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Toyota to Export U.S.-Made Cars to South Korea

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:49 PM PST

Toyota to Export U.S.-Made Cars to South Korea


Toyota to Export U.S.-Made Cars to South Korea
Live in South Korea? Want to buy an American car? Check out a Camry.

Must See HDTV (December 5th - 11th)

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:49 PM PST

Must See HDTV (December 5th - 11th)


Must See HDTV (December 5th - 11th)
All you have to do is look at the calendar to know we're suddenly going to be buried under a deluge of holiday-season-specific programming. Of course, it's not all Michael Buble's Christmas Special, with unlikely sources like Syfy channel tossing in their efforts. While cable shows like Sons of Anarchy, Boss, and Boardwalk Empire wrap their seasons up, we also have a few new entries in the form of Luck, Moonshiners,...

Motorola Droid 4 with LTE, Xoom 2 Media Edition with AT&T bands hit FCC

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:49 PM PST

Motorola Droid 4 with LTE, Xoom 2 Media Edition with AT&T bands hit FCC


Motorola Droid 4 with LTE, Xoom 2 Media Edition with AT&T bands hit FCC
Motorola's been on a FCC-approving rampage lately, and we have two more entries to add to the mix. The first is what appears to be the QWERTY-packing Droid 4: not only does it come with Verizon's LTE band 13 and CDMA / EVDO (with GSM / EDGE / WCDMA on the side, locked to all US carriers), the docs make mention of the Droid 4's rumored 1,785mAh battery and shows test...

WSJ: Verizon Galaxy Nexus to sell for $299.99 on two-year contract

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:49 PM PST

WSJ: Verizon Galaxy Nexus to sell for $299.99 on two-year contract


WSJ: Verizon Galaxy Nexus to sell for $299.99 on two-year contract
It might not come as too much of a surprise given other recent high-end smartphones, but The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Verizon's version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will sell for $299.99 on the usual two-year contract. That word reportedly comes from people familiar with the matter, who unfortunately didn't get any more specific than "this month" when it came to a release date. [Thanks, Spencer]WSJ: Verizon Galaxy Nexus...

Tips on Keeping the Holiday Spirit and Your Tree Alive

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:01 PM PST

Tips on Keeping the Holiday Spirit and Your Tree Alive


Tips on Keeping the Holiday Spirit and Your Tree Alive
The Yule Log is the only thing that should be burning.

Toyota to Export U.S.-Made Cars to South Korea

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:01 PM PST

Toyota to Export U.S.-Made Cars to South Korea


Toyota to Export U.S.-Made Cars to South Korea
Live in South Korea? Want to buy an American car? Check out a Camry.

Microsoft delays Windows Phone launch in China until next year

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:01 PM PST

Microsoft delays Windows Phone launch in China until next year


Microsoft delays Windows Phone launch in China until next year
Next week will mark the one-year anniversary of Microsoft's declaration that Windows Phone 7 would come to China during the second half of 2011, but the company has officially stated that it's not going to make the December 31st deadline. Instead, phones with the OS are now expected to hit the nation sometime in the first half of 2012....

European regulators set sights on Carrier IQ, rootkit scandal goes international

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:01 PM PST

European regulators set sights on Carrier IQ, rootkit scandal goes international


European regulators set sights on Carrier IQ, rootkit scandal goes international
Most of the bruhaha over Carrier IQ and its activity-tracking rootkit has been contained to the US so far. That's about to change though, and the software company could find itself at the center of an international privacy scandal. The British Information Commissioner's Office and the European Consumers' Organization have both started looking into the diagnostics software, while the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection has specifically engaged with Apple over...

Nextpeer’s Public Launch Brings Live Multi-Player Tournaments To Any Game

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST

Nextpeer's Public Launch Brings Live Multi-Player Tournaments To Any Game


Nextpeer's Public Launch Brings Live Multi-Player Tournaments To Any Game
Today, the new multi-player gaming service Nextpeer is exiting its private beta period and is now available for all iOS developers to try. With the company's software development kit (SDK), game developers can easily turn their single player games into social, real-time, multi-player tournaments where users compete against each other for top scores, achievements and virtual gold. For those unfamiliar with Nextpeer, the service provides a way for mobile developers to upgrade their...

Toyota ready to double hybrid sales in North America by 2015

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST

Toyota ready to double hybrid sales in North America by 2015


Toyota ready to double hybrid sales in North America by 2015
Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, USA Toyota has its work cut out for it to reach a hybrid sales goal recently elucidated by "top executives" who told Automotive News that the goal for North America is 400,000 units a year by 2015. Well, that's a possible goal, at least, should everything go right....

iRobot, Makers Of The Roomba, Launch An iOS Game?

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST

iRobot, Makers Of The Roomba, Launch An iOS Game?


iRobot, Makers Of The Roomba, Launch An iOS Game?
Every once in a while, a pitch hits our collective TechCrunch inbox that is equally ridiculous and intriguing. In a situation like that — one full of hilarity and intrigue — how can we not post it? That said, I really don't know what's going on over at iRobot, as the makers of the very popular robotic vacuum, the Roomba, have decided to branch way, way out there and create an...

Gowalla Versus Foursquare: Why Pretty Doesn’t Always Win

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST

Gowalla Versus Foursquare: Why Pretty Doesn't Always Win


Gowalla Versus Foursquare: Why Pretty Doesn't Always Win
Gowalla, the geo-social app, will soon be no more. The founders will be joining Facebook and shutting down the product a couple months after trying to reposition the app as a social travel guide. It was clear long ago that its rival Foursquare won the check-in wars, passing one billion check-ins recently and more than 10 million users....

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM


Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM
It's Monday, and almost as regular an occurrence as the day itself, we're here to help by letting you listen into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 5:30PM. Please be a part of it by reviewing the list of topics after the break, then participating in the live chat as you listen in.Continue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PMJoin the...

Verizon Galaxy Nexus purportedly pictured in retail packaging

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST

Verizon Galaxy Nexus purportedly pictured in retail packaging


Verizon Galaxy Nexus purportedly pictured in retail packaging
We've already seen one Verizon Galaxy Nexus turn up at the Samsung Experience store in New York, and now some images of another unit have surfaced on the XDA forums showing the smartphone in what's purported to be retail packaging. This could well be another demo unit given the plain white box, but the red interior and other materials inside suggest that this could well be the real deal, and that...

ComScore: Android continues to boom, RIM and Microsoft decline

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST

ComScore: Android continues to boom, RIM and Microsoft decline


ComScore: Android continues to boom, RIM and Microsoft decline
Numbers, numbers, numbers. ComScore is back with a few more of them, this time covering the mobile market during a three-month average period ending in October. The results aren't going to shock you: Android not only continues to dominate the market, it's on the up-and-up. Out of 90 million smartphone users in the US, Android held strong at 46.3 percent (up from 41.9 between May and July)....

HP and Box.net team up to offer some business customers some storage some of the...

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:23 PM PST

HP and Box.net team up to offer some business customers some storage some of the time


HP and Box.net team up to offer some business customers some storage some of the time
Fact of the day: Hewlett Packard and Box.net's corporate headquarters are only one block away in Palo Alto, so Meg Whitman could have sealed this deal in a street corner branch of Starbucks. The two companies are teaming up to offer cloud-based collaboration and storage tools to select buyers (but only if they grab the gear via the Smart Buy program)....

Galaxy Nexus Shipments Begin Trickling Into Verizon Stores

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:33 AM PST

Galaxy Nexus Shipments Begin Trickling Into Verizon Stores


Galaxy Nexus Shipments Begin Trickling Into Verizon Stores
Nearly everyone and their mother has pointed out that Verizon's LTE-friendly Galaxy Nexus should be launching any day now, but here's a new set of photos for those of you looking for something a little different to ogle. Courtesy of robertlawson225 on the xda-developers forums, we now have our first look at what may be the Galaxy Nexus in its retail finery. Or is it?...

Fruit Ninja Proves Its Chops As The Latest Mobile Game To Get Plush Toys

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:33 AM PST

Fruit Ninja Proves Its Chops As The Latest Mobile Game To Get Plush Toys


Fruit Ninja Proves Its Chops As The Latest Mobile Game To Get Plush Toys
First you get the money. Then you get the power. Then you get the plush toys. Finding some degree of success in the App Store is a challenge in itself — but maintaining that success long enough that your license is worth turning into real world stuffed wares? That's an achievement few have managed to unlock....

Honda's new goal is best fuel economy in every category within three years

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:33 AM PST

Honda's new goal is best fuel economy in every category within three years


Honda's new goal is best fuel economy in every category within three years
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, Acura, Honda Regardless of what you may think of Honda's current styling direction or the excitement level of its latest models, we have the utmost respect for the automaker's engineering talent. So, when Honda sets itself a goal to achieve "top-of-industry fuel efficiency in every vehicle class within three years", it catches our attention. Honda's so-called Earth Dreams Technology will encompass everything from gasoline and diesel engines to...

Ainol launches the NOVO7, the world's first Android 4.0 tablet, for $100 plus sh...

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:33 AM PST

Ainol launches the NOVO7, the world's first Android 4.0 tablet, for $100 plus shipping


Ainol launches the NOVO7, the world's first Android 4.0 tablet, for $100 plus shipping
Just as we were geeking out to the Jaguar 7's Ice Cream Sandwich demo and anxiously awaiting the Transformer Prime, Ingenic and MIPS completely took us by surprise by announcing the Ainol-branded NOVO7, the very first commercially available tablet with Ice Cream Sandwich officially loaded. To be specific, the device isn't brand new -- it's been previously available as a Honeycomb tablet and is now shipping with ICS pre-loaded....

Verizon lights one candle for LTE, confirms Xyboard Droid tablet name, December...

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:32 AM PST

Verizon lights one candle for LTE, confirms Xyboard Droid tablet name, December launch


Verizon lights one candle for LTE, confirms Xyboard Droid tablet name, December launch
Today marks one full year after Verizon first flipped the switch on LTE, with 365 days of 4G speeds for customers in 39 markets. By the end of next week, Big Red will light up a few more cities, bringing the total number to 190, with access available to more than 200 million Americans....

EV Manufacturer Aptera Shuts Down

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:32 AM PST

EV Manufacturer Aptera Shuts Down


EV Manufacturer Aptera Shuts Down
Why? The auto industry really hasn't changed much in 30 years.

Gowalla confirms move to Facebook, service to shut down in January

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:44 AM PST

Gowalla confirms move to Facebook, service to shut down in January


Gowalla confirms move to Facebook, service to shut down in January
Reports of an acquisition first surfaced on CNN Money late last week, and now Gowalla has confirmed that it has indeed been acquired by Facebook. According to the company, the Gowalla service itself will be winding down at the end of January, and the team will instead focus all of their attention on developing Facebook features (namely, Timeline)....

Samsung SE-208BW Smart Media Hub packs DVD writer, we ask why then take it for a...

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:44 AM PST

Samsung SE-208BW Smart Media Hub packs DVD writer, we ask why then take it for a spin (video)


Samsung SE-208BW Smart Media Hub packs DVD writer, we ask why then take it for a spin (video)
Is there any better way to ring in 2012 than to drop 129 bills on a shiny new wireless-enabled DVD burner? Absolutely. But if your New Year's resolution includes archiving smartphone pics to optical media and steaming DVD flicks over WiFi, Samsung is prepared to make those nostalgic dreams a reality, with its SE-208BW Smart Media Hub....

LG reveals X-Note Z330 Ultrabook, claims it cold boots in ten seconds

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:56 AM PST

LG reveals X-Note Z330 Ultrabook, claims it cold boots in ten seconds


LG reveals X-Note Z330 Ultrabook, claims it cold boots in ten seconds
Not to be confused with the bulkier P330 13.3-incher we saw last month, the new X-Note Z330 looks to have toned up to gain membership to the mwah-mwah Ultrabook clique. It's a mere 14.7mm (0.58-inches) in thickness, 1.21kg (2.67 pounds) in weight and sports a solid state drive to help it boot up in under ten seconds....

Mitsubishi i sales plan moved up in U.S., Mirage EV coming in 2013

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:08 AM PST

Mitsubishi i sales plan moved up in U.S., Mirage EV coming in 2013


Mitsubishi i sales plan moved up in U.S., Mirage EV coming in 2013
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, USA Why wait? That's the question that Mitsubishi president Osamu Masuko doesn't want Americans asking when it comes to purchasing a brand new Mitsubishi i. Thus, he has reportedly moved the nationwide on-sale date for the better-than-you-thought i in the U.S. from the end of 2012 to the middle of next year....

Sony Ericsson To Rebrand In 2012, Aims For Top Of The Android Pack

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:07 AM PST

Sony Ericsson To Rebrand In 2012, Aims For Top Of The Android Pack


Sony Ericsson To Rebrand In 2012, Aims For Top Of The Android Pack
Sony and Ericsson have made no secret of their impending split-up, but at the time of the announcement, the two didn't have much to say about when the companies would officially go their separate ways. That is, of course, until now: an executive source from within Sony told the Times of India that the mobile phone company will begin to fly solely under Sony's banner by the middle of 2012. The joint...

Gift Ideas: What's New in Pocket Tools

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:07 AM PST

Gift Ideas: What's New in Pocket Tools


Gift Ideas: What's New in Pocket Tools
While there are hundreds of choices of pocket tools, here are a few suggestions of newer items to the market.

Don’t Do It! New Siri Port H1Siri Is Illegal, Breaks Your iPhone

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:07 AM PST

Don't Do It! New Siri Port H1Siri Is Illegal, Breaks Your iPhone


Don't Do It! New Siri Port H1Siri Is Illegal, Breaks Your iPhone
iPhone jailbreakers should probably stay away from the latest Siri port, dubbed H1Siri, which brings Apple's digital assistant to the iPhone 4. The new hack comes from a group of Chinese hackers calling themselves the "CD-Dev Team." According to the team's account on Weibo (a Chinese microblogging service similar to Twitter), the hackers had originally wanted to just run a small test, but the code was leaked....

OTA Honeycomb update rolling out to wealthy HTC Flyer owners

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:07 AM PST

OTA Honeycomb update rolling out to wealthy HTC Flyer owners


OTA Honeycomb update rolling out to wealthy HTC Flyer owners
You see that? It's a screenshot from a 32GB 3G + WiFi model of HTC's 7-inch Flyer that's suddenly updated to Honeycomb 3.2 without so much as a note from its mother. A tipster to the French site HTC Hub has revealed that the update (version 3.55.405.1) weighs in at 210MB and updated over the air, but so far no-one with a cheaper 16GB WiFi-only edition has been able to replicate...