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Lenovo hopes to sell smartphones in the US within a year

While Lenovo is one of the fastest-rising smartphone makers today, many Americans wouldn't know it when the company has never officially sold handsets in the country.

Mobile Miscellany: week of May 20th, 2013

If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought hints of a revitalized Galaxy Exhibit for T-Mobile, news of two additions to the lineup at Cricket and a peek at the next GoPhone for AT&T.

Ask Engadget: best candybar phone?

We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Icaro, who is off to Brazil and needs a phone while there.

Connectify Switchboard ditches original server plans, is available now for $90

Remember that Connectify Switchboard Insert Coin we featured just over a week ago? Well, we'd like to say we're sorry to hear it's been canceled -- but we're not. Why? Because a high amount of interest from people preferring to use their own computers as servers, has resulted in a change of plan.

Alt-week 5.25.13: regenerating limbs, robo-politans and science's playground

We think it's fair to say that, we all aspire to a future where robots do the hard work, lost limbs self-regenerate, and kids love science. That's not too much to ask now is it? This is alt-week.

Functional Apple 1 auctioned off for $671.4K, sets new Sotheby's record

With $671,400, you could buy roughly 2,040,7 base-model iPad minis before taxes.

One unnamed buyer, however, just laid that amount out for a single Apple 1 from 1976.

Mercedes-Benz plan will put QR codes on cars to speed up rescues

We joke that most people don't like QR codes, but those codes link to a lot of information through one snapshot -- and Mercedes-Benz may just use that efficiency to save lives.

Glass Nest lets users control their homes from their heads

Those who already own Google Glass are more likely than most to embrace new technologies like Nest's thermostat, so it only makes sense that an especially eager adopter would find a way to combine the two.

iPhone biosensor cradle brings us one step closer to having tricorders (video)

It seems like every day we're getting a little bit closer to having tricorders, and today's no exception.

Hipstamatic's photo filter app Oggl now open for everyone

Hipstamatic's subscription-based photo filter app is now publicly available on iTunes, a few weeks after its invite-only launch.