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Firefox 11 to get add-on sync

Changes are a-foot again for Firefox. The beta channel can now sync add-ons, the Aurora channel completes a smoother update process, and work on the faster native UI for Android continues.

Games for football lovers on iPhone and Android

The big game is this Sunday and I've put together a collection of games for both iPhone and Android that let you play the role of different players on a football team.

Are composite pickup trucks in our future?

Transportation design firm Motive Industries released sketches of what a pickup made of composite material could look like.

iPhone 5 rumor roundup

CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors--from the likely to the crazy--that we've heard so far in 2011 and 2012.

Ford Edge Ecoboost a harbinger of the new efficiency

CNET tests the 2012 Ford Edge with its Ecoboost engine. With only 2-liters of displacement, this engine produces more than adequate horsepower while getting excellent mileage.

Military, government officials could get secure Android phones

CNN reports that U.S. civilian and military officials are testing the use of secure Android smartphones that could be capable of transmitting confidential documents.

Apple cleans App Store of high-profile lookalike apps

Apple has quietly removed a number of iOS games that could readily be mistaken for their popular counterparts and that had climbed up the charts as a result.

A hydrogen fueling station powered by the wind

By building a wind turbine to power a hydrogen production and fueling station, a little hamlet in Long Island is positioning itself a bellwether for carbon-neutral transportation.

Verizon Galaxy Nexus loses Google support?

The CDMA version of the phone gets dropped from the Android developer site.

Reading this kitchen scale takes on new meaning

The Taylor Book End Scale stores upright on a bookshelf. A thin design and protective cover add to the appeal.

Mozilla preps the Web to push

Mozilla's gestating a new project that takes its cues from the mobile world: site-specific push notifications. Could this be a next-generation RSS?

Cryoscope lets you feel your forecast

Robb Godshaw, an industrial design student at Rochester Institute of Technology, demonstrates a haptic weather forecaster called the Cryoscope.

GloSpex glasses light up, freak people out

The GloSpex Kickstarter project is destined to be a darling among ravers. The specs feature one-way illumination. The lens glow outwardly, but don't shine in the wearer's eyes.

Anti-SOPA forces have ISP snooping bill in their crosshairs

An Internet outcry forced Rep. Lamar Smith to delay a vote on SOPA. Opponents of Smith's ISP snooping bill are hoping they can repeat the process.

Reporters' Roundtable: What's Facebook going to do with that money?

Facebook plans to raise $5 billion in an IPO. What will Facebook do with the money? This week on the Roundtable, Rafe discusses Facebook's future with Josh Constine from TechCrunch and Shervin Pishevar from Menlo Ventures.

Pair of unknown LG Androids found ahead of Mobile World Congress

Newly found details and model numbers indicate LG may have at least two devices ready for the annual event.

Beat the traffic with these GPS devices (roundup)

We've rounded up a selection of navigation devices with the best of traffic data and avoidance technology.

Wheels. Legs. This robot has both

Robots are evolving faster than humans. Check out a wheeled robot that can also sprout legs and walk on some serious terrain.

iOstand for iPad and Android tablets has a magnetic personality

The startup iOmounts has sold out of its first shipment of iOstands, a nifty pedestal accessory for tablets and smartphones.

EU officials want Google to suspend privacy policy change

Despite request, Google tells concerned European Union advisers that it will stick to its March 1 date for privacy policy modifications.

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