“Friends don’t let friends use Internet Explorer 6.” A quote from any random web developer over the past ten years? Nope, that’s from Microsoft itself, and it’s featured on the Internet Explorer 6 Countdown site that the company just launched today. As you can see above, the site also includes statistics on IE6 use around the world (China is apparently the biggest offender by a wide margin), as well as information about how you can “join the cause” and educate others about the perils of using such a horrible, outdated web browser. Microsoft kicks off effort to rid the world of Internet Explorer 6 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Gizmo5 shutting down on April 3rd, credits can be transferred to Google Voice
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Google may not have offered too many details when it acquired VoIP outfit Gizmo5 back in November of 2009, but it’s not like any of that matters now. Gizmo5 customers around the globe are receiving an email today notifying them of the service’s impending closure, with April 3rd pegged as the final day that calls can be made. After March 11th, you’ll no longer be able to add credit to your account, but you can request a refund or have your remaining credits transferred to Google Voice (if you’re in the US). Head on past the break for the full message, and feel free to pour one out. Or, you know, just wipe that FOF off of your face by watching this . [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Gizmo5 shutting down on April 3rd, credits can be transferred to Google Voice Gizmo5 shutting down on April 3rd, credits can be transferred to Google Voice originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …National Day of Unplugging 2011 starts now, but only after you tweet about it
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Darren Murph was scheduled to write about the National Day of Unplugging 2011, which spans from sundown on March 4th to sundown on March 5th. Unfortunately, this post was delegated to him too late in the evening. He had already ” unplugged .” You could bother to search Facebook and Twitter to see his last snippet of digital communication for the day, but then you’d be laughing in the face of this marvelous idea. Your call. You know who you have to answer to in the end. National Day of Unplugging 2011 starts now, but only after you tweet about it originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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As you might have heard, a little something called CeBIT is going down in Hanover, and all the usual suspects are there. And that includes the kids at SteelSeries , who are debuting three more headsets for the gamers in the crowd. Siberia v2 for PS3 is compatible with the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Mac, featuring 50mm driver units, leather earcups, and a retractable microphone for your clumsy pick-up attempts while playing Assassin’s Creed . This bad boy also features independent volume controls for game action and conversation, as well as LiveMix audio presets. But wait — there’s more! The company’s Siberia v2 and SteelSeries 7H headsets are now available in Apple-approved flavors with a single 3.5mm jack for audio and voice, an inline remote, and compatibility with your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad. Look for the Siberia v2 for PS3 in Q3 2011 for $120 MSRP. Look for SteelSeries 7H and Siberia v2 for iPod, iPhone and iPad soon for $130 and $100 respectively. PR after the break. Continue reading New SteelSeries gaming headsets come to CeBIT, now iPhone compatible New SteelSeries gaming headsets come to CeBIT, now iPhone compatible originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Charlie Sheen has a pretty impressive track record: in addition to a twenty-five-plus year movie career, he’s brought tacky bowling shirts to the forefront of American consciousness, earned a Golden Globe Icon award, and shot his onetime fiance Kelly Preston. Is this enough to warrant an entire radio channel dedicated to the man who describes himself as having a “10,000-year-old brain and the boogers of a 7-year-old”? Apparently Sirius XM certainly thinks so. That’s right: the company has announced that Tiger Blood Radio will air for twenty-four hours beginning tomorrow at 6:00 am ET on Sirius channel 108 and XM channel 139. “[C]reated in response to the national conversation sparked by the recent events surrounding actor Charlie Sheen,” the company said in a statement, the station “will take listeners behind the headlines, exploring the media frenzy/media reaction, as well as the medical, psychological, psychiatric and pop culture and celebrity angles.” This definitely sounds like award winning journalism, and not a cynical way to make a few bucks off someone who’s clearly spinning out of control — Adonis DNA or not. PR after the break. Continue reading Sirius XM to debut Tiger Blood Radio: all Charlie Sheen, all day long Sirius XM to debut Tiger Blood Radio: all Charlie Sheen, all day long originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US
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Upstart Coda Automotive may not have met its original goal to start selling its all-electic sedan in California by the end of 2010, but that’s not stopping it from making some other fairly bold projections. Apparently, the company is now on track to begin selling the car in the US sometime in the second half of this year, and it’s set a target of 10,000 to 14,000 cars sold in the first 12 months after its launch, and a full 50,000 sold by 2015 — all mostly in the United States. As for the car itself, it doesn’t look like a whole lot has changed lately — it’ll run you $37,400 after the federal tax savings, and give you a range of between 90 and 120 miles on a charge from its lithium iron phosphate battery, which can be fully topped off in just six hours. You can already reserve one at the link below if that sounds like the electric car you’ve been waiting for. Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US
March 4, 2011 No CommentUpstart Coda Automotive may not have met its original goal to start selling its all-electic sedan in California by the end of 2010, but that’s not stopping it from making some other fairly bold projections. Apparently, the company is now on track to begin selling the car in the US sometime in the second half of this year, and it’s set a target of 10,000 to 14,000 cars sold in the first 12 months after its launch, and a full 50,000 sold by 2015 — all mostly in the United States. As for the car itself, it doesn’t look like a whole lot has changed lately — it’ll run you $37,400 after the federal tax savings, and give you a range of between 90 and 120 miles on a charge from its lithium iron phosphate battery, which can be fully topped off in just six hours. You can already reserve one at the link below if that sounds like the electric car you’ve been waiting for. Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US
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Upstart Coda Automotive may not have met its original goal to start selling its all-electic sedan in California by the end of 2010, but that’s not stopping it from making some other fairly bold projections. Apparently, the company is now on track to begin selling the car in the US sometime in the second half of this year, and it’s set a target of 10,000 to 14,000 cars sold in the first 12 months after its launch, and a full 50,000 sold by 2015 — all mostly in the United States. As for the car itself, it doesn’t look like a whole lot has changed lately — it’ll run you $37,400 after the federal tax savings, and give you a range of between 90 and 120 miles on a charge from its lithium iron phosphate battery, which can be fully topped off in just six hours. You can already reserve one at the link below if that sounds like the electric car you’ve been waiting for. Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US
March 4, 2011 No CommentUpstart Coda Automotive may not have met its original goal to start selling its all-electic sedan in California by the end of 2010, but that’s not stopping it from making some other fairly bold projections. Apparently, the company is now on track to begin selling the car in the US sometime in the second half of this year, and it’s set a target of 10,000 to 14,000 cars sold in the first 12 months after its launch, and a full 50,000 sold by 2015 — all mostly in the United States. As for the car itself, it doesn’t look like a whole lot has changed lately — it’ll run you $37,400 after the federal tax savings, and give you a range of between 90 and 120 miles on a charge from its lithium iron phosphate battery, which can be fully topped off in just six hours. You can already reserve one at the link below if that sounds like the electric car you’ve been waiting for. Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US
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Upstart Coda Automotive may not have met its original goal to start selling its all-electic sedan in California by the end of 2010, but that’s not stopping it from making some other fairly bold projections. Apparently, the company is now on track to begin selling the car in the US sometime in the second half of this year, and it’s set a target of 10,000 to 14,000 cars sold in the first 12 months after its launch, and a full 50,000 sold by 2015 — all mostly in the United States. As for the car itself, it doesn’t look like a whole lot has changed lately — it’ll run you $37,400 after the federal tax savings, and give you a range of between 90 and 120 miles on a charge from its lithium iron phosphate battery, which can be fully topped off in just six hours. You can already reserve one at the link below if that sounds like the electric car you’ve been waiting for. Coda sets target of 50,000 electric vehicles sold by 2015, mostly in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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