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Absinthe A5 Jailbreaker for iPhone 4S / iPad 2 now available for Windows

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:48 PM PST

Absinthe A5 Jailbreaker for iPhone 4S / iPad 2 now available for Windows


Absinthe A5 Jailbreaker for iPhone 4S / iPad 2 now available for Windows
When the Absinthe A5 untethered jailbreak solution hit yesterday it opened Apple's iPhone 4S and iPad 2 for more creative uses by their owners -- as long as they were on OS X. Now the team has returned with a version of the tool built for Windows users who enjoy iLife mixing and matching....

'Gen Y' favors hybrid over conventional powertrains by a 3-to-2 margin

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:59 PM PST

'Gen Y' favors hybrid over conventional powertrains by a 3-to-2 margin


'Gen Y' favors hybrid over conventional powertrains by a 3-to-2 margin
Filed under: Green Culture, Hybrid Consumers in the 19-to-31-year-old age range - also known as Generation Y - favor hybrid-electric vehicles over gas-powered cars and many are willing to pay an extra $3,000 for 10 more miles per gallon of fuel economy. These numbers come from a Deloitte LLP survey that was released Thursday. Almost 59 percent of Generation Y consumers chose hybrids as their vehicle powertrain of choice, compared to 37 percent...

HTC and IBM hooking up to charm commercial clients

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:59 PM PST

HTC and IBM hooking up to charm commercial clients


HTC and IBM hooking up to charm commercial clients
HTC is looking to turn green to blue: it's banking that its hardware expertise will meet the needs of IBM's long list of commercial clients to become a big enterprise player. At the start of IBM Lotusphere, the former PC maker showed off "smart business" applications that ran on the smartphone maker's gear....

Cowen: Google’s Mobile Ad Revenues Could Surge To $5.8 Billion In 2012

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

Cowen: Google's Mobile Ad Revenues Could Surge To $5.8 Billion In 2012


Cowen: Google's Mobile Ad Revenues Could Surge To $5.8 Billion In 2012
How much does Google make in advertising from mobile? Cowen analyst Jim Friedland estimates that Google is generating $7 per year from each smartphone (and tablet). This includes both search and display advertising in mobile apps on both Android and iOS (iPhones and iPads). Thanks to the rapid growth in active smart mobile devices worldwide from an estimated 509 million last year to an estimated 914 million in 2012, Google's mobile...

Wagon Roundup 2012

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

Wagon Roundup 2012


Wagon Roundup 2012
Here are several stylish and practical 2012 models worth checking out.

Ice Cream Sandwich update for original Transformer coming 'mid-February,' says ASUS

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:24 PM PST

Ice Cream Sandwich update for original Transformer coming 'mid-February,' says ASUS


Ice Cream Sandwich update for original Transformer coming 'mid-February,' says ASUS
Last we heard, the Ice Cream Sandwich update making its way to the O.G. Transformer was still "in the process of being approved" by the G-men. Although we've heard rumors that the holo-coated upgrade would come in February, nothing's been confirmed until now. ASUS replied to a life long fan's Facebook post, revealing that the update should arrive "mid-February." We know hearing the news that you'll have to keep waiting might...

Netflix is looking for a new Chief Marketing Officer, if you think you can do be...

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 10:46 AM PST

Netflix is looking for a new Chief Marketing Officer, if you think you can do better


Netflix is looking for a new Chief Marketing Officer, if you think you can do better
Considering how 2011 progressed for Netflix, it's not entirely surprising to hear some changes are in store at the top when it comes to marketing and communications. The video rental giant announced that its Chief Marketing Officer of the last dozen years, Leslie Kilgore, will be taking a position on its board as a "non-executive director", replaced in the interim by Jessie Becker as it conducts an external search for a...

Prepping your home for an electric car

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 10:46 AM PST

Prepping your home for an electric car


Prepping your home for an electric car
After years of promises, 2012 might finally prove to be the year of the electric car. With offerings from Nissan, Chevrolet already available, and more models hitting the market later this year, the promise of a zero-emission vehicle is becoming a reality. But before you rush off to buy one of these green machines, know that plugging in an electric car isn't necessarily as simple as plugging in a toaster....

Another one bites the dust as Google closes Picnik

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:56 AM PST

Another one bites the dust as Google closes Picnik


Another one bites the dust as Google closes Picnik
Given the spate of closures, abandonments and wound-up projects, we can't help but suspect Google's mantra switching from "don't be evil" to "sic transit gloria mundi." Mountain View's winding up online-image editing site Picnik in preparation for integration with Google+, joining Wave, Knol, Friend Connect, Gears, Health, Powermeter and at least ten other services that have been shuttered as part of Larry Page's "spring clean." In a statement on the site,...

HDNet joins up with AEG, CAA and Ryan Seacrest to become AXS TV this summer

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:06 AM PST

HDNet joins up with AEG, CAA and Ryan Seacrest to become AXS TV this summer


HDNet joins up with AEG, CAA and Ryan Seacrest to become AXS TV this summer
It held on as long as it could, but HDNet is following the path of INHD (which became Mojo before disappearing entirely) and Discovery HD Theater (now Velocity) by rebranding itself, and will see morph into AXS TV this summer. Of course, HDNet has always focused on "lifestyle programming" and from the looks of it the new channel (pronounced: access) will be very similar, at least for now....

Huawei Honor review

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:25 AM PST

Huawei Honor review


Huawei Honor review
Phone makers love to take pride in the extravagant names they give their products, but it's likely that the Huawei Honor is more to its creator than just a decently-specced handset. After all, the introduction of the Honor -- followed by last week's announcement of the super-slim Ascend P1 S -- appears to represent a shift in the OEM's overall product placement strategy....

Fastest woman on two wheels has land speed record in her sights

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:36 AM PST

Fastest woman on two wheels has land speed record in her sights


Fastest woman on two wheels has land speed record in her sights
Lady speed demon wants to go supersonic.

Tips for firearm storage at home

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:36 AM PST

Tips for firearm storage at home


Tips for firearm storage at home
Households that have very young children need to take additional firearm storage measures.

Brutus 2.0 electric cruiser is beastlier, more beautiful

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:48 AM PST

Brutus 2.0 electric cruiser is beastlier, more beautiful


Brutus 2.0 electric cruiser is beastlier, more beautiful
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, USA Brutus two, eh? We thought the original Brutus electric cruiser was a beautiful beast and fully expected the lithium-powered follow-up to be decidedly better than the lead-acid battery beta. We didn't, however, expect this. With acceleration that will surprise you like a backstab, this new build puts the bike squarely in the sports cruiser category and transforms its look from custom classic to contemporary killer. While...

NYPD begins testing long-distance gun detector as alternative to physical searches

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:13 AM PST

NYPD begins testing long-distance gun detector as alternative to physical searches


NYPD begins testing long-distance gun detector as alternative to physical searches
As part of its ongoing effort to keep New York City safe, the NYPD has begun testing a new scanning device capable of detecting concealed firearms from a distance of about 16 feet. Developed in conjunction with the Department of Defense, the technology uses terahertz imaging detection to measure the radiation that humans naturally emit, and determine whether the flow of this radiation is impeded by a foreign object -- in...

Notion Ink's Adam II promises TI OMAP CPUs, Ice Cream Sandwich, broken dreams

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:37 AM PST

Notion Ink's Adam II promises TI OMAP CPUs, Ice Cream Sandwich, broken dreams


Notion Ink's Adam II promises TI OMAP CPUs, Ice Cream Sandwich, broken dreams
Notion Ink's teaming up with TI in order to get at its OMAP4xx silicon for the forthcoming Adam II tablet. It'll also be jamming in the company's Wi-Link 7.0 and Phoenix Audio gear onto the Ice Cream Sandwich-running slate. The chip was apparently chosen thanks to its modular setup, HD visuals and powerful low-energy multitasking....

LG Connect 4G sips some lemonade over at the FCC

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:01 AM PST

LG Connect 4G sips some lemonade over at the FCC


LG Connect 4G sips some lemonade over at the FCC
What's that coming over the hill? Is it a monster? No, clearly. It's LG's Connect 4G, the company's second LTE-equipped phone which sashayed past the FCC's subterranean bunker on the way to a debut on MetroPCS' network. The CDMA/LTE unit's got the usual assortment of Bluetooth and WiFi b/g/n gizmotronics, plus an inductive cover you can use to confuse elderly relatives....

University of Vienna researchers quantum leap into the cloud, ensure privacy for...

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:43 PM PST

University of Vienna researchers quantum leap into the cloud, ensure privacy for distributed computing


University of Vienna researchers quantum leap into the cloud, ensure privacy for distributed computing
Afraid of the cloud? You're not alone, as rising concerns surrounding the security of distributed computing have led University of Vienna researchers to seek out quantum mechanics as a privacy fix. The team's findings, soon to be published in the journal Science, prove that an end user's data can remain encrypted throughout its journey to and from remote servers, essentially rendering the quantum computer's calculations as "blind." So, how exactly does...

Eye-Fi CEO slams SD Association's eerily similar Wireless SD card standard, says...

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:13 PM PST

Eye-Fi CEO slams SD Association's eerily similar Wireless SD card standard, says his IP is being violated


Eye-Fi CEO slams SD Association's eerily similar Wireless SD card standard, says his IP is being violated
Yuval Koren is not pleased. For those unaware, he's the CEO of Eye-Fi, the company that has practically written the rules on embedding WiFi into SD cards. If you blinked last week, you probably missed the SD Association's announcement that it had created a new Wireless LAN SD standard that would effectively give just about anyone the ability to add Eye-Fi abilities to their SD cards....

FCC Fridays: January 20, 2012

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:13 PM PST

FCC Fridays: January 20, 2012


FCC Fridays: January 20, 2012
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week....

Feds end Chevy Volt investigation, say car is safe

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:41 PM PST

Feds end Chevy Volt investigation, say car is safe


Feds end Chevy Volt investigation, say car is safe
No greater fire risk than conventional cars.

EU online spending estimated to grow 16 percent, reach €232 billion in 2012

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:56 PM PST

EU online spending estimated to grow 16 percent, reach €232 billion in 2012


EU online spending estimated to grow 16 percent, reach €232 billion in 2012
Pardon us Americans as we act surprised, but it turns out that we have one more thing in common with our Euro brethren: a growing number of us dislike shopping in stores. According to Kelkoo estimates, online spending in the European Union is projected to continue its upward trend, which is said to reach somewhere in the neighborhood of $232 billion before year's end....

Sticker Prices Set for 2013 Nissan GT-R

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:56 PM PST

Sticker Prices Set for 2013 Nissan GT-R


Sticker Prices Set for 2013 Nissan GT-R
Black Edition of Nissan's high performance ride tops $107,000.

Check out the New Porsche 911

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:56 PM PST

Check out the New Porsche 911


Check out the New Porsche 911
Video: Clip shows development of car's DNA.

Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T passes through the FCC

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:11 PM PST

Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T passes through the FCC


Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T passes through the FCC
Well that didn't take long. Shortly after getting our grubby mitts on the AT&T variant of Samsung's Galaxy Note at CES, the jumbo phone has made its way into the loving arms of Uncle Sam at the FCC. Naturally, it's not advertised as such, but test documents reveal that a model SGH-i717 handset packing UMTS/HSPA+ (21Mbps) and GSM/EDGE world radios, plus Ma Bell-friendly bands 4 and 17 LTE has passed the...

Alesis brings a pair of new musician-friendly iPad docks to NAMM

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:25 PM PST

Alesis brings a pair of new musician-friendly iPad docks to NAMM


Alesis brings a pair of new musician-friendly iPad docks to NAMM
If there's been one must have accessory at NAMM this year it's been the iPad. That's right, no mixer, instrument or microphone is stealing the show, it's Apple's 9.7-inch slab of touchability that everyone is after. Alesis is just one of many companies creating compelling musical offerings around the iOS tablet with its latest products, the AmpDock and DM Dock....

Oil companies pay $6.8 million in fines for not using cellulosic biofuels that d...

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:38 PM PST

Oil companies pay $6.8 million in fines for not using cellulosic biofuels that don't exist


Oil companies pay $6.8 million in fines for not using cellulosic biofuels that don't exist
Filed under: Ethanol, Legislation and Policy Oil companies will pay $6.8 million in fines for not meeting federal quotas for blending in cellulosic biofuels - those produced from grasses, wood and plants - even though there weren't enough of those biofuels available for use, the New York Times reported. Those fines are likely to rise in 2012 because the cellulosic biofuel quotas that refiners have to meet will rise more than 30...

LG X3 supposedly leaks, to challenge HTC Edge as first quad-core phone?

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:50 PM PST

LG X3 supposedly leaks, to challenge HTC Edge as first quad-core phone?


LG X3 supposedly leaks, to challenge HTC Edge as first quad-core phone?
Your next tablet is going to rock a quad-core chip, so why not stuff that same silicon into your next phone too? Per PocketNow, that's apparently what LG has up its sleeve with the forthcoming X3. Evidently, the four-core Tegra 3 device will also tote a 1280 x 720 4.7-inch display, 16GB of storage, Ice Cream Sandwich and NFC all in a svelte 9mm package....