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The hype around Google Chrome OS has died down a bit now that Google unveiled its first operating system (not accounting for Android on the mobile front). Scheduled to debut in time for holiday season 2010, Google still has a lot of work ahead of it and, while we have a general idea of what the company has envisioned, a lot of the detail… (read more)

One of the most exclusive models in the world will get even more so, after Italian designer Pininfarina released the first sketch of the Alfa Romeo-based design study and concept which will be showcased at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show in March.

"The Pininfarina new concept is meant to be part of the tradition of successful spiders born from the relationship with Alfa Romeo, among the most significant and long-lasting ones in the automobile history, and interprets the innovative vision of a… (read more)

Update:  The device is confirmed to be a photoshop.  Apologies and commiserations all round.

HTC’s Q1 line-up has just one star – the HTC Trophy with its VGA capacitive screen and front-facing QWERTY keyboard.

MSMobiles have laid their hands on the first high quality photo of the device, and it looks as good as we expected it would.  Featuring a slim form factor, attractive keyboard and expansive screen, the device appears to have all the short cut keys us screen-only users have been dreaming of to be really productive.

A reminder of the specs below:

What do our readers think of the device?  Let us know in the comments below.

Via MSMobiles.com

AReview: KHAR: Nine persons including two security men have been killed in a suicide blast near security forces check point in the market of Khar on Saturday. According to political administration, a suicide bomber blew himself near a security check point in Khar killing nine people including two personnel of Bajaur Levies. The wounded have been shifted to district headquarter hospital.The market has been closed after the blast as security forces have cordoned off the area.

White Knight Chronicles is finally coming to your PS3 (yes, believe it, it’s just five days away). But before you get it in your grubby hands, take a look first at the Trophies you’ll be out to

Internet Explorer 6 doesn’t have a lot of friends left and it’s making new enemies every day. More and more websites are dropping support for the ancient browser, or contemplating it, and the web dev world just got a huge signal from Google which will no longer support IE6 in two of its most well-known products, Docs and Sites… (read more)

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The German tire company Continental is looking to boost its image as a top performance tire manufacturer by increasing its operations in the motorsport world. After the company announced title sponsorship of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, the rubber manufacturer will become the official tire supplier of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, starting with the 2011 season.

"Continental Tire is committed to being a leading force in the motorsports community, and becomin… (read more)

Mozilla Weave Sync, the bookmark and preferences synchronization project for Firefox, has made it to the 1.0 release, the first major release. Part of the Mozilla Weave project which aims to integrate the browser with various web services, in a way, brings Firefox to the cloud. Weave Sync has been adding features with every iteration, and losing them in some cases, but is now feature complete as far as this stage of the project is concerned. Weave Sync 1.0 keeps bookmarks, opened tabs, passwo… (read more)

The famous British luxury automotive brand celebrates 75 years in 2010 and announced it’s looking forward for the next 75. Although now owned by Indian car maker Tata Motors, Jaguar has succeeded in retaining its name since Sir Williams Lyons launched the SS 100 model in 1935.

Jaguar managed to revive in the last few years despite it being taken over in 2008 by Tata Motors from Ford. Although many were skeptical about the company’s well-being in the hands of an Indian car maker, Jaguar proved… (read more)

Areview: My girlfriend was in town at a new herbal store. My girlfriend was looking for herbal remedies for rheumatoid arthritis. A couple of years ago she developed this disease and has been trying pretty much everything under the sun to …

South Korea’s second largest automotive manufacturer, KIA Motors, reported today a record profit for Q4 2009, 603.9 billion won or $520 million. Encouraged by the almost double than predicted profit figures, KIA forecasted even greater sales numbers for 2010.

Despite the troublesome year for the automotive sector, business went very well for affordable car makers like KIA. Helped by the consumer demand for cheaper cars, the governments’ incentive schemes for new vehicles and fuel efficiency… (read more)

It seems that the British just love personalized number plates, as it has been proven on different occasions that they are willing to pay incredible amounts of money for one which will fit their personality.

This is not something that happens rarely, as the British DVLA Personalized Registrations announced today that it has sold the 1OOO number plate for the amazing amount of 80,000 GBP.

The number plate 1OOO managed to get the 80,000 GBP this morning in a staggering auction that took pla… (read more)

American automaker Jeep will be sponsoring the 2010 Winter X Games for the nineth time, with a special on-location venue prepared specifically for the event. The popular winter actions sports event will take place on Sunday, January 31, at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado.

"The Jeep brand and the Winter X Games both signify freedom, adventure, tackling unchartered territories and pursuing the ultimate adrenaline rush," said Mike Manley, President and CEO – Jeep Brand, Chrysl… (read more)

Dos anuncios casi consecutivos que muestran como en Mozilla siguen trabajando duro y no se rinden con Firefox en la guerra de los navegadores. Por un lado tenemos la primera versión estable de Fennec, la versión móvil de Firefox, para Maemo, la plataforma de Nokia con la que tienen el N900 (anuncio oficial); por otro también tenemos la primera versión de Mozilla Weave, su sistema de sincronización “en la nube” (marcadores, historial de navegación, contraseñas guardadas en el browser) para Firefox, funcionando también en Fennec.

En el móvil Firefox lo tiene muy difícil, sus dos apuestas más inmediatas para Fennec – Maemo y Windows Mobile – no van a tener una gran base de usuarios en los próximos dos años mientras siguen sin apostar claramente por Android o Symbian, que les abrirían la puerta a poder competir realmente en el mercado de la navegación desde el móvil. En Genbeta hay un screencast para mostrar su funcionamiento.

Weave – del que hablamos hace un par de años cuando se anunció – hace las veces de servicio fidelizador, aportando más valor al uso de Firefox, algo que no les viene mal en unos tiempos en que Chrome no deja de crecer. Tiene una característica interesante, la posibilidad de funcionar en modo “nube privada” (instalas tu propio servidor y tus datos no los almacenan ellos, algo interesante para empresas y los muy celosos de su privacidad) y una carencia clara: le falta todavía sincronizar las extensiones para poder habilitar tener realmente el mismo navegador en todos mis equipos.

After earlier this week the livery of Ken Block’s Rally America Championship ‘Open Class’ Ford Fiesta was unveiled, American manufacturer Ford announced today that the debut of the car/driver pair will take place at the Rally America SNO*DRIFT this weekend.

"I am very excited to finally be in the Fiesta, said Ken Block. The Fiesta is the car that beat me last summer at X Games. Ford has a great platform with the Fiesta, and I can’t wait to see what I can do in the Rally America champion… (read more)