Lotus supercharger kits for NA Elises and Exiges
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Lotus
Lotus has announced the release of a supercharger kit for both NA Elises and Exiges models. These kits are legal in all 50 U.S. States. These are the same superchargers that are used in the production Elise SC; they can…
Cash for Cars: Senate discussions continue
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Cash for Clunkers
Senate Democrats now face a White House deadline over trying to pass through a further $2 billion for the Cash for Clunkers Program. However, they seem to be having trouble getting Republicans on their side to extend the Car Allowance…
Chevy sells more Camaros in June than Ford did Mustangs
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Chevy
June was a great month for Chevy, as they sold more Camaros than Ford did with its Mustang. AutoBlog have noted that this trend will continue for some time yet, as general Motors have a backlog of 10,000 sold orders…
Samsung Pixon12 Released In UK: 12 megapixel camera
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Samsung Pixon12
The Samsung Pixon12 has now been released in the UK, as Phone4U have just taken possession of the first 12 megapixel camera phone in the UK. If you are going for a £45 per month contract, then the handset will…
Palm Pre becomes a 3G WiFi router
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: Palm Pre
The Palm Pre has now gained another use; this is thanks to “My Tether,” a new WebOS application. This now means that the Pre has now become a 3G WiFi router, allowing you to connect your notebook or netbook to…
Nokia Siemens Networks strengthens StarHub’s HSPA+ service
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Nokia Siemens
StarHub, the Singapore operator is now in a position to offer its subscribers an improved mobile broadband experience. StarHub has now expanded its 3G core network; users will now notice that data speeds have been increased offering smoother mobile surfing.
FCC News: Garmin Nuvi 1690 Cleared
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Garmin Nuvi 1690
Garmain looks as though they have done a u-turn on connected PNDs. A Nuvi 1690 has now shown up on the FCC website and it looks as though it has been cleared. The new device will offer both GSM +…
Mobile WiMAX in 2014
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: Mobile WiMAX
Clearwater and its parent company Sprint, have some great news, Juniper Research has now issued a recent study that Mobile WiMAX revenue will reach $15 billion by 2014. This revenue increase is based on the fact that mobile WiMAX subscribers…
CARS Program 2009: Success and Problems Ahead
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: CARS Program 2009
Car dealers have reported record sales over the weekend, one Chevrolet dealer has said it is because of the Cash for Clunkers program. He said that he has been in business for more than 20 years and he has seen…
Cash for Clunkers: Staff Doubled for CARS Program
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Cash for Clunkers
The recent Cash for Clunkers Program has proved so popular that the U.S. Transportation Department has now doubled its staff; the reason is so that they can try to clear the backlog of dealer application for the Car Allowance Rebate…
Apple iPhone: Netflix Video Streaming On Way
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: apple iphone
There was a recent report from Multichannel News that Netflix video streaming is coming to the Apple iPhone. The “Watch Instantly” feature is available for the Mac and PC, users who are on an unlimited plan can gain access to…
Cash for Clunkers helps Toyota outsell Ford: First Signs of Recovery
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Cash for Clunkers
Over recent months, Toyota sales have finally started to see a slow increase in its sales, for the first time this year the Japanese automaker has outsold Ford. The main reason for this sudden increase is the government’s recent Cash…
Vulnerability in Apple keyboards: hack allows key logging
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Apple Keyboard Hack
Not even a week on since we reported to you about the iPhone vulnerability via SMS that could potentially leave somebody to entirely take over your iPhone, we now have to report on another Apple vulnerability, luckily this time not…
Apple Tablet and Verizon (LTE) 4G: Converging Technologies
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: August 4, 2009 | No CommentsTag: apple
With lots of speculation surrounding the rumored Apple Tablet, speculation is also growing regarding AT&T’s exclusivity for the iPhone, especially with Verizons 4G network. People are starting to wonder whether all of these aspects are beginning to converge. A report…
Sony Reader PRS-600 and PRS-300: Full Specs
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: August 4, 2009 | 3 CommentsTag: Sony ebook reader
Well we have new e-book readers from Sony on the horizon it seems, and not only that but we have their full specifications thanks to littlelionfish on the Hi-PDA forums who grabbed everything they could from J&R who slipped up…
