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iSuppli Agrees With IDC, Gartner: Windows Phone To Surpass iOS By 2015

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:40 PM PST

iSuppli Agrees With IDC, Gartner: Windows Phone To Surpass iOS By 2015


iSuppli Agrees With IDC, Gartner: Windows Phone To Surpass iOS By 2015
Nobody wants to give Windows Phone a chance except for Robin and a whole bunch of analysts. Back in September, IDC and Gartner predicted that Windows would overtake iOS for the number two spot in the market by 2015, and Windows Phone head of marketing Achim Berg called that prediction conservative....

General Motors retakes global sales crown

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:40 PM PST

General Motors retakes global sales crown


General Motors retakes global sales crown
Bailed-out automaker back on top.

It’s Still Funny, But It Might Not Be A Joke: Jotly Arrives On Android

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:39 PM PST

It's Still Funny, But It Might Not Be A Joke: Jotly Arrives On Android


It's Still Funny, But It Might Not Be A Joke: Jotly Arrives On Android
I'm beginning to think the team at Firespotter Labs are marketing geniuses. Prior to launching their new iPhone app Jotly (you know, as a joke), they released a hilarious video featuring a "fake" app by the same name. In the video, a guy goes around rating things like parking meters, hiding spots, ice cubes, and a beer in the alley that was left in the sun (F-, if you're curious)....

Apple iBooks 2 textbooks video walkthrough and screenshots (hands-on)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:39 PM PST

Apple iBooks 2 textbooks video walkthrough and screenshots (hands-on)


Apple iBooks 2 textbooks video walkthrough and screenshots (hands-on)
We had a few minutes to browse through iBooks 2 textbooks following Apple's press conference this morning, but now we have a fully-loaded iPad 2 to play with, so we decided to spend some more time getting educated in the comfort of our in-house studio. You already had a chance to get familiar with the new app and associated media earlier today, so this time it's all about the visuals....

Join us for a podcast liveblog!

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:39 PM PST

Join us for a podcast liveblog!


Join us for a podcast liveblog!
Hey, there's a podcast happening! Hey, we have a new liveblog tool! Hey, let's liveblog the podcast!Join us for a podcast liveblog! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments...

The Engadget Show is live tomorrow with Red Cameras, MakerBot and the coolest ga...

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:39 PM PST

The Engadget Show is live tomorrow with Red Cameras, MakerBot and the coolest gadgets of CES!


The Engadget Show is live tomorrow with Red Cameras, MakerBot and the coolest gadgets of CES!
We're back from CES, and it's time to talk about, you guessed it, more CES! This month on the Engadget Show, we're going to get some close up, hands-on time with some of the coolest gadgets Las Vegas had to offer. We'll also be taking you behind the scenes of Engadget's CES operations, including a trailer tour and a quick jaunt around the show floor....

2011 Ford F-150 — Flash Drive

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:39 PM PST

2011 Ford F-150 — Flash Drive


2011 Ford F-150 — Flash Drive
MSN Autos takes a spin in the Ford F-150 with the EcoBoost engine.

250 Million Android Devices Activated, 11 Billion Apps Downloaded

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:48 PM PST

250 Million Android Devices Activated, 11 Billion Apps Downloaded


250 Million Android Devices Activated, 11 Billion Apps Downloaded
We're tuned in live to Google's big ol' 2011 earnings call, where they've just disclosed a few details they left out of this morning's data dump. Amongst them: a progress update on Android's growth. According to Larry Page, Android has now been activated on over 250 million devices. That's up 50 million since just November of last year. Meanwhile, the Android Marketplace has managed to cruise past its 11 billionth download. Story developing.

Google's Q4 net revenue totals $8.13 billion, Wall Street disappointed

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:48 PM PST

Google's Q4 net revenue totals $8.13 billion, Wall Street disappointed


Google's Q4 net revenue totals $8.13 billion, Wall Street disappointed
Google just released its fourth-quarter 2011 results, and man, Wall Street is not pleased. The company reported earnings of $9.50 per share and revenue of $8.13 billion -- less than the $10.49 per share and $8.40 billion financial analysts were expecting. Of course, the company spun its results the best it could, emphasizing that it exceeded $10 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time (it hit $10.58 billion, to be...

Introducing our new liveblog viewer!

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:48 PM PST

Introducing our new liveblog viewer!


Introducing our new liveblog viewer!
Have you gotten tired of full-page refreshes? We have. They're so... Web 1.0. We're finally getting down with AJAX over here and delivering some real-time updates straight to your browser -- but there's a lot more to it than that! Today we've introduced our new liveblog viewer. Most notably it will push text and picture updates straight from our laptops and cameras to your browser....

The Engadget Podcast is live tonight at 5PM!

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:48 PM PST

The Engadget Podcast is live tonight at 5PM!


The Engadget Podcast is live tonight at 5PM!
The calm after the storm? No sir. CES may be over, but the tech news is still flowing like sweet, sweet strawberry wine. Tim and Darren are both in town for that little Apple event that unfolded earlier today, so they'll be doing a live, in-studio throw down with Brian, Engadget Podcast-style....

Intel reports record 2011 earnings, bests Q4 estimates

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:47 PM PST

Intel reports record 2011 earnings, bests Q4 estimates


Intel reports record 2011 earnings, bests Q4 estimates
Intel just released its fiscal year-end numbers, including its Q4 report, and things are indeed looking up for the company. After revising its final quarter estimate late last December on the heels of supply chain reductions, the chipmaker posted $13.9 billion in revenues, beating its prior goal of $13.7 billion, but still falling well under its initial $14.7 billion target....

Microsoft announces Q2 earnings: record $20.9 billion in revenue, $6.62 net income

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:47 PM PST

Microsoft announces Q2 earnings: record $20.9 billion in revenue, $6.62 net income


Microsoft announces Q2 earnings: record $20.9 billion in revenue, $6.62 net income
Microsoft has just announced its second quarter earnings, and it's touting a record $20.89 billion in revenue, up five percent year-over-year. Net income came in at $6.62 billion, which isn't far off at all from the $6.63 billion it netted in the same quarter a year ago. Breaking things down, the company's Business Division saw a 3 percent increase in revenue to $6.28 billion, its Server & Tools business jumped 11...

Samsung aggressively aggregating acronyms as eMCP assembly activated

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:47 PM PST

Samsung aggressively aggregating acronyms as eMCP assembly activated


Samsung aggressively aggregating acronyms as eMCP assembly activated
Samsung's started foundries rolling for its new embedded multi-chip package memory for budget smartphones -- after the success of the high-end modules that were released in October. eMCP jams together 30-nanometer low-power DDR2 DRAM and 20-nanometer NAND flash memory into a single slice of silicon. In real terms, this means that there's a 4GB e-MMC (embedded MultiMediaCard) flash chip with a 256MB, 512MB or 768MB DDR2 DRAM module bolted on the...

Nissan, ABB reach agreement to test used EV batteries for energy storage

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Nissan, ABB reach agreement to test used EV batteries for energy storage


Nissan, ABB reach agreement to test used EV batteries for energy storage
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Nissan Nissan North America and ABB, the world's biggest maker of power-transmission equipment, have announced an agreement to test used lithium-ion electric-vehicle batteries - such as those in the Nissan Leaf battery-electric vehicle - for possible energy storage uses for utility companies and community power sources. The partnership, which also includes Sumitomo Corp....

Kno CEO Osman Rashid To Apple: “Now We Will Fight On Who Has The Better Product”

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Kno CEO Osman Rashid To Apple: "Now We Will Fight On Who Has The Better Product"


Kno CEO Osman Rashid To Apple: "Now We Will Fight On Who Has The Better Product"
Apple's latest foray into digital textbooks today raises a lot of questions about the future of the textbook publishing industry and digital textbook startups who now find themselves going up against Apple. One of the highest profile digital textbook startups is Kno, which started out with its own oversized tablet but now focusses on delivering textbooks through its iPad app....

Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged


Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged
Details are still somewhat light at the moment, but reports are now coming out that the popular Megaupload file-sharing site has been shut down by Federal prosecutors in the US, and that the sites founders and other individuals have been charged with violating piracy laws. According to The New York Times, the indictment says that the company has cost copyright holders some $500 million in lost revenue, and that the site...

Lovefilm Instant UK lands on LG Smart TVs, shrinks postmen's movie collection

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Lovefilm Instant UK lands on LG Smart TVs, shrinks postmen's movie collection


Lovefilm Instant UK lands on LG Smart TVs, shrinks postmen's movie collection
As the streaming TV wars hot up in the UK, Lovefilm is steadily strengthening its arsenal: its Instant streaming service is already available on 175 devices, and now you can add LG's April-2011-onwards Smart TVs to that list. Despite the Korean tellies already having over 250 apps, Lovefilm claims its software is the first for streaming movies and TV; and if that's not good enough for you, it even works with...

Microsoft adding Nokia branding to Bing Maps

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Microsoft adding Nokia branding to Bing Maps


Microsoft adding Nokia branding to Bing Maps
Noki-soft? Micro-ia? The madness continues! Nokia front-man Stephen Elop let it be known that his company's moniker will be making its way to Bing Maps in the near future, and he's not just talking about on the desktop. During a CES interview with Pocket-lint, Elop explained that any "property" utilizing Microsoft's Bing Maps service -- including mobile platforms -- will be co-branded with the Nokia logo....

LG Spectrum, BlackBerry Curve 9370 available now on Verizon

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:07 PM PST

LG Spectrum, BlackBerry Curve 9370 available now on Verizon


LG Spectrum, BlackBerry Curve 9370 available now on Verizon
These two Big Red bedfellows couldn't be further apart on the smartphone range. LG's 4G-capable Spectrum (a Nitro HD in smooth, plastic coating) and the budget-friendly BlackBerry Curve 9370 are hitting retail shelves in tandem today, bringing users across Verizon's sub base the option to aim Android high or swing their wallets low....

Apple's education announcement: what you need to know

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:07 PM PST

Apple's education announcement: what you need to know


Apple's education announcement: what you need to know
Today's education event was a reasonably small one, so far as Apple pressers go, held at the Guggenheim museum in New York City, with a smattering of media representatives in attendance. It arrives on the tails of some already hearty numbers for the company, including the existence of 20,000 learning-themed apps and 1.5 million iPads currently in use for education....

Saab Collapse Threatens Spyker

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:07 PM PST

Saab Collapse Threatens Spyker


Saab Collapse Threatens Spyker
Automakers' parent company needs cash, looking to sell Spyker.

Toyota begins testing new hybrid LMP1

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:16 AM PST

Toyota begins testing new hybrid LMP1


Toyota begins testing new hybrid LMP1
Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Racing The sudden departure of Peugeot from the Le Mans racing scene came as quite a shock, we know. But don't count the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship - or the famed 24-hour race at its center - out for the count before it's even started, because another powerhouse is already gearing up to take Peugeot's place....

Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent settle decade-old patent spat

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:16 AM PST

Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent settle decade-old patent spat


Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent settle decade-old patent spat
It's no secret that Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft have a long and somewhat litigious relationship, but today the two companies are letting bygones be bygones. CNET is reporting that A-L and MS have reached a "confidential settlement" in a patent dispute dating all the way back to 2002. Originally targeting Dell and Gateway, then-Alcatel alleged that information entry techniques used by Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Money and Windows Mobile violated a portion of...

Film camera measures 35-feet long, makes photojournalists keel over in worship /...

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:16 AM PST

Film camera measures 35-feet long, makes photojournalists keel over in worship / pain (video)


Film camera measures 35-feet long, makes photojournalists keel over in worship / pain (video)
To all photographers who measure their talent by the size of their equipment, it's time to give up the race. Folks, step right up and meet the Eye of America: a 35-foot long film camera that captures negatives measuring six by four and a half freaking feet. Currently in the possession of Dennis Manarchy, the retro-styled rig is said to barely fit into a truck, and yet can deliver images 1,000...

JackThreads Announces Unique Mobile App For Android And iOS

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:23 AM PST

JackThreads Announces Unique Mobile App For Android And iOS


JackThreads Announces Unique Mobile App For Android And iOS
Thrillist-owned JackThreads has just announced the availability of their first mobile for Android and iPhone. Built by an outside vendor using designs and user experience built in-house, the app allows shoppers to browse new deals and sales as they are announced on the site and, if so inclined, make purchases. I spoke to lead developer Chris Steib who said that JackThreads saw that much of the traffic was coming through mobile sites,...

VW joins the "Bark Side" for Star Wars-themed Super Bowl ad

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:23 AM PST

VW joins the "Bark Side" for Star Wars-themed Super Bowl ad


VW joins the "Bark Side" for Star Wars-themed Super Bowl ad
Automaker goes to the dogs for laughs.

Sony schedules PSN maintenance today, wants you to know this time it's on purpose

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:23 AM PST

Sony schedules PSN maintenance today, wants you to know this time it's on purpose


Sony schedules PSN maintenance today, wants you to know this time it's on purpose
Sony knows you're likely scarred for life after its many security snafus, so it's doing all it can to keep you in the loop in regards to its PSN. The network will be experiencing a temporary outage today to make room for "routine scheduled maintenance" starting at 11AM ET and ending at approximately midnight....

The Nike+ FuelBand measures activity in NikeFuel, ready for your NikeLife

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:23 AM PST

The Nike+ FuelBand measures activity in NikeFuel, ready for your NikeLife


The Nike+ FuelBand measures activity in NikeFuel, ready for your NikeLife
While Nike might have beat competitors like the MotoACTV and Jawbone Up to the active bracelet market over two years ago, its original endeavor, the Nike+ SportBand, was getting long in the tooth. That changes today with the introduction of the far sleeker Nike+ FuelBand. It's much in the vein of the original, except boasts a more attractive 20 LED dot-matrix display and can measure activity in a new unit the...

Apple's iBooks Author hands-on

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:23 AM PST

Apple's iBooks Author hands-on


Apple's iBooks Author hands-on
Inside every frustrated journalist is an even more frustrated author, and self-publishing is an evil that many of us have succumbed to over the years. Still, much as we may want to resist it, we couldn't help ourselves when it came time to test Apple's iBooks Author app, designed for educators to push out textbooks to students for a fraction of the cost, time and energy it would traditionally take.So, how...