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Motorola MOTOLUXE Preview

Chris Davies, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Motorola has been pushing the high-end in Android phones for a while now, coaxing early-adopters out of their shells with LTE marvels like the DROID RAZR and the DROID 4, but the MOTOLUXE shows it hasn’t forgotten the entry-level market. Solid and middle-of-the-road is usually the route for affordable devices; still, Motorola hasn’t been able to resist slapping a great big lamp on the front, just for some eye-candy. Is this the best budget Android phone around, or just a wannabe RAZR with a bad case of bloat? Check out our preview after the cut.

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Ford debuts 2013 Shelby GT500 convertible in Chicago

Shane McGlaun, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

We previously talked about the 2013 Shelby GT500 coupe with its gargantuan 650 hp supercharged V-8 engine and 600 foot-pounds of torque. Ford intends to offer that massive power in an open-top version as well for muscle car fans who want the wind in their hair at triple digit speeds. The 2013 Ford Shelby GT 500 convertible has debuted at the Chicago Auto Show and is helping to celebrate the 20-year history of the Ford Special Vehicle Team or SVT as it is known. Read The Full Story

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Chrome for Android won’t ever get Flash

Chris Davies, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Chrome for Android may have set its sights on being the default browser on your Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, but you'll have to make do with no Flash Player support if you give in to the new beta's allure. Having announced that its Flash Player mobile plans were over back in November, Adobe has confirmed that Chrome for Android does indeed arrive too late for a plugin of its own. That's despite Android 4.0 already having Flash Player support in the native browser. Read The Full Story

Judge denies EMI’s request for preliminary injunction against ReDigi

Shane McGlaun, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Record label EMI has taken a company called ReDigi to court for copyright infringement charges alleging that it makes unauthorized copies of songs for its music reselling business. ReDigi is a website where music fans can go and sell digital tracks that they no longer want. The way the service works is ReDigi combs through the customer's hard drive on their computer looking for music and then copies the music to its website and deletes the original tracks. The idea is that the music listed for resell is then no longer in possession of the original owner, much the same way selling a used CD works. Read The Full Story

2.1 million football fans streamed the Super Bowl legally says NBC

Shane McGlaun, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Federal authorities moved to shut down as many illegal streaming sites as possible ahead of the Super Bowl last weekend. It has become very common over the years for websites to illegally stream the Super Bowl, even Tom Brady did it. The big difference this year is the fans could watch the Super Bowl streaming from NBC legally and according to NBC, several million people did just that. Read The Full Story

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Sony SAL500F40G 500mm super-zoom means business

Chris Davies, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony has a new super-telephoto lens for the size-queens and long-distance spies among you, the Sony SAL500F40G, a 500mm fixed focal length G Lens to add some serious heft to the front of your DSLR. An F.4.0 maximum aperture and weather-resistant body add up to a lens ideal for high-speed photos and video, Sony reckons, as well as delivering SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilisation with the company's Alpha-series cameras. Read The Full Story

Motorola grabs for Microsoft’s Windows in patent dispute

Shane McGlaun, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has Android device makers by the short and curlies when it comes patent fees. Virtually all manufacturers who are creating Android smartphones and tablets license patents from Microsoft. It seems like Microsoft is set to get a taste of its own medicine from Motorola. Apparently, a German court appears set to side with Motorola in a patent dispute that has to do with patents used for video compression and decompression technology. Microsoft is allegedly using patented tech in some of its most important and popular products. Read The Full Story

Logitech Touch Mouse M600 is desperate for your touch

Chris Davies, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Logitech has outed its latest wireless peripheral, the Touch Mouse M600, and it's gagging for you to stroke, tickle and generally caress it. Topped with a touch-sensitive surface suitable for both left and right handed users, the M600 can handle click-taps and swipes for gestures, and supports Logitech's Flow Scroll software for smoother on-screen navigation. Read The Full Story

HP releases Android on TouchPad code to happy hackers

Shane McGlaun, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you follow the tablet market closely, you'll be familiar with HP TouchPad that launched packing webOS and met a quick demise when sales were not good, and the tablet received some poor review scores. Some will also recall that during the TouchPad blowout sale, a few of the tablets allegedly shipped and were running Android out-of-the-box. The version of Android that those tablets were running has now been gifted from HP to the open-source geeks of the world. Read The Full Story

PS Vita 3G priced for February 22 UK launch

Chris Davies, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony's PS Vita 3G will hit the UK on February 22, carrier Vodafone has confirmed, on a pre-pay data plan which - when topped up for the first time - will unlock a free download of WipEout 2048. Set to hit the US in 3G form on AT&T also on February 22, the Vita will be priced at £279 ($444) in the UK and come with a 4GB memory card and a pre-pay data SIM. Read The Full Story

Sony confirms no UMD transfer for PS Vita buyers in the US

Shane McGlaun, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony's PS Vita launched to some decently strong sales in Japan back during the holiday season of 2011. Japanese sales of the portable console quickly fell off and are now below 20,000 a week. The Vita is set to launch in the US and if you're hoping to be a get your old UMD PSP games over to the Vita, Sony has announced really bad news. There will be no UMD Passport program in the United States like the program Sony operates in Japan. Read The Full Story

Forza Motorsport 4 gets new American Le Mans series car pack

Shane McGlaun, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you are a fan of the Forza 4 racing game on Xbox 360, you'll be glad to hear that there's a new car pack now available. The new car pack launched yesterday and adds a bunch of new racing cars from the American Le Mans series. The pack includes 10 cars starting with the 2011 Audi Sport North America R8 TDI wearing #2 livery. Also included is the 2011 Panoz #050 Panoz Racing Abruzzi. Read The Full Story