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- Nissan marketing strategist misspeaks? Leaf "unlikely" to hit 20,000 sales target
- Nokia's free color 710 covers are amazing every day, during April at least
- Six facts about rabbits
- Tweetbot for iOS updated with iCloud syncing of timelines and more across devices
- Reported Tegra 4 roadmap hints at LTE, Q1 2013 release
- 10 Fuel Sipping Classics
- VisiJax turns you into one big bicycle warning system
- 2012 New York Auto Show: Top 10 Cars
- Illuminated Kindle e-readers could arrive this year, also, might not
- Men's Health looks to set coast-to-coast electric-vehicle record in Ford Focus E...
- No more Beats headphones with your HTC? Just what the Dr. ordered
- Flawed diamonds are perfect ingredients for quantum computing, just add time travel
- Lenovo's ICS, 42-inch K71 smart TV going on sale by month's end in China
- TextSpresso machine brews caffeinated goodness via text messaging (video)
- FCC Fridays: April 6, 2012
- Google updates Gmail's 'people widget,' now includes previous images
- Taiwan, France entities will co-develop electric-vehicle technology
- Instagram for Android update adds support for tablets, WiFi handsets and SD card...
- 'Leaked' Nokia Lumia PureView concept images brandish bright colors, chunky profile
- Green car wrap-up from the Big Apple
- IMDb updates Android app, now lets you watch 720p trailers
| Nissan marketing strategist misspeaks? Leaf "unlikely" to hit 20,000 sales target Posted: 07 Apr 2012 02:57 PM PDT Nissan marketing strategist misspeaks? Leaf "unlikely" to hit 20,000 sales target  Nissan marketing strategist misspeaks? Leaf "unlikely" to hit 20,000 sales target Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, North America, USA Successfully marketing a vehicle takes an orchestra of employees all playing from the same musical score, but sometimes, someone slips up. Such seemed the case this week for Nissan when, right in the middle of the Hallelujah chorus at the New York Auto Show, there was heard the off-key intonation of a sad trombone. While conductor (and CEO) Carlos Ghosn was undeterred in his bold sales... |
| Nokia's free color 710 covers are amazing every day, during April at least Posted: 07 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT Nokia's free color 710 covers are amazing every day, during April at least  Nokia's free color 710 covers are amazing every day, during April at least Nokia no doubt won over a few undecided minds last month when it ran a promotion gifting new members to the Lumia 710 owners club with a colorful cover of their choice. We assume it was successful, because it's back. Yes, for the month of April, US-based adopters -- both new and old -- of the mid-level Nokia phone can claim a free chromatic cover.... |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT |
| Tweetbot for iOS updated with iCloud syncing of timelines and more across devices Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:38 PM PDT Tweetbot for iOS updated with iCloud syncing of timelines and more across devices  Tweetbot for iOS updated with iCloud syncing of timelines and more across devices Nearly a year after it debuted and caught our eye as an incredibly well structured Twitter client for the iPhone, Tweetbot's latest revision uses Apple's cloud servers to sync the experience instead of just content. Version 2.2's iCloud based syncing of account settings, timeline position, DMs and Mute filters lets those deep in the iLife go from iPhone to iPad or vice versa without missing a beat.... |
| Reported Tegra 4 roadmap hints at LTE, Q1 2013 release Posted: 07 Apr 2012 11:05 AM PDT Reported Tegra 4 roadmap hints at LTE, Q1 2013 release  Reported Tegra 4 roadmap hints at LTE, Q1 2013 release Time to put on our "skepticles" as we pore over some reportedly leaked Tegra 4 details. NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang went on record saying that we could expect a new Tegra "every single year", so if anything, the fourth iteration of the series is slightly overdue. Chinese site VR-Zone, however, thinks it's got the inside skinny on how the next deployment might look.... |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2012 11:04 AM PDT |
| VisiJax turns you into one big bicycle warning system Posted: 07 Apr 2012 08:40 AM PDT VisiJax turns you into one big bicycle warning system  VisiJax turns you into one big bicycle warning system Anyone who's ever done any bike riding in a big city knows that it's one of the more harrowing experiences of modern society. So, why not protect yourself as much as humanly possible? The VisiJax electronic cycling jacket seems like a pretty solid start. The neon-colored waterproof windbreaker features some 23 LEDs worth of butt-saving protection, with white lights on the front and red on the rear.... |
| 2012 New York Auto Show: Top 10 Cars Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:51 AM PDT 2012 New York Auto Show: Top 10 Cars 2012 New York Auto Show: Top 10 Cars Some of the more notable vehicles from the Big Apple. |
| Illuminated Kindle e-readers could arrive this year, also, might not Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:03 AM PDT Illuminated Kindle e-readers could arrive this year, also, might not  Illuminated Kindle e-readers could arrive this year, also, might not Rumors relating to a new Kindle, or three, land in our inbox with surprising frequency, but when they come from our brethren at TechCrunch, we'll definitely give it a listen. Devin Coldewey reports how he was lucky enough to snatch a glance at an in-development Kindle, which sports an illuminated screen.... |
| Men's Health looks to set coast-to-coast electric-vehicle record in Ford Focus E... Posted: 07 Apr 2012 06:16 AM PDT Men's Health looks to set coast-to-coast electric-vehicle record in Ford Focus Electric  Men's Health looks to set coast-to-coast electric-vehicle record in Ford Focus Electric Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Ford, North America, Racing It's not exactly the Cannonball Run, but, hey, it's for a good cause. Men's Health is looking to set what it says will be a coast-to-coast record-time drive in an electric vehicle while raising money for military families when it sponsors the drive of a Ford Focus Electric in its so-called Electric Car Challenge across the country starting next week. Top Gear USA co-host Tanner... |
| No more Beats headphones with your HTC? Just what the Dr. ordered Posted: 07 Apr 2012 04:43 AM PDT No more Beats headphones with your HTC? Just what the Dr. ordered  No more Beats headphones with your HTC? Just what the Dr. ordered Despite all the hype, opening up the API, and recently scooping up a music streaming service, we might have seen the end of Beats brand plugs being bundled in with HTC phones. Martin Fichter, a product executive for the phone manufacturer, told CNET that "If they want a Beats headphone, they'll buy it directly," suggesting that the lure of the in-the-box pair just wasn't strong enough for those with a penchant... |
| Flawed diamonds are perfect ingredients for quantum computing, just add time travel Posted: 07 Apr 2012 03:11 AM PDT Flawed diamonds are perfect ingredients for quantum computing, just add time travel  Flawed diamonds are perfect ingredients for quantum computing, just add time travel Ready to suspend your brain cells in a superposition of disbelief? Good, because the latest news published in Nature is that diamonds are a quantum computer's best friend -- particularly if they're flawed. An international team of scientists sought out sub-atomic impurities in a 1mm-thick fragment of over-priced carbon and used these as qubits to perform successful calculations.... |
| Lenovo's ICS, 42-inch K71 smart TV going on sale by month's end in China Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:05 AM PDT Lenovo's ICS, 42-inch K71 smart TV going on sale by month's end in China  Lenovo's ICS, 42-inch K71 smart TV going on sale by month's end in China Similar to that K91 TV we saw Lenovo tease back in January, its K71 brethren's also stuffed with Ice Cream Sandwich, and according to the outfit's online shop it's ready to hit Chinese shelves by the end of the month. Along with running a flavor of Android four-dot-oh, this 42-inch smart TV is also packing an undisclosed 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, WiFi and 3D capabilities, plus a gaming remote control (you know,... |
| TextSpresso machine brews caffeinated goodness via text messaging (video) Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:47 PM PDT TextSpresso machine brews caffeinated goodness via text messaging (video)  TextSpresso machine brews caffeinated goodness via text messaging (video) The folks at Zipwhip may have unwittingly discovered a new business model. While the company is primarily focused on cloud messaging services, it's recently created an espresso maker that allows employees to whip up custom brews from the comfort of their mobile phone. Known as TextSpresso, it's based on the Jura Impressa XS90, but unlike the retail model, the machine accepts orders via SMS.... |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2012 08:19 PM PDT FCC Fridays: April 6, 2012  FCC Fridays: April 6, 2012 We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week.... |
| Google updates Gmail's 'people widget,' now includes previous images Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:49 PM PDT Google updates Gmail's 'people widget,' now includes previous images  Google updates Gmail's 'people widget,' now includes previous images When it comes to an ideal conduit for minor announcements, Google's found a home on its very own social network. And this time, it's telling the world about a small update to the people widget -- that bar currently occupying real estate on the right-hand side of gmail.com. Along with showing the pertinent contact information from an email chain's participants, the peep widge will now reveal the last three images sent... |
| Taiwan, France entities will co-develop electric-vehicle technology Posted: 06 Apr 2012 05:20 PM PDT Taiwan, France entities will co-develop electric-vehicle technology  Taiwan, France entities will co-develop electric-vehicle technology Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Europe/EU, Asia Hey, some people thought peanut butter and chocolate was an odd combination until Reese's made millions with it. France and Taiwan - two countries not known for close association thanks to physical distance - are joining forces to further the development of battery-electric vehicles, with a goal of making EVs go mainstream in both countries, Focus Taiwan reported last week. Taiwan's Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC), which receives... |
| Instagram for Android update adds support for tablets, WiFi handsets and SD card... Posted: 06 Apr 2012 05:20 PM PDT Instagram for Android update adds support for tablets, WiFi handsets and SD card installs  Instagram for Android update adds support for tablets, WiFi handsets and SD card installs It's only been three days since Instagram launched on Android and the only thing that seems to match the influx of new users is the pace at which the company is pushing out updates to enhance support and tweak a few glitches. The latest one to hit today (1.0.3) promises expanded support for tablets and WiFi handsets, app installation on the SD card for storage-limited users and fixing an audio mute... |
| 'Leaked' Nokia Lumia PureView concept images brandish bright colors, chunky profile Posted: 06 Apr 2012 04:35 PM PDT 'Leaked' Nokia Lumia PureView concept images brandish bright colors, chunky profile  'Leaked' Nokia Lumia PureView concept images brandish bright colors, chunky profile Take the smartphone camera sensor that was the toast of MWC, add in the burgeoning Windows Phone platform and this might be what you might get. Although we hope -- and suspect -- that it isn't. Sneaking out from China with some judicious pixelation, the phones look pretty... dynamic. With a profile more often associated with those tough, rubberized feature phones, the color gamut of black, magenta and yellow is at... |
| Green car wrap-up from the Big Apple Posted: 06 Apr 2012 03:48 PM PDT Green car wrap-up from the Big Apple  Green car wrap-up from the Big Apple Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, New York Auto Show There were only two marquee plug-in vehicles unveiled at the New York Auto Show this year, the Fisker Atlantic and the Infiniti LE (which stands for Luxury Electric, which the automaker says emphasizes that luxury comes first), and the Infinit's big calling card was that it doesn't need a plug.... |
| IMDb updates Android app, now lets you watch 720p trailers Posted: 06 Apr 2012 03:48 PM PDT IMDb updates Android app, now lets you watch 720p trailers  IMDb updates Android app, now lets you watch 720p trailers iOS friends still flaunting those HD movie previews from Cupertino's Trailers app? Well, looks like now you can come right back at them thanks to IMDb. The all things Hollywood site just gave its Android application a minor refresh, boosting the max resolution on teasers within the app from 480p to 720p -- which you can change to accommodate any data caps you may have.... |
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