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Dell ships its WiGig-based Wireless Dock, gives your Latitude a home base for $249
Engadget - 25 Feb 2013 22:11
Dell has been teasing plans for a true wireless dock that would let Latitude 6430u Ultrabook owners get all the expansion they need without proprietary technologies -- or the usual cable spaghetti. It's at last here in t...
Nokia's 520 and 720: Lumias For the Budget-Conscious
Gizmodo - 25 Feb 2013 10:03
long with a couple of low-end phones we won't bore you about, Nokia showed off the Lumia 520 and 720 at MWC today. That smaller-numbered device is actually Nokia's cheapest Windows Phone 8 offering, with the 720 being sl...
Caterpillar CAT B15 smartphone offers a taste of rugged Jelly Bean
Engadget - 25 Feb 2013 22:42
We've seen our fair share of rugged smartphones, but there's a certain amount of attention due when a heavy equipment builder like Caterpillar gets involved. Its newest smartphone, the CAT B15, undoubtedly has the surviv...
Samsung HomeSync Android TV box hands-on (video)
Engadget - 25 Feb 2013 11:14
Yesterday, Samsung announced the HomeSync Android TV box, and as expected that device is making an appearance here on the MWC 2013 show floor. Boxy media hubs can only be so attractive, but the HomeSync's grey-and-black ...
Foreigners To North Korea To Get Uncensored 3G
TechCrunch - 25 Feb 2013 09:00
Foreign visitors going to North Korea will be able to receive uncensored 3G data, starting Mar 1. Koryolink, a joint venture between Egyptian company Orascom Telecom Holding and North Korean state-owned Korea Post and Te...
NYT: Barnes & Noble may be moving away from Nook hardware
Engadget - 25 Feb 2013 04:26
Barnes & Noble's hardware division hasn't exactly been glowing recently, and if one New York Times source is to be believed, it'll take more than cute (and charitable) rhymes to keep investors happy. According to the NYT...
Survive In Style With This Foldable Emergency Crossbow Slingshot
Gizmodo - 25 Feb 2013 03:00
If you're going to prepare for a disaster, you might as well cover all the contingencies, and that's exactly what Joerg Spave has done. With a coating of rubber. Chances are slim you'd find yourself hunting game in a pos...
Liquipel announces new turnkey retail solution, partnership with JayBird for moisture-resistant headphones
Android Central - 25 Feb 2013 00:24
Earlier we told you how Liquipel was expanding their operations to serve more customers around the world, and now we have some more news from the company. Today they announced a new turn-key station that business can use...
C. Everett Koop Dies
The Huffington Post - 25 Feb 2013 23:58DLP's IntelliBright tech promises brighter pico projection at no extra power
Engadget - 25 Feb 2013 23:58
Most portable projectors are tasked with striking a delicate balance between power consumption and picture quality. With this in mind, Texas Instruments' DLP arm has unveiled a new system at MWC known as IntelliBright, w...
Bourdain Defends 'The Taste,' Talks Strip Clubs And More
The Huffington Post - 25 Feb 2013 23:56Why are digital video effects artists so angry at Hollywood?
The Verge - 25 Feb 2013 23:56
"The irony is not lost on any of us up here that in a film whose central premise is to ask the audience [whether] what they believe is real or not real, most of what you see is -- well, it's fake," Bill Westenhofer said ...
Altera's future chips to be manufactured by Intel
Reuters - 25 Feb 2013 23:55
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21 Completely Unconventional Cover Songs
Mashable - 25 Feb 2013 23:52
Everyone loves a good cover song. Plenty of bands get their start by easing a new audience into their sound by way of a truly great cover. Taking a familiar hit and proving that you can play it well is a status symbol fo...
Samsung Galaxy Victory now available on Virgin Mobile USA for $299
Android Central - 25 Feb 2013 23:51
Virgin Mobile USA has announced a new addition to their lineup, the Samsung Galaxy Victory. The Victory is a 4-inch device that has a look not dissimilar to the Nexus One. It boasts a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, Android ...
Crash Video Controversy Puts NASCAR Copyright Grab in Spotlight
PetaPixel - 25 Feb 2013 23:50LG acquires webOS from HP - but not for mobile kit
The Register - 25 Feb 2013 23:46
Palm remnant to be reincarnated in 21st century boob tube Foster-child operating system webOS has been placed in yet another home - but not one in which it will be used for its original smartphone raison d'ĂȘtre....
Trekkies conquer contest to name Pluto moons
CNET - 25 Feb 2013 23:45
And we have our winners! Two Plutonian moons get new names after nearly half a million votes stream in from the Internet community.
John Pavley: Everyone Should Experience the Joy of Coding
The Huffington Post - 25 Feb 2013 23:42Just How Incomprehensibly Massive Is the Universe? (Hint: Even Bigger Than That)
Gizmodo - 25 Feb 2013 23:40
Have you ever stared up at the stars and wondered just how far you'd have to travel before you reached the edge of the universe? The answer--as Minute Physics illustrates--is far. Like really far. Like somewhere in the n...
Viddy, video-sharing mobile app developer, cuts staff by a third
L.A. Times - 25 Feb 2013 23:38HP Reenters Tablet Market With $169 Android-Based 'Slate 7' as LG Acquires WebOS for TVs
Mac Rumors - 25 Feb 2013 18:10
Two years ago, HP was viewed as potential major tablet competitor for Apple and the iPad, with the company's 2010 acquisition of Palm allowing it to debut its webOS-based TouchPad in early 2011. The TouchPad turned out t...