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- Microsoft Shows Off Tango Video Chat App On The HTC Titan
- Canon plans Hollywood event, ready to roll out the red carpet on November 3rd
- Toyota sells 1 millionth Prius in Japan
- Google+ finally gets an API, doesn't do much yet
- MasterCard demos Google Wallet, QkR platform for mobile payments
- 2012 Chevy Spark headed to U.S. with exterior design updates, 40 mpg
- Samsung Epic 4G Touch review
- Shocker: Verizon director admits to LTE-Advanced future
- RIM's Q2 earnings report: $329 million in net income, not enough to fend off cri...
- Congress Members Urge Obama To Approve AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
- Tango video calling demoed on Mango-based HTC Titan (video)
- The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!
- Sprint axes Premier program, no more annual upgrades for Gold customers
- Kids’ Safety Seats Still an Issue
- Rimac's Concept One battery-powered supercar finally done teasing us
- Sony outs trio of limited edition PlayStation 3 consoles, keeps it fresh with a...
- Fraunhofer's STAN: four cameras, three dimensions, no glasses
- Nissan now approved to sell Leaf in China
- HTC Sensation XE heads to UK October 1st, white HTC Radar inbound too
- Croatia's 190 MPH Electric Supercar
- West Virginia's 'Quiet Zone' becomes refuge for those on the run from wireless t...
- Homemade Toothpaste Recipes Put to the Test
- Koomey's law heckles Moore's in the post-PC world
- Citrix Receiver comes to PlayBook, RIM maintains enterprise credentials
- Renault, Red Bull ready for more racing
- MSDN previews Windows 8 touch on Windows 7 hardware
- Samsung Epic 4G Touch user manual leaks, offering 150 pages of glorious diagrams
- Pantech Breakout to make its LTE debut September 22nd?
- Frankfurt’s Fab Five
- Alfa Romeo Delays Return to US
| Microsoft Shows Off Tango Video Chat App On The HTC Titan Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:47 PM PDT Microsoft Shows Off Tango Video Chat App On The HTC Titan  Microsoft Shows Off Tango Video Chat App On The HTC Titan I've liked Windows Phone Mango since I first laid eyes on it, but the truth of the matter is that most of the features being implemented are merely catching up to competing platforms. The Bing integration and voice-to-text capabilities are… pretty cool. But other than that, as I said, Mango is playing catch-up.... |
| Canon plans Hollywood event, ready to roll out the red carpet on November 3rd Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:47 PM PDT Canon plans Hollywood event, ready to roll out the red carpet on November 3rd  Canon plans Hollywood event, ready to roll out the red carpet on November 3rd Oh, what's this, Canon? You want your turn in the spotlight as well? Well, we suppose a hint of an announcement is better than a non-announcement, so bring it on! The imaging company just sent us word of a presumably star-studded SoCal event on November 3rd, giving its cameras a chance to walk the red carpet in a rather surprising Hollywood role reversal.... |
| Toyota sells 1 millionth Prius in Japan Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:10 PM PDT Toyota sells 1 millionth Prius in Japan  Toyota sells 1 millionth Prius in Japan Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Japan Cumulative sales in Japan of Toyota's Prius hybrid topped the one-million mark last month, the Japanese automaker announced on Monday. Domestically, sales of the Prius hit 1.02 million units as of the end of August. Toyota launched the eco-friendly Prius hatchback in December 1997 in Japan and exported it to the U.S.... |
| Google+ finally gets an API, doesn't do much yet Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:10 PM PDT Google+ finally gets an API, doesn't do much yet  Google+ finally gets an API, doesn't do much yet That Google+ would eventually score an API was a forgone conclusion. And, while things have been far from quiet, we haven't heard much about Moutain View's plans to open up its social network to third-party access. Well, the first API is finally here and, while it doesn't offer much in the way of interactivity (simply read access to public data), this is only the beginning.... |
| MasterCard demos Google Wallet, QkR platform for mobile payments Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:10 PM PDT MasterCard demos Google Wallet, QkR platform for mobile payments  MasterCard demos Google Wallet, QkR platform for mobile payments You've most likely heard plenty about NFC-capable smartphones, but little in the way of actual real-world uses for the chip. Well, MasterCard's looking to change all of that, and throw in a few innovations of its own courtesy of its in-house R&D labs and Google. Shown off at an event today, the company demoed the Google Wallet application we first learned about back in May -- which is gearing up for... |
| 2012 Chevy Spark headed to U.S. with exterior design updates, 40 mpg Posted: 15 Sep 2011 02:32 PM PDT 2012 Chevy Spark headed to U.S. with exterior design updates, 40 mpg  2012 Chevy Spark headed to U.S. with exterior design updates, 40 mpg Filed under: MPG, Chevrolet, GM, Lightweight In early August, General Motors confirmed through the now-traditional tweet format that the Chevrolet Spark minicar will be U.S.-bound sometime in mid-2012. Now comes word that before the Spark arrives Stateside, it will receive mild updates, including some necessary exterior design tweaks and an important rating of 40 mpg. GM announced today that at least one version of Spark - the Ecotec 1.4L turbo with a six-speed... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 02:32 PM PDT Samsung Epic 4G Touch review  Samsung Epic 4G Touch review If you haven't heard about the Samsung Galaxy S II by now, you're definitely tardy to the party. But as the proverbial saying goes, it's better late than never, right? The Galaxy S, its predecessor with myriad chassis selections and carrier variants, is still selling like hotcakes all over the world, and the sequel is no lightweight (figuratively) either -- selling three million units in 55 days only seems to be... |
| Shocker: Verizon director admits to LTE-Advanced future Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:55 PM PDT Shocker: Verizon director admits to LTE-Advanced future  Shocker: Verizon director admits to LTE-Advanced future AT&T took to the stage to announce its LTE network will go live on Sunday, which means today's the perfect day for its fiercest rival to one-up the news. Verizon's director of network technology Praveen Atreya, dropped the rather unsurprising news that the next natural step in the company's data evolution chain will be LTE-Advanced.... |
| RIM's Q2 earnings report: $329 million in net income, not enough to fend off cri... Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:54 PM PDT RIM's Q2 earnings report: $329 million in net income, not enough to fend off critics  RIM's Q2 earnings report: $329 million in net income, not enough to fend off critics The first quarterly earnings report post-Wake Up Call have just been published for Canada's own Research in Motion, and while the cash is still flowing, investors and analysts alike aren't feeling too rosy about the future. Despite Q2 revenue of $4.2 billion and a GAAP net income of $329 million, RIM's stock plummeted nine percent following the news.... |
| Congress Members Urge Obama To Approve AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:54 PM PDT Congress Members Urge Obama To Approve AT&T/T-Mobile Merger  Congress Members Urge Obama To Approve AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Fifteen members of Congress aren't too pleased with the Department of Justice's recent anti-trust suit, as instanced by a letter they sent to President Obama. Penned by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) the letter urged the president to settle the suit in favor of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger because of the benefits it could bring to the American people. Though Shuler meanders a bit, the letter essentially boils down to three main points: the... |
| Tango video calling demoed on Mango-based HTC Titan (video) Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:54 PM PDT Tango video calling demoed on Mango-based HTC Titan (video)  Tango video calling demoed on Mango-based HTC Titan (video) Looks like Mango's got yet another trick up its sleeve -- at least, a trick that'll be noticeable on HTC's looming Titan. Windows Phone Director Aaron Woodman -- the same Aaron that stopped by our own Engadget Show a few months back -- recently paused to show off a Tango video calling application on the aforementioned handset.... |
| The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET! Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:54 PM PDT The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!  The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET! Man, what week. Our fearless leader Tim is off in Germany, looking at some sweet cars and most of the rest of our staff is split pretty evenly between Build, IDF and the Tokyo Game Show. Brian managed to pull together a few stragglers, including Darren and Richard L., and we're doin' this thing live at 5PM.Continue reading The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!... |
| Sprint axes Premier program, no more annual upgrades for Gold customers Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:54 PM PDT Sprint axes Premier program, no more annual upgrades for Gold customers  Sprint axes Premier program, no more annual upgrades for Gold customers Well, hope as you might that it was untrue, Sprint has killed off its Premier program and is putting an end to annual upgrades for Premier Gold customers. Premier subscribers will still be able to take advantage of the perks provided by their accounts through the end of the year, but once the calendar flips to 2012 you'll be thrown back in with the rest of the riffraff.... |
| Kids’ Safety Seats Still an Issue Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:54 PM PDT Kids' Safety Seats Still an Issue Kids' Safety Seats Still an Issue Study finds many drivers are using child safety seats improperly. |
| Rimac's Concept One battery-powered supercar finally done teasing us Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:17 PM PDT Rimac's Concept One battery-powered supercar finally done teasing us  Rimac's Concept One battery-powered supercar finally done teasing us Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Frankfurt Motor Show We've been teasing the Rimac Automobili Concept One for the last two weeks, and finally got a glimpse of some studio shots of the electric supercar yesterday. Our team at the Frankfurt Motor Show finally turned their lenses on the EV with a ginormous 92-kWh of lithium phosphate battery pack (which we think is the biggest one available in a passenger car, unless you count the... |
| Sony outs trio of limited edition PlayStation 3 consoles, keeps it fresh with a... Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:17 PM PDT Sony outs trio of limited edition PlayStation 3 consoles, keeps it fresh with a few paint jobs  Sony outs trio of limited edition PlayStation 3 consoles, keeps it fresh with a few paint jobs How do you keep selling a five-year old system? You slap a new coat of paint on it and call it a "limited edition," that's how. Which is precisely what Sony's gotten up to with three newly colored versions of its PlayStation 3. Hitting the electronics giant's homeland this November 17th are a duo of 320GB consoles, offered up in either Splash Blue or Scarlet Red, that come paired with a... |
| Fraunhofer's STAN: four cameras, three dimensions, no glasses Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:17 PM PDT Fraunhofer's STAN: four cameras, three dimensions, no glasses  Fraunhofer's STAN: four cameras, three dimensions, no glasses There are some glasses-free 3D TVs around, but their limited viewing angles and poor picture quality aren't very inspiring -- so Fraunhofer's latest project is a welcome endeavor. It's developed STAN (STereoscopic ANalyzer), a system that lets broadcasters easily use four cameras instead of the usual two, for 3D recording.... |
| Nissan now approved to sell Leaf in China Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT Nissan now approved to sell Leaf in China  Nissan now approved to sell Leaf in China Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Japan, China After receiving full approval from the Chinese government to sell the electric hatch, Nissan is reportedly readying its Leaf for export there by mid-October according to Kimiyasu Nakamura, president of Nissan's China joint venture. Initial reports indicate the Leaf will will be priced around 200,000 yuan ($31,268 U.S.... |
| HTC Sensation XE heads to UK October 1st, white HTC Radar inbound too Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 PM PDT HTC Sensation XE heads to UK October 1st, white HTC Radar inbound too  HTC Sensation XE heads to UK October 1st, white HTC Radar inbound too What can we say -- this retailer's got some ambition. Phones 4U scored a few sweet deals with HTC, announcing that it'll be the exclusive launch partner for the Sensation XE as it becomes available on October 1st (although O2 confirmed today that it'll come its way "soon"). This is the first we've heard of an official release date for the Beats-integrated device, and we're still unsure of pricing or availability... |
| Croatia's 190 MPH Electric Supercar Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 PM PDT Croatia's 190 MPH Electric Supercar Croatia's 190 MPH Electric Supercar As dreamy as the Adriatic coast. |
| West Virginia's 'Quiet Zone' becomes refuge for those on the run from wireless t... Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 PM PDT West Virginia's 'Quiet Zone' becomes refuge for those on the run from wireless technology  West Virginia's 'Quiet Zone' becomes refuge for those on the run from wireless technology There's a 13,000-square-mile section of West Virginia known as the Quiet Zone where there's no WiFi, no cell service, and strict regulations placed on any device that could pollute the airwaves. Those unique conditions are enforced (and aided by the surrounding mountains) to protect the radio telescopes in the area from interference, and it's hardly anything new -- as The Huffington Post notes, Wired did an extensive profile of the zone... |
| Homemade Toothpaste Recipes Put to the Test Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 PM PDT Homemade Toothpaste Recipes Put to the Test Homemade Toothpaste Recipes Put to the Test A homemade toothpaste recipe might just be a good fallback for when you run out of the brand name stuff that's usually in your bathroom. |
| Koomey's law heckles Moore's in the post-PC world Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:00 PM PDT Koomey's law heckles Moore's in the post-PC world  Koomey's law heckles Moore's in the post-PC world Around the same time most years, (2007, 2009, 2010), someone heralds the death of Moore's law. This time it's Stanford University's Dr. Jonathan Koomey, who has found that energy efficiency roughly doubles every two years. With the rise of mobile devices, we care less if our phones and tablets can outpace a desktop and more about if a full charge will last the duration of our commute -- reducing the importance... |
| Citrix Receiver comes to PlayBook, RIM maintains enterprise credentials Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:00 PM PDT Citrix Receiver comes to PlayBook, RIM maintains enterprise credentials  Citrix Receiver comes to PlayBook, RIM maintains enterprise credentials RIM has always been a business thoroughbred, and this lineage continues with the release of Citrix Receiver for its PlayBook slab. Currently in beta, the remote access / virtualization tool is available via the BlackBerry App World, and boasts a smorgasbord of features sure to keep even the most tortured of Sys-Admins happy.... |
| Renault, Red Bull ready for more racing Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT Renault, Red Bull ready for more racing  Renault, Red Bull ready for more racing Filed under: Hybrid, Renault, Racing Red Bull Racing and French automaker Renault have confirmed a five-year extension of their successful Formula One partnership. This agreement will see Red Bull run with the current V8 engine and KERS hybrid system for the next two seasons, during which time Red Bull will collaborate with Renault Sport on the development of a fuel-efficient 1.6-liter turbo V6 for use starting in the 2014 season. Back in 2009,... |
| MSDN previews Windows 8 touch on Windows 7 hardware Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT MSDN previews Windows 8 touch on Windows 7 hardware  MSDN previews Windows 8 touch on Windows 7 hardware The latest blog from Windows president Steven Sinofsky, ably assisted by Grant George and Jeff Piira, talks about Redmond's testing of Windows 8 touch on current hardware and how touch has changed the way it develops software. Using kit like the Thinkpad X201, HP Elitebook 2740 and ASUS EP121, Microsoft is realizing that the "feel" of touch to the user is more important than simple hardware performance.... |
| Samsung Epic 4G Touch user manual leaks, offering 150 pages of glorious diagrams Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT Samsung Epic 4G Touch user manual leaks, offering 150 pages of glorious diagrams  Samsung Epic 4G Touch user manual leaks, offering 150 pages of glorious diagrams It may not be available on Sprint until tomorrow, but the Samsung Epic 4G Touch's trusty literary companion has already made its way to our eyes (and hearts). The upcoming device doesn't hold quite as many secrets as it did merely a couple weeks ago, so perusing through over 150 pages of how-tos and FAQs may not be a tantalizing prospect unless you're dead set on purchasing the phone this weekend... |
| Pantech Breakout to make its LTE debut September 22nd? Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT Pantech Breakout to make its LTE debut September 22nd?  Pantech Breakout to make its LTE debut September 22nd? With a powerhouse like the Motorola Droid Bionic now lodged firmly on Verizon's 4G lineup, we're not expecting very many folks to be downright impressed by the Pantech Breakout. The latest offering on Big Red's LTE network appears to be ready for its emergence in a week. The folks over at Droid-Life not only got their hands on a full spec sheet of the device, they also have come across the... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT Frankfurt's Fab Five Frankfurt's Fab Five The motor show's sleekest, sexiest, most powerful supercars. |
| Alfa Romeo Delays Return to US Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT Alfa Romeo Delays Return to US Alfa Romeo Delays Return to US European debt crisis has pushed back launch of US models to 2013. |
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