Mercedes recalls 2013 SL models over airbag fault

Mercedes-Benz is recalling 130 SL-Class roadsters built between January 16, 2013 and April 30, 2013 over concerns that the vehicle's airbags won't fire if a very light person is in the passenger seat. The issue rests with what's called the Occupant Classification System. The OCS is a system that figures out if there's an occupant in a seat based on the amount of weight being exerted on a sensor, and will arm or disarm the airbags accordingly.

Autoblog , Mercedes recalls 2013 SL models over airbag fault, Mercedes recalls 2013 SL models over airbag fault

Three-quarters of US consumers plan to use their mobile device for their holiday shopping this year

New research from MobPartner highlights growth of “showrooming” in-store price comparisons among US consumersConsumers increasingly look on their cellphones first for in-store coupons and special offersMobPartner warns retailers: consumers now comfortable with mCommerce on their cellphone, so adopt a multi-channel approach for better customer engagementNew York, USA, and Paris, France - 12 December 2013 - Three-quarters of US consumers are using their mobile devices to plan their holiday shopping this year, with in-store price comparisons - or “showrooming” - and mobile coupons as the primary reasons fo

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Speexx 3rd annual Exchange unites 450 HR and L&D experts in sharing best practice

Workforce development and greater business agility will be a major priority for 2014Munich – Friday 13th December 2013 – Speexx, the award-winning leader in online corporate language training, has confirmed that this year’s Speexx Exchange attracted 450 attendees across four European capital cities.

Press Release Distribution , Speexx 3rd annual Exchange unites 450 HR and L&D experts in sharing best practice, Speexx 3rd annual Exchange unites 450 HR and L&D experts in sharing best practice

Facebook wins major award for innovation in its giant Swedish data center

Facebook won the major industry award for its radical design in building a super-efficient mega scale data center in Luleå, Northern Sweden. The design adopted by Facebook has allowed for a far more energy efficient operation based on using 100% fresh air cooling. This was recognised by a panel of industry experts when it won the accolade for Innovation in the Mega Data Center at the DatacenterDynamics EMEA Awards in London last night.  "DatacenterDynamics are leaders in the data centre industry and so winning this is huge recognition for us.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 surpasses 10 million sales

Yet another Samsung device has joined the 10 million sales club. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 reached that feat, joining every other flagship release since the original Samsung Galaxy S launched in 2010. It's been just about two months since the Note 3 was released, which means the Galaxy Note 3 was only just shy of meeting the pace that the Galaxy S4 achieved. What does this mean? Well, phablets are popular and people want huge phones, apparently. Many folks scoffed at the idea that big phones could be popular.


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Centrix Software and Exoprise partner to help deploy Microsoft™ Office 365 solutions quickly and cost effectively

- WorkSpace Office365 iQ and CloudReady® Insight provide comprehensive assessments for Office 365 migration projects- Centrix Software and Exoprise’s collaboration enables joint-partner Champion Solutions Group to deliver Microsoft Office 365 NEWBURY, UK and WALTHAM, MA – December 10 2013 – Centrix Software, workspace management solutions expert, and Exoprise, a provider of cloud based monitoring and enablement solutions for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, today announced a strategic partnership to enable joint partners and customers to deploy Microsoft™ Office 365 s

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Samsung announces 10 million Galaxy Note 3s shipped

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is leaving its predecessors in the dust – it sold 5 million units in the first month of availability and now a month later the number of units shipped has reached 10 million. Note that the number of sales is probably lower than the number of shipments as those are supplies sent to retailers and carriers. Still, the numbers are impressive – the original Galaxy Note took 9 months to reach 10 million units shipped and the Note II took 4 months.

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New online channel for watchmaker Binda Group is based on Intershop solution

Binda Group selects Intershop's transaction based license model  to manage international multi-brand platformRollout has begun in Italy with the Breil watch brandJena, Germany, December 10, 2013 – The watchmaking company Binda Group is venturing into multi-channel commerce by setting up an additional online sales channel, powered by Intershop, the leading independent provider of omni-channel commerce solutions. After detailed evaluation of several vendors offering a Transaction Based Revenue models, Binda Group decided for the overall most attractive option coming from Intershop.

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Project Ara close to prototype status, and Motorola CEO suggests it could be sold through Moto Maker

When we first heard of Motorola's Project Ara, a modular phone concept that would seemingly allow folks to upgrade different components of their phone independently of others, we were a little skeptical. It isn't that we thought the idea wasn't possible — technology proves that anything is possible as each year passes us by — but we didn't wholly believe that we were close to seeing anything practical. Thankfully, Dennis Woodside assures us that isn't the case. In a Hangout session that the CEO did with prominent tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, Woodside revealed that the team is close to producing its first prototype.

Android Phone , Project Ara close to prototype status, and Motorola CEO suggests it could be sold through Moto Maker, Project Ara close to prototype status, and Motorola CEO suggests it could be sold through Moto Maker

Zepp 3D Motion Sensor Lets You Analyze Your Baseball, Golf Or Tennis Swing

The swing is an important part of many sports, ask any golfer and they'll tell you its as much about having a perfect swing as it is about making proper contact with the ball without digging too much into the fairway. Baseball or tennis players rely on their swing too, which is why dedicated players keep on training and practising. Zepp Labs has created a nifty little device that will help players in their pursuit of a perfect swing. The Zepp 3D motion sensor is a tiny sensor that can be attached using specific mounts to baseball bats, golf clubs and tennis rackets.

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Affordable dual-SIM Nokia RM-977 with 4.5' screen now testing

Zauba – an organization handling the import of tech into India – has listed 43 units of the Nokia RM-977 as being brought in from Finland for "intercompany use for testing and evaluation purposes only". The details on the device are scarce, but the screen size is known – 4.5". That's the same size as the Lumia 92x handsets, and a bit smaller than the 4.7" Lumia 625.
The price of the device is listed as INR 8,000 ($130). That's the same price as a Lumia 520, but much cheaper than the INR 15,000 ($245) price for the Lumia 625.

GSM Arena , Affordable dual-SIM Nokia RM-977 with 4.5' screen now testing, Affordable dual-SIM Nokia RM-977 with 4.5' screen now testing

United SportsCar Championship reveals four-class entry list

Bringing two racing series together is good news for racing fans, whether it's the re-merger of the IndyCar and Champ Car series, the reconciliation between the FIA and the ACO to form the World Endurance Championship or the joining of forces between Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series. The upcoming season brings the latter two together into the newly-created United SportsCar Championship, and has left the organizers with the challenge – and us the benefit – of bringing two similar yet different pillars of American sportscar racing into one series. And now they've announced some of what we can expect.

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[Update: it's over!] Reminder: the second chance for $150 off a Moto X begins at noon eastern today

Just a quick, friendly reminder that the second opportunity for getting a code to get Moto X for $150 off starts at noon today. The process is simple: submit your email and get signed up to receive a code that can be used for $150 off an off-contract Moto X through Moto Maker. The code will give you a window of one week to submit your order, so you'll have time to think about how you want your phone designed. Stock from the last opportunity — which happened last Wednesday — was exhausted in just 9 minutes, so you'll want to be quick on the draw if you happened to miss out last time.

Android Phone , [Update: it's over!] Reminder: the second chance for $150 off a Moto X begins at noon eastern today, [Update: it's over!] Reminder: the second chance for $150 off a Moto X begins at noon eastern today

Does our government have too much power over our mobile and internet data?

We are communicating faster, better and more often than ever before. We can thank the internet and mobile communications for most of that, but with such power we must also be more careful. Laws on the matter are still evolving, making our internet/cellphone data the most valuable source of information for our government (and all others across the world). If you think about it, our smartphones and computers know everything about us. More so than even your spouse, sometimes.



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2014 Honda Civic Natural Gas, Hybrid on sale in February

When it announced official pricing and fuel economy data for the 2014 Civic , Honda conspicuously left out any mention of the Hybrid or Natural Gas models. On its retail site, Honda still lists the 2012 model year for the Natural Gas, so we reached out to the automaker for some clarification. Due to remaining inventory of the 2012 Civic Natural Gas, the 2013 model year was mostly sold to corporate and government fleets, and the 2012 still has a $3,000 gas card incentive that was introduced in October 2012.

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Sony Xperia ZL Android 4.3 Update Screenshots Leaked

Back in June Sony announced the list of devices that are slated to receive the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update in the near future. The company confirmed that Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP, and the Xperia Z Ultra would be updated to Android 4.3. December is here and the year is about to end, Xperia users are now waiting eagerly as ever for the update to drop on their respective devices. Today, screenshots of the Android 4.3 update for Sony Xperia ZL have been leaked online.

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Help This Sheriff Catch Vandals, Get A Free Xbox One

If you have been trying very hard to get your hands on an Xbox One, chances are that you might not find it at a sheriff's office. Residents of St. Charles Parish are in a bit of luck, their very own Sheriff Greg Champagne is offering a free Xbox One to anyone who can help him find BB gun totting vandals. There have been 11 incidents already in which windows, homes and vehicles have been damaged by pellet guns, and since no concrete information about the vandals had surfaced up till now, the sheriff decided to offer an incentive.

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Facebook Is Open To The Idea Of A "Sympathize" Button

So we heard that Facebook was looking to introduce an Unfollow option to its social network soon which sounds like a great way of unfriending someone without offending them. While we're on the subject of new features for Facebook, we know that many people out there are asking for a "dislike" button, a feature which we're not sure will ever manifest itself, but it seems that Facebook could be considering a "sympathize" button.

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Thecus N2310 NAS Sips On Just 5W Of Power

In this day and age, the total amount of information that we have in our slew of devices can add up to staggering values, so much so that it is virtually impossible to keep track of it all after a while. You would need plenty of discipline as well as enough resources and physical space to start cataloging those 1TB hard drives by the computer. Well, cheap and feature rich storage devices are always in demand, so you might want to check out the Thecus N2310 NAS that has just arrived in the US as part of your potential purchases.

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Woman ticketed for driving with Google Glass to fight charge

A San Diego woman who was ticketed in October by the California Highway Patrol for wearing Google Glass while driving pleaded not guilty and will fight the citation in court, Yahoo reports. The woman, Cecilia Abadie, was pulled over for driving 80 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone. After Abadie was pulled over for speeding, her attorney reportedly claims that the Google Glass switched on when she looked up at the CHP officer, who was standing by her window.

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Charles Morgan refutes rival rumors

Whether the board of the Morgan Motor Company was justified or not in ousting its former chief executive from its ranks, you could understand that Charles Morgan might take a defiant stand. He is, after all, the grandson of the company's founder, and before the board stepped in, it was his show to run. But don't expect Charles to be starting up a rival outfit any time soon. Rumors of Charles' possible intentions emerged after he reportedly indicated that he wanted to "stay involved in the car industry". But when contacted by Autocar for comment, Charles kiboshed the idea of establishing a rival operation.

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J Mays on the 2015 Ford Mustang

J Mays, head of design at Ford, may be retiring from the company after 16 years, but not before showing the world his swan song: the 2015 Mustang. Ford officially revealed its new coupe and convertible to the public at events around the world on Thursday, including a live unveiling on ABC's Good Morning America, and Mays was in attendance at the automaker's home event in Dearborn, MI, which is where we caught up with him for a few words about his new baby.

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Just 50 to go as Bugatti sells its 400th Veyron

When Bugatti first introduced the Veyron, production was limited to just 300 coupes (including the original 16.4 and the Super Sport). Those were followed by an additional 150 roadsters (both Grand Sport and Vitesse), of which 100 have now been sold, leaving just 50 examples left before the Veyron finally roars off into the sunset. The 400th Veyron built was the third and final example of the Jean-Pierre Wimille edition pictured here. Based on the Vitesse roadster, the Wimille edition is the first in a series of six Legend specials that pay homage to the Alsatian marque's history.

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OS X 10.9.1 Seeded Out To AppleCare Staff; Public Release Imminent

When Apple seeds new versions of OS X to its employees, then you know a public release is just around the corner. In this case, reports are coming in that Apple has recently seeded OS X 10.9.1 to AppleCare employees, which means you should prepare yourself for the update to come any time now. . OS X 10.9.1 is expected to introduce improved support for Gmail accounts to be used in the OS X Mail app as well as several fixes for Gmail settings.

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Petrotechnics to Share Asset Integrity Risk Management Expertise at Oil & Gas IQ AIM, Houston

Aberdeen, 5 December – Petrotechnics, the global leader in transforming frontline operational performance and lowering operational risk will be presenting at the Oil and Gas IQ Asset Integrity Management Summit in Houston, 10th – 11th December 2013.Mike Neill, President Petrotechnics USA, will present a plenary session exploring the use of new technology to better manage asset integrity risk and improve production efficiency. The presentation will highlight the importance of linking asset integrity risk (barrier impairments) with the current workload risk to achieve a holistic understanding of overall operational risk.

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Reggie Fils-Aime Suggests That Fan Petitions Might Not Necessarily Have A Big Impact On Nintendo

Gamers can be a pretty passionate bunch of people, especially when it comes to the games that they love. There are also times when gamers will sign petitions in order to get a particular game onto a certain platform. Nintendo certainly has their fair share of passionate fans, many of whom have taken part in Operation Rainfall, in which many gamers signed a petition to get Nintendo to bring Japanese titles, such as the Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story, and Pandora's Tower to North America where it was localized.

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Apple Believes They Changed The Definition Of "App"

The term "app" is being thrown around a lot these days, and while initially used to describe downloadable software for smartphones and tablets, it has started to apply to software running on computers as well. Technically it's not far from the truth as "app" is an abbreviation for "application", but it seems that Apple thinks that they have the right to the term because they feel that they were the ones who changed what it meant.

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Honda's Smartphone Case N Comes With Air Bags

While Honda might be primarily known as a manufacturer of vehicles, the Japanese company has started to take an interest in smartphones lately, and while Honda does not appear to be planning a smartphone of their own, it does appear that the company has thought about protection and have created a concept case for smartphones known as the Case N. This venture by Honda seems pretty serious, although at this point in time it is merely a concept and we doubt Honda has any plans to put it into production, and more importantly we're not sure who might need such as casing.

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TEOCO Finalizes Acquisition of AIRCOM International

TEOCO Becomes Leading Independent Provider of Analytics and Network Planning, Assurance and Optimization Solutions.FAIRFAX, VA, USA AND LEATHERHEAD, UK, DECEMBER 3, 2013 – TEOCO, the leading provider of Assurance, Analytics and Optimization solutions to communications service providers (CSP) worldwide, today announced it has completed its acquisition of AIRCOM International, the leading provider of network planning, optimization and management software for mobile networks.

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Blynk Wearable Time Lapse Camera

We are all social creatures, and the kind of devices which we use happen to reflect that nature. After all, why would social networks like Facebook take off in such a huge way, while Instagram and Pinterest have their fair share of followers, where folks check out what you have been up to through a single shared photo. Lyfeshot knows this, which is why they have come up with Blynk, a 2" x 1" one-step, hands-free, wearable, time-lapse camera which has one main mission in life – to capture all of life's greatest experiences in a jiffy.

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Chrome For Windows Gains Additional Password Security

Security on your computer is of utmost importance, but as we have mentioned many a time, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In fact, it was just yesterday when we talked about how researchers have managed to come up with a proof-of-concept malware that can spread through audio signals alone, putting to death the notion that a computer that is not linked to the Internet or network in any way is safe from such malicious programs. Earlier this morning, a botnet attempt managed to see the leak of over 2 million passwords that could offer access to multiple online services.

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GORUCK (finally) releases "bombproof" laptop shoulder bags

GORUCK is all about rucks – commonly known as backpacks.  Their bread and butter are simple, yet thoughtfully-designed, nearly indestructible, made-in-USA backpacks like the classic GR1, along with other types of bags and accessories.  But one style of bag, one of the most requested since the company's founding, has been conspicuously missing from GORUCK's product offering.  Until now.  The GORUCK Shoulder Bag is here.  With its signature simple style and “bombproof” construction, the Shoulder Bag is made from 1000D Cordura nylon and features two interior compartments, one for a laptop, the other with a mesh zip organiz

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Three UK launches 4G network, drops roaming charges in USA

The UK carrier Three brought some great news to its subscribers today. Three has just launched its 4G network across the UK, but its rollout will speed up quite a lot in the next month and finish by the end of Q1, 2014. So, a pretty large portion of the Three UK users will able to enjoy 4G networks next spring at no additional cost. Three has also announced it is now dropping the roaming charges for the USA, Indonesia, Macau and Sri Lanka. This means the Three UK customers will be able to use their free minutes, texts and data when traveling abroad.

GSM Arena , Three UK launches 4G network, drops roaming charges in USA, Three UK launches 4G network, drops roaming charges in USA

Yamaha planning sports car follow up to Gordon Murray MOTIV.e?

How Yamaha plans to make a sport scar with the Gordon Murray-designed MOTIV.e platform escapes us, but the company has confirmed that it's exploring such a vehicle, Autocar reports. But since there's a lot we don't know about the MOTIV.e (pictured above), and we've yet to fully grasp Murray's innovative iStream assembly process, we'll give the McLaren F1 creator and Yamaha the benefit of the doubt on this one. At the Tokyo Motor Show, Autocar obtained pictures of numerous body styles (head over there to see them) that could be based on the MOTIVE.e platform from a video loop at Yamaha's manufacturer stand.

Autoblog , Yamaha planning sports car follow up to Gordon Murray MOTIV.e?, Yamaha planning sports car follow up to Gordon Murray MOTIV.e?

Android 4.4.1 coming soon to Nexus and Google Play edition devices [RUMOR]

It's been about a month since Android 4.4 KitKat first dropped onto the scene. Since then, the update has had it's fair share of hiccups, causing issues on some devices like the Nexus 4 that eventually lead to release of the KRT16S build. What's next. Well, we've seen reports of users having problems with Exchange being broken (kind of a big deal), and there was the whole Google Experience Launcher remaining exclusive to the Nexus 5. Well, perhaps 4.4.1 will fix some of these concerns.


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Lamborghini Veneno Roadster stands in for fighter jet aboard Italian carrier

How does you draw even more attention to $4.47 million hypercar. Placing it atop an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf ought to do the trick, as Lamborghini has demonstrated with the live reveal of the new Veneno Roadster on the flight deck of the Italian Navy's Cavour. Docked in the port of Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, the 787-foot flat-top is being used as a floating showcase of Italian products, with Lamborghini chosen to represent the automotive industry.

Autoblog , Lamborghini Veneno Roadster stands in for fighter jet aboard Italian carrier, Lamborghini Veneno Roadster stands in for fighter jet aboard Italian carrier

Apple Reportedly Testing 2K And 4K Displays For 12.9 Inch iPad

There have been quite a lot of rumors recently about Apple working on a larger iPad. Rumor has it that the company intends to release a 12.9 inch iPad next year, it is believed that testing has already begun at a Foxconn facility in China. So far Apple itself hasn't confirmed what its tablet plans are for 2014. Not much is known about the hardware specifications the 12.9 inch iPad is supposed to tout, but according to latest rumors, Apple is testing 2K and 4K displays for the tablet and is yet to decide which to use for its all new iPad.
The rumor also suggests that Apple might release two variants of the 12.9 inch iPad next year.

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Police Arrest Man For Stealing Copper From Site Of Apple's New Campus

Apple has already unveiled its plans to build a “spaceship” campus on a site previously owned by Hewlett Packard. It would be Apple's second biggest campus in Cupertino, the company already has its headquarters at One Infinite Loop. The company currently plans on demolishing the structures present on the site before it starts building its new campus. A man was arrested recently from the site, reports a CBS affiliate in the area, he tried to steal copper pipes and wiring. Security guards employed by Apple noticed that a gate to a fenced off HP office site was opened when they came around to check again after two hours.

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Spike Away Vest Keeps You Safe From Cramped Commutes

Commuters know how bad things can get if they happen to travel on a bus, subway or train to get to and from work. It seems you're not the only person traveling on a particular line, which makes cramped commutes something all commuters experience on a regular basis. But a new vest is helping riders keep their personal space while they commute. The name of the vest. Spike Away.

As you could imagine, the Spike Away vest was developed by Industrial designer Siew Ming Cheng as a way to help commuters who regularly suffer from crowded commutes by equipping them with a vest filled with spikes.

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Kantar Worldpanel: Windows Phone Passes 10% Market Share In Europe

Windows Phone seems to be slowly but surely picking up steam, and it is pulling ahead of BlackBerry as well in certain markets. In fact, market analyst company Kantar Worldpanel has just introduced its latest report that features the 3-month period ending in October this year. In this report, Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system managed to make its way past the 10% market share point over in Europe, which is rather impressive since that would translate to double the amount of market share that it held exactly one year back. In 2012 at the corresponding time, Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system carried a 4.7% market share.

Ubergizmo , Kantar Worldpanel: Windows Phone Passes 10% Market Share In Europe, Kantar Worldpanel: Windows Phone Passes 10% Market Share In Europe

Motorola updates us on failed Cyber Monday deal - hopes to go live in 15 min but if not, will start things again on Weds and Mon

It's been roughly about 12 hours since Motorola was supposed to begin their big Cyber Monday sale on off-contract Moto Xs. Because of the increase of traffic, the site went down and the sale never actually got off the ground (although Developer Editions were selling at the discounted price). Here we are, in the wee evening hours and Motorola is finally back with an update.

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Lamborghini to announce new Cabrera before Christmas

After ten long and sleek years of production, Lamborghini recently built its last Gallardo. But don't expect the Bolognese automaker to go without an entry-level model for long. A few days ago, Lamborghini started teasing the Cabrera, as the Gallardo's successor is expected to be called.

Autoblog , Lamborghini to announce new Cabrera before Christmas, Lamborghini to announce new Cabrera before Christmas

Speed, another vehicle may have played a role in Paul Walker crash

As more information comes to light regarding the tragic crash that killed Paul Walker and Roger Rodas over the weekend, CNN is reporting that investigators believe another car could have been involved somehow. The crash site has since become a memorial (shown above) for the lead actor in the Fast and Furious franchise, but investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what caused the fiery crash.

Autoblog , Speed, another vehicle may have played a role in Paul Walker crash, Speed, another vehicle may have played a role in Paul Walker crash

NVIDIA SHIELD December update brings improved controls, 1080p@60FPS in console mode and more

The NVIDIA Shield is getting yet another huge upgrade that you should want to get your hands on ASAP. The biggest change you'll find here is the ability to play in Console Mode at a full 1080p and 60 frames per second (whereas the October upgrade first brought 720p at 60FPS). The list of games compatible in each of these console modes is different, but NVIDIA has a nice list of games to start. They include the following:.

Android Phone , NVIDIA SHIELD December update brings improved controls, 1080p@60FPS in console mode and more, NVIDIA SHIELD December update brings improved controls, 1080p@60FPS in console mode and more

Is Fast and Furious future in doubt with Paul Walker's death?

The tragic death of Paul Walker in a car accident this past weekend has thrown into doubt the future of the wildly popular and profitable Fast and Furious film franchise, a series the late actor and car enthusiast played an enormous role in. Of the six films, Walker took the lead in five, playing Brian O'Connor, a former Los Angeles Police Department detective and FBI agent. Walker was in the middle of filming Fast and Furious 7 when he was killed. The series, which has taken in $2.3 billion worldwide, according to a report by Variety, had been aiming to release its seventh installment on July 11, 2014.

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Smart Content Center: A Government-Supported Incubator In Korea

Mr Kang Kyong Seog, Manager of the Smart Content Center in Seoul/Korea. I have visited the Smart Content Center in the G.Square building In Seoul: it is a South Korean government-supported incubator that helps startup by providing a low-cost working space (rent is free for successful applicants) that comes equipped with a well-furnished mobile testing lab, a video-editing studio, along with logistical and marketing support. Startups are still responsible for securing enough funding to pay its employees and other expenses of course.
At the moment, the Smart Content Center is operating at near capacity with 45 startups out of a maximum of 50.

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New iPhones Continue To Dominate Japan's Smartphone Market

We have already reported multiple times on Apple's increasing dominance in Japan. The Land of the Rising Sun is actually Apple's fastest growing market, with the company's margins there being 15 percent higher than anywhere else in the world. It is also one of five regions where Apple's operating profit grew in the last fiscal year. iPhones account for over 37 percent and the iPads over 50 percent of the smartphone and tablet market in Japan, respectively. Japan's BCN released its weekly sales rankings and nine out of the top ten smartphone sales spots have been taken by the new iPhones, the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c to be precise.

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Georgia Tech Unveils Tongue Driven Wheelchair For The Disabled

There are those who face extreme disability to the point where they are only able to control their wheelchair by puffing into a straw, also known as sip-and-puff where the user will be able to move and stop their wheelchairs using their breath. However over at Georgia Tech, researchers have recently found a way which could be more efficient than using straws, and this is through the use of the person's tongue. The school has developed a wearable Tongue Drive System which will allow those who are paralyzed to control their wheelchair just from their tongue, which is reportedly faster compared to using straws.

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Tizen And Firefox OS Should Team Up, According To Samsung

It is safe to say that in the smartphone platform market at the moment, the main players are probably Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry. There are of course other platforms out there such as Sailfish OS, Tizen, and Firefox OS. While not to say that these smaller operating systems have no chance at beating out the big guys, doing it on their own could be a long and tough journey, which is why Samsung's Chief Secretary, Wonsuk Lee, recently expressed interest in teaming up with the folks at Mozilla to bring Firefox OS and Tizen closer together.

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HTC One Developer Edition and unlocked models receiving KitKat starting TODAY

HTC's done it again. Not resting on their laurels, it appears that HTC is once again going hard in the paint, updating their flagship smartphone — the HTC One — to the latest version of Android, leaving the other guys in the dust. Beginning today, those who purchased the HTC One Developer Edition or unlocked models can expect Android 4.4 KitKat to hit your devices in time for the holidays, complete with HTC Sense (yes, this is a good thing). It's pretty crazy when you think about it.

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