Ford launches ‘new’ ’65 Mustang

today.msnbc.msn.com  Everything old is new again — especially when it comes to the classic 1964-1/2, ’65 and ’66 Mustangs. Like many makers, Ford has a catalogue full of parts for those original pony cars, everything from brakes to seats. But now, it seems, you can even order all-new, factory-approved Mustang bodies rather than having...

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HP’s TouchPad: The Tablet That Refused to Die

Unceremoniously killed under HP’s prior CEO on Aug. 18 after letting down sales, the device quickly found a market after retailers and HP itself slashed the prices on remaining stock. This time, according to a Best Buy press release, a 32-gigabyte TouchPad is going for $149 with the purchase of an HP or Compaq-branded notebook or desktop PC. Sold separately, the price jumps to $599.99. HP, for its part, has sold out of its internal...

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Android Apps Get Big Break on Google TV

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) unveiled a software update for Google TV on Friday that admits a slew of apps. These are based on Android 3.1, Google spokesperson Jacques Herbert told TechNewsWorld. This is the latest version of the so-called "Honeycomb" release. An update based on Honeycomb has been expected for a while. Sony (NYSE: SNE), a long-time Google TV partner, reportedly showed a Google TV set running Honeycomb at CEDIA Expo...

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Fiat 500 Abarth coming to US, to debut at LA Auto Show

slashgear.com Back when I went to the Texas Auto appearance, I got my first up close look at the little Fiat 500 cars and thought they looked pretty cool. Our resident Brit, Chris Davies, pointed out at the time that if I thought the normal Fiat 500 was a cool car, I should see the hopped up enthusiast grade Abarth edition of the 500. That...

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China denies it hacked US satellites

THE GLORIOUS People's Republic of China has refused involvement in hacking US environment monitoring satellites. Last week the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a draft report about several incidents where America satellites were interfered with in 2007 and 2008. The Commission did not say that the attacks were traced back to China, but it did cite China's military as a prime suspect, due to the similarity...

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Samsung surges past Apple in smartphones, upbeat on Q4

video reuters.com Samsung (005930.KS) only entered the smartphone commercialise in earnest last year, but its sales have skyrocketed thanks to a sleek production system that rapidly brings new products to market. Apple (AAPL.O) introduced its first iPhone in 2007. "In the handset division, Samsung has no real rival models to challenge its products exclude for the iPhone 4S. Apple and Samsung will continue to dominate the...

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Fully Functional Siri Ported to iPhone 4, iPod Touch

We have previously highlighted the overworks of the iPhone hacking community in it is attacks to break Siri's exclusivity to the iPhone 4S. And while various device modders have been successful at getting the application itself ported over to devices like Apple's iPhone four and iPod touch, they didn't bring off to address the elephant in the room: How to get Siri to work with Apple's servers, which don't seem to allow requests...

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Microsoft Video Predicts Dazzling Technology Future

pcworld.com Microsoft’s promotional video depicting a future in which complected touchscreen and gesture-controlled devices diffuse every facet of daily life will make people crave the possibilities, but also wonder how they will afford them. It’s hard to conceive of the average human shelling out the kind of cash it would take to buy super...

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Galaxy Nexus release date confirmed; ICS Android flagship sails soon

blogs.computerworld.com Samsung Electronics, the self-styled "top smartphone maker", has at once affirmed the Galaxy Nexus release date in Europe, but is being slenderly fuzzier about the U.S. date. However, we should see the long-anticipated reference Android Ice Cream Sandwich design on Verizon within weeks. While JR Raphael's on vacation,...

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Review: Nike Device Improves, but Oversimplified

abcnews.go.com Since 2003, I've tried several fitness accessories that use the Global Positioning System system to tell you how far and how fast you're running. I have generally liked them, exclude for the fact that they don't work well in big cities. Many runners I know accept one of this devices — usually a watch that gets signals from...

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Siri Ported To iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G

In a moment as historical as Alexander Bell’s call to his assistant, an iPhone hacker wrote on Twitter that he had with success ported Siri to the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch. He wrote “Actually, it just worked,” informing the world that he had completely ported Siri to the iPhone 4 and that more versions are on the way. The hack requires a jailbroken device. By re-creating the app onto the device, the iPhone 4 can call up Siri...

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Apple rumored to take on Google's 3D maps with superior technology

Evidence continues to point to Apple actively developing a 3D mapping surface through a combining of acquisitions and in-house development, with recent rumors suggesting that the iPhone maker has acquired a Swedish 3D mapping company. A bevy of reports noted on Saturday (via PC magazine) that Apple may have purchased its third mapping company in roughly two years. In August, MacRumors noted that, agreeing to local reports,...

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A Windows 8 smartphone could be coming next year

news.cnet.com In Technology aggroup has seemingly dedicated itself to merging the Windows PC experience with the smartphone--something the company has dubbed the "post-smartphone." They started with phones running Windows XP a few years ago, and by earlier this year, ITG's XPPhone was available on Windows 7. At once it says a far slimmer,...

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Facebook Boosts Security With App Passwords, Trusted Friends

pcmag.com  Facebook on Thursday continued to fortify its security features, adding the option for app passwords as well as "trusted friends." With Trusted Friends, Facebook will allow users to decide three to five friends who can help if you're ever locked out of your account. "We'll send codes to the friends you have selected, then...

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Samsung Focus S and Flash WP7 Mango phones headed to AT&T on November 6

slashgear.com AT&T will be launching Samsung’s approaching Windows Phone 7.5 Mango handsets, the Focus S and the Focus Flash, on November 6. The carrier made the annunciation today via its Facebook page, revealing that the Samsung Focus Flash will comprise priced at a very budget-friendly $49.99 while the Samsung Focus S will be priced...

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iPhone 4S Battery Life Powers Complaints

Apple's iPhone 4S, as did its predecessor, has a problem. The highly successful iPhone four suffered by what was initially believed to be an antenna design flaw and comprised subsequently explained as a math error in Apple's software. The iPhone 4S, off to a start that suggests it may be even more successful than its antecedent, suffers from what appears to be poor battery performance, likely from a software bug. The scope of...

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Silent MacBook Pro Update Provides Faster CPUs

In an update too minor to warrant mention by Apple, the full MacBook Pro line now features slightly faster CPUs and options for larger hard drives, along with some beefier graphics processors.           13-inch MacBook Pro: The smallest MacBook Pro now comes with either a 2.4 or 2.8 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 CPU, up from 2.3 GHz and 2.7 GHz. The new models also come with either a 500...

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Google TV Tries Again, Adds Android App Suppport

Google is prepare to release a software update for its partners' Google TV hardware. The update focuses on interface simplification, improved articles discovery, YouTube integration, and Android app support. Mario Queiroz, VP of product management, and Vincent Dureau, director of engineering, said in a blog post that Google anticipates to deliver the software update to Sony Internet TVs next week and Logitech Revue devices shortly...

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Google Launches Indoor 'Street View' Shots

pcmag.com Google is taking its Street View mapping service indoors. No, it won't capture you vegging out on your couch, but the feature will be exploring the interiors of certain businesses. A pilot program began in April 2010 and back in May, Google announced plans for 360-degree Business Photos, a program that would send Google photographers...

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Windows Phone Apollo: What We Know So Far

pcworld.com With Windows Phone Mango coming on in new smartphones and rolling out to old ones, it's time to look ahead to the next big update to Microsoft's mobile operating system, code-named Apollo. Even though we don't know much about Windows Phone Apollo, hints and teasers are fueling plenty of speculation. Most recently, Michael Halbherr,...

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News popular on tablets but few want to pay

AFP WASHINGTON — Catching up on news is among the most popular activities for tablet computer owners, but most are not amenable to pay for it, according to a study published on Tuesday. The joint study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and The Economist Group brings unwelcome news for media outlets hoping...

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Dell announces its XPS 14z laptop

LAPTOP MAKER Dell has debuted its XPS 14z, a mid-sized thin and shiny laptop. theinquirer.net The XPS 14z follows on from the larger XPS 15z that we saw in June. It will bid high end performance in a more compact package. Dell has said it will be uncommitted on 15 November priced from £799. "The XPS 14z delivers what professionals want...

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"Father of the iPod" shows off his new project

tech.fortune.cnn.com FORTUNE -- Tony Fadell has defied skeptics before. 10 years ago, when a slick gadget he conceived and helped to build hit the market, most analysts shrugged, saying the new tech toy would be inapplicable to most people. The prediction ranks among to top bloopers in the history of tech punditry. Fadell's gadget, the...

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Nokia prepares for 'solid' Windows Phone launch

telegraph.co.uk Nokia is set to launch its comeback bid in London tomorrow – the clambering mobile phone manufacturer is likely to unveil three new Windows Phone handsets, being given the latest version of the software and aimed at the midrange of the market, as well as new handsets based on its aging Symbian operating system. The new...

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Samsung Wave 3 pre-orders start in the UK for £399.99

unwiredview.com  Samsung’s 3rd attempt at a Bada-powered flagship smartphone, the (aptly named, of course) Wave 3, comprised announced in August. Since then though, we’ve heard very few affairs about it. One of them was that it was apparently going to become accessible in October. That hasn’t happened yet, but we’re still a couple...

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NEC’s new battery technology said to last double as long

ubergizmo.com While we long for fresh battery technology that will be able to let us use our smartphones or tablets for longer periods of time, NEC has managed to develop a new lithium-ion battery technology that they are claiming will be able to double the life span of the conventional model, but the downside here is that it seems to be...

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Kodak certifies Movie Projection Patents to Imax in Bid to Meet Cash Needs

Eastman Kodak Co. (EK) accorded to provide laser-projection technology to Imax Corp. (IMAX), bolstering profit as the unprofitable 131-year-old camera company seeks to stave off bankruptcy. Kodak, based in Rochester, New York, will receive an upfront payment of more than $10 million, a milestone payment and ongoing royalties, said a person with knowledge of the matter. Imax gains technology allowing it to expand the use of digital...

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