Aston Martin V12 Vantage S rings up 565 hp, 205 mph top speed

This is the "something very fast" that Aston Martin teased last week. With a brief to bring "race car performance and technology to the open road," the Gaydon firm introduces the new V12 Vantage S that makes changes throughout compared to the V12 Vantage it replaces. The heart of the matter is the new AM28 engine, a more evolved species of the 6.0-liter V12 that incorporates features like CNC-machined combustion chambers and hollow camshafts. Power output is 565 horsepower, a healthy 50-horse bump over the outgoing coupe, and 475 pound-feet of torque, a boost of 37 lb-ft.

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HTC swears lack of microSD card in HTC One is due to limited space

It's no secret by now that HTC's decision to exclude a microSD card slot from its latest flagship phones is mostly unpopular with the masses. The company has received a lot of flack regarding the omission of the feature in the HTC One by users and reviewers. To make matters even worse, HTC's Chinese variant of the HTC One does, in fact, include a microSD card slot. Initially, we assumed this was because that variant had a few tenths of a millimeter of extra girth on the other models thanks to the dual-SIM capabilities, though HTC wasn't keen on commenting about the difference… until now.

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Show us your home-screen setup!

The home-screen is one of the most important parts of Android. In fact, I'd wager to guess that it is the most important part of Android for a lot of people. It's the first thing you see when unlocking your device (unless you locked it while still inside of an app) and it's your hub to access everything your phone has to offer. This is the launching pad for all your apps and games, your important documents and information, and it gives you as little or as much instant access to your apps as you need thanks to the advent of widgets and shortcuts.



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Toshiba Satellite U945-S4380 Ultrabook

Here comes a new ultrabook from Toshiba, the Satellite U945-S4380. This ultraportable system is equipped with a 14-inch 1366 x 768 TruBrite LED-backlit display, a 1.8GHz Intel Core i3-3217U dual-core processor, an Intel HD Graphics 4000, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a 32GB SSD, a webcam, a multi-format card reader, WiFi and runs on Windows 8 OS. The Satellite U945-S4380 retails for just $499.

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eBay Find of the Day: Viper Defender from '90s TV show

As car lovers, it's always hard to find a good television show with decent cars, but what the 1990s show Viper lacked in acting, scripting and plot, it more than made up for with cool cars.

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4GB 4.3-Inch Touch LED Display MP5 Player

For just $24.90, you could grab one of this touchscreen MP5 player. The player comes with a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 touch LED display, a 4GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, an FM radio, an e-book reader, a USB 2.0 port and a built-in polymer battery.

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18-year old wins award for invention that could charge a smartphone in 30 seconds or less [VIDEO]

With semiconductor manufacturers pushing, not only the speed of our mobile devices with every new iteration, but their battery life as well, many Android users today are finally comfortably enjoying more than a full day's usage from our smartphones and tablets. Still, there are a few YouTube addicts, game-oholics, or other heavy users that are still able to make short work of just about any sized battery. The problem with our current lithium ion batteries isn't just their size (which has been growing larger to match bigger devices), it's also how long they take to charge (especially in a pinch).



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