Holden claims new 'Ring lap time record for trucks (video)

General Motors' thunder from Down Under, Holden, is claiming a new lap record at the Nürburgring. in the commercial and utility vehicle segment. You see, the company's amusingly powerful Ute is technically classified as a Class NA Light Goods Vehicle, so despite its car platform, one can technically argue that it's a commercial pickup truck. Kinda sorta.
In any case, Holden recently brought its new VF SS Redline Ute to the 'Ring, and the company's dynamics engineer, Rob Trubiani, posted a lap time of 8:19.47.


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Nokia Offering Up To $300 To Trade In Your Old Phone For A Lumia

Have you been on the edge of possibly giving up on both iOS and Android to see how things are on the Windows Phone 8 bandwagon. Nokia does have some great Windows Phone 8 devices available on the majority of U.S. wireless carriers, and if our reviews haven't enticed you to pick up one of their devices, then maybe their new trade in program will. Nokia has launched a new “trade up” program that asks U.S.

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The best Android apps to use with Feedly

We've beaten the point into the ground with a sledgehammer by now, but in case you've forgotten we'll give you one last warning — Google Reader is dying on Monday. When you wake up and click your Reader bookmark, it will send you into a sea of internet nothingness… or perhaps just redirect you to Google's homepage. Regardless, it won't be there, and you'll need a replacement of some sort. We have settled on Feedly here at the bright confines of the Phandroid offices.





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Deal of the Day - 32GB Dell XPS 10 Dual-core Windows RT tablet

Friday's LogicBUY Deal is the 10.1″ Dell XPS 10 Windows RT tablet for $299.00.  Features:. Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz Dual-core processor32GB1366 x 768 10.1″ screen with 10pt multi-touch and pen support802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0Cameras: 2MP webcam, 5MP rearMicrosoft Office Home & Student 2013 RT1 Year ProSupport and 1 Year Rapid Return for Repair.
$449.99 – $150.99 price drop = $299.00 with free shipping.

This deal expires July 1, 2013 or sooner.

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Ask Corporation - Puma Vortice Over Ear - Puma brand sleek stylish colorful headphone with 50mm drivers

Ask Corporation is going to release the Puma brand sleek stylish colorful headphone “Puma Vortice Over Ear” on July 12. Built-in 50mm drivers offers you a great listening experience making powerful clear bass sound. It has a detachable cable that features iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch compliant remote control button and you are able to start/stop playing music, change audio volume and talk hands-free with the remote control button.
It's available in excellent 5 colors: black, orange, pink, red and white.










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LG Explains Why Some Nexus 4 Screens Look Different From Others

Nexus 4 owners out there, have some of you noticed that your screen might look a little different compared to the screen of another Nexus 4. While some of you guys might not have noticed the difference, the folks over at Phone Arena have and they decided to conduct some tests to see if there really is any difference, or if it their eyes playing tricks on them. As it turns out the latter was true and the results from their test proved it. One screen on the Nexus 4 had an average color temp of 7100k, while the other had an average temp of 7900k, suggesting that one screen had a "warmer" temperature than the other.

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Google opens up Street View Trekker 360-degree cameras to 3rd party organizations, now accepting applications

It wasn't too long ago Google Glass was released, but only for 2012 Google I/O attendees. Since then, we've seen Google open up Glass availability to just about anyone who wanted it (and was willing to pay $1,500), through their #ifihadglass campaign. In the spirit of openness, Google is now opening up availability of another one of their iconic gadgets, the Street View 360-degree camera backpack.

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Virgin Contract Free iPhone 5 To Be Sold By RadioShack [Rumor]

Virgin Mobile has already announced that it will being selling the iPhone 5, off contract, from June 28th. The carrier said that it will be offering the smartphone through retail partners as well, though it didn't specify which re-sellers were to become its retail partners. RadioShack is reportedly going to sell Virgin's iPhone 5, it may start doing that from Friday. No official confirmation regarding this has come in either from Virgin or RadioShack.
All three 16GB, 32GB and 64GB iPhone 5 versions are being offered by Virgin Mobile for $549.99, $649.99 and $749.99 respectively.

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Twitter Music iOS App Gets First Update, Adds Genres

It was back in April when Twitter #music was announced. The updated app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch was rolled out today, it brings a number of much needed improvements. Genres are on-board now, allowing users to discover music based on the various styles of music. Five more Charts types have been added as well, initially the app only came with Popular and Emerging charts.
Twitter hasn't said how its new service has been performing this past few months, however its popularity is expected to increase as Apple may incorporate Twitter Music in iOS 7.

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Facebook Allowing Android Owners To Help Beta Test Its App

A report last year hinted at Facebook's push to better support Android devices was published late last year, and since then the Android version of Facebook has seen some incredible advancements over iOS and other platforms, although just how popular Facebook Home is is still yet to be seen. Today, Facebook has announced it will now turn to Android owners to help the company better develop its application through a new beta testing program. The Facebook beta testing program will attempt to help the company identify bugs and get user feedback prior to each monthly release.

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Nokia Lumia 520 could be AT&T's next Windows Phone 8 handset

Nokia launched the Lumia 520 in April as its cheapest Windows Phone device ever. It's currently available in many markets around the world, including in the US - where T-Mobile is selling it as the Lumia 521. And it looks like it's going to be released by AT&T, too. Evleaks has unveiled a photo showing an AT&T-branded Nokia handset, unfortunately only from its rear side. Still, it's enough to see that it looks exactly like a Lumia 520.

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Updated stock Android camera app ripped, ready for download

The two Google Edition phones – Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One – went on sale yesterday via the US Play Store and they run Android 4.2.2. However, both have a new camera app, boot animation and wallpaper that do not match what's in current stock Android. Those have been ripped out of those phones, so you can install and enjoy them too. The new camera features new on-screen settings - the circular menu has given way to an arc. Also, you can use the volume rocker as a shutter key.




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Ron Howard's Rush gets new featurette

As you're likely aware by now, the classic 1976 Formula 1 season is being immortalized courtesy of the movie Rush, showcasing the rivalry between the British James Hunt, driving for McLaren, and the Austrian Niki Lauda, driving for Ferrari. In the film, the fun-loving Hunt is played by Chris Hemsworth and the super-serious Lauda by Daniel Brühl. Both of the actors can be seen front and center in the video below, a featurette on the upcoming film, with commentary from director Ron Howard.



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HTC One Special Edition kernel source now available for download from HTCDev

Great news for ROM flashing addicts. Ahead of the HTC One “Google Edition” hitting the Google Play Store, HTC's already thrown up the kernel source for the device up on HTCDev. What does this mean for you. Well, unless you like to tinker around with the software on your HTC One… not much. But for those running AOSP ROMs, this should help smooth up some of the rough patches experienced in some custom ROMs.

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T-Mobile Prism 2 now available for $20 down or $116 outright

T-Mobile has just brought to market a very affordable smartphone for those looking to break into the scene for almost nothing. It's the T-Mobile Prism 2, and it can be yours for just $20 down (with $4 installments for 24 months) or for $116 outright. The device isn't going to set the world on fire with its 1GHz processor, 3.2 megapixel camera, and lack of HSPA+ radios, but it does have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and it is cheap.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Available On July 1 In U.K. For $650

We reported earlier this month the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini was available for pre-order in the U.K. at both Orange and T-Mobile, although a release date wasn't announced at the time. It looks like you won't have to wait long to get your hands on the Galaxy S4 Mini as it's expected to go on sale this weekend and will be available as early as July 1. Phones 4U is one of the few U.K. mobile retailers that has announced it will be delivering the Galaxy S4 to its customers as early as this Monday for an asking price of £420, which converts to around $644.95.

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XConnect Attracts $10m Investment From Young Associates And Crescent Group

FINANCING TO SUPPORT CONTINUED GROWTH AND DRIVE NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIESLONDON, 26 JUNE, 2013 - XConnect, the global leader in Federation-based next generation interconnection and Registry services, today announced that it has secured $10 million of equity funding from Young Associates, the London-based, private investment firm headed by Lord Young of Graffham, and existing investor Crescent Group.

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The Experience Economy dominates the Confirmit Community Conference

London, UK and Oslo, Norway and New York, US: 26 June 2013 - Attendees at the Confirmit Community Conference in London last week have been warned that 95% of customer feedback is going into landfill.  Increasing volumes of feedback data from multiple sources means that businesses must distil real value from raw data in order to listen harder and act faster upon what customers have to say.The message to business leaders is clear; the rise of social, mobile, cloud and big data is shifting the balance of power to the customer.  Customers care more about the customer experience than ever before – get it wrong and they

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LG Optimus G2 shows up again in leaked slides

More alleged images of the LG Optimus G2 have made an appearance on the web, courtesy of @evleaks. This time around, the upcoming Android powerhouse showed up in leaked slides. In line with previous leaks, the images of the yet to be revealed handset reveal an interesting set of buttons on its back, below its camera unit. The slides also suggest that the Korean manufacturer might do away with the Optimus moniker and unveils the device as the LG G2.

LG already announced that the upcoming smartphone will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC with quad-core Krait 400 CPUs and Adreno 330 GPU.




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Foursquare Gives Your Friends The Power To Check You In

Foursquare users have been tagging themselves to anywhere and everywhere they please over the years, but one feature many people have been wanting ever since the application was launched was the ability to check in your friends if you all happen to be at the same place. Foursquare has certainly noticed as over 90% of mentions typically include a person you're currently with, and today, they're allowing people to check in their friends. The process of checking in your friends is easy as you'll first check into whatever it is you and your friends are doing, then proceed to tap the “I'm with...” option to add people you're with.

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Snapdragon 800-rocking Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A gets unboxed

A full unboxing of the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor has appeared online, further solidifying that the company is almost ready to launch the device in Korea on SK Telecom's LTE-Advanced network. The device, carrying the model number SHV-E330S, will be offered by the carrier in the coming weeks in at least two colors - Blue Arctic and Red Aurora. Here are the two Galaxy S4 LTE-A units getting the hands-on treatment.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be one of the first smartphones to support the new LTE-Advanced standard, which promises data transmission speeds of more than double those of conventional 4G LTE.










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Beijing Auto investigating three European automakers for possible takeover

Beijing Automotive Group has said it plans to sell 400,000 units in markets outside of China by 2020. In order to accomplish this goal, the company intends to acquire a "medium-sized" European automaker with a good brand image for a takeover. Right now, Bloomberg indicates that BAIC has identified three unnamed potential candidates, and says that it wants to move while the European economy is still sluggish. Buying an existing automaker makes sense, as doing so will allow BAIC to hit the ground running with existing manufacturing and dealer networks.
This isn't the first time Beijing Auto has turned out of country.

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iOS 7 Lightning Cable Authentication "Cracked" By Chinese Firm

A couple of weeks ago, it was found in the beta of iOS 7 that the software would prompt users when it has detected that they have plugged in an unauthorized Lightning cable. Since unauthorized cables tend to be cheaper than their official counterparts, it is understandable that some users might opt for them instead. However it looks like one Chinese firm has managed to "crack" that feature, bypassing the notifications altogether.

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