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HP's First Chromebook: Big Screen, Little Else
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2013 10:24
HP has announced its first Chromebook, and it's notable for the fact that its screen is much larger than models from the likes of Samsung, Acer, and Lenovo. Sadly, there's not an awful lot else to set it apart. More
Samsung ATIV Tab review: the Windows RT tablet you'll never find in the US
Engadget - 4 Feb 2013 16:00
In a world that's increasingly dominated by tablets, Microsoft, whose fortune is intertwined with desktops and laptops, needed to prevent its customers from leaving in droves. After a few years in a Redmond laboratory, W...
PlayStation Vita arrives in Ice Silver for Asia, starting on February 28th
Engadget - 4 Feb 2013 11:12
Good news: Sony has revealed a new PlayStation console! But it's not what you think. Instead, there's an Ice Silver edition PlayStation Vita reaching Asian countries from February 28th onwards. The new hue is attached to...
Chrome and Firefox now talking to each other through WebRTC chats (video)
Engadget - 4 Feb 2013 22:01
The dream for WebRTC is to offer truly software-independent video and voice chat, but it hasn't worked out that way given limited support. Google and Mozilla have just showed us that it's at last possible to reach across...
Is Apple Finished Disrupting Markets?
TechPinions - 4 Feb 2013 11:50
One of the things Apple has demonstrated over its lifetime is that it has become the great disruptor. When the Mac came on the scene in 1984 and introduced computer users to the graphical user interface, it shook up the ...
Samsung and LG decide to settle OLED patent dispute behind closed doors
Engadget - 4 Feb 2013 11:24
It looks as if Samsung and LG have both taken their fingers away from the red button marked MORE LITIGATION. It's being reported that the pair have come to an agreement to work out their OLED patent issues away from the ...
Raspberry Pi Model A hits Europe with $25 price tag, expected worldwide soon
Engadget - 4 Feb 2013 16:44
Looking for a slimmed-down Raspberry Pi with a single USB port, 256MB of RAM, no Ethernet and one-third the power consumption of a Model B board? You're probably in the market for Model A -- a $25 alternative designed fo...
Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness Trailers From Last Night's Super Bowl
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2013 11:15
If you hate football but love cinema: no problem! Here are the trailers for Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness which aired during last night's game--without any sports involved. More
This Text String Crashes Almost Any App on a Mac Running Mountain Lion
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2013 14:41
Here's a weird little OS X quirk: the eight-character code above seems to cause pretty much any app on a Mac running Mountain Lion to crash, instantly. More
UK Ministry of Defence puts Black Hornet spy copter in Afghani skies
Engadget - 4 Feb 2013 23:01
It's been a few years since news of Prox Dynamics' Black Hornet mini-copter has swung our way. But now it appears the wee reconnaissance drones have moved out of the prototype phase and into the war zone. As part of the ...
Engadget's tablet buyer's guide: winter 2013 edition
Engadget - 4 Feb 2013 20:00
As we begin 2013, we're stuck in a kind of tablet limbo. Most companies rushed to get devices out for the fall, while the models we saw at CES 2013 aren't yet shipping. As such, it's a mostly familiar deck, with Apple, G...
Extended 'Iron Man 3' Super Bowl spot shows dramatic airborne rescue
The Verge - 4 Feb 2013 05:44
Marvel Studios may have locked up a product placement deal for Iron Man 3 with China's TCL, but that doesn't mean that the studio is ignoring traditional, all-American promotion. Take the new 30-second Super Bowl spot, f...
BlackBerry's Super Bowl Ad Was Awful. Is There An Ad That Could Have Worked?
TechPinions - 4 Feb 2013 15:23
I'm a big Redskins fan, so when people asked who I was rooting for in the Super Bowl, they didn't know whether I'd choose San Francisco (a city I visit so often I'm practically a resident) or Baltimore (a city not far fr...
Super Bowl Blackout Caused by "Abnormality" That Led to a Breaker Freakout
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2013 17:41
What turned out the lights in the Superdome last night? Actually, we still don't know! But Entergy--the company responsible for keeping the lights on at the Super Bowl--has released a statement that amounts to a blown fu...
Was BlackBerry's Super Bowl Ad the Dumbest Tech Ad You've Ever Seen?
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2013 11:53
BlackBerry's Super Bowl ad from last night was... uh... interesting. The company claimed that in 30 seconds, it was easier to show us what BB10 couldn't do--which is perhaps some of the laziest marketing ever. More
Just Posted: Nikon Coolpix S800c Review
DP Review - 4 Feb 2013 23:09
We've just posted our review of the Nikon Coolpix S800c, in collaboration with Jeff Keller of The Digital Camera Resource Page. The S800c was the first compact camera from a major manufacturer to openly use the Android m...
Water-Powered RC Rover: Batteries Not Included (Or Required)
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2013 22:20
Fuel-cell-powered vehicles are still a long ways off. But fuel cell-powered toys? That's an awesome reality that's about to get even better with Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies new H-Rover, which includes a wireless camer...
These Beautiful Speakers Are Your Jony-Ive-Designed-MoMA-Approved Deal of the Day
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2013 22:00
Harmon Kardon's Sound Sticks speakers are a bit of a cult item in design circles. Why? There are a couple reasons: they've been permanently enshrined at the Museum of Modern Art, Apple design wunderkind Jony Ive designed...
What the Super Bowl Blackout Looked Like in the Control Room
Mashable - 4 Feb 2013 17:26
A partial blackout hit the Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday night less than two minutes into the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII. Some of the stadium's lights, television equipment and the teams' electronic gear went...
A Mosaic of Mars's Surface, in Ultra-High Detail
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2013 15:04
This amazing image shows 90 percent of Mars's surface, imaged in ultra-high detail by the stereo camera aboard the European Space Agency's Mars Express. More
Scientists Confirm That Skeleton Found in Parking Lot Is Richard III
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2013 13:51
A team of archaeologists from the University of Leicester has announced that the remains of a body found beneath a parking lot in the city of Leicester, UK, in fact belong to ancient British King Richard III. More
AMD offering Never Settle: Reloaded games bundle with Radeon HD 7000 series GPUs
Engadget - 4 Feb 2013 12:21
If you're the fidgety type that's also in the market for a new GPU, AMD's ready to tempt you into springing for a Radeon HD 7000 series card with the promise of free gaming swag. The imaginatively named "Never Settle: Re...