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OnStar's Stolen Vehicle Slowdown used to recover carjacked vehicle, baffle carjacker (video) {Engadget}
Oct 21st 2009 12:38PM Or he could of just used the butt of that shotgun to smack that big ass On-Star antenna right off the roof of that Tahoe.
Top 10 travel-themed 50's songs {Gadling}
Oct 14th 2009 8:08PM How could you miss Bobby Darin's rendition of "Beyond the Sea" released in 1959?
TomTom clears up iPhone car kit slip: £99.99 for the hardware alone, app sold separately {Engadget}
Sep 24th 2009 1:46PM @Prokanda - How do you figure? 100 British Pounds Sterling is $164. Add on to that $100 for the application. That's getting a little pricey even for a TomTom.
TomTom's iPhone car kit promo video is enticing, but still no mention of price or release date {Engadget}
Aug 22nd 2009 12:18PM So if you have your phone in a case of some sort, you need to remove it before using this. That's a pain. Granted it would be difficult to accommodate all cases...but none?
Ford to swap out spark plugs for lasers, windshields for googly eyes {Engadget}
Jul 17th 2009 3:24PM When the Brits learn how to make an automotive gasket that doesn't leak like a sieve then they can put lasers in my car.
iPod suspected of setting Saab ablaze {Engadget}
Jul 9th 2009 1:49PM My sister-in-law had a SAAB. Most unreliable POS on the planet. Based on her reaction to numerous issues she had with her car, perhaps the investigators should be looking at arson? I know the thought crossed her mind more than a few times.
Are iPhones burning up in the infernos of processor overtaxation, or is it all a big misunderstanding? {Engadget}
Jul 6th 2009 11:53AM Actually they aren't trying to convince people of that. The technical release that people keep quoting as a response was put out way before this "issue" started hitting the web. Its been over 100F pretty much constantly for the last couple of weeks here in Texas. I went bike riding with some friends one of whom left his iPhone in the car (probably got to 120F-140F), he got the "Too Hot" message on his screen when he turned his phone on. Mine that I carried with me worked just fine no problems at all.
Nokia, Apple, RIM and others agree on micro-USB phone charger standard for Europe {Engadget}
Jun 29th 2009 10:59AM Instead of changing the connector on the device, why don't they standardize the connector on the charger? Make the charger have a USB connector then I can use whatever USB cable I want and whatever charger I want for ANY device that charges over USB. Standardizing the connector on the phone is of little help to consumers as most consumers only have one phone. So now they can use ANY charger on their ONE phone, big deal! I'd rather use one charger for ALL my electronic devices, not just phones. As for the micro connector, I've got micro-USB connectors on my Kindle and my Mophie Juice Pack air for my phone. So far my initial impression is the connector sucks. In a poorly lit room its very difficult to tell which way is up on the connector so invariably I try to plug it in upside down. Mini-USB much nicer. On the plus side I look forward to all the new cable options that the market will provide......finding a Micro-USB cable under 6ft in a brick and mortar store is impossible at the moment.
AT&T's 3G MicroCell still on track for release sometime before the end of the year {Engadget}
Jun 25th 2009 8:53AM Actually.....my house is in the central Austin 10 minutes from downtown and at my house due to the hill which side it sits upon and the metal roof the house has, there is effectively no signal whatsoever inside, FORM ANY CARRIER. I'd be tempted to get this or a zBoost. As it is if I don't remember to put my phone in plane mode it loses 50% of its charge. within a few hours . Yeah....the metal roof sounded great when I decided to have it installed.
Apple prototyping "iPhone lite" and MacBook Mini / media pad for Verizon? {Engadget}
Apr 28th 2009 11:50AM Actually #3 on your list was the probably the reason why Apple chose AT&T. For a first release phone product AT&T was the ONLY choice. AT&T is as you stated is not only GSM, but it is the only GSM carrier in the US whose network is compatible with the rest of the world's GSM networks. Choosing AT&T meant Apple could release one HW product and use that platform for much of the rest of the world doing only SW (language) tweaks.
