg happened to see me on television right after he read my application.... |
| Simply Amazing Car Photography Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:25 PM PDT Simply Amazing Car Photography Simply Amazing Car Photography Website plus high-res scanner plus history equals time machine. |
| Apple releases iOS 4.3.5, inches towards iOS 5 Posted: 25 Jul 2011 11:53 AM PDT Apple releases iOS 4.3.5, inches towards iOS 5  Apple releases iOS 4.3.5, inches towards iOS 5 Less than ten days after iOS 4.3.4 parachuted in to fix that nasty PDF exploit, Apple's gone and dropped another. So what'll Cupertino's latest fix today? Build 8L1 -- or 8E600 on 4.2.10 if you're rocking CDMA -- apparently nixes a vulnerability with "certificate validation," or you know, Apple's just really fond of keeping all you hackers on your toes.... |
| Video Store Owner Conjures Up Harry Potter's 'Butter Beer' Posted: 25 Jul 2011 11:53 AM PDT Video Store Owner Conjures Up Harry Potter's 'Butter Beer' Video Store Owner Conjures Up Harry Potter's 'Butter Beer' As portrayed in books and on film, Harry Potter's favorite beverage is a kid-friendly drink called butter beer. |
| Ken Block’s Hybrid Has Nothing to Do About Fuel Economy Posted: 25 Jul 2011 11:53 AM PDT Ken Block's Hybrid Has Nothing to Do About Fuel Economy Ken Block's Hybrid Has Nothing to Do About Fuel Economy It seems that the DC Shoes founder, known for his incredible stunt driving videos on YouTube and success as a rally car driver, is running out of space in his garage. So he's had one car built that can keep up with most of his exploits. |
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