While Tesla is still in the early stages of considering an Android emulator, Korea’s ETNews reports that Hyundai and Kia are already bringing the platform (or, at least, a derivative of it) to all their cars by 2014. Kia’s Android-based in-car AVN system, UVO 2.0, comes with an app store of its own …
Japanese space agency JAXA has successfully test fired its “space cannon” that is designed to launch a projectile into asteroid. The space cannon will eventually be mounted inside the Japanese Hayabusa-2 space probe. That space probe is expected to launch in 2014. After launch, the Hayabusa-2 space probe will head towards a rendezvous with an […]
By Dave Miller, National Football Post
We are just past the midpoint of the 2013 college football regular season, so let’s take a look at my midseason bowl projections for the 2013-14 postseason.
As always, of course, these projections are subject to change — especially because these remain very difficult predictions to make.
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TORONTO (Reuters) – Former Apple Inc Chief Executive John Sculley is exploring a joint bid for smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd with Canadian partners, the Globe and Mail reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
The report said Sculley declined to comment on the matter, but told the Canadian newspaper that he has been a long-time BlackBerry fan and user.
BlackBerry, based in Waterloo, Ontario, once dominated the smartphone market but put itself up for sale after being overtake by Apple’s iPhone and devices using Google Inc’s Android operating system.
“The only thing I would say is, I think there’s a lot of future value in Blackberry,” Sculley told the newspaper. “But without experienced people who have run this type of business, and without a strategic plan, it would be really challenging.”
Sculley could not immediately be reached to comment on the report or confirm the quotes.
A BlackBerry spokeswoman said in an e-mail to Reuters that the company did not plan to comment on its strategic review until it approves a specific deal or otherwise concludes the process.
A group led by property and casualty insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd last month unveiled a $9 a share tentative offer for BlackBerry, but Fairfax did not reveal the other members of the bidding consortium.
BlackBerry is also in talks with Cisco Systems Inc, Google and SAP about selling them all or parts of itself, several sources close to the matter had told Reuters.
BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin are also considering a bid, a securities filing showed earlier this month.
Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd has also been cited as a potential buyer.
(Reporting by Jeffrey Hodgson; Editing by Ryan Woo)
BEIJING (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Wal-Mart will open up to 110 facilities in China between 2014 and 2016, in addition to the 30 it has already opened this year, it said at a press event in Beijing on Thursday.
Wal-Mart has closed 11 stores and is looking to close 15-30 others over the next 18 months, said Greg Foran, chief executive of Wal-Mart China, in what he called part of a rationalization process.
If you take your smartphone or tablet use serious while you’re out and about, you probably own a pair of gloves that allow you to use your device without needing to slip them off while it’s -70 degrees outside. But if you take your device use really seriously, you might want to take a look at the BearTek Gloves, which allow you to take control of your Bluetooth devices with your fingertips. (more…)
BearTek Gloves Allows Its Wearer To Control Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Devices original content from Ubergizmo. 
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This article is the first in a six-part series about the drug war and police reform.
OGDEN, UTAH — It’s late summer, and the house at 3268 Jackson Avenue has been boarded up for months. The front door, riddled with bullet holes, is pasted over with police tape and a “No Trespassing” sign. As Erna Stewart pries open the door, shards of glass from the edges of its already shattered window fall to the ground.
The air inside is stale and hard to breathe. Belongings are strewn about. There’s a dusty television, an answering machine, a computer printer still in its box, some video games stacked on bookshelves. The police have ripped up sections of floor that had been soaked with blood, leaving a scar in the bathroom and another in the kitchen.
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TiVo has announced that its Roamio Pro and Roamio Plus DVRs will now offer out-of-home streaming, allowing subscribers to watch live and recorded TV remotely over Wi-Fi. It’ll first roll out in the next weeks via an iOS app update, then an Android app and 4G streaming are planned for early next year.
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Hyundai has announced another very interesting show car that will be on display at SEMA kicking off next month in Las Vegas. The car was created by Hyundai in conjunction with Fox Marketing Cars and is claimed to be the most powerful street-focused Veloster Turbo ever built. The vehicle features a huge number of upgraded […]
Unless you live in a jungle somewhere, we’re sure you’ve gone through the experience of visiting a doctor. You’re forced to sit among other sick patients for hours just to get poked and prodded, sometimes resulting in the doctor telling you “Just walk it off.” You could have spent your time doing something better, which is why American Well is launching a new service that allows you to see a doctor online. (more…)
Doctor Visits Can Now Be Done On iOS, Android Devices For Only $49 original content from Ubergizmo. 
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