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Microsoft gives up - abandons Xbox One restrictions

Trent Nouveau — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:32:21 GMT

Microsoft, reeling from weeks of criticism over a slew of Xbox One restrictions, has abruptly issued an update about its next-gen console.

Opinion: Why Carl Icahn is full of crap in the Dell deal

Rob Enderle — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:39:03 GMT

I just finished reading an article in the WSJ talking about Icahn’s move against the Dell buyout and I think it is nonsense. Well, not the article, but rather, Icahn’s move to profit off killing the company.

Qualcomm's mobile Snapdragon 800 SoC is blazingly fast

Trent Nouveau — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:48:04 GMT

Qualcomm is currently showcasing its 800 SoC (MSM8974) running on a developer tablet and smartphone.

Raspberry Pi goes XBMC

Trent Nouveau — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:16 GMT

Element 14 has debuted a media center starter kit for the Raspberry Pi - making it easy for users to hook the uber-mini system up to an HDMI display.

Cubieboard gets a new chip

Trent Nouveau — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:03:02 GMT

The Android-powered Cubieboard first hit the streets late last year at a $49 price point. The original iteration of the board was powered by the versatile and ubiquitous Allwinner A10 ARM-Cortex A8 processor we've all become familiar with over the past few months.

Google Chromebooks hitting 6,600 stores for $199 and up

Trent Nouveau — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:37:03 GMT

Google has confirmed that various iterations of its stalwart Chromebook will soon be available in approximately 6,600 stores around the world.

How to print tiny batteries

Thomas Anderson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:36:36 GMT

3D printing can now be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. The printed microbatteries could supply electricity to tiny devices in fields from medicine to communications, including many that have lingered on lab benches for lack of a battery small enough to fit the device, yet provide enough stored energy to power them.

Distinguishing quantum bits key to building large-scale computer

Thomas Anderson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:35:26 GMT

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have proposed a new method of distinguishing between quantum bits that are placed only a few nanometres apart in a silicon chip, taking them a step closer to the construction of a large-scale quantum computer.

Got any ideas about ducking asteroids? NASA wants to hear them

Thomas Anderson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:31:02 GMT

NASA has announced a "Grand Challenge" focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them.

Toyota teases Camatte57s electric concept car

Nino Marchetti, EarthTechling — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:03 GMT

Toyota is mostly focused upon hybrids as its green car strategy globally, especially given the strong success of the Prius.

Report: Stone Age technological and cultural innovation accelerated by climate

Thomas Anderson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:24:03 GMT

Archaeological and genetic evidence suggests that modern humans (the modern form of Homo sapiens, our species) originated in Africa during the Stone Age, between 30,000 and 280,000 years ago.

Cancun wants a self-sufficient eco resort

Beth Buczynski, EarthTechling — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:23:03 GMT

How do you celebrate a country’s 50th birthday? Well, if that country is a tropical paradise like Cancun, you build it an artificial island that doubles as a self-sufficient eco-resort, of course.

Nvidia to license GPU cores

TG Daily Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:54:23 GMT

Nvidia will now be licensing its GPU cores, along with other contents of the company's expansive visual computing portfolio.

Now Microsoft claims the $500 Xbox One "over-delivers" on value

Trent Nouveau — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:40:03 GMT

Microsoft, seemingly unperturbed by the furor and controversy surrounding its upcoming Xbox One, is now claiming the gaming system "over-delivers" value.

iPazzPort Pearl brings its own STB dock

Trent Nouveau — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:39 GMT

The iPazzPort SY-20-19VC - or iPazzPort Pearl - is an Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) set-top box powered by a Rockchip RK3066 processor. The set-top-box is packaged with a dual-sided RF remote with a QWERTY keyboard, touch pad and voice support.

Synthetic bones printed in the lab

Emory Kale — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:09 GMT

MiIT researchers have developed a way of printing synthetic bones using a 3D printer in combination with two synthetic polymers that combine to give the same fracture behavior as bones.

Video: Huawei’s slick Android Ascend 6 gets official

Trent Nouveau — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:14:13 GMT

Huawei has officially taken the wraps off its slick Ascend P6, detailing the relevant specs for the smartphone which is loaded with Android Jelly Bean.

ARM-based server chips are on the way for AMD

TG Daily Staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:26 GMT

AMD has publicly disclosed its strategy and roadmap in an effort to recapture critical server market share.

This Android tablet has a laptop-sized screen

Trent Nouveau — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:33:03 GMT

The Colorfly CT132 - which boasts a laptop-sized screen - is powered by an Allwinner A31 quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) processor paired with PowerVR SGX 544 graphics.

These "intelligent" glasses are designed for professors

Thomas Anderson — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:31:17 GMT

Scientists at la Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) have developed a system based on augmented reality that, thanks to intelligent glasses, enables a professor to see notes or comments on the contents of a lesson. Plus, he or she can see if the students understand explanations or if they are having doubts or difficulties.

Mia is a mini electric vehicle

Nino Marchetti, EarthTechling — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:27:25 GMT

A rather cute little electric vehicle is set to be imported into the United Kingdom from France this summer for fleet use. The Mia three-seater from Mia Electric will price for around £16,995 + VAT starting, including the UK government’s plug-in car grant.

ESA preps ExoMars mission for 2016

Thomas Anderson — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:25:11 GMT

ESA’s mission to Mars in 2016 has entered the final stage of construction with the signature of a contract this week with Thales Alenia Space at the Paris Air & Space Show.

Claim: Using the Cloud saves energy

Pete Danko, EarthTechling — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:24:03 GMT

Information technology managers take note: The cloud can be your friend. U.S. government researchers built a model to test the energy cost of running common business applications using centralized data centers instead of local systems.

Has Microsoft gone too far with the Xbox One?

Trent Nouveau — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:19:03 GMT

Has Microsoft gone too far with its long-awaited Xbox One? Is the next-gen console Redmond's hardware version of Vista?

Video: This robot runs like a cat

Trent Nouveau — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:57:59 GMT

Scientists at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have devleoped the "cheetah-cub robot," a four-legged metallic critter modeled after a house cat.