Diffbot raises $2 million in funding

Diffbot, an API which relies on visual learning to parse web content, is something interesting that we talked about last August. Well, it seems that this particular project has garnered enough interest in order to raise up to $2 million in seed funding from investors who want to see this visual learning robot come to fruition, as it is capable of extracting as well as analyzing web content in the manner that humans do.

Ubergizmo, Diffbot raises $2 million in funding

Robotic rehabilitation helps paralyzed rats scurry about again

Professor Xavier, an oxymoron in a sense as his being one of the most powerful telepaths, is confined to a frail body that does not allow him to walk around freely, did receive some help in the past through alien technology, although he needed to expend plenty of telepathic powers to help him achieve such a feat.

Ubergizmo, Robotic rehabilitation helps paralyzed rats scurry about again

MotoCzysz aims to refashion TAC Motors' Stark into an eco-friendly off-roader

Imagine barreling through the Amazonian rainforest with machetes flailing from the windows of your off-road rig, and just as you're about to kick the vehicle into low gear, you pause to consider the impact of your vehicle's exhaust (among other things) on the delicate ecosystem around. Fortunately for eco-minded folks, Portland-based EV manufacturer MotoCzysz - creator of the wicked E1pc electric motorcycle - plans to allay some of those concerns with its all-electric eStark SUV. For the basis of the vehicle, the company has turned to Brazilian auto manufacturer TAC Motors.

Engadget, MotoCzysz aims to refashion TAC Motors' Stark into an eco-friendly off-roader

Road & Track hits the road, makes tracks to Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, is best known for the University of Michigan, punk rock progenitor Iggy Pop, and foodie favorite Zingerman's Delicatessen. We know, you're wondering why you should care. Well, it's also now home to three of the four major monthly car magazines. Hearst Corporation has announced that Road & Track will be moving from Newport Beach, California, to Ann Arbor over the summer, joining its other automotive title, Car and Driver. Automobile also calls Ann Arbor home, as does R&T's new editor-in-chief, Larry Webster.

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Rumors give 2012 iPhone shiny new chip, 1GB of RAM, mystery iOS app

We've potentially seen a lot of the next iPhone's exterior; it may be the interior's time for a shakedown, as an unusually detailed rumor out of 9to5 Mac has claimed scads more about the processor and iOS 6. Going by the tips, the 2012 design would use an There would likewise be a new spin on the PowerVR SGX543 graphics from the iPad as well as 1GB of RAM - which doesn't sound like much next to a 2GB Galaxy S III, but stands to produce a similar speed boost for a lightweight platform like iOS.

Engadget, Rumors give 2012 iPhone shiny new chip, 1GB of RAM, mystery iOS app

Judge: Google did not infringe on SSO of Sun/Oracle's Java

Google's won another major victory, today, in the courtrooms where Oracle are suing them for patent and copyright infringement due to Java's use in Android. Oracle lost the patent phase of the case, and they thought they'd initially get a break on the copyright phase as they were able to get the jury to agree that Google infringed on the structure, sequence, and organization of their Java APIs. Of the 37 APIs that Google were accused of “stealing,” Judge William Alsup found that 97% were written by Google, and 3% were freely replicable under a doctrine of merger.

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Fruit Ninja Celebrates 2nd Year with In-App Marketplace

When it comes to utilizing the touchscreen to its full capacity, Fruit Ninja has to be one of them. Since its debut two years ago, Halfbrick's slashing action game has become so popular it is now installed on one-third of all iPhones in the United States. As the app celebrates its 300 million download mark, Fruit Ninja presents its latest update: an in-app marketplace manned by Merchant Gutsu and his trusted assistant Truffles the pig. Gutsu's Cart offers an array of game-changing power-ups in exchange for Starfruit, Fruit Ninja's virtual currency.

Gadget.com, Fruit Ninja Celebrates 2nd Year with In-App Marketplace

Amazon to start collecting sales tax in New Jersey beginning July of next year

Taxes. Taxes. Taxes. That's what you folks living within the Garden State will have to pay on Amazon purchases starting July 2013. The recent news - which is likely to cause some of you to throw a minor temper tantrum - comes shortly after Jeff Bezos & Co. settled with the Texas government to also begin collecting sales tax in that state. Similar to the Lone Star deal, though, Amazon's agreed to create about 1,500 full-time jobs by building a couple of distribution centers in New Jersey - and let's face it, job creation is always good news.

Engadget, Amazon to start collecting sales tax in New Jersey beginning July of next year

2013 Audi A3

An Old Vanguard Gets Ready For a New War. In 1996, the first Audi A3 essentially established the premium compact segment, but that distinction really only carried significance in Europe. Gradually, and especially in its two most recent generations, its corporate sibling, the Volkswagen Golf, has become something of a true premium hatch without the badge, leaving more and more people to wonder if there was a point to splurging for the costlier Audi. Then the new Mini Cooper came along to effectively steal the thunder in the new century's compact premium market.










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AT&T cuts prices on international data roaming, goes easier on overages

Could it be. Is AT&T addressing bill shock by simply trying to make international data roaming costs reasonable. From the looks of its new Data Global Add-On deals, that might be the case. The baseline price is up from last year at $30 per month, but you'll get 120MB of data for your trouble - an amount that used to cost $50. The next step up not only costs less than before, at $60 versus the old $100, but ups the data ever so gently to 300MB in the process.

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Visualized: Sauber F1 cutaway car is half the vehicle it used to be (video)

Ever wondered what goes on inside a Formula 1 car. No, we're not talking about Jenson Button's delicate elbow movements, we mean inside the car. Well, it turns out that we're not the only ones, and fortuitously for us, some people with the actual means to find out - the Sauber F1 team - have done the noble thing, and cut one in half. Yes, a real F1 car. Cut in half. It took two years to achieve, but from tip to tail, it's all there on display. That precious steering wheel you see drivers carry with them? Halved. Clever layered fuel system for lower center of gravity? Carved open.

Engadget, Visualized: Sauber F1 cutaway car is half the vehicle it used to be (video)

Samsung announces the LTE-ready Galaxy R Style for Korea

Samsung has a new LTE-enabled Android smartphone destined for Korea. The Samsung Galaxy R Style is an Ice Cream Sandwich device with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display and 1.5GHz dual-core processor. It measures in at a respectable 9.79mm thick and has an appearance that harkens back to older Galaxy S designs rather than the redefined lines of the Galaxy S III. Other specs include a 5MP camera and NFC capabilities.
The Galaxy R Style will be coming to all of Korea’s major carrier and will launch for the equivalent of $594 (700,000 won).

Android Phone, Samsung announces the LTE-ready Galaxy R Style for Korea

PageOne sees increased demand for paging ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games

London, 31 May, 2012 - PageOne Communications, the UK’s leading provider of mobile messaging solutions to the public and enterprise sectors, has seen an increase in demand for paging and messaging services among key organisations involved in the Games, including The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), who have selected PageOne and its 2-way Responder pagers to help diversify their communications offering for added resilience and security.Running from 19 May to 9 September 2012, the Olympic and Paralympic games will present huge operational and logistical challenges for the Emergency Services, tra

Press Release Distribution, PageOne sees increased demand for paging ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games

Skyscape Cloud Services signs up to the Government’s Procurement Pledge

Providing Assured Cloud Services to the UK Public SectorLondon - May 31st 2012 - Skyscape Cloud Services Limited, the easy to adopt, easy to use and easy to leave Assured Cloud Services Company, today announced that it has signed up to the Government’s Procurement Pledge.

Press Release Distribution, Skyscape Cloud Services signs up to the Government’s Procurement Pledge

Dell announces Inspiron One 23 and One 20 all-in-ones

In addition to the XPS One 27, Dell just unveiled a pair of Inspiron all-in-ones that will launch in the US in the coming weeks. First up, there's the One 23, the larger version of the two with more robust internals, and then there's the One 20, which has a 20-inch display and a more budget-friendly price. Starting at $749, the Inspiron One 23 is available with either second- or third-generation Intel CPUs, ranging from a 3.3GHz Core i3-2120 processor at the entry level to a Core i7-3770s in top-of-the-line models. It comes standard with 500GB of storage, though that can be upped to 2TB.





2DayBlog.com, Dell announces Inspiron One 23 and One 20 all-in-ones

User-adjustable glasses is adaptable

Those of us wearing glasses tend to be subject to taunts at the playground, being called all sorts of names in the process as other kids mercifully tease the weaker members or “outcasts”, but as we grow up, we know that wearing glasses are also handy in attracting certain demographic of the opposite sex. Heck, glasses design has come a long way as well, where some of them are far out sexy these days. Unfortunately, the problem with wearing a pair of glasses is this – you will need to go for annual eye exams to see whether there is a need to change the lenses to coincide with your visual power.

Ubergizmo, User-adjustable glasses is adaptable

McLaren GT division moving into new facility closer to Woking

Think of the name McLaren and you're likely to conjure up images of two different things: grand prix racing and exotic supercars. Each of these two core areas of competence has its own division under the McLaren Group umbrella, but in between them sits a third division called McLaren GT. The operation is dedicated to developing and supporting the above-pictured MP4-12C GT3 racing car, of which it has sold 25 examples to 13 teams currently fielding them in racing series across Europe and around the world.

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Ford taking Focus ST around America with free Performance Academy

Ford is giving the public at large a chance to jump behind the wheel of its upcoming 2013 Focus ST. The company is hosting a slew of consumer driving events around the country where consumers will be able to take the wheel for a little driving training and timed laps on an autocross course. The tour starts on June 30 in New York before moving on to Washington, D.C., Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Each event starts at 9am. and features a full day of getting cozy with the new sport hatch.

Autoblog, Ford taking Focus ST around America with free Performance Academy

SC-PMX5, Panasonic new iPhone Friendly Compact Hi-Fi

While Panasonic may have to fire quite a bunch of People in its Japanese HQ, the few left folks are still determined to work hard and pushed their latest goodies today with the SC-PMX5, a compact High-End Hi-Fi. Announced at around 40,000 Yen and schedule to hit stores in the middle of June in Japan, the SC-PMX5 comes with a 2Ch Amp, AM/FM Radio, CD Player and a nice dedicated iPhone/iPod Dock that will let you enjoy the tunes stored on your DAP or Phone on some proper speakers.


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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 beta rolling out in a few days' time?

Word on the street has it that Research in Motion (RIM) has every intention to roll out their first beta of the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 before the month is over. Considering how there are just a couple more days after today before May makes way for June, does this mean the next couple of days will see PlayBook users (yes, all 10 of you at the back of the room there) will be an occasion to celebrate. In fact, a PlayBook product manager did confirm the news via Twitter today, so I guess all there is to it would be an official press release and the thing is as good as gold.

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New Donkey Kong high score of 1,110,100 points

You know, not everyone who plays video games do not have a bright future. Heck, you can be a doctor and also an avid gamer, as Dr. Hank Chien proved. Dr. Hank is right now the record holder for passing the 1 million points mark in Donkey Kong, and he has recently beat his previous original score, arriving at the magical binary friendly 1,110,100 points mark. However, Chien, showing semblances of a perfectionist as well as optimist within, figured out that he could probably do better, and will devise a game plan in order for him to beat his previous high score.

According to Dr. Hank Chien, "This was not a killscreen game.

Ubergizmo, New Donkey Kong high score of 1,110,100 points

iPhone 5 parts leak with large screen, new dock connector, headphone jack at bottom [updated]

. Apple's next iPhone, which is reported to launch in the fall, seems to have leaked. It's entirely possible these parts are for a non-final version of the handset, but they do perfectly match up with what has been reported about the new iPhone - mainly a metal and glass rear case, and a new dock connector. Smartphone repair company uBreakiFix has sent us in these photos of the new case, and there's a lot of differences compared to the current iPhone 4S.




Boy Genius Report, iPhone 5 parts leak with large screen, new dock connector, headphone jack at bottom [updated]

Huawei files EU antitrust complaint against InterDigital

Huawei has filed an EU antitrust complaint against InterDigital to end its “abuse” of the allegedly standards-essential patents it controls. The company has urged the commission to examine its demands, which are considered too hefty to come under the protection of FRAND terms. The shoe normally resides on the other foot, with InterDigital previously instigating battles with Nokia, Samsung and ZTE.

2DayBlog.com, Huawei files EU antitrust complaint against InterDigital

Olympus creates world's thinnest industrial videoscope, packs HDR (video)

Though its medical brethren are considerably slimmer, at 2.4mm in diameter, Olympus says its iPLEX TX is the most slender industrial videoscope on our big blue marble. Rather than using traditional fiber optics to capture footage reminiscent of comic book print, the iPLEX TX houses a miniature CMOS atop one end of the scope and an HDR image processing technology called WiDER to preserve detail and brighten images. The eagle-eyed scope is also 200 times more resistant to frictional wear than fiberscopes and has over double the slip strength.

Engadget, Olympus creates world's thinnest industrial videoscope, packs HDR (video)

Profitable cloud growth helps iomart Group plc post strong annual results

UK cloud and managed hosting provider reports 68% rise in profits & 33% revenue growth iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM), the UK cloud computing and managed hosting services provider, has today (29 May 2012) announced strong annual results for the year ended 31 March 2012, with profits up by 68% to £11.2m (2011: £6.6m).Revenue grew by 33% to £33.5m (2011: £25.3m), while pre-tax profits grew by 91% to £6.9m (2011: £3.6m) – all ahead of the record amounts achieved in the last financial year.

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Precise Biometrics deliver the Tactivo for greater smartphone security

Security on your smartphone and tablet is of utmost importance, even more so when you carry around with you sensitive data. Well, Precise Biometrics has come up with a special combo fingerprint and smart card reader for the iPhone 4 and the newer iPhone 4S, calling it the Tactivo. An iPad version is in the works which will be revealed later this summer, so a wee bit of patience is required here.

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Droid RAZR HD Pops Up In Cellebrite System With Model Number XT926

We’re getting closer, folks. The Droid Razr HD (XT926) has officially begun showing up in 3rd party Cellebrite systems. While normally this wouldn’t be indicative of an imminent release (corporate Verizon stores are better for that), this one is accompanied by a more official model number. According to previous leaks, the Droid Razr HD (aka “Droid Fighter”), was targeted to launch sometime this month, but for one reason or another, has eluded us thus far.

Android Phone, Droid RAZR HD Pops Up In Cellebrite System With Model Number XT926

MCJ's latest notebooks : NEXTGEAR-NOTE i300BA1-MH and LuvBook F

MCJ or Mouse Computer Japan announced today two new notebook with the NEXTGEAR-NOTE i300BA1-MH and LuvBook F.




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Slide shows Dell Latitude 10 tablet running Windows 8

Rumors of a Dell Peju tablet shipping with Windows 8 made the rounds last year, but they died down when the mystery device turned out to be the Windows 7-powered Latitude ST. Time to reignite the hype: NeoWin got its hands on a slide that shows a Dell Latitude 10 slate running Windows 8. The tablet is listed as having a 10.1-inch screen, which isn't to say that other form factors could be in the works. Other listed specs include a dual-core Intel Atom processor, 2GB of RAM, up to a 128GB SSD and a fingerprint reader.

2DayBlog.com, Slide shows Dell Latitude 10 tablet running Windows 8

LG sells over 3 million LTE smartphones

It seems that LG Electronics' global sales of their smartphones – in particular the LTE smartphone models, have touched (and passed by the time you read this) the magical three million unit mark. All right, three million is nothing magical when you compared it to what Apple has sold in terms of iPhone units, but when you think about the figure in terms of the LTE smartphone market, that is a lot of phone – in fact, it squarely places LG somewhere at the forefront of the soon-to-be competitive and burgeoning LTE market.

Ubergizmo, LG sells over 3 million LTE smartphones

It's a TV, no – it's a monitor, no, it's a 22″ ViewSonic tablet!

Just where do you draw the line between a smartphone and a tablet. I guess that line was blurred a long time ago by Samsung with the release of their Samsung Galaxy Note, coning the term “phablet” in the process, which obviously is an amalgamation of “phone” and “tablet”. Well, here we are with something which is very different – a 22″ display that might fool some into thinking that this is a small sized LCD TV, while others might think that this is a decent sized monitor, but in reality, this is actually a tablet.

Ubergizmo, It's a TV, no â€" it's a monitor, no, it's a 22″ ViewSonic tablet!

Switched On: Facebook's ecosystem dilemma

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Despite amassing something close to a billion users, Facebook has mainly stayed true to the startup mantra of staying focused on a few core things. In this case, that has been promoting openness and sharing among friends and, increasingly, the world at large. Such was the case for its rival Google at the launch of the search company's IPO.

Engadget, Switched On: Facebook's ecosystem dilemma