Toyota teases FT-86 II concept for Geneva Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Geneva Motor Show, Toyota Subaru has already confirmed that it’s sports car being jointly developed with Toyota is coming to the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Now Toyota is getting into the action by announcing today that its version of the jointly developed...
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Intel hires Will-i-am as ‘director of creative innovation,’ whole world is nonplussed You know a job title is tenuous when even the guys who announce it have to put it in quotation marks — Intel’s just signed up the Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am as a ‘director of creative innovation.’ The hip hop star responsible...
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Apple‘s ‘PC’ shipments grow by 241 percent in iPad-inclusive Canalys stats Canalys is a pretty well respected global stat-keeper and now it seems to be relying on that reputation to push through a pretty controversial message: tablets, such as Apple’s iPad and Samsung‘s Galaxy Tab, are PCs. ‘Accept new market realities,’ urges its polemic...
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NYC crowns Rachel Sterne as Chief Digital Officer, we question her analog existence CEO, COO, CIO, CFO — all TLAs that most folks would be proud to see blooming on their business cards. Get ready for a new one. It’s CDO, Chief Digital Officer, a position recently created in New York City and now...
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China’s Map World now providing maps and POIs within the Great Firewall Who needs a state-sponsored online mapping service? Why China, of course. We know that particular government doesn’t exactly trust the Googles and who knows how far astray its Google Maps service might lead those impressionable citizens. So now there’s Map World, created...
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Federal Excess: FedEx introduces liquid nitrogen-cooled biotech shipping, we can envision other uses Just think about this the next time a FedEx van comes speeding past you — that four-wheeled transporter could be carrying containers equipped with liquid nitrogen cooling that keeps its innards at a chilly -150 degrees Celsius. Don’t worry, though, says...
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Verizon confirms iPhone will get $30 unlimited data plan, we try to act surprised Hot on the heels of re-tooling its data plans Verizon is now confirming that the iPhone will indeed be eligible for the company’s $30 unlimited data plan. COO Lowell McAdam told The Wall Street Journal ‘I’m not going to shoot...
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Verizon profits nearly double, but miss Wall Street expectations Verizon‘s quarterly report is in, and profits are nearly twice what they were this time last year: $4.65 billion compared to $2.37 billion a year ago. Additionally, VZW added 872,000 customers, a fair bit more than the 646,000 it was expected to gain. Great news,...
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‘Avatar’ Sequels Planned for Christmas 2014 and 2015, Says James Cameron Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical By Zach Dionne of PopEater Get ready to see a lot more ‘Avatar.’ According to Entertainment Weekly, director James Cameron revealed that two sequels to the blockbuster phenomenon may hit theaters by Christmas of 2014 and 2015. ‘I...
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‘The Matrix 4′ and ’5′: Are the Rumors True? Filed under: Movie News, Sci-Fi, Cinematical Even though this may well turn out to be just another cleverly orchestrated Keanu Reeves meme, the Internet is abuzz today with reports that the actor revealed to a group of London students that two more installments in ‘The...
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