Nokia X6 Hitting The UK On Nov 12th

Have you been drooling ever since we broke the news of Nokia’s X6 to you? Well, if you’re in the UK, you can satisfy your cravings pretty soon, as the phone is set to hit the UK market on November 12th. Expansys has the phone listed at £529.99 ($878), though there is speculation that the phone will be available for about £405 ($667). In case you’ve forgotten, the Nokia X6 will sport a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, HSDPASource: Technopress RSS Feed

Filed under: Motorsports, SEMA Show, Performance, Motorcycle, Alternative Fuel

Mavizen TTX02 – Click above to enlarge
Right on schedule, Mavizen has released its TTX02 electric motorcycle at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Well, if you listen to Azhar Hussain, TTXGP founder and the entrepreneur behind this racebike, the TTX02 is a “laptop on wheels.” How so? For starters, each machine is fitted with an dash-mounted computer that runs on Linux, comes with its own dedicated IP Source: Autoblog RSS Feed

Filed under: Chrysler, Design/Style

New Chrysler logo filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Tomorrow, we’ll get the official skinny from Chrysler on what the automaker’s product plans are over the next few years. As the Fiat-directed new (and new again) Chrysler looks to break free from the shackles of mediocrity and reinvent itself, a filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark office appears to confirm an Allpar report published earlier this month, showing the newSource: Autoblog RSS Feed

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Berkshire Hathaway announced today that it is buying railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) for $44 billion, or $100/share. It is Berkshire Hathaway’s biggest-ever takeover. Bloomberg has more on Warren Buffett, railroad tycoon:

Berkshire has been building a stake in the Fort Worth, Texas-based railroad for more than two years as Buffett looked for what he called an “elephant”-sized acquisition in which he could deploy hisSource: Business Pundit RSS Feed

Filed under: Etc., Technology

As we head into the final weeks of yet another year, that means it’s time for everyone to pick out their favorites. In this business that means its time to select cars, trucks and SUVs of the year. Over at Popular Mechanics, the editors have put together a list of vehicles that they feel exemplify excellence based on a number of characteristics. For example, the list opens up with what they consider the most off-road capable – a likely easy choice Source: Autoblog RSS Feed

In Mercedes tuning news, MEC Design has just unveiled a new bodykit for the W216 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class. Entitled the 2FACE Bodykit, the CL styling package features a new front apron with driving and fog lights, side skirts with or without LED lighting, a new vented rear apron, and last but not least, a three-piece rear spoiler.

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By Andrew Liszewski

It looks like Bodum’s unofficial mission to give every kitchen a colorful makeover continues with their Bistro Flatbed Toaster. Like the company’s conventional toasters this model is available in 8 different stylish colors, but unlike their conventional toasters there’s no slots on this one, just a stainless steel flatbed cooktop that uses a 700-watt heating element to toast slot-unfriendly items like croissants, baguettes and leftover pizzaSource: OhGizmo! RSS Feed

By Andrew Liszewski

With a resolution of just 64080 I don’t think Vivitar’s new DVR 510 has what it takes to dethrone the almighty Flip, but it does have a few unique features that will make it stand out in an already crowded market. It’s waterproof up to a depth of 5 meters thanks to what appears to be a sealed housing that they’re incorrectly using in that product shot (isn’t the DVR 510 inserted backwards?) and it’s got basic night vision too making it actuallySource: OhGizmo! RSS Feed

Filed under: Videos, Cadillac

The 700-hp Hennessy CTS-V meets OnStar — Click above to watch video
On its way to doing the 1/4-mile in 11.07 seconds at 128 mph, a Hennessy-tuned 700-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V hit .99 longitudinal G as it left the start line. By the end of the run the phone inside the car was ringing, and it was your friendly neighborhood OnStar representative wondering “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Ok, not quite… but they did have some questions. Source: Autoblog RSS Feed

Filed under: Diesel, Mazda, USA

Stop us if you’ve heard this one. A major global automaker with plans in place to increase fuel efficiency X percent by X date offers all kinds of cool diesel engines all over the world except in America. The reason? Americans don’t buy diesels, they say. In this case, the automaker in question is Mazda, and the goal is to boost the fuel efficiency of its fleet of cars and trucks 30 percent by 2015.
According to Seita Kanai, head ofSource: AutoblogGreen RSS Feed