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Mobile Miscellany: week of February 13th, 2012

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 02:45 PM PST

Mobile Miscellany: week of February 13th, 2012


Mobile Miscellany: week of February 13th, 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 bring you announcements of LTE expansion from AT&T, US Cellular and Verizon, along with news of three Samsung smartphones that received WiFi certification -- each are thought to be high-end devices and bound for US carriers....

Civic Hybrid class-action deadline for attorneys general's response extended

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 02:02 PM PST

Civic Hybrid class-action deadline for attorneys general's response extended


Civic Hybrid class-action deadline for attorneys general's response extended
Filed under: Etc., Hybrid, Honda The deadline for five states to respond to a settlement stemming from a class-action lawsuit from Honda Civic Hybrid owners was extended by a San Diego County superior court judge, the Los Angeles Times reported. Judge Timothy Taylor extended the deadline for five state attorneys general - from California, Iowa, Massachusetts, Texas and Washington - to object to the settlement to March 9, the newspaper said....

HBO's PunchForce hits the FCC, turns fists into data... violent, violent data

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

HBO's PunchForce hits the FCC, turns fists into data... violent, violent data


HBO's PunchForce hits the FCC, turns fists into data... violent, violent data
HBO has been quietly working on its PunchForce tech since about 2010, when it tried to convince British star Amir Khan and Argentine boxer Marcos Maidana to wear the sensors for their light welterweight title bout. Neither seemed particularly eager. Now though, over a year later, the latest in fist-tracking technology seems to be nearing its big debut....

Ayrton Senna race helmet and suit up for auction

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:37 PM PST

Ayrton Senna race helmet and suit up for auction


Ayrton Senna race helmet and suit up for auction
Championship gear on sale.

MIT duo successfully tests wireless drug-delivery microchips, more consistent th...

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:12 AM PST

MIT duo successfully tests wireless drug-delivery microchips, more consistent than injections


MIT duo successfully tests wireless drug-delivery microchips, more consistent than injections
Despise those daily injections of essential medication? Well folks, relief could be on the way. Over a decade ago, two MIT professors, Robert Langer and Michael Cima, first considered developing a drug-delivery microchip that could be wirelessly controlled. This past week, researchers in Cambridge -- alongside scientists from MicroCHIPS, Inc....

GuitarJack Model 2 review

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST

GuitarJack Model 2 review


GuitarJack Model 2 review
As recovering amateur musicians, some of us still fancy well-made mobile recording gear from time to time. The ability to simultaneously record guitar and vocals using an iPhone 4S is what made the GuitarJack Model 2, in particular, catch our eye. We've taken iPad recording accessories for a spin in the past, but the compact stature of this kit, along with its ability to transform a smartphone into a 4-track recorder...

Apple asks EU regulators to step in on Motorola patent dispute

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:18 AM PST

Apple asks EU regulators to step in on Motorola patent dispute


Apple asks EU regulators to step in on Motorola patent dispute
Apple already asked the European Telecommunications Standards Institute for more transparency on FRAND licensing, and now it's seeking a full-blown intervention. Motorola Mobility claims it received a letter on Friday from the European Commission advising there has been a complaint against it from Apple. The letter also stated that Cupertino wants the Commission to enforce the firm's standards-essential patents that breach agreed FRAND commitments....

Android Breathes New Life Into “Made in China”

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:48 AM PST

Android Breathes New Life Into "Made in China"


Android Breathes New Life Into "Made in China"
Editor's note: Benjamin Dolgin-Gardner is the founder of szceit.com in Shenzhen, China. How do you end up with millions of new sales overnight with low development and implementation costs? In the case of Chinese electronics companies Rock Chips and Box Chips the answer has been simple – hitch a ride on Android. China's economy is booming thanks to low cost assembly, the country's key advantage when competing on the global playing field....

Introducing the original iPAD, Proview's late '90s iMac-like desktop

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:48 AM PST

Introducing the original iPAD, Proview's late '90s iMac-like desktop


Introducing the original iPAD, Proview's late '90s iMac-like desktop
So, have you been following the iPad dispute in China? Wondering exactly who or what this Proview company is and what they're doing with a trademark on the iPad name? Well, wonder no more friends. The company actually stylized the name as iPAD, and it stood for Internet Personal Access Device....

VW will start making electric vehicles in China in 2014

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 05:59 AM PST

VW will start making electric vehicles in China in 2014


VW will start making electric vehicles in China in 2014
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volkswagen, China Volkswagen will start making electric vehicles in China in 2014 and will reach full EV-production capacity four years later, Reuters is reporting, citing VW China operations chief Karl-Thomas Neumann, who was speaking at a Beijing convention. The German automaker, which has partnerships with China's FAW Group and SAIC Motor Corp., will also debut its first plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle in China in 2015....

DIY landscape design: choosing garden structures

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 05:13 AM PST

DIY landscape design: choosing garden structures


DIY landscape design: choosing garden structures
Ideas for arbors, walls, gazebos and trellises.

Notion Ink's ICS build for Adam goes beta, adds 3G, GPS

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:28 AM PST

Notion Ink's ICS build for Adam goes beta, adds 3G, GPS


Notion Ink's ICS build for Adam goes beta, adds 3G, GPS
Last month Adam owners got a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich after Notion Ink released an Alpha build, but if the limited functionality didn't do it for you, how about an improved Beta version? The developers hope that HDMI video, functional GPS, better WiFi and a working compass will keep you happy while they iron out the remaining niggles, like non-functioning camera and microphone....

Groupon On A Buying Spree: Buys Mobile Payment Specialist Kima Labs

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 02:14 AM PST

Groupon On A Buying Spree: Buys Mobile Payment Specialist Kima Labs


Groupon On A Buying Spree: Buys Mobile Payment Specialist Kima Labs
Another acquisition for Groupon, and a sign of how the e-commerce company is getting more focused on mobile as a route to future growth: it has picked up Kima Labs, which makes mobile barcode reading app Barcode Hero and mobile payment app TapBuy. The terms of the deal were not disclosed; we're trying to find out. The news comes just hours after news broke that Groupon had bought another mobile startup, Hyperpublic,...

Windows Phone gets Gooroovster: streams Google Music whether it's official or not

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 02:14 AM PST

Windows Phone gets Gooroovster: streams Google Music whether it's official or not


Windows Phone gets Gooroovster: streams Google Music whether it's official or not
Not a Spotify fan? Then perhaps a Google Music client will suit your tastes a little better. Gooroovster has just shed its beta cocoon to reveal its new Windows Phone wings. Available on trial, the full app will set you back $3.99 and offers streaming access to your whole library, the usual collection of music player controls and the ability to refresh the 500 most recent additions to your library....

Ford sends out OpenXC beta, vehicle-aware apps should be just around the corner

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:01 AM PST

Ford sends out OpenXC beta, vehicle-aware apps should be just around the corner


Ford sends out OpenXC beta, vehicle-aware apps should be just around the corner
It's six months since Ford partnered with Bug Labs to build OpenXC and now the system is ready for third-party developers to get involved. Rather than following Renault and others down the Android route, OpenXC is a dedicated platform designed to bring together third-party apps and hardware. It comes with an Arduino-based interface module that hooks up to the car's own systems, allowing the software to work with sensors, audio interfaces,...

Spark tablet available for pre-order, still aiming for 200 euro price tag

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:55 PM PST

Spark tablet available for pre-order, still aiming for 200 euro price tag


Spark tablet available for pre-order, still aiming for 200 euro price tag
We're sure some Linux fans broke into a cold sweat over the open source Spark tab. Fortunately it's taken the next step towards their eager paws: the seven inch slab is now up for pre-order. Sign up for one and you'll net a priority order code to ensure you get one of the first units off the production line, alongside 500 points to use at the manufacturer's add-on store....

iPhone 4 antennagate class-action lawsuit settled, owners to receive $15 or a fr...

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:30 PM PST

iPhone 4 antennagate class-action lawsuit settled, owners to receive $15 or a free case


iPhone 4 antennagate class-action lawsuit settled, owners to receive $15 or a free case
According to CNET, a class-action lawsuit over the iPhone 4's troublesome antenna, aka Antennagate, has been settled. The planned resolution will net US residents who bought one and presumably either $15 in cash or (another?) free bumper case. CNET quotes co-lead counsel Ira Rothken (also the attorney for Megaupload in its case) saying that he believes the settlement is "fair and reasonable", affecting some 25 million people who will be notified...

OS X Mountain Lion to be download-only, USB stick going the way of the dodo

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 07:04 PM PST

OS X Mountain Lion to be download-only, USB stick going the way of the dodo


OS X Mountain Lion to be download-only, USB stick going the way of the dodo
Last time around, Apple was cognizant not everyone has broadband to download a 4GB OS, offering solace to those with slow internet with a (pricey $69) USB stick alternative. Times change though, as Cupertino's confirmed to Pocket-lint that the recently unveiled OS X Mountain Lion won't be offered with a physical counterpart....

VW will start selling Golf plug-in hybrid in 2015

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 05:39 PM PST

VW will start selling Golf plug-in hybrid in 2015


VW will start selling Golf plug-in hybrid in 2015
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Volkswagen Volkswagen will start selling a plug-in hybrid-electric (PHEV) version of the Golf in 2015 and has estimated that the car will be able to go as far as 30 miles in electric-only mode, AutoExpress is reporting. The Golf PHEV will likely pair a 1.4-liter turbocharged gas engine with a 107-horsepower electric motor....

LG Fantasy Windows Phone appears on video, keeps us guessing

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 05:39 PM PST

LG Fantasy Windows Phone appears on video, keeps us guessing


LG Fantasy Windows Phone appears on video, keeps us guessing
Clearly the LG Fantasy (make that the Miracle) isn't camera shy. Not long after a quick debut with Mr. Blurrycam, the Windows Phone handset has landed a short, poorly lit cameo in someone else's amateur film. Which is to say, the video doesn't reveal anything exciting. Aside from a few swipes and taps around the OS, we also get a quick peek at the device's rear, which is rocking an unmistakable...

Google's Dart lands in Chromium tech preview

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 04:56 PM PST

Google's Dart lands in Chromium tech preview


Google's Dart lands in Chromium tech preview
Leaves weren't the only things flying around Mountain View last Autumn if you remember, Google also unleashed its Dart programming language. Now, developers can get their hands on a tech preview version of Chromium, with the Dart virtual machine baked right in. There are Mac and Linux binaries available today, but no details about other platforms (ahem Windows) at this time....

FCC Fridays: February 17, 2012

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 04:14 PM PST

FCC Fridays: February 17, 2012


FCC Fridays: February 17, 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 individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week....

U.S. Army's CERV puts a machine gun on a "green" military vehicle

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 03:31 PM PST

U.S. Army's CERV puts a machine gun on a "green" military vehicle


U.S. Army's CERV puts a machine gun on a "green" military vehicle
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Chicago Auto Show It used to be that we couldn't even find a picture of the U.S. Army's Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) but times have changed. At the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) is displaying the CERV, which uses a diesel-hybrid "Q-Force" powertrain from Quantum that Quantum says, "saves taxpayer dollars and - most importantly - saves...

Engadget Podcast 281 - 02.17.2012

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 03:31 PM PST

Engadget Podcast 281 - 02.17.2012



Engadget Podcast 281 - 02.17.2012
Call us loco, but after this, the 281st edition of the Engadget Podcast, we're excited about a future where desktop operating systems, mobile gaming and telecommunications platforms, and hoverboard interfaces converge into one new distinct product category. We're not sure exactly where in the Walmart it will sit, but we're sure they'll figure something out....