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Tesla to Help Develop a Mercedes EV

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST

Tesla to Help Develop a Mercedes EV


Tesla to Help Develop a Mercedes EV
Tesla has already collaborated on the Mercedes-owned smart EV.

ITC closes the book on HTC's first complaint against Apple, still working on its...

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST

ITC closes the book on HTC's first complaint against Apple, still working on its sequels


ITC closes the book on HTC's first complaint against Apple, still working on its sequels
Remember that first shot across Apple's bow that HTC fired way back May of 2010? No? We don't blame you. Since that initial exchange of complaints against each other the patent war has spun almost completely out of control. Well, in October an ITC judge handed down an initial ruling, rejecting the Taiwanese manufacturer's claim that Cupertino and crew had infringed upon its patents....

Lytro video camera 'a possibility', would need more processing muscle

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST

Lytro video camera 'a possibility', would need more processing muscle


Lytro video camera 'a possibility', would need more processing muscle
While we impatiently await a Lytro to call our own -- or at least rigorously review -- it looks like the light field technology could be used for video. Ren Ng, CEO of Lytro and the man behind the camera's focus-dodging optical wizardry, mentioned that the main barrier between the curious camera lens and video recording is the amount of processing power required to manipulate all that fully-lit input....

Congress passes bill opening up TV spectrum to next-gen WiFi networks

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST

Congress passes bill opening up TV spectrum to next-gen WiFi networks


Congress passes bill opening up TV spectrum to next-gen WiFi networks
It may seem a bit odd to see tech industry groups like the CTIA and CEA praising the passage of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 by Congress, but that rather mundane-sounding bill has provisions attached to it that both groups and others have been pushing for years to happen....

Irrationally Paranoid? AdiOS Shows Which Apps Access Your Address Book

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:04 PM PST

Irrationally Paranoid? AdiOS Shows Which Apps Access Your Address Book


Irrationally Paranoid? AdiOS Shows Which Apps Access Your Address Book
Does Address-gate have you terrified that your mobile apps are secretly slurping up your address book? AdiOS is a free new Mac program that in seconds detects which of your iOS apps have the ability to access your phone numbers and email contacts. AdiOS doesn't indicate if or how the apps are transmitting your address book, but you should still delete any that access it. No....

Car Audio: Trust Your Ears

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:04 PM PST

Car Audio: Trust Your Ears


Car Audio: Trust Your Ears
Spend time listening to and interacting with a system.

Alleged iPad 3 Retina Display examined under a microscope

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:04 PM PST

Alleged iPad 3 Retina Display examined under a microscope


Alleged iPad 3 Retina Display examined under a microscope
There are no shortage of iPad 3 rumors out there. Quad-core A6, LTE radio, Retina Display -- we've heard it all, but haven't actually seen much in the way of evidence. Now Mac Rumors claims to have gotten its paws on part of the mythical beast. The site has a 9.7-inch LCD, in the same aspect ratio as the iPad and iPad 2 that certainly appears to be rocking a full...

Windows Mobile takes up roost in Windows Phone, thanks to WML project (video)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:04 PM PST

Windows Mobile takes up roost in Windows Phone, thanks to WML project (video)


Windows Mobile takes up roost in Windows Phone, thanks to WML project (video)
Whether you're looking for a good laugh or a simple trip down memory lane, seeing Windows Mobile 6.1 hobble around like a grumpy old man within Windows Phone might just satisfy both those urges. The technical stunt comes courtesy of the Dark Forces Team, which is now previewing a bit of hackery known as WML (Windows Mobile Loader?)....

Fox news hates on GM for forcing employees into Volt. Wait, what's that?

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

Fox news hates on GM for forcing employees into Volt. Wait, what's that?


Fox news hates on GM for forcing employees into Volt. Wait, what's that?
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Videos We'll give the intrepid personalities over at Fox News a bit of credit for catching themselves mid-mistake, but just take a look at this. While discussing the news that GE (note that last letter, please) is buying a fleet of Chevrolet Volts, one of our Foxy friends (Juliet Huddy) said, "All GM employees who get a company car, well, they really don't get a choice....

BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 release confirmed for February 21st

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 release confirmed for February 21st


BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 release confirmed for February 21st
There's been plenty of back and forth between the web and RIM lately regarding the debut date of the next OS release for the PlayBook, and now we've got some hard evidence showing that the software is set to be let loose on February 21st . As you can see in the picture above, PlayBook users will be able to download version 2.0 in the early hours of an unknown time...

Listen to the Engadget Mobile podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest Dan Sei...

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

Listen to the Engadget Mobile podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest Dan Seifert!


Listen to the Engadget Mobile podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest Dan Seifert!
We know a certain OS update will be the Mountain Lion in the room, but there was plenty of other interesting nuggets of wireless wisdom splashed around on the 'webs these past seven days. Join Myriam Joire, Brad Molen, Joseph Volpe and Dan Seifert from MobileBurn to get your regular fix of this week's news and rants, and geek out with us as we get ready for Mobile World Congress, now...

Rumor Roundup: What To Expect From HTC At Mobile World Congress

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:36 PM PST

Rumor Roundup: What To Expect From HTC At Mobile World Congress


Rumor Roundup: What To Expect From HTC At Mobile World Congress
With the end of February nearly in sight, the tech community is all abuzz with talk about Mobile World Congress, the huge mobile conference set to take place in beautiful Barcelona in just over a week. All the big players will be there (though some will be less conspicuous than before), and of course among them will be Taiwan-based phone giant HTC. Though HTC kicked off the Android device movement with the...

Pantech Burst review

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:36 PM PST

Pantech Burst review


Pantech Burst review
Consider the high-end smartphone. While you lust after those, Pantech is on the prowl, steadily adding to and improving upon its army of budget offerings in the US. It may not be as formidable a force as the Samsungs and Motorolas of the world, but the outfit is finally beginning to leave a mark....

Colorado man plots return of Studebaker

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:53 AM PST

Colorado man plots return of Studebaker


Colorado man plots return of Studebaker
Could the Lark fly again?

Visualized: iOS 2011 sales smoke 28 years of Mac

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:53 AM PST

Visualized: iOS 2011 sales smoke 28 years of Mac


Visualized: iOS 2011 sales smoke 28 years of Mac
Love it or hate it, Apple had a pretty stellar 2011. According to crunched numbers from Asymco, between its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, the Cupertino outfit sold some 156 million iOS devices in 2011 (37 million of which came this past quarter), marking a grand total of 316 million in the mobile OS' short history....

2012 Hyundai Genesis Sedan — Review

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:52 AM PST

2012 Hyundai Genesis Sedan — Review


2012 Hyundai Genesis Sedan — Review
Hyundai's midsize luxury sedan adds power, but is it sporty?

Is Your Car Dependable?

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:52 AM PST

Is Your Car Dependable?


Is Your Car Dependable?
Here are the big winners in the 2012 J.D. Power dependability study.

Mystery EV sportscar spotted testing

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

Mystery EV sportscar spotted testing


Mystery EV sportscar spotted testing
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Spy Shots It's been a good long while since we visited the Whiskey Tango Foxtrot spy photography department. Our favorite snappers at CarPix were busily watching over a supplier test facility when the curiosity you see above inched its way out of hiding to perform one quick lap of the snow-covered track before retreating back from whence it came....

After Conquering The World, Our Favorite Angry Birds Head Into Space On March 22

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

After Conquering The World, Our Favorite Angry Birds Head Into Space On March 22


After Conquering The World, Our Favorite Angry Birds Head Into Space On March 22
I'm not even going to pretend that you don't know what Angry Birds is… that would be insulting to both you and the game. But do you know what Angry Birds Space is? Nah, I didn't think so. And truth be told, I'm not quite sure what it is either. According to Rovio, Angry Birds Space will be the biggest launch for the company to date....

Is Your Car Dependable?

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

Is Your Car Dependable?


Is Your Car Dependable?
Here are the big winners in the 2012 J.D. Power dependability study.

Nikon D4 and D800 to ship in March, but only in the land of the baguette?

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

Nikon D4 and D800 to ship in March, but only in the land of the baguette?


Nikon D4 and D800 to ship in March, but only in the land of the baguette?
We might not have an official release date for Nikon's new shooters in the US of A, but over in France, well, things are un peu different. Per a Q&A box on the French arm's Facebook page comes the image above, plainly stating its latest twosome will go on sale in March -- the 15th specifically for the D4, and the 22nd for the D800....

Amazon elbows past Samsung for No. 2 tablet spot in Q4, Apple's iPad still No. 1

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

Amazon elbows past Samsung for No. 2 tablet spot in Q4, Apple's iPad still No. 1


Amazon elbows past Samsung for No. 2 tablet spot in Q4, Apple's iPad still No. 1
Amazon had some serious trombone action going on last year -- what with all the horn tooting it did about Kindle Fire demand. Turns out Amazon was on to something, as the company officially grabbed the No. 2 spot from Samsung for tablet sales in the last quarter. Amazon sold 3.89 million tablets during the fourth quarter, eclipsing Samsung's 2.14 million units....

CM9 for TouchPad gains access to nightly builds

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

CM9 for TouchPad gains access to nightly builds


CM9 for TouchPad gains access to nightly builds
Happy tidings for TouchPad owners looking for the latest Android 4.0 action: the Alpha 6 build of CM9 can now tune into nightly broadcasts of fixes and updates, courtesy of Teamwin and Eyeballer. This is an unofficial development branch and users have so far seen mixed results, but the main CyanogenMod crew seems content enough to recommend it -- at least until a new Alpha or Beta build comes along with...

Study: Windows Web Browsing Market Share Down Nearly 10% Over Past 6 Months

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

Study: Windows Web Browsing Market Share Down Nearly 10% Over Past 6 Months


Study: Windows Web Browsing Market Share Down Nearly 10% Over Past 6 Months
Following up on its earlier report on iOS browser market share, ad network Chitika today released new results from a study which analyzed the impact mobile computing has had on traditional web browsing trends. In examining traffic across it network from August 2011 to February 2012, Chitika says that Windows web browsing market share has declined by almost 10%. To determine its findings, Chitika analyzed data from hundreds of millions of ad impressions...

WinZip iOS App Lets You Crack Open .Zip Files From Anywhere

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

WinZip iOS App Lets You Crack Open .Zip Files From Anywhere


WinZip iOS App Lets You Crack Open .Zip Files From Anywhere
Having access to your documents and pictures is really easy these days. About a million services, including Dropbox and iCloud, allow you to sync your stuff between devices, but there's one little thorn in our collective cloud-syncing side: it's called a .zip file. Fortunately, WinZip has just launched on the Apple App Store and it effectively rids us of this particularly annoying issue....

Is Your Car Dependable?

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

Is Your Car Dependable?


Is Your Car Dependable?
Here are the big winners in the 2012 J.D. Power dependability study.

Lego Minecraft available for pre-order, one block short of $35 (video)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

Lego Minecraft available for pre-order, one block short of $35 (video)


Lego Minecraft available for pre-order, one block short of $35 (video)
Dwarves of Minecraft, here's your chance to recreate your beloved virtual pits and earth-scars beneath the skies (or ceilings) of the real world. The long-awaited, fan-driven Lego Minecraft set can now be pre-ordered via the source link below for the fathomless sum of $34.99. Yes, you're contributing to a blatant monetization scheme (as illustrated in the frenzied comedy after the break), and yes, your imagination will be limited to 480 pieces...

Microsoft reveals Windows 8's new logo: 'It's a window... not a flag'

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

Microsoft reveals Windows 8's new logo: 'It's a window... not a flag'


Microsoft reveals Windows 8's new logo: 'It's a window... not a flag'
Microsoft is making plenty of big changes with its Windows 8 operating system, and that has now also extended to a new logo. As explained by Microsoft's Sam Moreau in a post on the official Windows blog, the logo was created with the help of the design agency Pentagram, which posed a simple question when it began on the project: "your name is Windows....

Angry Birds Space announced for March 22nd release, NASA and National Geographic...

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

Angry Birds Space announced for March 22nd release, NASA and National Geographic lending a hand


Angry Birds Space announced for March 22nd release, NASA and National Geographic lending a hand
Angry Birds has spawned countless ports and two sorta-sequels, but Rovio has now announced what it's describing as its biggest launch since the original game. Angry Birds Space will be released on March 22nd, and the company has enlisted NASA and National Geographic as launch partners for the game (exactly what that entails is still unclear, though)....

Analyst: Facebook Will Make $1.2 Billion Annually From Mobile Ads

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:39 AM PST

Analyst: Facebook Will Make $1.2 Billion Annually From Mobile Ads


Analyst: Facebook Will Make $1.2 Billion Annually From Mobile Ads
No, Facebook is not advertising yet on mobile devices. Yes, that hasn't stopped people from speculating on what it will mean when it does. The latest: an estimate of how much the social network stands to make from mobile advertising: more than $1.2 billion a year in the U.S. and its five biggest markets in Europe — the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The numbers come from UK-based analyst firm Mobile...