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- Okay HP, Let’s Make Some Lemonade
- Alternative fuel consumption steady in 2009
- Editorial: Engadget's take on HP's discontinuation of its webOS devices
- Ford uses fuel economy and technology to chase VW in Germany
- Archos A80S shows up at the FCC, keeps its specs hidden
- Rolls-Infused MINI Debuts at Pebble
- Video: Get Your Pull On!
- Garmin Edge 200 is a GPS cycling computer for riders on a budget
- 2012 Hyundai Accent leapfrogs to top of subcompact sales charts
- Mobiado’s Grand Touch Phones: Android For The Stupidly Rich
- Minecraft creator challenges Bethesda to deathmatch for the word 'scrolls'
- Chef Anthony Bourdain Calls Paula Deen 'the Worst, Most Dangerous Person'
- The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!
- CNET: RIM in talks to squeeze out BlackBerry music service
- New worries emerge that BP is leaking oil into the Gulf again
- HTC Puccini screens leak (again), to be known as Jetstream on AT&T?
- HP will 'discontinue operations for webOS devices', may spin off Personal System...
- Tesla trade up guy gets to drive a Roadster (for a while, anyway)
- It’s Official: HP Kills Off webOS Phones and the TouchPad
- Android Phone Owners Use Their Devices For An Hour A Day
- A vacation worth a cool million: five days in the CSS space hotel
- Logitech G300 mouse delivers gaming friendly features on the cheap
- My Virtual Boyfriend Is Awkward, Funny, And STD-Free
- French Airport Tests 'Virtual' Hologram Boarding Agents
- Cadillac ELR to cost less than $57,400 Tesla Model S
- Bing’s “We’re In” Windows Phone App is Foursquare’s Other Half
- Samsung W200 waterproof / rugged 1080p camcorder review
- Samsung Nexus Prime serving up Ice Cream Sandwich in October?
- U.S. government to pay $10.84 million for cleanup at Ford Rouge complex
- HP may spin off PC business, shift focus to software and services
| Okay HP, Let’s Make Some Lemonade Posted: 18 Aug 2011 04:45 PM PDT Okay HP, Let's Make Some Lemonade  Okay HP, Let's Make Some Lemonade This morning, HP admitted failure. After spending $1.2 billion to acquire Palm, they announced that they were killing off the development of all smartphones and tablets running Palm's webOS platform — including the just launched TouchPad. Having lived for just 49 days before its death was heralded, that gives the TouchPad just one day over the oft-mocked Microsoft Kin. webOS itself, as a platform, isn't entirely dead.... |
| Alternative fuel consumption steady in 2009 Posted: 18 Aug 2011 04:07 PM PDT Alternative fuel consumption steady in 2009  Alternative fuel consumption steady in 2009 Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Hydrogen, Natural Gas, USA The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that consumption of alternative fuels in the transportation sector stayed put in 2009, with use coming in at 431,107 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons (yes, that's the metric used), compared to 430,329 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons in 2008. Natural gas accounted for approximately 52 percent of alternative fuel consumption, with propane and E85 coming in at 30 and 16 percent,... |
| Editorial: Engadget's take on HP's discontinuation of its webOS devices Posted: 18 Aug 2011 04:07 PM PDT Editorial: Engadget's take on HP's discontinuation of its webOS devices  Editorial: Engadget's take on HP's discontinuation of its webOS devices WebOS, where did things go wrong? One moment you're worth a "double-down" investment by HP valued at $1.2 billion, and the OS of choice for future tablets, computers and even printers; the next, you're discarded like yesterday's crusty old oatmeal. Today, HP announced -- among other things -- that it's chosen to discontinue operations for its webOS lineup, and that the company "will continue to explore options to optimize the value... |
| Ford uses fuel economy and technology to chase VW in Germany Posted: 18 Aug 2011 03:29 PM PDT Ford uses fuel economy and technology to chase VW in Germany  Ford uses fuel economy and technology to chase VW in Germany Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford, Germany In the United States, Ford has raised its revenue per car by over $4,000 in just the last three years, but travel to the far side of the Atlantic and the blue oval doesn't always have such a blue chip reputation. In Germany, most consumers consider Ford a "discount brand." As a result, most Fords sold in Germany lean toward the inexpensive end of the auto spectrum.... |
| Archos A80S shows up at the FCC, keeps its specs hidden Posted: 18 Aug 2011 03:29 PM PDT Archos A80S shows up at the FCC, keeps its specs hidden  Archos A80S shows up at the FCC, keeps its specs hidden Because good things come in pairs, yet another Archos tablet has popped up over at the FCC shrouded in mystère. Aside from the tab's name, the A80S, and its de rigeur WiFi b / g / n capabilities, not much else can be glimpsed from the product's filings. If the French company's recently unveiled 80 G9 and 101 G9 offerings are any indication, we could be looking at a dual-core processor... |
| Rolls-Infused MINI Debuts at Pebble Posted: 18 Aug 2011 03:29 PM PDT Rolls-Infused MINI Debuts at Pebble Rolls-Infused MINI Debuts at Pebble The MINI Inspired by Goodwood features a Rolls-Royce design. |
| Posted: 18 Aug 2011 03:29 PM PDT Video: Get Your Pull On! Video: Get Your Pull On! MSN Autos gets muddy at a garden-tractor pull in Alpena, Mich. |
| Garmin Edge 200 is a GPS cycling computer for riders on a budget Posted: 18 Aug 2011 02:53 PM PDT Garmin Edge 200 is a GPS cycling computer for riders on a budget  Garmin Edge 200 is a GPS cycling computer for riders on a budget The Garmin Edge 500 and 800 are pretty sweet GPS-enabled cycling computers, but they're also pretty expensive. The new Edge 200 shaves a cool Benjamin off the price of the aging 500 by cutting back on non-essential features. There's no navigation function or even the ability to pull in data from power meters, heart rate monitors or cadence sensors.... |
| 2012 Hyundai Accent leapfrogs to top of subcompact sales charts Posted: 18 Aug 2011 02:17 PM PDT 2012 Hyundai Accent leapfrogs to top of subcompact sales charts  2012 Hyundai Accent leapfrogs to top of subcompact sales charts Filed under: MPG, Hyundai 2012 Hyundai Accent - Click above for high-res image gallery In its first full month of sales, the completely redesigned 2012 Hyundai Accent lit up that charts, capturing the title of America's top-selling subcompact vehicle in July. Sales of the 2012 Accent fell just shy of 7,000 in July as the subcompact easily outsold two of the segment's standout vehicles, the Honda Fit and Ford Fiesta.... |
| Mobiado’s Grand Touch Phones: Android For The Stupidly Rich Posted: 18 Aug 2011 02:17 PM PDT Mobiado's Grand Touch Phones: Android For The Stupidly Rich  Mobiado's Grand Touch Phones: Android For The Stupidly Rich The Canadian luxury buffs over at Mobiado have been churning out obscenely expensive (not to mention obscenely designed) phones since 2004, and if you were to look at their line-up, one thing would become immediately clear: none of them are worth the price. Dumbphones swathed in gold and pearl inlays are still dumbphones, after all. That said, Mobiado is trying something new with their Grand Touch series: bedazzled smartphones!... |
| Minecraft creator challenges Bethesda to deathmatch for the word 'scrolls' Posted: 18 Aug 2011 02:17 PM PDT Minecraft creator challenges Bethesda to deathmatch for the word 'scrolls'  Minecraft creator challenges Bethesda to deathmatch for the word 'scrolls' While Samsung, Apple, HTC and others battle it out in court with lawyers and expansive patent portfolios, one man seems to know how real geeks settle disputes -- with a deathmatch. Markus "Notch" Persson, the man behind Minecraft and head of Mojang, has decided the best way to put the trademark squabble with Bethesda to rest is two rounds of three-on-three Quake 3 Arena action.... |
| Chef Anthony Bourdain Calls Paula Deen 'the Worst, Most Dangerous Person' Posted: 18 Aug 2011 02:17 PM PDT Chef Anthony Bourdain Calls Paula Deen 'the Worst, Most Dangerous Person' Chef Anthony Bourdain Calls Paula Deen 'the Worst, Most Dangerous Person' Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has turned his famously sharp tongue against his fellow celebrity chefs, the New York Post reported Thursday. |
| The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET! Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:40 PM PDT The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!  The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET! We're back with a rare face-to-face Engadget Podcast! Tim and Brian will be joined in the New York City studio by Dana Wollman and Joshua Fruhlinger to talk Google's Motorola buy, the return of Fusion Garage, and snack foods, most likely -- and apparently HP did something big this week as well.... |
| CNET: RIM in talks to squeeze out BlackBerry music service Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:39 PM PDT CNET: RIM in talks to squeeze out BlackBerry music service  CNET: RIM in talks to squeeze out BlackBerry music service Those "sources with knowledge" are at it again, this time stirring the pot over a possible BlackBerry-branded music service. According to both CNET and Reuters, said sources revealed that RIM is in negotiations with "the four largest record companies" to launch a service that would "run on top of BlackBerry Messenger." What that means, exactly, is anyone's guess at the moment, but word is the mobile phone maker has already signed... |
| New worries emerge that BP is leaking oil into the Gulf again Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:01 PM PDT New worries emerge that BP is leaking oil into the Gulf again  New worries emerge that BP is leaking oil into the Gulf again Filed under: Etc., USA Remember the Deepwater Horizon, the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year and leaked untold thousands of gallons of oil and tar balls? Of course you do. Well, things might not be as finished there as the recent news silence would suggest. With the federal government still trying to Restore The Gulf, reports are coming in that BP is "investigating" a new sheen of... |
| HTC Puccini screens leak (again), to be known as Jetstream on AT&T? Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:01 PM PDT HTC Puccini screens leak (again), to be known as Jetstream on AT&T?  HTC Puccini screens leak (again), to be known as Jetstream on AT&T? HTC's Puccini tablet is shaping up to be the company's worst kept secret. This latest batch of leaked screen shots over on PocketNow show off the tab's skinned homescreen where a clearly visible AT&T widget indicates a missing SIM card, and the Settings menu which points us to the product's possible release name -- Jetstream.... |
| HP will 'discontinue operations for webOS devices', may spin off Personal System... Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:01 PM PDT HP will 'discontinue operations for webOS devices', may spin off Personal Systems Group  HP will 'discontinue operations for webOS devices', may spin off Personal Systems Group And just like that, Palm's baby was abandoned. Among the "other announcements" in today's press release about the potential spinoff of its entire Personal Systems group (PCs, mobile devices, storage) is a note that the webOS ecosystem HP snagged for $1.2 billion a year ago is already being ditched. "In addition, HP reported that it plans to announce that it will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones.... |
| Tesla trade up guy gets to drive a Roadster (for a while, anyway) Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT Tesla trade up guy gets to drive a Roadster (for a while, anyway)  Tesla trade up guy gets to drive a Roadster (for a while, anyway) Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, Videos Tesla trade up - Click above to watch video after the jump Self-proclaimed greenie, Martin Provost, set out on a quest to buckle himself into the driver's seat of a Tesla Roadster. Mission accomplished. Well, sort of. Provost says he can check driving a Tesla Roadster off his bucket list after finally getting some time behind the wheel of the electrified two-seater, but Provost's quest isn't over.... |
| It’s Official: HP Kills Off webOS Phones and the TouchPad Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT It's Official: HP Kills Off webOS Phones and the TouchPad  It's Official: HP Kills Off webOS Phones and the TouchPad Brace yourselves, webOS fans. In the hours leading up the their Q3 conference call later today, HP has just confirmed that they will be discontinuing operations surrounding the TouchPad and all webOS phones. To quote their press release: HP reported that it plans to announce that it will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones.... |
| Android Phone Owners Use Their Devices For An Hour A Day Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT Android Phone Owners Use Their Devices For An Hour A Day  Android Phone Owners Use Their Devices For An Hour A Day Nielsen has found that Android users tend to spend over an hour a day on their phones. Sixty-seven percent of their time is spent "working" with apps while the rest is spent on the mobile web. Forty-three percent of those apps are top 10 Market apps while the top 50 apps are used 61 percent of the time.... |
| A vacation worth a cool million: five days in the CSS space hotel Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT A vacation worth a cool million: five days in the CSS space hotel  A vacation worth a cool million: five days in the CSS space hotel Boarding the Soyuz rocket, seven hotel patrons will be asked to fork over £500,000 ($825,000) for the flight and another £100,000 ($165,000) for a five-night stay -- who needs family road trips when you can vacation in space? Russian company Orbital Technologies announced plans to construct a Commercial Space Station (CSS) by 2016, offering guests an unforgettable vacation and kick-ass view of Earth below.... |
| Logitech G300 mouse delivers gaming friendly features on the cheap Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT Logitech G300 mouse delivers gaming friendly features on the cheap  Logitech G300 mouse delivers gaming friendly features on the cheap Logitech isn't exactly new to the gaming peripheral scene, but the company knows its strength lies not in pleasing hardcore FPS fans, it's in delivering solid consumer products. The G300 isn't a gaming mouse for the twitchy virtual gun slingers out there, it's for folks that fire up the occasional shooter, but want better performance than they get out of the pointer packed with their PC.... |
| My Virtual Boyfriend Is Awkward, Funny, And STD-Free Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT My Virtual Boyfriend Is Awkward, Funny, And STD-Free  My Virtual Boyfriend Is Awkward, Funny, And STD-Free Dating sucks. Nine out of ten times, your suitor is an jerk. The other ten percent of the time, they pretend not to be an jerk only to show their true jerk-like colors a few weeks later. This is the world we live in, and there's really nothing we can do about it.... |
| French Airport Tests 'Virtual' Hologram Boarding Agents Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT French Airport Tests 'Virtual' Hologram Boarding Agents French Airport Tests 'Virtual' Hologram Boarding Agents An airport in France is experimenting with "virtual" boarding agents in a bid to jazz up its terminals with 21st century avatars who always smile, don't need breaks and never go on strike. |
| Cadillac ELR to cost less than $57,400 Tesla Model S Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:08 AM PDT Cadillac ELR to cost less than $57,400 Tesla Model S  Cadillac ELR to cost less than $57,400 Tesla Model S Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Cadillac, Tesla Motors Cadillac Converj ELR concept - Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors has confirmed production of the Voltec-powered Cadillac ELR coupe. Though the automaker didn't officially announce pricing for the on-again, off-again angular coupe, Bloomberg claims an unidentified source close to the project revealed the Cadillac ELR's price will undercut the $57,400 Tesla Model S. How much less?... |
| Bing’s “We’re In” Windows Phone App is Foursquare’s Other Half Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:08 AM PDT Bing's "We're In" Windows Phone App is Foursquare's Other Half  Bing's "We're In" Windows Phone App is Foursquare's Other Half On the rare occasions that I'm not sitting in a chat room and writing about phones, I usually play the role of "hang-out coordinator" among my friends. You probably have too: messaging people to see who's available, finding out who wants to eat what, getting ETAs from prospective partiers, the works.... |
| Samsung W200 waterproof / rugged 1080p camcorder review Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:08 AM PDT Samsung W200 waterproof / rugged 1080p camcorder review  Samsung W200 waterproof / rugged 1080p camcorder review Samsung slid its 'multi-proof' W200 pocket cam out a couple of months back, and we've spent the past few weeks testing it out in a place that's no stranger to water (read: the Big Island of Hawaii). Hailed as a waterproof and shockproof 1080p pocket camcorder, it most resembles a ruggedized version of Cisco's now-deceased Flip HD, and it's definitely a heck of a lot more petite than Canon's PowerShot D10... |
| Samsung Nexus Prime serving up Ice Cream Sandwich in October? Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:08 AM PDT Samsung Nexus Prime serving up Ice Cream Sandwich in October?  Samsung Nexus Prime serving up Ice Cream Sandwich in October? The hunt for the next Nexus phone (also known as the Nexus Prime) is on, and it looks like we could see it donning Ice Cream Sandwich in time for Halloween. According to a report in Korea's Electronic Times, those oh so familiar "insiders" are fingering an October launch for the Samsung handset.... |
| U.S. government to pay $10.84 million for cleanup at Ford Rouge complex Posted: 18 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT U.S. government to pay $10.84 million for cleanup at Ford Rouge complex  U.S. government to pay $10.84 million for cleanup at Ford Rouge complex Filed under: Etc., Manufacturing/Plants, Ford, USA The United States government has agreed to pay Ford $10.84 million to settle a lawsuit with the automaker over wartime contamination at the historic Rouge complex outside of Detroit, MI. This settlement caps off a seven-year battle between Ford and the U.S. government. According to settlement papers filed Friday, the U.S.... |
| HP may spin off PC business, shift focus to software and services Posted: 18 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT HP may spin off PC business, shift focus to software and services  HP may spin off PC business, shift focus to software and services Word 'round the campfire is, HP may be prepping to spin off its PC business. Though Hewlett-Packard is the world's largest computer company, desktops and laptops are a relatively low profit margin business. Obviously, there's no confirmation yet that such a split will happen, but with the recent focus on tablets and smartphones, and CEO Leo Apotheker's own admission that he'd like to expand into software and services, the move would... |
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