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- What is the cheapest MPG you can buy?
- eBay, PayPal, Opera announce mobile payment innovations at MWC
- Audience earSmart eS110 brings its voice processing and noise suppression to low...
- Bill Ford pitches self-driving, traffic-warning car functions for traffic allevi...
- A breakthrough for EV batteries?
- Ford brings SYNC and AppLink to Europe
- Sprint reveals it spent $15.5 billion to fuel its iPhone hunger
- Apps Round-up From The Streets Of Barcelona
- Twitter Promoted Tweets: coming to an iPhone, Android app near you
- Fuzhou Rockchip announces RK30 for the budget tablets of today
- OpenWays adds NFC to its Mobile Key for hotels
- Google’s Schmidt: If Google Gets It Right, There Will Be An Android In Every Pocket
- Xbox 360 gets limited edition all-white Kinect bundle
- Radio Shack drops iPad 2 prices $20-50, swears it has nothing to do with the iPad 3
- Consumer Reports' 2012 Top Picks
- Why Driver's Licenses Should Cost $500
- Is a 2000 Mph Car Actually Possible?
- ASO (App Store Optimization) Is The New SEO, And Here’s A Tool To Do It
- ClassPager Lets Teachers Quiz and Remind Students Via SMS
- BMW releases video promoting i3 and i8 electric-drive vehicles
- iZettle Launches In The Nordics, UK Launch On The Cards
- Samsung pairs Qualcomm and ARM DRM to get HD content on Galaxy Note Media Hub
- Samsung updates S Pen SDK to 2.0, SCanvasView brings Note animation and narration
- Audi comes clean on A3 e-tron pilot program, electric mobility coming to four US...
- Pacemaker and RIM announce exclusive DJ app for PlayBook
- Join us for Microsoft's Windows 8 press conference tomorrow at 9:30am EST!
- LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja steps down, company remains committed to wireless...
- Tom LaSorda named Fisker CEO
- It’s Official: Apple Sends Out Invites For March 7th iPad 3 Event… In San Francisco
- Ad.ly Founder Sean Rad Developing Location Product At Hatch Labs
| What is the cheapest MPG you can buy? Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:50 PM PST What is the cheapest MPG you can buy? What is the cheapest MPG you can buy? Saving money takes a little math. |
| eBay, PayPal, Opera announce mobile payment innovations at MWC Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:50 PM PST eBay, PayPal, Opera announce mobile payment innovations at MWC  eBay, PayPal, Opera announce mobile payment innovations at MWC Nope, "Grease" isn't the word, it's "Mobile Payments," or at least it would be if it wasn't technically two words. Still, eBay, PayPal and Opera have used the fiesta atmosphere at MWC to promote their services, as you do. eBay's partnered with UK carrier Three, which will now pre-install the auction site's apps on all the Android phones it sells.... |
| Audience earSmart eS110 brings its voice processing and noise suppression to low... Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:50 PM PST Audience earSmart eS110 brings its voice processing and noise suppression to low cost feature phones  Audience earSmart eS110 brings its voice processing and noise suppression to low cost feature phones Remember Audience? Sure you do. The outfit was behind the iPhone 4's noise-canceling wizardry that would be later built directly into the 4S' A5 heart. Now, the company has announced its earSmart eS110 advanced voice processor for feature phones. Touting "the same voice quality" as those more expensive phones that we all covet, the single microphone tech will suppress unwanted noise like cars passing by or that loud guy next to... |
| Bill Ford pitches self-driving, traffic-warning car functions for traffic allevi... Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:55 PM PST Bill Ford pitches self-driving, traffic-warning car functions for traffic alleviation  Bill Ford pitches self-driving, traffic-warning car functions for traffic alleviation Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Ford Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford is worried about "global gridlock" over the next four decades. The good news is that he sees a way out of the morass, a plan called the "Blueprint for Mobility" that he outlined during a keynote speech at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where he explained how the automotive and communications industries will need to cooperate to create... |
| A breakthrough for EV batteries? Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:55 PM PST A breakthrough for EV batteries? A breakthrough for EV batteries? California firm says it can make smaller, less expensive batteries. |
| Ford brings SYNC and AppLink to Europe Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:55 PM PST Ford brings SYNC and AppLink to Europe  Ford brings SYNC and AppLink to Europe America, I hate to say it, but you're no longer special. Sure, maybe you'll always be number one in Ford's heart, but the company has got to sow its wild oats, and that means heading across the Atlantic with SYNC and AppLink in tow. The manufacturer hopes to sell 3.5 million SYNC equipped vehicles in Europe by 2015, starting with the B-Max which will ship later this year.... |
| Sprint reveals it spent $15.5 billion to fuel its iPhone hunger Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:55 PM PST Sprint reveals it spent $15.5 billion to fuel its iPhone hunger  Sprint reveals it spent $15.5 billion to fuel its iPhone hunger Sprint's SEC filings have revealed that the carrier has committed to purchasing $15.5 billion worth of iPhones as part of the long-promised $20 billion gamble. If each handset costs around $630 at trade, then we're talking about the network holding nearly 24 million units. Given that the company most recently ate a loss of $1.3 billion, most of which was caused by carrier subsidies for the 4S, there's a genuine fear... |
| Apps Round-up From The Streets Of Barcelona Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:01 PM PST Apps Round-up From The Streets Of Barcelona  Apps Round-up From The Streets Of Barcelona We've been trawling Barcelona for apps and startups during Mobile World Congress, so here's a little round-up of some of those that have been plying their wares – many of whom don't have the cash to exhibit at the official Congress, but who are pitching like mad in the hotel bars of Barcelona. BearCare from Tagofjoy is an Augmented Reality game with a freemium business model.... |
| Twitter Promoted Tweets: coming to an iPhone, Android app near you Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST Twitter Promoted Tweets: coming to an iPhone, Android app near you  Twitter Promoted Tweets: coming to an iPhone, Android app near you Roughly two years after first launching Promoted Tweets on the desktop, Twitter is rolling out the ad revenue model to its iOS and Android apps. The feature, which places sponsored tweets in users' timelines, is already available in the mobile web version of the site. Updates to the app will bring the ads to a select number of users who already follow those businesses in the next couple of weeks, followed... |
| Fuzhou Rockchip announces RK30 for the budget tablets of today Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST Fuzhou Rockchip announces RK30 for the budget tablets of today  Fuzhou Rockchip announces RK30 for the budget tablets of today Budget ARM licensee Rockchip has been bawling out its wares on the streets of Barcelona as the company announces its newest RK30xx platform. Rockchip provide the internals for a variety of low-cost android tablets, often based on last year's technology. The newest system will be based on ARM's dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU, Mali-400 GPU and Artisan Physical IP Process Optimization Pack (nope, us neither).... |
| OpenWays adds NFC to its Mobile Key for hotels Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST OpenWays adds NFC to its Mobile Key for hotels  OpenWays adds NFC to its Mobile Key for hotels OpenWays already got the world of smartphones and hotel keys more acquainted, now it wants to make them even more intimate. Working with NXP semiconductors, OpenWays has announced it's bringing a little near-field magic to its Mobile Key solution. Now, you can receive your room number direct to your phone, saunter past reception and wave yourself safely past the door.... |
| Google’s Schmidt: If Google Gets It Right, There Will Be An Android In Every Pocket Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:16 PM PST Google's Schmidt: If Google Gets It Right, There Will Be An Android In Every Pocket  Google's Schmidt: If Google Gets It Right, There Will Be An Android In Every Pocket The number of people in the world has now reached 7 billion, but the number that have been online are only at 2 billion, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, said today at a keynote presentation at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. "We need to be realists about technology," he said.... |
| Xbox 360 gets limited edition all-white Kinect bundle Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST Xbox 360 gets limited edition all-white Kinect bundle  Xbox 360 gets limited edition all-white Kinect bundle Not feeling the Star Wars Xbox 360 bundle? How about this all white special edition? For $300, you get a white 4GB Xbox 360, a white Xbox 360 controller and a white Kinect sensor. Microsoft is also tossing in Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures and a three month Xbox Live Gold subscription.... |
| Radio Shack drops iPad 2 prices $20-50, swears it has nothing to do with the iPad 3 Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST Radio Shack drops iPad 2 prices $20-50, swears it has nothing to do with the iPad 3  Radio Shack drops iPad 2 prices $20-50, swears it has nothing to do with the iPad 3 There's a lot of signs pointing to the release of a brand new iPad floating around these days: myriad rumors, retina displays, and even Apple event invites. Now, a freshly taken pic from an anonymous tipster has given us a little more grease for the iPad 3 rumor mill. As you can see above, starting today all iPad 2 SKUs at Radio Shack are getting $20-50 lopped off their prices, which... |
| Consumer Reports' 2012 Top Picks Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST Consumer Reports' 2012 Top Picks Consumer Reports' 2012 Top Picks The best models of the year in 10 categories. |
| Why Driver's Licenses Should Cost $500 Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST Why Driver's Licenses Should Cost $500 Why Driver's Licenses Should Cost $500 When it comes to road rules, we could learn a lot from Europe. |
| Is a 2000 Mph Car Actually Possible? Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST Is a 2000 Mph Car Actually Possible? Is a 2000 Mph Car Actually Possible? A small workspace is trying to hit speeds beyond 2000 mph. |
| ASO (App Store Optimization) Is The New SEO, And Here’s A Tool To Do It Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:29 AM PST ASO (App Store Optimization) Is The New SEO, And Here's A Tool To Do It  ASO (App Store Optimization) Is The New SEO, And Here's A Tool To Do It What's the hardest thing about building a successful mobile app? If you answered "building a mobile app," you're wrong. It's getting your app found. With over 600,000+ iOS applications, and now some 450,000 on Android, the real challenge for developers is having their app surfaced higher than hundreds of other competitors in the app store search results.... |
| ClassPager Lets Teachers Quiz and Remind Students Via SMS Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:29 AM PST ClassPager Lets Teachers Quiz and Remind Students Via SMS  ClassPager Lets Teachers Quiz and Remind Students Via SMS Why ban phones from the classroom when you can harness them? Bootstrapped startup ClassPager today launches its Twilio-powered SMS system that lets teachers and professors efficiently send their students quizzes and reminders, and receive answers and feedback. ClassPager can re-engage bored or shy students, and show teachers who's falling behind.... |
| BMW releases video promoting i3 and i8 electric-drive vehicles Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:29 AM PST BMW releases video promoting i3 and i8 electric-drive vehicles  BMW releases video promoting i3 and i8 electric-drive vehicles Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, BMW BMW has released a video that shows both its i3 and i8 concept electric-drive vehicles tooling around the Chicago area, as the German automaker looks to drum up interest in its battery-electric vehicles. The video, titled "BMW i. Born Electric," runs one-minute ten seconds and doesn't include any voiceover or any facts about the cars' performance or other details, but you can still see it after the jump.... |
| iZettle Launches In The Nordics, UK Launch On The Cards Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:29 AM PST iZettle Launches In The Nordics, UK Launch On The Cards  iZettle Launches In The Nordics, UK Launch On The Cards iZettle, the Swedish mobile payments startup that basically competes with Square, has gone live on the App store in the Nordic markets today (Denmark, Norway and Finland). It's making 5,000 card reader devices available in each country. They've also appointed a UK managing director, Stewart Roberts. Stewart was former Director of Global Innovation at Barclaycard.... |
| Samsung pairs Qualcomm and ARM DRM to get HD content on Galaxy Note Media Hub Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:29 AM PST Samsung pairs Qualcomm and ARM DRM to get HD content on Galaxy Note Media Hub  Samsung pairs Qualcomm and ARM DRM to get HD content on Galaxy Note Media Hub Samsung's going to bring "premium HD video content" to Media Hub after pairing up Qualcomm's StudioAccess and ARM's TrustZone DRM systems. The first device that will benefit from the rollout is the Galaxy Note thanks to its enormous 1280 x 800 HD display. Owners of the large phone / small tablet hybrid will find HD content appearing alongside SD editions of your favorite movies and shows -- previously unavailable because of... |
| Samsung updates S Pen SDK to 2.0, SCanvasView brings Note animation and narration Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:29 AM PST Samsung updates S Pen SDK to 2.0, SCanvasView brings Note animation and narration  Samsung updates S Pen SDK to 2.0, SCanvasView brings Note animation and narration Following Samsung's launch of the it's-definitely-a-tablet 10.1 Note, it's become even more clear that the company's stylus S Pen is here to stay, in a very big way. Now, it's time for third-party developers to get sketchy with version 2.0 of the S Pen SDK. The biggest feature boost is the ability to animate drawings to pair with recorded voice, while other additions include SAMM Library access, improved rendering and the... |
| Audi comes clean on A3 e-tron pilot program, electric mobility coming to four US... Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:43 AM PST Audi comes clean on A3 e-tron pilot program, electric mobility coming to four US cities  Audi comes clean on A3 e-tron pilot program, electric mobility coming to four US cities Longing to get back into the EV game after your MINI E got sent back to the mothership? If you didn't hop on the BMW Group's other electric trial, the 1 Series-based ActiveE, how about giving a shake to a car from its rival in Ingolstadt? At the TED2012 conference, Audi just confirmed prior plans to lease its electrified hatchback, the A3 e-tron.... |
| Pacemaker and RIM announce exclusive DJ app for PlayBook Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:43 AM PST Pacemaker and RIM announce exclusive DJ app for PlayBook  Pacemaker and RIM announce exclusive DJ app for PlayBook We loved the original Pacemaker, and were sad to hear of its eventual discontinuation. News just in this morning, however, is that the DJ tool is back as a PlayBook app thanks to an exclusive collaboration with the tablet's maker. Details are sparse right now, as the information spilled at RIM's event this morning at MWC, but we do know that there will be auto beatmatching, vinyl mode with scratching, digital... |
| Join us for Microsoft's Windows 8 press conference tomorrow at 9:30am EST! Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:43 AM PST Join us for Microsoft's Windows 8 press conference tomorrow at 9:30am EST!  Join us for Microsoft's Windows 8 press conference tomorrow at 9:30am EST! If you're Microsoft and in the process of overhauling Windows so that it's equally at home on PCs and tablets, it would make sense to unveil a semi-final version at the world's premier wireless show. That's exactly what's going to happen tomorrow, when the company's executive team takes the stage here in Barcelona to show off all the changes it's made to Win8 since we got hands-on with the Developer Preview... |
| LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja steps down, company remains committed to wireless... Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:43 AM PST LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja steps down, company remains committed to wireless network  LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja steps down, company remains committed to wireless network The shakeup continues at LightSquared. Just days after the would-be LTE wholesaler confirmed that it would be cutting its staff by 45 percent, it's now announced that CEO Sanjiv Ahuja has resigned from his position, although he will continue to serve as chairman of the board. Chief network officer Doug Smitand and chief financial officer Marc Montagner will serve as co-chief operating officers as the company searches for a new CEO.... |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:56 AM PST Tom LaSorda named Fisker CEO  Tom LaSorda named Fisker CEO Tom LaSorda, former Chrysler CEO and current Fisker vice chairman, has been named CEO of Fisker Automotive Group. LaSorda takes the reigns from the company's namesake, Henrik Fisker, and will continue to help manage the up-start automaker with the help of former BMW, Ford and General Motors board members. LaSorda saw Chrysler through its most recent troubling times, including its botched marriage to Daimler, the unholy offloading to Cerberus and finally its sale... |
| It’s Official: Apple Sends Out Invites For March 7th iPad 3 Event… In San Francisco Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:56 AM PST It's Official: Apple Sends Out Invites For March 7th iPad 3 Event… In San Francisco  It's Official: Apple Sends Out Invites For March 7th iPad 3 Event… In San Francisco Looks like CNBC was wrong. Apple just sent out invites for a March 7th event where they promise to have something we really want to see and touch. The event will be held next Wednesday at 10AM PST at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco where they will no doubt unveil the next iPad.... |
| Ad.ly Founder Sean Rad Developing Location Product At Hatch Labs Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:56 AM PST Ad.ly Founder Sean Rad Developing Location Product At Hatch Labs  Ad.ly Founder Sean Rad Developing Location Product At Hatch Labs Mobile technology incubator Hatch Labs is announcing two new additions — Ad.ly founder Sean Rad (pictured) and former Apple employee Alan Tran. Describing itself as a "technology sandbox," Hatch Labs was announced last year as a joint venture between IAC and Xtreme Labs. It has already launched several startups, including app monetization service Blu Trumpet. The incubator says Rad will be founding a new company.... |
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