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Court holds European ISPs can't be forced to filter traffic, users free to fly t...

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 03:18 PM PST

Court holds European ISPs can't be forced to filter traffic, users free to fly the jolly roger


Court holds European ISPs can't be forced to filter traffic, users free to fly the jolly roger
It's been a sliver under a month since UK ISP British Telecom was ordered to cut all ties to filesharing site Newzbin 2. Now, a European court decision deals a counter blow to media owners by denying their demands to hustle ISPs into tracking freeloading downloaders. Specifically, the court held that it was illegal to force an ISP to install and maintain a system filtering all of its traffic as it...

FlyScreen Launches An iOS 5-Like Lockscreen API For Android

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:31 PM PST

FlyScreen Launches An iOS 5-Like Lockscreen API For Android


FlyScreen Launches An iOS 5-Like Lockscreen API For Android
I know, I know. Apple totally stole its new Notifications Center for iOS 5 from Android. But let's be honest, they did a pretty good job with it. (Except for those impossibly small "X" buttons, that is.) As someone who switches between both platforms, one thing I really like about iOS 5′s Notification Center is that it's available from the phone's lockscreen, too....

BlackBerry Curve 9380 hits the FCC, talking the T-Mobile talk

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:31 PM PST

BlackBerry Curve 9380 hits the FCC, talking the T-Mobile talk


BlackBerry Curve 9380 hits the FCC, talking the T-Mobile talk
RIM's first all-screen Curve has sashayed over to the FCC. Two models of the BlackBerry Curve 9380, the REA70UW and REB70UW, are included in the latest filing, which goes into typical laborious detail on radio frequencies and the like. Thankfully, those myriad charts and graphs reveal support for WCDMA band IV, meaning that the phone plays nice with T-Mobile's 3G network....

90,000 vehicle-to-grid vehicles on the road by 2017

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:44 PM PST

90,000 vehicle-to-grid vehicles on the road by 2017


90,000 vehicle-to-grid vehicles on the road by 2017
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in V2G - vehicle-to-grid technology - could be a hugely important step in the upcoming shift from a transportation industry dominated by petroleum to one dominated by things that are not petroleum. V2G is the technology behind the idea of a "cashback car," for example, but it's still a long way from being available....

Engadget's Black Friday 2011 roundup

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:57 PM PST

Engadget's Black Friday 2011 roundup


Engadget's Black Friday 2011 roundup
Black Friday is just around the bend -- in less than 36 hours, many a deal hunter will be camping outside their prospective Wally Worlds searching for prey. Thankfully, we've eagled-up in advance and thrown together a few deals in the meantime that should cause a sparkle in at least a few eyes....

Dream Come True: Ice Cream Sandwich Comes To The HTC G1, Unofficially

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:23 AM PST

Dream Come True: Ice Cream Sandwich Comes To The HTC G1, Unofficially


Dream Come True: Ice Cream Sandwich Comes To The HTC G1, Unofficially
HTC's G1, the first Android phone, had a long and interesting life until it was retired last year, and although I loved the phone, I'll be the first to admit that being limited to Android 1.6 was kind of a disappointment. Naturally modders had their way with it, but development slowed down long ago in favor of newer and more popular phones. But today, in a feat of nostalgia and hacking skills,...

Fanatec Forza Motorsport CSR Wheel and Elite Pedals review

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:23 AM PST

Fanatec Forza Motorsport CSR Wheel and Elite Pedals review


Fanatec Forza Motorsport CSR Wheel and Elite Pedals review
Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel for Xbox 360 review Fanatec Porsche GT2 wheel and Clubsport pedals review Forza Motorsport CSR and CSR Elite wheel and pedals hands-on It's amazing to realize that about two years ago Fanatec's first Xbox 360 racing wheel, the Forza 3 Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel, hit the scene. Although it turned out to be a mixed bag, Fanatec pleasantly surprised us with its Porsche GT2 and Clubsport Pedals in January...

Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ review

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:47 AM PST

Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ review


Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ review
Each year, several dozen smartphones land on our collective desks. They come in different shapes and sizes, boast different features and sell at different price points. We take each of them for a spin and review most of them, but only a handful really stand out. This is especially true with Android handsets, where incremental updates appear to be the modus operandi....

Insert Coin: Twine connects your whole world to the internet

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:47 AM PST

Insert Coin: Twine connects your whole world to the internet


Insert Coin: Twine connects your whole world to the internet
In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line. Wouldn't it be great if your laundry emailed you when it had finished?...

Engadget's holiday gift guide 2011: accessories

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:47 AM PST

Engadget's holiday gift guide 2011: accessories


Engadget's holiday gift guide 2011: accessories
Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! We're well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties surrounding the seasonal shopping experience, so we're here to help you sort out this year's tech treasures. Below is today's bevy of curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to see the rest of the product guides as they're added throughout the holiday season. As any technophile will tell you, accessories make the...

Nokia promises software updates to fix Lumia 800 battery woes

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 08:12 AM PST

Nokia promises software updates to fix Lumia 800 battery woes


Nokia promises software updates to fix Lumia 800 battery woes
We experienced occasional battery and charging problems when reviewing the Lumia 800, and it looks like others have had issues too. In fact, it's become a sufficiently (un)popular topic on Nokia's support forums to encourage the company to post up a reply, confirming that two software fixes are in the works....

AT&T Takes Two Steps Back With Hopes To Inch Closer To T-Mo Deal

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:24 AM PST

AT&T Takes Two Steps Back With Hopes To Inch Closer To T-Mo Deal


AT&T Takes Two Steps Back With Hopes To Inch Closer To T-Mo Deal
Well, this isn't the strategy I was expecting, but it seems the FCC's request to investigate the AT&T/T-Mobile deal under the lens of an administrative law judge last week just doesnt sit well with AT&T. Rather than be scrutinized, the company has instead withdrawn its application for the merger. But don't let that confuse you....

Meizu MX resurfaces, home button gets a nip-and-tuck, turns into optical trackpad?

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:24 AM PST

Meizu MX resurfaces, home button gets a nip-and-tuck, turns into optical trackpad?


Meizu MX resurfaces, home button gets a nip-and-tuck, turns into optical trackpad?
It's been a while since we've seen the Meizu MX, but these latest shots from Mr. Blurrycam reveal that the phone could see a substantial tweak to its main home button. These photos are likely to be of a work-in-progress handset, with plenty of bizarre cutaways presumably obscuring details of the mole....

Ducks live in reused Chevy Volt battery covers and other intersting tidbits from GM

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 06:36 AM PST

Ducks live in reused Chevy Volt battery covers and other intersting tidbits from GM


Ducks live in reused Chevy Volt battery covers and other intersting tidbits from GM
Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants, GM It's Turkey Day here in the U.S., so why not a post about ducks? Well, a post that mentions ducks, at least. It turns out that old Chevy Volt battery covers are being reused as wood duck nesting boxes at GM's Milford, MI Proving Ground. That's just one of the wildlife-friendly tidbits that GM talks about in its announcement that six new GM facilities have been given Wildlife Habitat...

Cisco, Telia to activate 'world's fastest internet connection' at 120Gbps, sound...

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 06:36 AM PST

Cisco, Telia to activate 'world's fastest internet connection' at 120Gbps, sounds pretty Swede


Cisco, Telia to activate 'world's fastest internet connection' at 120Gbps, sounds pretty Swede
If the Swedes can dry a load of laundry on a 40Gbps internet connection, just imagine what they could do with 120Gbps. Melt polar caps? Solve the debt crisis? Dry three loads of laundry? The possibilities may be limitless, but we'll all find out soon enough, because Cisco and Telia are aiming to break the 120Gbps barrier by the end of this weekend....

Intel decides Pentiums are good enough for servers too, at least the low-end ones

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 05:47 AM PST

Intel decides Pentiums are good enough for servers too, at least the low-end ones


Intel decides Pentiums are good enough for servers too, at least the low-end ones
Ah, the venerable Pentium CPU. Few chips are as recognizable but, these days, the brand is relegated to the low-end of the desktop and laptop market. Now Intel is looking to broaden its appeal, by pushing the classic line into servers, though, again targeting the bottom of the spectrum. The Pentium 350 is a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU with 3MB of cache and no integrated GPU, which most servers have no need...

HTC 're-evaluates' S3 Graphics deal following patent defeat by Apple

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:59 AM PST

HTC 're-evaluates' S3 Graphics deal following patent defeat by Apple


HTC 're-evaluates' S3 Graphics deal following patent defeat by Apple
Just four months have passed since HTC announced its amorous intentions towards S3 Graphics and already the romance seems to be going sour. S3 lost its battle against Apple at the ITC a couple of days ago, devaluing its patent portfolio and subsequently forcing HTC into a "holistic re-evaluation" of its $300 million acquisition of the company....

Galaxy Nexus LTE casts slightly larger silhouette

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:11 AM PST

Galaxy Nexus LTE casts slightly larger silhouette


Galaxy Nexus LTE casts slightly larger silhouette
Getting giddy of the thought of an LTE-powered Galaxy Nexus? Well, Google, has just unveiled a full 360-degree view of the Verizon-bound smartphone, and it's packing a bigger caboose. Around 0.6mm thicker than the HSPA+ version available now in the UK, the 4G-stuffed version loses, at least visually, some of its curved charm and the chin's become more prominent too....

Fujifilm's XS-1 bridge camera: 26x zoom, EXR sensor, £699 in the UK (video)

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 03:23 AM PST

Fujifilm's XS-1 bridge camera: 26x zoom, EXR sensor, £699 in the UK (video)


Fujifilm's XS-1 bridge camera: 26x zoom, EXR sensor, £699 in the UK (video)
Fujifilm claims it's 'reinvented' the bridge camera with the latest in its X line of premium snappers. The XS-1 is affixed to a Fujinon lens that opens up to f/2.8 and stretches all the way from 24mm to 624mm (in 35mm parlance) in an effort "cater perfectly for every photographic need" and prevent you from ever longing for the flexibility of a DSLR....

AT&T, Deutsche Telekom withdraw FCC application for T-Mobile merger, look toward...

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:47 AM PST

AT&T, Deutsche Telekom withdraw FCC application for T-Mobile merger, look toward DoJ


AT&T, Deutsche Telekom withdraw FCC application for T-Mobile merger, look toward DoJ
Now that FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has called for an administrative hearing on the proposed AT&T's proposed buyout of T-Mobile, the two parties have decided to formally withdraw their application to the Commission. The confirmation came today, with an announcement from AT&T and Deutsche Telekom, which owns T-Mobile USA. In a statement, the two companies reiterated their commitment to the deal, adding that they're looking to receive final approval from the...

LG, Prada officially renew phone partnership, confirm v3.0 for early 2012

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:24 PM PST

LG, Prada officially renew phone partnership, confirm v3.0 for early 2012


LG, Prada officially renew phone partnership, confirm v3.0 for early 2012
Five years after first linking up for a "new iconic phone" (the first one may be best remembered for slightly predating the iPhone's large touchscreen / few buttons look) LG and Prada have announced the renewal of their exclusive phone partnership, as well as the planned arrival of the third phone in the series early next year....

HTC G1 gets a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich (video)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:37 PM PST

HTC G1 gets a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich (video)


HTC G1 gets a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich (video)
Even though Ice Cream Sandwich is popping up everywhere since its source code was released to the public, we've got to give a shout out now that its been squeezed onto the original Google phone, HTC's G1. The G1 was last seen sporting an unofficial Honeycomb port, and now jcarrz1 from XDA-Developers is showing off his device running Android 4.0 in this video....

Modular USB flash drive concept offers a new way to sort your data

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:32 PM PST

Modular USB flash drive concept offers a new way to sort your data


Modular USB flash drive concept offers a new way to sort your data
USB drives may come in all shapes and sizes these days, but they all basically give you one of two choices: you can buy one big drive to store as much of your data as possible, or juggle a bunch of drives if you want to keep things separate. Designer Hyunsoo Song has proposed an alternative with this so-called Amoeba modular USB flash drive, however, which let you sort your data...

Walkie Talkie App Voxer Is Going Viral On iPhones And Androids, Trending On Twitter

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:58 PM PST

Walkie Talkie App Voxer Is Going Viral On iPhones And Androids, Trending On Twitter


Walkie Talkie App Voxer Is Going Viral On iPhones And Androids, Trending On Twitter
Most of the communications apps that have gotten big on smartphones have been built by well-established companies that have existing user bases they can promote to, with Facebook, Twitter and Skype being the top examples. The other successes have most often had venture money to help them cover advertising costs. But a smaller startup has been climbing up the iTunes App Store and Android Market charges over the last few days....

Film Review: Revenge of the Electric Car

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:12 PM PST

Film Review: Revenge of the Electric Car


Film Review: Revenge of the Electric Car
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, AutoblogGreen Exclusive If you've paid any sort of regular attention to websites like AutoblogGreen over the past four years, the movie Revenge of the Electric Car will feel awfully familiar. Many of the events in the film were written about at the time on these pages, so it's fair to say that none of our long-term readers will need any spoiler warnings for this article....

Carrier IQ Retracts Their C&D, Apologizes To The Android Researcher They Hassled

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:12 PM PST

Carrier IQ Retracts Their C&D, Apologizes To The Android Researcher They Hassled


Carrier IQ Retracts Their C&D, Apologizes To The Android Researcher They Hassled
Yesterday afternoon, we wrote about an Android developer who'd received a cease-and-desist letter from Carrier IQ, a company whose Android software he'd been investigating. This morning, under the light of a dozen spotlights, Carrier IQ has retracted their C&D and publicly apologized to the developer. In the months prior to receiving the C&D, developer Trevor Eckhart had published his findings that a number of Android phones (primarily Sprint's) came out of the box...

Engadget's Black Friday 2011 roundup

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:25 PM PST

Engadget's Black Friday 2011 roundup


Engadget's Black Friday 2011 roundup
Black Friday is just around the bend -- in less than 36 hours, many a deal hunter will be camping outside their prospective Wally Worlds searching for prey. Thankfully, we've eagled-up in advance and thrown together a few deals in the meantime that should cause a sparkle in at least a few eyes....

Decide.com & Consumer Reports Partner On New Deals Site

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 03:39 PM PST

Decide.com & Consumer Reports Partner On New Deals Site


Decide.com & Consumer Reports Partner On New Deals Site
The consumer electronics search service Decide.com is teaming up with Consumer Reports on a new deals site which aims to help shoppers know what and when to buy new electronics. Although the companies are referring to the project as a "daily deals" outlet, they don't mean "deals" in the sense of Groupon, Living Social or flash sale sites like Gilt or One Kings Lane. Instead, the service is more like a blog/reviews site...

Feds deny hacking caused Illinois water pump failure

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 03:39 PM PST

Feds deny hacking caused Illinois water pump failure


Feds deny hacking caused Illinois water pump failure
Did a hacker or group of hackers, possibly in Russia, manage to physically destroy a water pump in Springfield, Illinois? That was the word last week, when reports spread that hackers had managed to take control of the water plant's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (or SCADA), which gave them the ability to repeatedly turn the pump on and off and eventually burn it out....