Motorola ATRIX 2 review

. When BGR Editor-in-chief Jonathan Geller first reviewed the original Motorola ATRIX 4G in February, he called it “one of the best smartphones to ever be available from AT&T.” Now I have that phone's successor, the Motorola ATRIX 2. It offers a few improvements over the original, including support for faster data speeds, a slightly larger display and a beefier camera.










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China has their own supercomputer now

China is not only the second largest economy in the world at the moment, trailing right behind the US at the moment, but the country also recently surprised high-performance US computing specialists as well by announcing the existence of the Sunway BlueLight MPP – a new supercomputer that was installed in September at the National Supercomputer Center in Jinan, located in eastern China. The Sunway system is capable of performing up to 1,000 trillion calculations each second, where a petaflop will more or less place it among the 20 fastest computers in the world.

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Pantech Vega LTE Shows Off Touchless Gesture Controls – Apple's Legal Team Lies In Wait

Touch screens. That’s soooooo 2007. Say hello to the Kinect-ish gesture controlled Pantech Vega LTE for Korea. The device was announced back on the 6th with some pretty hefty specs and even without the knowledge of touchless gesture controls, the Vega LTE already had me drooling. The video below shows a Korean woman covered in dough and rather than get her phone all gooey, she uses a simple swipe gesture over the phone to answer the call.

The technology involved comes from the Israeli company eyeSight Mobile Technologies and will be integrated into the Vega LTE when it launches in South Korea this November.



Android Phone, Pantech Vega LTE Shows Off Touchless Gesture Controls â€" Apple's Legal Team Lies In Wait

Barnes & Noble hosting Nook tablet event on November 7th

. Barnes & Noble sent out invitations on Monday to a press conference that will be held on November 3rd in New York City. The event will focus on the company's Nook eReader devices, although it is unclear what will be announced. We suspect Barnes & Noble will unveil the Nook Color 2, an Android tablet that reportedly offers a 7-inch display. The Nook Color 2 will likely go head-to-head with the Amazon Kindle Fire this holiday season and it may be in Barnes & Noble's best interest to drop the price of its Android-powered eReader from $249 to match the Fire's $199 price point.

Boy Genius Report, Barnes & Noble hosting Nook tablet event on November 7th

Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Tab to receive Gingerbread update

Owners of the original Samsung Galaxy Tab will be pleased to know that both Verizon and Samsung have not forgotten about you guys, and will be issuing the Gingerbread update for your tablet. The update is stated as "Coming Soon!" on Verizon's website, but unfortunately no specific date was mentioned. With Ice Cream Sandwich expected to hit several of Samsung's devices, we guess better late than never for a Gingerbread update, right. For those wondering what the update will bring to their Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet:

Improved security for the PIN method.

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Lumesse closes acquisition of SaaS-based learning experts Edvantage Group

London/Oslo/Austin, Texas: 31 October 2011 - Lumesse, a global leader in integrated talent management solutions, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of SaaS-based e-learning experts Edvantage Group (www.edvantagegroup.com). Edvantage Group brings Lumesse world-class capabilities in learning management, content development and management, online content delivery, and custom course development.

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Facebook to build data centre near the Arctic Circle

The city is located near the Arctic Circle and will be home to Facebook's first European data centre. Lulea's sub-arctic climate will enable the company to take advantage of natural cooling resources with a climate that has short, mild summers and long, cold winters. The data centre will have a floor space of more than 900,000 square feet, which exceeds the size of 15 football fields. According to the town of Lulea, the facility will be built in three phases and eventually consist of three separate server rooms that are designed to handle a substantial portion of Facebook's data traffic.

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Mozilla builds a special Bing'ed Firefox for Microsoft

This new Firefox features Bing as its default search engine instead of Google. According to Mozilla, the browser is an extension of the “partnership” the company announced with Microsoft in 2010. For Mozilla, the “Firefox with Bing” browser is certainly a good idea, as it is an opportunity to diversify its revenue and become at least a bit more independent of Google's search revenues. However, from Microsoft's perspective, this is a remarkable move because it is featuring the Firefox download from its own website.

2DayBlog.com, Mozilla builds a special Bing'ed Firefox for Microsoft

Verizon ad leaks HTC Rezound ahead of official announcement

HTC's upcoming flagship device - the Rezound - has leaked a couple of times before but this is the first 'official leak'. Ads just went up in Verizon stores showing off the yet to be announced HTC Rezound along with other 4G LTE devices on Verizon's network. Also, for the first time, we're seeing the phone with a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre earphones in tow. So all the red highlights on the phone were't just because it is a Verizon branded device.

Other details about the phone remain scanty. We know it will have a 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 resolution S-LCD and it will be running on a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

GSM Arena, Verizon ad leaks HTC Rezound ahead of official announcement

Jeep Wrangler Rubicon wins Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off Road 4x4 of the Year

The 2012 Jeep Wrangler is one of the most capable off-roading vehicles on the planet, and Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road has taken notice. The Wrangler Rubicon has been named 4X4 of the Year by the magazine, beating the Dodge Ram Power Wagon for the honor. The award is the third for the Wrangler, and the 12th award in 30 years for the Jeep brand. The Rubicon took the trophy after acing a 1,000-mile trial that evaluates vehicles' performance in dirt, mud, sand, rocks, gravel and highway driving.

Autoblog, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon wins Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off Road 4x4 of the Year

Apple Acquires Mapping Company, iMap Probably Not Far Away

News is out that Apple was the company who had acquired C3 Technologies last August (and shut it down). C3 is a mapping company known for its capacity to build maps that include 3D buildings,  textures and all (like Nokia does). Unlike many mapping companies that rely on a combination of satellite photos and GPS information, C3 could build maps and textured building models with planes (see video in the full post). This is a technique that allows for multiple (relatively shallow) angles, which is necessary to create textures for every sides of buildings, and that is simply impossible with high altitude satellites.



Ubergizmo, Apple Acquires Mapping Company, iMap Probably Not Far Away

Class-Action Lawsuit filed over Blackberry service outages

Less than 2 weeks after the infamous services outages affecting Blackberry users worldwide, Canada's Research In Motion have a new reason to reach for the Tums. On October 26, a class-action lawsuit was filed in a Quebec superior court by the Consumer Law Group, on behalf customers, estimated to be close to 35 million, who were affected by the outage between October 11 and 14th, 2011.

2DayBlog.com, Class-Action Lawsuit filed over Blackberry service outages

Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash get a release date and price

In case you liked the Windows Phone 7.5 running duo of Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash from last week's live shots, we have some good news for you. AT&T announced the upcoming availability and pricing of the two smartphones on its Facebook page today. As you can see above, the two devices will hit the shelves on November 6. The better equipped Focus S will set you back $199.99, while the entry-level Focus Flash will cost $49.99. Both prices will require a two-year commitment with AT&T.

While the price of the Focus S is hardly a surprise, the Samsung Focus Flash looks like a serious bargain for the fifty bucks you will spend on it.

GSM Arena, Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash get a release date and price

LG Optimus 2X will not be getting Ice Cream Sandwich update

WIth Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich expecting to make its public launch soon, many are asking if the update will be coming to their phones. Naturally some of the newer Android smartphones, like the Motorola Droid RAZR and Droid Bionic will be getting the update, but what about some of the older models. We know that the Nexus One will not be getting the update, with Google citing its old hardware as one of the main reasons, but it looks like the LG Optimus 2X will not be receiving the update as well.

Ubergizmo, LG Optimus 2X will not be getting Ice Cream Sandwich update

Samsung Announces Nov. 3 Launch of Galaxy Note in the UK

Yesterday we learned that Samsung has already begun shipping their behemoth Galaxy Note in some European regions, and it has now been revealed exactly when folks in the UK can get their hands on the device. The handset, which is about as big as the above pictured woman's head, will be available for purchase on November 3rd. The date comes as part of an announcement highlighting a new series of apps for the Galaxy Note's S Pen.

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Motorola announces Q3 financial results, things are looking bright

Motorola's financial results for Q3 are out and things are not as bad as some might have been expecting. The company is just to go through a meeting with shareholders on November 17 to discuss what seems to be inevitable acquisition from Google. Financially, Motorola Mobility reports the same net revenue of $3.3 billion as in the previous quarter. It's 11 percent up from the same quarter last year.

GSM Arena, Motorola announces Q3 financial results, things are looking bright

Hip Street HS-SPRT Sport MP3 Player

The Hip Street HS-SPRT is a wearable MP3 player for athletes. The gadget provides a built-in 2GB of storage space that can hold around 1200WMA oR MP3 files. Its rechargeable Lithium polymer battery offers up to 7-hour of operation time. There is a fast USB 2.0 hi-speed port that allows easy data transfer with your computer. The Hip Street HS-SPRT Sport MP3 player is priced at $22.99 each.

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Sprint says iPhone is 50% more network efficient than Android

. During the company's earnings call on Wednesday, Sprint's CEO Dan Hesse said the iPhone is more than 50% more efficient on Sprint's network than Android devices. “iPhone users are expected to use significantly less 3G data than the typical user of a dual-mode 3G/4G device,” Hesse added, noting that his company has found that iPhone applications take better advantage of offloading data onto Wi-Fi networks and that Android apps are “more chatty” with its network.

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Interxion Launches Second Cloud Testlab at Its City of London Data Centre

LONDON 28 October 2011 - INTERXION HOLDING NV (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced the deployment of its second Cloud Testlab, a turnkey cloud hosting test environment enabling service providers and system integrators to test and develop cloud services at high speed and with best-in-class performance guarantees. This Testlab deployment is a collaboration between Interxion, Flexiant, Boston Limited and GTT and acts as an online proof-of-concept (PoC) environment for cloud service providers.

Press Release Distribution, Interxion Launches Second Cloud Testlab at Its City of London Data Centre

Ford Lane Keeping System detects drowsy drivers

If you've ever gotten sleepy behind the wheel, you would know how dangerous it can be. Well, the folks over at Ford have come up with a solution (even though the best solution is to just don't drive when you're sleepy) that aims to prevent sleepy drivers from getting into accidents. Called the Lane Keeping System, it continually monitors the vehicle's lane position and will notify a driver if it detects inattentiveness with a coffee cup warning light on the dashboard. In addition to the warning light, the system produces a warning chime and vibrates the steering wheel in case the driver doesn't notice it.



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Ematic EM604VID 4GB Touchscreen PMP

Here's another affordable touchscreen PMP from Ematic, the EM604VID. Specs-wise, the player has a 3.0-inch TFT touchscreen display, a 4GB of storage, a microSD card slot, a USB 2.0 port, a 3.5mm headset jack, built-in speakers and a 16-hour battery. The EM604VID sells for only $48.29.

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Acer W4 Allegro gets announced in France, runs Windows Phone, will be out in November for €299

A few weeks ago, Acer apparently announced its first Windows Phone, the Allegro. ‘Apparently' because that announcement only contained the pricing information. Sure, that's nice to have, but on its own it's pretty useless. We have assumed that the Allegro was the Acer W4 that was leaked a couple of times earlier this year, and that turned out to be true.
Acer has officially unveiled the Allegro in France today, and this time it's a proper announcement with all the necessary details.

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Former VW CEO Pischetsrieder settles tax evasion charges with charity

Former Volkswagen CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder has successfully managed to avoid tax evasion charges in Germany by agreeing to donate around $193,000 to various charities, according to Automotive News. Pischetsrieder had been charged with evading more than €230,000 in taxes between 2000 and 2003 (around $322,500 USD) by transferring interest on loans between various properties. The ex-VW executive went on trial on Monday, and according to reports, Pischetsrieder told the court that he never set out to intentionally evade taxes and that he hadn't hidden his activities from authorities.

Autoblog, Former VW CEO Pischetsrieder settles tax evasion charges with charity

At least 34% of Android malware is stealing your data

Abingdon, UK, 27 October 2011 - The second half of 2011 has been an active one for cyber criminals, who have been increasingly looking for chances to set up new scams in the mobile device environment. According to recent Kaspersky Lab internal data, the Android platform has finally established itself as the most popular for malicious mobile programs, overtaking other platforms as well as 'generic' Java malware. In September 2011 alone, the number of newly discovered malware for Android-based devices increased by more than 30 per cent.

Press Release Distribution, At least 34% of Android malware is stealing your data

Citroen claims seventh WRC title on back of Loeb win in Spain

If there was ever any doubt, let it now be put to rest, as Citroën has claimed its seventh Manufacturers' Title – its fourth in a row – in the World Rally Championship. The results were sealed when multiple champion Sebastien Loeb and his co-driver Daniel Elena won this past weekend's Rally of Spain. The victory ensured that the Citroën World Rally Team could not be caught by Ford, even though there is still one round to go before the 13-rally calendar draws to a close in Wales next month. Although the Manufacturers' Title is all tied up, however, the Drivers' Title is still in contention.

Autoblog, Citroen claims seventh WRC title on back of Loeb win in Spain

Nokia Windows Phones won't hit U.S. shores until early 2012

. Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop took the stage at Nokia World on Tuesday and unveiled the Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, the company's first Windows Phone devices. Unfortunately, however, the Finnish phone maker said neither phone will land in the United States this year. Instead, U.S. residents will have to wait until “early 2012″ for Nokia to introduce a “portfolio of products” for the U.S.

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Snow-white N9 spotted at Nokia World

Nokia's MeeGo handset N9 is one-of-a-kind smartphone that's sexy and simple, but how do Nokia up the notch. Well, originally the phone doesn't come in white color, but now it does, and that just made the N9 even sexier. Originally coming only in black, cyan, and magenta, now the N9 will have an additional color in its lineup, and that's white. Plain, simple, ethereal white, something that many would love.
It happens to be one of the hardest hues for a manufacturer to pull off without making a handset look tacky, or making its surface susceptible to the general grubbiness of everyday life.




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MTV Music Meter works with your Samsung Smart TV

Do you own a Samsung Smart TV. If you have answered in the affirmative, then you might be interested to know that there is a new music discovery experience application for your Smart TV known as the MTV Music Meter. Basically, the MTV Music Meter will provide you with a daily list of the top 100 artists that are trending right now, where this list is dynamically determined by the real time buzz across the Internet – in addition to music content about these artists.



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iTunes Match beta accounts get reset tomorrow

Apple did send a notification to developers this evening that they will reset iTunes Match beta accounts tomorrow so that they can improve the “overall quality and reliability” of the service right before the much anticipated public launch happens. The entire beta period that begun from late August onwards did see periodical warnings of data resets for the service sent. After iOS 5 and iCloud were released to the masses early October, it is widely speculated that Apple's move to delete “all current iCloud libraries” of iTunes Match beta testers will point towards an imminent launch.

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WidgetLocker Updated In Android Market – Introduces Ice Cream Sandwich Style Lockscreen

If you're thinking your Android device could use a little more Ice Cream Sandwich, I'm right there with ya. Thankfully, WidgetLocker was updated in the Android Market to version 2.2.1. Along with the usual bugfixes came the addition of an Android 4.0 style lockscreen, giving that finishing touch to whatever ICS theme you may currently be running. Alright, perhaps Honeycomb or Sense is more you're style? WidgetLocker features custom lockscreens from all your favorite UI's — even if they only thing you liked about them was their lockscreens.

Android Phone, WidgetLocker Updated In Android Market â€" Introduces Ice Cream Sandwich Style Lockscreen

Apple MacBook Air and Mac Mini EFI firmware gets updates

It does seem as though it is updating time over at Apple, where there is now an EFI firmware update for the MacBook Air (mid-2011 release) and the Mac Mini, where these new updates will be known as version 2.2 and 1.4, respectively. It really depends on how you like to receive your updates – via the Software Update route or to make direct download. The choice is yours.

Ubergizmo, Apple MacBook Air and Mac Mini EFI firmware gets updates

Social Media-ites: Motorola is Giving away a Droid RAZR and $2500

Like using social media. Fancy yourself an internet success story. Motorola wants to hear about it. In 100 words or less Moto is asking for stories on how folks have leveraged social media to become a “trailblazer” of services such as Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, or whatever else people are using these days to stay connected. Why share your social media success with Motorola? For the chance to win a brand new Motorola Droid RAZR and $2500 to go along with it.

Android Phone, Social Media-ites: Motorola is Giving away a Droid RAZR and $2500

Tango video calling service for Windows Phone Mango set to roll out November 7th

We've already seen Tango video calling demonstrated on a Windows Phone Mango handset, and the company has now confirmed that it will indeed be the first video calling service available for the OS. The app is slated to roll out on November 7th, and it will include both some tight integration with the operating system (aided by some input from Microsoft) and hardware acceleration for smoother video calls. It will also apparently come pre-loaded on at least some of the forthcoming Mango-based handsets, although Tango isn't ready to specify exactly which just yet.

Engadget, Tango video calling service for Windows Phone Mango set to roll out November 7th

Hisense Series XT710 TV helps you exercise your La-Z-Boy sans remote

You might feel like the king of the couch, but let's face it - picking up the remote can be exhausting. Hisense is hoping to lighten your load with the launch of its new Android-based Smart TV with hands-free eyeSight gesture recognition technology - the Series XT710. Slated to launch in China, the TV features a 2D sensor, designed to understand your hand movements and interpret your every channel changing whim. Besides flipping between reruns of Law and Order and Jersey Shore, couch potatoes will also be able to play games and access Android applications through the intelligent tube. Now, if it could only help us pop our popcorn.

Engadget, Hisense Series XT710 TV helps you exercise your La-Z-Boy sans remote

Nokia Lumia 710 Specs (Official)

Fans of Nokia and who have been eagerly anticipating to see what the company has in store in terms of Windows Phone devices, it looks like the wait is over. After all that waiting we guess we're glad that the Nokia Lumia 710 is now official, which was previously known by its codename Sabre, although they didn't really reveal anything that wasn't leaked out prior to the Nokia World event. Nokia Lumia 710 key specifications:.



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Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Released In Netherlands

Samsung will release the Galaxy Y Pro in Netherlands as the Samsung Galaxy Txt. The handset features a 2.6-inch (320×240) QVGA LCD display with a 3MP digital camera, Bluetooth 3.0, a full QWERTY keyboard and a 1200mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy Txt also supports GPS navigation, Wi-Fi Direct and a microSD card slot for storage expansion.

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Lenovo B570-1068AJU 15.6-Inch Laptop For Just $299.99

Here's another budget-friendly laptop for you to grab from Lenovo, the B570-1068AJU. Available via BestBuy for just $299.99, the system offers a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display, a 2.1GHz Intel Pentium dual-core processor, an Intel HD Graphics 3000, a 3GB DDR3 RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a built-in 0.3MP webcam, a DVD writer, a 6-in-1 card reader, WiFi, an HDMI port, a 6-cell battery and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS.

TechFresh, Lenovo B570-1068AJU 15.6-Inch Laptop For Just $299.99

Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Wagon breaks own Texas mile speed

John Hennessey recently returned to the Texas Mile with his 700-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon for another shot at high-speed glory. The long-roof rocket managed to clip off a top speed of 189.7 miles per hour in the standing mile, which beat out last year's figure by a safe margin. That speed is certainly a feather worth sticking in the Hammer Wagon's cap, but it may not be the most impressive part of this story. Hennessey didn't trailer the CTS-V Sport Wagon to the track.



Autoblog, Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Wagon breaks own Texas mile speed

Veho VCC-001 Kuzo Ultra Slim Pocket HD Camcorder

This ultra slim pocket HD camcorder ‘VCC-001 Kuzo' from Veho sports a 5.0-megapixel CMOS image sensor, an 8x digital zoom, a 2.5-inch LCD display, an 64MB of flash storage, an SD/SDHC card slot, an MP3 player, a voice recorder, a USB port, an HDMI port and 720p HD video recording capabilities. If you're interested, the VCC-001 Kuzo will set you back $109.99.

TechFresh, Veho VCC-001 Kuzo Ultra Slim Pocket HD Camcorder

BlueBiped robot needs no power to walk for miles, as long as it's downhill (video)

The robots; they're walking - and this one's doing it under its own steam. This passive robotic frame requires no energy input, and is instead powered by its own weight and a gentle slope. The BlueBiped can be adjusted to match the proportions of any user, and researchers plan to use it to assist people who find it difficult to walk and transport unwieldy sports equipment. It already holds the Guinness world record for the longest distance walked by a bi-pedal robot, plodding 15 kilometers (9.32 miles) in a single 13-hour stroll.

Engadget, BlueBiped robot needs no power to walk for miles, as long as it's downhill (video)

Canon EOS-1D X first hands-on (video)

Professional photographers know the drill: every few years, Canon or Nikon announces a game-changing DSLR, often prompting top photogs to unload their complete kits and switch to another system in a never-ending attempt to shoot with the best. This time, Canon is first out of the gate, with its flagship EOS-1D X - the latest in a series that dates back to 2001 with the EOS-1D. As you've probably noticed, the company's new top model looks virtually identical to its decade-old ancestor, but is otherwise a far cry from that four megapixel CCD sensor-sporting dinosaur.










Engadget, Canon EOS-1D X first hands-on (video)