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BMW testing electric-drive i3 in Northern Europe

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:49 PM PDT

BMW testing electric-drive i3 in Northern Europe


BMW testing electric-drive i3 in Northern Europe
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, BMW, Europe/EU BMW has started testing its electric-drive i3 in Northern Europe, as the German automaker looks to gather more testing information on the model it may launch as early as next year, according to Green Car Reports. The company was testing the electric-drive prototype at its testing facility somewhere in Scandinavia, the website said, adding that it was unclear whether the car had a battery-electric or extended-range plug-in powertrain....

Switched On: Tablets are toys. No, really.

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:49 PM PDT

Switched On: Tablets are toys. No, really.


Switched On: Tablets are toys. No, really.
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Ever since the tablet market exploded, we've seen we've seen a wide range of designs find both success and failure. But most of the tablets on the market have something in common: they are primarily designed for adults or at least children old enough to be responsible for a fragile device....

James Cameron heads to deepest spot on Earth

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:02 PM PDT

James Cameron heads to deepest spot on Earth


James Cameron heads to deepest spot on Earth
Director James Cameron has begun his journey to someplace only two men have gone before -- to the Earth's deepest point.

Major ISPs agree to FCC's code of conduct on botnets, DNS attacks

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Major ISPs agree to FCC's code of conduct on botnets, DNS attacks


Major ISPs agree to FCC's code of conduct on botnets, DNS attacks
The FCC's campaign to secure the internet gained new momentum last week, when a group of major ISPs signed on to a new code of conduct aimed at mitigating cybercrime. Adopted by the FCC's Communications, Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), the new code targets three main security threats: botnets, DNS attacks and internet route hijacking....

AT&T Labs, Carnegie Mellon research haptic-feedback steering wheel for turn-by-t...

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:28 PM PDT

AT&T Labs, Carnegie Mellon research haptic-feedback steering wheel for turn-by-turn directions


AT&T Labs, Carnegie Mellon research haptic-feedback steering wheel for turn-by-turn directions
A force-feedback steering wheel. It's quite literally the stuff of racing games, and AT&T labs, along with Carnegie Mellon, is researching the possibly of throwing similar tech into your real-world whip. MIT's Technology Review recently highlighted the project, which uses 20 vibrating actuators shoved inside of a steering wheel to create a variety of patterns -- a counter-clockwise sequence could indicate a left turn, for example....

Top food souvenirs

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Top food souvenirs


Top food souvenirs
Food souvenirs do something that, say, key chains and T-shirts can't — they bring back all the sights, sounds, and flavors from time spent in another land.

What do Samsung and Phones 4u have to show the UK on March 30th?

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:20 AM PDT

What do Samsung and Phones 4u have to show the UK on March 30th?


What do Samsung and Phones 4u have to show the UK on March 30th?
We're not saying this could be the date-of-reveal for the Galaxy S III, but we also can't say it's not. What we can surmise, however, is that either Samsung or UK retailer Phones 4u (possibly both) apparently have something to unveil on March 30th. According to Eurodroid, widow pictured above, simply reading "coming 30.03.12" under a Samsung logo, was photographed by one of its readers outside of the Phones4u located on...

Harry Potter Wizards Collection brings home all eight movies on a ridiculous 31...

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 08:33 AM PDT

Harry Potter Wizards Collection brings home all eight movies on a ridiculous 31 discs (video)


Harry Potter Wizards Collection brings home all eight movies on a ridiculous 31 discs (video)
Now that all of the Harry Potter movies have been released, Warner Bros. has seen fit to slide them together in one truly epic set. Harry Potter Wizard's Collection spans 31 discs including the theatrical version of each movie, extended cuts of the first two flicks, 3D versions of the last two, Ultraviolet digital copies and several bonus discs with ten hours of new to disc bonus content and 5 hours...

Feds will provide $14.2 million for lightweighting efforts

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 06:13 AM PDT

Feds will provide $14.2 million for lightweighting efforts


Feds will provide $14.2 million for lightweighting efforts
Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, Lightweight, USA Volumes have been written about how much obesity costs the U.S. in terms of healthcare costs. Now, the government is looking for ways for cars to shed some pounds as well. The U.S. Department of Energy will provide $14.2 million in funding towards projects that develop materials to cut vehicle weight, which can help boost overall fuel economy and cut greenhouse-gas emissions. President Barack Obama said...

Sky Anytime+ now available via all broadband providers

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 04:40 AM PDT

Sky Anytime+ now available via all broadband providers


Sky Anytime+ now available via all broadband providers
We knew it was coming, but now it's finally landed. Yep, those Sky+HD subscribers who get their internet from elsewhere are now free wander into the formerly fortified town of Anytime+. For the first time, all Sky+HD users with broadband can access the full range of online programming, which includes content from the BBC and ITV....

NRG to bring 200 fast-charging EV stations to the Golden State, pump $100 millio...

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:38 AM PDT

NRG to bring 200 fast-charging EV stations to the Golden State, pump $100 million into CA infrastructure


NRG to bring 200 fast-charging EV stations to the Golden State, pump $100 million into CA infrastructure
Way back before NRG was making electric DeLoreans and building solar power plants, it co-owned a slew of power facilities in California with Dynegy -- an energy outfit that got caught up in a long-term litigation over some old energy contracts with the state. Long story short, that legal dispute became NRG's problem in 2006, after it acquired Dynegy's majority stake in the partnership -- a problem it's finally resolving by...

Could Fido be joining the Canadian LTE club?

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:38 PM PDT

Could Fido be joining the Canadian LTE club?


Could Fido be joining the Canadian LTE club?
Those of you living north of the border have a few LTE options already, but could we see one more being added to the list? Depending on how that murky image above is to be understood, then maybe we will. It's alleged by staff that a new "LTE Voice and Data" bundle is showing up when accounts are being activated or upgraded....

Apple Has Started Rejecting Apps That Access UDIDs Amid Privacy Concerns

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:25 PM PDT

Apple Has Started Rejecting Apps That Access UDIDs Amid Privacy Concerns


Apple Has Started Rejecting Apps That Access UDIDs Amid Privacy Concerns
Amid extra scrutiny from Congress around privacy issues, Apple has started rejecting apps that access UDIDs, or identification numbers that are unique to every iPhone and iPad, this week. Apple had already given developers a heads-up about the change more than six months ago when it said in some iOS documentation that it was going to deprecate UDIDs....

Ask Engadget: using an iPad as a remote viewfinder?

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:25 PM PDT

Ask Engadget: using an iPad as a remote viewfinder?


Ask Engadget: using an iPad as a remote viewfinder?
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 is from William who is looking for an solution to the problem of badly designed public spaces. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com....

Jobs’ Rejection Of TV Designs “Isn’t A Huge Deal” Says Former Apple Engineer

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:12 PM PDT

Jobs' Rejection Of TV Designs "Isn't A Huge Deal" Says Former Apple Engineer


Jobs' Rejection Of TV Designs "Isn't A Huge Deal" Says Former Apple Engineer
It's a sin I know almost too well as a blogger. It's slow going for news on a Friday night and the pageview gods send you a reprieve in the form of a tweet. A former Apple engineer is berating the company's design ethic in the post-Jobs era in less than 140 characters? Score! Suddenly one story becomes another story then another story then another story then another story. Until it's a crisis!...

Instagram opens signup page for Android port, release date still unknown

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:12 PM PDT

Instagram opens signup page for Android port, release date still unknown


Instagram opens signup page for Android port, release date still unknown
It's no secret that one of the most popular apps to ever hit the App Store will soon be coming to Android, and if you'd prefer to be one of the very first on your block to be notified... well, there's a website for that. Instagram has just opened up a signup page for Android loyalists, enabling folks to input their email address and await word on the download going live....

You Say “SoLoMo,” I Say, “I Hate My Life”

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:12 PM PDT

You Say "SoLoMo," I Say, "I Hate My Life"


You Say "SoLoMo," I Say, "I Hate My Life"
Working in tech does weird things to your vocabulary. Five years ago, if you'd told me that I'd become someone who talks about whether they have the "bandwidth" to get something done or promising to "ping" you later, I would have laughed in your face. Yet here I am, finding the bandwidth to ping people — like it or not, you adopt the language of the people around you. Still, you've got...

XBMC Eden officially steps out of beta, available for download now

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 05:27 PM PDT

XBMC Eden officially steps out of beta, available for download now


XBMC Eden officially steps out of beta, available for download now
Been snacking on popcorn with the beta build of XBMC 11.0 Eden since it got released last December? If, you'll be pleased know that the full-on release version is now officially available for download. In case you don't recall, this latest build of the media center house many new features, not limited to Addon Rollbacks (in case you hate their new builds), a plethora of speed-improvements, official "in- sync support" for...

Mobile Miscellany: week of March 19th, 2012

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:44 PM PDT

Mobile Miscellany: week of March 19th, 2012


Mobile Miscellany: week of March 19th, 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 spotted the Lumia 610 in two new colors, and the open source community received new goodies from the likes of HTC, Qualcomm and Samsung....

Instagram Unveils A Sign-Up Page For Android Users, Still No Launch Date

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:44 PM PDT

Instagram Unveils A Sign-Up Page For Android Users, Still No Launch Date


Instagram Unveils A Sign-Up Page For Android Users, Still No Launch Date
Instagram has been iPhone-only for so long, and its executives have been so coy about their plans for other platforms, that it can be hard to believe the company will ever release an app for Android. And no, it still hasn't announced a launch date, but if you're an Android owner who wants the app, you should go to this page and sign up right now. Earlier this month, when TechCrunch's Alexia...