Audi reveals seven future technologies in development

Audi has dropped the details on seven new technologies it is working on, some of which are still in early development, while others will be on the road within the next few years.

Autoblog, Audi reveals seven future technologies in development

Apple blocks eBooks that link to Amazon, report claims

. A new report from Seth Godin of PaidContent claims Apple is rejecting eBooks from its iBooks store that contain links to Amazon. “I just found out that Apple rejecting my new manifesto Stop Stealing Dreams and won't carry it in their store because inside the manifesto are links to buy the books I mention in the bibliography,” Godin stated.

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Toyota dominates Consumer Reports annual Top Picks list

Two years after Consumer Reports smacked Toyota by pulling its coveted Recommended label from the Japanese automaker's vehicles in the wake of safety concerns, the venerable consumer products testing magazine has slipped back into its comfortable role of being one of Toyota's biggest fans. In announcing its annual Top Picks list, CR lauded five Toyota models as best-in-class, meaning the once beleaguered brand captured fully half of the category awards. The five triumphant Toyota models included the Camry Hybrid (hybrid), RAV4 (small SUV), Sienna V6 (family hauler), Prius (green car), and Highlander (Family SUV).

Autoblog, Toyota dominates Consumer Reports annual Top Picks list

6 VISA-certified NFC smartphones to roll out in 2012

We did read about Visa and Intel teaming up a couple of days ago, and on this special day when ladies are allowed to propose to the men whom they want to spend the rest of their lives with, along comes news that there will be at least half a dozen more Visa-certified NFC capable smartphones that will be making their way to the masses in the near future. Visa had already approved of the six smartphones from Samsung, LG and RIM to make use of the new Visa payWave technology since last year in a bid to jumpstart their effort in propogating the benefits of NFC payments as well as services on mobile devices.

Ubergizmo, 6 VISA-certified NFC smartphones to roll out in 2012

Citroën DS4 Racing concept confirmed for Geneva

Citroën did it before with the DS3, bringing a DS3 Racing limited edition hatchback to the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, now it's time for the DS4 Racing concept. As with its predecessor it's been developed by Citroën Racing, the arm that preps the car that's won the WRC seven times running, and my oh my this sure is one bloody hot and sexy hatchback. As you'd expect, the DS4 Racing concept is 35 millimeters lower and has a 55-mm wider track, with words like “bigger” and “more powerful” getting lots of use elsewhere.


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[Update: Official for March 4th] Sony Tablet P Headed to AT&T March 3rd for $400?

AT&T could be set to offer the Sony Tablet P very soon if recent rumors are to be believed. The T3ch Boys have supposedly gotten hands on an internal document from Ma Bell stating that the Sony Tablet P will be launching on their network March 3rd for $399.99. The 3rd of March is a Saturday, inconsistent with AT&T's favorite launch day of Sunday. The 1GHz Tegra 2 device is far from new, but it's still one of the more interesting tablets we've seen. It's a clamshell device that has two 5.5 inch displays, making up an 11 inch tablet (sort of) when it's unfolded.

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UK Broadband Switches On First Commercial 4G TD LTE System In The UK

First base stations using Huawei’s TD-LTE solution go live in London Borough of Southwark UK Broadband, the UK’s largest holder of 4G spectrum, has today announced that it has switched on its first 4G LTE system in London. This is the first TD-LTE 3.5GHz deployment in the world and the first commercial 4G deployment in the UK. UK Broadband (UKB) is building its network using Huawei’s Time Division Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) solution. UKB will operate a wholesale model, working with partners to offer commercial services from May 2012 to businesses, consumers and the public sector.

Press Release Distribution, UK Broadband Switches On First Commercial 4G TD LTE System In The UK

Sony Tablet P available from AT&T on March 4th

. AT&T on Tuesday announced the availability of Sony's dual-screened, folding, Nintendo DS-inspired Tablet P - again. The Honeycomb-powered slate is equipped with two 5.5-inch displays, a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra processor clocked at 1GHz and HSPA+ connectivity. The device also comes with 4GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, a VGA front facing and 5-megapixel rear camera. Along with the Android Market, the Tablet P is PlayStation Certified and has access to the Sony's entertainment suite and services. The device will be available starting March 4th for $399.99 with a new two-year agreement.

Boy Genius Report, Sony Tablet P available from AT&T on March 4th

Sony updates PS Vita sales figures: 'over 1.2 million units worldwide', 2 million in software

As of recently, the PS Vita has become available in the locales of America, Europe and PAL territories, and now Sony's updated sales figures are in. How does "over 1.2 million units worldwide" sound. Because that's how many systems were purchased as of February 26th. If you'll recall, just two days after its December 19th arrival in Japan, the Vita rushed out of the gate, with Sony citing 321,000 units sold. Sales quickly slowed, however, despite the system making its way across Asia, as that number only rose to 500,000 by the time CES hit in January.

Engadget, Sony updates PS Vita sales figures: 'over 1.2 million units worldwide', 2 million in software

Xbox 360 gets limited edition all-white Kinect bundle

Not feeling the Star Wars Xbox 360 bundle. How about this all white special edition. For $300, you get a white 4GB Xbox 360, a white Xbox 360 controller and a white Kinect sensor. Microsoft is also tossing in Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures and a three month Xbox Live Gold subscription.

Engadget, Xbox 360 gets limited edition all-white Kinect bundle

NVIDIA debuts 4 Tegra 3 games at MWC, sure to keep you occupied

We have already seen a great game being announced this Mobile World Congress, coming from NVIDIA. If you have seen our hands-on of Sonic 4 Episode 2, you will know that it looks like a great addition to the Tegra game collection. The Hedgehog is not coming alone, though, as there are 4 other games NVIDIA has coming for us. The new game titles include Golden Arrow THD, Dark Kingdom THD, Eden to GREEEEN THD and Hamilton’s Great Adventure THD.









Android Phone, NVIDIA debuts 4 Tegra 3 games at MWC, sure to keep you occupied

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V Super Zoom Digital Camera

Sony has unveiled another one of its upcoming super zoom digital camera namely the Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. This compact camera sports an 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor, a 30x optical zoom Carl Zeiss lens, a 3.0-inch 921,600 pixels tilting LCD display, a 0.2-inch electronic viewfinder, a 105MB of internal memory, Memory Stick Pro Duo + SD/SDHC/SDXC card slots, full manual controls, built-in GPS with tracking function and 1920 x 1080x60p Full HD video recording capabilities. The Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V will hit the market in March for $480.

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Extent GameTanium now on tablets

[MWC 2012] Remember GameTanium, the video game rental service for Android devices. It launched in July last year for Android smartphones, and it looks it's now ready to take over other platforms. At MWC 2012, Extent announced that GameTanium will be available on Android tablets. For those of you not in the know, GameTanium is a subscription based service that lets you play an unlimited number of full-version games on your mobile devices for a fixed fee of $4.99 per month.

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Find Your Way with the Capt. Jules' Extraordinary Telescope Ring

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Here are the prices of Sony Xperia U and Xperia P

Sony announced two new smartphones at the MWC this year, part of the Xperia NXT lineup – the affordable Xperia U and the high-end Xperia P. Today we got their prices for you. The youthful Xperia U is going to cost €259. As you should probably know already – it will come with two exchangeable bottom plastic caps depending on the main color. The white Xperia U has white and yellow bottom plastics, while the black phone comes with black and pink ones.

The Xperia P is based on the same dual-core NovaThor U8500 chipset, but comes with a bigger 4-inch qHD Reality display with WhiteMagic technology, better camera and bigger storage.

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AMD launches two new Bulldozers, reduces price of FX-8120

With all the buzz surrounding Barcelona's MWC 2012, AMD quietly announced the release of two new FX processors with Bulldozer core. The company will be gradually rolling out the FX-4170 as well as the FX-6200. The quad-core 4170 breaks through the 4 GHz mark with a base clock speed of 4.2 GHz (4.3 GHz Turbo) and complements the 4100 (3.6 GHz/3.8 GHz) on the lower end of the FX series. It is AMD's first processor that offers a base clock speed of more than 4 GHz. The 6-core 6200 will come with a base clock of 3.8 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo). Both processors are rated at a TDP of 125 watts.

2DayBlog.com, AMD launches two new Bulldozers, reduces price of FX-8120

Panasonic Eluga Power: hands-on at MWC 2012

Panasonic is keeping busy. Interested by the OLED screened Eluga, but yearning for a bigger screen and the chance dance along the bleeding edge of Android. Then welcome the Eluga Power. With a 5-inch LCD display and Ice Cream Sandwich already on the device, Panasonic was ready to show off its Eluga Power prototype. We had to drop by to see the phone in action and the Japanese manufacturer was more than happy to oblige.






Engadget, Panasonic Eluga Power: hands-on at MWC 2012

Tribold EPM Certified Conformant to TM Forum Information Framework 9.5

Enterprise Product Management application achieves product recertificationFebruary 28, 2012 – London, UK: – Tribold, the world’s leading provider of Enterprise Product Management (EPM) software specifically developed for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), has successfully completed a TM Forum’s Frameworx  Product Conformance Certification assessment of Tribold EPM™ v5.1. This latest assessment addressed TM Forum’s Information Framework version 9.5.

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Intel announces Lava XOLO X900 Android smartphone for India

[MWC 2012] Earlier today we covered how France and the UK would be receiving an Intel Android smartphone of its own in form of the Orange Santa Clara. Perhaps in an attempt to reach a wider audience by targeting developing markets and kick start their new Intel Medfield SoC, Intel together with Lava, one of India's fastest growing mobile handset companies, has announced the XOLO X900 for the Indian market, a country whose smartphone market is believed to see 3x the growth compared to the rest of the world.

Ubergizmo, Intel announces Lava XOLO X900 Android smartphone for India

ADATA reveals three new SandForce SSDs for the high, mid and low end

ADATA makes multiple memory solutions, including super fast USB sticks, and now the company has released a trio of new SSDs, with a model for every type of consumer. There's the XPG SX900 built for enthusiasts that uses a SATA III 6Gbps connection and SandForce SF-2281 controller to deliver 550MB/s reads and 530MB/s writes in up to a 512GB drive. The Premier Pro SP900 packs similar specs to deliver 550MB/s reads and 520MB/s writes in up to a 256GB package, but at lower price point than its performance sibling.

Engadget, ADATA reveals three new SandForce SSDs for the high, mid and low end

Fila Skele-lite Running Shoes Review

Being a decades-long runner and a bit AR, I am particular about the running shoes I use. Especially now that I am getting older, I want to keep my knees and ankles as strong and healthy as I can. As runners out there know, it all starts with your shoes. In the past year I have tried several minimalist running shoes, including several variants of Vibram's FiveFingers. Their complete lack of cushion wears on my toes during long runs on hard surfaces.










The Gadgeteer, Fila Skele-lite Running Shoes Review

How to Use your Box Account as a Network Drive

Did you just take advantage of the free 50GB Android account mentioned in my previous post. Did you already have a box account from the iOS or Sony Ericsson promo. Or do you just already have a Box account. I've got to admit, the web interface on the desktop is pretty clunky. There's no way to drop and drag folders into your account, so if you want to do that you have to recreate folders and subfolders on your Box account and copy files in at a file level – a slow, laborious, and time-consuming exercise.  Below, I'll outline the procedures for setting up your Box account as a network drive with Windows 7 or a Mac.










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Blizzard reveals new Diablo 3 class skills

While the Diablo 3 beta was certainly a fun insight as to what we might be able to expect from the game, it certainly was limiting. For those who haven't played the beta, it basically previewed some low level skills that players could gain access to, the merchants, a boss fight and mercenaries, but it seems that some of that will be changing as Blizzard has recently uploaded a series of videos showing off new base skills for every class in the game.

Ubergizmo, Blizzard reveals new Diablo 3 class skills

Supermarkets not doing enough to help us, say cash-strapped shoppers

Aldata research finds British public are buying less, using value ranges and visiting several stores to make ends meetLondon, UK 27 February 2012: Aldata Solution, a provider of retail and distribution improvement software, today reveals growing public discontent with UK grocery retailers. According to the research, almost two thirds (64%) of shoppers do not believe that retailers have done enough to reduce the cost of their weekly shop.

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Apple Acquires Chomp, ZTE to Debut Eight New Smartphones at MWC & Motorola Droid X Gets Massive Bug Fix Update

Texas Instruments Shows Off Dual-Core OMAP 5 SoC, Wipes the Floor with Tegra 3. The Tegra 3 has taken a bit of a hit in recent days as it was negatively compared to the upcoming dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset, and now it's been paired up with Texas Instrument's OMAP 5 SoC, to no less of a proverbial slaughter. OMAP 5 is based on Cortex's new A15 reference design, and as much there are many, many improvements in both speed and power efficiency over previous Cortex A9 chips. MobileSyrup.
Motorola Droid X Gets Massive Bug Fix Update
Motorola Droid X owners may have thought that Verizon had forgotten about them. Not the case at all.

Cell Phones Ca, Apple Acquires Chomp, ZTE to Debut Eight New Smartphones at MWC & Motorola Droid X Gets Massive Bug Fix Update

Adax and Aricent Group Collaborate on LTE Packet Core

Pre-Integrated ‘Network In A Box’ for LTE EPC ApplicationsMOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, February 27th, 2012 – ADAX, an industry leader in high-performance packet-processing, security and network infrastructure, and ARICENT GROUP, a leading global innovation and technology services company have announced a development collaboration for Long Term Evolution (LTE) Evolved Packet Core (EPC).

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HTC debuts One brand at MWC 2012, unifies Android device lineup

Shearing clippers, meet HTC's Android device portfolio. It appears UK head Phil Roberson wasn't just blowing the proverbial smoke this past January when he stated intentions to tighten up the manufacturer's portfolio with fewer releases focused on "amazing hardware" experiences. At today's MWC keynote the company announced an initiative that'll quite literally institute a One product line to rule them all ethos.

Engadget, HTC debuts One brand at MWC 2012, unifies Android device lineup

HTC unveils One series camera upgrade, gets dedicated chip, f/2.0 lens, 0.7-second startup

We've not even seen the devices yet, but HTC CEO Peter Chou is very excited about the camera sensor inside his mysterious new phones. The module packs a f/2.0 camera lens, while the company's been busy crafting its own image sensor put behind it, called the HTC, er, "ImageChip." It'll help to clarify low-lit pictures and ensure a capture speed of under a second - 0.7 seconds from starting up the camera app, in fact. It also has the tantalizing ability to shoot pictures while recording continuous-focus 1080p video.

Engadget, HTC unveils One series camera upgrade, gets dedicated chip, f/2.0 lens, 0.7-second startup

Sony Xperia P hands-on (video)

Without revealing the rhyme or reason behind its seemingly arbitrary Xperia naming convention, Sony's newly minted Mobile Communications arm unveiled its middle ground NXT series entry, the P, at this evening's MWC event. Occupying a space firmly between the S and U, this 4-inch handset boasts a company first - that WhiteMagic display tech - while incorporating the better known hardware elements of its older stablemate. With that signature aluminum unibody design, transparent bar and NFC-capabilities, this Android handset is poised to usher a whole new crop of smartphone users into the company's wireless folds.






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