Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook gets updated with Ivy Bridge, optional touchscreen

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook gets updated with Ivy Bridge, optional touchscreen:

File this under things we could've sworn happened already: Dell is updating its nine-month-old XPS 13 Ultrabook with third-generation Core (read: Ivy Bridge) processors. What's more, in keeping with other trends sweeping the PC industry, Dell is now offering the 13 with an optional touchscreen -- you know, to make it a little more Windows 8-friendly. While the rest of the company's Win 8 lineup isn't shipping until October 26th now, the refreshed XPS 13 should already be live on Dell's site, with the same starting price of $1,000.
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Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook gets updated with Ivy Bridge, optional touchscreen originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fifth-gen iPod touch and nano now in stores and in the mail

Fifth-gen iPod touch and nano now in stores and in the mail:

If you've been waiting impatiently to get your hands on the latest cellular radio-less iOS device, we've got good news. The fifth gen iPod touch with its elongated screen and colorful backplate is available today in Apple stores across the country. And, if you preordered the slinky aluminum and glass media player, it should already be in the mail. The latest edition of the nano, which is becoming more and more like its larger sibling the touch every day, is also popping up on shelves. The seventh generation of the tiny player, complete with multi touch screen and 16GB of storage, is cropping in Apple stores for $149 starting today. Let us know in the comments if you decided to pick up either device.
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Fifth-gen iPod touch and nano now in stores and in the mail originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Amazon patents online haggling system that keeps buyers, sellers on the up and up

Amazon patents online haggling system that keeps buyers, sellers on the up and up:

Haggling is so popular that it's virtually mandatory in some parts of the world, and yet it's rarely an option in the online space outside of informal auctions. If Amazon ever puts its newly granted patent into practice, however, we could soon be trying for a better price without the mock drama of a face-to-face encounter. The retailer's proposed haggling system lets buyers and sellers make offers and counteroffers until they reach a happy medium, but with the kind of honesty check we only wish we could have in person. Both buyers and sellers get ratings that would account for their flexibility, typical closing prices and how likely they are to drop a deal before it's done -- a combination that hopefully excludes the cheapskates and those who'd simply keep our wheels spinning. Even if Amazon pulls the trigger on negotiated sales, though, it's a fairly safe bet that there won't be any leeway on that Kindle Fire HD.
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Amazon patents online haggling system that keeps buyers, sellers on the up and up originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BBC launches iPlayer Radio: a separate radio-only mobile app and web UI

BBC launches iPlayer Radio: a separate radio-only mobile app and web UI:

No one can accuse the BBC of neglecting radio in its quest for streaming nirvana -- not when the number of radio listeners on iPlayer has shot up 56 percent in a year (and 300 percent on tablets). Nevertheless, from tomorrow morning, iPhone users will find a brand new way to listen to their favorite content: a dedicated radio app with a spinning dial which -- compared to the regular iPlayer app -- will put much greater emphasis on live shows rather than catch-up. There'll also be mobile-friendly features like an alarm clock which will wake you up to your choice of show, reminders for shows you just can't miss, and the ability to identify current and recently-played songs at a glance. The app will reach Android too, as soon as some Flash-related difficulties have been ironed out, and its alarm function will benefit from slightly better multi-tasking on Google's OS, so you won't have to leave the app open before you fall asleep. If you don't want to wait or if you're outside the UK, check out the desktop iPlayer at the source link, or the gallery below, and you'll see just what the Corporation's philosophy about treating radio differently -- rather than as "TV minus video" -- actually looks like.

Gallery: BBC iPlayer Radio -- desktop UI and iOS app

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BBC launches iPlayer Radio: a separate radio-only mobile app and web UI originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Launches Credit Cards for Small Businesses

Google Launches Credit Cards for Small Businesses:

Google will start rolling out credit cards specifically for AdWords to small businesses in the U.K. and offer more credit cards to U.S. small businesses.
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