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  • Student Builds Real-Life Portal Turret That Shoots BackStudent Builds Real-Life Portal Turret That Shoots Back

    Unlike previous Portal turret builds, which looked authentic but did little more than light up and play sounds, the turret that Kevin Swanson built for his graduate Mechatronics final project does all that and actually shoots foam darts at you--if you're wearing a pink shirt, of course. (The pink shirt is so the target-tracking software, written in MATLAB, can pick you out from the chaotic background of a modern lab or dorm environment.)

  • android Android 5.0 Will Launch this Fall with Five Nexus Devices: Report

    When Android 5.0 “Jelly Bean” launches this fall, it will appear first on several new mobile devices sold by Google itself as part of the “Nexus” line.

  • Facebook Users Should Brace for Fallout After GM Ad Decision Facebook Users Should Brace for Fallout After GM Ad Decision

    Brace yourselves Facebook fans for more paid status updates, sponsored stories, App Center, and mobile ads, as the social network tries to prove its worth after getting a black eye from General Motors, one of the largest advertisers in the U.S.

  •  [Credit: Microfacturing]Lens/Focus Shifter Is The Simplest $45 Follow Focus Attachment You Can Buy

    Today's DLSRs can capture high-definition video with sharp lenses that make your movies just as crisp as a high megapixel image. The only problem is that those same lenses weren’t exactly made track focus on your subject in live motion.

  • Netgear R6300 802.11ac router Netgear R6300 802.11ac routerNetgear Adds to Its 802.11ac Lineup

    Netgear's first 802.11ac router, the R6300, will go on sale next week for $200, the company announced at a news conference yesterday. Touting the benefits of the next-gen Wi-Fi standard, the company also announced two more 802.11ac products: a lower-end router and a USB adapter for notebooks, both due this summer.

  • Bing's Social Search: A Hands-On Tour

    Microsoft's Bing search engine just got a lot more social.

  • Nvidia Makes the GPU VirtualNvidia Makes the GPU Virtual

    Virtual machines is one way enterprise IT departments addresses the issue of security when users want to use their own platforms. Virtualized solutions like Citrix and VMWare allow users to run approved applications. These applications run in a server in the local or internet cloud.

  • Why Facebook Marketing Doesn't Work for GM

    General Motors has announced that it will no longer advertise its cars and trucks on Facebook according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The poor performance of GM ads on the social network isn’t necessarily an indictment of Facebook advertising, though. It may just be the wrong thing to market on Facebook.

  • SpaceX Re-Schedules Space Station Launch: Here's How You Can Watch

    Late last month, SpaceX test-fired its Falcon 9 engines and planned a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 7. SpaceX pushed this launch back but it's now slated to take place on May 19 at 4:55am EDT (1:55am PDT). This upcoming launch will be a part of the Commercial Orbital transportation Services (COTS) program, an effort to help NASA find a private launch provider to ferry crew members and cargo to the ISS.

  • iPhone Screen Size May Increase to at Least 4 Inches iPhone Screen Size May Increase to at Least 4 Inches

    Apple is looking to increase the iPhone’s screen size from 3.5 inches to at least 4 inches, according to a Wall Street Journal report, a move that’s presumably being made because of stiff Android competition.

  • HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE Denied U.S. Entry Over Patent Dispute

    U.S. Customs is holding up imports of HTC's One X and Evo 4G LTE Android phones because of HTC's ongoing legal battle with Apple. “U.S. availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC (International Trade Commission) exclusion order,” an HTC official told PCWorld. “We believe we are in compliance with the ruling and HTC is working closely with Customs to secure approval.”

  • GM Will Stop Paying for Ads on Facebook - Because They Don't WorkGM Will Stop Paying for Ads on Facebook - Because They Don't Work

    Just days before Facebook's much anticipated initial public offering, one of the largest advertisers in the U.S. has decided to stop advertising on the platform. General Motors will stop advertising on Facebook because it has determined that paid ads on the site are, well, not effective, the Wall Street Journal reports.

  • HTC One X Android Phone, $129

    HTC's recently launched One X Android phone inspired deep feelings in our reviewer, who declared his love in a four-star review. Normally the smartphone costs $200 with a new AT&T contract, but at the moment AmazonWireless is selling the One X for only $129--and the offer stands for current AT&T subscribers as well as new accounts.

  • Nvidia Unveils Next Generation Kepler GPU Compute EngineNvidia Unveils Next Generation Kepler GPU Compute Engine

    Nvidia launched its latest line of Tesla GPU compute engines at the company’s Graphics Technology Conference in San Jose today. One model shipping immediately is based on the existing GK104 chip used in the recently released GTX 680. Dubbed the Tesla K10, the board delivers as much as 4.6 teraflops of single precision floating point performance, roughly three times the single precision FP of the older, Fermi-based Tesla. The card can also handle an aggregate memory bandwidth of 320GB per second. This board is targeted towards oil exploration, signal processing and seismic processing applications.

  • ThinkPad L530 ThinkPad L530Lenovo Launches Fleet of New Ivy Bridge ThinkPads and IdeaPads

    Lenovo Tuesday officially announced its new portfolio of business-friendly ThinkPad laptops, IdeaPad Ultrabooks, and IdeaPad multimedia laptops. Come June, it'll be raining Lenovo ThinkPads and IdeaPads.

  • Google Chrome Now Syncs Open Tabs Across Your Devices Google Chrome Now Syncs Open Tabs Across Your Devices

    How many browser tabs do you keep open on your work computer during the day? Five? Maybe ten? If you're a Google Chrome user, there's now an easier way to access those tabs on your other devices, including a laptop or phone, without enduring a cumbersome copy-and-paste ritual.

  • Mozilla Releases Firefox for Android Beta

    Mozilla released a new beta version of its popular Firefox browser for Android on Tuesday.

  • Four Challenges Facebook will Face After the IPOFour Challenges Facebook will Face After the IPO

    When Facebook goes public, it will enter a new world full of shareholder meetings, earnings reports, and the constant pressure to turn an increasingly bigger profit. But the Facebook IPO isn't just about making money; it's also about expanding the network, in pursuit of Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a more connected world. With that in mind, here are four challenges Facebook will face after its public offering is complete:

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