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DirecTV adding TruTV HD ahead of March Madness again, will let it stick around t...

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 02:18 PM PST

DirecTV adding TruTV HD ahead of March Madness again, will let it stick around this time


DirecTV adding TruTV HD ahead of March Madness again, will let it stick around this time
Last year, DirecTV temporarily added TruTV HD to its lineup just during March Madness so its fans could catch all of the games, and it's bringing Turner-owned network back again this year. This time however, the satellite company has promised on Facebook (if a relationship is Facebook official, you know it's real) it's sticking around this time....

Audi R18 e-tron Quattro debuts in motion

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 12:51 PM PST

Audi R18 e-tron Quattro debuts in motion


Audi R18 e-tron Quattro debuts in motion
Filed under: Hybrid, Audi, Racing The top class of endurance racing like what we see at Le Mans tends to follow trends. Open cockpits gave way to closed ones in LMP1 racers, but while diesel engines continue to dominate, we're now entering the age of hybrid prototypes. Peugeot was said to be working on just such a powertrain for its 908 before suddenly shut down its program....

WSJ: Walmart to offer in-store disc to digital UltraViolet service

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 12:08 PM PST

WSJ: Walmart to offer in-store disc to digital UltraViolet service


WSJ: Walmart to offer in-store disc to digital UltraViolet service
Hollywood's latest digital ecosystem offers lots of promise, but in the five months since its release, it couldn't be further from delivering on it. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Walmart will finally make use of its membership to the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem by offering in-store disc to digital UltraViolet upgrade opportunities, for a small price of course....

Audi's 'Visions' will pimp your ride, light up the neighborhood (video)

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PST

Audi's 'Visions' will pimp your ride, light up the neighborhood (video)


Audi's 'Visions' will pimp your ride, light up the neighborhood (video)
We don't think there is such a thing as Racing stripes "2.0", but if there was, this is what it might look like. Audi's "Visions" project brings the OLEDs we know and love to the outside of the not-so-humble automobile. Like something out of Tron, the fancy light array in the concept we see here hints at how external lighting on cars might look in the near future....

FCC puts Dish Network's LTE plans on hold, opts for a longer review

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 09:57 AM PST

FCC puts Dish Network's LTE plans on hold, opts for a longer review


FCC puts Dish Network's LTE plans on hold, opts for a longer review
In a bit of bad news for Dish Network, the FCC has decided against issuing a waiver for it to start using the spectrum it's acquired from DBSD and Terrestar over the last year or so right away. Company chairman Charlie Ergen that waiting might make it too risky for the company to try and roll out wireless services at all....

HTC may not have PureView, but it does have ImageSense

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 08:30 AM PST

HTC may not have PureView, but it does have ImageSense


HTC may not have PureView, but it does have ImageSense
Not to be outdone by the Nokia 808's appearance at MWC, HTC has released sample shots taken using the ImageSense camera module that comes in its One X and One S phones. In many ways they're normal-looking stills, with nothing like PureView's 41-megapixel oversampling (which is claimed to result in a superior 5-megapixel still), and certainly no over-sized 1/1.2-inch sensor....

Three Free Healthcare Apps That Empower Patients

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 07:48 AM PST

Three Free Healthcare Apps That Empower Patients


Three Free Healthcare Apps That Empower Patients
Editor's Note: Iltifat Husain is the founder and Editor-in-chief of iMedicalApps.com, a physician-operated technology review publication and is currently an Emergency Medicine resident physician at Wake Forest University's School of Medicine. The significant adoption of smartphones among physicians has not only led to an explosion of medical apps aimed at healthcare providers, but it has also cultivated an emerging trend of health and wellness apps aimed at empowering patients. While great innovation is...

HTC Titan aka Triumph to become China's first official Windows Phone

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 07:05 AM PST

HTC Titan aka Triumph to become China's first official Windows Phone


HTC Titan aka Triumph to become China's first official Windows Phone
Look who just beat Nokia, ZTE and Lenovo to launching the first official Windows Phone in China? At the opening of HTC's first Chinese flagship store in Beijing yesterday (pictured after the break), Sina Tech's Zāng Zhì Yuān noticed that the company's already accepting pre-orders for the 4.7-inch Titan, which is priced at ¥4,399 or about $700 sans contract -- very much in the high-end of the market, surprisingly enough....

GO Launcher comes to Android tabs, frees you from fixed grid tyranny

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 06:22 AM PST

GO Launcher comes to Android tabs, frees you from fixed grid tyranny


GO Launcher comes to Android tabs, frees you from fixed grid tyranny
Got an Android tab and don't like its government manufacturer-issue UI? Then why not join the ranks of the launcher rebel alliance. GO Launcher EX for phones has been around for a while, but now it's been upscaled for Honeycomb 3.0+ slates under the GO HD moniker. It's only a beta release, and with that comes the normal caveats on functionality -- such as a lack of fancy transitions -- but...

101 best restaurants in America

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 05:38 AM PST

101 best restaurants in America


101 best restaurants in America
In a country with so many great eating places to choose from, seeking out the best restaurants can be a daunting feat and could quite possibly inspire blood-boiling debate.

Daimler's car2go car-sharing service starts in D.C., Portland this month

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 05:38 AM PST

Daimler's car2go car-sharing service starts in D.C., Portland this month


Daimler's car2go car-sharing service starts in D.C., Portland this month
Filed under: Green Culture, Transportation Alternatives, SMART, Daimler Daimler AG's Car2go car-sharing service, which has North American operations in San Diego, Vancouver and Austin, TX, will start the open-ended car-sharing program in Washington, D.C., and Portland, OR, later this month. Car2go, which has overseas operations in cities such as Amsterdam and Vienna and has more than 70,000 subscribers worldwide, will open in D.C....

Safety tips for bicycle riders

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 05:38 AM PST

Safety tips for bicycle riders


Safety tips for bicycle riders
Cycling for transportation is a great step forward.

Audi R18 Hybrid spotted in the flesh, sounds as good as it looks

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 04:14 AM PST

Audi R18 Hybrid spotted in the flesh, sounds as good as it looks


Audi R18 Hybrid spotted in the flesh, sounds as good as it looks
Remember that gorgeous looking R18 hybrid from Audi that raced into our hearts earlier this week? Well, we found this video of it in action. If you can look past the flock of applauding suits, you'll get a sneak-peek at this beast on the track. Sadly we'll have to wait until Le Mans before we can really smell the rubber, but in the meantime, there's a gallery of renders below to...

Pentax offers 'special edition' K-5 DSLR kit: silver body, 40mm slimline lens, $...

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 02:04 AM PST

Pentax offers 'special edition' K-5 DSLR kit: silver body, 40mm slimline lens, $1,600


Pentax offers 'special edition' K-5 DSLR kit: silver body, 40mm slimline lens, $1,600
It's good to see a special edition that may actually deserve its name, for once. When the silver version of the popular K-5 came out last year, it was priced at $1,700 body-only. This new kit, which will be limited to 1,500 units worldwide and available from April, will cost just $1,600 including the bundled lens....

Highlight Needs To Let You Switch Off ‘Friend Of Friend’ Notifications Before SXSW

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 11:55 PM PST

Highlight Needs To Let You Switch Off 'Friend Of Friend' Notifications Before SXSW


Highlight Needs To Let You Switch Off 'Friend Of Friend' Notifications Before SXSW
Ambient location app Highlight is a big deal. Eldon likes it, Scoble likes it, MG and Mike like it and Grindr fan Charlie Cheever likes it. More importantly, I like it. Before you call me out for being slightly narcissistic with the above statement (which wouldn't make me at all unique in my field), here's why the fact that I like it is important; In case you haven't noticed, I am a...

AT&T urging customers to upgrade to 3G, possibly killing off 2G

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 11:55 PM PST

AT&T urging customers to upgrade to 3G, possibly killing off 2G


AT&T urging customers to upgrade to 3G, possibly killing off 2G
In a move that is sure to surprise no one, it appears AT&T is getting ready to send its trusty 2G GSM network riding off into the sunset. MarketWatch is reporting that some Ma Bell customers have received letters, urging them to upgrade to a 3G or (gasp) 4G device and warning that service may degrade in some areas as spectrum is repurposed....

CircuitLab brings schematic design and sharing to the browser (video)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 09:48 PM PST

CircuitLab brings schematic design and sharing to the browser (video)


CircuitLab brings schematic design and sharing to the browser (video)
The designs for all those wonderful Arduino and electronics projects don't create themselves, sadly. No, a person needs to put in time and effort laying out the circuits and carefully arranging the components, often by hand, but sometimes with aid of a software tool. A new player in that field is CircuitLab, a surprisingly full featured app for sketching out schematics and simulating them that lives entirely in the browser....

T-Mobile's next myTouch to come from Huawei?

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 08:25 PM PST

T-Mobile's next myTouch to come from Huawei?


T-Mobile's next myTouch to come from Huawei?
The Magenta carrier's pumped out its fair share of myTouch handsets in the past months, and we can't blame you if you're confused by the fact that different OEMs have had their turn making the devices. Now, if a report by PocketNow is to be believed, the next phone maker in line is the same one that brought you that T-Mobile Springboard....

Ask Engadget: best Android PMP?

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 07:43 PM PST

Ask Engadget: best Android PMP?


Ask Engadget: best Android PMP?
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Livebriand who wants the Android equivalent of an iPod Touch. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com....

App.net Wants To Help Mobile Apps Stand Out At SXSW

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:22 PM PST

App.net Wants To Help Mobile Apps Stand Out At SXSW


App.net Wants To Help Mobile Apps Stand Out At SXSW
Here's one of the great things about South by Southwest: Everyone wants to launch a cool new product there. Here's one of the worst things about South by Southwest: Everyone wants to launch a cool new product there. That's why Dalton Caldwell, CEO of App.net, is holding a special App Showcase at Beauty Bar on the afternoon of March 10....

PSA: PlayStation Network goes down for maintenance tomorrow, will last around 15...

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:22 PM PST

PSA: PlayStation Network goes down for maintenance tomorrow, will last around 15 hours


PSA: PlayStation Network goes down for maintenance tomorrow, will last around 15 hours
We know that it's become all too easy to assume that the PlayStation Network is getting hacked again whenever it goes down. That said, consider this another heads-up in long line of previous friendly reminders: Since being postponed last Tursday, Sony's announced that the PSN will go down for "significant maintenance" tomorrow, March 4th starting at 2 PM EST until approx 5 AM on Monday, March 5th....

From Zynga To Flipboard: Why All Eyes Are On China For The Next Mobile Boom

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 05:40 PM PST

From Zynga To Flipboard: Why All Eyes Are On China For The Next Mobile Boom


From Zynga To Flipboard: Why All Eyes Are On China For The Next Mobile Boom
Editor's note: Chris Shen is vice president at Chinese gaming company The9. Prior to joining The9, he served as group account director and account director for several advertising agencies in Shanghai and Taipei. If you spend any time speaking with Western mobile companies, one topic that's likely to pop up is their "China strategy." Due to a mix of mobile penetration, sheer population, and popularity of the mobile web, Western mobile companies...

Mobile World Congress 2012: best of show

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:58 PM PST

Mobile World Congress 2012: best of show


Mobile World Congress 2012: best of show
Mobile World Congress 2012 was a massively exciting show and true to form brought us so much new kit to be excited about in early 2012. From Intel's Medfield launch, a 41-megapixel smartphone, a new generation of personal hotspots and even engineered metals using micro arc oxidation, there was never a dull moment....

Mobile Miscellany: week of February 27th, 2012

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 03:35 PM PST

Mobile Miscellany: week of February 27th, 2012


Mobile Miscellany: week of February 27th, 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 past week, we've seen a major shakeup in the world of mobile payments and we were thoroughly teased by Rogers, which launched a curious pre-order promotion for the Lumia 900....