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- Switzerland-based Catecar extended-range vehicle is tested in Geneva
- Snow Leopard update wreaks havoc on Rosetta, luddite users contemplate running w...
- Dashwire closes up shop, all your data to get flushed on February 15th
- Mobile Miscellany: week of January 30th, 2012
- The Engadget Interview: the EFF's Mitch Stoltz talks the legality of jailbreaking
- Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' Blu-ray 3D set for release February 28th -- 3D haters b...
- Affordable elegance: bathroom design ideas
- Toyota, Hasbro will create Monopoly 'course' at Chicago Auto Show
- Fujitsu announces Stylistic Android tablet for taking care of business, working...
- Apple TV gets into video discovery, adds movie and TV show Genius Recommendations
- VW Unveils Beetle TDI Coupe
- Kia Concept Headed for Chicago Show
- 10 Automotive Predictions for 2012
- 2011 Jeep Compass — Review
- 2011 Sonata Hybrid, 2.0T — Review
- Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy
- T-Mobile confirms Full Monty subscribers are capped at 1Mb/s, risqué plan become...
- Google TV 3.2 update enhances HLS video streaming support, Plex update takes adv...
- Nike+ FuelBand's internals get splayed at the FCC
- Netflix teams with eyeIO to lower bandwith use on movie night
- Oops! Motorola sold refurbished Xooms without deleting previous owners' data
- Excellence in Energy Efficiency Act promises $1 billion prize for 100 MPG car
- ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million
- webOS Enyo 1.0 now available to all, just requires patch and patience
- AT&T seeks to impose conditions on Dish LTE network, FCC to settle wireless squa...
| Switzerland-based Catecar extended-range vehicle is tested in Geneva Posted: 04 Feb 2012 02:03 PM PST Switzerland-based Catecar extended-range vehicle is tested in Geneva  Switzerland-based Catecar extended-range vehicle is tested in Geneva Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid A Switzerland-based company is testing an extended-range plug-in mini-vehicle that it says gets more than 200 miles per gallon and has a single-tank range of more than 300 miles, according to website TechnologicVehicles.com. The company, Catecar, tested a prototype of the vehicle at the Geneva Airport this week.... |
| Snow Leopard update wreaks havoc on Rosetta, luddite users contemplate running w... Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:23 PM PST Snow Leopard update wreaks havoc on Rosetta, luddite users contemplate running with Lion  Snow Leopard update wreaks havoc on Rosetta, luddite users contemplate running with Lion Normally updates are meant to better your OS, delivering necessary tweaks and performance improvements. But this latest batch out of Cupertino's managed to do just the opposite for users running the Lion 10.7.3 package, as it's caused many applications to force crash and bewildered users to restore Time Machine backups.... |
| Dashwire closes up shop, all your data to get flushed on February 15th Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:59 AM PST Dashwire closes up shop, all your data to get flushed on February 15th  Dashwire closes up shop, all your data to get flushed on February 15th Ok, so chances are you probably haven't thought about Dashwire much in the last couple of years. Last time we covered the service was back in the halycon days of Windows Mobile 6.0, early on in the modern smartphone revolution. In case you need a bit of a refresher, Dashwire was a cloud service that delivered many of the ammenities we now take for granted in mobile device -- visual voicemail,... |
| Mobile Miscellany: week of January 30th, 2012 Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:38 AM PST Mobile Miscellany: week of January 30th, 2012  Mobile Miscellany: week of January 30th, 2012 Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place. This week, we've spotted a leaked Android 4.0.4 ROM for the Nexus S 4G, and we've also come across a price and release date for the Droid 4.... |
| The Engadget Interview: the EFF's Mitch Stoltz talks the legality of jailbreaking Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:16 AM PST The Engadget Interview: the EFF's Mitch Stoltz talks the legality of jailbreaking  The Engadget Interview: the EFF's Mitch Stoltz talks the legality of jailbreaking The work of a non-profit advocacy group is never done. It seems like just yesterday that the Electronic Frontier Foundation was waging a battle to put jailbreaking rights into the hands of consumers, much to the chagrin of manufacturers intent on maintaining control over their devices after they leave store shelves.... |
| Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' Blu-ray 3D set for release February 28th -- 3D haters b... Posted: 04 Feb 2012 07:52 AM PST Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' Blu-ray 3D set for release February 28th -- 3D haters beware  Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' Blu-ray 3D set for release February 28th -- 3D haters beware Considering that Hugo was a flick capable of earning 4 out of 4 stars from noted 3D hater Roger Ebert, it will be interesting to see how it's received upon its home release February 28th. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards and currently rocking a 94 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the fantasy tale of a boy who crosses paths with legendary filmmaker Georges Méliès in 1930s Paris may be the best... |
| Affordable elegance: bathroom design ideas Posted: 04 Feb 2012 07:52 AM PST Affordable elegance: bathroom design ideas Affordable elegance: bathroom design ideas Just adding a charming rug can transform an ugly bath into a beautiful room. |
| Toyota, Hasbro will create Monopoly 'course' at Chicago Auto Show Posted: 04 Feb 2012 06:28 AM PST Toyota, Hasbro will create Monopoly 'course' at Chicago Auto Show  Toyota, Hasbro will create Monopoly 'course' at Chicago Auto Show Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Chicago Auto Show Could Toyota be dropping us all a hint about its place in the hybrid-vehicle world? The Japanese automaker is teaming up with board-game maker Hasbro to create a mini road course based on the Monopoly board game at the Chicago Auto Show, which Toyota will use to pitch its latest batch of hybrid vehicles. Toyota and Hasbro are using more than 30,000 square feet, or about two-thirds... |
| Fujitsu announces Stylistic Android tablet for taking care of business, working... Posted: 04 Feb 2012 05:47 AM PST Fujitsu announces Stylistic Android tablet for taking care of business, working overtime  Fujitsu announces Stylistic Android tablet for taking care of business, working overtime The BlackBerry PlayBook blues got you down? Fujitsu thinks you should consider riding the Android train to work. The company today announced the awkwardly named Stylistic M350/CA2 Android tablet, a seven-inch enterprise-focused slate aimed at folks looking for a sales terminal, catalog displayer or e-reader. The Stylistic has a WSVGA display and a battery that should give you around six hours on a charge.... |
| Apple TV gets into video discovery, adds movie and TV show Genius Recommendations Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:43 AM PST Apple TV gets into video discovery, adds movie and TV show Genius Recommendations  Apple TV gets into video discovery, adds movie and TV show Genius Recommendations Apple added a new wrinkle to its hobby overnight, as AppleInsider reports the Genius recommendation feature added in iTunes 8 now offers up suggestions for movies and TV shows. The new Apple TV feature appears to have been switched on from the back end servers with no firmware update, displaying the new Genius option under Movies and TV Netflix-style as shown above.... |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:43 AM PST VW Unveils Beetle TDI Coupe VW Unveils Beetle TDI Coupe Diesel Beetle gets 39 mpg highway; to bow at Chicago Auto Show. |
| Kia Concept Headed for Chicago Show Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:43 AM PST Kia Concept Headed for Chicago Show Kia Concept Headed for Chicago Show Track'ster concept is based on a turbocharged Soul. |
| 10 Automotive Predictions for 2012 Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:43 AM PST |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:43 AM PST 2011 Jeep Compass — Review 2011 Jeep Compass — Review The updated Compass points to a new direction for Jeep's small sport ute. |
| 2011 Sonata Hybrid, 2.0T — Review Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:43 AM PST 2011 Sonata Hybrid, 2.0T — Review 2011 Sonata Hybrid, 2.0T — Review Mileage and emotion mark Hyundai's two new Sonatas. |
| Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:00 AM PST Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy  Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy Recent weeks have seen a swell of interest in corporate responsibility, particularly with regard to technology manufacturing and supply chains. Last month, Apple CEO Tim Cook affirmed his company's commitment to ethically and environmentally sound practices, evoking sentiments that were echoed today in a similar announcement from Nokia. Seizing the opportunity to establish some goodwill among socially conscious consumers, the Finnish manufacturer has just released a policy outlining its philosophy on... |
| T-Mobile confirms Full Monty subscribers are capped at 1Mb/s, risqué plan become... Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:53 PM PST T-Mobile confirms Full Monty subscribers are capped at 1Mb/s, risqué plan becomes tame  T-Mobile confirms Full Monty subscribers are capped at 1Mb/s, risqué plan becomes tame Uh-oh. Looks like T-Mobile's Full Monty subscribers in the UK will be getting much less than they'd originally bargained for. T-Mo's British support unit recently confirmed that the carrier has capped speeds on its "all-in" unlimited plan at a rather dismal 1Mb/s -- in other words, this Full Monty act doesn't really go all the way.... |
| Google TV 3.2 update enhances HLS video streaming support, Plex update takes adv... Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:32 PM PST Google TV 3.2 update enhances HLS video streaming support, Plex update takes advantage  Google TV 3.2 update enhances HLS video streaming support, Plex update takes advantage The Google TV update that rolled out to Sony units earlier this week (no word on the Revue, yet) brought tweaks to Chrome and support for Blu-ray 3D playback on the player, but that's not all. The bump to Android 3.2 also improved hooks for developers to access channel listings in their apps, enabled hardware acceleration and last but not least, improved support for HTTP Live Streaming.... |
| Nike+ FuelBand's internals get splayed at the FCC Posted: 03 Feb 2012 08:12 PM PST Nike+ FuelBand's internals get splayed at the FCC  Nike+ FuelBand's internals get splayed at the FCC All of these wrist-mounted fitness gizmos are pretty nifty, but we always wonder how they get those rigid circuit boards into such an unsuitable form-factor. Well, thanks to those scalpel-happy boffins at the FCC's underground bunker, wonder no more. Nike's FuelBand was wheeled in on a trolley and torn (quite literally) to pieces, and we felt we just had to share the pictures with you.... |
| Netflix teams with eyeIO to lower bandwith use on movie night Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:51 PM PST Netflix teams with eyeIO to lower bandwith use on movie night  Netflix teams with eyeIO to lower bandwith use on movie night Kicking up a fuss about Netflix hogging all your bandwidth? Perhaps the company's latest partnership could induce a rapid change of heart. The streaming service has paired up with eyeIO in hopes of keeping bandwidth usage during streams to a minimum, which they claim won't affect the content's overall quality.... |
| Oops! Motorola sold refurbished Xooms without deleting previous owners' data Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:11 PM PST Oops! Motorola sold refurbished Xooms without deleting previous owners' data  Oops! Motorola sold refurbished Xooms without deleting previous owners' data Usually, when passwords and personal information are exposed, it's because someone hacked a company's not-so-secure system. Motorola, however, managed to put people's info at risk without such malfeasance when it failed to wipe the memory of a batch of refurbished Xooms. The tablets in question were sold by Woot.com between October and December of last year, and Moto is claiming that it made the mistake on only small number of slates.... |
| Excellence in Energy Efficiency Act promises $1 billion prize for 100 MPG car Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:30 PM PST Excellence in Energy Efficiency Act promises $1 billion prize for 100 MPG car  Excellence in Energy Efficiency Act promises $1 billion prize for 100 MPG car Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, USA Are you a U.S. automaker? Do you want a billion dollars? Have we got a deal for you! Just build 60,000 cars that get 100 miles per gallon and the government will send a truckload of cash to your office doors (or, perhaps, mail a check). H.R.... |
| ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:30 PM PST ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million  ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million The latest report is in from ComScore, and as you might expect, the news is sunshine and roses for the crews at Google and Apple. Both companies platforms charted some worthwhile month-over-month gains, as Android is estimated to account for 47.3 percent of smartphones in the US, while iOS runs a strong second with 26.9 percent.... |
| webOS Enyo 1.0 now available to all, just requires patch and patience Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:50 PM PST webOS Enyo 1.0 now available to all, just requires patch and patience  webOS Enyo 1.0 now available to all, just requires patch and patience HP's Enyo framework is an essential ingredient for allowing new apps to work on webOS devices with different resolutions, but due to some sort of ethnocentric hiccup, v1.0 hasn't officially reached all international webOS phones and tablets. Fortunately, WebOS Internals has prepared a nice little Preware install package that anyone, anywhere can enjoy.... |
| AT&T seeks to impose conditions on Dish LTE network, FCC to settle wireless squa... Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:10 PM PST AT&T seeks to impose conditions on Dish LTE network, FCC to settle wireless squabble  AT&T seeks to impose conditions on Dish LTE network, FCC to settle wireless squabble You know the saying, second place is the first loser? Well, it looks like AT&T, which recently saw its attempt to absorb T-Mobile thwarted, is living up to that adage by petitioning the FCC to impose an "overly aggressive buildout" of Dish's planned mobile network. In a recent filing to the Commission, the satco countered this request for "LightSquared-like" requirements, defining its operation as a strictly retail endeavor, one that faces... |
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