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Man, social networks have taken on a loose definition as of late, haven’t they? Toyota just announced plans to launch one for its customers, and while our initial reaction was an eye-roll and sighs of “what the world needs now,” the truth is that it’s really just a system that uses Twitter and Facebook to let you know when something’s amiss. Dubbed Toyota Friend (and built on Salesforce.com’s private Chatter network), the service will dish up battery power warnings to electric vehicle owners, along with maintenance tips — advice that can pop up on phones, tablets, and “other advanced mobile devices.” In addition to their friendly neighborhood car dealerships, folks can befriend other cars and the friends and family who own them, though it’s unclear from the press release below why you’d care. (Okay, we suppose if we had a teenage driver we might want to know if they were about to break curfew.) If that all sounds like bunk, you probably won’t get a test drive soon, anyway — the service is slated to launch in 2012, in Japan, and, initially, for electric and hybrid vehicle owners only.
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Continue reading AMD announces new, more energy efficient Embedded G-Series APUs
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When you’re too lazy to do anything yourself, AirRun hooks you up with people eager to make a buck.
Launched by Kogeto, the new attachment known as Dot enables iPhone users to take 360-degree videos without moving or rotating their phones.
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
Forget those boring search results links. A new iPhone app gets visual with contextual search that brings you entire Web sites for your results.
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
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Update: We received word from Sprint that the inclusion of Gingerbread was an unfortunate mistake, and that it plans to upgrade the EVO 4G as soon as it can.
Continue reading Sprint HTC EVO 4G now shipping with Gingerbread? (Update: mistakenly posted)
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A grinning Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds the iPhone 4, at WWDC 2010. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com
Apple might be planning to adopt curved glass on the next iPhone, according to a report.
Taiwanese publication DigiTimes claims that Apple has purchased about 300 glass-cutting machines in preparation for producing curved cover glass for the iPhone 5.
It’s unclear what role curved glass would play on an iPhone, though it’s worth noting that the previous-generation iPod Nano used curved glass for its display. Also, MacRumors chief Arnold Kim points out that Samsung’s Nexus S uses a convex curved screen, to improve comfort and perceived usability.
In addition to today’s report about a curved display, publications have claimed the following about the iPhone 5:
Apple does not comment on rumors or speculation.
Multiple publications claim the iPhone 5 will not be announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, where the company has traditionally introduced new iPhones.
Though it sounds like WWDC will lack an iPhone-hardware announcement, the big news at the event may revolve around an online storage solution that will provide wireless streaming of iTunes music as well as an online storage locker, similar to Dropbox. Multiple publications have reported that this service will be called iCloud.
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It started as an April Fool’s prank on ThinkGeek.com, but consumer interest led the company to bring the iCade to life.
Dell plans to roll out its Adamo follow-on tomorrow. It’s not as thin as the Adamo but packs more performance and features.
Originally posted at Nanotech – The Circuits Blog
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