Renault Clio is the bold new face of France's diamond brand

Autoblog , Renault Clio is the bold new face of France's diamond brand, Renault Clio is the bold new face of France's diamond brand

Tokyoflash releases the Kisai Logo, treads the line between confusing and amazing (video)

Extraordinary Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash adds to its line of outlandish timepieces with the Kisai Logo. Much like its brethren, its face can't be easily read by the uninitiated, with a block representing hours running around digitally displayed minutes. Wrapped in a classy stainless steel and colored acetate, it's got an EL backlight for use in the dark and a hidden binary mode for demonstrating your intellectual credentials.


Engadget , Tokyoflash releases the Kisai Logo, treads the line between confusing and amazing (video), Tokyoflash releases the Kisai Logo, treads the line between confusing and amazing (video)

Google Chrome updated to include ‘Do Not Track' privacy option

. Google (GOOG) on Thursday added support for a Do Not Track privacy option in the latest developer build of its Chrome Web browser, All Things D reported. When Do Not Track is enabled it blocks tracking cookies used by advertisers for targeting purposes. The Internet giant has offered an extension in its Chrome Web Store since 2011 that acted in a similar manner, however unlike its competitors - Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari - the option was not built directly into the browser.

Boy Genius Report , Google Chrome updated to include ‘Do Not Track' privacy option, Google Chrome updated to include ‘Do Not Track' privacy option

Apple blown away by incredible iPhone 5 demand

. Apple (AAPL) has finally chimed in with their take on iPhone 5 preorder sales, and in short, they are “blown away by the customer response.” In a statement to The Loop, Apple also goes on to say that, “pre-orders for iPhone 5 have been incredible” and are all spoken for if you want to get your iPhone 5 on launch day. AT&T and Verizon have also moved through their allotted inventory for launch day delivery, not pushing shipments back to more than a week in most cases. Sprint also seems to be just about sold out, with possibly some 64GB units left, but that's not confirmed.

Boy Genius Report , Apple blown away by incredible iPhone 5 demand, Apple blown away by incredible iPhone 5 demand

John Rogers returns with a silicon-silk circuit that dissolves inside your body

While you'd be forgiven for not knowing who John Rogers is, he's certainly graced these pages more than once. He's the research chief at the University of Illinois that's previously broken new ground in the world of invisibility cloaks and wearable technology. This time, his team has cooked up a silicon, magnesium, magnesium oxide and silk circuit that's designed to dissolve in the body in the same way that absorbable sutures are used in minor surgeries.

Engadget , John Rogers returns with a silicon-silk circuit that dissolves inside your body, John Rogers returns with a silicon-silk circuit that dissolves inside your body

Deal of the Day – 32″ VIZIO M320SL 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV

Tuesday's LogicBUY Deal is the 32″ VIZIO M320SL LED HDTV (2012 Model) for $398.00.  Features:. 1080p resolution120Hz motion rate200,000:1 contrast ratioInternet TV with Amazon Video on Demand, Flickr, and YouTube.
$418.00 – $20 instant savings = $398.00 with free shipping.

This deal expires September 27, 2012 or sooner.

The Gadgeteer , Deal of the Day â€" 32″ VIZIO M320SL 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV, Deal of the Day â€" 32″ VIZIO M320SL 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV

Peugeot RCZ R Concept is an unsubtle hint at performance coupe to come

Say one thing for Peugeot at its home Paris Motor Show this season: the company knows how to run with a theme. Peugeot, some might argue, stole the 2012 show with its Onyx supercar concept; that car has an Onyx Scooter Concept that matches it in livery (if not performance). But, perhaps the most realistic vehicle to wear the matte black and copper attire is this hotted-up RCZ R Concept.

Autoblog , Peugeot RCZ R Concept is an unsubtle hint at performance coupe to come, Peugeot RCZ R Concept is an unsubtle hint at performance coupe to come

WSJ: 2012 iPhone to support global 4G LTE

Now we're intrigued. It's a common (if unconfirmed) belief that the next iPhone will support LTE-based 4G, but the Wall Street Journal now understands through the ever-present “people familiar with the matter” that Apple is taking 4G worldwide. Where the current iPad only supports two LTE frequencies and drops to HSPA+ outside of the US and Canada, the new iPhone will supposedly cover parts of Asia and Europe as well.

2DayBlog.com , WSJ: 2012 iPhone to support global 4G LTE, WSJ: 2012 iPhone to support global 4G LTE

Infiniti registers highest emotional attachment among car brands

Do you love your car. Like, really love your car. How about your iPhone. According to Forbes, a group called New Media Metrics has a way to quantify just how much you adore your devices, and how that emotional connection determines your purchasing behavior.
The metric is called Leveraging Emotional Attachment for Profit, or LEAP, and just like it sounds, it measures how much we love products. That affection will likely lead to purchase to fill that attachment. The LEAP index began in 2010, and for the first two year the iPod topped the list, only to be unseated by the iPhone this year.

Autoblog , Infiniti registers highest emotional attachment among car brands, Infiniti registers highest emotional attachment among car brands

Gigabyte shirt carries data around

You would have heard of the expression "wearing your heart on your sleeve", but in the future, someone might actually ask you to wear your data. That puzzled look would soon make way for an acknowledgement in the future, as NASA scientists has discovered a method to transform fabrics into voluminous storage arrays. To put it in plain English, we are looking at a simple shirt being turned into a potential storage medium. As for the amount of memory that can be stored, it really depends, although terabytes would not be out of the question.

Ubergizmo , Gigabyte shirt carries data around, Gigabyte shirt carries data around

HP reportedly plans to ‘aggressively attack' smartphone and tablet markets

. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) CEO Meg Whitman recently admitted that the company will “ultimately” offer another smartphone. The executive was reluctant to give further details, however recent reports claimed HP was testing a device on the Android operating system. In a research note to investors on Thursday, per ZDNet, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said that he believes HP will “aggressively attack” the smartphone and tablet markets. The analyst notes that it is a risky investment, however. “While the move makes sense strategically, we see it as a high risk move,” Misek said.

Boy Genius Report , HP reportedly plans to ‘aggressively attack' smartphone and tablet markets, HP reportedly plans to ‘aggressively attack' smartphone and tablet markets

Motorola's ‘iLost' ad uses fake street address in attempt to make Apple's Maps look bad

. Apple's (AAPL) new Maps app in iOS 6 is awful. And the world knows it. Even Apple knows it, and the company has vowed to improve its new mapping product as quickly as it can. The service certainly doesn't need any help looking bad, but that didn't stop Google's (GOOG) Motorola Mobility from faking an address in a recent ad in an attempt to make Apple's mapping app look inferior to Google's Maps app. The ad, dubbed “iLost” shows a DROID RAZR M smartphone locating an address in Manhattan on a beautifully detailed map comprised of satellite imagery.

Boy Genius Report , Motorola's ‘iLost' ad uses fake street address in attempt to make Apple's Maps look bad, Motorola's ‘iLost' ad uses fake street address in attempt to make Apple's Maps look bad

Tour BMW's Art Car collection with EVO

The last time we heard from EVO magazine's Henry Catchpole he was drifting a Caterham Supersports through the snow up the side of a French mountain. There's more to the Scotsman than mad antics, it seems. After studying philosophy and art history, the final hurdle to getting his degree was writing his dissertation, the subjects of which were the BMW Art Cars.



Autoblog , Tour BMW's Art Car collection with EVO, Tour BMW's Art Car collection with EVO

Worx SD Power Screwdriver – I am the Law

One of the biggest pains with using drills and power screwdrivers is having to change bits all the time, however Worx has come up with a neat solution.  The Worx SD Power screwdriver is powered by a 4V Li-Ion battery and comes with a handy LED work light.  It's big selling point is the six cylinder chamber that allows you to easily swap between different drill bits. It's easy to quickly change bits by chambering the correct one via a revolving cylinder, and it comes with 2 rapid-reload cartridges to give you easy access to 12 different bits.

The Gadgeteer , Worx SD Power Screwdriver â€" I am the Law, Worx SD Power Screwdriver â€" I am the Law

HP takes Open webOS 1.0 live, shows it supersized on a TouchSmart (video)

WebOS loyalists have been waiting a long, long time for HP's September launch of Open webOS, but the company has made good on its promise with not a moment to spare. Open webOS 1.0 is now available with core browser and e-mail apps, the Enyo 2.0 framework and enough hooks to allow porting to a platform of choice. To prove this last point, HP has gone so far as to port the software to a TouchSmart all-in-one - a device just a tad larger than a Veer 4G.

Engadget , HP takes Open webOS 1.0 live, shows it supersized on a TouchSmart (video), HP takes Open webOS 1.0 live, shows it supersized on a TouchSmart (video)

PSA: $25 Google Play credit for Nexus 7 ends this weekend

Those who have been keeping a close eye on Google's 7-inch, Jelly Bean-loaded Nexus 7 would know that the company kindly includes 25 bucks worth of Play credit with any purchase of said tablet. Unfortunately, as the famed would tell us, all good things must come to an end - and, well, such is the case with this neat promotion, which will expire on Sunday, September 30th.

Engadget , PSA: $25 Google Play credit for Nexus 7 ends this weekend, PSA: $25 Google Play credit for Nexus 7 ends this weekend

Sony Xperia T available from Three UK for £29 on a contract

The Sony Xperia T is a great looking flagship, although its rather high initial pricetag puts it at something of a disadvantage compared to some certain quad-core offerings (the T itself offers a dual-core Krait CPU). Fortunately, Three UK is willing to sell you the smartphone for just £29 if you are willing to sign a £30/month Ultimate Internet 500 contract. There's also a Pay As You Go offer, which comes with a heftier £399 initial fee plus an additional £15 for unlimited data, 300 any-network minutes, and 3,000 texts for 30 days.

GSM Arena , Sony Xperia T available from Three UK for £29 on a contract, Sony Xperia T available from Three UK for £29 on a contract

Build-a-bear's new store concept wants you to choose, love, stuff and fluff with high-tech (video)

If little Johnny thought Build-a-Bear had nothing for his tech-savvy toddler sensibilities, he'd better think again. The plush toy-seller has just launched a new high-tech store concept that it hopes will help re-engage children otherwise distracted with tablets, phones and game consoles. The new additions include a 55-inch interactive digital sign out front, with touchscreen and Kinect functionality, complete with unlockable content via barcodes.

Engadget , Build-a-bear's new store concept wants you to choose, love, stuff and fluff with high-tech (video), Build-a-bear's new store concept wants you to choose, love, stuff and fluff with high-tech (video)

German retailer taking Nokia Lumia 920 pre-orders, delivery pegged for 17th October

With Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform planned for a release on the 29th of October, many are assuming that the announced Windows Phone 8 devices will be released shortly after that or on the day itself. Well if you're looking forward to getting your hands on the Nokia Lumia 920, a small German retailer by the name of Handytick is already taking pre-orders for the phone with expected delivery dates pegged for the 17th of October. Granted the dates are most definitely subject to change, website WPArea.de claims that the retailer is pretty reputable so there might be a slight chance that the 16th October date might be on the money.

Ubergizmo , German retailer taking Nokia Lumia 920 pre-orders, delivery pegged for 17th October, German retailer taking Nokia Lumia 920 pre-orders, delivery pegged for 17th October

Google to shut down online music download service in China

Google has not had the best of relationships with China in the past, and here we are with word that the Internet search giant will shut down their online music download service in that part of the world from next month onwards because of pressure from its rivals such as Baidu Inc. and Tencent's QQ. Tentatively, you can mark October 19th on your calendar as the shut down date, and the Shanghai Daily quoted Google by saying, “This is part of an ongoing effort across Google to bring greater focus to our portfolio of products.

Ubergizmo , Google to shut down online music download service in China, Google to shut down online music download service in China

Nexus 7 comes to South Korea, causes price envy across the water

If Google-lovin' Koreans were a little jealous after seeing Eric Schmidt turn up in Japan with a Nexus 7-shaped gift under his arm, they needn't be. It looks like the Executive Chairman brought another one along with him on his Asian travels. It wasn't just the hardware that came along for the ride either, with The Next Web reporting that the firm also made movies available in the country's edition of Google Play. The Korean asking price will be a reported KRW 299,000 (about $267) for the 16GB edition, a smidgen less than its neighbor's (¥19,800 / $255). We suspect, though, not quite enough to warrant a ferry ride.

Engadget , Nexus 7 comes to South Korea, causes price envy across the water, Nexus 7 comes to South Korea, causes price envy across the water

iPhone 5 jailbroken, but not yet ready for public consumption

You knew that the hackers of the world would be anxious to jailbreak their fresh new iPhone 5's, and the feat's been accomplished just a day after older hardware running iOS 6 was similarly set free. Grant Paul posted the picture you see above on Twitter, confirming his new, elongated iPhone is, indeed, running Cydia. Unfortunately, the jailbreak isn't available to the rest of us just yet, but it shouldn't be long before the masses gain access, too.

Engadget , iPhone 5 jailbroken, but not yet ready for public consumption, iPhone 5 jailbroken, but not yet ready for public consumption

MetroPCS Introduces ZTE Anthem 4G

MetroPCS will release the ZTE Anthem 4G in the U.S. The LTE-capable Android smartphone comes jam packed with a 4.3-inch WVGA display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, Dolby Surround Audio, HDMI, a front-facing VGA camera, a 5MP rear-facing camera with 1080p video recording, a 512MB of RAM, a 4GB of internal memory and a microSD card slot. The ZTE Anthem 4G runs on the Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. MetroPCS sells the ZTE Anthem 4G for $219 plus tax after mail-in-rebate.

TechFresh , MetroPCS Introduces ZTE Anthem 4G, MetroPCS Introduces ZTE Anthem 4G

DisplayMate tests the displays of the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III

Popular display analyzing company DisplayMate has decided to put the iPhone 5 through its various highly scientific tests and pit it against the Galaxy S III. The 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display of the Samsung flagship faces the 4-inch IPS LCD screen of the iPhone 5, as well as the 3.5-inch display of the iPhone 4 for good measure. DisplayMate tested many characteristics of the displays, such as screen reflections, brightness and contrast, colors and intensities, viewing Angles and display power Consumption, running time on battery.

GSM Arena , DisplayMate tests the displays of the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III, DisplayMate tests the displays of the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III

Criterion gives tour of Need for Speed: Most Wanted game's open world

Criterion Games bills the open-world hooning and hooliganism in the single-player mode of Need for Speed: Most Wanted as "unprecedented freedom and power." They might not be kidding. Every single car in the game is available whenever you want it and you can drive anywhere you wish. There are races and police chases through industrial playgrounds and suburban byways. There are "Speed points" awarded for all kinds of sociopathic behavior, and your car can be upgraded instantly with things like automatically reinflating tires and a reinforced chassis. There's lots of jumping.



Autoblog , Criterion gives tour of Need for Speed: Most Wanted game's open world, Criterion gives tour of Need for Speed: Most Wanted game's open world

Toyota kills plans for widespread iQ EV sales after misreading demand and battery tech

2012 was supposed to be the year the all-electric version of the Toyota/Scion iQ made a splash. Instead, it appears that while it remains technically true that the iQ EV will launch this year, it will be a much, much smaller splash than previously anticipated. According to Reuters, the iQ will have an "extremely limited release.". That's a kind way to say that the 100 iQ EVs that Reuters says Toyota will now sell in the U.S. and Japan is a much smaller figure than was anticipated. The writing has been on the wall for a while.

Autoblog , Toyota kills plans for widespread iQ EV sales after misreading demand and battery tech, Toyota kills plans for widespread iQ EV sales after misreading demand and battery tech

Maserati bringing a car that 'opens up new frontiers' to Paris

We're not expecting to see a production version of the coming mid-engined Maserati coupe, expected to be named GranSport, for another few years; however, we might see it in concept form in just a few weeks at the Paris Motor Show. Australian site Car Advice got hold of an e-mail Maserati sent to friends of the Trident, and the first of the six cars mentioned is a "world premiere of a car that opens up new frontiers in terms of exclusiveness, performance and style.".

Autoblog , Maserati bringing a car that 'opens up new frontiers' to Paris, Maserati bringing a car that 'opens up new frontiers' to Paris

Samsung targets iPhone fans once again in new Apple attack ad [video]

. “The next big thing is already here,” according to Samsung (005930). Following up its botched attempt to promote the Galaxy S III on Facebook and an iPhone 5 attack ad that ran earlier this week in newspapers, Samsung has released a new commercial that again takes aim at Apple (AAPL) fans willing to wait in line to purchase new Apple products.



Boy Genius Report , Samsung targets iPhone fans once again in new Apple attack ad [video], Samsung targets iPhone fans once again in new Apple attack ad [video]

Kid Koala bundles working cardboard gramophone with album, spurs on budding turntablists (video)

If you've been enough of a Kid Koala fan to have heard his original Scratchcratchratchatch mixtape, you'll remember a sample that mentioned building a "finger-powered record player." Kid Koala, also known as Eric San, certainly remembers - buy the Limited Edition of his recently launched 12 Bit Blues album and you'll get your own functional, build-it-yourself cardboard gramophone along with a playable disc. The only further requirements are a sewing pin and some hand power. It's cheaper than tracking down the real thing, and a nod both to San's turntablist style as well as the back-to-basics nature of the music.

Engadget , Kid Koala bundles working cardboard gramophone with album, spurs on budding turntablists (video)

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Navigon and StreetPilot Onboard update adds public transport, Apple Maps and iPhone 5 support

Navigon's gearing up for tomorrow's big day by updating its, erm, Navigon and StreetPilot Onboard apps. The refreshed software adds support for the iPhone 5's new 4-inch display as well as baking in public transport listings to Cupertino's presently underwhelming mapping offering. It's also gaining the promised "last mile" function to record the location of your car when finishing your journey on foot, sparing you the embarrassment of getting lost in the multi-storey lot when you return.

Engadget , Navigon and StreetPilot Onboard update adds public transport, Apple Maps and iPhone 5 support, Navigon and StreetPilot Onboard update adds public transport, Apple Maps and iPhone 5 support

Amazon brings Cloud Player music service to the UK: choice of free or premium tiers from £6 per year

Brits who've been straining for a reason to care about Amazon's budding Cloud Player service can probably relax. It's live in the UK as of now, offering 5GB of online storage and the ability to stream 250 of your tracks (or 256Kbps matched versions) to a range of devices free of charge. Adding extra storage will cost from £6 per year for 20GB, rising to £320 p/a for a full terabyte. If you're a heavy user, though, you may also need to fork out £22 p/a for the right to stream up to 250,000 of your tracks.

Engadget , Amazon brings Cloud Player music service to the UK: choice of free or premium tiers from £6 per year, Amazon brings Cloud Player music service to the UK: choice of free or premium tiers from £6 per year

Motorola's next phone allegedly full-screen = frameless

This past week was particularly rich in news, thanks to the IFA event in Germany, but next week will be equally interesting given that Motorola and Nokia are going to launch their high-end smartphone offering for 2012. Both events happen on Sept 5 and Ubergizmo will be there to provide full coverage, so mark your calendars (9am ET and 2pm ET). The stakes are high, and from what is leaking out ahead of the launch, Motorola will feature a phone that was described by Bloomberg as being a “full-screen” phone, which means that there is little to no frame at all around the display.

Ubergizmo , Motorola's next phone allegedly full-screen = frameless, Motorola's next phone allegedly full-screen = frameless

Rise Of The Triad Price Cut On GOG

Apogee's 1994 first-person shooter, Rise of the Triad: Dark War, is now available only $2.39 on GOG.com today. In this video game, you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry such as heat-seeking missiles, split missiles and the Flamewall cannon.

TechFresh , Rise Of The Triad Price Cut On GOG, Rise Of The Triad Price Cut On GOG

Kobo Mini is world's smallest and lightest eReader

Mom always said never to judge a book by its cover, and in this case, not to judge the e-book reader's performance via its size. After all, haven't you heard of the saying that it is not the size of the dog that matters, but the fight in the dog instead. The Kobo Mini might depict a rather tiny form factor, but make no mistake about it – it is a big deal. Retailing for $79.99 a pop, the Kobo Mini has been dubbed as the “world's smallest and lightest full-featured eReader.”.

Ubergizmo , Kobo Mini is world's smallest and lightest eReader, Kobo Mini is world's smallest and lightest eReader

DirecTV HR34 DVR 'Genie' recommendations and autorecording get previewed ahead of fall launch

DirecTV paired its HD interface with the five tuner, RVU ready HR34 Home Media Center DVR back in March, so what will it do next to take advantage of the multiroom boxes with five tuners and massive hard drives. The answer is Genie, a new feature / rebranding that should be very familiar to TiVo users, since its aim is to find other shows you might be interested in and store them on the DVR without being prompted. The folks at Solid Signal and DBSTalk have had an early preview of the fall software update that will enable it, and have both posted hands-on impressions.

Engadget , DirecTV HR34 DVR 'Genie' recommendations and autorecording get previewed ahead of fall launch, DirecTV HR34 DVR 'Genie' recommendations and autorecording get previewed ahead of fall launch

N-trig release teases that Fujitsu's Stylistic Q702 will come with active pen support

Stylus maven N-trig has revealed that Fujitsu's Stylistic Q702 laptop/tablet hybrid will be the first to shop with the company's new G4 DuoSense pen and multi-touch digitizer.

Engadget , N-trig release teases that Fujitsu's Stylistic Q702 will come with active pen support, N-trig release teases that Fujitsu's Stylistic Q702 will come with active pen support

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 reportedly headed to Virgin Mobile in Canada

Since being unveiled a long, long time ago, the Galaxy Ace 2 has seen its younger S III brother grab all the praising headlines - oh, and we can say the same about its other bodacious, note-friendly sibling. Still, we have a feeling some Canadian Virgin Mobile customers would welcome one of Sammy's lesser-specced family members with open arms hands. Well, according to MobileSyrup, the Ace 2 is exactly what folks using the prepaid carrier can expect come this holiday season, making the trip across the Atlantic with a rumored contract-free price tag of somewhere between $200 to $250.

Engadget , Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 reportedly headed to Virgin Mobile in Canada, Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 reportedly headed to Virgin Mobile in Canada

Nokia stacks up its maps next to Apple's and Google's, politely suggests it comes out on top

You might have noticed a brouhaha over map accuracy in iOS 6. Nokia undoubtedly did, as it's using the iPhone 5 launch to remind us that its strategy has been all about location lately. The crew in Espoo has pitted Nokia Maps from the Lumia 920 against both Apple's equivalent as well as Google Maps - and to no one's surprise, Nokia's own platform comes out on top. In practice, it's a relatively frank comparison that doesn't try to win on every point.

Engadget , Nokia stacks up its maps next to Apple's and Google's, politely suggests it comes out on top, Nokia stacks up its maps next to Apple's and Google's, politely suggests it comes out on top

Apple rumored to be developing a Pandora-like service of its own

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, it has been reported that Apple is currently in talks with record labels to obtain the necessary license for Apple to launch a Pandora-like service of their own. If the reports are accurate, this service will be ad supported and is expected to be available only on Apple's hardware, although there might be a possibility of the service making its way onto PC as well. However the report has also revealed that there will not be any support for Android although this is hardly surprising given that Apple's iOS and Google's Android are rivals in the smartphone world.

Ubergizmo , Apple rumored to be developing a Pandora-like service of its own, Apple rumored to be developing a Pandora-like service of its own

DARPA enlists gamers' help to cure blood infection

DARPA, the Pentagon's technology research arm is looking at an unlikely source – the gaming community at large, to enlist their help in finding a cure for a blood infection which makes short work of troops in battlefield hospitals each year. The disease is known as sepsis, which is actually a blood infection that ends up as fatal whenever a patient enters into septic shock as the body tries its darndest best to stave off the infection. Septic shock normally happens after suffering from a massive trauma such as losing an appendage like a hand or leg to a bomb.

Ubergizmo , DARPA enlists gamers' help to cure blood infection, DARPA enlists gamers' help to cure blood infection

Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE surfaces for Sprint

If you found yourself on the wrong network for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Stellar smartphone, consider this: The Galaxy Victory. This little slab was leaked to Android Central recently, sporting similar specs to Verizon's upcoming budget device. Like its cousin, the Victory appears to have a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a TouchWiz flavored serving of Ice Cream Sandwich and a 4-inch 800 x 480 display - but it sets itself apart with a five-megapixel rear facing camera and quad-band GSM support. The handset also plays nice with Samsung's TecTiles accessory, as well as Google Wallet, Beam and other NFC standards.

Engadget , Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE surfaces for Sprint, Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE surfaces for Sprint

Amazon Kindle Fire 2 images leak

On September 6, Amazon is hosting an event during which the Kindle Fire 2 is widely believed to be announced. It has been leaked many times in the past few months as the successor to Amazon's very successful original Kindle Fire, the first decently specced tablet to be sold for just $199.99. Never, though, have we actually seen what the next Kindle Fire will look like. Until now, that is. A few pictures supposedly depicting Amazon's next tablet have been sent to The Verge. Here they are:

As you can see, this tablet looks a lot like its predecessor.



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Ford Escape, Mazda CX-5 earn four-star NHTSA crash rating

The 2013 Ford Escape and 2013 Mazda CX-5 are both impressive new crossovers that bring plenty to the table for buyers. Top safety marks, however, seem to have been left off of the menu. These popular new crossovers are just the first of among 54 new cars to be tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and both received a four-star overall crash rating, out of a possible five stars.
While a four-star rating is still pretty respectable, this announcement does come on the heels of three separate recalls that have been issued for the new Escape since its introduction this summer.

Autoblog , Ford Escape, Mazda CX-5 earn four-star NHTSA crash rating, Ford Escape, Mazda CX-5 earn four-star NHTSA crash rating

Apple makes $90 extra when someone buys a 32GB iPhone

Just like you, the wizards at iSupply have been poring over iPhone pictures and schematics, and they've worked out an estimated cost for the iPhone 5. After tallying up the value of all the guts, a 16GB iPhone costs $199, which is $11 more than the 4S cost to build when it came out. iSupply adds $8 per phone to account for labor, which seems like a pretty good rate for backbreaking, repetitive work. After adding in the labor cost, the 16GB iPhone comes out to $207, a 32GB iPhone may cost Apple $217 and the 64GB model is estimated to cost $328.

Ubergizmo , Apple makes $90 extra when someone buys a 32GB iPhone, Apple makes $90 extra when someone buys a 32GB iPhone

A $16000 computer so cool you'll drool over desktops again

As laptops have gotten faster, desktops have taken a back seat in the gadget lust sweepstakes. But for performance per dollar, there's still nothing better than an old-fashioned desktop tower. But how powerful a computer can you build if you're not optimizing for price. The tweakers over at MaximumPC recently built a dream desktop, sparing no costs, and created a $16000 machine that's definitely something worth drooling over.
The dream desktop starts with a 3.1Ghz Intel Xeon server processor that costs about $2000 retail, adds 64GB of DDR3 memory, and tops it off with the fastest graphics card NVidia makes–two of them, actually.

Ubergizmo , A $16000 computer so cool you'll drool over desktops again, A $16000 computer so cool you'll drool over desktops again

Apple gives region-by-region breakdown of iOS 6 capabilities: specifies Siri and Maps functionality

In an effort to let its customers know exactly what they'll get when the iPhone 5 (and downloadable updates) arrive in their country, Apple has broken down what iOS 6 will offer in different territories. US customers will get the full bounty that the mobile OS has to offer, being the only country whose maps will be peppered with 3D buildings. A pretty comprehensive list of 23 iPhone-enraptured countries will join the US in claiming turn-by-turn navigation and traffic information, including most of western Europe, Australia, China and Canada.

2DayBlog.com , Apple gives region-by-region breakdown of iOS 6 capabilities: specifies Siri and Maps functionality, Apple gives region-by-region breakdown of iOS 6 capabilities: specifies Siri and Maps functionality

Lenovo axes Android App Shop, points you in the direction of Google Play

Business-types, Lenovo pondered, needed their own App Store Shop, dedicated to selling business-only applications to those strutting around looking serious in their polyester suits. It seems that such demand never materialized, however, with the company shuttering the outlet only six months after its launch and pointing users in the direction of Google Play instead. While the bulk of the apps purchased in that time will still work around 90 that used the store's license management system will cease to function on November 2nd, a list of which you can find at the source link.

Engadget , Lenovo axes Android App Shop, points you in the direction of Google Play

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