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Expandrive for Mac updated to version 2.0
Back in February we reviewed a great little piece of software for OS X and Windows called Expandrive. In a nutshell, Expandrive makes interacting with FTP servers as easy as interacting with an external hard drive or a networked drive.… Rela...
Shots of the 36-Foot Saturn V Model Launch: That’s a Big Rocket [Rockets]
Reader Ben Kennedy sent us some shots of today’s launch of the monstrous Saturn V model rocket. “Model rocket” doesn’t really convey the enormity of this thing, check out the gallery below… Read the full story on Gizmodo...
Popular video site Dailymotion gets new CEO, looks for cash
French video-sharing site Dailymotion, which has long fancied itself as a leading competitor to YouTube outside of the U.S. market, is reportedly seeking more cash even after raising $34 million two years ago. It is still losing money, according to&#...
Inflatable Motorized Bumper Boats for your Pool
When I was kid all I wanted was either a pony, bumper cars, or a rollercoaster. But unfortunately my parents only let me choose 2 out of the 3 for our backyard so I never got the bumper cars (on… Related posts:An Ugly Picture of a Beautiful ...
Oracle agrees to $7.4 billion Sun Microsystems acquisition
Recession be damned — it looks like Oracle will still manage to scrounge up enough cash to take Sun Microsystems off the table. Early last month IBM withdrew its $7.5 billion acquisition offer and as most people presumed, Sun was… Rela...
iScience sees $20.5M for eye surgery instruments
Read the full story on VentureBeat Related posts:Screen Grabs: Nelly Yuki sees Yale acceptance email on BlackBerry Storm Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets...Roundup: MySpace history, Silicon Valley gloom, and ...
Sony Ericsson posts Q1 2009 loss of €358 million
Sony Ericsson announced its third straight quarterly loss this morning, shocking absolutely no one. The company posted a pre-tax loss of €358 million with handset sales plummeting 36 percent from the same quarter last year. Sony Ericsson’s g...
MixerCast nabs $4.1 million for widget ads
As the display advertising market tanks, widget-based ad networks like MixerCast still seem to be netting cash. After raising $6 million last year, the San Mateo, Calif. company has announced the close of another $4.1 million round led by Intel…...
Roundup: MySpace history, Silicon Valley gloom, and more
Here’s the latest action: How Google overpaid for weak advertising inventory on MySpace — Entrepreneur Andrew Chen has published a tell-all blog post about his early years working at ad network Revenue Science, doing formative deals with ...
When Google Latitude Stalking Isn’t Such A Bad Thing
Yesterday, Silicon Valley’s local CBS affiliate ran a story (video here) about a woman getting her purse snatched. But what’s interesting is the way she got it back: With an assist from Google Latitude. You see, in her purse, her phone...
Universal Music Videos Will Be Hosted on YouTube
Vevo. That’s the name of the new music and video entertainment service that will house Universal Music’s premium video content with a little help from YouTube. Universal Music Group (UMG) and Google, which owns and operates YouTube, annou...
HP’s 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 on sale and photographed
Ah, there we go. Not quite a week after HP’s Pavilion dv2 was spotted on sale in Thailand, the Blu-ray-packin’ ultraportable has now surfaced here in North America. Starting right now, prospective buyers can select a machine directly fro...
Pogoplug review
When we first caught wind of the Pogoplug — a small box that essentially lets you turn any USB hard drive (and drives only) into a network device — we were pretty darn excited. Having a house full of disparate… Related posts:Eyes...
Netflix App Gallery puts API enabled innovations all in one place
Because everything needs an App Store or central directory of its own, Netflix is preparing to unveil an App Gallery on its website showing what developers have created to get the most out of its service. No word exactly when… Related posts:N...
Game Boy iPhone case instantly becomes best of all time
Sadly, there’s a good chance you already own an iPhone 3G case if you’re the proud owner of an iPhone 3G. That said, there’s still nothing stopping you from hopping a flight to Tokyo and replacing your current one with… Rel...
The Google Ventures Cheat Sheet
Earlier this week, Google finally announced the formation of a new venture arm called Google Ventures. It is where all smaller-scale venture investments from Google will now originate. The day of the announcement, I chatted on the phone with Bil...
The Tech Week: Google Street View rebellion, Rich Facebook, iPhone gun
While the President graced us with his presence and the April Fool’s jokes filled our mailboxes, in the tech world the Google Street View controversy took a new twist as one Broughton resident, Paul Jacobs became an unlikely...
Fake Nokia N97 is fake, tiny, buggy… and fake
What do you get if you stick a Nokia N97 in the dryer on high heat for an hour, rip the keyboard off with your bare hands, and replace S60 with a seemingly random stream of digital puke? Probably something… Related posts:Keepin’ it rea...
Angry mob run Google Street View van out of town
A Google Street View van has been chased out of a quiet Buckinhamshire town by angry residents concerned about their privacy. The Google van was taking pictures in the town of Broughton, Bucks when it was spotted by a local resident… R...
MSI X-Slim X340 photographed, benchmarked in mysterious hotel room
We’ve seen plenty of photos of MSI’s X-Slim X340 floating around as of late — but these ones — which were taken in a Las Vegas hotel room at CTIA, are pretty interesting, artistically speaking. More interesting, however, is t...
Screen Grabs: Verizon Hub tells of Serena’s galavanting
Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today’s movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com. We didn’t happen to spot Nelly’s shiny new BlackBerry Sto...
Dell Studio XPS 13 unboxing and hands-on
We finally managed to wrestle one of the sleek Studio XPSs from Dell’s mitts, and we’ve got the pics to prove it. At first glance, the 13-inch laptop is striking, with its leather wrapped back and high gloss finish. However,… Rel...
