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A123 announces plans to make battery packs for Tata hybrid buses

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:13 PM PST

A123 announces plans to make battery packs for Tata hybrid buses


A123 announces plans to make battery packs for Tata hybrid buses
Filed under: Hybrid, Tata A123, the battery company that supplies lithium-ion battery packs for companies such as Fisker Automotive, BMW and General Motors, will produce battery packs for hybrid-electric buses made by Tata Motors, India's biggest automaker. The battery packs will be used in Tata's hybrid city buses starting in the second half of the year, A123 said in a statement today....

There’s Something About Bango: The Billing Company Behind Facebook, BlackBerry A...

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:13 PM PST

There's Something About Bango: The Billing Company Behind Facebook, BlackBerry And Soon Amazon


There's Something About Bango: The Billing Company Behind Facebook, BlackBerry And Soon Amazon
There are a number of companies that offer carrier billing for companies in the mobile space — that is, services that let people buy content on their devices and charge it right to their carrier — but there is only one that has secured deals with Facebook, Amazon and RIM to do it: an unassuming UK billing and analytics company by the name of Bango. And while you may not know who...

Android and iOS expose your photos to third party apps, promise fixes

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:13 PM PST

Android and iOS expose your photos to third party apps, promise fixes


Android and iOS expose your photos to third party apps, promise fixes
2012 is still young, yet it's already shaping up to be a bad year for privacy and security on the mobile front. Apple found itself embroiled in a bit of a brouhaha over the iPhone address book and an app called Path. And, of course, Google was put under the microscope when mobile Safari was found to have a security flaw that its mobile ads were exploiting....

Google Wallet Android app updated, headed to 'at least' ten more Sprint phones t...

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:13 PM PST

Google Wallet Android app updated, headed to 'at least' ten more Sprint phones this year


Google Wallet Android app updated, headed to 'at least' ten more Sprint phones this year
Google may have had to deal with some less-than-positive Google Wallet news last month, but it was able to announce some progress of a different sort in the past couple of days. The first is an update to the Android app, which adds the ability to handle PO Boxes for prepaid card top-ups, along with a number of other fixes and improvements....

Rewards Network Kiip Goes Self-Serve, Announces $100K Developer Fund

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:29 PM PST

Rewards Network Kiip Goes Self-Serve, Announces $100K Developer Fund


Rewards Network Kiip Goes Self-Serve, Announces $100K Developer Fund
Kiip is making a big effort to recruit independent game developers today — it's launching the self-serve version of its advertising platform, and it's announcing a $100,000 fund to help developers build and market their Kiip-integrated games. The startup has always pitched its rewards (such as free Pop Chips or Amazon Gift Cards) as a smart alternative to traditional mobile advertising, and going self-serve is a natural step for any advertising network...

SpechJammer gun gives loudmouths a dose of their own medicine to keep 'em quiet

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:29 PM PST

SpechJammer gun gives loudmouths a dose of their own medicine to keep 'em quiet


SpechJammer gun gives loudmouths a dose of their own medicine to keep 'em quiet
Silence is golden, so there are plenty of times when it'd be awfully convenient to mute those around us, and a couple of Japanese researchers have created a gadget that can do just that. Called the SpeechJammer, it's able to "disturb remote people's speech without any physical discomfort" by recording and replaying what you say a fraction of a second after you say it....

First image of Hyundai i-oniq concept leaks out

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:44 PM PST

First image of Hyundai i-oniq concept leaks out


First image of Hyundai i-oniq concept leaks out
Filed under: Hybrid, Hyundai, Geneva Motor Show Hyundai has managed to keep its i-oniq concept coupe under wraps since it teased us almost three months ago, but the internet couldn't wait for the concept's Geneva Motor Show debut. The crew from the Korean Car Blog snagged this first official image of the i-oniq, the next interpretation of Hyundai's "fluidic sculpture" design language....

The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:44 PM PST

The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!


The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!
While the rest of the staff toils away in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, Tim and Brian will be holding things down in the New York City studio. Michael Gorman will be joining us via Skype -- and you can join along too in the chat after the break.Continue reading The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!...

This Week in Facebook: Offers, Ads and Timeline for Pages

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:44 PM PST

This Week in Facebook: Offers, Ads and Timeline for Pages


This Week in Facebook: Offers, Ads and Timeline for Pages
Facebook's gently unveiled a raft of changes to its policies to boost advertising on the social network. It unveiled Timeline for pages, meaning that companies can now start uploading baby pictures and changing the cover photo every day. While adverts have been traditionally restricted to the right-rail of the site, now they'll be jammed in at will -- including in your mobile app (which the company conceded it wasn't "monetizing"), timeline...

Mitsubishi readies i-MiEV-based prototype for Pikes Peak climb this summer

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:59 PM PST

Mitsubishi readies i-MiEV-based prototype for Pikes Peak climb this summer


Mitsubishi readies i-MiEV-based prototype for Pikes Peak climb this summer
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, Racing Sending an all-electric vehicle up Pikes Peak is not new - a Nissan Leaf and a custom EV from AC Propulsion made the climb in 2011 - but that shouldn't stop anyone from trying to reach the 14,110-foot height in Colorado better, faster and in a cooler car. Enter Mitsubishi and a radically reworked all-electric i-MiEV Prototype that will participate in the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb...

Graphicly Opens Publishing Platform To Everyone, Looks Beyond Comics

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:59 PM PST

Graphicly Opens Publishing Platform To Everyone, Looks Beyond Comics


Graphicly Opens Publishing Platform To Everyone, Looks Beyond Comics
After a monthlong trial period, startup Graphicly is throwing the doors open to its digital publishing platform. Since incubating at TechStars in 2009, Graphicly has shifted strategy. Co-founder and CEO Micah Baldwin says the company was first conceived as an "iTunes for comics" — the place where existing comics publishers could sell the digital versions of their titles....

Flying car ready to buzz New York Auto Show

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:59 PM PST

Flying car ready to buzz New York Auto Show


Flying car ready to buzz New York Auto Show
Terrafugia Transition rolling into town.

NSA builds own model of Android phone, wants you to do the same

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:59 PM PST

NSA builds own model of Android phone, wants you to do the same


NSA builds own model of Android phone, wants you to do the same
The NSA decided it wanted to have its own go at producing a secure Android smartphone that could encrypt communications to levels necessary for national security. Project "Fishbowl" constructed 100 handsets from off-the-shelf components that were secure enough that staffers could use them without speaking in code. All conversations are conducted across an IPsec VPN with a secure, real-time transport protocol for encrypting the voice at both ends, with the VoIP...

Google puts ITA acquisition to use again with new airline reservation system for...

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:59 PM PST

Google puts ITA acquisition to use again with new airline reservation system for Cape Air


Google puts ITA acquisition to use again with new airline reservation system for Cape Air
It may be starting out fairly small, but Google has just made its first push into the airline reservation business. That comes courtesy of its 2010 acquisition of ITA Software, which has already resulted in the Flight Search service and OnTheFly app, and has now also produced a new reservation system for Massachusetts-based Cape Air....

TechCrunch Giveaway: Samsung Galaxy S II, Case, And Gift Card #TechCrunch

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:59 PM PST

TechCrunch Giveaway: Samsung Galaxy S II, Case, And Gift Card #TechCrunch


TechCrunch Giveaway: Samsung Galaxy S II, Case, And Gift Card #TechCrunch
We have another exciting giveaway for all of you this week. Earlier this morning, Jordan wrote about our friends over at Picksie and the launch of their new Android app. For those who don't know, Picksie is a location-based app that helps you figure out what fun things there are to do around you....

Bentley to unveil plug-in hybrid SUV concept in Geneva

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:13 PM PST

Bentley to unveil plug-in hybrid SUV concept in Geneva


Bentley to unveil plug-in hybrid SUV concept in Geneva
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Bugatti, Geneva Motor Show The legendary Ettore Bugatti once famously (and derisively) referred to Bentley cars as "the world's fastest lorries" - the British term for heavy trucks. Fast-forward a few decades and Ettore's proclamation is edging toward the truth, as the British brand is rumored to be launching its first-ever SUV - at least in conceptual form - at next week's Geneva Motor Show. The model - which...

Auto sales soar in February

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:13 PM PST

Auto sales soar in February


Auto sales soar in February
Big month for Big 3.

Audi goes hybrid and ultralight with R18 Le Mans racers

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:13 PM PST

Audi goes hybrid and ultralight with R18 Le Mans racers


Audi goes hybrid and ultralight with R18 Le Mans racers
Generally, when we talk hybrids, we're talking about a car that either powers itself on batteries at low speeds, only firing up the internal combustion engine when a little extra giddy-up is needed, or an electric car that turns the gas-powered piston pusher inside into a glorified power plant. Audi's e-tron quattro is a little different, though....

Slide and Photovine to officially bite the dust on March 6th

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:13 PM PST

Slide and Photovine to officially bite the dust on March 6th


Slide and Photovine to officially bite the dust on March 6th
The final day for you to save all of your precious data from Slide and Photovine is quickly approaching. We knew that Slide and its various properties would eventually be shut down when founder Max Levchin left for greener pastures back in August of last year. Now the day is upon us -- on March 6th the services will be shuttered and any info you didn't export will be gone for...

Windows 8 Consumer Preview hits one million downloads in a day

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:13 PM PST

Windows 8 Consumer Preview hits one million downloads in a day


Windows 8 Consumer Preview hits one million downloads in a day
How pumped are consumers about the release of a Windows 8 preview that they can call their own? Quite, according the million downloads the build has marked in just a day. That number comes from Microsoft's Building Windows Twitter account -- of course, it's important to note that the number doesn't necessarily mean one million individuals downloaded Consumer Preview....

Onlive Desktop comes to Android tablets, brings Microsoft Office along for the ride

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:27 AM PST

Onlive Desktop comes to Android tablets, brings Microsoft Office along for the ride


Onlive Desktop comes to Android tablets, brings Microsoft Office along for the ride
Good news today for Android tablet owners with OnLive Desktop envy: the cloud-based service, which recently hit the iPad, is coming to select tablets running Gingerbread and higher. The app uses the company's remote gaming technology to bring a number of desktop apps to the tablet, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Reader....

EU: Google's new privacy policy breaches European law

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:27 AM PST

EU: Google's new privacy policy breaches European law


EU: Google's new privacy policy breaches European law
Remember how proud Google was when it unified all of its services under a single privacy policy? Well, Big G's excitement was tempered when the EU asked it to hold off on the policy's implementation while it investigated the changes. And its enthusiasm is likely all but extinguished now that EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has declared the policy to be in breach of European law....

Chevy Volt climbs up, Nissan Leaf falls down in February 2012 sales

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PST

Chevy Volt climbs up, Nissan Leaf falls down in February 2012 sales


Chevy Volt climbs up, Nissan Leaf falls down in February 2012 sales
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Nissan Nissan's winter plug-in vehicle sales slump continues, with the Nissan Leaf dropping to just 478 units sold in February, down from 676 in January. This even though overall Nissan North America sales increased by 15.5 percent over last February's numbers. Perhaps, now that the all-electric car is going to be available in all 50 states, the tide will turn. For the Chevrolet Volt, things are already looking...

AT&T Officially Makes Unlimited Data Plans Not So Unlimited With New Throttling...

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PST

AT&T Officially Makes Unlimited Data Plans Not So Unlimited With New Throttling Rules


AT&T Officially Makes Unlimited Data Plans Not So Unlimited With New Throttling Rules
Welcome to the brave new world, everyone. AT&T announced today new guidelines in regards to older so-called unlimited data plans. Subscribers will still be able to keep these plans but they're essentially limited to AT&T's new 3GB/5GB data plans. Let's be clear: AT&T's unlimited plans are now officially limited. AT&T, like most other wireless carriers, started selling unlimited data plans several years ago to curb anxiety in regards to data usage....

Watch Out Verifone, Mobile Payments Platform Square Is Headed To New York City T...

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PST

Watch Out Verifone, Mobile Payments Platform Square Is Headed To New York City Taxi Cabs


Watch Out Verifone, Mobile Payments Platform Square Is Headed To New York City Taxi Cabs
As we heard last week, mobile payments platform Square pitched the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission to replace the current taxi TVs and payments technology in 50 cabs. The company says today that the pilot has been approved, and Square will be tested in up to 30 cabs in the test....

Hands-on demo with TI's OMAP5 platform at MWC (video)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PST

Hands-on demo with TI's OMAP5 platform at MWC (video)


Hands-on demo with TI's OMAP5 platform at MWC (video)
It's TI's time to brag. We first met OMAP5 when the company's VP of the OMAP division, Remi El-Ouazzane, unveiled the developer's reference platform on our stage at CES. While there, he boasted OMAP5 as "the greatest platform on Earth right now," but we were given only a few insights into the platform's capabilities....

Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast MWC edition, live now!

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PST

Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast MWC edition, live now!


Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast MWC edition, live now!
We're in Barcelona, and we're not ready to stop talking about phones. And hopefully you're ready to start listening, because the Engadget Mobile Podcast is quickly approaching! We're aiming to be broadcasting as close to 12:50PM EST as possible, but we're in the process of hunting down potential podcast members so we may begin a little late....

After Code-Copying Allegations Ansca & PapayaMobile Are Still Biz Partners, Not...

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:57 AM PST

After Code-Copying Allegations Ansca & PapayaMobile Are Still Biz Partners, Not BFF's


After Code-Copying Allegations Ansca & PapayaMobile Are Still Biz Partners, Not BFF's
Remember how, earlier this month, mobile development company Ansca Mobile accused its partner PapayaMobile of ripping off parts of its SDK for use in Papaya's Social Game Engine? Well, it seems things are still tense between the two companies, even though they are keeping their business partnership in place for now....

News.me Is Building A News Social Network Within Its New iPhone App

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:57 AM PST

News.me Is Building A News Social Network Within Its New iPhone App


News.me Is Building A News Social Network Within Its New iPhone App
News.me, the news service developed in The New York Times' R&D labs and incubated at betaworks, is launching its iPhone app today. A bit unusually, the part of the app that you'll use first may actually be the least interesting. In some ways, the new app is just a redesign of what News.me was already offering through its iPad and email products — a list of news stories, pulled from your Facebook...

AT&T announces throttling changes, now kicks in at 3GB or 5GB for LTE

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:57 AM PST

AT&T announces throttling changes, now kicks in at 3GB or 5GB for LTE


AT&T announces throttling changes, now kicks in at 3GB or 5GB for LTE
Anyone hoping for some truly unlimited "unlimited" plans is still out of luck, but AT&T has announced some changes (or a clarification, as it puts it) to its throttling procedures today that will at least give you a bit more room to work with. For customers on an unlimited plan with a 3G or "4G" phone (i.e....