Gadget News
Sony VAIO Tap 11 and VAIO Flip hybrid notebook get priced for October
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2013 14:00
Sony took a two-pronged approach with Windows 8 tablets back at IFA 2013 last month, opting to hit both the slate form-factor with the VAIO Tap 11 and the convertible hybrid with the VAIO Flip, and now the company has co...
Getac V110 notebook and F110 tablet are thin and rugged
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2013 15:16
Rugged computer maker Getac has announced a couple new machines today including the V110 rugged convertible notebook and the F110 rugged tablet. The V110 is billed as the thinnest and lightest rugged convertible notebook...
Female land speed record broken by Jessi Combs after 48 years
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2013 14:25
The land speed record for females has stood for 48 years since it was set in 1965 by a woman named Lee Breedlove. The record was set on the Utah Salt Lake Flats with an average speed of 308.51 mph over a total of four ru...
Apple Oct 22 iPad event: what to expect
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2013 23:56
The next big Apple event will take place the 22nd of October and it’ll be featuring several new pieces of hardware. Amongst these are a new iPad, a new iPad mini, and quite possibly a flow of new information on the 201...
SoftBank buys Clash of Clans developer Supercell, pushes into mobile gaming
Engadget - 15 Oct 2013 23:41How We'll Command the Future With Our Thoughts
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2013 23:17
The minds of man and machine suffer from a glaring disconnect: The inability to interface directly with one another. We have to use our hands, keyboards, and mice to issue commands to our robotic minions and they can onl...
Google Maps update for iOS brings in-line route previews, tips for beginners
Engadget - 15 Oct 2013 23:16Apple-used Irish tax shelter about to close profit loophole
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2013 23:03
A collection of firms – including Apple – have until this announcement from the Irish government been able to push profits through Irish subsidies from overseas to avoid paying taxes on said profits. An announcement ...
Bending it the right way: How LG and Samsung curved their phones differently
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2013 23:00
Despite advances in display tech, there's still one other big piece to curve.
Deadspin French Fry Shapes, Ranked | io9 These images show just how differently cats and humans see
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2013 22:52
Deadspin French Fry Shapes, Ranked | io9 These images show just how differently cats and humans see the world | Jezebel I'm Sorry For Making You Read Rielle Hunter's Hilarious Apology Letter | Lifehacker LightZone Is a F...
Twitter will now let you opt-in to receive DMs from people you don't follow
Engadget - 15 Oct 2013 22:50The Computer Doctor Every '80s Kid Was Promised
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2013 22:46
IBM's Watson supercomputer may be boning up on its medical bona fides, but the concept of Dr. Watson is nothing new. We've been waiting on our super-smart computer doctors of tomorrow for over 30 years.
Intel posts Q3 earnings, sees modest growth in a tough PC market
Engadget - 15 Oct 2013 22:44One of the first mass-produced computers getting new life in UK museum
Engadget - 15 Oct 2013 22:22Sony's $200 smartwatch works with Android phones
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2013 22:08
Sony says its new computerized wristwatch will sell for $200 in the U.S. and will work with a variety of Android phones.
Removing My Children From the Internet
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2013 22:00
About a week ago I began deleting all photos and videos of my children from the Internet. This is proving to be no easy task. Like many parents, I've excitedly shared virtually every step, misstep and milestone that myse...
Paranoid Android 0-Day GAPPS bring ROMs to "legal gray area"
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2013 21:52
Android as an operating system is a wide open environment ripe for modification by the likes of developers from all angles, including those from the group Paranoid Android. These folks have announced this week a release ...
Casio marries ink stamps and technology
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2013 21:51
Japan's Casio Computer has found a way to marry Japan's love of ink stamps with its technological wizardry in the form of a desk-top device.
3D printing gets metal with European Space Agency's AMAZE project
Engadget - 15 Oct 2013 21:49Report: Amazon and HTC team up to build smartphones, risk ire of Google
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2013 21:45
HTC risks expulsion from the Android Open Handset Alliance over Android fork.
Watch an Artist Turn Thousands of Photos Into a Single Imaginary Moment
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2013 21:40
New York-based artist Pelle Cass turns thousands of images into beautiful time-lapse photographs for his series Selected People. It kind of feels like trick photography, but it takes a discerning eye, a quick trigger fin...
Apple's New iPad Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2013 21:15
It's official; Apple's hosting an iPad unveiling extravaganza on October 22nd, 364 days after last year's Cupertino tablet party. Here's what to expect from the new iPad and iPad Mini.