McLaren MP4-12C totalled during Goldrush Rally

Every year in the Goldush Rally, a convoy of high-end luxury cars snake across the States, their occupants enjoying all the opulence their $14,000 entry fees can afford. As our own Michael Harley can attest, it's a low-speed affair, not an all-out speed-fest. As the rally passed through Texas headed through Dallas on Thursday, Hsinho Chen of Massachusetts, driving a McLaren MP4-12C Spider, says he swerved into the highway median to avoid a truck that had pulled in front of him.

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AT&T Launching New GoPhone Prepaid Plans On June 21

AT&T is announcing it will introduce new plans for its GoPhone prepaid brand starting on June 21. The plans AT&T is expected to roll out includes an option that offers 2GB of data along with unlimited calls and messaging for $60 per month, 200MB of data with 500 minutes of calling and unlimited messaging for $40 per month and the least expensive plan will include 250 voice minutes and unlimited messaging for $25 per month. AT&T is allowing those who choose the $40 and $25 monthly plans to add an additional 100MB or 50MB of data for $5, respectively.

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Stay moist with the Satechi USB Portable Humidifier

The Satechi USB Portable Humidifier is a small screw-on device that fits on most brands of bottled water and can be used as a humidifier, mister or aroma diffuser. Just fill the bottle with purified water, screw on the device/filter and plug in to a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port. The USB Portable Humidifier will immediately start providing a fine mist of water into the air to help relieve colds, coughs, flu symptoms, itchy dry skin, congested sinuses and more.

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Robot Milks Cows On Farm

I am quite sure that one of the more endearing and lasting images of a farm that we have seen to date is not Ol' McDonald and his animals, but rather, someone sitting on a small stool while chatting away to the cow way before the dawn is awakened, milking said cow in a rhythmic and soothing manner. Well, we are now in the 21st century, and if you were to drop by the barn at Farr Farm in Richmond, you would notice that the dairy cows with full udders who are housed there would be queueing up to be milked throughout the day and night.

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Munitio SV Earphone Mobile Performance Earphones review

The market is flooded with all sorts of quality, mid-range priced earphones. It seems that every brand has its gimmick, including the company that sent me their latest headphone to review. Munitio may be better known for their 9mm shell casing and bass-boosted earphones, but the SV Mobile Performance Earphones have a more traditional look, with great sound and nice features. Click any image for an enlarged view.
Now, don't get me wrong, I have no issue with bass-boosted headphones in general, but in my opinion not all music benefits from such enhancement.









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Nikon: 80 Million Nikkor Lenses And Counting

Today is a day of milestones, where we did learn that WhatsApp actually processes a whopping 27 billion messages in a single 24 hour window on average, and as for Nikon, they have hit the 80 million mark when it comes to the production of Nikkor lenses. Do take stock of the situation and know that the first Aero-NIKKOR lens which was specially designed for aerial photography was originally released all the way back in 1933. Well, could it hit the century million mark by the time Nikon's Nikkor lenses celebrate their centenary year.

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Antec to extend its Bluetooth product range with Pulse, SP1+, SP3 and SPzero (hands-on)

For those seeking something more powerful, Antec will be offering the larger SP3 Bluetooth boombox. This device also comes with NFC, but unlike the SP1+, it lacks stereo streaming as it doesn't use CSR's Bluetooth solution (it uses ISSC's instead), plus there's probably not much need for this feature on such a large speaker. On the bright side, the SP3 scores some brownie points by letting you use NFC to both wake and pair it up simultaneously, whereas the SP1+ needs you to flick on its power switch first.




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Unu Android tablet / console hands-on (video)

The Unu ships in two configurations, both of which include the tablet, dock, HDMI cable and a remote. The higher end Gaming Edition also adds a carrying case and a wireless game controller. Like the tablet itself, the controller and remote are still in the early stages, and the company promised to add a little weight to the plasticky controller. The remote is two-sided, with navigation buttons and devoted Android keys on one side. On the other, you'll find a QWERTY keyboard. The controller features two analog sticks and triggers and a trio of Android buttons on the bottom.

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HTC One Mini (M4) photographed again, should be launched by August

The upcoming launch of the HTC One Mini (also known as M4) has been confirmed by two different sources recently. The first is Bloomberg, which reports that "people familiar with the matter" say the new handset will "go on sale by August.". The second source is Engadget - they even have a new live photo that's showing the One Mini next to the larger HTC One.
The One Mini sports a 4.3 inch display - significantly smaller than the screen on its big brother. The display resolution is unknown at the moment, but it could be HD (1280 x 720), or qHD (960 x 540).

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Michael Bay And Ubisoft Join Forces For Ghost Recon Movie

Ubisoft Motion Pictures announced at E3 that it is joining forces with Michael Bay, director of the much acclaimed Transformer series, to produce a movie that revolves around Ghost Recon games. They've not exactly shared details about the movie itself just yet, only the announcement of this partnership was made at E3. Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures said that having Michael Bay attached to Ghost Recon movie project is a “dream come true” for them. Even though they've made the announcement, we can't exactly be sure that the movie will come out until it actually comes out.

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PS4's PlayStation Eye, DualShock 4 Controller Both Priced At $59

Sony finally unveiled its PlayStation 4 this week at E3 as well as announcing it'll be available this holiday season for $399. For $399, you'll get the PlayStation 4 console, a DualShock 4 controller, an HDMI cable, power cable, USB cable and a mono headset, but if you want to get its optional PlayStation Eye or an additional controller, each will cost you as much as a new video game.

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Lenovo IdeaPad U330, U430 Ultrabooks Will Feature Haswell Processors

Lenovo is preparing to update a number of its ultrabooks to feature Intel Haswell processors as the company recently unveiled its U430 and U330 ultrabooks. The Lenovo IdeaPad U330 looks like it will be an updated version of its 13-inch U310 ultrabook, while the IdeaPad U430 will be a completely new 14-inch ultrabook. The 13-inch U330 will support up to 8GB of RAM and feature a 500GB hard drive and 16GB SSD, HDMI, 2 USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port and an SD card reader.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 launching in July?

Samsung unveiled its brand new Galaxy Ace 3 smartphone yesterday, without saying exactly when it would be available. But we're now seeing that it could happen in July - at least in the UK, where Carphone Warehouse plans to offer the handset starting next month. There's no word on how much the Ace 3 will cost, but it shouldn't be too much anyway.
The new Galaxy Ace 3 runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and features a 4 inch display with 800 x 480 pixels, 5MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and MicroSD card support.

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German Banker Transfers $293M While Napping On Keyboard

Interesting news coming out of Germany. A bank employee fell asleep on his keyboard and accidentally transferred $222 million Euros ($293m) instead of the 62.40 Euros he was supposed to transfer. We've all at some point in our lives fallen asleep in front of our computers, but this incident is beyond the realm of our normal lives. The recipient of this money isn't a free multi-millionare now, the German bank noticed this mistake after a short while and rectified it. The 62.40 Euro transfer was to originate from a retiree's bank account, the banker who was handling it fell asleep on the keyboard.

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iOS 7 Spotlight Search Can Be Accessed From Every App Page

Apple has made a number of enhancements and improvements in iOS 7. Yesterday at WWDC 2013, it only talked about a few of them, the highlight was obviously iOS 7′s all new flat user interface. Right now iOS 7 beta is available only for developers, who are reporting changes that have been made, but weren't highlighted at the keynote. Spotlight search will be accessible from every app page on iOS 7 Home screen, instead of having a separate panel that it has on previous iOS versions.

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Ubiquity Targets Amazon with High Performance SSD Cloud Service Built on OnApp

London, UK – June 11, 2013: U.S. hosting specialist Ubiquity Servers has launched a new high-performance public cloud service built on the OnApp Cloud platform, and targeted directly at users of Amazon's cloud. Ubiquity's cloud service is one of the first to use OnApp Storage, the integrated SAN included with OnApp Cloud v3.0.

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BandwidthX Joins Key Speakers at the Wi-Fi Global Congress

CEO, Dr. Pertti Visuri addresses how to ensure the best value from Wi-FiBandwidthX today announces that it is to join a host of top industry representatives in the ‘business cases and monetization strategies’ stream at this week’s Wi-Fi Global Congress in London. The company’s CEO, Dr. Pertti Visuri, will discuss how to ensure the best value from Wi-Fi, for both operators and Wi-Fi service providers.

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Chinese OEMs Unwilling To Build Windows Phone Devices Due To Nokia's Dominance [Report]

Have you ever wondered why there aren't that many Windows Phone manufacturers compared to Android. One obvious reason would be how compared to Android, Windows Phone's market share is only a fraction of Android's, ultimately discouraging OEMs to license the platform. Secondly, and this is according to Digitimes, another reason why OEMs are a bit hesitant to adopt the Windows Phone platform is due to how much market share Nokia is currently controlling, which we guess could be said the same when looking at Android and how much Samsung is currently dominating there.

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T-Mobile BlackBerry Z10 Prepped For BlackBerry 10.1 Update

T-Mobile recently made an announcement that they will be offering a surprise to those who have decided to take up the BlackBerry Z10 from them – by treating them to an update, which means that BlackBerry Z10 owners will be able to enjoy the BlackBerry 10.1 operating system, where it has already started to roll out over the air (OTA). Alternatively, you can also pick it up via the BlackBerry Link computer software if you are interested. What's new that accompanies the BlackBerry 10.1 update.

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BMW M3 gets the video retrospective treatment

With BMW on the cusp of pulling back the sheets on its next-generation M3 (or should we say, M4?), the crew from Electric Federal has taken it upon themselves to give us a generation-by-generation look at the evolution of the most renowned of BMW's sports coupes. The video above features plenty of beautiful shots of each generation of M3, starting with the ever lust-worthy E30 before finishing up with the current iteration. BWS Motorsport's Mark Norris provides the narration, complete with a brief synopsis of what makes each generation so special. As usual, the clip is fit for big-screen viewing. You can watch the action above for yourself.



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Apple's new Mac Pro announced with cylindrical design, 12-core Intel Xeon E5 CPU, Thunderbolt 2.0 and support for 4K displays

Follow our liveblog for all of the latest news from WWDC 2013.

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HTC Desire 600 And HTC Butterfly S Invites Sent Out

The folks over at Engadget have received an invitation from the good people over at HTC, where both HTC as well as Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom will hold a joint press event this coming June 19th. It seems that there will be a couple of smartphones that will be rolling out in Taiwan then – the HTC Desire 600 which features BoomSound technology as well as a 4.5" display, alongside a spanking new Butterfly S. The latter would seem to be a rather interesting proposition – would it end up as HTC's new flagship smartphone, at least over there.

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Amazon Fresh LA Set To Rock And Roll

There were whispers bandied about earlier this month that Amazon will expand their Amazon Fresh, an online grocery service, over to a market apart from Seattle – the city of angels, Los Angeles. There was not much fanfare to accompany the launch of Amazon Fresh there, as the homepage was updated on the sly, and one would find that Amazon Fresh mobile applications for both the iOS and Android platforms have also been refreshed to reflect this latest change. Having said that, how will this change the grocery purchasing patterns of LA folk.

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2013 Ford Mustang V6

Secretary Trim, Evolved. There was a time not so long ago when opting for a base Ford Mustang meant getting little more than some sheetmetal, an anemic four-cylinder engine and what may very well have been the world's most disappointing automatic transmission. During the Fox Body years, Ford seemed hell-bent on living up to Carroll Shelby's derogatory description of the coupe as little more than a runabout for demure office assistants, and the result was a base model with fewer sporting intentions than a Dilbert day calendar.
Some 20 years later, hopping behind the wheel of an entry-level pony is an entirely different experience.










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Three Google Edition Phones Were Rumored For 2013, Sony Xperia Z Could Be The Remaining One

When it comes to Android phones, we guess it's more or less a given that we can expect quite a few more devices to make an appearance during the year, but for those who aren't fans of phones that come preinstalled with the themes/skins of OEMs, what's in it for you guys. Well we know that Samsung and HTC have both revealed the Google Edition version of the flagship phones, the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One respectively, but according to the folks at Android Authority, one of their sources has informed them that at least one more Google Edition phone is set to drop later this year.

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Sprint HTC Tiara, ZTE Vital/Quantum Hits The FCC

Sprint did make an earlier announcement that they would deliver at least one smartphone or tablet that will run on Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform later this year, where they also promised that the first batch of Windows Phone handsets would arrive from the likes of Samsung and HTC. Of course, these ought to be the Samsung Ativ S and the HTC Tiara, where the latter has yet to be confirmed on an official basis.

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TVR back from the grave

Top Gear reports a UK entrepreneur has purchased TVR from former Russian owner Nikolai Smolenski. As you may recollect, Smolenski bought the British automaker in 2004 for around 15 million pounds, but never got around to producing a vehicle under the brand's name. Les Edgar won't say exactly how much he paid for TVR due to non-disclosure agreements, but he has made it clear he has big plans for the brand. Edgar made a name for himself in video game development but is no stranger to the automotive space.

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Keep an iPhone tripod in your wallet with the Pocket Tripod

Are you a James Bond of the gadget world, always whipping out neat, useful and unique gadgets. Do you often wish you had some sort of portable stand with you, to prop up your iPhone for those important video calls with “M” (or your boss). Do you wish this stand was lightweight and small enough to carry in your wallet. The Pocket Tripod from Geometrical Inc. and Rambod Radmard may just make your wish come true. The Pocket Tripod is a unique, reusable, credit card-sized iPhone stand that is small enough to fit in a wallet.

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