VPG MV-1 Handicapable Standard Taxi Spied [Spy Photos]

The Vehicle Production Group MV-1 isn’t a pretty vehicle, but it’s designed with function in mind. That function? It’s a purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible vehicle. This “mule” was spotted around Detroit and never has a slang term been more aesthetically accurate.

While the MV-1 doesn’t quite have the fug factor of the VW-Thing-meets-NYC-Taxi look of the Standard Taxi, VPG’s planned mobility van isn’t going to be winning any beauty contests. It will ride on the same chassis and the Source: Jalopnik RSS Feed

LG GD510 Pop priced at £99.95 on PAYG in the UK

The LG GD510 Pop (seen as some sort of a Cookie successor) is now available in the UK on Pay As You Go, via Carphone Warehouse.

Customers can get the GD510 Pop on PAYG for £99.95 (about €112 or $166) – it’s not yet featured on Carphone’s website in the PAYG section, but it will probably be soon.

The new phone is also offered on contract, through T-Mobile, Vodafone, Orange and O2. The handset is free with a 2-yr agreement and a data plan of at least £15 per month. YouSource: Unwired View RSS Feed

Apple’s App Store Hits Six Digits; How Many Apps Do You Need?

Apple’s App Store is now serving over 100,000 downloadable iPhone apps, the Cupertino, California company announced Wednesday. Overall, iPhone owners worldwide have downloaded over 2 billion apps to date, according to Apple.

“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of marketing, in a press release. Source: Wired RSS Feed

The New New Chrysler: Update #3 [Breaking]

Lots of big news in the early evening part of the presentation from the New New Chrysler marathon news session. Click “more” to learn about the new page the Ram brand may be turning and the scoop behind the logo.

• That’s right, they’re considering bringing back a unibody truck/car/camino for the Ram brand. Rampage anyone?
• With Fiat comes Abarth, which is some of the best news all day. A Fiat Abarth SS would be sweet.
• Chrysler is considering dropping AudreySource: Jalopnik RSS Feed
  

Nokia to launch Rihanna’s Rated R album, stream live concert

Nokia has just announced a new global music partnership with Universal Music Group International (UMGI) and the Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG), dubbed Nokia Play 2010 and “created to deliver unique and exclusive music content to fans around the world.”

Nokia says that this coincides with the global availability of Nokia X6, its new flagship music phone that should be on sale in the UK starting November 12.

The first event organized by Nokia Play 2010 is the release ofSource: Unwired View RSS Feed

Developers report a moment of upside-down app rankings, now returning to normal

Filed under: App Store

It seems to be back to status quo ante now, and we’re not sure exactly what was going on, but something apparently slipped off the crazy shelf and whacked the App Store firmly in the noggin. Multiple users and developers emailed to let us know that the Top Paid rankings in the store were completely jumbled up, with unfamiliar apps taking over the rankings from long-standing champs. iGlowStickPro? 301+ Short Stories? That ain’t right.
The US store wasSource: The Unofficial Apple Weblog RSS Feed

Sprint and Clearwire plow ahead with 4G, WiMax launched in several new markets

Just a few days ago, Sprint announced its plans to release a ton of new and exciting handsets which included WiMax-capable devices. Our initial thoughts were, “Who’s gonna use these? And outside of a few cities, where is WiMax even available?” But it looks like Sprint has a plan and is sticking to it as Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth and a few other cities are going to be lit up with 4G goodness.

Sprint says, “To use Sprint 4G service, all you willSource: The Boy Genius Report RSS Feed

Toyota Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer (ATG) concept: gullwings, hydraulic chairs & more

With LCD displays and even consoles being reasonably common among upmarket cars these days, you need to go a little further if you’re going to attract significant amounts of attention.  For Toyota and the Microsoft Xbox team, that meant seemingly crashing a Toyota Tacoma truck first through a Jurassic Park themed paint display before throwing all the gaming and custom hydraulics to hand at the tricked-out interior.  Even then, you’ve still got some way to go to match the Toyota TacomaSource: SlashGear RSS Feed

Are You on Google Wave Yet? I’ve Got Spare Invites

I’m still trying to figure out how I’ll best be served by Google Wave; right now it seems like a huge disorganized chatroom. If you haven’t yet … [visit site to ]

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Reports coming in of DST-related Snow Leopard issues

Filed under: Odds and ends, Snow Leopard

If you experienced some odd performance problems on your Snow Leopard-running Mac early this morning — say, right around the time of the Daylight Saving ‘fall back’ to standard time — you’re apparently not alone. The Apple support boards are hopping with reports of 100% CPU spikes coinciding with the switchover from DST between 1 am and 2 am, mostly associated with having the menu bar clock enabled and/or having the clock automatic setSource: The Unofficial Apple Weblog RSS Feed