BMW recalls over 76k 2012-2014 models over brake failure

Bimmerfest is reporting that BMW has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of its intention to voluntarily recall more than 75,000 3 Series, 5 Series, X1, X3 and Z4 models due to a possible loss of power brake assist that could result in the vehicles failing to stop. The recall affects 2012-2014 models equipped with either the N20 or N26 engine produced from May 2012 to August 2013. Until recall repairs have been performed, BMW dealers will discontinue selling or delivering any affected vehicles in their inventories.

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Sony Promises To Improve PSN For PS4 Following GTA 5 Woes

Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5 was released last week to insane demand and the PlayStation Network, through which the game was being digitally distributed, had a tough time coping up with it. Multiple reports of download and installation issues come in, the error code 80029563 become the source of great aggravation for many gamers. One can't fathom how it feels when an 18GB download goes corrupt. When gamers face similar issues with the PlayStation 4 when it is finally released later this year.

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Genius introduces Energy Mouse, a combination of a power bank and mouse

. The Genius Energy Mouse is a 2.4Ghz wireless scroll wheel 1200dpi mouse that hides an extra feature inside its non-furry little tummy. It features a 2700mAh rechargeable Li-polymer battery pack that you can use to charge devices that have a micro USB connector. Four LEDs indicate charge status as well as the amount of power left. There are no worries that recharging your smartphone will drain the battery and render the mouse useless. A special battery reserve feature is dedicated just for mouse operation.

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Happy Birthday Google, You Are The Best Thing To Happen To Internet!

At sweet sixteen, Google is a different thing for different people. For about 80% of the internet users, it's the oldest way to check if their internet connection is up, for the rest of them which is still a colossal number considering the uncountable ways in Google solves their problems, it is a life saver. Firing up Google.com now will bring you a Google Doodle that's been made available to mark Google's birthday.


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Samsung SIM-locking its droids made after July to home regions

Update: Samsung's official Swiss Facebook account has stepped in with some information regarding the locking issue. According to the official source, a European SIM-locked Galaxy Note 3 could be used outside of Europe (thus become unlocked) as long as you activate it with a European SIM card first. Nothing to see here then - move along people. Samsung has started locking its Android smartphones, built after the end of July 2013, to their respective home continents.



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eBay Find of the Day: Corvette-powered '64 Citroën ID19 restomod

Take a look at the fastest Citroën ID19 (read: DS) you'll probably ever see: a 1964 model with a Chevrolet LS1 V8 swap that produces over 400 horsepower - a most unusual eBay find of the day. What's more is that this particular hot rod Citroën has been driven by rockstar Alice Cooper, who will apparently provide an autographed guitar and tour photo to the auction winner, along with two tickets to his Christmas Pudding show and the opportunity to play a round of golf with him in Arizona.

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Motor Trend hits Laguna Seca with Ferrari F12, Chevy Corvette, Porsche 911

According to the crew at Motor Trend, we should think of the video above "as an addendum to Best Driver's Car," a test the magazine put together that elevated the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S above all others in the category of driving joy. It seems the brand-new 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray wasn't able to take part in the magazine's official test, and neither was the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. And so Motor Trend did the only logical thing: It procured both the 'Vette and Prancing Horse as soon as it could, and put them both on track with the Driver's Car-winning 911.

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GM's Akerson says female CEO at Detroit automaker 'inevitable'

Running a Detroit auto company won't be a good ol' boys club forever, at least according to the Chairman of General Motors, Dan Akerson. Speaking at the 2013 Michigan Automotive Summit this week, Akerson said that a female CEO was "inevitable," with some sources suggesting the comment may have been a reference to Mary Barra, GM's Senior Vice President of Global Product Development, one of the executives tipped to be in the running to succeed Akerson when he retires. "You'll have more women in boardrooms and more women in senior management 10 years from now, at least I hope so," the Chairman said.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Could Be Region Locked

Grey imports can be useful at times for customers who either don't want to wait for a particular product to arrive in their market, or if the product is not even offered in their market to begin with, or sometimes it could merely be the difference in hardware that would make it enticing to import it from another country. An example would the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 which comes in Qualcomm or Exynos options, depending on which region you are in, but it seems that if you were planning on getting your Galaxy Note 3 from a country not within your region, i.e.

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T-Mobile will no longer offer BlackBerry 10 devices in stores

T-Mobile US confirmed that it will no longer stock BlackBerry smartphones in its retail stores. Going forward, customers who wish to purchase a handset from the Canadian company will have it shipped to them instead. T-Mobile has taken the measure because of drastically slowing BlackBerry sales. According to David Carrey, T-MobileÂ's executive vice president for corporate sales, Â"keeping stock in the retail distribution system was inefficient.Â"

BlackBerry smartphones will still be on display in T-Mobile stores.

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Verizon Teases New Motorola Tablet

It appears that Verizon may soon be launching a new Motorola tablet that we haven't heard that much about. The carrier operates a Twitter account called Droid Landing. The account is used to tease all of the new and upcoming Droid devices on Verizon. The account has been tweeting and promoting a contest for the past few days and also create hype around a mystery device. There's ample evidence to form a belief that the device is going to be a Droid, but since nothing is confirmed as yet, its wise to take this with a grain of salt.

Not much is known about this tablet at this point in time.

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Gmail For Android Update Brings Cards Interface To Conversations

The “cards” user interface can easily be found in a number of mobile apps that Google has developed for its various services. Latest service to receive this treatment is Gmail. An update is being rolled out today which brings a ”cleaner conversation view.” There are a number of design tweaks as well. This is purely a cosmetic change, the update isn't a major one by any standard and does not bring any big new features.

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Instagram For iOS 7 Available Now

Soon after Apple released iOS 7 on September 18th, developers started updating their apps to bring the look and feel in line with the company's new update. A number of major apps were immediately updated, including Facebook. A few days down the road, Instagram for iOS 7 has been released. The team behind it has rebuilt the look and feel of Instagram to focus on clarity, which is what iOS 7 is focused on with its “flat” user interface. The size of photos and videos in the feed has been increased. What this means is that content will now expand to fit the edges of the screen.

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs' Childhood Home May Become Historical Site

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away nearly two years ago, leaving quite the legacy behind. Apple became a huge company under Jobs' guidance, which is why his childhood home in Los Altos, California is being considered to become a historical site. The seven-member Los Altos Historical Commission has scheduled a “historic property evaluation” to take place on Monday for Jobs' ranch-style childhood home.

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Amazon Has New Origami Covers As Well

So, has all of the news concerning the new Kindle Fire HD as well as the Kindle Fire HDX sunk in just yet. When it comes to protection for your spanking new tablets, I would say the same principle applies as you would for a smartphone – always get it a sleeve or a case for added protection. After all, you can never quite tell just when are you going to end up with an accidental knock, drop, or scratch, do you.

Ubergizmo , Amazon Has New Origami Covers As Well, Amazon Has New Origami Covers As Well

Kingdom Under Fire II - Invasion Mode Gameplay Video

Blueside has released a new gameplay video ‘Invasion Mode' for their upcoming Kingdom Under Fire II title. Set in a high fantasy setting, the Kingdom Under Fire II merges real-time strategy (RTS), role playing game (RPG) and massively multiplayer online game (MMO) genres, and the game will have a single player and online multiplayer mode. The Kingdom Under Fire II is scheduled to hit PS3 and PC sometime this year.

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DV30X HD camcorder

If you're in the market for a new HD camcorder, I suggest you to take a look at this affordable DV30X. This compact camcorder sports a CMOS image sensor, a 4x digital zoom, a 2.4-inch TFT LCD color screen, a 64MB of internal memory, an SD card slot (up to 8GB), PictBridge support, a built-in speaker and has the ability to capture both 720p HD video and up to 12MP digital still images. The DV30X will set you back just $45.04.

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Android 4.4 KitKat will be released in October according to Nestle's Kit Kat page

We've seen the Nexus 5 in so many leaks, it's becoming hard to keep count. From Google accidentally capturing the device in their KitKat reveal video, to uncovered FCC filings, and even the device getting pictured in a bar — where hasn't the Nexus 5 popped up is probably a better question. As far as release date and timing, there's been rumors floating around the ‘nets that Google could be planning to unveil the Nexus 5 as early as October and with that, the next version of Android 4.4 KitKat in the process.

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SpeedTest 3.0 by Ookla getting new user interface this week; our eyes rejoice

While the Ookla SpeedTest app for Android has been reliable over the years, it flat out sucks. It's ugly, the user interface is outdated, the graphics are broken, and it hurts my eyes. Thankfully, that should all be rectified at some point this week. Ookla is teasing SpeedTest 3.0 on Twitter. The company didn't give many details in terms of new features, though they did give us a quick look at the user interface you're presented with when starting up the app. If any of you have ever used the iOS version of Ookla, this looks pretty much identical.

Android Phone , SpeedTest 3.0 by Ookla getting new user interface this week; our eyes rejoice, SpeedTest 3.0 by Ookla getting new user interface this week; our eyes rejoice

Official Walkthrough of Microsoft Surface 2 Features In Less Than 2 Minutes [Video]!

Video follows. Both the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 Windows 8 tablets will be available from 22nd of October although preorders are open now. Meanwhile, click here to know more.
We'll keep you posted as more details surface.

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BlackBerry gets $4.7 billion buyout offer from Fairfax group

BlackBerry hasn't had a great run in the recent times and the company has been losing ground rather quickly. The last few quarters have been rough for the once dominant Canadian tech company, and depleting market share has resulted in its Board of Directors deciding to sell the company. Ever since then, the company's board has been pushing for a quick sale before the end of the year, and it looks like the firm has struck a deal with a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

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iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S Sales: 9 Million and Counting!

With Apple reporting 9 million units of these devices sold collectively in the launch week, it is intriguing that the number is still 9 million against the 5 million devices Apple sold in the same period when the iPhone 5 (the only iPhone launch of the year) made its commercial debut. However, Apple investors can rejoice for the Cupertino giant has succeeded in gaining about 6% hike in the Apple shares value on the trade market. Apple share price is reportedly approaching the $500.


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Facebook Hopes Autofill Will Make Online Transactions Faster

The world's most popular social network, Facebook, has certainly gone beyond what they normally do, as advertising does constitute a sizeable chunk of their revenue these days. Well, this time around, they are sniffing for an alternative source of income, and the folks over at Facebook have decided to introduce Autofill, a mobile payment service that ought to make life easier for its users who happen to have a streak of being a shopaholic within. Autofill is not some feature that will work in the way which we normally envision it to, for example, when you are typing your name and the full name appears automatically.

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Customers In India Not Fazed By Microsoft-Nokia Deal

With Microsoft about to acquire Nokia, we're sure there are some customers who might not be too happy about it. After all there have been talks about how the Nokia brand (at least as far as cellphones are concerned) would be removed and everything would be Microsoft-branded. Given Nokia's long history in the mobile phone industry, undoubtedly many would be sad to see the brand go. However it looks like the impact of the acquisition is not as big as some would have thought, and when several huge retailers in India were interviewed about potential backlash from customers, it seems that there wasn't much.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 now available in Europe, costs £600 in the UK

The Nokia Lumia 1020 has been available in the US for some time now, and has even had its on-contract price slashed already. In China, the phone has been available for over a month now with a price of $980 for an unlocked device. In Europe, however, Nokia fans haven't been so lucky with the availability of the Lumia 1020. Thankfully, these last couple of days we've been getting reports about its availability from all over the place, including the UK, Poland, Italy and Bulgaria.

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Bentley CEO says Mulsanne Convertible isn't going to happen

Bentley and Rolls-Royce may be as direct as competitors get, but that doesn't mean they go head-to-head on every model. Bentley is arguably more focused on its Continental line, with the pricier Mulsanne branching off of it. Rolls-Royce, meanwhile, only recently expanded (relatively) down-market with the Wraith and the Ghost on which it's based. For Rolls, it's long been about the Phantom and its coupe and convertible variants.

Autoblog , Bentley CEO says Mulsanne Convertible isn't going to happen, Bentley CEO says Mulsanne Convertible isn't going to happen

Peachy Printer Is A Cheap 3D Printer

To say that every home as a 3D printer in this day and age would be stretching the truth, although one cannot deny the fact that 3D printing has become a whole lot more mainstream than what it was a few years back. Unfortunately, pricing issues have a very big role to play for the lack of 3D printer proliferation amongst households, with many of these 3D printers costing at least four digits of your bank account.

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gdgt's best deals for September 23rd: Nokia Lumia 1020, Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight

Price: $150 with two-year AT&T contract (regularly $200). Free shipping/Prime. Buy: Amazon.
Most in the know hail the Nokia Lumia 1020 as the best Windows Phone on the market. As the phone's sterling 91 gdgt Score indicates, reviewers are gaga for its bright, crisp display, light form factor, tricked-out camera and slick interface.






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2014 Ford Transit Connect Taxi hopes to fare thee well

New York City may have selected its taxi of tomorrow, but there are still plenty of municipalities across the US with citizens that depend on yellow livery cars to get them across town in a jiffy. That's why Ford is going ahead with this, the new Transit Connect Taxi. Based on the 2014 Transit Connect, the TC Taxi boasts a number of features designed to make the compact van appeal to discerning taxi drivers and their fares, with the most notable upgrade being a standardized prep package to convert the 2.5-liter four to run on liquefied petroleum or compressed natural gas.

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Stephen Elop will make over $25 million in his return to Microsoft

Stephen Elop surely has a good reason to smile these days. According to a report in The New York Times, NokiaÂ's former CEO will make more than $25 million in his return to Microsoft after NokiaÂ's acquisition deal closes. Mr. ElopÂ's payout will be composed of salary, management incentives, and stock awards. The latter make for the bulk of the $25+ million he will take home. Microsoft will cover 70% of the payment, while the rest will come from Nokia.

Elop vacated his post as Nokia CEO and President and took a role in the Finnish company as an executive vice-president.

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Watch this talking bird predict the winner of F1's Singapore GP

At any sporting event, there's no shortage of know-it-all buffoons. What there is a shortage of, is know-it-all buffoons that happen to be birds. In anticipation of this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, Pole Position traveled to the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore, to get the not-so-professional opinion of Ippy, the talking scarlet macaw. Despite Ippy probably having no clue as to what a Formula One car or race is, his predictions are solid ones. As only a portion of the field - front runners, mainly - were available for Ippy to pick, though, it's difficult to gauge his predictive ability.

Autoblog , Watch this talking bird predict the winner of F1's Singapore GP, Watch this talking bird predict the winner of F1's Singapore GP

ABBYY Empowers Danish Royal Library’s Digitisation Project

Library improves access to historical texts through technology innovation Munich, Germany (19th September 2013) — ABBYY Europe, a leading provider of document recognition, document capture, and linguistic technologies and services, today announced the Danish Royal Library is currently using ABBYY Recognition Server to digitise their collections. ABBYY provides Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software and expertise in recognising historic fonts, which helps to transform Europe’s printed heritage into digitally available resources.

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