2014 Fiat Ottimo is an Italian Dodge Dart hatchback in China

Could there be a car that could lead us to forgive Chrysler for the unloved Dodge Caliber. Yes, and it's called the 2014 Fiat Ottimo. This is the hatchback version of the Fiat Viaggio – a Fiat-badged Dodge Dart – that we heard about back in April, and it was just unveiled at the Guangzhou Motor Show to be built and sold in China next year. This stylish little five-door looks good enough to proudly wear a BMW or Audi badge, with a two-box design that works really well with the Dart's design.

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Mitsubishi boss says US operations may break even next year

Mitsubishi has lost money in its North America operations every year since 2007, but in an interview at this week's Tokyo Motor Show, company president Osamu Masuko said, "If things keep going well, it might be the case that we break even this year," Automotive News reports. A little context: Last month Mitsubishi predicted that it would lower its operating loss in the region to 4-billion yen ($40.7 million) by March 31, the end of the fiscal year, well above the previous fiscal year's operating loss of more than five times that amount.

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We obsessively covered the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show

To reiterate what Editor-in-Chief Neff said in our LA Auto Show wrap-up from earlier today, let's never do this whole two-major-shows-in-one-week thing ever again. Oh sure, we handled it, doing our whole obsessively kicking butt thing on a global scale. But here we are, Friday evening, and we're spent. What proved interesting to see this week was just how different the Tokyo Motor Show was from its LA counterpart. In California, we were treated to a host of new products from domestic automakers, largely with a focus on production intent designs.

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THANK YOU! Digital Fall 2013 Was Amazing, And We Have A Winner

On September 30, we held the Ubergizmo Digital Fall 2013 party, which was co-produced with Stained Glass Labs, as the closing party of the Glazed conference. Digital Fall 2013 was held in a night club in San Francisco, and featured a Tech Fashion Show with a lot of wearable devices being shown on the runaway. During the evening, attendees were able to wow us with their own wearable devices and "I've never seen so many pairs of Google Glass" was a common piece of feedback from our guests. We would like to thank Lenovo for sponsoring the event.
Talking about Lenovo, we're glad to announce that Jeff I.

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Dropbox Releases Update For iOS 7

Just last week, Dropbox unveiled what looked like a potentially new design for iOS 7. The good news for Dropbox users is that if you did not already set your apps to be updated automatically, you can hit up the iTunes App Store and download the update which will bring your version of Dropbox up to the latest version where not only has the app been redesigned to fit the overall flatter and minimalist theme of iOS 7, but it has also introduced a host of small tweaks that should hopefully make your Dropbox experience better.

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Interoute achieves ISO 27001 certification for its Berlin Data Centre Operations

Accredited Enterprise Security Management System ensures world class security for the CloudLondon, 22 November 2013, Interoute, owner operator of Europe's largest cloud services platform, today announced the ISO 27001 certification of its Berlin Data Centre Operations. This is the eighth of Interoute’s European Data Centres to attain the internationally recognised information security management best practice standard for Security and Risk Management and demonstrates Interoute’s continued commitment to providing secure ICT hosting solutions.

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Mitsubishi Concept GC-PHEV could hint at next-gen Montero (video)

In desperate need of some competitive new products, Mitsubishi showed up at the Tokyo Motor Show with three concept vehicles. The most important of them might just be this fullsize Concept GC-PHEV (Grand Cruiser). With its full-time four-wheel-drive system and roughly the right package size, we can only hope it hints at a future design for the Pajero/Montero. Longer, taller and wider than the current Pajero (which is still offered in other markets), the Concept GC-PHEV is a big SUV with a fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid powertrain.

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1964 Ferrari 250 LM expected to net $12-15 million at RM's NY auction

If you're one of the very fortunate souls that has $12 to $15 million burning a very large hole in your pocket, we've found the perfect way to liberate yourself from the burden of so much money - buy this Ferrari, which is being put up for auction. It's a supremely rare Ferrari 250 LM, the 24th member of a 32-car run, that rolled off the assembly line on what we imagine was a brilliant, sunny Italian summer's day in July of 1964. Officially known as Chassis 6107, this 250 LM is rare because unlike its brothers, it wasn't originally bought to be a race car.

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Heads-up: Nexus 7 (2013) 32GB price slashed to $240 on Newegg and Amazon

It's never too soon to start your holiday shopping. Those of you looking for a deal on the hottest 7-inch tablet on the planet, the Nexus 7 (2013) has been slashed on both Amazon and Newegg to just $240 (32GB version). That's about $30 off the sticker price of the tab in the Play Store. Looks like this newly discounted price applies only to the 32GB version, with the 16GB model sticking to its guns at $230. Avoid the long lines at your local store and get them with free shipping from either retailer (2-day shipping with Amazon Prime).


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Mazda CEO says rotary not viable, so don't look for a new one

We have some very sad news to report, rotor-heads fans: Don't expect a new rotary-powered vehicle anytime soon. This comes straight from Masamichi Kogai, the CEO of Mazda, which is the only company to ever market a commercially successful rotary-powered automobile in the world. The issue, as it has pretty much always been, is environmental. While the Wankel rotary engine does indeed make a lot of power in a small, lightweight package, it does so while burning lots of fuel and emitting lots of noxious gases into the atmosphere, at least when running on gasoline.

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Nintendo is reportedly building an Android tablet, a single snowflake falls in hell

Hell hasn't frozen over just yet, but it's definitely getting a little colder down there. According to Nintendo software engineer Nando Monterazo, Nintendo is has been hard at work on a new tablet, and it's based on the best mobile OS on the planet: Android. Monterazo spilled the beans on Twitter where he says he's currently testing the “communication environment” of educational games kids will be playing on the new Nintendo tablet. Yes, you heard right.

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Bill Gates Talks About The Search For New Microsoft CEO

There has already been a lot of speculation about who is going to get the top job at Redmond. Being the CEO of one of the biggest tech companies in the world is no easy job and Microsoft will most definitely be looking for the right candidate. Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates has attended but not addressed the company's annual shareholder meeting for the past few years, today he broke that pattern in Bellevue, Washington. Bill Gates talked about various subjects, including the company's search for a new leader.

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Nokia shareholders approve Microsoft deal

The Microsoft and Nokia deal has been put to vote by Nokia's shareholders today and 99.7% of them approved it. This means Microsoft is now allowed to proceed with the acquisition. If everything goes as planned, Microsoft will acquire Nokia Devices and Services early next year for $7.2 billion and Stephen Elop will return back to Microsoft. He is also on the shortlist to succeed Steve Ballmer's as a CEO of the company.

The CEO candidates reportedly includes Stephen Elop, Ford's CEO Alan Mulally, former Skype president Tony Bates, and the executive vice president of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group - Satya Nadella.

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Openwave Mobility to Discuss how to Monetize Network Function Virtualization at Software Telco Congress

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – November 19, 2013 – Openwave Mobility, a software innovator enabling operators to manage and monetize mobile data, will be discussing how mobile operators can monetize Network Function Virtualization (NFV) at TMCnet’s Software Telco Congress on November 21, 2013 at 9:45 – 10:25 a.m. PT.The Software Telco Congress is a dedicated SDN/NFV event that will bring together the latest research, case studies, solutions and thought-leaders for mobile operators worldwide.

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SilverRail Acquires IPTIS, Creating the First Global Rail Search and Transaction Platform

November 19, 2013 – SilverRail Technologies, the developer of the first global transaction platform specialising in passenger rail, has acquired Jeppesen’s Journey Planning business and Integrated Public Transport Information System (IPTIS) solution. IPTIS is the leading rail search and journey planning tool in the UK market. The new SilverRail group will create an industry-first platform for travellers to plan and book complex rail trips, for example London to Madrid, in a single purchase.

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Nokia Lumia 1520 sales begin, Europe gets first dibs

Nokia's first phablet, the Lumia 1520, has just gone on sale in its first market, France. The device will be hitting the stores of Hong Kong, Italy, Russia and the United States later this week. The pricing of the Lumia 1520 will vary by markets, but we already know that it will cost $549 in the US. However, we will know more about the regional pricing when the phablet officially goes on sale.

To recap, the Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with a 6-inch 1080p display and the device is powered by a quad-core 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 processor along with 2 GB of RAM.

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Samsung Could Have Their Products Banned After All

Apple and Samsung are currently fighting it out in the courts (still) over how much Samsung's damages to the Cupertino company should be, but it seems that Samsung might have more to worry about than just money. According to the Wall Street Journal, they have reported that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, they state that judge who made the original ruling against the ban of Samsung's products, Judge Lucy Koh, should reconsider her ruling and recommends that she "spend more time considering evidence offered by the iPhone maker to support arguments that Apple is being irreparably harmed by Samsung's patent infringement.".

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tyntec enables cloud telephony in Italy with Nòverca

tt.One partnership with MVNO provides two-way voice and SMS between apps, websites and mobile phones   Rome – 19th November 2013 – Mobile interaction services provider tyntec has announced it has signed a deal with Italian MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) Nòverca to bring 2-way cloud telephony and SMS coverage to Italy through its tt.One solution.

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Block Shaped MP3 Player

Coming in five different color options including red, yellow, green, white and blue, this eye-catching block shaped MP3 player is equipped with a microSD card slot (up to 8GB), a mini-USB port, a headset jack, a built-in 100mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery (up to 3 hours of music playback) and supports for both MP3 and WMA audio formats. If you're interested, this block shaped MP3 player can be yours for just $4.54.

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Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach package does 0-62 mph in 2.6 seconds

Porsche marketers are having a field day with the 918 Spyder after some last-minute tuning improved the car's performance. They now say that it's so fast it's already beaten itself. Let us explain: Using a Weissach package-equipped 918 as an example (which reduces the plug-in hybrid supercar's weight through the deletion of some interior items, more generous use of carbon fiber and magnesium wheels), the car's previous official 0-62 miles-per-hour time of 2.8 seconds has been cut to 2.6.

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EVI YziBook Launched

EVI, a French manufacturer that has been developing tablets for quite some time now, today launched a new laptop called the YziBook. Tapping into its experience of designing and developing tablets, EVI has sought to create a laptop which can differentiate itself from its competitors in the market. The company has focused on making the laptop light weight and also affordable. YziBook weighs just 1.1kg and is available from 199€. The YziBook has a 13.3 inch display offering 1,280×800 pixel resolution.

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Samsung Is Investigating Galaxy S3 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Update Issues

It hasn't been long since an official test build of Android 4.3 for Galaxy S3 was leaked online, this build was said to be quite similar to the one Samsung was due to publicly release. A few days after the leak, Samsung started to roll out Android 4.3 for international variants of the Galaxy S3, it was the very same build that had previously been leaked. The update roll out didn't go so smoothly though, as numerous users who had updated their devices complained about issues caused after the update. As a result, Samsung halted the roll out. The company has said in a statement that it is currently investigating these issues.

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2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo to pack 595 hp, lap Nürburgring in 7:08

With two major auto shows taking place this week on different sides of the globe, the amount of news being posted across the internet is reaching a fever pitch. Naturally, things happen, trigger fingers get itchy and stories get leaked, which is apparently how we came across this spate of premature pictures and information on the eagerly anticipated Nissan GT-R Nismo. Packing 595 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque from its twin-turbocharged, 3.8-liter V6, the Nismo-fied GT-R should be a serious kick in the pants when run hard.

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Aviation Regulators Failing Passenger Safety

AEI Secretary General Fred Bruggeman has informed delegates ahead of AEI’s 41st Annual Congress that “regulators are failing to uphold and protect passenger safety”. Evidence provided to congress revealed that more than 90% of aircraft defects only occur during a flight to home base, in other words on a flight to an airport where maintenance can be provided.

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Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Releasing March 18 On PS3

Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is a title we're sure many RPG fans have been looking forward to as the game has been completely remastered from the bottom up to offer improved graphics and a couple of other tweaks to the original title. For several months, Square Enix has shown off screenshots and videos of the game in action without a hint of when the game is expected to be released, but today, the company has finally announced when Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD will be released. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will be released on March 18, 2014 on the PlayStation 3.

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Conquest’s Launch of Avatar-led Implicix™: First Ever Research Tool to Use 21st Century Online Technology To Reveal How we Deceive Ourselves

Ever wondered why research predictions are continually proved wrong. Or put another way, why we tell researchers one thing and then do quite another. Award winning, top twenty market research agency Conquest is to launch on 18th November a brand new research tool Implicix™ which successfully unlocks the truth about consumers’ feelings and predicts the authentic drivers of behaviour. An industry first, avatar-led online technology is blended with Implicit Theory (pioneered by Nobel prize winning Daniel Kahnneman’s ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’ 2012).

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AT&T Offering 50% Off Several Devices Priced Under $199

So we reported that AT&T was offering the Nokia Lumia 1520 at $99, which was essentially the price of the device if it were at 50% off. Well it turns out that the deal applies not just to the Lumia 1520, but a handful of other brand new devices as well, such as the Apple iPhone 5c. It turns out that AT&T is offering a 50% deal via its online store, although this 50% deal appears to be limited to its devices that are priced $199 or lower on a two-year contract. What this means is that devices like the iPhone 5c, which is priced at $99 normally, will go for $49 on contract instead, which we reckon seems like a pretty good deal.

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Broken iPhone Components Get Recycled Into Furniture

Gadgets can be pretty fragile and they do break occasionally, especially if one is particularly butter-fingered, but what do we do with our broken gadgets. Do we throw them away. Replace them. Fix it.

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Purported Nexus 10 2013 Images Leaked

Google has already released a new Nexus tablet and smartphone this year, the Nexus 7 2013 and Nexus 5 to be precise, it is yet to release an updated Nexus 10 tablet. The company hasn't confirmed anything as yet about this tablet, so it is not known for sure at this point in time if and when the Nexus 10 2013 is finally going to be unveiled. However, two purported images of the tablet have leaked online. There's no way to determine their authenticity at this point in time, so its best to view these images with a pinch of salt.

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