Huawei Ascend G 132 lands at FCC, unsurprisingly sports T-Mobile myTouch moniker

It’s far from a secret that T-Mobile has been cooking up its next myTouch handset with Huawei (also known as the Ascend G 132), and now the phone has landed at the door of the FCC. According to the label location diagrams, it plays nice with HSPA, UMTS, GPRS, GSM and Edge, but there’s no indication of

Take Credit For The Jobs You Create With SmartRecruiters’ “Got Jobs?” Campaign

Thanks to an election year and a high employment rate, jobs seem to be dominating the headlines even more than usual. Now SmartRecruiters, a hiring startup recently backed by the Mayfield Fund, is trying to tap into that interest — and maybe do some good in the process — with a campaign it’s calling

Ask Engadget: best sub-$150 mechanical keyboard?

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Andrew, who wants to get a proper keyboard, for doing serious business on. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop

Quora Is Raising At A $400M Valuation, With D’Angelo Putting In His Own Money

It’s really beautiful outside. Like so beautiful if San Francisco is like this more often it will become really expensive to live here. Also, Quora is raising money according to the multiple people in the past week who have told me that Quora is raising money.

From what I’ve heard, the startup wants

Netflix Q1 2012 numbers expected to show a loss

Video streaming giant Netflix is continuing to cope with the huge mess it made after taking its customers for granted, jacking up prices, and planning to syphon off its DVD and Blu-ray business as though nobody would have batted an eye. As a result, when the company posts its quarterly numbers next week,

Google pushes IMM76I ICS build to HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus, reportedly quells connectivity woes

If you’ve been facing signal issues with your HSPA+ since that recent Android 4.0.4 update, you’ll be happy to know that Google’s apparently readied a minor update that might help. A small amount of owners have noticed a new build of Android 4.0.4, listed as build IMM76I, showing up on their devices.

Sony registers website for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

It looks like Sony is really gearing up to finally bring its own version of Super Smash Bros to the throngs of Sony fans that would love nothing more than to have Ratchet, Jak, Nathan Drake, and random chimera and Hot Shots Golf characters duke it out. Or something like that. Who knows what characters

Robotic legs to help woman run London Marathon

After a freak horse riding accident six years ago, equestrian Claire Lomas was told she would never walk again. But she was determined to go against the odds, and thanks to her determination – and some help with incredible advancements in medical technology since 2006 – Lomas is prepared

Seven Gmail Add-ons That Make Email Suck Less

I think it says a lot about the current state of email that we have so many startups trying to change the way we do it. Gmail has been a key player for many years now. With features like threaded messages and filters, they’ve kept ahead of the game; but the feeling still seems pretty unanimous. Email

Mobile Miscellany: week of April 16th, 2012

Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, Verizon announced that its LTE service now covers two-thirds of the US population, and T-Mobile dropped its ‘nice girl’ image in attempt