Motoring: Ford posts best annual profit in 10 years

Ford Motor Co. announced today that they  had the best annual profit in 10 years. Ford earned $6.6 billion, or a $1.66 share, in 2010. That compared to a profit of $2.7 billion, or 86 cents a share, in 2009. Revenue rose 4% to $120.9 billion.

"Our 2010 results exceeded our expectations, accelerating our transition from fixing the business fundamentals to delivering profitable growth for all," said Alan Mulally, Ford's chief executive. "We are investing in an unprecedented amount of products, technology and growth in all regions of the world."

The secret to their success? Cost-cutting, a truly compelling stable of new vehicles and innovation in all areas.

Samsung ships 2 Million Galaxy Tabs in three months

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung just announced that they have sold 2 million of their Galaxy Tab Android tablets in the past three months which is remarkable considering that they are only selling the 3G + Wi-Fi models that need to have a data plan and are sold through mobile carriers. We're hoping that the Galaxy Tab's strong adoption and popularity will guarantee a Honeycomb (Android 3.0) update in the near future. It will also be interesting to see how the Wi-Fi only variant of the Galaxy Tab sells once it is released. We recently wrote a column on why the Samsung Galaxy Tab may be the most compelling eBook reading device today.

Sony's future of mobile gaming is the NGP, a PSP on steroids

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. today announced its next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP), which delivers the ultimate portable entertainment experience.  Sporting Wi-Fi and 3G, Sixaxis motion control, touch sensitive OLED screen and dual analog sticks. The device's rear is also a huge touchpad. NGP will make its debut at the end of the year 2011. Hit jump for details, photos and a video from Sony.

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Hipstamatic iOS App does prints too

Hip Ecosystem: Hipstamatic and Hipstamart make your cool photos even cooler with a new print servicesWhen we reviewed the Hipstamatic App  some time ago we were impressed by its robust feature set, ease of use and clever array of film, lenses and flashes that enhanced pictures by giving them a retro look and feel. Hipstamatic has grown into a culture with its own ecosystem which has expanded to include the Hipstamart printing service. For US$4.99 you can get nine  4"inch prints and for $7.99 three 7"inch prints right from your iPhone. We tested the service and it takes about 10 days to arrive. The photos are finished nicely in matte and printed on Fuji Crystal Archival paper.