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- Tetris takes over MIT building in case of hack as high art (video)
- Nokia begins construction on Vietnamese production facility
- GM's future in China includes EN-V 2.0; new renderings show light evolution
- Huawei 2011 financials: 20 million smartphones sold yet profit down 53 percent
- Ubuntu 12.10 gets christened Quantal Quetzal ahead of Pangolin launch
- Norton Identity Safe locks your passwords in the cloud, spares your failing memory
- Netflix Q1 results: 3 million new streaming subscribers worldwide, record viewin...
- Honda surprises with wild Concept C and Concept S showcars in China
- Facebook updates S-1, adds Q1 earnings, revenue up 45% over last year
- Fujifilm X-Pro1 high-ISO shots go under the loupe in mirrorless standoff with OM...
- Dropbox simplifies sharing with file viewer and folder links
- The Distro Interview: Microsoft Principal Researcher Bill Buxton
- HTC One X gets teardown, battery unsurprisingly dominates
- BMW i8 Spyder takes to the stage bearing eDrive name
- SkyDrive app for Windows Phone gets 2.0 update, reduces free storage capacity
- MBTA and Masabi team up for first smartphone rail ticketing system in the US, la...
- Vodafone first carrier to jump on the new Samsung galaxy phone bandwagon
- Facebook paying Microsoft $550 million for 650 patents, Ballmer clicks 'like'
- NVIDIA: there's nothing 'Ultra' about Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks unless you add Kepler
- Volkswagen E-Bugster concept lowers its lid in Beijing
- MSI GT70 gaming laptop review
- Intel puts Ivy Bridge on the map: first 22nm product, decent official benchmarks...
- Acer dips its toes into Ivy Bridge, refreshes two of its desktops with new proce...
- Amped Wireless releases two new USB adapters to cure internet blackspots (video)
- The NOFAN CR-95C: a fanless copper CPU cooler for your next-gen build
- HTC One V coming to Canada on Bell, will reunite with One S
- Droid Incredible 4G LTE Appears On Verizon Promo Site With $299 Price Tag
- InMobi: Android & iOS Eat Away At RIM’s Share In North America; Globally, Nokia...
- HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE pops up on Verizon for $300, links to Droid RAZR Maxx
- Honda will offer IMA hybrid technology to Chinese automakers
| Tetris takes over MIT building in case of hack as high art (video) Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:14 PM PDT Tetris takes over MIT building in case of hack as high art (video)  Tetris takes over MIT building in case of hack as high art (video) College pranks usually involve livestock, panties, the use of permanent marker on an unconscious, not-so-innocent partygoer or a combination thereof. But when you gather the cream of the geek crop at a hallowed higher learning institution like MIT, those playful tricks turn into wide-scale works of technical wonderment. Unbeknownst to members of the Earth and Planetary Science departments that inhabit the site of this larger-than-life hack, their building -- long a... |
| Nokia begins construction on Vietnamese production facility Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:14 PM PDT Nokia begins construction on Vietnamese production facility  Nokia begins construction on Vietnamese production facility In keeping with Elop's focus on Asia-based production, Nokia's just broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Vietnam. The site, located in the country's Bac Ninh province, spans over 17 hectacres and is slated to begin production of mobile devices when it's completed in early 2013. The move marks a shift in strategy for the Finnish company, eyeing unmet demand for smartphones in the region, an area it's deemed a... |
| GM's future in China includes EN-V 2.0; new renderings show light evolution Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:27 PM PDT GM's future in China includes EN-V 2.0; new renderings show light evolution  GM's future in China includes EN-V 2.0; new renderings show light evolution Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM, China General Motors' vision for the all-electric EN-V pod cars has always been to deploy them in the heavily crowded mega cities of the future, so it makes perfect sense that a rendering for the next-generation model was revealed today at the Beijing Motor Show. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the most futuristic Chevrolet ever. With room for two, the EN-V 2.0 gets what looks like a longer wheelbase... |
| Huawei 2011 financials: 20 million smartphones sold yet profit down 53 percent Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:27 PM PDT Huawei 2011 financials: 20 million smartphones sold yet profit down 53 percent  Huawei 2011 financials: 20 million smartphones sold yet profit down 53 percent Huawei's annual earnings report is out and it's a mixed bag, since while turnover increased by 11.7 percent to 203.9 RMB ($32.3 billion), profits plummeted 53 percent to 11.6 billion RMB ($1.8 billion). Revenue from overseas sales (138.4 billion RMB) equated for over half the company's total income and it boasted of having sold 150 million consumer devices, including 20 million smartphones in the year.... |
| Ubuntu 12.10 gets christened Quantal Quetzal ahead of Pangolin launch Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:27 PM PDT Ubuntu 12.10 gets christened Quantal Quetzal ahead of Pangolin launch  Ubuntu 12.10 gets christened Quantal Quetzal ahead of Pangolin launch While you impatiently await the release of Precise Pangolin this Thursday, we've got some news to hold your little aubergine-loving heart over. Canonical's own Mark Shuttleworth took to the web to announce Ubuntu 12.10, codenamed Quantal Quetzal. If you were hoping the Linux distro would take the tongue-twisting titles down a notch with the next release, well, you're out of luck.... |
| Norton Identity Safe locks your passwords in the cloud, spares your failing memory Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:41 PM PDT Norton Identity Safe locks your passwords in the cloud, spares your failing memory  Norton Identity Safe locks your passwords in the cloud, spares your failing memory Norton's Identity Safe is a free online service that aims to end the curse of forgotten passwords. If you've got a few social networking accounts, then keeping track of all your keys can be tough. This service remembers all of your log-in details and inputs them automatically when you next visit.... |
| Netflix Q1 results: 3 million new streaming subscribers worldwide, record viewin... Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:41 PM PDT Netflix Q1 results: 3 million new streaming subscribers worldwide, record viewing hours  Netflix Q1 results: 3 million new streaming subscribers worldwide, record viewing hours Netflix has posted its earnings report for Q1 of 2012, and reveals its streaming subscriber count in the US is currently 23.4 million, after reaching 21.67 million back in January. While the company noted a net loss of about $5 million, the letter from CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Wells claimed it is still on a "rapid return" to profitability after last year's missteps and international expansions.... |
| Honda surprises with wild Concept C and Concept S showcars in China Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:55 PM PDT Honda surprises with wild Concept C and Concept S showcars in China  Honda surprises with wild Concept C and Concept S showcars in China Filed under: Hybrid, Honda, China Honda has used the 2012 Beijing Motor Show to launch two new concept cars that it says "show the direction of mass-production models Honda will introduce to the market next year." First up is the imaginatively named Concept C. According to the automaker, 'C' stands for "Cool, "Challenge" and "China." As much as we wish we were making that up, we aren't.... |
| Facebook updates S-1, adds Q1 earnings, revenue up 45% over last year Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:55 PM PDT Facebook updates S-1, adds Q1 earnings, revenue up 45% over last year  Facebook updates S-1, adds Q1 earnings, revenue up 45% over last year Facebook just filed an amended S-1 (that all important document that officially announces its public offering plans) with some new financial info. Now included in the charts and graphs is everything you wanted to know about Q1 of 2012 at Facebook (but were afraid to ask). The new SEC filing reveals that revenues are way up at the social network over last year (a whopping 45 percent higher than Q1 of... |
| Fujifilm X-Pro1 high-ISO shots go under the loupe in mirrorless standoff with OM... Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:55 PM PDT Fujifilm X-Pro1 high-ISO shots go under the loupe in mirrorless standoff with OM-D E-5 and NEX-7  Fujifilm X-Pro1 high-ISO shots go under the loupe in mirrorless standoff with OM-D E-5 and NEX-7 We'll soon be putting Fujifilm's new interchange able shooter through our own wringer, but in the meantime we found an apt low-light comparison with two of its non-reflex brethren. Although blogging photog Steve Huff admits the tests are "crazy" and depend on the camera's own auto-exposure choices, the results do give some food for thought.... |
| Dropbox simplifies sharing with file viewer and folder links Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:09 PM PDT Dropbox simplifies sharing with file viewer and folder links  Dropbox simplifies sharing with file viewer and folder links Dropbox is one of those tools that makes our lives a lot easier around the Engadget compound and our various satellite lairs. So, it only makes sense that we'd get a little excited when the company updates and improves the file syncing service. Now, sharing is a bit simpler, with the ability to generate a public link for any file or folder and have it open in a web-based viewer.... |
| The Distro Interview: Microsoft Principal Researcher Bill Buxton Posted: 23 Apr 2012 11:24 AM PDT The Distro Interview: Microsoft Principal Researcher Bill Buxton  The Distro Interview: Microsoft Principal Researcher Bill Buxton Bill Buxton has spent most of his career getting between humans and computers. While his initial focus was on music and digital instruments, that eventually led to an interest in human-computer interaction, and pioneering work with multitouch systems and other user interfaces. He worked with the famed hotbed of innovation Xerox PARC in the late 1980s and early 90s, and was later Chief Scientist for software firm Alias Wavefront before claiming... |
| HTC One X gets teardown, battery unsurprisingly dominates Posted: 23 Apr 2012 11:24 AM PDT HTC One X gets teardown, battery unsurprisingly dominates  HTC One X gets teardown, battery unsurprisingly dominates While some might deem the One X's combination of svelte unibody profile, quad-core power and 720p display to be downright witchcraft, we knew differently. Fortunately, there's now scientific proof to back us up, courtesy of PCOnline, which has performed a delicate autopsy on the Chinese variant of HTC's new flagship.... |
| BMW i8 Spyder takes to the stage bearing eDrive name Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:38 AM PDT BMW i8 Spyder takes to the stage bearing eDrive name  BMW i8 Spyder takes to the stage bearing eDrive name Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, BMW, China BMW has created the BMW i sub-brand for its upcoming production plug-in models, which currently include three concepts: the i3, i8 and the i8 Spyder. After keeping that third model away from our eager cameras at the New York Auto Show, BMW finally showed off the i8 Spyder Concept in the metal at the Beijing Motor Show today. The car itself we've already learned plenty about, but... |
| SkyDrive app for Windows Phone gets 2.0 update, reduces free storage capacity Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:38 AM PDT SkyDrive app for Windows Phone gets 2.0 update, reduces free storage capacity  SkyDrive app for Windows Phone gets 2.0 update, reduces free storage capacity Microsoft has updated its SkyDrive cloud storage and sharing app for Windows Phone -- you know, the one that offers more free storage than a certain competitor. New features include a batch-select tool to make moving files around easier while on the go, the ability to directly manage folder permissions and the quick sharing of files with approved recipients in your People Hub.... |
| MBTA and Masabi team up for first smartphone rail ticketing system in the US, la... Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:38 AM PDT MBTA and Masabi team up for first smartphone rail ticketing system in the US, launching in Boston this fall  MBTA and Masabi team up for first smartphone rail ticketing system in the US, launching in Boston this fall In Boston this fall, you won't need to keep up with your train ticket anymore -- as long as you don't leave your smartphone at home. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Masabi have joined forces to bring a rail ticketing to handheld devices via iPhone, Android and BlackBerry apps.... |
| Vodafone first carrier to jump on the new Samsung galaxy phone bandwagon Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:51 AM PDT Vodafone first carrier to jump on the new Samsung galaxy phone bandwagon Vodafone first carrier to jump on the new Samsung galaxy phone bandwagon Rumors and leaks have been flying fast and furious about Samsung's next handset to be graced with the Galaxy moniker, and we've just gotten one more tidbit. Other than the event invite Sammy sent out last week and a recent video teaser, official info on the handset's been hard to come by.... |
| Facebook paying Microsoft $550 million for 650 patents, Ballmer clicks 'like' Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:50 AM PDT Facebook paying Microsoft $550 million for 650 patents, Ballmer clicks 'like' Facebook paying Microsoft $550 million for 650 patents, Ballmer clicks 'like' Microsoft has agreed to sell on around 650 patents to Facebook in a deal worth $550 million. The Haüs of Zuckerberg will stump up the cash in exchange for various social networking patents that were registered by AOL (disclaimer: Engadget's parent company) and sold to Redmond for $1 billion a fortnight ago.... |
| NVIDIA: there's nothing 'Ultra' about Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks unless you add Kepler Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:50 AM PDT NVIDIA: there's nothing 'Ultra' about Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks unless you add Kepler  NVIDIA: there's nothing 'Ultra' about Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks unless you add Kepler This is a vaguely awkward message for NVIDIA to be putting out. On one hand, the company is best buddies with Intel and is hoping to see its next-gen GPUs bundled with a large portion of the Ivy Bridge notebooks that will ship this year. But to reach that target, it must risk irking Chipzilla by emphasizing the limitations of Ivy Bridge's integrated graphics.... |
| Volkswagen E-Bugster concept lowers its lid in Beijing Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:05 AM PDT Volkswagen E-Bugster concept lowers its lid in Beijing  Volkswagen E-Bugster concept lowers its lid in Beijing Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volkswagen, China Back in January at the Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen unveiled a concept car called the E-Bugster. A chopped-down, electric-powered Beetle roadster, the E-Bugster cut a lean, mean, green profile. The only thing that was missing, ironically, was a chance to see the convertible with its top off. If you're going to make a roadster, at least have the courtesy of showing it off with the roof down, right?... |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:04 AM PDT MSI GT70 gaming laptop review  MSI GT70 gaming laptop review MSI outs new GT60 / GT70 gaming laptops, we go hands-on (video) Kepler comes of age: NVIDIA unveils GeForce GTX 680 desktop GPU, 600M series for laptops Intel puts Ivy Bridge on the map: promises up to 20 percent faster CPU, doubled graphics, desktop quad-cores from $174 When NVIDIA unveiled its next-gen Kepler GPU, we were a bit surprised to see its first mobile iteration show up in a so-called Ultrabook.... |
| Intel puts Ivy Bridge on the map: first 22nm product, decent official benchmarks... Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:04 AM PDT Intel puts Ivy Bridge on the map: first 22nm product, decent official benchmarks, quad-cores from $174  Intel puts Ivy Bridge on the map: first 22nm product, decent official benchmarks, quad-cores from $174 We hear that pilgrims have already started flocking to the town of Ivybridge (population 12,056) in the forested depths of southwest England. Very soon though, you'll be able to pay homage to Moore's Law without travelling further than your favorite online retailer, because the third generation of Intel Core processors has just launched and should be available to buy before the end of this month.... |
| Acer dips its toes into Ivy Bridge, refreshes two of its desktops with new proce... Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:04 AM PDT Acer dips its toes into Ivy Bridge, refreshes two of its desktops with new processors  Acer dips its toes into Ivy Bridge, refreshes two of its desktops with new processors Now that the Ivy Bridge cat is out of the bag, you can expect to see a deluge of press releases from PC makers over the coming weeks, each of them saying that this computer or that is getting refreshed with Intel's latest processors. From Acer, at least, we expect multiple announcements: it's only ready to talk about a couple of desktops today, with news around laptops and Ultrabooks coming later.... |
| Amped Wireless releases two new USB adapters to cure internet blackspots (video) Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:04 AM PDT Amped Wireless releases two new USB adapters to cure internet blackspots (video)  Amped Wireless releases two new USB adapters to cure internet blackspots (video) Is your computer positioned just that little bit too far away from your home router to get consistent internet access? Amped Wireless is here for you with a pair of USB adapters that promise you'll never have to tilt your machine to maintain signal again. The UA1000 pushes out 500mW of power over the 2.4GHz band, will clip to your laptop screen and, if you connect it to two USB ports... |
| The NOFAN CR-95C: a fanless copper CPU cooler for your next-gen build Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:04 AM PDT The NOFAN CR-95C: a fanless copper CPU cooler for your next-gen build  The NOFAN CR-95C: a fanless copper CPU cooler for your next-gen build Interesting times to be shopping around for a processor, but what about a new cooler to go with it? This unassuming little work of art is the copper special edition of the NOFAN CR-95C, which is rated to cool CPUs of up to 100W TDP without the need for a fan.... |
| HTC One V coming to Canada on Bell, will reunite with One S Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:20 AM PDT HTC One V coming to Canada on Bell, will reunite with One S  HTC One V coming to Canada on Bell, will reunite with One S Canadians looking to hunt down the smallest addition to HTC's One series are in luck. According to a Mobile Syrup tipster, it'll arrive on Bell next week, in all its aluminum unibody glory. While the One X looks to be confined to Rogers in the Land of the Maple Leaf, both the One S and One V are going to be offered by Bell Mobility.... |
| Droid Incredible 4G LTE Appears On Verizon Promo Site With $299 Price Tag Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:20 AM PDT Droid Incredible 4G LTE Appears On Verizon Promo Site With $299 Price Tag  Droid Incredible 4G LTE Appears On Verizon Promo Site With $299 Price Tag It's been spotted in leaked press renders and blurry photos before, but Verizon has just recently (and perhaps inadvertently) made the new Droid Incredible nice and official. The Droid Incredible 4G LTE just popped up on Verizon's Droid Does promotional site, and while you can't have one just yet, it's comforting to know that it'll see the light of say sooner rather than later.... |
| InMobi: Android & iOS Eat Away At RIM’s Share In North America; Globally, Nokia... Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:20 AM PDT InMobi: Android & iOS Eat Away At RIM's Share In North America; Globally, Nokia Devices Dominate  InMobi: Android & iOS Eat Away At RIM's Share In North America; Globally, Nokia Devices Dominate Independent mobile ad network InMobi released its Q1 2012 Ad Data report for North America this morning, covering the mobile ad landscape for the first part of the year. Not surprisingly, the report found the top two mobile operating systems were, again, iOS and Android, each with a sizeable chunk of market share and growing.... |
| HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE pops up on Verizon for $300, links to Droid RAZR Maxx Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:20 AM PDT HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE pops up on Verizon for $300, links to Droid RAZR Maxx  HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE pops up on Verizon for $300, links to Droid RAZR Maxx We'll take a dedicated microsite over ole Mr. Blurrycam any day of the week. HTC's latest Verizon LTE handset is now an Incredible step closer to being official. The HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE has popped up on Big Red's Droid Does site, complete with specs and a $300 on-contract price tag.... |
| Honda will offer IMA hybrid technology to Chinese automakers Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:34 AM PDT Honda will offer IMA hybrid technology to Chinese automakers  Honda will offer IMA hybrid technology to Chinese automakers Filed under: Hybrid, Honda, China Honda has already announced it will bring its gas-electric hybrid vehicles to the Chinese market. Those include the CR-Z, Insight, Fit Hybrid and the Acura NSX as part of a big-picture shift to China that also includes Honda's potential plans to move some design and component sourcing to that country.... |
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