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Tether for iPhone returns as an HTML5-powered subscription service (video) Mar 9th 2012, 22:58 We're still not sure how iTether temporarily snuck into the App Store the first time around, but the developers behind that software have returned with a new version that skirts Apple's guidelines entirely. While Tether.com has standard apps available for BlackBerry and Android users, the new approach on iOS relies on creating an ad-hoc network from a PC, and then visiting the appropriate webpage on the iPhone. Log in to the website, and the company's "patent-pending" software does the job of tying the two connections together wirelessly through the magic of HTML5, no jailbreaking or other hackery needed. The cost for the service is $30 a year, although it's currently available for the first year at $15 -- no free trials, and of course what happens to your data plan is between you and your carrier. Check out the video above for a demonstration or hit the company's website for more details. Tether for iPhone returns as an HTML5-powered subscription service (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Tether  | Email this | Comments Fisker Karma breaks down CR test, risks that 'recommended' rating (video) Mar 9th 2012, 22:26 Consumer Reports splashed out $107,850 to buy its own Fisker Karma, but before the car had traveled 200 miles, it had broken down. Partway through calibration testing on the CR Track, the car's dashboard began issuing warnings, but when tester Tom Mutchler pulled over to identify the issue, it wouldn't get going again. Mutchler was forced to call the dealership, located 100 miles away, to collect it on a flatbed for repair. It's the first time in memory that the testing organization can recall a vehicle breaking down partway through testing, but when it comes to the Karma, you can only be sure that nothing's too calamitous. Continue reading Fisker Karma breaks down CR test, risks that 'recommended' rating (video) Fisker Karma breaks down CR test, risks that 'recommended' rating (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink autoblog.green  |  Consumer Reports  | Email this | Comments Exclusive: Sprint iPad shows up in Best Buy's database Mar 9th 2012, 21:57 If you were keeping score during Apple's iPad keynote on Wednesday, you noticed AT&T and Verizon listed amongst the carriers that will get the new iPad, but what about Sprint? It's going to be rockin' LTE in the not-too-distant future, after all. Well, if our eyes dost not deceive us, what we're seeing above (and below) may help put friends of the Now Network at ease: the new iPad for Sprint has arrived in Best Buy's internal inventory system. Does this mean we're going to see the devices magically show up next week at the electronic megastore? Eh, we wouldn't count on it showing up that soon. But is it possible that Sprint will have Apple's iconic tablet ready to go alongside the Samsung Galaxy Nexus when it launches its multi-billion-dollar 4G investment? If that's part of the strategy, then nicely played, Dan. Nicely played. [Thanks, Anonymous] Continue reading Exclusive: Sprint iPad shows up in Best Buy's database Exclusive: Sprint iPad shows up in Best Buy's database originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Apple's new iPad ship date slips to March 19th in the US Mar 9th 2012, 21:36 Did you wait too long to pull the trigger on a pre-order for Apple's newest iPad? Well, it looks like you'll have to join the rest of the US-based iStragglers and settle for a later ship date. The Cupertino-born slate, initially set for a March 16th release, now appears to have been pushed back to the 19th, forcing prospective online buyers to seek out any remaining stock at brick and mortar outlets on launch day. While this is by no means an indication that the company's sold out of its third-generation tablet wares, consider it a last call for the early adopter train. Apple's new iPad ship date slips to March 19th in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  TheNextWeb  | Email this | Comments Apple building $304 million campus in Austin, Texas, Rick Perry approves this message Mar 9th 2012, 21:14 Looks like SXSW isn't the only thing happening in Austin. The Apple machine is rolling in, but this time it's not the Cupertino outfit filling us in on the deets. Outspoken Texas Governor Rick Perry says that one of Apple's next creations will be a $304 million campus in his state's capital, which will include a $21 million investment over a decade from the Texas Enterprise Fund. Apple's not exactly a newcomer to the south, though, since it currently holds a customer support base in the area and, if all goes according to plan, the new addition could create up to 3600 more jobs. After all, bigger is better in Texas, right? Apple building $304 million campus in Austin, Texas, Rick Perry approves this message originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Austin Business Journal  | Email this | Comments

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