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Samsung Hercules confirmed as a T-Mobile Galaxy S II variant

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Samsung Hercules confirmed as a T-Mobile Galaxy S II variant


Samsung Hercules confirmed as a T-Mobile Galaxy S II variant
The picture almost says it all: the Galaxy S II is coming to T-Mobile. Except it's slightly more complicated than that. According to TmoNews, you're actually looking the back of the new Samsung Hercules -- a handset rumored to possess godly specs, which we already knew was heading to both T-Mo and Telus, and which is now revealed as an honest-to-goodness Galaxy S II variant....

Archos Arnova 8 G2 tablet makes FCC appearance, gets friendly with metal yardsticks

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Archos Arnova 8 G2 tablet makes FCC appearance, gets friendly with metal yardsticks


Archos Arnova 8 G2 tablet makes FCC appearance, gets friendly with metal yardsticks
What's the summer without a sequel or two? Archos's latest entry in the eight-inch Android tablet game hit the FCC this week, sporting Gingerbread, 4GB of storage, an SD slot, and a 1GHz processor. The slate should be available later this month, carrying a price tag of between $180 and $200 -- that's a price bump over its insanely affordable predecessor, but hey, sequels always cost more, right?Gallery: Archos Arnova 8...

General Motors invests $7.5 million in solar energy firm Sunlogics

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 10:21 AM PDT

General Motors invests $7.5 million in solar energy firm Sunlogics


General Motors invests $7.5 million in solar energy firm Sunlogics
Filed under: Solar, Chevrolet, GM General Motors has invested $7.5 million and taken an undisclosed stake in Sunlogics, a global solar energy systems provider. This significant lump of cash will help Sunlogics establish facilities in Michigan and Canada. Additionally, GM Ventures says it signed commercial agreements with Sunlogics for the installation of solar-powered charging stations at select Chevrolet dealerships and other GM-owned sites, as well as a power purchase deal that calls for...

Boeing's CST-100 to shoot non-NASA astronauts into space by 2015

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Boeing's CST-100 to shoot non-NASA astronauts into space by 2015


Boeing's CST-100 to shoot non-NASA astronauts into space by 2015
Day job just too darn terrestrial? Maybe you should score a gig at Boeing, which'll apparently sling two of its very own into space come 2015. What'll be their chariot? The company's CST-100 -- you know that spiffy capsule that can hurtle a lucky seven humans 100km into the dark abyss....

Caption Contest: Bakebot learns to actually bake things, feed the looming robot...

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 08:40 AM PDT

Caption Contest: Bakebot learns to actually bake things, feed the looming robot army


Caption Contest: Bakebot learns to actually bake things, feed the looming robot army
Aww, look! Bakebot's soooo cute! He's actually cooking things these days, thanks to MIT grad student Mario Bollini, who recently upped the creature's skill level in an effort to grab more calories with less effort. Little did he know, however, that teaching a self-contained machine how to feed the future uprising wasn't exactly the best long-term move....

How Visa Plans To Dominate Mobile Payments, Create The Digital Wallet And More

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 06:57 AM PDT

How Visa Plans To Dominate Mobile Payments, Create The Digital Wallet And More


How Visa Plans To Dominate Mobile Payments, Create The Digital Wallet And More
It's no secret that credit card companies are shelling out big bucks and aggressively forming partnerships and deals to start cashing in on the mobile and digital payments innovations currently taking place. American Express, which recently debuted its own digital payments product Serve, has been particularly aggressive on the partnerships front, striking recent deals with both Foursquare and Facebook....

Samsung brings WNBA-sized Galaxy Tab 8.9 to BlogHer 2011

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 06:23 AM PDT

Samsung brings WNBA-sized Galaxy Tab 8.9 to BlogHer 2011


Samsung brings WNBA-sized Galaxy Tab 8.9 to BlogHer 2011
The release date and pricing info we're waiting on from the Galaxy Tab 8.9 continues to elude us, but Samsung's slightly smaller slate did find time to make a live US appearance at BlogHer 2011 this week. Handled by our friends at Tecca, the new TouchWiz UX looked every bit as slick and speedy here as it did on the regulation size 10.1-inch Tab, but on a screen that might be...

Obama to announce fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles on Tuesday

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Obama to announce fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles on Tuesday


Obama to announce fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles on Tuesday
Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, USA 2011 Ram Truck 3500 HD - Click above for high-res image gallery As you may remember, the Obama Administration called for the first-ever fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles back in early 2010. By October of 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had whipped together proposed fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions guidelines for on-road 3/4-ton and 1-ton trucks, vans, buses, semis and so on...

Gigantic LED wall provides gaming at Sziget Fest, destroys your cred from miles...

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 04:08 AM PDT

Gigantic LED wall provides gaming at Sziget Fest, destroys your cred from miles away


Gigantic LED wall provides gaming at Sziget Fest, destroys your cred from miles away
We can't think of a better way to promote your company than with a 30 meter high (10 stories) tower filled with all sorts of tech goodness. Vodafone plans on doing just that, with what will be the tallest building in Hungarian festival history at next week's Sziget Festival. This monstrosity will not only be a lookout platform, but it will employ 250 square meters (about 820 square feet) of LED...

US judge won't return seized URL to Rojadirecta.com, absolutamente no

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 01:55 AM PDT

US judge won't return seized URL to Rojadirecta.com, absolutamente no


US judge won't return seized URL to Rojadirecta.com, absolutamente no
Welcome to the homepage of popular sports streaming and p2p site Rojadirecta.com. Why all the birdy logos and harsh words about going to prison? Well, it's a convoluted story, which began when a whole bunch of sports sites -- including Rojadirecta -- were summarily seized by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, based on "probable cause to believe" they'd been involved in copyright infringement....

Du.static dust-busting concept clears the air, won't vanquish Voldemort

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 10:25 PM PDT

Du.static dust-busting concept clears the air, won't vanquish Voldemort


Du.static dust-busting concept clears the air, won't vanquish Voldemort
Avada Keduster! That's right Potter fans, magic may not be real (sorry), but if Du.static ever makes it to market, get set to eliminate household dust with the flourish of a wand. Designed by Hongik University's Won Suk Lee, this 2011 Spring Spark Concept Design winner combines the functionality of a feather duster and air purifier, into a two-in-one, Hershey-kissed silhouette....

Ask Engadget: what should visitors to the USA do for mobile internet?

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 07:41 PM PDT

Ask Engadget: what should visitors to the USA do for mobile internet?


Ask Engadget: what should visitors to the USA do for mobile internet?
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 Mustafa, who'd love to visit America... if only the internet were cheaper. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "As someone who doesn't reside in the...

Babalu! Google celebrates Lucille Ball's 100th birthday doodle-style

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 06:05 PM PDT

Babalu! Google celebrates Lucille Ball's 100th birthday doodle-style


Babalu! Google celebrates Lucille Ball's 100th birthday doodle-style
Well, would you look at that? Two of our favorite entertainers, Lucile Ball and the World Wide Web, share a birthday. Of course, the former Mrs. Desi Arnaz would have about 80 years on the old web if she were alive today, but there's no reason the two can't get along, right?...

Comcast's Internet Essentials offers $10 internet access to low-income families

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 05:33 PM PDT

Comcast's Internet Essentials offers $10 internet access to low-income families


Comcast's Internet Essentials offers $10 internet access to low-income families
Earlier this year, when Comcast bought up NBC Universal, the company made a promise to boost broadband access in underserved communities and, with the launch of its new Internet Essentials service, it looks poised to follow through on that commitment. Originally laid out as the Comcast Broadband Opportunity Program, the plan offers internet access for only $10 a month to families with children who qualify for free lunch programs....

NVIDIA's Kepler GPU still (kinda, sorta) on scheduled for 2011 debut

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 04:29 PM PDT

NVIDIA's Kepler GPU still (kinda, sorta) on scheduled for 2011 debut


NVIDIA's Kepler GPU still (kinda, sorta) on scheduled for 2011 debut
Back in September of last year NVIDIA pledged that the successor to Fermi, Kepler, would arrive in 2011. Since then, things have been rather quiet on the next-gen GPU front. In fact, rumors have started to circulate that the 28nm-based chip would be pushed back to 2012. Turns out those rumblings aren't entirely inaccurate....

Toyota shooting for electric vehicle 'Ring record on August 29

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Toyota shooting for electric vehicle 'Ring record on August 29


Toyota shooting for electric vehicle 'Ring record on August 29
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Toyota, Racing e-Wolf Alpha-1 SRF Toyota has reportedly announced it will attempt to smash the existing electric vehicle lap record at the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife on August 29. Some speculate the on-track demonstration by Toyota Motorsport GmbH is a prelude to Toyota's racing division inking some sort of powertrain deal for an electrified Formula One racing series....