Samsung Galaxy Stellar pops up in Verizon docs, might light up our skies soon

Having launched an all-out blitz on the high-end of US smartphones, Samsung must be eager to conquer the mid-range as well. A Verizon rebate list finding its way to Droid-Life has the previously unknown Galaxy Stellar showing up amongst the carrier's more budget-minded smartphones for a $50 discount sometime between now and an August 19th expiry date. There's little we can definitively attach to that starry-eyed name so far, although we have our hunches: first and foremost is that it's the Jasper, the Snapdragon S4-touting spiritual successor to the Droid Charge.

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LoveFab debuts 850-HP NSX Pikes Peak hill-climber (video)

Cody Loveland, owner of LoveFab in Traverse City, Michigan, is joining the ranks of drivers for the 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on August 12. Known especially for his work packing monstrous power into the Acura NSX, it's no surprise that he's whipped up his own unlimited-class chassis based on the legendary Japanese car that we'll dub the FrankeNSX and that rides on HRE wheels – the same rim-maker who will be supporting Rhys Millen and Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima. Press Release:HRE Equips the Top Competitors at this year's Pikes Peak Hill Climb.
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CyanogenMod 10 Alpha for Xperia S now available

CyanogenMod has been touted by many to be one of those custom ROMs on the Android platform that you absolutely must install – as it delivers a whole lot better user experience compared to the stock Android version, and even with some bells and whistles thrown into the mix in the form of the HTC Sense for HTC smartphones and Samsung TouchWiz for handsets from the South Korean manufacturer, it seems that those pale in comparison to what CyanogenMod is able to offer.

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Microsoft Live web services to receive makeover?

Even though it's still a few months away, It looks like Microsoft is already gearing up for the official release of Windows RT. According to reports online, Microsoft has been silently updating its Microsoft account login page with a hint of Metro in the redesign. It hasn't changed for me, so it's probably a staged rollout or just a limited test, but from the screenshots I've seen, it looks pretty good (not like the previous login pages were bad, I just think this new interface is much more eye-pleasing). In addition to the use of bright colors, some things have changed i.e.

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Next generation Fox Engine from Hideo Kojima to be demonstrated in August

Word on the street has it that August 30 is going to be a very, very special date for the Metal Gear Solid franchise. After all, it has been bandied about that Metal Gear Solid 5′s Fox Engine is long due for an August 30 demonstration, thanks to Hideo Kojima's most recent announcement that also points toward the potential revealing of Metal Gear Solid 5. Kojima mentioned that his team's pending engine was “nearly finished, but the only way to be sure it works is to create a game at the same time and improve the engine with our tools as we go along.

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Cadillac flagship gets the green light

Automotive News reports Cadillac is gearing up to produce a new flagship sedan. Unnamed sources indicate General Motors has given the go-ahead in an attempt to counter German luxury manufacturers in more segments. Word has it the machine will ride on a rear-wheel drive chassis in order to attract BMW 7 Series buyers and will likely debut around 2015.

GM is already moving to reposition the Cadillac stable to better engage BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

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More evidence that Samsung will unveil Galaxy Note 2 this coming August 15

All roads lead to this year's IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany. As you know, Samsung has already sent out invitations in the form of save-the-date emails for an event this coming August 15. And if the rumor mill is right, the next generation Galaxy Note could be unveiled during the event as well, albeit we're still ambivalent about it. We already have a tad of surrounding the device's specifications, including a 5.5-inch display with a purported 1280x720 resolution and an Exynos 4412 quad-core processor with Mali-400 graphics.

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