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Verizon Wireless kicks off trade-in program for southern US residents, offers up...

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 03:08 PM PST

Verizon Wireless kicks off trade-in program for southern US residents, offers up to $300 credit


Verizon Wireless kicks off trade-in program for southern US residents, offers up to $300 credit
If you're drooling over a new phone and happen to live in the southern United States, we thought you might like to know that Verizon is literally paying prospective customers to jump ship. All you have to do is bring in a mobile phone, regardless of carrier, where you'll qualify for up to $300 toward a new handset from Big Red....

FedEX to trial the Nissan NV200 EV prototype in London

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 02:17 PM PST

FedEX to trial the Nissan NV200 EV prototype in London


FedEX to trial the Nissan NV200 EV prototype in London
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, UK The trial of Nissan's NV200 EV prototype by Japan Post last summer must have had some amount of success as the all-electric van is now poised to take on the streets of London, England. This time around, it will be rocking the colors of the courier FedEx as it begins a two-month stint of package schlepping. Performance specs for the prototype have not been released, but since it...

British Telecom is the latest to sue Google over Android, other services

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 02:17 PM PST

British Telecom is the latest to sue Google over Android, other services


British Telecom is the latest to sue Google over Android, other services
Another day, another patent lawsuit against Google. FOSS Patents reports British Telecom filed suit Thursday in Delaware over six of its patents it says Google is infringing upon with Android and other services like Maps and Music. Feel free to avail yourself of the text of the suit embedded after the break, which is heavy on terms like "telecommunications apparatus and method" and "navigation information system"....

White House Holiday Traditions Through the Years

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 02:17 PM PST

White House Holiday Traditions Through the Years


White House Holiday Traditions Through the Years
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and the holiday spirit has been in full swing at the White House.  Here are some White House holiday traditions handed down through the years.

Sony demos paper-fueled battery; Paper Mario runs for life

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 12:35 PM PST

Sony demos paper-fueled battery; Paper Mario runs for life


Sony demos paper-fueled battery; Paper Mario runs for life
Remember Sony's sugar high from a few years back? Sony has been trying to get electric results from glucose-based batteries for some time. But with the competition showing off cool concepts like Coke-powered phones, Sony's Bio Battery program brought its latest development to Eco-Products 2011 in Tokyo. This info just might be worth the paper it's printed on because, well, the battery runs on paper....

Facebook app update brings Timeline to the iPhone, iPad version coming soon

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 11:43 AM PST

Facebook app update brings Timeline to the iPhone, iPad version coming soon


Facebook app update brings Timeline to the iPhone, iPad version coming soon
Facebook's Timeline feature has only just begun to roll out across the globe, and now an iOS version has sidled up next to its Android counterpart -- making it even easier for us to recheck our social network back stories. The new app is currently only available for the iPhone, but Facebook states that an iPad-friendly update will arrive soon....

New Facebook For iPhone 4.1 Includes Timeline Access and Faster Photos

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 10:51 AM PST

New Facebook For iPhone 4.1 Includes Timeline Access and Faster Photos


New Facebook For iPhone 4.1 Includes Timeline Access and Faster Photos
Facebook has just pushed out version 4.1 of its popular iPhone app. The update includes the ability to view the new profile Timeline, as well as Subscribers, Subscriptions, friend lists, and a few other features. The app feels more responsive, and photos seem to load significantly faster. Facebook launched Timeline globally a few days ago, but initially it could only be accessed from m.facebook.com and Facebook for Android....

12 Beautiful Holiday Desserts

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 10:50 AM PST

12 Beautiful Holiday Desserts


12 Beautiful Holiday Desserts
These picture-perfect desserts will be the star of your holiday table.

Galaxy Nexus gets unofficial Google Wallet, leaves rooters feeling flush (video)

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 10:50 AM PST

Galaxy Nexus gets unofficial Google Wallet, leaves rooters feeling flush (video)


Galaxy Nexus gets unofficial Google Wallet, leaves rooters feeling flush (video)
While it may have arrived with the Nexus name, Google's latest flagship has appeared without Wallet functionality, despite the inclusion of NFC hardware. Fortunately, it hasn't taken long for a few eager Android tinkerers to get it working on the LTE model. There's still a few hiccups and bugs and the phone needs to be rooted and unlocked, so consider yourself forewarned: you're on your own if it bricks....

The Top 20 iPhone and iPad Games Of 2011

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 09:59 AM PST

The Top 20 iPhone and iPad Games Of 2011


The Top 20 iPhone and iPad Games Of 2011
Editor's note: Contributor Brad Spirrison is the managing editor of mobile app discovery services Appolicious, AndroidApps.com and AppVee. Here are the Appolicious editorial team's picks for the best iPhone and iPad games of the year. In our previous post, we listed the top 20 iPhone and iPad apps of the year. But games are in a class by themselves, often pushing the limits of the hardware, software, and graphics capabilities of Apple's iOS devices. Instead of combining...

NYPD Busts 141 Merchants For Selling Stolen Apple Goods

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 09:59 AM PST

NYPD Busts 141 Merchants For Selling Stolen Apple Goods


NYPD Busts 141 Merchants For Selling Stolen Apple Goods
New York City is possibly the most dangerous place to take your new iPhone or iPad. Grand larcenies have increased this year in the Big Apple, which NYPD spokesman Paul Browne attributes to criminal's obsession with stealing handheld devices. But after a sting operation that went down between Tuesday and yesterday, things might be a bit safer in the city that never sleeps....

Galaxy Nexus users reporting touchscreen trouble, lower scores in multitouch gam...

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 09:59 AM PST

Galaxy Nexus users reporting touchscreen trouble, lower scores in multitouch games (video)


Galaxy Nexus users reporting touchscreen trouble, lower scores in multitouch games (video)
Looks like the honeymoon is ending a little early for some Galaxy Nexus users -- a pair of RootzWiki threads say that the device is struggling to maintain multitouch in some situations. Apparently the bug is repeatable, booting up a multitouch game like Gun Brothers or Shadow Gun will put the lower right hand portion of the smartphone's touchscreen in a finicky mood....

Meet London's new Eco-Routemaster, same as the old Routemaster (video)

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 09:06 AM PST

Meet London's new Eco-Routemaster, same as the old Routemaster (video)


Meet London's new Eco-Routemaster, same as the old Routemaster (video)
The English can't resist a good retro revival: we fell back in love with the new Mini and Doctor Who, so now it's time to do the same with the eco-friendly revamp of the Routemaster bus. Packed with a hybrid engine that doubles the fuel efficiency of a standard diesel (at 11.6mpg -- but it's a bus, so that's a lot) but producing only half the emissions....

Doing the Charleston Chew

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 08:14 AM PST

Doing the Charleston Chew


Doing the Charleston Chew
Anyone who visits Charleston, South Carolina seems to fall madly in love with the city's southern charm --and most importantly -- the food. 

Refresh Roundup: week of December 12, 2011

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 07:20 AM PST

Refresh Roundup: week of December 12, 2011


Refresh Roundup: week of December 12, 2011
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix....

BMW releases second X6 M diesel teaser

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 06:28 AM PST

BMW releases second X6 M diesel teaser


BMW releases second X6 M diesel teaser
Filed under: Diesel, BMW, Geneva Motor Show While the notion of an M-tuned SUV may have seemed inconceivable just a few years ago, the BMW X5 M and X6 M are by now a reality. And it's already been hinted that the M-powered SUV family is set to gain a new diesel-powered member. BMW has now released a second clip showing an X6 equipped what we expect is a tri-turbo oil-burner and an...

Ford's Focus Electric hits the production line, could be yours in January

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 05:36 AM PST

Ford's Focus Electric hits the production line, could be yours in January


Ford's Focus Electric hits the production line, could be yours in January
After waiting eleven months just to profess your intent, what's another two before taking delivery of your Focus Electric? That's right, electric hatchback lovers, your pre-ordered chariots just went into production and will be rolling out of Ford's Michigan plant come January. Despite the looming delivery, the automaker has yet to reveal its official range....

Review: 2012 Hyundai Veloster

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:44 AM PST

Review: 2012 Hyundai Veloster


Review: 2012 Hyundai Veloster
Return of the AMC Pacer?

Microsoft leak reveals hotfix for underperforming Bulldozers

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 03:03 AM PST

Microsoft leak reveals hotfix for underperforming Bulldozers


Microsoft leak reveals hotfix for underperforming Bulldozers
AMD's Bulldozer silicon is enormously powerful, but most software isn't configured to schedule threads for the faux-16 core design. Windows can only see the chip as a quad-core CPU and will randomly assign threads, which ruins the point of Bulldozer's "Turbo Core" design. Microsoft inadvertently revealed it had teamed up with the chipmaker to fix the problem when it prematurely released a hotfix for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2....

Sports Tracker arrives for Windows Phone, motivates runners with statistics

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 12:31 AM PST

Sports Tracker arrives for Windows Phone, motivates runners with statistics


Sports Tracker arrives for Windows Phone, motivates runners with statistics
Tired of running and sweating with nothing to show for it but improved stamina and a svelte physique? Well, the stats tracking app that's turned fitness buffs into numbers geeks has now arrived for Windows Phone, which joins its siblings for Android, iOS and Symbian. A free application, Sports Tracker allows runners and bicyclists to track their distance, speed, caloric burn and more....

Sony serves up US Vita manual two months early, theoretical gamers rejoice

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 10:01 PM PST

Sony serves up US Vita manual two months early, theoretical gamers rejoice


Sony serves up US Vita manual two months early, theoretical gamers rejoice
Jealous that Japan has first dibs on Sony's next generation portable? Or maybe you imported a PlayStation Vita, and need a little help navigating the Kanji-laden menus? Either way, Sony has a bone to throw you -- an online Vita user's guide, and in English, to boot. In addition to basic console operations, the online manual details the handheld's major features and apps, including Party, Near, the PS Store, a Photos...

The Top 20 iPhone And iPad Apps of 2011

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 08:22 PM PST

The Top 20 iPhone And iPad Apps of 2011


The Top 20 iPhone And iPad Apps of 2011
Editor's note: Contributor Brad Spirrison is the managing editor of mobile app discovery services Appolicious, AndroidApps.com and AppVee. With this post, he continues an annual tradition of picking the best iOS apps of the year. It's telling that Apple chose an app that debuted more than 14 months ago, Instagram, as its "iPhone App of the Year" for 2011....

Ask Engadget: best sub-$150 SSD?

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 07:35 PM PST

Ask Engadget: best sub-$150 SSD?


Ask Engadget: best sub-$150 SSD?
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Aaron, who was inspired by our Primed article on SSDs to buy one of his own. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "I've really been...

Engadget Mobile Podcast 117 - 12.17.2011

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:15 PM PST

Engadget Mobile Podcast 117 - 12.17.2011



Engadget Mobile Podcast 117 - 12.17.2011
Looks like Ice Cream Sandwich is on everyone's Christmas list as of this week. Everyone except RIM, who will probably be lucky to get a few lumps of used charcoal, some lint, and spare change in their stockings. The Engadget Mobile Podcasters are, of course, holding out for Prada phones. Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen, Joseph Volpe Guest: Ian Hardy Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International) 00:02:24 - Galaxy Nexus for...

Facebook For Android Finally Has More Daily Active Users Than Facebook For iPhone

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 04:28 PM PST

Facebook For Android Finally Has More Daily Active Users Than Facebook For iPhone


Facebook For Android Finally Has More Daily Active Users Than Facebook For iPhone
For the first time, the Facebook for Android mobile app has eclipsed the daily active user count of Facebook for iPhone. The Android app launched in September 2009 more than a year after its iPhone sister and has been playing catch-up ever since. Both are developed internally by Facebook. This week the two were briefly tied, but the Android app is now pulling away with 58.3 million DAU compared to the...