Asus Padfone possibly delayed. Qualcomm chip shortage to be blamed

It looks like Qualcomm's issues with its Snapdragon S4 SoC is affecting not only LG, but also Asus. The Taiwanese company is using the S4 in its Padfone, which is supposed to be introduced sometime this month. But the phone-tablet may arrive later than initially planned.

Unwired View, Asus Padfone possibly delayed. Qualcomm chip shortage to be blamed

Knockoff DreamBoard app spotted in iTunes App Store

iOS users with jailbroken devices are without a doubt pretty familiar with the DreamBoard tweak. For those unfamiliar, this tweak will allow users with jailbroken devices to apply custom themes and give their devices a completely new look far different from what the stock UI iOS offers. Oddly enough for a jailbreak tool, it seems to have made its way onto the iTunes App Store, or has it. iOS users if you have yet to jailbreak your device, it has been suggested that you not be fooled by the fake DreamBoard app found on the iTunes App Store.

Ubergizmo, Knockoff DreamBoard app spotted in iTunes App Store

German researchers developing electronic tires that adapt to weather conditions

Even tires considered basic are the results of massive engineering and financial investments – a single tire can include up to 20 different kinds of rubber compounds and their constructions and build techniques are so mysterious that it's easier to get a tour of the White House than a tire factory. A new tire being worked on by a team of German engineers at the University of Leipzig, however, would be a Buck Rodgers-like leap in tire tech by incorporating changeable elements to alter the shape of the tire as you drive.

Autoblog, German researchers developing electronic tires that adapt to weather conditions

Adax Announces ATM5-PCIe Board and Software for Signaling and ATM-IP Interworking

Advanced PCIe communications controller with unbeatable performance for flexible gateway interworking, internet offload and intelligent backhaul applications on Rack Mount Servers.May 1st, 2012, Oakland CA – Adax (www.adax.com), an industry leader in high-performance packet-processing, security and network infrastructure, is pleased to announce the availability of the ATM5-PCIe broadband communication controller.

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Southern Photonics Announces Breakthrough Pricing for Modulation Analysis Solution

Southern Photonics has announced the introduction of a new product to its Coherent Solutions range. The ‘IQScope-30G’ is an economical option for optical modulation analysis (OMA). With 30GHz of bandwidth, the IQScope-30G is a complementary product to the higher speed IQScope already on the market and is perfectly suited to measure 100Gbit/s signals.As part of the product launch, Southern Photonics has opted to introduce the IQScope-30G from May through to September with a limited timespan introductory price.

Press Release Distribution, Southern Photonics Announces Breakthrough Pricing for Modulation Analysis Solution

Verizon, Comcast activate Wonder Twin powers in six more markets with cross-sales deal

Comcast and Verizon sitting in a tree - well, you know how the rest of that song goes. Although the relationship between Comcast and Sprint has been a bit frosty as of late, the cable operator continues to make nice with Verizon after last year's spectrum agreement, inking a deal to sell each other's services in six additional markets. This means consumers in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver-Colorado Springs, Kansas City, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Salt Lake City can now sign up for Verizon services via Comcast and vice-versa. The cross-selling service was first launched in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle earlier this year.

Engadget, Verizon, Comcast activate Wonder Twin powers in six more markets with cross-sales deal

Aurora 14 release suggests new fox 14 features

Mozilla recently made some changes in Firefox 13 beta. Among the changes that we love in the first major update includes the much-awaited new tab page. Adding to the thrill are a couple of features found in Firefox Aurora 14 that indicates Firefox 14 might be as big as Firefox 13. One is that Aurora 14 features a native full screen support in Mac OS X Lion.
Another noteworthy feature of Aurora 14 is the introduction of the Pointer Lock API, an HTML web standard and an API that removes the mouse cursor allowing the application to better handle mouse move coordinators.

Ubergizmo, Aurora 14 release suggests new fox 14 features