Acer outs AZ3, AZ5, Veriton Z Series all-in-ones, starting at $650

Not wanting to be left behind by the AIO hordes, Acer has unveiled a trio of new options for your spick and span desktop. The higher-end AZ5 provides a 23-inch expanse of full HD, multi-touch glory, a minimum Core i3-2120 processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 1TB HDD, all for the sum of $750. Next up is the AZ3, which saves you $100 by cutting the screen size to 21 inches, switching to an AMD dual-core A4 APU (along with a discreet Radeon HD6410) and slimming the HDD down to 500GB. Both models come with an adjustable stand, two side-mounted USB 3.0 ports (plus four USB 2.0 ports on the rear) and a built-in webcam and mic.

Engadget, Acer outs AZ3, AZ5, Veriton Z Series all-in-ones, starting at $650

Google Wallet demonstrations coming to a city near you

If you've been reading this tech blog, I'm pretty sure you would heard of Google Wallet by now but most of you probably have yet to experience using it. After all, it's only for the Sprint Samsung Nexus S at the moment, which means there aren't a lot of people with Google Wallets. But if you're keen on giving it a shot to see what the fuss is all about, Google will be hosting Google Wallet trial runs in states across the country. From October until December, Google will be travelling to various merchant locations in New York, Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles for half-day events to give demonstrations with Google Wallet.

Ubergizmo, Google Wallet demonstrations coming to a city near you

Consumers Covet 4G, the Tech No One Understands

The Epic 4G Touch is Sprint's flavor of the popular Samsung Galaxy S II 4G smartphone. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com. You want it. You want it desperately. You want it desperately, but you don't even know what it is.

Such is consumer desire for 4G data connectivity in mobile handsets.


Gadget Lab, Consumers Covet 4G, the Tech No One Understands

LG Optimus 2X to get Android 2.3 Gingerbread update after all

Nice to hear that LG has stepped forward to clarify a potentially image damaging situation by calming owners of the LG Optimus 2X that they will definitely be receiving the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update tomorrow – for unlocked models that see action in Europe. This will of course, be a pre-cursor to what could very well be the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, Apart from that, those who rock on to the LG Optimus 3D will also be getting their Android 2.3 update from November 21st, while the LG Optimus Black will follow up a week later. Read what LG has to say about it in the extended post.

Ubergizmo, LG Optimus 2X to get Android 2.3 Gingerbread update after all

Penguin rolls out Xbox Eagle Eye Version 3.0

Xbox Eagle Eye Version 3.0 has just been introduced by Penguin, where it offers an advanced calibration function that claims to improve smoothness as well as synchronization for first person shooters (FPS). This is said to follow up on the success of the Eagle-Eye Converter for the Sony PS3. The Xbox 360 version is said to be ready by the end of November, making it roll out just in time for the holidays. It is said that the Eagle-Eye will be able to convert just about any standard USB HID keyboard and mouse into a turbo charged video game controller.

Ubergizmo, Penguin rolls out Xbox Eagle Eye Version 3.0

Nissan shows New Yorkers the inside of its new taxi

If you lined up all the taxis in New York, they'd stretch all the way from Wall Street to Norwalk, Connecticut. They shuttle some 236 million passengers around the city every year – about 600,000 every day – and in the process, they travel the equivalent of 20,000 times around the world every year. Those are staggering numbers, to be sure, so when the city's taxi and limousine department put out the tender for its "Taxi of Tomorrow," it was an ambitious – and important – project. Nissan's NV200 bid ended up getting the contract (although other manufacturers have since gained approval as well.

Autoblog, Nissan shows New Yorkers the inside of its new taxi

Boston Dynamics PETMAN portends the pending robot apocalypse

If the sight of Boston Dynamics' unstoppable Alpha Dog didn't convince you of the coming robot apocalypse, then perhaps a glimpse of its bipedal relative, PETMAN, will. Last time we saw the two-legged bot, It was walking well enough, but it lacked the humanoid visage needed to infiltrate and overthrow. In the time since, however, PETMAN has gotten a more anatomically-correct body and some arms - giving it some push-up prowess to go with its jaunty gait.

Engadget, Boston Dynamics PETMAN portends the pending robot apocalypse

China debuts homegrown supercomputer, hits one petaflop mark

China has already, however briefly, sat atop the Top500 list of supercomputers, but that was using silicon designed by American companies like Intel and NVIDIA. The country's latest contestant though, is sure to be a much bigger point of national pride. The Sunway BlueLight MPP, which was installed at the National Supercomputer Center in Jinan this September, is powered by 8,700 ShenWei SW1600 CPUs - the homegrown chips that come out of Shanghai. The Sunway's one petaflop performance isn't enough to make it the new king of the hill, but it should get it into the top 20.

Engadget, China debuts homegrown supercomputer, hits one petaflop mark

HTC takes top smartphone spot in U.S. according to Q3 data from Canalys

. Samsung blew past Apple and Nokia in the third quarter to become the No. 1 smartphone vendor in the world, but another emerging smartphone vendor stole the top spot in the U.S. according to a new report. Market research firm Canalys on Monday released country-level smartphone shipment estimates and according to its figures, HTC shipped 5.7 million own-brand smartphones and another 700,000 T-Mobile-branded handsets last quarter to take the top spot with 6.4 million total devices shipped. Samsung shipped 4.9 million smartphones in the U.S. last quarter according to Canalys, and Apple shipped 4.6 million iPhones.

Boy Genius Report, HTC takes top smartphone spot in U.S. according to Q3 data from Canalys

Ubuntu coming to tablets, phones, cars and smart TVs by 2014

We've already seen Ubuntu running on tablets and smartphones, but not in any official capacity. Rumors had it that Canonical would be making a serious push into the tablet space in early 2011, but that effort never materialized, or at least was never acknowledged. Still, Unity has some finger-friendly streaks and Oneiric added ARM support - so it's not much of a stretch to see the popular Linux distro on your mobile devices. Well, at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth made that move official by issuing a challenge to the Ubuntu community to start pushing beyond the traditional PC form factor.

Engadget, Ubuntu coming to tablets, phones, cars and smart TVs by 2014

Xerox Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of 2011 Multifunction Printer and Printer Report

UXBRIDGE, UK, Oct 31, 2011 - Xerox has been placed by Gartner, Inc., in the Leaders Quadrant in the "Magic Quadrant for MFPs and Printers."[1]A proprietary research tool developed by Gartner, the Magic Quadrant offers visual snapshots of a market's direction, maturity and participants, and evaluates companies on completeness of vision along with the ability to execute. Xerox offers the broadest product portfolio, services and solutions for SMBs to large enterprises.

Press Release Distribution, Xerox Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of 2011 Multifunction Printer and Printer Report

Panasonic GFX Photos Leaked: GF1 Successor At Last

Panasonic may be on the cusp of launching a true pro-level successor to its excellent GF1, according to leaked photos. Ever since Panasonic started watering down its GF range of Micro Four Thirds cameras after the first model, curmudgeon's (like me) have been griping. While Panasonic chased the point-and-shoot crowd with the GF2 and GF3, people who like knobs and dials on their cameras (like me) were left considering a move over to the Olympus Pen range.
Now 17 leaked shots (since removed) at the Chinese Mobile01 forum show the GX1, which looks a lot more the GF1 than anything since.




Gadget Lab, Panasonic GFX Photos Leaked: GF1 Successor At Last

Trading site says BlackBerry trade-ins up 80 percent

Have people gone off their BlackBerrys. Earlier this month, BlackBerry users were hit with an outage that lasted several days. It took Research In Motion three full days to restore normal service around the world, and for many users, this just wasn't good enough. We know a couple of folks personally who said that the service problems were the last straw and what prompted them to change phones. However, it seems like a lot of people are deciding to ditch their Blackberrys this month, and not all because of the service outage.

Gadget trade-in website Gazelle reports that BlackBerry trade-ins are up 80 percent in the last week alone.

2DayBlog.com, Trading site says BlackBerry trade-ins up 80 percent

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens Price Cut

B&H Photo has started selling the Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens for only $734.99. For your info, the original price was $799.99, so you can save $65. Designed for capturing wide landscapes and telephoto portraits, the lens provides a 35mm equivalency of 24-135mm when used with a Canon APS-C EOS DSLR cameras. The Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens comprises of 17 elements (including a UD-glass element) in 12 groups. Additional features include an Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) and an optical image stabilization.

TechFresh, Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens Price Cut

$99 HP TouchPad officially sold out, but still available from Best Buy

Well, it looks like the availability of the $99 HP TouchPad has come to an end. HP has finally sent out notices saying that it is officially out of TouchPad tablets, so for those of you who didn't manage to pick one up the second time around, you're out of luck - at least if you're looking to purchase it from HP. On the same note, Best Buy has announced that it will be offering the 32GB TouchPad for $149.99 - provided you purchase an HP or Compaq laptop, desktop or all-in-one computer from them.

Ubergizmo, $99 HP TouchPad officially sold out, but still available from Best Buy

Samsung mobile sales reach all-time high in Q3

. In its recent third-quarter earnings report, Samsung said its telecommunications business achieved record quarterly sales of 14.90 trillion won, up 37% from the same period last year. The unit shipped 27.9 million smartphones during the period, 10 million more than Apple shipped during the same quarter, pushing Samsung into the top smartphone spot globally. Those sales resulted in a record operating profit of 2.52 trillion won for the telecommunications business. Hit the break for more.

Samsung reported revenue of 41.27 trillion Korean won, up 3% year-on-year.

Boy Genius Report, Samsung mobile sales reach all-time high in Q3

Dual SIM Huawei Deuce U8520 with Android launched in Australia

Previously seen thanks to the FCC, the Huawei U8520 has been launched in Australia recently, where it's called Huawei Deuce. Apparently, the Huawei Deuce is the first dual SIM Android handset to be available to Australian customers. It runs Android 2.2 Froyo, and features a 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen display, 3G (for only one SIM card), Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth, 3.2MP camera, 2GB of internal memory, and MicroSD card support.


Unwired View, Dual SIM Huawei Deuce U8520 with Android launched in Australia

RIM aims to bolster business sales with free PlayBook tablet offer

. Research In Motion this week revealed a limited-time offer that aims to bolster sales of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to enterprise customers. Between now and December 31st, BlackBerry business customers who purchase two PlayBook tablets from an authorized reseller will get a third PlayBook for free. They will also receive one free premium accessory for every two PlayBook tablets purchased, and they may choose from a black leather sleeve, a charging pod or a 6-foot HDMI cable. While some find that RIM's PlayBook gets the job done as a recreational tablet, business customers may not share that opinion.

Boy Genius Report, RIM aims to bolster business sales with free PlayBook tablet offer

BlackBerry PlayBook gets buy 2, free 1 promotion for business customers

In order to bolster the sales of its BlackBerry PlayBook in the enterprise sector, RIM has announced a “Back to business” promotion for the QNX tablet. From now until December 31st 2011, BlackBerry business customers will be able to receive one free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with every two purchased from an authorized valued added reseller. While this buy 2, free 1 promotion isn't going to make the tablet any better than it already is, it does give the enterprise sector a reason to adopt the tablet - after all, who doesn't like deals.

Ubergizmo, BlackBerry PlayBook gets buy 2, free 1 promotion for business customers

The Original Kitchen iPad Rack Has Been Updated

Last December, Julie told us about the Original Kitchen iPad Rack.  The designers have been busy since then, and they've refined their design.  Now, the mounting bracket is made of clear acrylic so it almost disappears from view when the shelf is removed (see the bottom picture).  Good news for apartment dwellers who can't drive screws into the cabinets – the mounting bracket can now be installed with heavy-duty sticky-backed Velcro.

The Gadgeteer

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techabout, The Original Kitchen iPad Rack Has Been Updated

WNM Live delivers free VoIP calls for Windows Phone 7 users

Are you one who believes that Windows Phone 7 is the future of mobile operating systems. Well, if you answered in the affirmative, then might we interest you in an app that will enable you to make free VoIP calls. Known as WNM Live, this location-based social network is the first to deliver free VoIP calls to the Windows Phone 7 platform, beating out Microsoft at their own game (who owns Skype btw). SynergeTech Solutions is the company behind this app, where we will look at the list of features below.
With WNM Live, you are able to search profiles of other users based on criteria such as distance, interests, gender, or age.

Ubergizmo, WNM Live delivers free VoIP calls for Windows Phone 7 users

Warpia StreamHD Value Edition announced

For those who had their curiosity stoked by the StreamHD from Warpia but did not want to fork out $170 for this puppy, perhaps the introduction of the Value Edition might just make you prise open that wallet of yours. The Warpia StreamHD Value Edition will cost $40 less – which clearly places it at $140 a pop now, and while forking out more than a Benjamin might not be considered to be “cheap”, it is still easier on your bank account than the non-Value Edition version. At that price point, you will find a similar USB adapter inside, in addition to a wireless receiver as well as an A/V base with an HDMI out.

Ubergizmo, Warpia StreamHD Value Edition announced

Samsung Q3 Profits Are Down – Smartphone Business Still Booming

Samsung's Q3 profits aren't doing so hot. The South Korean manufacturer reported a 13 percent drop in their fall quarterly profits. The fall was lessened thanks to their smartphone division which saw profits double from a year ago to a record high of $2.3 billion, 60 percent of Samsung's total profit. Samsung still hangs on to the No.2 spot for largest handset manufacturer just under Nokia.
It's Samsung's bread-and-butter chip business that is really hurting the company. Chip profits dropped to 1.59 trillion won, half of what they were last year.

Android Phone, Samsung Q3 Profits Are Down â€" Smartphone Business Still Booming

HTC likely biggest loser from Sprint iPhone deal

. Sprint finally began selling two iPhone models earlier this month, and while anxious subscribers can now finally get their hands on Apple's sleek cell phone, not everyone will come out of this deal a winner. Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst William Power told clients recently that HTC's market share in the United States will likely suffer from the deal in the near future. And considering Sprint will be selling iPhones for at least the next four years, the Taiwan-based smartphone maker is likely none too happy.

Boy Genius Report, HTC likely biggest loser from Sprint iPhone deal

HP will keep PC division, hope alive

There's been plenty of speculation about what the future holds for HP and its Personal Systems Group - a group that CEO Leo Apotheker seemed intent to shed - but the crew now led by CEO Meg Whitman has just confirmed that division is staying home, where it belongs. Meg says the company "objectively evaluated" the idea of spinning PSG off but decided that keeping it in-house is "right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees." Or, maybe her reserve wasn't met.

Engadget, HP will keep PC division, hope alive

Getting Back Into Gaming With 3DS

Are you a lapsed gamer. Did you used to love piling hours of your life into gaming, but find that the video games of today just don't appeal to you. Then a Nintendo 3DS might be just what you need. First of all, it's more than happy to play 99% of the games released for any of the DS consoles. That opens the door to a whole world of ports and remakes of classic games such as Broken Sword, Impossible Mission, Super Mario 64, Sonic the Hedgehog, and a great many more. So why not simply pick up a DS?

Firstly, its new lower price means you can find 3DS console deals for as low as £129.99.

Today Gadgets, Getting Back Into Gaming With 3DS

Multi-gigabit wireless broadband within our grasp, capped data plans laugh in our face

Bring it on, LTE-Advanced. In case you've been looking for ways to eat up your capped data plan any faster, a researcher from Samsung proclaims that speeds up to 5.5gbps (yes, with a g) might be reachable within the next five years - as long as all the stars align, that is. Jerry Pi demonstrated the idea, which involves the use of millimeter wave spectrum that lies between 3GHz and 300GHz.

Engadget, Multi-gigabit wireless broadband within our grasp, capped data plans laugh in our face

The Blackberry P9981 by Porsche Design officially unveiled

At a special event held in Dubai, Blackberry with cooperation with Porsche Design unveiled the Blackberry Porsche Design P9981. It's essentially a Bold Touch 9900, but with special treatment from the folks at Porsche Design. As you can notice, although it's based on the Blackberry Bold Touch 9900 it has gone through a major design overhaul. The whole phone is made of stainless steel, while the back tickles your hands with the special leather it's wrapped in.

Although it's based on the BlackBerry Bold 9900, it sports an underclocked 1GHz QC8655 processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage.

GSM Arena, The Blackberry P9981 by Porsche Design officially unveiled

Uncharted 3 motion capture techniques revealed

Uncharted 3 arrives in less than a week, and if you've been reading reviews of the game, you would know by now that one of its most praised aspects is the actors' performances in the game. Well if you want to know how they managed to bring the digital characters to life, the folks over at Sony have released a video showing a behind the scenes look at Uncharted 3 and the whole motion capture process. If you've never seen one before, this video might pique your interest in watching more “behinds the scenes” footage for other movies and games.



Ubergizmo, Uncharted 3 motion capture techniques revealed

Table With Overhead Camera Auto-Tweets Your Breakfast

Find new ways to bore your Twitter and Facebook friends with the Delen table. This table is so gorgeous that I'd want it even if it didn't come with a camera suspended above it. The Delen Memory Table is made from solid oak, and up on that pole is a wireless time-lapse camera that can be set to snap photos at specific times or intervals.
The table then uploads the photo to your social network of choice, allowing you not just to Tweet about your breakfast, but automatically post a photograph of it.

Of course, the table has less annoying uses. You could make a stop-motion time-lapse of something you make, for example.

Gadget Lab, Table With Overhead Camera Auto-Tweets Your Breakfast

Galaxy Nexus barometer explained

Google's Galaxy Nexus may be a lot of things: the fourth-coming of Android, an HD Super AMOLED showcase and iPhone 4S competitor. But weather forecaster. Alright, so it won't give you hourly atmospheric updates with an air swipe, but the built-in barometer that's got so many of us scratching our heads has a much different purpose. Android engineer Dan Morrill took to the social pages of Google+ to clarify the confusion. Turns out, Sammy added the barometer to help the device more rapidly acquire a GPS lock by delivering altitude coordinates to the required latitude and longitude GPS equation.

2DayBlog.com, Galaxy Nexus barometer explained

No more Sony Ericsson phones, only Sony

The Sony Ericsson joint venture established on October 1, 2001 is about to end as Sony and Ericsson today announced that Sony will acquire Ericsson's 50% stake in the joint venture, making the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. The buyout will cost Sony EUR1.05 billion (around $1,47 billion) in cash and will not only make the phone segment a company subsidiary but will grant Sony access to a broad intellectual-property cross-licensing agreement and ownership of five essential patent families.

2DayBlog.com, No more Sony Ericsson phones, only Sony

Vibroy Portable Vibration Speaker

Having a portable speaker to bring along with a portable media device can be a convenient way for groups to share and listen to favorite tunes. But conventional speakers are usually too bulky to bring along while the smaller counterparts can only provide so-so sound quality. A more unique alternative is now available in the form of devices like the Vibroy Portable Vibration Speaker. The Vibroy Portable Vibration Speaker is quite different from those speakers that you usually see. This unique speaker produces strong vibrations from the sound signals relayed by a portable music player.

Gadget.com, Vibroy Portable Vibration Speaker

+KNOB Bluetooth speaker

Kickstarter does have some interesting projects that pop up from time to time, and the +KNOB Bluetooth speaker is yet another idea that needs $15,000 – having picked up a third of the amount required already, and with 31 more days to go, I would say that this has a very high chance of happening. Targeting iPhone, iPod, iPad and Android owners, it basically wants to bring high quality audio to the masses without having to break the bank. According to Raul China, the founder of DesignHuman Colectiv, a design studio based in Miami, "It is born out of necessity and frustration.

Ubergizmo

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Apple launches in-store pickup program in San Francisco

A couple of days ago we reported that there was some murmurings of Apple launching a new program called Sherwood. This would allow users to place their orders online via Apple's online website and pick up their orders in an Apple retail store, thus allowing for more flexibility and freedom and the ability to order customized Apple computers that are normally no available in the retail stores. As it turns out that program is indeed for real and Apple has recently begun its pilot program.

Ubergizmo, Apple launches in-store pickup program in San Francisco

The Evolution of Nexus – What It Was, What It Is, Why It's Here and Where It's Going

So last week’s big announcements have all been wrapped up and we have the next edition of the Nexus phone on our hands – the Galaxy Nexus by Samsung. We’ve gotten a dual-core processor, Android 4.0 Ice Scream Sandwich, a 720p HD display and a lot more. But let’s take some time to see just how far we’ve come and reminisce how we got here. Nexus One

The original Nexus phone – the Nexus One – was an exciting project. I can recall the day like it was literally yesterday, though I won’t go into grave detail.





Android Phone, The Evolution of Nexus â€" What It Was, What It Is, Why It's Here and Where It's Going

iLuv iMM155 Vibro II iPhone/iPad Alarm Clock Docking Station

If you are searching for a new alarm clock docking station for your iPod touch and iPhone, then check out the iLuv iMM155 Vibro II. As its name suggests, the docking station comes equipped with the unique “Shaker” that will vibrate in order to help wake you up. You can place the “Shaker” under your pillow. The iLuv iMM155 Vibro II also features an FM radio, a large LCD display with an LCD dimmer control and a 3.5mm standard audio jack. The iLuv iMM155 Vibro II will be launched in November 2011 for $69.99.

TechFresh, iLuv iMM155 Vibro II iPhone/iPad Alarm Clock Docking Station

AT&T U-verse Wireless Receiver lets you watch TV anywhere in your home

Don't you just hate it when you want to place the TV in a certain room in your house just to find out that you can't drag the cable over (especially when it's down in the basement or outdoors). Well the folks over at AT&T have come up with a solution to the problem for its U-verse customers: the U-verse Wireless Receiver. This simple solution basically lets you set up your TV anywhere in your home to watch U-verse content. After setting up the U-verse Wireless Receiver (a one-time process), all you have to do is find a place for your TV, hook it up to a power outlet, plug in the Wireless Receiver, and you're good to go.



Ubergizmo, AT&T U-verse Wireless Receiver lets you watch TV anywhere in your home

TapSense Touchscreen Technology Can Figure Out What's Touching the Screen

While most of us are happy with the two most common touchscreen options on tablets and smartphones – touching with our finger and with a capacitive stylus – TapSense believes there's value in recognizing many other “taps”. They claim to have technology that can sense whether you're tapping with your finger, your knuckle or your finger nail using an external microphone. A use case would include not only facilitating normal operations when using your finger but bringing up a context menu when tapping with your finger nail or performing a different operation when tapping with one of your knuckles.

Android Phone, TapSense Touchscreen Technology Can Figure Out What's Touching the Screen

Want folders on your Windows Phone? There may soon be a way (video)

Take that, live tiles. The idea of having folders on a Windows Phone Start menu has long been a dream that may soon come true. Successfully demonstrated in the above video by WindowsPhoneHacker, these folders look just like live tiles, but pressing them will instead take you into a customized menu full of whatever apps you want. Of course, the project's still in early stages and has a ways to go before it's ready for primetime, but it's supposed to be released sometime soon.

Engadget, Want folders on your Windows Phone? There may soon be a way (video)

Diablo III Collector's Edition and new cinematic revealed

We've all been waiting for what feels like ages for an official Diablo III release date, and we thought Blizzcon would certainly be the day we finally find out. Unfortunately, we weren't given an official date but we were teased with a stunning new cinematic and details on the game's collector's edition.

2DayBlog.com, Diablo III Collector's Edition and new cinematic revealed

Maserati claims title in Superstars Series with Quattroporte Evo

We'll forgive you if you haven't heard of the Superstars Series. It's only been around since 2004 (the International category since 2007) and all of the races take place in Europe – in fact over half took place this season in Italy. But similar to other national touring car championships – Germany's DTM, Japan's Super GT and Australia's V8 Supercars come to mind – the Superstars Series packs some serious racing machinery. Take the Maserati Quattroporte EVO, for example. If that sounds badass to you, just look at the thing, because it is.

Autoblog

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digitalhouse, Maserati claims title in Superstars Series with Quattroporte Evo