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Motorola Droid X stars in its clearest off-the-cuff preview yet
Let’s be honest, we’ve seen more Droid X / Xtreme / Shadow spy shots than we can keep track of at this point, but for the latest batch, Mr.
GM follows Ford, brings Google Maps to OnStar eNav systems
Monkey see, monkey do — right? All jesting aside, you can’t help but chuckle over the timing here. Merely 24 hours after Ford announced that a Send to SYNC feature would allow motorists to beam Google Maps directions over Bluetooth to existing SYNC navigation systems, in flies General Motors with an eerily similar release.
HTC EVO 4G’s appearance on HSN is either a great sign, or a harbinger of the apocalypse
Remember to use Tootie! Continue reading HTC EVO 4G’s appearance on HSN is either a great sign, or a harbinger of the apocalypse HTC EVO 4G’s appearance on HSN is either a great sign, or a harbinger of the apocalypse originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:49:00 EDT.
The mouse ain’t dead…yet: five of the best mice reviewed
For over thirty years the computer mouse ruled over the kingdom of computer navigation. Despite losing its rubber ball and cord over the years, the peripheral lived a long, full life of being pushed across desks and tables getting the cursor where it needed to go . It died today from neglect as it was abandoned en masse for touchpads and touch-based computers.
Nokia and Yahoo announce ‘worldwide strategic alliance’ on email, IM, maps, and more
Carol Bartz and Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEOs of Yahoo! and Nokia, respectively, are on stage right now announcing a “strategic relationship” between the two companies on some of their core services. Nokia will be using Yahoo to power its Ovi email and IM services, while Yahoo will be using Nokia / NAVTEQ’s competencies for its mapping and navigation services. Both companies see it as a way to grow their respective userbases, with Yahoo hoping to grab onto the 9 million Ovi users out there, while Nokia hopes that Yahoo could provide it a bit of a USA mojo.
Google partnership has GM OnStar exploring Maps, open APIs and more
In a move that could shape the mobile landscape — or simply suck down cash, of course — General Motors just revealed that Google was its mysterious infotainment partner . In the final hours before Google I/O , we sat down with GM VP Nick Pudar to tell us what the future thus holds for OnStar
