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Facebook likes Karma app, buys the whole darn thing

# 2012-05-19 10:38:00, Engadget
What does one do after generating billions from an initial public stock offering? Go shopping, of course. After falling short of expectations following its somewhat helter-skelter IPO debut, Facebook simply shook off the whole thing and acquired itself some good Karma. No, we're not talking about t...

FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012

# 2012-05-18 17:52:00, Engadget
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tab...

Zero Motorcycles will pay for your first 25,000 e-motorbike miles, wants you to ride guilt-free

# 2012-05-18 09:57:00, Engadget
If you've been staring lustfully at an electric motorcycle but needed that little extra push to make the jump, Zero Motorcycles has a unique incentive in store: it'll pay for your first 25,000 miles on the road. Should you take the keys to any one of the company's two-wheelers between now and the ...

Microsoft encourages students to buy a PC, gives them a free Xbox 360 in return

# 2012-05-18 07:31:00, Engadget
Students. PCs. Free Xbox 360. The Redmond team's at it yet again. Similar to last year's deal, Microsoft's hooking students up with a 4GB Xbox 360 if they drop some cash on one of its Windows machines. It's simple: shell out over $699 on a PC, or $599 if you're in Canada, and you'll be walking out...

Crystal White PS Vita landing in Hong Kong June 28th, overpriced import shops two days later

# 2012-05-18 05:07:00, Engadget
It was bound to happen eventually, every other gadget does it. After debuting in a serious black sheen, the PS Vita is now getting a stylish white shell as well. Sadly, the shiny new pale version will only be available in Hong Kong at first, starting June 28th. There's no price premium for grabbin...

Callaway upro mx+ will show you a real view of the golf course, won't give you a mulligan

# 2012-05-17 20:48:00, Engadget
While Callaway has been helping you navigate the golf course for awhile, all its imagery has been abstract; that's not much help if it turns out a patch marked "rough" on one hole is really shorthand for "crocodile-infested swamp." To that end, Callaway is launching the upro mx+, an upgraded versi...

Steam remote downloads exit beta, make impatience an option for everyone

# 2012-05-16 23:47:00, Engadget
That was quick. Just two weeks after Valve posted a new Steam beta that allows remote game downloads, it now has a truly polished release for everyone. Both Mac and Windows gamers can now queue up demos and full games, whether it's from a browser at work or from the Steam mobile app. Appropriately...

Apple slips out new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion beta, leaves 2007 MacBook Pro in a momentary lurch

# 2012-05-16 19:32:00, Engadget
Apple looks to be stepping up the frequency of OS X Mountain Lion beta updates after initially keeping the pace slow and steady: it just posted a new, unceremoniously titled 12A206J build for developers. What the update fixes in the Developer Preview isn't clear, but there are still glitches with ...

Google's latest Gmail tweaks bring contact info to search results, enhanced Circle integration

# 2012-05-16 12:52:00, Engadget
By any means, this is certainly far from being one of the biggest changes Gmail's ever seen -- still, it's one that's likely to make a few tasks a wee bit easier for you. Inside the recent tweaks, Google added a new quick access trait that makes contact details -- such as phone numbers -- show up ...

Flipboard brings the noise in NPR-ified app update, Britta will be pleased

# 2012-05-16 04:31:00, Engadget
Do you loathe the sound of silence? Check out the latest update to Flipboard, bro. The most recent update to the social app now includes an audio selection that'll pump out NPR podcasts and SoundCloud tracks, amongst a litany of others, at will. The update will also benefit the visually impaired, ...

Panasonic gifts NTT DoCoMo with Eluga V, Eluga Power smartphones and Eluga Live tablet

# 2012-05-15 21:03:00, Engadget
Among the slew of new Android 4.0 devices unveiled by Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo today were a trio from Panasonic, including the Eluga Power phone we'd seen before and a few new entries in the Eluga V phone and Eluga Live tablet. We've already gotten our mitts all over the Eluga Power's 5-inch sc...

Isis partners with Austin and Salt Lake City merchants, throws John Stockton elbow at Google Wallet

# 2012-05-15 16:49:00, Engadget
Mobile payment system Isis continues to rack up passengers on its merry bandwagon, gaining support from local merchants in two cities for its NFC wallet service. The carrier-based program announced that hundreds of merchant locations in Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah are entering the Isis ...

Google Docs gets new Research tool, lets you search without leaving your work

# 2012-05-15 09:37:00, Engadget
Google has already brought a pile of new fonts and templates to Google Docs this month, and it's now back with another fairly big new feature. Open a document today and you'll find a new Research tool on the side of your page (which can be toggled on and off), offering the ability to search for an...

Google's Project Glass prototypes can transfer still images, do little else

# 2012-05-15 09:15:00, Engadget
This was probably a given, but there won't be any freakishly detailed social profile overlay as you pass strangers on the street in the initial iteration of "Google Glasses." Instead, current prototype functionality includes features like photo sharing (directly from the eyewear to Google+), and.....

Stream TV finds a manufacturing partner in Pegatron for glasses-free 3D displays

# 2012-05-15 05:00:00, Engadget
We've been hearing about (and even seeing) Stream TV's Ultra-D autostereoscopic 3D chops for a while now, but so far there hasn't been any actual hardware to show for it. That could change soon, since the company is announcing OEM Pegatron as a manufacturing partner today. Ultra-D's claim to fame ...

WD grits teeth, hands over the goodies to Toshiba to regulators and dentists' delight

# 2012-05-15 02:36:00, Engadget
Western Digital has completed its FTC-ordered handover of assets to Toshiba in order to buy Hitachi's HDD business Viviti. The wedding of the year was halted when regulators, citing monopoly concerns, demanded WD hand over a bundle of IP, R&D materials and production line gear to Tosh. In exchange...

Rdio redesign goes live for one and all

# 2012-05-14 12:04:00, Engadget
We took Rdio through its redesigned paces a couple of months back, and now it looks like it's finally ready for prime time. The streaming music service announced today that the new version is now available to everyone, featuring a speedier, cleaner, more socially-minded interface. More info on the...

AT&T stops offering Xbox 360 U-verse bundle until it can deliver an updated version

# 2012-05-14 10:39:00, Engadget
In a relatively strange fashion, AT&T's quietly pulled the plug on its U-verse kit for the Xbox 360 -- at least for the time being. According to a note on its own site, the company's taking some time to focus on "improving and enhancing" its U-verse bundle. This is probably a reference to the upda...

Twitter now sending email summaries, will keep weekly tabs on the Biebs

# 2012-05-14 10:22:00, Engadget
Twitter hasn't wasted any time in making good on its Summify acquisition. Not even half a year after the ink has dried, you can now opt to get a curated summary of the "most relevant Tweets" and linked stories sent to your email inbox. The layout borrows more than a few cues from the new Discover ...

Adobe Muse is ready to let you design websites without the coding headaches for $15 a month

# 2012-05-14 08:44:00, Engadget
If you've been looking to get that web project off the ground but despise the idea of coding it, Adobe's recently announced web design tool has just landed. Muse, the program that allows you to design websites without having to get your hands dirty with HTML5 is now available. The kit behaves more...

HD video possible in upcoming Leica compact, bon vivants check trust funds

# 2012-05-14 02:46:00, Engadget
Full-frame HD video in a brand new compact body, with Leica lenses? It could happen, but if you have to ask why exorbitant Leicas don't already do video then you probably can't afford it. While still calling the feature "theoretical", Leica's chairman Dr. Andreas Kaufmann intimated that the compan...

Refresh Roundup: week of May 7th, 2012

# 2012-05-13 14:34:00, Engadget
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make ...

Adobe changes tune on CS5 updates, won't seek paid CS6 upgrade to patch vulnerabilities

# 2012-05-12 17:59:00, Engadget
Things have gotten interesting in the world of CS updates. Recently, Computerworld reported that Adobe had informed folks using an older version of its famed Creative Suite -- CS5 and CS5.5, to be exact -- they'd have to shell out the CS6 upgrade fee in order to get a fix for some recently discove...

MIPS unveils new Aptiv mobile chip design, vows more speed in a tiny space

# 2012-05-12 13:29:00, Engadget
MIPS has only had a slight amount of traction in smartphones and tablets given that its best friend is Ainovo. It might get a better footing in an ARM-dominated world with a new range of processors in the Aptiv line. The highest-end chip of the bunch, the ProAptiv, is reportedly much smaller than ...

Apple's iPad WiFi + 4G renamed 'iPad WiFi + Cellular' across many of its stores

# 2012-05-12 11:25:00, Engadget
Remember Apple's new iPad WiFi + 4G? Well, forget that moniker, as this variant of the company's latest slate has been quietly re-dubbed as the iPad WiFi + Cellular. As noticed by 9to5Mac, the change occurred within the last "24-48 hours" across many of Apple's region-specific webstores (update: a...

FCC Fridays: May 11, 2012

# 2012-05-11 17:11:00, Engadget
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tab...

Pebble ties itself up in Twine: sounds so rustic, couldn't be any less (video)

# 2012-05-11 10:41:00, Engadget
Take an e-ink e-paper smartwatch that's got plenty of willing customers, throw in a WiFi-connected sensor box and well, imagine the possibilities. The founders behind Pebble and Twine hope you are, because they have announced that the pair will be connectable through the latter's web-based interfa...

Nintendo prepares to kill off Aqua Blue 3DS, dump it in a watery grave

# 2012-05-11 06:47:00, Engadget
Anyone that bought Nintendo's 3D portable early on may have laid their hands on an endangered species. The original Aqua Blue model will cease production soon, according to Nintendo Japan's official site. In a full list of the 3DS's ever-increasing color options, the original has been tagged (abov...

Nintendo to pull the plug on 3D TV service in Japan

# 2012-05-11 04:19:00, Engadget
If you were still holding out for those 3D-erific videos of cute dogs and sumo wrestlers for your American 3DS via Nintendo's "Itsu no Ma ni Terebi" service, bad news just got badder. In short, it's not coming. Ever. In fact, worse than that, the service will take its last look at the rising sun o...

Dish Network Remote Access iPad app upgrade brings a new UI, more speed

# 2012-05-11 02:34:00, Engadget
Sure, it's not as revolutionary as the new automated ad skipping built into its DVRs, but Dish Network has also just revamped its Remote Access iPad app. While other pay-TV providers are proud about streaming channels to mobile devices only within the home or shifting a few recordings, Dish's tigh...