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Clik: Google’s Broken App Search Means We’re Invisible On Android

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 02:59 PM PST

Clik: Google's Broken App Search Means We're Invisible On Android


Clik: Google's Broken App Search Means We're Invisible On Android
A little more than a week ago, the Clik smartphone app launched, resulting plenty of press coverage and more than 100,000 downloads on iOS (at least according to Clik). But there was one area where the launch fizzled — in the Android Market, where the Clik app is apparently invisible to searches. "Over the weekend, as we get all this hype, nobody could find our app," says CEO Ted Livingston. Even today, if...

Parody commerial wants Chevy Volt to be Obama's running mate

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 01:33 PM PST

Parody commerial wants Chevy Volt to be Obama's running mate


Parody commerial wants Chevy Volt to be Obama's running mate
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Videos For the last time, the Chevrolet Volt is not President Obama's car. The Volt isn't his fault, his responsibility or even his idea. To make this abundantly clear: General Motors unveiled the car at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. For those keeping track, that's more than two years before Obama took office. But, five years later, Obama is routinely associated with the Volt, especially by right-wingers...

NuForce Air DAC wireless audio streamer on sale: $199 for iDevices, $179 for eve...

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 01:33 PM PST

NuForce Air DAC wireless audio streamer on sale: $199 for iDevices, $179 for everything else


NuForce Air DAC wireless audio streamer on sale: $199 for iDevices, $179 for everything else
We may live in a digital world, but analog still rules the roost when it comes to audio, and a dedicated DAC can improve the quality of your tunes considerably. Back at CES, we teased you with NuForce's Air DAC that wirelessly streams music from mobile to your home stereo on the 2.4GHz band at a range of 30-65 feet (10-20 meters)....

Don’t Call It A Comeback: How Carriers Could Take Back Control of The Mobile Eco...

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:50 PM PST

Don't Call It A Comeback: How Carriers Could Take Back Control of The Mobile Ecosystem


Don't Call It A Comeback: How Carriers Could Take Back Control of The Mobile Ecosystem
Editor's note: Jeffrey Glueck is the CEO of mobile browser company Skyfire. Prior to Skyfire he was CMO at Travelocity. Follow him on Twitter at @JeffGlueck. LL Cool J began his 1991 song "Mama Said Knock You Out" with the famous lines "Don't call it a comeback/I've been here for years." Today in the world of telcos and wireless operators, it's a similar time — will it be comeback or knock out? For...

AT&T.com Security Vulnerability Discovered; Customer Phone Numbers Revealed (Upd...

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:06 PM PST

AT&T.com Security Vulnerability Discovered; Customer Phone Numbers Revealed (Update)


AT&T.com Security Vulnerability Discovered; Customer Phone Numbers Revealed (Update)
A vulnerability has been discovered on AT&T's website which allows anyone to look up the phone numbers of AT&T subscribers, provided they have the subscriber's email address. The issue involves a form on AT&T's site where a subscriber can input their email address in order to recover their forgotten AT&T User ID....

NHK's new Super Hi-Vision sensor captures 8K at 120fps, fast enough for Usain Bolt?

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:06 PM PST

NHK's new Super Hi-Vision sensor captures 8K at 120fps, fast enough for Usain Bolt?


NHK's new Super Hi-Vision sensor captures 8K at 120fps, fast enough for Usain Bolt?
As amazing as Super Hi-Vision televisions are, most of the footage we've seen is of slow-moving cityscapes, nature and portraits. We may get more action sequences soon, thanks to a new CMOS sensor capable of picking up 8K (33MP) footage at 120 frames per second. The joint project between NHK, Shizuoka University and the Research Institute of Electronics is being shown off on the 27th at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference...

Velti is Working on a Mobile “Do Not Track” List

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 11:22 AM PST

Velti is Working on a Mobile "Do Not Track" List


Velti is Working on a Mobile "Do Not Track" List
Velti plans to announce two new initiatives aimed at helping mobile advertisers get ahead of data collection and privacy concerns, according to a source who was briefed by the company. My source says Velti, a publicly traded mobile ad company, is working on the first "Do Not Track" list built for mobile....

Engadget Mobile Podcast 127 - 02.24.2012

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 11:22 AM PST

Engadget Mobile Podcast 127 - 02.24.2012



Engadget Mobile Podcast 127 - 02.24.2012
We are pretty excited for MWC. If you don't believe us, walk with us down this 127th Engadget Mobile Podcast path. It will make a believer out of you.Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen, Joseph VolpeProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)00:07:58 - LG Optimus 4X HD unveiled: Quad-core Tegra 3, Ice Cream Sandwich, 4.7-inch display 00:13:59 - LG Optimus Vu officially revealed ahead of MWC with stylus, 1.5GHz...

China's $7 million armored SUV

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 11:22 AM PST

China's $7 million armored SUV


China's $7 million armored SUV
The only way to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.

DIY'er makes his own conductive ink, teaches you how to do the same

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 10:38 AM PST

DIY'er makes his own conductive ink, teaches you how to do the same


DIY'er makes his own conductive ink, teaches you how to do the same
There are DIY projects that you should do at your own risk, and then there are DIY projects that you should do at your own risk. This conductive ink concocted by Jordan Bunker falls into the latter category, but it should be relatively straightforward for those who know what they're doing (or those with proper supervision), and it results in a product that's markedly cheaper than existing off-the-shelf alternatives (Jordan spent...

We're live from Mobile World Congress 2012!

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST

We're live from Mobile World Congress 2012!


We're live from Mobile World Congress 2012!
It may be the dead of winter, but you wouldn't know that in Barcelona. The sun's shining bright on Fira, the Spanish city's main exhibition center, as construction crews work furiously (read: gather on staircases for seemingly day-long lunch breaks) to prepare for Mobile World Congress. We've arrived in the Catalonian capital to bring you the latest and greatest from el mundo de la telefonia movil, beginning with tomorrow's manufacturer previews....

Moxi whole-home six tuner DVR on its way to WOW! customers

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST

Moxi whole-home six tuner DVR on its way to WOW! customers


Moxi whole-home six tuner DVR on its way to WOW! customers
Just because Arris found limited success with its Moxi DVR in the consumer space, that doesn't mean it won't continue to seek success providing hardware to cable companies. Ultra TV is what the number 15 TV provider (432k subscribers) in the US, WOW!, will be calling the 6 tuner, 500GB multi-room DVR, with MoCA, VOIP and WiFi -- a deal that seems to be a bit better than the one TiVo...

Is your Android app on BlackBerry App World without you knowing?

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 07:40 AM PST

Is your Android app on BlackBerry App World without you knowing?


Is your Android app on BlackBerry App World without you knowing?
In our review of PlayBook 2.0, we were eager to check out how well Android apps worked on the platform, and one of the first we reached for was the Dolphin HD browser. Curiously enough, it turns out Dolphin's makers MoboTap had no idea their app was available via BlackBerry's App World....

GM will use Italy unit to help build Cruze Diesel powertrains

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 06:11 AM PST

GM will use Italy unit to help build Cruze Diesel powertrains


GM will use Italy unit to help build Cruze Diesel powertrains
Filed under: Diesel, Chevrolet, Europe/EU Torino may have been a Ford nameplate (and part of a Clint Eastwood film title), but the Italian city's presence in the U.S. auto industry will next be felt through General Motors. GM's Detroit engineers will work with engineers at the automaker's Torino, Italy, plant, on developing the powertrain for the diesel-powered Chevrolet Cruze that GM will launch in the U.S....

Tesla to owners: Plug it in

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 04:43 AM PST

Tesla to owners: Plug it in


Tesla to owners: Plug it in
EV maker Tesla has come under fire for allegations that its vehicles can be "bricked" when their batteries are completely discharged. Such instances require that the cells be replaced to the tune of $40,000, which doesn't sit well with folks who already forked over six figures to buy a Roadster in the first place....

Pub owner Karen Murphy wins appeal in TV-decoder battle against Sky

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 01:50 AM PST

Pub owner Karen Murphy wins appeal in TV-decoder battle against Sky


Pub owner Karen Murphy wins appeal in TV-decoder battle against Sky
It's been a few months since we last heard about the legal kerfuffle between Sky and pub owner Karen Murphy. In case you've been out of the loop, it all started when the UK broadcasting giant went after Murphy for using what was deemed to be an illegal method for screening FA Premier League matches at her, or any, bar....

Pinball pioneer Steve Kordek dies at 100

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:16 PM PST

Pinball pioneer Steve Kordek dies at 100


Pinball pioneer Steve Kordek dies at 100
Believe it or not, pinball (that most beloved of nerd pastimes) hasn't always looked this way -- a familiar field of bumpers with a pair of forward facing flippers at the bottom. That particular design originated with the 1948 title Triple Action, the work of Steve Kordek who died this week at the age of 100....

Google Drive SDK, Gmail integration hinted at in Google Docs source code

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:08 PM PST

Google Drive SDK, Gmail integration hinted at in Google Docs source code


Google Drive SDK, Gmail integration hinted at in Google Docs source code
Still wondering if Mountain View's Google Drive service will launch as a Google Docs rebranding? The folks at the Google Operating System blog have some code you might want to peek at, then. Apparently the Docs' source code mentions an SDK connected to the upcoming Google Drive, opening the door for third party app support....

Telus confirms March 2nd launch for Nokia Lumia 800

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:43 PM PST

Telus confirms March 2nd launch for Nokia Lumia 800


Telus confirms March 2nd launch for Nokia Lumia 800
Canadians may still have to wait a bit longer for some official word of the Lumia 900's possible debut in the country (the latest rumors suggest it may be heading to Rogers), but there's now at least a firm date for the launch of its slightly smaller counterpart. Telus confirmed today that the Nokia Lumia 800 will be available on March 2nd (in your choice of black, cyan or magenta), although...

Dyson's DC39 stateside-bound, couples canister footprint with 'Ball'-functionali...

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:18 PM PST

Dyson's DC39 stateside-bound, couples canister footprint with 'Ball'-functionality come March


Dyson's DC39 stateside-bound, couples canister footprint with 'Ball'-functionality come March
Lest you thought its previous 'City' endeavors were the pinnacle of diminutive bag-less suction, here comes Dyson with the DC39. Previously available elsewhere, the British company's latest canister will soon sashay into the US for a cool $499. That's a sizable wad of cash, yet that investment nets you access to a diminutive vacuum stuffed with the company's 'Ball' technology -- enabling a teensy unit already capable of a lot of...

MIdway Arcade brings Joust, Defender, Spy Hunter to iOS without the associated c...

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:34 PM PST

MIdway Arcade brings Joust, Defender, Spy Hunter to iOS without the associated coin-loss


MIdway Arcade brings Joust, Defender, Spy Hunter to iOS without the associated coin-loss
Warner Bros. has busted out an iOS flavored compilation of Midway's classic arcade games. For 99 cents you can re-live the experience of pumping coin after coin in the cabinets of your childhood. The app comes with emulated versions of Spy Hunter, Rampage, Joust, Root Beer Tapper, Defender, Arch Rivals, Air Hockey, Arcade Basketball, Pool and Roll Ball....

Tesla libel suit against Top Gear fails again

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:52 PM PST

Tesla libel suit against Top Gear fails again


Tesla libel suit against Top Gear fails again
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors Tesla and the company's lawyers are nothing if not determined. After a judge smacked down the electric vehicle manufacturer's libel suit against the BBC and Top Gear for comments made about the range of the Tesla Roadster, the automaker rallied with a second, amended lawsuit. It didn't take long for the the same judge to nix the new case, too, saying the amendment was "not capable of...

There's literally no app for this: KIRF iPhone-branded gas stoves seized by Chin...

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:52 PM PST

There's literally no app for this: KIRF iPhone-branded gas stoves seized by Chinese authorities


There's literally no app for this: KIRF iPhone-branded gas stoves seized by Chinese authorities
Ordinarily, if you use your iPhone to fry eggs, it's time to check when your warranty expires. Not so for these KIRF iPhones, which can't make calls or download apps (let alone use Siri) but can fry your bacon rather well. 681 of these bafflingly branded gas stoves were seized by police in Wuhan, each bearing the legend "Apple China Limited." Apparently the units did not come with flame-out protection and...

Tesla: Model S (and X) can be parked for a year without bricking

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:23 PM PST

Tesla: Model S (and X) can be parked for a year without bricking


Tesla: Model S (and X) can be parked for a year without bricking
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors And now the official, long-form response from Tesla Motors on the bricking issue, which can be boiled down to: plug it in, please. On the Tesla website, the company has addressed reports that up to five Tesla Roadsters have been turned into gorgeous paperweights that need a $40,000 repair because their batteries were discharged too low....

Nova Launcher hits Android Market, custom grid and scrolling effects in tow

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:23 PM PST

Nova Launcher hits Android Market, custom grid and scrolling effects in tow


Nova Launcher hits Android Market, custom grid and scrolling effects in tow
We know how much you love tweaking that Android handset, so we figured we'd let you know about a fresh 4.0-friendly UI customizer. The Nova Launcher, which has dubbed itself "everyone's favorite Ice Cream Sandwich launcher," just hit the Android Market in free and paid flavors. Those looking to take the freeloadin' road will get tidbits like a customizable homescreen grid, scrolling effects (pictured above), as well as custom folders and...

PlayStation Vita Facebook app pulled for repairs, Sony blames house of Zuckerberg

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:23 PM PST

PlayStation Vita Facebook app pulled for repairs, Sony blames house of Zuckerberg


PlayStation Vita Facebook app pulled for repairs, Sony blames house of Zuckerberg
After a short, two day stint on Sony's next generation portable, Facebook's Vita app has been pulled from the PSN store. According to a post on the official PlayStation Forums (EU), users were encountering an error code while trying to log into the popular social network, forcing them to close the application....