Speed Bump: Samsung’s Galaxy Phone Gets Upped to 4G

By Terrence Russell, wired

It’s official: 2011 is the year of incremental progress. Mobile handsets have settled into a groove featurewise and are now gently nudging their way upward in speed, power and capabilities.

If we’re going to be stuck in a climate of baby steps, at least Samsung’s Galaxy S 4G is an example of baby steps done right.

Artega SE electric supercar is coming to the US, we go eyes-on

By Tim Stevens,engadget

With the Tesla Roadster's tenure drawing to a close and a proper two-seat replacement seemingly just a twinkle in Peter Rawlinson's eye at this point, there's something of a coming void in the world of the electric supercar.

Samsung Galaxy Z: Galaxy S II's 'affordable little brother' now ready for pre-order

Dante Cesa,engadget

Been lusting after the Galaxy S II, but aren't willing to break the bank? We hear you, and apparently Samsung does too.

HP to Launch TouchPad With Cloud Storage Freebies

Mike Isaac,wired

Box.net will offer free online storage to new TouchPad tablet buyers. Photo courtesy of Box.net

Those in the market for a tablet may have more incentive to opt out of buying the iPad.

Box.net will offer 50GB of free online storage to buyers of HP’s new tablet device, the TouchPad. The company plans to announce the deal on Friday, the same day as the TouchPad’s launch.

Swappable Batteries Make Oz a Better Place

Chuck Squatriglia, Wired

Swappable batteries arrive in Australia next year in a slick electric sedan built by Renault.