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- How Can a Car’s Lighting Help You?
- Google tests the 'do not track' waters with a Chrome extension
- Future Fuel Economy Mandates, Part III: Chrysler
- TC@MWC: What To Watch For At Mobile World Congress
- So Much For Bouncer: New Android Malware Uses Facebook To Spread
- Growing up Geek: Nicole Scott
- Galaxy Nexus landscape dock comes to the US
- Intelligent Design And The Modern Cellphone
- Ubuntu for Android: more details and prototype hands-on (video)
- Chrome for Android updates: recognizes app links, boosts speed
- Snopes: Chevy Volt chain email is verifiably false
- Fed Up With Distracted Driving
- Samsung partners with FeliCa for Japanese NFC solutions, unveils 2012 Olympics'...
- Engadget Podcast 282 - 02.24.2012
- Welcome Back, Nokia
- Google's 'continuous gesture' patent application runs circles around copy and paste
- The Engadget Show 30: DJ Spooky, Google, Toy Fair and a pinball museum
- 60 Years of the Mercedes SL
- Whitman expects HP Windows 8 Intel tablet this year
- Acer's CloudMobile gets manhandled, sexy shell may hide Android secrets (video)
- Snackr For iPhone Is A “Pandora For News”
- Irony alert: Congressman Allen West complains about cost to gas up his Hummer
- The winners of the 2011 Engadget Awards -- Editors' Choice (and enter to win an...
- Google plans to sell off stake in Clearwire at a steep loss
- Intel joins the Document Foundation, pimps LibreOffice
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| Secret 220 mph Ferrari caught on camera Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:40 PM PST |
| Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:40 PM PST BMW M135i Concept Revealed BMW M135i Concept Revealed The M135i, to premiere at Geneva, develops more than 300 hp. |
| Sprint almost bought MetroPCS for $8 billion, Hesse said yes, but the board said no Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:40 PM PST Sprint almost bought MetroPCS for $8 billion, Hesse said yes, but the board said no  Sprint almost bought MetroPCS for $8 billion, Hesse said yes, but the board said no Well, well, it looks like AT&T wasn't the only one looking to acquire a competitor in the wireless business last year. According to CNBC's David Faber, the Now Network was knee-deep in negotiations to acquire MetroPCS for $8 billion dollars before its board nixed the deal. Apparently, Sprint had been trying to make the merger happen for months and the coupling was even endorsed by CEO Dan Hesse, but for reasons... |
| Mobile World Congress 2012 preview: what will we see? Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:40 PM PST Mobile World Congress 2012 preview: what will we see?  Mobile World Congress 2012 preview: what will we see? Without hesitation, February always seems to be the most hectic time of the year for the mobile industry, thanks primarily to the annual Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain. The show has long been considered the proper venue for phone and tablet vendors to show off their latest and greatest innovations.... |
| How Can a Car’s Lighting Help You? Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:56 PM PST How Can a Car's Lighting Help You? How Can a Car's Lighting Help You? Using a car's interior lighting to keep you relaxed but alert. |
| Google tests the 'do not track' waters with a Chrome extension Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:56 PM PST Google tests the 'do not track' waters with a Chrome extension  Google tests the 'do not track' waters with a Chrome extension Well, that didn't take long. One day after agreeing to implement a do not track button as part of a new consumer bill of rights, Google has given the people what they want... sort of. Keep My Opt-Outs is a Chrome extension, developed by the Mountain View team, that will prevent advertisers from using your browsing history against you.... |
| Future Fuel Economy Mandates, Part III: Chrysler Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:12 PM PST Future Fuel Economy Mandates, Part III: Chrysler  Future Fuel Economy Mandates, Part III: Chrysler Filed under: Etc., MPG, Chrysler, Dodge, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Fiat, Lightweight, At Witz End As regular readers know, I set out this year to interview as many Detroit automaker executives as I could at the Detroit and Chicago auto shows to get their takes on meeting future fuel economy standards. And these reports are generating a lot of comments. For example, "Nick" responded to my Ford interviews: "I don't get how 'electrifying global platforms'... |
| TC@MWC: What To Watch For At Mobile World Congress Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:12 PM PST TC@MWC: What To Watch For At Mobile World Congress  TC@MWC: What To Watch For At Mobile World Congress It's hard to believe that Mobile World Congress is right around the corner, but here we are with just under two days to go until the festivities begin. TechCrunch's MWC delegation is ready to bring you the latest and greatest in mobile tech straight from the heart of Barcelona from the moment MWC kicks off, but there's going to be gobs upon gobs of nifty stuff on the show floor.... |
| So Much For Bouncer: New Android Malware Uses Facebook To Spread Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:12 PM PST So Much For Bouncer: New Android Malware Uses Facebook To Spread  So Much For Bouncer: New Android Malware Uses Facebook To Spread Even though Google recently introduced a malware-blocking system called Bouncer to keep the Android Market safe from malicious software, crafty spammers and fraudsters are still managing to find ways around the restrictions to get their software onto users' phones. The latest example? A malware program disguised, innocuously, as an Android app called "any_name.apk." And it appears the malware is using Facebook's app on Android phones in order to spread. The software was... |
| Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:12 PM PST Growing up Geek: Nicole Scott  Growing up Geek: Nicole Scott Welcome to Growing Up Geek, an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. Today, we have a special guest: tech journalist and co-founder of Netbooknews, Nicole Scott. Snow Day set it all off.... |
| Galaxy Nexus landscape dock comes to the US Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:12 PM PST Galaxy Nexus landscape dock comes to the US  Galaxy Nexus landscape dock comes to the US Officially branded Galaxy Nexus accessories have been a dream of ours for a while. So imagine our surprise, caution and then surprise again when the landscape dock for the ICS super-phone arrived on these shores. Cradling the device horizontally, it'll let you charge the phone via the side-mounted pogo pins, so you can continue to watch that movie when low on power.... |
| Intelligent Design And The Modern Cellphone Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:18 PM PST Intelligent Design And The Modern Cellphone  Intelligent Design And The Modern Cellphone I've been mulling this concept over for a long while and it took Josh Helfferich's single image to bring the concept into sharp focus. My thesis (and you won't like this) is that every major "flagship" phone in the Western market is now made in the same mold, with the same trade dress, with one goal in mind: to fool the casual observer into thinking that everything is an iPhone.... |
| Ubuntu for Android: more details and prototype hands-on (video) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:18 PM PST Ubuntu for Android: more details and prototype hands-on (video)  Ubuntu for Android: more details and prototype hands-on (video) Canonical's announcement of Ubuntu for Android kicked up quite a stir, but it also left us with a few unknowns. The idea is that your phone becomes a mobile PC, switching from Android into full desktop Ubuntu mode when you dock it to a bigger display, keyboard and mouse. But just how well does it perform?... |
| Chrome for Android updates: recognizes app links, boosts speed Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:18 PM PST Chrome for Android updates: recognizes app links, boosts speed  Chrome for Android updates: recognizes app links, boosts speed Google slipped a bit of an upgrade into the Android Market today. The mobile version of Chrome received a seemingly minor version bump and, much to our chagrin, left no changelog behind for us to peruse. Most of the tweaks are under the hood and, in our unscientific testing, pages appeared to load much faster and the interface was more responsive.... |
| Snopes: Chevy Volt chain email is verifiably false Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST Snopes: Chevy Volt chain email is verifiably false  Snopes: Chevy Volt chain email is verifiably false Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet "Nonsensical," "unrealistic" and "not reflective of current norms." Those are just some of the words that Snopes uses to describe some of the "facts" that can be found in a spam email that is circulating about how absolutely awful the Chevrolet Volt is. Using a recent and flawed Fox News "review" of the Volt as a starting point, the email claims that the Volt costs 74 cents... |
| Fed Up With Distracted Driving Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST Fed Up With Distracted Driving Fed Up With Distracted Driving The feds propose new technology guidelines for automakers. |
| Samsung partners with FeliCa for Japanese NFC solutions, unveils 2012 Olympics'... Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST Samsung partners with FeliCa for Japanese NFC solutions, unveils 2012 Olympics' mobile payment app with Visa  Samsung partners with FeliCa for Japanese NFC solutions, unveils 2012 Olympics' mobile payment app with Visa Across the globe today, Samsung is bringing a number of pushes to broaden NFC adoption. On the island of Japan, the company's sealed a partnership with FeliCa Networks to implement its NFC-Secure Application Module chips in its mobile devices. Notably, the solution is ensures compatibility between Japan's long established Osaifu-Keitai contactless payment services and the newer breed of NFC Types A and B which normally don't play nice together.... |
| Engadget Podcast 282 - 02.24.2012 Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST Engadget Podcast 282 - 02.24.2012 Engadget Podcast 282 - 02.24.2012 The Engadget Podcast: it's all BlackBerry PlayBooks, overblown sales figures and airbag backpacks.Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Dana WollmanProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Orbital - Never00:06:13 - BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 review 00:18:00 - BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 now ready for download 00:24:04 - ComScore report finds 42 percent of US mobile users have smartphones, Android at nearly 50 percent 00:36:30 - NPD: Apple grabs over a quarter of the mobile PC business... |
| Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST Welcome Back, Nokia  Welcome Back, Nokia If my Mom asked me what smartphone to buy right this second, I'd tell her to wait — wait until the Nokia Lumia 900 is released. It's that good. Windows Phone 7 is that good. It's faster and more idiot-proof than Android and presents core functions like phone calling and messaging better than iOS.... |
| Google's 'continuous gesture' patent application runs circles around copy and paste Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST Google's 'continuous gesture' patent application runs circles around copy and paste  Google's 'continuous gesture' patent application runs circles around copy and paste You know the drill, you're browsing an article about volcanos on your phone and want to know more about Eyjafjallajokull. You've got two options, commit that bad-boy to memory, or fiddle with copy and paste. Well, Google not only feels your pain, but has some medicine for it too -- if a patent filing is anything to go by.... |
| The Engadget Show 30: DJ Spooky, Google, Toy Fair and a pinball museum Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST The Engadget Show 30: DJ Spooky, Google, Toy Fair and a pinball museum  The Engadget Show 30: DJ Spooky, Google, Toy Fair and a pinball museum The Engadget Show has just hit the big 3-0, and to celebrate, we're stretching out our legs in a more spacious locale. Yep, we're hitting the Times Center this month, but don't worry, we've got plenty of show to fill up the space. We'll be kicking things off by checking out February's hottest gadgets, including the Droid 4, AT&T's Galaxy Note, the PlayStation Vita and Apple's newly announced OS X Mountain... |
| Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:04 AM PST 60 Years of the Mercedes SL 60 Years of the Mercedes SL Mercedes celebrates with a museum exhibit and an Oscars party. |
| Whitman expects HP Windows 8 Intel tablet this year Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:03 AM PST Whitman expects HP Windows 8 Intel tablet this year  Whitman expects HP Windows 8 Intel tablet this year Looks like old Fujitsu isn't the only PC-maker looking to get into the Windows 8 tablet business before year's end. Addressing a conference in Northern California, HP CEO Meg Whitman let it be known that her company plans on pushing out an Intel-packing tablet running the new Microsoft operating system in 2012.... |
| Acer's CloudMobile gets manhandled, sexy shell may hide Android secrets (video) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:03 AM PST Acer's CloudMobile gets manhandled, sexy shell may hide Android secrets (video)  Acer's CloudMobile gets manhandled, sexy shell may hide Android secrets (video) Acer's CloudMobile has already broken cover once. Now it's been manhandled in the flesh by members of the media. Sadly, we weren't on hand at Fashion Week in Milan to give it the once over ourselves (we'll have to wait for MWC for that), but the folks at Notebook Italia were.... |
| Snackr For iPhone Is A “Pandora For News” Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:18 AM PST Snackr For iPhone Is A "Pandora For News"  Snackr For iPhone Is A "Pandora For News" Snackr (no, not that Snackr!), is a new iPhone application that delivers personalized audio news in bite-sized chunks for listening to while on the go. The app offers you a "5 minute snack" of the current headlines, as well as audio streams by category, including topics like business, entertainment, tech and startups, "top news," and others. But Snackr also has another cool feature, besides just serving up fresh audio news.... |
| Irony alert: Congressman Allen West complains about cost to gas up his Hummer Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:18 AM PST Irony alert: Congressman Allen West complains about cost to gas up his Hummer  Irony alert: Congressman Allen West complains about cost to gas up his Hummer Filed under: Green Culture, MPG, HUMMER It's not in any way illegal to drive a Hummer H3. If you want to drive one, go right ahead. But if you do, you will look kind of clueless if you complain about how much it costs to fill up the tank. The H3 is one of the best-known gas guzzlers on the planet, and if you're in the public eye, maybe you should be... |
| The winners of the 2011 Engadget Awards -- Editors' Choice (and enter to win an... Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:18 AM PST The winners of the 2011 Engadget Awards -- Editors' Choice (and enter to win an unlocked Galaxy Nexus!)  The winners of the 2011 Engadget Awards -- Editors' Choice (and enter to win an unlocked Galaxy Nexus!) Yesterday, we announced your selections for the 2011 Engadget Awards, and now we're back with our picks. Editors' Choice awardees are designated for each of the same 15 categories that you voted in earlier this month, but these results represent our own opinions, and are not influenced by your nominations.... |
| Google plans to sell off stake in Clearwire at a steep loss Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:18 AM PST Google plans to sell off stake in Clearwire at a steep loss Google plans to sell off stake in Clearwire at a steep loss It was just under four years ago that Sprint and Clearwire brought together an impressive group of companies as part of a multi-billion dollar partnership to back the WiMAX service provider, but it's safe to say that things haven't quite worked out as planned in the years since. While Clearwire is of course still up and running, its WiMAX-based network has faced an uphill battle against other carriers' LTE-based networks, which... |
| Intel joins the Document Foundation, pimps LibreOffice Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:31 AM PST Intel joins the Document Foundation, pimps LibreOffice  Intel joins the Document Foundation, pimps LibreOffice You're forgiven if you missed this little blip on the news radar: Intel has joined the advisory board of the Document Foundation and added the coalition's LibreOffice to the AppUp market. What's more, Chipzilla actually worked with SUSE to help optimize the free and open source office suite for Intel hardware and, as part of the advisory board, will be providing the project with significant monetary support.... |
| Dropbox app drops the beta: automatic photo upload goes official on Android, com... Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:31 AM PST Dropbox app drops the beta: automatic photo upload goes official on Android, coming soon to iOS  Dropbox app drops the beta: automatic photo upload goes official on Android, coming soon to iOS While those lucky beta testers managed to get a healthy lump of extra Dropbox storage for their efforts, the mobile app's new auto-upload feature has officially arrived. The update is now available on Android devices and we're promised that the Apple-flavored update will appear very soon. We've been playing with the beta for the last few weeks, and it's pretty simple stuff, maintaining the file size of your mobile shots and... |
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