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Ferrari will be launching its first ever gasoline-electric hybrid system in 2013. The said technology will be used and featured on the next Enzo successor. First announced in 2002, the Enzo is a gasoline-powered gorgeous cat that features a mid-engine V12 that is more than capable of running 60 miles per hour in just over 3.14 second. Top speeds can reach up to 221 miles per hour. The Enzo is also reputed for its F1 technology that uses electrohydraulic shift transmission and carbon-fiber body. Ferrari will use its own “HY-KERS” hybrid that can slash fuel consumption by as much as 40% while minimizing the time it takes to accelerate from 0 – 200 kilometers per hour in just 3 seconds, contrary to a Ferrari that doesn’t have it. (more…) By Ubergizmo . Related articles : Ferrari CEO rendezvous with Tim Cook and a few Google executives , BYD Qin hybrid car gets dashboard robot ,

Raziel has been to many strange and wonderful places, but until now, he’s never been to Good Old Games. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is now available on the service for a paltry $6. Soul Reaver tells the tale of a betrayed vampire-turned-revenant, Raziel, and his vengeance against those who wronged him. It also sports a top-notch voice cast and, hey, it’s fun to play . If you missed it the first time around (or if you feel like reliving it again), it’s definitely worth checking out.

We have always built and destroyed monopolies. Companies often start out good but slowly turn, for lack of a better word, evil. The twin dark stars of profit and market share bring even the kindest companies into a collision course with failure. I’d say Apple is headed down that road. The company announced its 2012 Q2 earnings earlier this week and as MG pointed out , they’re nearly as impressive as the previous blockbuster quarter. A dive at wireless carrier’s financials shows that the iPhone accounted for a whopping 59% of smartphone sales in the U.S. last quarter. The iPhone 4S downright crushed a league of new Android flagship handsets. Android is faltering at the hands of the iPhone. Apple is on pace per some analysts to be the first trillion dollar company in history and will do so on the back of a trivial amount of products and services. Apple’s success is made possible by keeping things simple. This started with the iMac’s one-size fits all mentality. Steve Jobs and Co. correctly identified that the average consumer doesn’t care about specs but rather capabilities. The …

A pair of researchers are forecasting that as early as 2050 robotic prostitution will be commonplace, and that it will be a good thing. Human trafficking, incurable sexual diseases and mental health could all be improved, but there’s still one question none of us can really answer: what would be the emotional impact of sex with machines ?

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Acer’s Q1 financial report reveals that the fourth biggest PC maker in the world is feeling weak after posting a very modest profit — three months after it declared a $212 million loss for 2011 . Turnover for the first three months of this year was NT$113 billion ($3.8 billion) and profits after tax were NT$331 million ($11.2 million). In context, the company suffered an 11.4 percent decline in revenue quarter-on-quarter, but still made NT$118 billion ($40 million) in profit during Q1 2011, a spectacular collapse of 72 percent year-on-year. Reuters is suggesting that the problem is in part due to increased hardware costs caused by the Thailand floods , but the company isn’t giving anything away . Instead its terse announcement just advised that the company grew its global PC market share by 0.8 percent to 10.9 percent, while in the EMEA region it grew 2.4 percent to 13.5 percent, adding that it is the only one of the ” big five ” that’s seen any increase at all. You can read the scanty details for yourself, after the break. [Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons ] Show full…

Samsung has been doing their damnedest to keep their next Galaxy phone under wraps, but there’s one thing they just couldn’t keep quiet about — the processor. The Korean electronics giant announced not long ago that their new 1.4 GHz Exynos 4 Quad chipset would be the one to power their next big smartphone, which is expected to be unveiled in London on May 3 . Alright, so the name could use some work. Fortunately, the processor seems to have more than enough oomph to make up for Samsung’s strange choice of nomenclature — the 32mm processor’s big claim to fame is that it provides twice the horsepower of its predecessor while cutting power consumption by a full 20%. Those are some impressive numbers to be sure, but we’ll soon see how well those claims hold up in the real world. After all, scores and benchmarks are one thing, but much of a device’s feel when it comes to responsiveness and fluidity relies on how well the developers can handle that hardware. Interestingly enough, the …

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