NHTSA looking for power to fast-track 'noncontroversial' auto laws

When it comes to any new regulation that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration deems "not controversial and therefore unlikely to receive adverse comment," it would like the power to implement the regulation without the standard period of public comment. It seeks the change in order to be able to clear and finalize "routine" rules in a matter of days. If NHTSA is granted the power it seeks, people could still comment on such regulations and request changes, but the agency could ignore the feedback and the requests.

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MSI S20 0M-004JP 11.6-Inch Convertible Ultrabook

Check out this upcoming convertible ultrabook from MSI, the S20 0M-004JP. Powered by a 1.8GHz Intel Core i5-3337U processor, the system is equipped with an 11.6-inch 1920 x 1080 IPS Full HD multi-touch display, an Intel HM77 Express Chipset, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 128GB SSD, a 720p HD webcam, an SD card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, a mini-HDMI port, a 3800mAh battery and runs on Windows 8 64-bit OS. The S20 0M-004JP will become available from March 30th for around 109,800 Yen (about $1,165).

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Lewis Hamilton laying down 'off the hook' tracks for his own album? [w/videos]

Formula One racecar driver Sebastian Vettel is diversifying his resume by becoming the Director of Performance for Infiniti, and it also sounds like his rival Lewis Hamilton is also dabbling in some extracurriculars. According to Yahoo!, the 28-year-old Hamilton has apparently been stealing away time in a recording studio to record his own pop music album over the last year. The report, which quotes singer/songwriter Angel, indicates that Hamilton might have a second career waiting for him after racing.





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PlayStation 4 Demand To Outpace Supply, Says GameStop

When the PlayStation 4 was announced, we're sure a good majority of you went out the following day to your local GameStop to try to pre-order the console, even though no retailer has announced they're officially taking pre-orders for it. But GameStop's President revealed in an earnings call yesterday “nearly 900,000 members have already signed up for the PlayStation 4 First to Know List” which helps keep its customers informed on the upcoming console and it also serves as a pretty strong indicator of many people are considering pre-ordering it.

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Geico Allman Brothers motorcycle insurance ad criticised

When Geico gave the go-ahead on a new ad for motorcycle insurance set to the iconic Midnight Rider by the Allman Brothers, we're guessing the company didn't realize band members Duane Allman and Berry Oakley both died in motorcycle accidents within a year of one another. The deaths are the stuff of rock and roll legend, as both Oakley and Allman perished in crashes in Macon, Georgia within a block of one another back in the early '70s. The spot, titled Money Man, features a rider seemingly made of money cruising along on a tree-lined street with dollar bills floating off behind him.



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Audi rumored to buy Alfa Romeo, officials deny it

For more than two years, Volkswagen has been making public statements about its willingness to buy Alfa Romeo and quadruple the Italian brand's sales, and for just as long, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has replied with some version of "Mr. Piëch, drop it." According to a report in Ward's Auto, all that jousting might be over: it claims that sources close to both Marchionne and Audi CEO Rupert Stadler admit that the two are in talks for Audi to buy not just Alfa Romeo, but a production plant in Italy. In fact, a final deal could possibly include partsmaker Magnetti Marelli.

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BlackBerry Z10 Hits Verizon Wireless

You can now purchase the all new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone in the US via Verizon Wireless. The handset can be yours for $199.99 with a new two-year contract or $599.99 off-contract. To refresh your memory, the BlackBerry Z10 packs a 4.2-inch 1280 x 720 touchscreen display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a 2GB RAM, a 16GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual cameras (2MP front & 8MP rear), GPS, NFC, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE connectivity, a 1800mAh battery and runs on BlackBerry 10 OS.

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Samsung To Release 8-Inch Tablet With Full HD Resolution?

We all jolly well know that Samsung has plans for an 8" tablet, which will obviously be known as the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, but that particular tablet, despite its rather decent display size that could cram in a Full HD resolution, will just feature the now classic 1280 x 800 resolution, which would not be able to keep up with the rumored (and upcoming) iPad mini that has been outfitted with a Retina Display, churning out 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution.

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The Power of Makeup (vol.3)

A 13 year old boy transforming himself into a girl – showing you all the steps in fast forwarding video. I think he can be a great make up artist in the future. Check out the video after the break.

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Apple Sued For Patent Infringement With Siri

Well, well, what do we have here. A company that has decided to take Apple to court. This is definitely something that most folks have taken for granted, considering how Samsung and Apple were trading barbs in the courtroom since last year. The latest lawsuit thrown in Apple's direction does not come from the South Korean conglomerate, however, as it is a China-based company that decided to sue Apple for a patent infringement that involves Siri, Apple's voice controlled assistant.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 To Arrive On T-Mobile 1st May

Planning on picking up the brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 for yourself when it arrives in the US. While a rough timeframe has been given for its US release, T-Mobile has come forward and announced that come 1st of May, the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available for purchase via T-Mobile. Pricing for the phone and the repayments have not been made official yet, but T-Mobile did state that Galaxy S4 owners will be able to choose from plans starting as low as $50.

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NEC and Nippon Express form strategic partnership to strengthen global logistics services

This just in. NEC and Nippon Express form strategic partnership to strengthen global logistics services. - NEC Logistics to become joint venture of NEC and Nippon Express -

NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (Nippon Express; TSE: 9062) have reached an agreement to form a strategic partnership in order to strengthen their global logistics business. As part of this partnership, NEC will transfer a portion of its shares in NEC Logistics, Ltd.


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2013 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG

Mercedes-Benz sells seven different models of its flagship S-Class sedan in the States. Look past the entry-level S400 Hybrid (base price $93,000) and the standard V8-powered S550 models. The four-door at the pinnacle – squashing the amazing S63 AMG ($140,000) and twelve-cylinder S600 ($160,300) as it steps over them – is the bordering-on-preposterous twin-turbocharged twelve-cylinder S65 AMG seen here. "Excessive" is an understatement, as the S65 AMG leaves little to want. Tucked up front is a hand-assembled 60-degree 6.0-liter V12, force-fed air by twin blowers to develop 621 horsepower and 738 pound feet of torque.

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BlackBerry 10 Partners with PBS, Viacom & Univision

The BlackBerry Z10 was officially released last week as it was made available on AT&T and today, it has been made available for T-Mobile customers. Not only has the Z10 officially launched in the U.S., but the new BlackBerry 10 OS has also been released to the masses. The content selection for the BlackBerry 10 platform are slim pickings at this point, but BlackBerry is announcing some additional worthwhile content for its new OS.

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Phiaton Moderna MS 200 Earphones review

Over time, I've reviewed earphones made from plastic, aluminum, silicone, and even wood covering, and covering every price range. Earphone makers claim that their chosen material has some advantage over the other. Well, there may be some truth to those claims. Each material does, in fact, have inherent advantages, but they also each have disadvantages. There is no perfect earphone. Which brings us to the Phiaton Moderna MS 200, an earphone housed in something a bit different – carbon fiber.










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Karbonn S1 Titanium Now Available In India Via Infibeam

Karbonn's latest Android 4.1 smartphone ‘S1 Titanium' is now available for purchase in India via Infibeam. The handset can be yours for Rs 10,290 outright (about $180). In case you didn't know, the S1 Titanium features a 4.48-inch 960 x 540 capacitive touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, a 4GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual cameras (VGA front & 5MP rear), dual SIM card slots, 3G, GPS with A-GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 1600mAh Li-ion battery and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.

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Dospara Note Raytrek QK2000 15.6-Inch Workstation Notebook

Dospara is bringing you their latest workstation notebook, the Note Raytrek QK2000. Specs-wise, the system sports a 15.6-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, a 2.40GHz Intel Core i7-3630QM quad-core processor, an Intel HM77 Express Chipset, an NVIDIA Quadro K2000M 2GB graphics card + an Intel HD Graphics, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a 3MP webcam, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a multi-card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS and runs on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OS. The Note Raytrek QK2000 sells for 179,980 Yen (about $1,906).

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Watch this perfectly nice Mercedes get crushed by a front-end loader

In a world where the YouTube hoax continues to thrive, it's hard to know what to think of this little vid, but here are the facts as we know them: a coupe that looks like a first-generation Mercedes-Benz CLK gets crushed by a giant front-end loader. There you have it. Our questions arise in the aftermath – we know industrial resource machinery is heavy, but the Benz gets squashed so flat we wonder if someone's trying to play a joke on us.



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Sony To Make Announcement On 3rd April? [Rumor]

We've been hearing a lot of rumors regarding Sony cameras, such as the rumored NEX-7n as well as the alleged NEX-9, a full-frame NEX camera. While either of those devices have yet to be officially announced or even acknowledged by Sony, the folks at Sony Alpha Rumors have received a tip from a source that come 3rd of April, Sony could be making an announcement, although it is unclear as to what it could be about. Since the Las Vegas NAB show is taking place on the 8th of April, it wouldn't be completely out of the question if Sony were to make announcements prior to the event.

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Apple's New App Store Submission Guidelines Requires All Apps To Be Compatible With Retina Displays

I'm not sure about you guys, but I realized that there are still quite a few apps out there that have yet to take advantage of the iPhone 5's taller display. While the black frames help the app to blend in with the black iPhone 5, I find myself missing keys because I'm used to the taller display. It's not a big issue but apparently Apple is looking to standardize their apps across the board, and thankfully so. According to a new set of guidelines Apple released to their developers, new app submissions and updates submitted to the iTunes App Store has to be designed with the Retina display and the iPhone 5's display in mind.

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Samsung Galaxy Express LTE Released In Hong Kong

Samsung has just released their latest Android 4.1 smartphone ‘Galaxy Express LTE' in Hong Kong. This mid-range handset retails for HK$ 3,698 (about $475). In case you didn't know, the Galaxy Express LTE packs a 4.5-inch 800 x 480 Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz Snapdragon MSM8930 dual-core processor, a 1GB RAM, an 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, dual cameras (1.3MP front & 5MP rear), GPS, 4G LTE connectivity, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 2000mAh battery and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.

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TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S - SMART HAN - Satisfy your cravings with the next-generation rice stick for busy people

This is the era of smart devices – now here's a smart device for eating. This is the Japanese bento box as a mobile, convenient and functional “SMART” rice delivery mechanism… Screw-up Storage. If you are too busy to eat enough every day, “Smart Han” by Takara Tomy Arts can help. “Han” means rice or meal in Japanese... this is a lunch box shaped like a stick that you can stuff rice and other food in. Close the lid, then screw-up the rice out the top as you rotate the bottom handle.








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Jeep reveals annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari concepts [UPDATE]

Jeep has unveiled its annual spate of concepts before the Easter Jeep Safari. Those start with the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Concept (below left), complete with the company's EcoDiesel V6 engine. Designers threw in a set of 35-inch Mickey Thompson tires wrapped around 17-inch Rubicon wheels, and a set of custom fender flares help keep all that rubber under wraps. Meanwhile, the Wrangler Mopar Recon (below right) packs a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 good for 470 horsepower. All that grunt gets to the ground via a five-speed automatic transmission and a set of a Dana 60 axles frond and rear with 4.10 gears.






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Resident Evil: Revelations HD Story Trailer

A new ‘Story Trailer' for the upcoming Resident Evil: Revelations HD has just been released. You could check it out after the break.

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Fujifilm FinePix AX650 Digital Camera

Here comes another budget-friendly digital camera from Fujifilm, the FinePix AX650. Powered by 2x AA batteries, this compact camera sports a 16MP 1x2.3″ CCD sensor, a 5x optical zoom lens, a 2.7-inch 230K-dot LCD monitor, an SD/SDHC card slot and 720p HD video recording capabilities (30fps). The FinePix AX650 will set you back just $89.

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Nissan Qashqai getting Juke-R treatment

As long as there are sacred cows, there will be heretics sharpening their knives in anticipation of the butchering. When Nissan first carved into the mighty GT-R to create the Juke-R, onlookers quickly fell into two camps: those who thought the plan was sheer genius and those who believed cannibalizing a GT-R to feed a Juke was a new brand of obscenity. We fell firmly in the former camp. Now Severn Valley Motorsport is looking to take that theme one step further by shoving the go-faster bits from a GT-R into a Nissan Qashqai.

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Google Nexus 5 With Revolutionary Nikon Camera Rumored

There have been all sorts of rumors lately about the Google Nexus 5. The latest being that the Nexus 5 is going to come with a revolutionary Nikon camera on board. Nikon is one of the market leaders in camera technology and their alleged collaboration with Google in order to manufacture a camera for a mobile device is actually quite interesting. It could pave the way for disruptive innovation in mobile camera technology.
This latest Nexus 5 rumor is actually based on alleged retail specs of Google's upcoming device.

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Microsoft Supporting Windows Phone 8 Until July 2014

Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 hit the mobile scene this past November, making it available to consumers for only four months, which means a lot of adopters of the mobile platform will probably not be pleased to hear the company is expected to only support it until July 2014. Microsoft has always been standoffish when questioned how long they would provide support for its Windows Phone 8 platform, but a recently published lifecycle update confirms the company will only support the mobile platform up until 2014.

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