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Switched On: Angry Nerds

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 02:39 PM PDT

Switched On: Angry Nerds


Switched On: Angry Nerds
Oh no! The evil pigs of purchase inhibition taken the valuable eggs of smartphone desire and captured them within a complex structure. Fortunately, there are a number of powerful birds that can be slung through the air, space or various sets of children's movies to smash down the structure. Why can't they just fly through the air since they're birds, you may ask?...

Callaway debuts HyperVolt, the 400 mph Chevy Volt for slot-car fans

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Callaway debuts HyperVolt, the 400 mph Chevy Volt for slot-car fans


Callaway debuts HyperVolt, the 400 mph Chevy Volt for slot-car fans
Filed under: Etc. With perfect timing, the engineers at Callaway Cars have introduced a more powerful version of the Chevrolet Volt that should provide the speed boost some drivers are looking for. Reeves Callaway and his engineers, known for building highly-modified Corvettes since the 1980s, have created the VolteMort (aka the HyperVolt), which takes a normal Chevy plug-in hybrid and ups the powertrain voltage to 10,000 volts....

USRobotics PalmPilot Personal review

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 01:06 PM PDT

USRobotics PalmPilot Personal review


USRobotics PalmPilot Personal review
It's 1996. You might have a cellphone, but it doesn't do much more than make phone calls. You might have a laptop, but it's likely too heavy to carry with you everywhere you go. Or you might only have a phone that's plugged into a wall and a PC that's confined to a desk....

TechCrunch Primer: A Crash Course In Cool Camera Apps

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 01:06 PM PDT

TechCrunch Primer: A Crash Course In Cool Camera Apps


TechCrunch Primer: A Crash Course In Cool Camera Apps
Let's face it — there are too many camera and photo sharing apps out there, and not enough time in the day go through every single one. If you've been mulling over which camera app deserves your love and affection, or just have no earthly idea where to start, take a gander below at some of your best options for shooting and sharing your life on the go. For the socialites: Instagram Does this...

Android 4.0.4 leaked for Nexus S 4G, lets Sprint users join ICS party

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Android 4.0.4 leaked for Nexus S 4G, lets Sprint users join ICS party


Android 4.0.4 leaked for Nexus S 4G, lets Sprint users join ICS party
Well, that didn't take long. Sprint may not have opened its own icebox just yet, but thanks to a BriefMobile source, Nexus S 4G owners can snag themselves Ice Cream Sandwich anyway. While there have been previous efforts, BriefMobile says the leak contains the full, official ICS update, which will be delivered to handsets OTA shortly....

April Fools 2012: We Ruin Every (Tech-Related) Joke On The Internets

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 11:33 AM PDT

April Fools 2012: We Ruin Every (Tech-Related) Joke On The Internets


April Fools 2012: We Ruin Every (Tech-Related) Joke On The Internets
Happy April 1st, Everybody! It's that very special time of year — the day when tech companies break out their clown shoes to make their annual attempt at being funny. As a public service, we've rounded up every tech-related April Fools joke that we could find, and we've even separated the wheat from the chaff — highlighting the stuff that's actually funny....

Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus review

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 11:33 AM PDT

Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus review


Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus review
The year was 1999. I was pondering all too carefully what kind of threads I'd be wearing come the new school year. But all I could really think about was exactly how much of my styling budget would be blown on some antediluvian piece of technology that -- in my mind -- was no longer necessary due to the invention of the internet....

OpCapita picks up GAME retail chain, plans to keep 333 stores open

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 11:32 AM PDT

OpCapita picks up GAME retail chain, plans to keep 333 stores open


OpCapita picks up GAME retail chain, plans to keep 333 stores open
The staff of UK video game retailer GAME's remaining 333 stores can breathe a collective sigh of relief today: investment firm OpCapita is buying the chain. "We are pleased to have reached agreement with the Administrator," declared managing partner Henry Jackson, "We strongly believe there is a place on the high street for a video gaming specialist and GAME is a leading brand in the £2.8bn market in the UK." The...

Top 10 best brunch wines

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Top 10 best brunch wines


Top 10 best brunch wines
From omelettes and pancakes to seafood and sandwiches, here are some great wines to wash it all down.

9 unconventional ways to improve your home

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:45 AM PDT

9 unconventional ways to improve your home


9 unconventional ways to improve your home
Conventional wisdom, as it relates to houses, is often too much convention and not enough wisdom.

Atari Pong review (1976)

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Atari Pong review (1976)


Atari Pong review (1976)
Multiplayer gaming today has become an inherently and bewilderingly antisocial affair. You grab a controller, take up as much space as possible on your couch at home, then connect to some random game hosted by some random server filled with some random people with whom you do your damnedest to fill with some collection of lead thrown from some assortment of futuristic weaponry....

April Fools' Day roundup: the big toys, the small toys and the cats

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:12 AM PDT

April Fools' Day roundup: the big toys, the small toys and the cats


April Fools' Day roundup: the big toys, the small toys and the cats
Depending on where you are right now, you're either pretty much done with April Fools' Day (hence our bloated inbox thanks to all you lovely tipsters!) or it's just about to start on your side of the world. In fact, some of this year's submissions already got a head start, including the excellent 8-bit quest mode in Google Maps....

Nokia 7110 review

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:34 AM PDT

Nokia 7110 review


Nokia 7110 review
To say that Nokia's 7110 is an easy phone to review is something of an understatement. This is the first handset to ship running the company's Series 40 OS, but it also packs a dual-band GSM modem and a WAP browser. All of that is shoved into a handset no larger than your average candy bar....

Obama touts electric vehicles, reveals first car, to AAA

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 06:46 AM PDT

Obama touts electric vehicles, reveals first car, to AAA


Obama touts electric vehicles, reveals first car, to AAA
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG, Ford, Legislation and Policy, USA Okay, so President Barack Obama's first car wasn't exactly of the fuel-sipping variety, but that didn't stop him from pitching advanced powertrains to the country's biggest car club. In an interview with AAA, Obama said alternative-fueled vehicles may have helped double fuel-economy figures for light-duty vehicles and may save a typical family $8,000 in refueling costs during the life of a car. Obama also...

Qualcomm details Snapdragon S4-loaded Win8 notebooks further, will be lighter th...

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 06:46 AM PDT

Qualcomm details Snapdragon S4-loaded Win8 notebooks further, will be lighter than Ultrabooks


Qualcomm details Snapdragon S4-loaded Win8 notebooks further, will be lighter than Ultrabooks
Although ARM-based SoCs are generally associated with mobile devices, it's no secret that Qualcomm and NVIDIA want to get Windows 8 computers into the fray. We knew that both companies began seeding developers with prototype SoC-loaded computers back in February, but now more details have arisen about Qualcomm's plans in the area....

Screen Grabs: Vampire Diaries uses Galaxy Note to scratch out sinister signals

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 05:59 AM PDT

Screen Grabs: Vampire Diaries uses Galaxy Note to scratch out sinister signals


Screen Grabs: Vampire Diaries uses Galaxy Note to scratch out sinister signals
Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dot com. The residents of Mystic Falls, Virginia are the most tech-savvy bunch of supernatural creatures we've ever seen. If Edward Cullen and Bella Swan bothered to email each other, then we'd have been spared the horrors of New Moon....

Screen Grabs: Vampire Diaries uses Galaxy Note to scratch out sinister signals

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 02:08 AM PDT

Screen Grabs: Vampire Diaries uses Galaxy Note to scratch out sinister signals


Screen Grabs: Vampire Diaries uses Galaxy Note to scratch out sinister signals
Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dot com. The residents of Mystic Falls, Virginia are the most tech-savvy bunch of supernatural creatures we've ever seen. If Edward Cullen and Bella Swan bothered to email each other, then we'd have been spared the horrors of New Moon....

World's slowest Linux computer, says 'Hello Wor...' (video)

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 10:24 PM PDT

World's slowest Linux computer, says 'Hello Wor...' (video)


World's slowest Linux computer, says 'Hello Wor...' (video)
Evidently tired of smooth running graphics, lightning fast processing and bags and bags of available memory, programmer Dmitry Grinberg decided to go back to computing basics. And then some. As Linux was developed on a 32-bit machine with 1MB of RAM, this has always been considered the minimum system requirements to run the open source OS....

Weibo services 'punished' for Beijing coup rumors, comments temporarily disabled

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 08:10 PM PDT

Weibo services 'punished' for Beijing coup rumors, comments temporarily disabled


Weibo services 'punished' for Beijing coup rumors, comments temporarily disabled
For a country who doesn't really do April Fools' Day, you know China means business when it lays the smackdown on its weibo services. Here's the background story: about a week ago there was a rumor on the Chinese web about a military coup on one of the main streets in Beijing, and coincidentally I was in town around the time (for the Windows Phone launch)....

Ask Engadget: Best HD Camcorder for live shows?

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 08:10 PM PDT

Ask Engadget: Best HD Camcorder for live shows?


Ask Engadget: Best HD Camcorder for live shows?
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 Keith, who needs our help to become the next internet comedy sensation. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com....

Weibo services 'punished' for Beijing coup rumors, comments temporarily disabled

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:40 PM PDT

Weibo services 'punished' for Beijing coup rumors, comments temporarily disabled


Weibo services 'punished' for Beijing coup rumors, comments temporarily disabled
For a country who doesn't really do April Fools' Day, you know China means business when it lays the smackdown on its weibo services. Here's the background story: about a week ago there was a rumor on the Chinese web about a military coup on one of the main streets in Beijing, and coincidentally I was in town around the time (for the Windows Phone launch)....

Mobile Miscellany: week of March 26th, 2012

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:40 PM PDT

Mobile Miscellany: week of March 26th, 2012


Mobile Miscellany: week of March 26th, 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 hints of a Droid Bionic 2, and unfortunately, a number of T-Mobile customers will need to brace for a price hike....

Engadget Mobile Podcast 132 - 03.31.2012

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 05:07 PM PDT

Engadget Mobile Podcast 132 - 03.31.2012



Engadget Mobile Podcast 132 - 03.31.2012
It was a relatively slow news week. So what? We'll make those lemons into podcast lemonade any day, and you, friend, are invited to our lemonade stand. We take credit cards.Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen, Joseph VolpeGuest: Andrew MunchbachProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)00:01:48 - RIM announces Q4 2012 earnings, Jim Balsillie resigns from board, company plans to refocus on enterprise00:04:30 - RIM CEO Thorsten Heins reportedly...

OMGPOP Draws Zynga’s Daily User Traffic Up By 25%

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 05:07 PM PDT

OMGPOP Draws Zynga's Daily User Traffic Up By 25%


OMGPOP Draws Zynga's Daily User Traffic Up By 25%
As the dust settles after Zynga's purchase of New York mobile social game developer OMGPOP, the company is visibly taking on a new shape. A 25% larger and more mobile one. That's the percentage growth of its total daily active user base, when you add in the 14.6 million people playing mobile sketching app Draw Something to its existing 55 million players. The game has gone from 1.7 million to 14.6 over the month of...

BMW adds extra sportiness to its i-series lineup, unveils i8 Concept Spyder

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 03:39 PM PDT

BMW adds extra sportiness to its i-series lineup, unveils i8 Concept Spyder


BMW adds extra sportiness to its i-series lineup, unveils i8 Concept Spyder
We've swooned over BMW's i3 and i8 plug-in gasoline electric hybrids for some time now, so naturally our hearts raced today when the company announced its latest addition to the series, the i8 Concept Spyder. What you're looking at is essentially a sportier version of the i8 Coupe, with the appropriate accents and design tweaks to match....