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- Microsoft's 'HTTP Speed + Mobility' aims to make the web faster, could be the ne...
- At Y Combinator’s Biggest Demo Day Yet, Mobile Is Taking Over
- Department of Commerce and NTIA suggest spectrum sharing for government and comm...
- KIRF Notes are the Slankets of the phablet world (video)
- James Cameron journeys to the Challenger Deep, lives to tell the tale in 3D (video)
- AT&T Plus now in trial stages, lets loyal users in on special deals and more
- Feds spending up to $2 million on hydrogen-station study
- PSA: HTC One X priced up to £330 in the UK, also available for free
- Coby's budget-minded Ice Cream Sandwich tablets go on sale
- Engadget HD Podcast 292 - 03.27.2012
- Sony's PlayMemories Studio now live on PSN, get your Playstation 3 photo-edit on
- Bootstrapped Is Better? Smugmug’s Camera Awesome Crosses 4M Downloads, Adds Inst...
- US Judge rejects Hasbro / ASUS sales ban, Transformer Prime prevails
- 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE a Mustang Boss 302 Killer?
- Volt Stats! lets owners share their data and compete
- Kinect for Windows version 1.5 to be released in May
- BilltoMobile Partners With Discover On Mobile Payments Push
- Osaka University wants to shake your hand with its robotic glove (video)
- ColourDNA App Builds New Kind Of Interest Graph – Pinterest For Color?
- BMW and Toyota come together, right now, over batteries
- Novatech Ultrabook range goes to nFinity, well, at least four
- SecureUDID Is An Open Source Solution To The Apple UDID Problem
- Church spreads the gospel of healthy eating
- Two more Archos Arnova tablets roll through the FCC
- Please Do Not Buy Cheap Android Phones
- Rovio acquires Futuremark Game Studios, seeks a life less poultry
- Xbox 360 apps now live for Comcast Xfinity TV, HBO Go and MLB.tv
- BMW, Toyota start next-gen li-ion battery research partnership
- Hon Hai Precision snaps up 10 percent of Sharp in display tie-up
- Waiting for the Better Electric Car
| Microsoft's 'HTTP Speed + Mobility' aims to make the web faster, could be the ne... Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:40 PM PDT Microsoft's 'HTTP Speed + Mobility' aims to make the web faster, could be the next big ping  Microsoft's 'HTTP Speed + Mobility' aims to make the web faster, could be the next big ping We're generally satisfied with our internet performance, but we wouldn't say no to a speed boost. A Microsoft blog post reveals plans to enable just that, with the company's proposed "HTTP Speed + Mobility" approach to HTTP 2.0. Have you thought about what life would be like with a faster internet?... |
| At Y Combinator’s Biggest Demo Day Yet, Mobile Is Taking Over Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:40 PM PDT At Y Combinator's Biggest Demo Day Yet, Mobile Is Taking Over  At Y Combinator's Biggest Demo Day Yet, Mobile Is Taking Over There are plenty of observations to be made about Y Combinator's Demo Day. It's the biggest ever, with 66 companies in this winter class. It's more diverse than past years, with many companies being led by women and people of color. And the audience, packed in at the Computer History Museum, is about as high-quality as you get at these sorts of things.... |
| Department of Commerce and NTIA suggest spectrum sharing for government and comm... Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:40 PM PDT Department of Commerce and NTIA suggest spectrum sharing for government and commercial services  Department of Commerce and NTIA suggest spectrum sharing for government and commercial services In 2010 President Obama stated, in no uncertain terms, that our country's competitive edge and technological leadership were conditional on our ability to open up broad swaths of spectrum for commercial and governmental use. Two years later, we've made progress, but our wireless providers are still struggling to keep up as our demand for cellular broadband skyrockets -- even spectrum hog Verizon claims to be gasping for air.... |
| KIRF Notes are the Slankets of the phablet world (video) Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:53 PM PDT KIRF Notes are the Slankets of the phablet world (video)  KIRF Notes are the Slankets of the phablet world (video) Today we've got a special treat for you: not one, but two knockoff Galaxy Notes from across the Pacific. Both lack the raw power of Sammy's 5.3-inch device, and even knock the resolution down to a paltry 800 x 480. Our first contestant is rockin' only a 1GHz single-core processor and 512MB of RAM, but it's using those rather pedestrian components to push ICS through its little 9.7mm thick body.... |
| James Cameron journeys to the Challenger Deep, lives to tell the tale in 3D (video) Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:53 PM PDT James Cameron journeys to the Challenger Deep, lives to tell the tale in 3D (video)  James Cameron journeys to the Challenger Deep, lives to tell the tale in 3D (video) It's easy for life to imitate art when you're armed with near billion dollar coffers. Taking a cue from his 1989 hit, The Abyss, James Cameron made a solo plunge down to the deepest part of the Earth -- a spot seven miles below sea level known as the Challenger Deep -- and recorded his journey in 3D for our slack-jawed, couchbound amusement.... |
| AT&T Plus now in trial stages, lets loyal users in on special deals and more Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:53 PM PDT AT&T Plus now in trial stages, lets loyal users in on special deals and more AT&T Plus now in trial stages, lets loyal users in on special deals and more Looks like racking up those loyal points may just pay off in the near future, as Ma Bell's rolling out a new loyalty program dubbed AT&T Plus. The free service -- which is only available in Houston, Colorado and Minneapolis at the moment -- will let customers get tidbits such as a "personalized customer experience," with access to a special 1-855-ATTPLUS customer service line.... |
| Feds spending up to $2 million on hydrogen-station study Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:06 PM PDT Feds spending up to $2 million on hydrogen-station study  Feds spending up to $2 million on hydrogen-station study Filed under: Hydrogen, Legislation and Policy, USA The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide as much as $2 million towards a study of hydrogen refueling stations in an effort to collect more data on the use and effectiveness of such fueling cars with H2. The study will be used to figure out what kind of components may be developed to facilitate the build-out of more hydrogen stations over the next five years,... |
| PSA: HTC One X priced up to £330 in the UK, also available for free Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:06 PM PDT PSA: HTC One X priced up to £330 in the UK, also available for free  PSA: HTC One X priced up to £330 in the UK, also available for free Chances are you're still melting over the underpowered impressive HTC One X benchmarks, and that's just the dual-core Snapdragon S4 taking care of business. As you may know, those of you in the Old Continent will see a quad-core flavor hit the shelves, which theoretically should outperform its American sibling on any given day.... |
| Coby's budget-minded Ice Cream Sandwich tablets go on sale Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:06 PM PDT Coby's budget-minded Ice Cream Sandwich tablets go on sale  Coby's budget-minded Ice Cream Sandwich tablets go on sale Eager to get a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich while you wait for an update on your phone? Then you now have another option to do so relatively cheaply if you don't mind venturing into Coby's bargain bin of tablets. It's begun rolling out no less than six new slates to retail stores today (most of which we saw at CES in January), which pack screens ranging in size from seven... |
| Engadget HD Podcast 292 - 03.27.2012 Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:06 PM PDT Engadget HD Podcast 292 - 03.27.2012 Engadget HD Podcast 292 - 03.27.2012 No guests this week, just us but we've got a quick and dirty podcast with news of TiVo's latest DVR plus some freshly updated iPad apps from Netflix and DirecTV. The Xbox 360 has its own new apps to deliver as well, while Sky is still creeping towards a different kind of pay-TV service with its upcoming Now TV.... |
| Sony's PlayMemories Studio now live on PSN, get your Playstation 3 photo-edit on Posted: 27 Mar 2012 12:19 PM PDT Sony's PlayMemories Studio now live on PSN, get your Playstation 3 photo-edit on  Sony's PlayMemories Studio now live on PSN, get your Playstation 3 photo-edit on Yesterday's rumor about Sony launching PlayMemories Studio this week has just become fact. The $15 editing suite has just gone live on the PlayStation Store, enabling plebes to edit, organize and share photos (and video) right on their home console of choice, the PS3. Those with a spare Vita or PSP laying around can also put those to good use through Remote Play functionality.... |
| Bootstrapped Is Better? Smugmug’s Camera Awesome Crosses 4M Downloads, Adds Inst... Posted: 27 Mar 2012 12:19 PM PDT Bootstrapped Is Better? Smugmug's Camera Awesome Crosses 4M Downloads, Adds Instagram Support  Bootstrapped Is Better? Smugmug's Camera Awesome Crosses 4M Downloads, Adds Instagram Support Here's a tale of two photo apps. One has 27 million users after a year and a half, and comes from a company with 13 employees and $7.5 million in venture funding. But there's nary a revenue model in sight. The other app is smaller with just over 4 million users in less than a month.... |
| US Judge rejects Hasbro / ASUS sales ban, Transformer Prime prevails Posted: 27 Mar 2012 12:19 PM PDT US Judge rejects Hasbro / ASUS sales ban, Transformer Prime prevails  US Judge rejects Hasbro / ASUS sales ban, Transformer Prime prevails Coming up with original gadget names is tough work, and, after all, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery -- right? So it was no surprise when ASUS happened upon an alias that more than slightly resembled that of a popular fictional mutant semi -- you know, Transformer Optimus Prime.... |
| 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE a Mustang Boss 302 Killer? Posted: 27 Mar 2012 12:18 PM PDT 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE a Mustang Boss 302 Killer? 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE a Mustang Boss 302 Killer? Chevy's pony gets a performance update. |
| Volt Stats! lets owners share their data and compete Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:32 AM PDT Volt Stats! lets owners share their data and compete  Volt Stats! lets owners share their data and compete Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, USA Ever wonder what kind of real-world mileage Chevy Volt owners actually achieve? We know Motor Trend got 127 MPG when they tested it and Jay Leno - auto enthusiast, Volt driver, and apparently, some sort of late-night talk show host - famously used less than half a tank during his first 11,000 miles.... |
| Kinect for Windows version 1.5 to be released in May Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:32 AM PDT Kinect for Windows version 1.5 to be released in May  Kinect for Windows version 1.5 to be released in May Seems like it was only yesterday that Microsoft took the wraps off version 1.0 of Kinect for Windows, putting the power of voice and gesture controls in the hands of the hoi polloi. Now, the gang in Redmond has said that version 1.5 will be coming in May, and will bring 10-joint skeletal tracking to let the sensor bar work while users are seated.... |
| BilltoMobile Partners With Discover On Mobile Payments Push Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:32 AM PDT BilltoMobile Partners With Discover On Mobile Payments Push BilltoMobile Partners With Discover On Mobile Payments Push On the heels of mobile payments service BilltoMobile's launch of a one-click checkout solution for the mobile web, the company is today announcing a partnership with Discover. Through the agreement, Discover's e-commerce merchants will now be able to offer carrier billing as a possible payment option at checkout. For background, BilltoMobile, which already has relationships with all four major carriers in the U.S.... |
| Osaka University wants to shake your hand with its robotic glove (video) Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:32 AM PDT Osaka University wants to shake your hand with its robotic glove (video)  Osaka University wants to shake your hand with its robotic glove (video) Feel like you aren't connecting with the people you video chat with? A team from Osaka University has developed a robotic hand that'll start a chat by gripping your paw with the warmth and firmness of a rugby player. Assembled from silicone and sponge, the researchers fitted a film heater to keep the electrical extremity at 37 degrees Celsius -- the theory being that if its warmer than your own hand,... |
| ColourDNA App Builds New Kind Of Interest Graph – Pinterest For Color? Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:32 AM PDT ColourDNA App Builds New Kind Of Interest Graph – Pinterest For Color?  ColourDNA App Builds New Kind Of Interest Graph – Pinterest For Color? Recently a fascinating trend emerged. The rise of Pinterest and other interest-based social networks has suggested (or perhaps reminded us?) that there are in fact limitations to friends' recommendations and, thus the Facebook Social Graph. All those ticker feeds about what terrible music your friends are listening to? Yeah, that. Heavyweights like Max Levchin (Google/PayPal) and Bill Gurley (Benchmark Capital) have weighed in on this.... |
| BMW and Toyota come together, right now, over batteries Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:43 AM PDT BMW and Toyota come together, right now, over batteries  BMW and Toyota come together, right now, over batteries Clue's in the headline, really. Car makers BMW and Toyota have finally gotten around to confirming that they're pairing up to research next generation lithium-ion batteries. The focus will be on building environmentally friendly technologies that'll boost the power of future EVs. The duo will also examine new ways of combining materials to build better cathodes, anodes and electrolytes.... |
| Novatech Ultrabook range goes to nFinity, well, at least four Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:43 AM PDT Novatech Ultrabook range goes to nFinity, well, at least four  Novatech Ultrabook range goes to nFinity, well, at least four Novatech has just put its own spin on the Ultrabook theme, outing its new nFinity line of svelte, 14-inch, portables. The base model is driven by an i3 chip, 2GB of RAM, and 64GB of SSD storage, for a £430 (about $687) asking price. If you want a little more pep, however, there are naturally i5 and i7 options too (£580 / $926 and £699 / $1,117 respectively), both of which... |
| SecureUDID Is An Open Source Solution To The Apple UDID Problem Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:43 AM PDT SecureUDID Is An Open Source Solution To The Apple UDID Problem  SecureUDID Is An Open Source Solution To The Apple UDID Problem As we reported this weekend, Apple has started ramping up its efforts to deprecate the UDID – the unique identifier that ties a user to a specific device, like an iPhone or iPad. The company originally announced its intentions to phase out the UDID's use more than six months ago, with the release of iOS 5, but it recently began to reject apps from the App Store which are attempting to access... |
| Church spreads the gospel of healthy eating Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:43 AM PDT Church spreads the gospel of healthy eating Church spreads the gospel of healthy eating Some churches are preaching about healthy eating and putting an end to a culture filled with ice cream socials and barbecues. |
| Two more Archos Arnova tablets roll through the FCC Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PDT Two more Archos Arnova tablets roll through the FCC  Two more Archos Arnova tablets roll through the FCC When it rains Archos tablets, it pours Archos tablets. A day after The Arnova A9 G3 tablet strutted its way through the commission's approval process and into our hearts, two more members of the line the are ready for their cold, governmental closeups. Archos's Arnova 7F G3 and 8C G3 have also found their way onto the the FCC's site, carrying on the company's long standing policy of making a heck... |
| Please Do Not Buy Cheap Android Phones Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PDT Please Do Not Buy Cheap Android Phones  Please Do Not Buy Cheap Android Phones Listen, I understand the pain that comes with not being able to afford nice things. I really do. But for the love of everything mighty, do not waste your money, or stand by as your loved ones waste their money, on cheap Android phones. Thanks to generous subsidies in the US, often only a few dollars separates a cheap Android phone from a top-tier model.... |
| Rovio acquires Futuremark Game Studios, seeks a life less poultry Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PDT Rovio acquires Futuremark Game Studios, seeks a life less poultry  Rovio acquires Futuremark Game Studios, seeks a life less poultry In what's likely a proactive bid to prevent its one-note franchise from crashing down into unpopular orbit, Rovio's spreading its wings beyond that flock of malcontent fowl and adding to its in-house development team. Helping further speed its forward merchandising momentum is the Finnish company's recent acquisition of Futuremark Game Studios -- formerly an offshoot of benchmarking outfit Futuremark.... |
| Xbox 360 apps now live for Comcast Xfinity TV, HBO Go and MLB.tv Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PDT Xbox 360 apps now live for Comcast Xfinity TV, HBO Go and MLB.tv  Xbox 360 apps now live for Comcast Xfinity TV, HBO Go and MLB.tv Anxiously awaiting the arrival of those brand spanking new apps for your Xbox 360 console? Well, the wait is over. Video apps for Comcast Xfinity TV, HBO Go and MLB.tv have arrived on a number of consoles here at Engadget HQ. Major Nelson dropped the official word a little while ago, leaving you mere moments away from live and on demand television and baseball just in time for the start of... |
| BMW, Toyota start next-gen li-ion battery research partnership Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:08 AM PDT BMW, Toyota start next-gen li-ion battery research partnership  BMW, Toyota start next-gen li-ion battery research partnership Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, BMW, Toyota BMW is more than willing to align itself with other automakers in the race to develop future technologies, including a partnership with GM on hydrogen fuel cells and a deal with Toyota for diesel engines. Late last year, BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding (pictured) that said the two companies would work together to create new green technologies.... |
| Hon Hai Precision snaps up 10 percent of Sharp in display tie-up Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:07 AM PDT Hon Hai Precision snaps up 10 percent of Sharp in display tie-up  Hon Hai Precision snaps up 10 percent of Sharp in display tie-up For those unaware, going at it alone in the cutthroat display business isn't exactly a recommended business approach. To wit, Sharp -- once a mainstay in the LCD industry -- has just sold an approximate 10 percent stake of itself to Taiwan's Hon Hai Group. Sharp will be issuing new shares worth $808 million to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., and we're told that it'll go down as the largest investment... |
| Waiting for the Better Electric Car Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:07 AM PDT Waiting for the Better Electric Car Waiting for the Better Electric Car On letting early adopters suffer a new technology's bugs. |
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