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- Google brings better YouTube integration to Orkut, hopes you haven't forgotten
- Google Currents app updated with international support, offline reading
- Feds expand Jeep Wrangler fire probe
- Explosion injures 2 at General Motors battery testing facility
- Diesel-powered Mazda CX-5s beating gas versions 3-1 in Japan
- Huawei Ascend G 300 coming to Vodafone UK on April 13th
- MLB Network launches Strike Zone all-highlights channel on four providers
- Focus Electric Heads Cross-Country
- Android devs: if you can't use your app with your eyes closed, open them and rea...
- Meat-loving Las Vegas embraces its vegan side
- Insert Coin: Berlin Boombox recyclable cardboard stereo (video)
- StatCounter finds 1366 x 768 to be most popular screen resolution for the first...
- Sony Xperia Sola hits the FCC, gets dissected by regulators
- Asus Eee Pad MeMo benchmarks come out fighting, other slates take note (video)
- Velti Report: iOS Regains The Mobile Ad Lead, New iPad Growing Fast
- Western Digital ships 7mm HDD for Ultrabooks, losing down pavement cracks
- Honda bringing plug-ins, hybrids to Zipcar fleet
- Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant
- OneReceipt Launches iOS App For Scanning And Storing Those Pesky Paper Receipts
- The Lighter Car News
- The Lighter Car News
- Netflix for Windows Phone hits v2.0, heads to the UK, Ireland and Latin America
- Google Takes Its Flipboard Competitor Currents Global
- 8 fun ways to destroy a Peep
- LG Viper 4G may hit Sprint stores on April 22nd
- Toshiba AT300 gets Excited at the FCC
- Cabana’s Fan Page Mobilizer Turns Facebook Pages Into Mobile Web Apps
- Japanese biometric ATM reads your palm, tells fortune
- 2012 Buick Verano — Flash Drive
- 2012 VW Passat TDI — Flash Drive
| Google brings better YouTube integration to Orkut, hopes you haven't forgotten Posted: 11 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT Google brings better YouTube integration to Orkut, hopes you haven't forgotten  Google brings better YouTube integration to Orkut, hopes you haven't forgotten Remember Orkut? You know, one of Google's early efforts at diving into the social networking game. Well, the website's still operating at full force, with more than three quarters of its 66 million users coming from Brazil and India alone. The point is, Big G's still keeping tabs on the O network, thus the news of an improved YouTube integration shouldn't come as a surprise.... |
| Google Currents app updated with international support, offline reading Posted: 11 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT Google Currents app updated with international support, offline reading  Google Currents app updated with international support, offline reading Folks in the US have been able to use the Google Currents app to read various websites (including this one) with more of a magazine-style layout since late last year, and now those outside the country can finally get in on the act as well. Google has today rolled out version 1.1 of the app for Android and iOS, which makes the service available worldwide with support for 44 languages, and... |
| Feds expand Jeep Wrangler fire probe Posted: 11 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT |
| Explosion injures 2 at General Motors battery testing facility Posted: 11 Apr 2012 02:41 PM PDT Explosion injures 2 at General Motors battery testing facility Explosion injures 2 at General Motors battery testing facility Chevy Volt technology not behind the blaze. |
| Diesel-powered Mazda CX-5s beating gas versions 3-1 in Japan Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:55 PM PDT Diesel-powered Mazda CX-5s beating gas versions 3-1 in Japan  Diesel-powered Mazda CX-5s beating gas versions 3-1 in Japan Filed under: Diesel, Mazda, Japan Most people who follow the auto industry know that diesels are popular in Europe - and more and more so in the U.S. - but it appears Mazda underestimated how many people in Japan want an oil burner. According to the Nikkei, Mazda expected to sell just 1,000 CX-5s a month in Japan, but it instead sold 8,000 in February, the first month the CUV was on... |
| Huawei Ascend G 300 coming to Vodafone UK on April 13th Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:55 PM PDT Huawei Ascend G 300 coming to Vodafone UK on April 13th  Huawei Ascend G 300 coming to Vodafone UK on April 13th We've laid our eyes (and hands) on the Ascend G 300 a pair of times, first while it was sneaking past the FCC, then shortly after that when we took it for a quick spin at MWC in Barcelona. Now, Huawei's Gingerbread handset is prepping to land in the UK on Friday the 13th, being available exclusively at Vodafone.... |
| MLB Network launches Strike Zone all-highlights channel on four providers Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:55 PM PDT MLB Network launches Strike Zone all-highlights channel on four providers  MLB Network launches Strike Zone all-highlights channel on four providers For football fans the NFL Red Zone and ESPN Goal Line Channels have streamlined game day viewing by focusing on switching between scoring opportunities from simultaneously airing games and now Major League Baseball has its own version (there's already a web edition dubbed Full Count). The MLB Network Strike Zone went live Tuesday night on Bright House Networks, DirecTV, Dish Network and Time Warner Cable, airing live look-ins on league games... |
| Focus Electric Heads Cross-Country Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:55 PM PDT Focus Electric Heads Cross-Country Focus Electric Heads Cross-Country Ford EV's NYC to L.A. route will take 11 days and 55 recharge stops. |
| Android devs: if you can't use your app with your eyes closed, open them and rea... Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:55 PM PDT Android devs: if you can't use your app with your eyes closed, open them and read this  Android devs: if you can't use your app with your eyes closed, open them and read this Google's doing a lot to bolster its Android developers guide at the moment, with fresh design tips we covered yesterday and then a new section on accessibility arriving shortly after. The latter provides a bunch of suggestions on things like minimum button size (48dp or around 9mm), and also explains how to make use of free components like TalkBack, which gives a spoken description of an app's UI, and Eyes-Free Keyboard,... |
| Meat-loving Las Vegas embraces its vegan side Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:55 PM PDT Meat-loving Las Vegas embraces its vegan side Meat-loving Las Vegas embraces its vegan side Move over cheeseburgers and rib-eye steaks, Las Vegas restaurants are starting to go vegan. |
| Insert Coin: Berlin Boombox recyclable cardboard stereo (video) Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:08 PM PDT Insert Coin: Berlin Boombox recyclable cardboard stereo (video)  Insert Coin: Berlin Boombox recyclable cardboard stereo (video) In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line. It's been years since we've spotted a proper handle-sporting boombox on this side of the equator (in public, at least), but we're decidedly impressed with this unique Kickstarter creation, dubbed the Berlin Boombox.... |
| StatCounter finds 1366 x 768 to be most popular screen resolution for the first... Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:08 PM PDT StatCounter finds 1366 x 768 to be most popular screen resolution for the first time  StatCounter finds 1366 x 768 to be most popular screen resolution for the first time It's had quite a run, but it looks like the old standby resolution of web designers everywhere, 1024 x 768, has finally been eclipsed by a newer, wider rival. According to web analytics firm StatCounter, use of 1024 x 768 fell from 41.8 percent in March of 2009 to 18.6 percent this March, while 1366 x 768 (common to many laptops) shot up from just 0.68 percent to 19.28 percent during... |
| Sony Xperia Sola hits the FCC, gets dissected by regulators Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:08 PM PDT Sony Xperia Sola hits the FCC, gets dissected by regulators  Sony Xperia Sola hits the FCC, gets dissected by regulators Sola, Pepper, MT27i -- it's got many names, and now it's got the official thumbs up from American regulators. The Sony Xperia Sola made an appearance at the FCC, got itself torn asunder and even dragged along its user manual. Beneath the rather underwhelming 3.7-inch 854 x 480 LCD is quite a collection of antennas, including NFC, 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1 and a quadband GSM radio.... |
| Asus Eee Pad MeMo benchmarks come out fighting, other slates take note (video) Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:20 PM PDT Asus Eee Pad MeMo benchmarks come out fighting, other slates take note (video)  Asus Eee Pad MeMo benchmarks come out fighting, other slates take note (video) It's been a long and winding road for the tongue-twisting Asus Eee Pad MeMo ME171, and though we did get a first-hand look back at CES it's finally available to call your own. The team over at Netbook News decided to take the 7", 1280 x 800 display totin', 1.2GHz Snapdragon powered slab and give a good benchmarking -- which always piques our interest.... |
| Velti Report: iOS Regains The Mobile Ad Lead, New iPad Growing Fast Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:20 PM PDT Velti Report: iOS Regains The Mobile Ad Lead, New iPad Growing Fast  Velti Report: iOS Regains The Mobile Ad Lead, New iPad Growing Fast iOS edged out Android in mobile ad marketshare last month, according to a new report from mobile marketing company Velti. The report is based on data collected from 33,405 apps via the Mobclix Exchange, which Velti acquired in 2010. It says that at the end of 2011, iOS and Android both had 50 percent marketshare, but that iOS pulled ahead in March, with 53 percent marketshare for the month. March also saw the... |
| Western Digital ships 7mm HDD for Ultrabooks, losing down pavement cracks Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:20 PM PDT Western Digital ships 7mm HDD for Ultrabooks, losing down pavement cracks  Western Digital ships 7mm HDD for Ultrabooks, losing down pavement cracks Western Digital is whipping the sheets clear from a new, 7mm tall 2.5-inch mobile HDD that'll sit nicely inside your Ultrabook or other skinny device. The single-platter Scorpio Blue comes in 320 and 500GB varieties and will even sit nearly in 9.5mm slots (just, you know, bring along some blu-tack to pad the void around the drive bay).... |
| Honda bringing plug-ins, hybrids to Zipcar fleet Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT Honda bringing plug-ins, hybrids to Zipcar fleet  Honda bringing plug-ins, hybrids to Zipcar fleet Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Transportation Alternatives, Honda Following in Ford's and Chevy's footsteps, Honda today announced a partnership with the car-sharing service Zipcar. The cars that will be added to the use-em-when-you-need-em fleet are going to be Honda's "latest advanced technology vehicles," which in this case means the Insight hybrid, the Fit EV (starting this fall), the Accord Plug-In Hybrid (in early 2013) and the new CR-V.... |
| Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant  Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant Japan is often on the cutting edge of technology, but one of the things it apparently does not have is a collection of large solar power plants. Kyocera, better known state side for its interesting cell phone designs, is looking to change that by teaming up with IHI and Mizuho Corporate Bank on a large facility in Kagoshima City.... |
| OneReceipt Launches iOS App For Scanning And Storing Those Pesky Paper Receipts Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT OneReceipt Launches iOS App For Scanning And Storing Those Pesky Paper Receipts  OneReceipt Launches iOS App For Scanning And Storing Those Pesky Paper Receipts Can't hold on to your receipts? Neither can I. I've come to realize that my problem is one of absentmindedness — I'll grab my receipt off the table or from a cashier as I walk out the door, but after that, I usually have no earthly idea where they end up. That's where the the purchase tracking buffs at OneReceipt come in (again).... |
| Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT The Lighter Car News The Lighter Car News Saab's debt tally, the next Mini GP, and a Justin Bieber Fisker Karma |
| Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT The Lighter Car News The Lighter Car News Saab's debt tally, the next Mini GP, and a Justin Bieber Fisker Karma |
| Netflix for Windows Phone hits v2.0, heads to the UK, Ireland and Latin America Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT Netflix for Windows Phone hits v2.0, heads to the UK, Ireland and Latin America  Netflix for Windows Phone hits v2.0, heads to the UK, Ireland and Latin America Via its blog site, Netflix announced that version 2.0 of its Windows Phone app is now ready for your downloading pleasure. The refresh hands the application a passport to head over to the United Kingdom, Ireland as well as 47 other countries in Latin America. In addition to its global quest, Netflix added an array of new bits in the update, including subtitles, closed captions and an alternate audio option, while... |
| Google Takes Its Flipboard Competitor Currents Global Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT Google Takes Its Flipboard Competitor Currents Global  Google Takes Its Flipboard Competitor Currents Global Last December, Google launched Currents, its attempt at challenging popular mobile apps like Flipboard and Zite. Since then, the company has added about 400 new publishers and over 14,000 self-published editions to its lineup . Until now, though, Currents, which runs on Android and iOS, was only available in the United States.... |
| Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT 8 fun ways to destroy a Peep 8 fun ways to destroy a Peep So you've still got those left over peeps. Here are some creative ways to get rid of them. |
| LG Viper 4G may hit Sprint stores on April 22nd Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT LG Viper 4G may hit Sprint stores on April 22nd  LG Viper 4G may hit Sprint stores on April 22nd Pre-orders of Sprint's first LTE-capable device, the LG Viper 4G, begin tomorrow. The Now Network is keeping quiet on an official release date for the time being, but that isn't stopping the carrier from sharing a few crucial nuggets of information with its employees first. We got our hands on a screenshot apparently informing Sprint's forces that the device will be all yours for the buying on April 22nd, through your... |
| Toshiba AT300 gets Excited at the FCC Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT Toshiba AT300 gets Excited at the FCC  Toshiba AT300 gets Excited at the FCC As we rub our eyes and squint at the sliver of a label on the FCC report, we can clearly see it reads Toshiba AT300. This, as you may recall, was the model number worn by the Japan-only 10.1 inch Regza tab. But wait! We can also read "Excite 10 AT300" and "Excite 10 305" on the same report, suggesting this is actually one of the new trio of Excites revealed... |
| Cabana’s Fan Page Mobilizer Turns Facebook Pages Into Mobile Web Apps Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT Cabana's Fan Page Mobilizer Turns Facebook Pages Into Mobile Web Apps  Cabana's Fan Page Mobilizer Turns Facebook Pages Into Mobile Web Apps Mobile development startup Cabana is launching a new product today called Fan Page Mobilizer aimed at small businesses who want to bring their Facebook presence to smartphones. There have been a lot of startups promising easy-to-use mobile app-building tools, to the point where my eyes can glaze over when I hear about a new one.... |
| Japanese biometric ATM reads your palm, tells fortune Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT Japanese biometric ATM reads your palm, tells fortune  Japanese biometric ATM reads your palm, tells fortune A palm reading cash machine might not tell you your fortune, but it will, at least, dispense some of it. Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank in Japan has revealed that it will introduce the nation's first ATM that lets you withdraw money just by scanning your palm. This isn't the first ATM to use extra human verification, but it claims it's the first that functions without the need for your cash card.... |
| 2012 Buick Verano — Flash Drive Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT 2012 Buick Verano — Flash Drive 2012 Buick Verano — Flash Drive MSN Autos reviews the brand new Buick Verano. |
| 2012 VW Passat TDI — Flash Drive Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT 2012 VW Passat TDI — Flash Drive 2012 VW Passat TDI — Flash Drive MSN Autos weighs in on VW's newest diesel people-hauler. |
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