LG Televisions To Feature OLED, UHD And New User Experience At CES 2013

[CES 2013] LG has announced that it will demonstrate a new range of televisions including a huge 84″ that features a UHD/4K resolution, and a 55-inch OLED model which will be the follow-up of last year's introduction of OLED televisions as official LG “commercial products”. It's clear that UHD is best demonstrated with larger sizes and so far, most 84″ television that we've seen (including Sony's own Sony XBR-84X900 84″ LED TV) have looked extraordinary. However, the real question for both OLED and UHD TVs is: how fast can the prices drop.

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Suzuki recalling 2,800 XL7 models over faulty fuel pump

A recall has been issued for the 2007 Suzuki XL7, but only those vehicles either bought or registered in four states: Texas, Arizona, California and Nevada. Potentially 2,380 of the SUVs manufactured from June 13, 2006 to December 22, 2006 could have an issue with their fuel pump modules: The plastic supply or return port could crack. If that happens, it could lead to a fuel leak and then to a fire.

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Meet the 701-hp Mazzanti Evantra

If you've heard of upstart boutique supercar maker Mazzanti, we salute you. About a year ago, we brought you news of this small Italian firm, which then was under the name Faralli & Mazzanti. The creation was the Evantra, and as the name of the company has changed, so has the car. The Mazzanti Evantra has been updated, and the previous turbocharged flat-six has been replaced with a 7.0-liter V8. The six-cylinder had two versions, capable of 403 or 603 horsepower. That is kid's stuff compared to the V8, which can put out an astounding 701 horsepower and 624 pound-feet or toque.

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Fold the paper, you will.

If you like origami – or just Star Wars – you'll enjoy folding your own Yoda or Millennium Falcon.  The Star Wars Origami kit is a bit of a cheat, because it uses special paper printed with the details.  It comes with a book with complete instructions for folding the papers to create 36 different Star Wars person or thing.  It's available at Perpetual Kid for $16.99.

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Harley-Davidson to produce an India-market bike for 2014

India remains one of the world's largest markets for motorcycles, and word has it Harley-Davidson may be preparing to take on the onslaught of low-cost, low-displacement machines popular with buyers there. The Indian automotive site Zigwheels reports the Wisconsin-based motorcycle manufacturer plans to develop and produce a new model in India for the country's buyers. The article says Harley-Davidson executives have already met with Indian vendors and dealers in early talks about establishing a dealer network, and word has it the new bike will debut at the 2014 New Delhi Motorcycle Show.

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What are the Benefits of Fibre Broadband?

Fibre broadband transmits your internet connection through fibre optic wires which are capable of maintaining strong signal over much greater distances than a phone line, and are much less susceptible to interference. A fibre connection can also deliver much higher speeds - which will become increasingly handy over the next few years as we continue to place great demand on our internet connections. If you are getting online through a typical ADSL copper wire connection, you may experience various issues with your connection.

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ZTE Grand S Is One Thin Handset

It is just less than a fortnight before CES 2013 kicks off in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ZTE of China has something interesting up their sleeves that they want you to know about the ZTE Grand S. This will be another smartphone to join the elite 5" Full HD display smartphone, which is currently occupied by the likes of the HTD Droid DNA and Oppo Find 5. Well, the ZTE Grand S is apparently thinner than originally thought, where most folks thought that it would be 7.6mm thin, but a recent slide of the phone showed that it is thinner than that – measuring a mere 6.9mm slim.

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Research Suggests Tablets More Popular Than E-Readers For E-Books

With the convenience and slightly lower prices of e-books, it only makes sense that more and more people are starting to turn away from the print medium to the digital medium, and according to a research by the folks at Pew Internet, that certainly seems to be the case. According to their report, Americans who read e-books rose from 16% in 2011 to 23% in 2012. Granted these aren't exactly huge jumps, but it's definitely progress. Interestingly their report has also suggested that the medium in which e-books are consumed, it would seem as though tablets have edged out e-readers like Amazon's Kindle or the Barnes & Noble Nook.

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The FlipSide is a solar powered gaming controller case for your iPhone

We've seen plenty of gaming controllers designed for smartphones and tablets, and if you're looking something a little different from what's being offered these days, then the FlipSide case for the iPhone could be a Kickstarter project worth investing in. Justice Frangipane and iDevices have teamed up to create this case for the iPhone which not only double as a case for your iPhone device, but at the same time turns into a gaming controller, allowing you to play games with physical buttons and controls versus onscreen controls which some might find not as intuitive for certain games.

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Innovative trailer concept inspired by USB drive (video)

When it comes to camping, Americans tend to either rough it with tents or go for broke in massive bus-size recreational vehicles. Down in Australia and New Zealand, the caravan reigns supreme. Not to be confused with the Dodge minivan offering, caravans provide humble accommodations for vacationing, but they can be pulled by much smaller vehicles than, say, a fullsize Airstream trailer. New Zealand-based design house W2 has unveiled a new twist on the caravan with the Romotow, and it is clearly not your ordinary camper trailer. Claimed to be inspired by a USB drive, this trailer folds in and out of itself, providing extra living space.

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VLC for Windows 8/RT/Phone hits its Kickstarter target

Good news VLC users, it looks like VLC's Kickstarter campaign was a success with  only a few days left, which means that those looking for native VLC support on their Windows 8, Windows RT or Windows Phone 8 devices, well that looks like it will be definite possibility although at this point it is unclear as to when the software will be released, although they did announce that development for it will kick off in 2013. The folks at VLC have also come up with several new ideas that they hope to incorporate into their software once the initial release has been made, such as:.

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Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible photos hit web early

It was Indiana Jones and that whole ark episode that gave us the best example of what happens after leaks: once you break the seal, all hell breaks loose and there's no way you're putting it back. We aren't sure who lifted the lid, but official photos of the 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible showed up on Flickr last week, and so here we are presenting them to you. If it follows the Bentley playbook as the last GT Speed – and we have no reason to believe it won't – beyond the lack of a top there won't be much difference between it and the coupe than a few minor numerals.

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Steve Jobs's Yacht Now Free To Go Home

It was just last week when we said that Steve Jobs's yacht named “Venus” was impounded in Amsterdam because of some money matters that have yet to be settled between Steve Jobs and designer Philippe Starck. Well, after hitting the headlines, Steve Jobs's estate has paid a deposit to Starck on Monday to settle the dispute. Hague lawyer Gerard Moussault told AFP on Monday that “Venus” is no longer impounded and that the dispute has been resolved. “A security deposit was paid into a bank account, but I cannot say for how much,” he said.

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Next-gen Smart lineup growing to three models

Still in the testing phases of the next-generation Smart Fortwo and the new Forfour model, Smart could also be planning a new crossover to reach into a more mainstream vehicle segment. According to Auto Express, soon after the redesigned Fortwo arrives in 2014, the Smart lineup will grow to include the other two models by 2015. As expected, the renderings of the new Fortwo, Forfour and the unnamed Smart SUV are inspired heavily by recent concepts like the 2011 Forvision Concept and the 2012 Forstars Concept (pictured above).

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4.3-Inch Touchscreen HD MP5 Player

For just $22.12, you could bring home one of this touchscreen HD MP5 player. The player comes with a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 touchscreen display, a 4GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, an FM radio, a voice recorder, an e-book reader, a TV-out, a built-in li-ion battery and supports up to 720p HD video playback.

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It feels like bread, it smells like bread, but it's an iphone case

You're on a diet and want to pretend you're eating well?  Try one of these 3 Softbank iPhone 4S cases in the shape of a bun. If the fact that they're just as soft as bread doesn't convince you, the smell will do. Created in Japan, they mixed the iPhone's case foam texture with the scent of butter & wheat flower. This isn't the first iPhone case that features cookie or cake designs, usually going together with the impracticability aspect of the aforementioned design. Though, this time being not practical wasn't enough, buy this and you'll smell like a bakery all day long.

The package clearly states: This product is not edible.



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Reddit Secret Santa Game Makes World Record Mark

Reddit's annual Secret Santa gift-giving program has managed to etch itself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records after setting a new world record with 58,504 participants, picking up the gong of “Largest Online Secret Santa Game” along the way. On average, Reddit users ("Redditors", as they are called) spent approximately $25 per gift, amounting to more than $1.4 million gifts for fellow Redditors. Basically, if you want to participate, you will first need to be a Reddit user who signs up for the exchange.

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Subaru says Forester logs 8,000 JDM orders in first month, 4x expectations

The 2014 Subaru Forester is not on sale yet here in the US, but it has been on sale in Japan since the middle of last month. In that time, Subaru says that the 8,149 customer orders it has received have more than quadrupled the original expectation of just 2,000 units. To go along with these impressive orders so far, Subaru has also provided a breakdown of exactly what initial customers are ordering, and based on the numbers provided, it would appear that early customers are choosing well-equipped models.

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Battery Power From Plants

We do have this problem surrounding batteries, especially when it comes to the issue of disposing them in a safe manner. Well, nature has come to humanity's rescue once again, where an ancient natural red plant dye could actually be the ideal candidate to create an eco-friendly, sustainable, lithium-ion battery. Researchers are currently looking into developing batteries that will rely on the roots of a climbing herb known as the madder plant. For more than 3,500 years, civilizations in Asia and the Middle East have boiled madder roots to extract purpurin, a nontoxic dye they used to color fabrics vivid oranges, reds and pinks.

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Casio G Shock Bluetooth Smart Watch

If ever wrist watches have to regain their appeal to people, it is when they try to integrate newer technologies to become part of its different features. This will help make them become more relevant to some people, more than just a device that can tell time. This is what some people may find in the Casio G Shock Bluetooth Smart Watch. The Casio G Shock GB6900AA-2 Bluetooth Smart Watch is no longer just a device you depend on to give you accurate time when you need to know. It now comes with a low power Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity that you can use to pair it with your iPhone or other compatible smartphone.

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Nickelodeon Resubmits SpongeBob Game To The App Store

If you've been following the news lately, you've probably read about the sudden removal of Nickelodeon's SpongeBob game in the App Store, which, according to the Center for Digital Democracy, has violated the children's online privacy law. Well, the popular channel is now saying that it is planning to re-submit its “SpongeBob Diner Dash” app to Apple's App Store. Nickelodeon is also saying that its app did not collect kid's email addresses, names, and other personal information.

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Steven Sinofsky Now Teaches At Harvard

When Steven Sinofsky left Microsoft earlier last month, the tech industry knew that a good future is waiting for the 47-year old Microsoft veteran who was instrumental in the success of Windows 7 and Windows 8. So, if you're wondering how Steven Sinofsky is doing, perhaps you will be interested to know that he is now a Harvard professor. Sinofsky made the announcement on Twitter saying, “Excited to return to @HarvardHBS to teach again this spring. New perspectives, recharge, share experiences, write.”.

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Next Wii U Update Coming In Late December To Fix Slow Loading

Minutes before the Nintendo Wii U went on sale in the U.S., Nintendo made a firmware update available that takes a rather long amount of time to download and install, but is completely necessary in order to have your console use any of its online features. Then a few weeks ago, firmware update version 2.1.0 was made available which made “further improvements to overall system stability.”. As vague as that update was, the next firmware update is right around the corner as Nintendo's President, Satoru Iwata, announced it will be available in late December, and it's an update you're going to be happy is available.

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iOS 6 Adoption Grew 29 Percent Because Of Google Maps

Google has just re-launched Google Maps for the iPhone last week, and just a few hours after its debut, the long-awaited mapping application topped the App Store, leaving Apple executives envious, and even exceeded 10 million downloads after 48 hours. So, if you're just plain curious how Google Maps has affected iOS 6 so far, mobile ad company MoPub has an interesting answer. According to their research, iOS 6 adoption grew by as much as 29 percent in a span of five days after the launch of Google Maps on iOS.

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Sceptre Wi-Fi Enabled 2.1 Sound Bar

Sceptre has plenty of options for the consumer in the coming year in terms of consumer electronics, and you can keep a keen eye out at CES 2013 that is happening just next month. We will be taking a closer look at what is touted to be the world's first Wi-Fi 2.1 enabled sound bar, although there will also be a spanking new Rimless series and a range of HDTVs that boast of MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) technology that enables smartphones and other compatible portable devices to directly hook up to the display unit.

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PS3 Achieves Lifetime Sales Of 30 Million Units

Well well, what do we have here. Sony's PS3 video game console has just hit a new milestone – that is, the 30 million mark for lifetime sales across PAL regions, as of December 17th, which is a couple of days back. This is a little bit of Christmas cheer for Sony, considering how their stock rating was reduced to 'junk' status in Japan by credit rating agency Fitch recently after its rather poor financial performance in the region. Jim Ryan, President and CEO of SCEE, said, "This is a major milestone for us and clearly shows just how popular the PlayStation brand and products are within Europe and the PAL territories.

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Interoute Virtual Data Centre wins Innovation in Outsourcing Award

Interoute recognised for innovative cloud computing solutionLondon, 19 December 2012 – Interoute, owner operator of Europe's largest cloud services platform, won the Innovation in Outsourcing award for its Virtual Data Centre (VDC) at the Datacenter Dynamics Awards. A scalable, fully automated Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution, Interoute VDC provides on-demand computing, storage and applications integrated into the heart of an IT infrastructure.Interoute’s VDC was selected for the hands on data centre like control it offers.

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Deal of the Day – 256GB Samsung 840 Pro Series SATA 6Gb/s SSD (MZ-7PD256BW)

Tuesday's LogicBUY Deal is the 256GB Samsung 840 Pro Series SATA 6Gb/s SSD (MZ-7PD256BW) for $253.99.  Features:   7mm 2.5-inch SSD, read speeds of 540MB/s, fits into a 9.5mm drive bay or into an ultra-portable laptop. $299.99 – $46 off retail = $253.99 with free shipping.
This deal expires December 20, 2012 or sooner.

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BMW M135i bids for world's fastest Christmas song

The Christmas season is getting more sideways every year. Recently, Mercedes-Benz and its AMG performance division showed us a new way to cook Christmas cookies, and now rival BMW Switzerland is presenting a new way to speed up seasonal caroling. It put four members of the Zurich Acapella Group in an M135i and instructed them to sing Jingle Bells while driver Martin Tomczyk flogged the hot hatch around the Circuit de L'Anneau du Rhin at the same time. The result is The Fastest Christmas Song in the World, and you can watch it in the video below.



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Infiniti queues up questionable Q and QX naming scheme

Oh boy, this is about to get confusing with a capital Q. Infiniti has just announced a brand-new scheme that calls for completely new model names across its entire lineup of vehicles. Making things even more difficult will be the fact that all coupes, convertible and sedans will get a Q prefix while all crossovers and SUVs will be prefixed with QX.
Further muddying the waters, previous engine displacement monikers will be replaced by a double-digit number "representing hierarchy within the range." Put less simply, the slot in the lineup currently held by the G Sedan will be called Q50 while the G Coupe and Convertible will be called Q60.

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Glaciar Dual SIM Android 4.0 Smartphone

Check out this newly added dual SIM Android 4.0 smartphone to Chinavasion's product page, the Glaciar. The handset packs a 6.0-inch 854 x 480 capacitive multi-touch display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 512MB RAM, a 4GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual SIM card slots (GSM + WCDMA), dual cameras (0.3MP front & 8MP rear), GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 3600mAh battery and runs on Android 4.0 OS. The Glaciar retails for just $200.12 unlocked.

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Dodge recalls 2013 Durango over 'incorrect seating capacity information labels'

A bad labeling job is at the root of Dodge recalling 734 units of the its 2013 Durango. The SUVs in question, built from April 27 to September 14 of this year, could have been affixed with labels that overstate the seating capacity. That contravenes federal regulations, and could lead to an accident due to owners putting too many people in the vehicle. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a the recall should begin in February, 2013. Dodge will "provide replacement labels" to owners who can apply them on their own or have their dealers apply the correct labels free of charge.

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George W. Bush's Ford F-150 to be auctionated at this year's Barrett-Jackson

President George W. Bush was known as much for the many liberties he took with the English language as he was for being a Texan, and, in the latter regard, it is not all that surprising that the 43rd President's truck of choice was a Ford F-150. the key word here, of course, being was. The truck used by the former president around his Crawford, TX ranch, a 2009 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4x4 SuperCrew, will be auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson next month with the proceeds of the sale going to the Fisher House Foundation.
President Bush bought the truck new in 2009, and used it to drive around his ranch with families and dignitaries.

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Pinnacle Studio 16 Ultimate Review

The other day a friend of mine showed me their new cellphone.  I couldn't tell a difference between their old one and the new one. The new version looked exactly like the old one.  This has happened to me before with various things, like software programs for example. Sometimes the new version simply doesn't provide enough reason to upgrade.  I reviewed the Avid Studio software in the summer of 2011, which was the newest video software from Avid Systems, who had recently purchased Pinnaclesys.com, the makers of the very popular Pinnacle Studio software.





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5.0-Inch Touchscreen HD MP4 Player

Here we have another newly launched touchscreen HD MP4 player from Light In The Box. Priced at $99.99, the player comes with a 5.0-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen display, an 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), an FM radio, an e-book reader, a rechargeable Li-ion battery and supports up to 720p HD video playback.

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Nokia Lumia 620 Available For Pre-Order In The UK Via Unlocked Mobiles

Unlocked Mobiles UK has begun taking pre-orders for Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone 8 smartphone ‘Lumia 620′. The handset can be yours for 174.98 GBP (about $282) SIM Free. In case you didn't know, this entry-level smartphone offers a 3.8-inch 800 x 480 ClearBlack touchscreen display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 512MB RAM, an 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, dual cameras (VGA front + 5MP rear), Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, GPS, NFC, HSPA, WiFi, a 1300mAh battery and runs on Windows Phone 8 OS.

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Ford F-150 to counter new GM pickups with 3-mpg improvement

A new battle is brewing among fullsize pickup trucks. On top of boasting horsepower or towing capacity figures, it seems the next generation of pickup trucks will also be getting pretty serious about fuel economy. With General Motors and Ram recently unveiling their latest pickups, Automotive News is reporting that Ford is working on the next-generation F-150, which is expected to include a lighter curb weight and higher fuel economy.

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Verizon “employee edition” HTC Windows Phone 8X spotted in grey/lime finish

Working for Verizon sure has its perks, and one of them it would seem is the ability to get their hands on limited edition devices designed for Verizon employees. What this means is that for us regular folks, it is possible that enterprising Verizon employees might buy those phones and then put them up on eBay or Craigslist to sell for higher, targeting customers who don't mind paying extra to own a relatively unique device.

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Ford shows off commercial version of new Transit Connect

We recently showed you the updated Ford Transit Connect Wagon in all its refreshed glory. Well here is the new 2014 Transit Connect (note the lack of "Wagon" in name, for its commercially minded purpose), and it's the small Ford van of choice for your tougher jobs. Ford says this van is ideally suited for small businesses and fleets looking to prioritize fuel economy. Two gasoline-powered four-cylinder engines have been announced, as well as the availability of compressed natural gas-powered mill with the CNG prep package. The base engine is a 2.5-liter DOHC inline-four, while the uprated engine is a 1.6-liter EcoBoost inline-four.

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Amazon Reveals Best-Selling Books Of 2012

We love to write and read. So, if you're looking for a bunch of good books to read this holiday season, Amazon has prepared a nifty list of best-selling books for you to read. Today, Amazon is announcing the top 10 best-selling books of 2012 overall (print and Kindle combined), as well as the top 10 Kids & Teens books. This year is different. If Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs was the best-selling book last year, this year seems to be “the year of the billionaire bad boy in romance.”

Sara Nelson, the Editorial Director of Books and Kindle at Amazon says, “While E. L.

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Windows Phone ownership in Italy now at 5% according to research

With the launch of Windows Phone 8 and its accompanying devices, presumably Microsoft was hoping that they would be able to do better compared to Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 7.5, and it looks like that might be the case. According to NPD who released some interesting statistics regarding the Italian mobile market, it shows that ownership of Windows Phone devices in Italy has risen rather significantly from Q2 2012, whereby ownership of WP devices is around 5% for the Italian market.

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Top 10 iPad Toddler Apps for 2012

Parents nowadays could not help but be tempted to give their iPads to their little ones, but finding apps that are perfect for toddlers can be quite difficult. You want them to be simple, easy-to-play, and–most of all–safe. Here are some of the highly-praised toddler apps for 2012 that are available on the iPad. Wheels on the Bus (pictured), $0.99 – Produced by Duck Duck Moose, this app introduces toddlers to a more visual version of the children's song “Wheels on the Bus.” Kids love this classic song, as visualized through simple drawings.

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Tesla Model S is emissions-free burnout machine after pulling fuses

Add one more feather to the proverbial cap of the Tesla Model S. Road & Track West Coast Editor Jason Cammisa figured out how to make the electric luxury sedan extra frisky and then set about nuking the rear tires with electric-motor torque. "Holy hell there's a lot of torque here," Cammisa wrote in his notes after pulling a fuse that took the ABS, stability control and traction control offline.



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iPhone 5 Marked Down At Best Buy

The world is full of surprises, and today, we have one that falls under the realm of tech. We are referring to the Apple iPhone 5, which is a highly desirable smartphone regardless of which soil you live on, and it has already experienced a mark down in its price over at Best Buy. This is unprecedented, happening just three months into the iPhone 5's life, with Best Buy shaving $50 off the market price. In the past, it took at least half a year for an Apple product to be on the shelves before Apple gives the nod for discounts.

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Beyond Analysis and Rett Syndrome Research Trust UK celebrate one year anniversary with record-breaking fundraising success

Partnership with Beyond Analysis has already seen funds reach £500,000 in 2012London, UK - 13 December 2012 - After an incredible year of hard work, determination and data analysis, Beyond Analysis is delighted to announce that its Charity of the Year, Rett Syndrome Research Trust UK, has raised more than £500,000 since July this year as it heads towards its £750,000 goal.As part of the partnership over the past year, Beyond Analysis has provided the charity with analytical and campaign support to help grow its community of supporters and donations.

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Original Metal Slug heads onto iOS and Android devices today

Heads up Metal Slug fans, if you enjoyed Metal Slug 3 on your iOS device, you might be pleased to learn that SNK Playmore has announced that the original Metal Slug has made its way onto iOS and Android devices today. Priced at $1.99 as a special introductory offer, SNK Playmore calls this version of the game an "arcade-perfect" port of the classic, with the difference mainly being in its touch controls, online ranking system and you can even play alongside your friends in multiplayer mode via Bluetooth.

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