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Mattel Apptivity hands-on (video)

Mattel thinks it has the secret to succeeding where so many others have failed in bridging that divide between the virtual and the physical — and it might be right. While plenty of other toy companies have tried pairing hunks of plastic with apps in …

NEC Casio Medias LTE N-04D launches in Japan next week

It was mere weeks since we saw NEC’s last smartphone that will probably never take the plane ride away from Japan, but contrary to its recent financials, the company doesn’t appear to be letting up. The NEC Medias LTE N-04D, arriving on NTT DoCoMo, is…

German court dismisses Motorola’s patent lawsuit against Apple

Motorola suffered a setback in Germany this morning, after a Mannheim Regional Court struck down one of the company’s several patent lawsuits against Apple. The patent in question, EP1053613, is considered essential to the 3G/UMTS wireless standard a…

Tesla unveils Model X SUV, wants to be your all-electric crossover

We’re here at the Tesla Design Studio in Los Angeles, where Elon Musk just unveiled his startup’s third vehicle: an SUV it calls the Model X. The ‘ute sports some rather unique looking double-hinged “falcon wing” doors which it make loading people and…