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At Long Last, The Nexus S 4G Finally Gets Its Ice Cream Sandwich Update

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:59 PM PDT

At Long Last, The Nexus S 4G Finally Gets Its Ice Cream Sandwich Update


At Long Last, The Nexus S 4G Finally Gets Its Ice Cream Sandwich Update
Hey all you Sprint customers, you haven't been forgotten after all! Sprint has just revealed that the device's Ice Cream Sandwich has finally gone live, which is great news if you're looking to squeeze some more life out of your aging Nexus S 4G before you move into something a bit more modern. Sprint has said the update will be pushed to all devices over the coming weeks, but if you're impatient...

The Meh-Too Crowd

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:59 PM PDT

The Meh-Too Crowd


The Meh-Too Crowd
It's been a while since I came to Google's defense but I think it's time to talk about what an absolute downer it is to dig through a lot of tech commentary these days. The most recent example came after the launch of the Google's Glass project, a HUD for future travelers that will let us connect to our world in a fairly non-obtrusive way....

See a Qbo robot built from scratch in a minute-and-a-half (time-lapse video)

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:59 PM PDT

See a Qbo robot built from scratch in a minute-and-a-half (time-lapse video)


See a Qbo robot built from scratch in a minute-and-a-half (time-lapse video)
Ever wondered just how fast a Qbo robot can be built from scratch? Perhaps not, but TheCorpora is happy to show you anyway. The answer is just under three hours (by a skilled engineer, of course), but the company has managed to whittle that down to a minute-and-a-half thanks to the magic of time-lapse video....

Google Launches Android App To Improve Its Indoor Location Accuracy

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:59 PM PDT

Google Launches Android App To Improve Its Indoor Location Accuracy


Google Launches Android App To Improve Its Indoor Location Accuracy
Google Maps, Bing Maps and a number of startups have been offering indoor maps for large venues like airports, malls and stadiums for quite a while. The problem with indoor mapping, though, is that it's pretty hard for these companies to actually tell you exactly where you are on these maps....

Toyota Redesigns Avalon for 2013

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:59 PM PDT

Toyota Redesigns Avalon for 2013


Toyota Redesigns Avalon for 2013
A sleeker, more sporting Avalon takes the stage in New York.

Sprint announces ICS for the Nexus S 4G, official download now available

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:13 PM PDT

Sprint announces ICS for the Nexus S 4G, official download now available


Sprint announces ICS for the Nexus S 4G, official download now available
If you were hesitant to try the leaked version of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Samsung Nexus S 4G, here's your chance to go the official route. After a lengthy wait, Android 4.0.4 is now available to download. Developing... [Thanks, Brent]Sprint announces ICS for the Nexus S 4G, official download now available originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:06:00 EDT....

Attention Melbourne: You May Now Begin Hunting For Virtual Eggs

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:13 PM PDT

Attention Melbourne: You May Now Begin Hunting For Virtual Eggs


Attention Melbourne: You May Now Begin Hunting For Virtual Eggs
With all the talk about the potential of Google Glass, I thought it might be nice to drop back in on the current state of Augmented Reality — the kind where you still use a smartphone to view markers or images. In the spirit of Google's "20-percent time", Melbourne Australia based mobile app development company jTribe developed an Augmented Reality Easter egg hunt for their fair city this Easter. The company took one...

GSM Galaxy Nexus seeing signal issues after Android 4.0.4 update?

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:13 PM PDT

GSM Galaxy Nexus seeing signal issues after Android 4.0.4 update?


GSM Galaxy Nexus seeing signal issues after Android 4.0.4 update?
Sometimes, updates aren't as sweet as they initially sound. Such is the case with Android 4.0.4, which recently rolled out to owners of the GSM Galaxy Nexus. According to an increasingly vocal swath of members at xda-developers (and confirmed by a listing on Google's own Support page), there are mysterious signal issues now troubling the device....

By The Numbers: Larry Page’s First Year as Google’s CEO

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:13 PM PDT

By The Numbers: Larry Page's First Year as Google's CEO


By The Numbers: Larry Page's First Year as Google's CEO
Google has always been historically paranoid about any numbers it publicly releases. For many years even after it was publicly traded, the management triumvirate including Larry Page had to personally approve any numbers the company issued in public, a policy I believe still stands. So it's worth pointing out all the figures the company has decided to share in a letter to investors that caps off Page's first year at CEO: 30: The...

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

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:13 PM PDT

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


The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!
Hey! We're back! And this time out, Tim and Brian will be joined by the Darren Murph, the Engadget staff's foremost expert on Nic Cage trivia. Follow along, after the break.Continue reading The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:30:00 EDT....

2013 Chevrolet Spark to start at $12,995*

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 01:26 PM PDT

2013 Chevrolet Spark to start at $12,995*


2013 Chevrolet Spark to start at $12,995*
Filed under: Chevrolet, USA General Motors is taking a big gamble in a little way with its 2013 Chevrolet Spark. The Detroit automaker is betting that high fuel prices and an increased awareness of one's ecological footprint will mean more consumers are willing to entertain a new car with an even smaller err......

Panasonic KX-TG7740 and KX-TG7730 cordless phones feature Linke2Cell, iPhone rin...

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Panasonic KX-TG7740 and KX-TG7730 cordless phones feature Linke2Cell, iPhone ringtone integration


Panasonic KX-TG7740 and KX-TG7730 cordless phones feature Linke2Cell, iPhone ringtone integration
Sure, you may have long ditched the landline, but you could still be in the market for a cordless phone. Two such rigs from Panasonic let you tap your mob for a voice connection, with Link2Cell. The KX-TG7740 and KX-TG7730 can both sync up with Bluetooth-enabled phones, letting you make calls through your smartphone as it charges in another room....

Wikipedia’s Mobile Apps Drop Google Maps for OpenStreetMap

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Wikipedia's Mobile Apps Drop Google Maps for OpenStreetMap


Wikipedia's Mobile Apps Drop Google Maps for OpenStreetMap
In the world of online mapping, it feels like things aren't quite going in Google's direction these days: Apple switched away from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap when it launched iPhoto for iOS. Foursquare, too, announced a similar switch just a few weeks ago and today, Wikipedia switched to OpenStreetMap in the latest versions of its iOS and Android apps. As our own Josh Constine wrote last month, Google's plan to charge high-volume users for...

Infiniti LE Takes EVs Upscale

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Infiniti LE Takes EVs Upscale


Infiniti LE Takes EVs Upscale
Luxury electric car concept uses the Leaf platform with wireless charging.

Novero Solana convertible netbook gets flipped by the FCC

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Novero Solana convertible netbook gets flipped by the FCC


Novero Solana convertible netbook gets flipped by the FCC
If you're excited about convertible tablets but can't wait for the IdeaPad Yoga to arrive, then perhaps Novero's Solana might give you a temporary fix. It's a dinky netbook (yes, netbook) that runs both Windows 7 and Android, but you can flip the display over in its frame to turn it into a tablet PC....

Is that a 3D prototype in HTC's EVO 4G LTE making of video?

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Is that a 3D prototype in HTC's EVO 4G LTE making of video?


Is that a 3D prototype in HTC's EVO 4G LTE making of video?
An HTC Evo 4G LTE with dual cameras could only mean one thing, right? It's unclear whether the 3D rig in the company's intro video is simply a design mock-up, or a functional prototype of a model to come, but there's definitely something of the sort floating around HTC's labs....

YouTube lets you watch 1080p 2D videos in '3D' with your anaglyph specs

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:38 PM PDT

YouTube lets you watch 1080p 2D videos in '3D' with your anaglyph specs


YouTube lets you watch 1080p 2D videos in '3D' with your anaglyph specs
Another day, another bit of news out of Mountain View. Stereoscopic 3D videos have been on YouTube for nearly three years, and since last year, the site has given viewers the option to transform "short-form" 2D content to 3D -- with a single click on the settings bar, that is....

Local Search App AroundMe Trumps Yelp’s Mobile Apps With 6M Monthly Users

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Local Search App AroundMe Trumps Yelp's Mobile Apps With 6M Monthly Users


Local Search App AroundMe Trumps Yelp's Mobile Apps With 6M Monthly Users
Wow, AroundMe has really been flying under the radar. The location-aware mobile search app is announcing today that it's now passed the 6 million mark for monthly unique visitors. To put that in perspective, Yelp's mobile apps see 5.7 million+ monthly uniques these days. Not bad, then, considering AroundMe has a single founder, a team of four, and no outside funding. The company is also now reporting having surpassed 1 million downloads...

Delorean Electric surprises in New York, will cost $95,000 in 2013

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:50 AM PDT

Delorean Electric surprises in New York, will cost $95,000 in 2013


Delorean Electric surprises in New York, will cost $95,000 in 2013
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, New York Auto Show First announced last October, the reborn, all-electric Delorean has made a surprise appearance at the New York Auto Show this year. It's a surprise because not even Delorean Motor Company president Stephen Wynne knew he was going to be here until a few weeks ago, when show organizers called with an invite. With a prime spot near the EV ride along track - the...

Zimride Nabs LinkedIn Design Lead, Brings Its Ridesharing Service To Mobile

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Zimride Nabs LinkedIn Design Lead, Brings Its Ridesharing Service To Mobile


Zimride Nabs LinkedIn Design Lead, Brings Its Ridesharing Service To Mobile
There's a lot of exciting action in collaborative consumption, much of it being inspired by the early success of carsharing and ridesharing networks. After hitting 100 million miles served last year, Zimride is now one of the biggest online ridesharing companies in North America. Today, the startup is announcing the release of the mobile version of Zimride.com, a mobile-optimized version of its online service, which will, among other things, enable users...

Pantech breaks the mold with ceramic Vega Racer 2

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Pantech breaks the mold with ceramic Vega Racer 2


Pantech breaks the mold with ceramic Vega Racer 2
Late last spring Pantech was making waves with its world-first 1.5 GHz dual-core phone, the Vega Racer. Now, it's introducing its successor, which also claims a mobile first -- a ceramic body (and they don't just mean the color). Apart from the fancy housing, there's a generous 4.8-inch, 720p LCD screen....

Porsche 911 designer, Ferdinand Porsche, dead at 76

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Porsche 911 designer, Ferdinand Porsche, dead at 76


Porsche 911 designer, Ferdinand Porsche, dead at 76
Creation cemented grandfather's name into the modern psyche.

HTC One X vs. One S: which phone is The One for you?

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:02 AM PDT

HTC One X vs. One S: which phone is The One for you?


HTC One X vs. One S: which phone is The One for you?
HTC One X review HTC One S review HTC Sense 4 reviewJet Li starred in a 2001 movie called "The One." In it, his character traveled to parallel universes and grew stronger as he killed alternate versions of himself. This continued on until there was only one other copy left, with the movie culminating in an epic battle between the two....

Nissan Leaf goes luxury with electric Infiniti concept

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Nissan Leaf goes luxury with electric Infiniti concept


Nissan Leaf goes luxury with electric Infiniti concept
Compact battery-powered sedan coming in two years.

Viacom wins appeal against YouTube, gets another chance to prove copyright infri...

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Viacom wins appeal against YouTube, gets another chance to prove copyright infringement


Viacom wins appeal against YouTube, gets another chance to prove copyright infringement
It's been almost two years since YouTube's triumph in its copyright infringement case against Viacom. As is the way of things, Viacom appealed the decision, and now the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to breathe new life into Viacom's case. Apparently, the appeals judge didn't see eye to eye with the District Court's ruling that no reasonable jury could have found that YouTube had actual knowledge or awareness of...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE gets teardown, gives literal best viewing angles

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE gets teardown, gives literal best viewing angles


Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE gets teardown, gives literal best viewing angles
We have waxed lyrical about the Galaxy Tab 7.7's Super AMOLED Plus delights -- twice. Color us not entirely shocked, then, to see that Samsung's proudly tore apart the Korean LTE variant for component-obsessed fans. Some Korea-only features include a DMB TV antenna just below the 1280 x 800 display, while a magnesium cover above that keeps the thickness and weight down....

Shufflr Brings Its Social Video App To the iPad

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Shufflr Brings Its Social Video App To the iPad


Shufflr Brings Its Social Video App To the iPad
A startup called Althea Systems wants to reinvent the way we find videos online. Its app Shufflr is already available on desktops, the Web, iPhone, and Android, and today it's launching on the iPad. Shufflr co-founder Rajnish (he goes by a single name) isn't shy about his larger ambition. In the same way that companies like Facebook are reorganizing the web around social identity and connections, Rajnish wants to build a new...

Nintendo 3DS outselling four Sony devices in Japan, now has 65 percent of the ma...

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Nintendo 3DS outselling four Sony devices in Japan, now has 65 percent of the market


Nintendo 3DS outselling four Sony devices in Japan, now has 65 percent of the market
The latest figures from Japan's Media Create are in, showing that last year's trend has been fully reversed. Now the consumers are hungry for Nintendo's 3DS, given that it shipped 121,921 units in the week ending April 1st. That put it comfortably ahead of the PlayStation 3 (23,771), PSP (18,356) and PS Vita's (12,105) sales combined....

Amazon launches Kindle eBook store en Español, over 33,000 libros to choose from

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:13 AM PDT

Amazon launches Kindle eBook store en Español, over 33,000 libros to choose from


Amazon launches Kindle eBook store en Español, over 33,000 libros to choose from
Buenas noticias para todos los amantes de los libros que viven en Estados Unidos. Amazon acaba de anunciar una nueva tienda llamada eBooks Kindle en Español. El nuevo servicio dará acceso a más de 33,000 libros que se podrán leer en los diferentes dispositivos Kindle. Esta biblioteca virtual incluirá una lista con los títulos más vendidos de Nielsen, autores mexicanos como José Emilio Pacheco y Sergio Pitol, libros para niños como...

FormMobi Aims To Be A Better ‘Mobile Clipboard’ With Easy Form Creation And Dist...

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:13 AM PDT

FormMobi Aims To Be A Better 'Mobile Clipboard' With Easy Form Creation And Distribution


FormMobi Aims To Be A Better 'Mobile Clipboard' With Easy Form Creation And Distribution
I don't think anyone in history has ever thought of filling out forms as sexy, but it's a necessary evil for many a business or organization. Still, there's plenty of room for improvement, and that's where a la mode inc. comes into play — their FormMobi app aims to simplify the process of creating forms and getting them into the field where they're actually needed. Seeing FormMobi in action is actually rather...