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- Honda gears up to electrify winter with hybrid snowblower
- T-Mobile Galaxy S II screen issues have some seeing (poorly rendered) red
- Kindle family goes retail, coming to a store near you on November 15th
- Apple reaches settlement in MagSafe class action suit, dodges fireball
- Rakuten signs agreement to purchase Kobo
- Ram Builds a Pickup for Police
- PayPal direct NFC payments to Android app, lets you P2P your lunch money
- Facelifted Ford Flex to Debut at LA
- Jaguar driving diesel XF across the U.S., can it beat 57 mpg?
- Schmidt: Motorola Mobility Won’t Get Preferential Treatment (Not That It Needs It)
- Shazam, Delivery Agent Partner To Let You Buy Your Favorite TV Characters’ Stuff
- Engadget HD Podcast 273 - 11.08.2011
- Twitter-enhanced Firefox 8 officially available for download, Android version up...
- Zero Motorcycles reveals longer range, longer lasting 2012 lineup (video)
- This 25th anniversary Zelda 3DS kind of Hyrules
- 8tracks Brings Its Handcrafted Mixtapes To Android
- Chevy dealers now authorized to sell Volt demo units
- PayPal Updates Its Android App With Support For NFC Payments
- AT&T Call International App gets Ma Bell into the mobile VoIP market
- Sony VAIO F Series review (late 2011)
- My Witness Catches Bad Guys In The Act
- Scanadu Raises $2M: “Check Your Body As Often As Your Email”
- Siri ported iPhone 3GS, likes to kick it old school (video)
- Apple Store iOS app adds in-store purchasing, we go hands-on (video)
- AT&T and Intuit square up to... Square (video)
- Jailbreakers unearth hidden panorama mode in iOS 5 camera app
- Eric Schmidt: Microsoft Pushes Patent Deals Out Of Fear Of Android
- 10,000 people circle White House against Keystone XL Pipeline
- Facebook Acquires HTML5 App Delivery Network Strobe; SproutCore Lives On
- Behind the glass: a detailed tour inside the Motorola Droid RAZR
| Honda gears up to electrify winter with hybrid snowblower Posted: 08 Nov 2011 03:12 PM PST Honda gears up to electrify winter with hybrid snowblower  Honda gears up to electrify winter with hybrid snowblower Filed under: Etc., Hybrid, Honda With cars like the Insight, CR-Z and Civic Hybrid, Honda is certainly no stranger to hybrids. But their latest isn't a hatchback. It's not a sedan. It's not even an SUV. In fact it's not a car at all. It's a snowblower. The Japanese industrial giant, as you may well be aware, makes a lot of things besides cars.... |
| T-Mobile Galaxy S II screen issues have some seeing (poorly rendered) red Posted: 08 Nov 2011 03:12 PM PST T-Mobile Galaxy S II screen issues have some seeing (poorly rendered) red  T-Mobile Galaxy S II screen issues have some seeing (poorly rendered) red The T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S II is certainly a fine piece of hardware and we didn't have any complaints about the Super AMOLED Plus display in our review, but others have come across some perplexing problems with the screen. There's a thread going over at the XDA forums that takes pretty in-depth look at the panels on both the Sprint and T-Mo variants of the GSII and turns up... |
| Kindle family goes retail, coming to a store near you on November 15th Posted: 08 Nov 2011 03:12 PM PST Kindle family goes retail, coming to a store near you on November 15th  Kindle family goes retail, coming to a store near you on November 15th Are you giddy thinking about the arrival of the new Kindles? We know you are, and so does Amazon, so the king of online retail is making it easier to get your hands on your Kindle of choice. Bezos and friends have announced they'll be selling their entire suite of ereaders in over 16,000 locations come November 15th, which provides the first confirmation that the Fire will be available in stores.... |
| Apple reaches settlement in MagSafe class action suit, dodges fireball Posted: 08 Nov 2011 03:12 PM PST Apple reaches settlement in MagSafe class action suit, dodges fireball  Apple reaches settlement in MagSafe class action suit, dodges fireball Apple's MagSafe has been veritable boon to the clumsy, saving MacBooks from accidental drops since 2006. The magnetic solution, however, hasn't been exactly great when keeping those same notebooks spark free. Those who weren't able to convince a Genius to part ways with a replacement gratis should know that Cupertino has just settled a class-action relating to the original's propensity to fray.... |
| Rakuten signs agreement to purchase Kobo Posted: 08 Nov 2011 03:12 PM PST Rakuten signs agreement to purchase Kobo  Rakuten signs agreement to purchase Kobo Rakuten, Inc. has just announced that it has signed a "definitive agreement" to "to acquire 100% of total issued and outstanding shares" of Kobo for a total of $315 milllion in cash. According to the press release, Rakuten is "one of the world's top 3 e-commerce companies by revenue." Just this February, Kobo's major American retail partner, Borders, filed for bankruptcy.... |
| Ram Builds a Pickup for Police Posted: 08 Nov 2011 01:59 PM PST |
| PayPal direct NFC payments to Android app, lets you P2P your lunch money Posted: 08 Nov 2011 01:59 PM PST PayPal direct NFC payments to Android app, lets you P2P your lunch money  PayPal direct NFC payments to Android app, lets you P2P your lunch money It's another nail in the coffin of expensive, dirty, smelly physical cash and coins. PayPal has released the 3.0 version of its Android app and, through that, users can directly exchange money from one NFC-equipped phone to another. Just add the Request Money widget to your (probably already rather cluttered) desktop, type in an amount, then pick up your Nexus S and do a little fist bump with your best bro's... |
| Facelifted Ford Flex to Debut at LA Posted: 08 Nov 2011 01:59 PM PST Facelifted Ford Flex to Debut at LA Facelifted Ford Flex to Debut at LA New look includes projector-beam headlights and LEDs. |
| Jaguar driving diesel XF across the U.S., can it beat 57 mpg? Posted: 08 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST Jaguar driving diesel XF across the U.S., can it beat 57 mpg?  Jaguar driving diesel XF across the U.S., can it beat 57 mpg? Filed under: Diesel, Jaguar, USA The first diesel Jaguar XF has arrived in the United States. But it's not destined for a showroom, and it's not headed to a waiting customer. No, Jaguar has slightly more ambitious plans for this particular oil-burning sedan. The 2.2-liter diesel four will propel this XF on a cross-country journey that will take it from New York to Los Angeles - a trip across eleven states and 2,800... |
| Schmidt: Motorola Mobility Won’t Get Preferential Treatment (Not That It Needs It) Posted: 08 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST Schmidt: Motorola Mobility Won't Get Preferential Treatment (Not That It Needs It)  Schmidt: Motorola Mobility Won't Get Preferential Treatment (Not That It Needs It) Eric Schmidt is continuing his Asian tour, speaking today in South Korea. Two sensitive topics came up: first, the question of whether Motorola Mobility would be getting special treatment if and when the deal closes. His response, as reported by Reuters: "we will run it sufficiently and independently, that it will not violate the openness of Android…we're not going to change in any material way the way we operate." I believe him.... |
| Shazam, Delivery Agent Partner To Let You Buy Your Favorite TV Characters’ Stuff Posted: 08 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST Shazam, Delivery Agent Partner To Let You Buy Your Favorite TV Characters' Stuff  Shazam, Delivery Agent Partner To Let You Buy Your Favorite TV Characters' Stuff Well, I'm not sure whether to be worried about our impending laziness or thrilled that I can now shop while I watch TV (without the help of the Home Shopping Network). Shazam, potentially one of the most magical apps ever, has partnered with Delivery Agent to let you discover consumer products in TV shows and ultimately purchase them.... |
| Engadget HD Podcast 273 - 11.08.2011 Posted: 08 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST Engadget HD Podcast 273 - 11.08.2011 Engadget HD Podcast 273 - 11.08.2011 Flowing through this week's packed lineup of topic is a theme of Hollywood vs. new technology, whether it's CBS against a new Apple TV service and Hulu or the MPAA v. Zediva. As much as wrangling over licensing causes us headaches there are some (potentially) positive developments to mention with new cable choices spreading in Canada, new features on the way from DirecTV, and Time Warner's tablet app coming to Android.... |
| Twitter-enhanced Firefox 8 officially available for download, Android version up... Posted: 08 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST Twitter-enhanced Firefox 8 officially available for download, Android version updated  Twitter-enhanced Firefox 8 officially available for download, Android version updated Those watching the FTP servers may have been able to snag it a bit early, but Mozilla's now announced that Firefox 8 is officially available for Windows, Mac and Linux computers. The big addition, such as it is, is built-in Twitter search, which will let you search for topics, hashtags or usernames right in the main search box.... |
| Zero Motorcycles reveals longer range, longer lasting 2012 lineup (video) Posted: 08 Nov 2011 12:22 PM PST Zero Motorcycles reveals longer range, longer lasting 2012 lineup (video)  Zero Motorcycles reveals longer range, longer lasting 2012 lineup (video) Zero Motorcycles is gearing up for 2012, and not by stockpiling canned goods and ammunition. The company is refreshing its line of all-electric bikes and adding a host of refinements, including a new powertrain and a battery pack rated to last as long as the motorcycle does (though, whether or not it lives up to that lofty claim in real-world conditions remains to be seen).... |
| This 25th anniversary Zelda 3DS kind of Hyrules Posted: 08 Nov 2011 12:22 PM PST This 25th anniversary Zelda 3DS kind of Hyrules  This 25th anniversary Zelda 3DS kind of Hyrules Sure, it may not have one of those coveted right circle pads, but this Zelda-branded Nintendo 3DS is just dripping in Hyrule awesomeness. The limited edition portable console will be released in Europe to mark the 25th anniversary of Link, Zelda and the rest of the Hyrule crew. The 3DS has a Hyrule emblem and gold-colored decorations on its lid and comes bundled with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time... |
| 8tracks Brings Its Handcrafted Mixtapes To Android Posted: 08 Nov 2011 11:36 AM PST 8tracks Brings Its Handcrafted Mixtapes To Android  8tracks Brings Its Handcrafted Mixtapes To Android Music fans, listen up! 8tracks (the self-proclaimed "social, curated alternative to Pandora") is now available on Android. For the unassociated, 8tracks is a massive collection of handcrafted playlists built, for the most part, by the music-obsessed. It's one of those things that takes a bit of tinkering to wrap your head around… until suddenly, you find yourself 40 playlists deep with a monstrous collection of new tunes behind you.... |
| Chevy dealers now authorized to sell Volt demo units Posted: 08 Nov 2011 11:36 AM PST Chevy dealers now authorized to sell Volt demo units  Chevy dealers now authorized to sell Volt demo units Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet The year is quickly winding to a close, and General Motors is taking steps to ensure that the automaker meets its goal of selling 10,000 Chevrolet Volt units. The company has given its dealers the go-ahead to sell their Volt demo vehicles, thereby greatly increasing the availability of the plug-in.... |
| PayPal Updates Its Android App With Support For NFC Payments Posted: 08 Nov 2011 11:36 AM PST PayPal Updates Its Android App With Support For NFC Payments  PayPal Updates Its Android App With Support For NFC Payments PayPal updated its Android application today and has added one notable new feature: support for NFC payments. Using NFC, or near field communication, two PayPal users with NFC-enabled phones can send and receive money using the mobile app. The feature, which was previously announced over the summer, also includes a "Request Money" widget that can be added directly to the Android homescreen.... |
| AT&T Call International App gets Ma Bell into the mobile VoIP market Posted: 08 Nov 2011 11:36 AM PST AT&T Call International App gets Ma Bell into the mobile VoIP market  AT&T Call International App gets Ma Bell into the mobile VoIP market AT&T is throwing its globe trotting customers something of a bone with its Call International App. The free VoIP service, created with help from 8x8, will allow customers to place international long-distance calls over WiFi for much less than they would have to pay under standard roaming plans. Calls to China, France, Germany and the UK are as little as $0.04 a minute when dialing a landline.... |
| Sony VAIO F Series review (late 2011) Posted: 08 Nov 2011 11:36 AM PST Sony VAIO F Series review (late 2011)  Sony VAIO F Series review (late 2011) Sony barreled into CES earlier this year flaunting a 3D monster laptop boasting a 16-inch 1080p display, a built-in 3D transmitter and a fancy button that promised to instantly add an extra dimension to your boring "regular" 2D movies. It was the latest in the outfit's VAIO F Series, and it was ready to snatch $2,000 straight out of your wallet -- but not all of us can throw down that... |
| My Witness Catches Bad Guys In The Act Posted: 08 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST My Witness Catches Bad Guys In The Act  My Witness Catches Bad Guys In The Act It's not often that you're attacked by a random stranger, but if/when it does happen preparedness is the key. Think back to your karate days, carry pepper spray, use the buddy system, and stay alert. And when all that fails, download the My Witness app on your phone. In the rare case that you actually have the opportunity to snap a picture of your attacker, you'll be glad you did.... |
| Scanadu Raises $2M: “Check Your Body As Often As Your Email” Posted: 08 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST Scanadu Raises $2M: "Check Your Body As Often As Your Email"  Scanadu Raises $2M: "Check Your Body As Often As Your Email" Meet Scanadu, an innovative health tech startup I daresay you'll be hearing a lot more from in the future. It's not the easiest of tasks explaining what the company is building at this point, but let's call it a personal, mobile, auto-diagnostics product – they refer to it as a Medical Tricorder. Founded in January 2011 by a team of entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds, the roots of Scanadu actually go way back.... |
| Siri ported iPhone 3GS, likes to kick it old school (video) Posted: 08 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST Siri ported iPhone 3GS, likes to kick it old school (video)  Siri ported iPhone 3GS, likes to kick it old school (video) Still clutching that 3GS in a jealous rage over your iPhone 4 and 4S toting mates who've been hooking up with Siri? Qwell your anger, friends, as iOS 5's favorite sidekick has been successfully ported to a 3GS by the same hacking pros (Steven Troughton-Smith included) that got her going on the 4 and iPod touch.... |
| Apple Store iOS app adds in-store purchasing, we go hands-on (video) Posted: 08 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST Apple Store iOS app adds in-store purchasing, we go hands-on (video)  Apple Store iOS app adds in-store purchasing, we go hands-on (video) If you've been to an Apple Store recently, you're probably familiar with EasyPay -- Apple's not-always-so-easy handheld checkout system that enables employees to process transactions on the floor, sending a receipt to your inbox. Well the latest Apple Store iOS app eliminates the middleman -- those t-shirt and jeans-sporting retail employees -- letting you process the transaction on your own iPhone 4 or 4S, completely eliminating any need for human interaction.... |
| AT&T and Intuit square up to... Square (video) Posted: 08 Nov 2011 10:03 AM PST AT&T and Intuit square up to... Square (video)  AT&T and Intuit square up to... Square (video) Better watch your back, Jack. Smartphone-payment player Intuit has formed an unholy alliance with AT&T to produce Intuit GoPayment for AT&T (these guys love the sound of their own names) in the hope of muscling in on Square's burgeoning smartphone mobile payments game. Time and money-poor small business people just need to insert the reader into the headphone socket of their phone (or tablet) and fire up the app.... |
| Jailbreakers unearth hidden panorama mode in iOS 5 camera app Posted: 08 Nov 2011 10:03 AM PST Jailbreakers unearth hidden panorama mode in iOS 5 camera app  Jailbreakers unearth hidden panorama mode in iOS 5 camera app Somewhere deep within the bowels of iOS 5 lurks a panoramic camera function, and hacker Conrad Kramer has unlocked it. The trick, according to Kramer (AKA Conradev), is to set the "EnableFirebreak" key to "Yes" within an iOS preference file. Alternatively, you could just grab fellow hacker Grant Paul's Firebreak tweak, which just hit the Cydia storefront this morning.... |
| Eric Schmidt: Microsoft Pushes Patent Deals Out Of Fear Of Android Posted: 08 Nov 2011 09:15 AM PST Eric Schmidt: Microsoft Pushes Patent Deals Out Of Fear Of Android  Eric Schmidt: Microsoft Pushes Patent Deals Out Of Fear Of Android Microsoft may be preparing for a big Mango push here in the States, but the Wall Street Journal reports that Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently took them to task at a press conference for claiming that Android devices infringe Microsoft-owned patents. "Microsoft is not telling the truth on this issue, and they are using tactics to scare people because they are scared of the success of Android," Schmidt said. Microsoft has targeted several... |
| 10,000 people circle White House against Keystone XL Pipeline Posted: 08 Nov 2011 09:15 AM PST 10,000 people circle White House against Keystone XL Pipeline  10,000 people circle White House against Keystone XL Pipeline Filed under: Legislation and Policy, USA This weekend brought a large turnout of protestors against the Keystone XL pipeline. An crowd estimated at between 10,000 and 12,000 circled the White House, railing against the pipeline that would bring oil from Canadian tar sands to the Gulf Coast. Opponents of the project are concerned both about the environmental damage done by extracting oil from the tar sands and about the potential for spills from... |
| Facebook Acquires HTML5 App Delivery Network Strobe; SproutCore Lives On Posted: 08 Nov 2011 09:15 AM PST Facebook Acquires HTML5 App Delivery Network Strobe; SproutCore Lives On  Facebook Acquires HTML5 App Delivery Network Strobe; SproutCore Lives On Facebook has apparently completed yet another small acquisition, snapping up HTML5 app distribution platform company Strobe. In a blog post, Strobe founder (and creator of open source JavaScript framework SproutCore) Charles Jolley says the Strobe service will continue to exist in its current beta form. SproutCore will live on as an independent project, he adds. We're happy to announce that, as of this week, the Strobe team is joining Facebook! Strobe was founded on... |
| Behind the glass: a detailed tour inside the Motorola Droid RAZR Posted: 08 Nov 2011 09:15 AM PST Behind the glass: a detailed tour inside the Motorola Droid RAZR  Behind the glass: a detailed tour inside the Motorola Droid RAZR At a thickness of 7.1mm, the Motorola RAZR's so thin that you wouldn't think that anything could actually fit in there, but alas, there's plenty of circuitry and silicon crammed into that teeny space. As always, our curiosity was aroused with such a high-profile device, so we once again called upon the talents of Francois Simond (Supercurio) to do some eForensics and clear up some of the mysteries lying between that... |
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