Semi-autonomous Nissan Leaf certified for road use in Japan (video)

In order to meet its goal of having an autonomous car in production by 2020, Nissan is going to have be able to test its technology in real-world driving conditions. For this, the automaker has just received a license plate to legally test its semi-autonomous driver assist systems in Japan, marking the first time such technologies have been tested on that country's roads. Not ironically, the license plate number is 2020.

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iPad 5 SmartCovers Preview [Video]!

While the possibility of Apple launching a colorful bunch of iPad 5s as it did with iPhone 5C is almost inconceivable, it sure seems to have a sage replacement to colorful iPads in the form of iPad 5 smartcovers. Revealed by Unboxing Therapy, a Youtube entity excelling in unboxing videos of popular gadgets jumped the gun with a video review of iPad 5 smartcovers even as they await an official unveiling. Video follows.
Apparently, the next generation iPad will be based on the beautiful aesthetics of the iPad Mini with a slimmer profile than the iPad 4.

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Deal of the Day - Dell Latitude 10 32GB Windows 8 tablet

LogicBUY's Deal for Friday is the configurable 10.1″ Dell Latitude 10 Windows 8 tablet, starting at just $399.  Base model features:. Dual-core Intel Atom processor Z2760 1.8GHz with Intel Burst Technology10.1″ IPS (1366 X 768) 10pt Capacitive Touch LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass2GB DDR2 SDRAM32GB SSD8MP rear camera, 720p front-facing webcamCombo card with 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0Weighs 1.47 pounds1 year in-home service after remote diagnosis.
$570 – $171 instant savings = $399 with free shipping.

This deal expires October 3, 2013 or sooner.

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Carphone Warehouse Extends the Use of Planview Enterprise to its Connected World Services Business Division

Connected World Services will manage their services portfolio to control costs, and improve quality and delivery27 September, 2013 – London, UK – Planview®, the leader in enterprise-wide portfolio and resource management, today announced that Connected World Services, a division of Carphone Warehouse, the UK-headquartered mobile phone retailer, is to use Planview Enterprise Service Portfolio Management to help with the support provision that underpins its managed services offering.

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UAW tactics called into question at VW's TN plant

The United Auto Workers is in hot water with some of the very workers it is trying to unionize at Volkswagen's Chattanooga assembly plant. According to The Tennessean, eight Volkswagen factory workers have filed complaints against the UAW with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the union "misled or coerced" them into formally asking for union representation. The UAW has instituted a major push at the Chattanooga plant to represent the 2,500 hourly laborers that build the VW Passat by using what's called a card-check process.

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Vuzix And NTT DoCoMo Will Feature M100 Smart Glasses At CEATEC 2013

Vuzix and NTT DoCoMo will team up at CEATEC 2013 that is set to happen next week, where they will let the curious masses check out the M100 smart glasses. That would certainly give the folks over at Google something to think about, wouldn't you say so. The M100 smart glasses is set to roll out later in the year, so to have it featured at Japan's biggest electronics show makes us wish that CEATEC 2013 would start tomorrow so that we can lay our hands on it. Vuzix President and CEO Paul Travers said, “We're very excited to have our M100 featured by NTT DoCoMo at the largest electronics show in Japan.

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HTC One Developer Edition now getting Android 4.3 update

HTC has been quite quick to bring out the Android 4.3 update. International units began receiving the upgrade earlier this week, and now the Taiwanese company has announced that the rollout for the developer edition of the device has started. It makes sense that these versions of the device are seeing it so early, as HTC doesn't have to deal with annoyingly lengthy carrier approval processes. You'll be going from version from version 1.29.1540.17 to 3.22.1540.1, in case you were wondering.

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CMOY Headphone Amplifier review

Before deciding if you want - or need - the CMOY Headphone Amplifier, there is something any buyer should ask themselves: Why do you want one. Seriously, this is important, because many people will buy a headphone amp for all the wrong reasons. Consider this: If you want an amp to make your music louder and more "head-banging," save your money - and your hearing. That's not the purpose of an amp. Sure, the volume will be louder - heck, it should be louder - but the true purpose of any headphone amp is to make music sound better at all volumes.







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Instagram For BlackBerry Will Not Be Arriving Anytime Soon

It has been stated many times in the past that Instagram would not be arriving on BlackBerry anytime soon, but for whatever reason we guess there are BlackBerry users out there who are hoping that this would change in the future, but unfortunately this does not look to be the case as BlackBerry's VP of developer relations, Alec Saunders, has quashed all hope during a Q&A session during BlackBerry Jam Asia 2013.

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Need For Speed Movie Trailer

Generally speaking, when it comes to movies that are inspired or based upon a video game, the end result (read: ticket sales) might not be all that movie studio executives expect. In fact, it is far easier for a popular book or comic to make it big on the silver screen rather than that of an actual video game itself, although there has been some exceptions to the rule in the past. Mortal Kombat stank, the evergreen Mario Bros. could not save, but Pokemon. That certainly did quite well with its target market back then.

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Valve Announces Steam Machines

The other day Valve announced SteamOS, and now the company has announced new hardware that would be powered by it and Valve is calling the hardware Steam Machines. These are basically modified PCs that will allow gamers to play games on their television and at the same time fight consoles, such as the PlayStation and Xbox One, for control over your living room. As it stands the Steam Machines will be entering beta testing this year and Valve has announced plans to ship about 300 of these machines to gamers who have signed up and have been selected by Valve to participate in the beta test.

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Rolls-Royce considering carbon coachbuilding?

There's any number of applications in which you might expect to find carbon fiber on an automobile, but a Rolls-Royce is not one of them. That could change in the near future, however, as the super-luxe auto marque is reportedly looking into using the lightweight material on a range of special models. The idea, according to Edmunds, would be to rebody certain models in carbon fiber as a sort of in-house coachbuilding operation for discerning customers looking for something a little different from what the neighbors in the next mansion or ivory tower over have in their gold-paved driveway.

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Consumer Reports joins lawsuit against DOT over backup cameras

Consumer Reports' Consumers Union has joined in a lawsuit filed by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Kids and Cars, Greg Gulbransen, M.D., and Susan Auriemma against the US Department of Transportation, over the department's failure to implement a rule mandating backup cameras in new cars and trucks. As part of 2008's Cameraon Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act, the DOT was ordered, by law, to come up with rear-visibility standards for new vehicles. In 2010, the DOT proposed mandating backup cameras, but since that proposal, the effort has stalled, with the original 2011 deadline pushed back multiple times.

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Nokia tipped to unveil a total of six new devices on October 22

Nokia is holding an event dubbed Innovation Reinvented in Abu Dhabi on October 22 and according to sources close to the company's plans, the Finns are preparing to unveil a total of six devices. At least two of them are going to be "new Lumias." Most probably, one of them is going to be the Nokia Lumia 1520 6-inch phablet that has been leaking recently. The other Lumia is allegedly the Nokia tablet, which is also going to be part of the Lumia family of products.
Additionally, there are going to be a set of accessories that'll also debut in Abu Dhabi.

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JUSP Launches First All-in-One mPOS “Chip & Pin” Solution that Connects Directly to Smartphones and Tablets through Audio Jack

Streamlined Technology Also Offers Lowest Price and Smallest Transaction FeeMilano, Italy – September 25, 2013 – JUSP, the first provider of an all-in-one chip-and-pin Mobile Point-of-Sale (mPOS) solution for smartphones and tablets, today launched its product. With a lower price and smaller transaction fee than other chip-and-pin mPOS products, the JUSP device is unique in that it is the only solution of its kind that connects directly into a smartphone or tablet audio jack.

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SkyDrive Users Experience Access Issues

Hmmm, it seems that gaining access to a particular online service is not all that plain sailing in the past few days. Google had issues with their Gmail, with slow email deliveries being one of the major thorns recently, and here we are with Microsoft's SkyDrive – a cloud data storage service that does seem to affect a bunch of folks who are unable to see or modify their files. In a Live Status page, it posted an alert at 4 pm Eastern time today that stated, “SkyDrive is having problems accessing and modifying files.

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Hands-On: Microsoft Surface 2 Review

Microsoft unveiled two new tablets yesterday at an exclusive event held in New York City: the Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2. The Surface Pro 2 is being directed as more of Microsoft's ultimate tablet as it has some serious specs which improves the overall performance of the system by 20% as well as its graphical performance by 50%, while at the same time improving its battery life by 75%, which was a big concern for previous owners of the Surface Pro. But the Surface 2 has also been greatly improved over the Surface RT, and lucky for you, we also got our hands all over Microsoft's newest tablet.

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BlackBerry Z30 Comes With A 5″ Display, First Phone To Feature BlackBerry 10.2 OS!

Sporting a stylish body that reflects solid design and fine aesthetics, the BlackBerry Z30 features an all-touch form factor with a 5-inch Super AMOlED display that pulls up a 1280×720 pixels resolution. It is the first BlackBerry phone to come with the company's feature-packed BlackBerry 10.2 OS. Design-wise, it is every bit worthy of appreciation albeit its rectangular face with rounded edges remind us of the BlackBerry Z10.


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Announcing Embarcadero CONNECT, a new metadata governance platform that makes database tools smarter and users experts

Embarcadero CONNECT empowers both database and business professionals to better build, manage and analyse data while effortlessly gaining governance, compliance, and securityMaidenhead, U.K. – September 24, 2013 – Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of software solutions for application and database development, today announced the release of Embarcadero CONNECT, the company’s new metadata governance platform.

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The McNally Strumstick review

I have a problem that you might share. I love music and enjoy creating my own songs, but I'm not very good at playing any instrument. I get all excited about learing to play something and then get frustrated when it takes too long to master it. If only there was an instrument that you could play without knowing anything about music and that no matter what you played on it, it sounded good. If only… Guess what? There is such an instrumet. It's The McNally Strumstick.









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Cambridge Audio Network Music Player for Audio Streaming

The Minx Xi from Cambridge Audio lets you access and enjoy music regardless of your source.  This Bluetooth audio streaming device plays music stored on a smart phone, tablet, or other Bluetooth-enabled device.  In addition to “Standard Bluetooth CODEC (SBC), Minx Xi also supports the much higher quality Bluetooth system, aptX, which sounds even better and squeezes the absolute maximum digital detail out of Bluetooth audio streaming.”  You can also stream music from any UPnP server, NAS drive, or computer on your home network.

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Microsoft: Don't Expect Indie Games For Xbox One Until 2014

One of the great things about indie games is that people, for the most part, do not have much expectations going in which leads to pretty pleasant surprises, or nasty shocks. In any case if you're a fan of indie games and you're looking forward to the next big thing on the Xbox One, it looks like you will have to wait at least until 2014 before you see any indie titles published for the console. This is according to Microsoft's corporate vice president, Phil Harrison, who spoke to the folks at Games Industry International.

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2014 TUDOR United SportsCar schedule released

The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) has announced a schedule for the 2014 debut season of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, which combines the Grand-Am and American Le Mans Series (ALMS) events. The 12-race schedule begins at Daytona International Speedway on January 25 and ends at Road Atlanta on October 24. In between, the race travels to 10 other US venues, including Laguna Seca, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Austin's new Circuit of the Americas. 12-Event Inaugural Season Will Showcase New Series At Premium Venues

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept.

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Microsoft Surface 2 hands-on (video)

If you're new to the whole Surface thing, and just thinking of getting your first Windows tablet, you'll probably be able to appreciate how thin and light the Surface 2 is. But you'll probably appreciate it even more if you own one of the first-gen models: the tablet is lighter than we remember it being, and there's just generally less of it to hold onto. We didn't need to do a side-by-side comparison with the original to notice how much lighter the tablet has gotten; it's easier to hold and feels less bulky too. Still, you might want to do a side-by-side comparison to appreciate the jump in resolution.

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Nissan Xterra's fate hangs in the balance

The Nissan Xterra might not be long for this world, according to a report from Edmunds. The rugged SUV, which has always been a bit more of a hardcore, purpose-built vehicle than the rest of the Nissan SUV range. But it has also suffered from slowing sales, low fuel economy relative to the competition and general neglect, as Nissan has focused on other offerings in its range. "There are plans to replace it, there are always plans, (but) I am not sure it will happen. I would say in the next six months to a year," Pierre Loing, vice president of product planning for Nissan Americas told Edmunds.

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OKI Europe Ltd appoints new senior management team

Increased focus on sales and marketing as new managing director Terry Kawashima leads EMEA organisation through next growth phase  Egham, 19 September 2013 – OKI Europe Limited has announced the appointment of Terry Kawashima as managing director, effective from 1 October 2013.

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Financial services companies print record 200 million annual documents with ScriptX

200,000 global users control printing of vital browser-based content19 September 2013: Financial services companies around the world are reducing costs, increasing consistency and improving operations by using ScriptX 7.1, the global standard for controlling the printing of browser-hosted content on Microsoft Windows. Customer research has found that 200 million business-critical documents, including policies, credit agreements, investment illustrations, marketing material and branch/management reports, are now printed every year using ScriptX by 200,000 users.

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An $18,000 Automatic Watch Winder, Anyone?

Unless you are an avid collector of prized items or a member of the Richie Rich family, you wouldn't bother thinking of investing that colossal worth of Benjamins in something as simple as a Gyroscopic watch winder. But, it's not just any ordinary piece of machinery. German-made by Dottling, this exquisite watch winder sits on a flat surface as a priceless trophy, perhaps preserved in a cupboard or adorning your desk to keep your big-ticket mechanical time machine ticking.

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Leaked Android 4.4 KitKat screenshots make the rounds

Alleged screenshots from Android 4.4 KitKat have emerged, potentially giving us a glimpse of some of the UI changes which the new OS has in store. The screen captures reveal redesigned phone dialer and messaging app. The phone dialer sports a light color scheme which is a notable departure from its current look. The messaging app on the other hand, has seen its controls get moved to the top right corner in comparison to the bottom setup weÂ've grown accustomed to.

Furthermore, the screenshots reveal lighter color icons in the status bar.




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