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Got Robots? DARPA's Can Walk Up Stairs
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's (DARPA) multi-year Robotics Challenge is just getting started, but the agency is al...
Amazon Wants Your Old CDs for Cold, Hard Store Credit
On the off chance that you've still got any laying around, Amazon is preparing to let customers exchange old compact discs for col...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 8:00 PM
Maryland OKs Bill Banning Employers From Requesting Passwords
The Maryland legislature has passed a bill that officially bans employers from asking for their employees' online passwords. Spec...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 6:00 PM
Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn Resigns
Best Buy announced today that Brian Dunn has resigned as the company's CEO and director. Director G. Mike Mikan has been selected...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 PM
Intel Predicts $699 Ultrabooks by Summer
Intel said Wednesday that it believes prices for ultrabooks will go as low as $699 in just a few months and that 75 new models of the ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 2:00 PM
Canceled 'Star Wars' Google Doodle Now a Comic Book
Unfortunately, Google thought that a Father's Day Google Doodle featuring Darth Vader and his son, Luke Skywalker, wouldn't wo...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 12:00 PM
Google+ Gets Major Overhaul With 'Simpler, More Beautiful' Features
Google on Wednesday unveiled an updated version of Google+ that it said will be "more functional and flexible," as well as &...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 AM
YouTube Adds Pay-Per-View Option for Live Video Producers
The low cost of equipment and relatively simple technology solutions available today allow almost anyone to set up their own mini vide...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 8:00 AM
Canon Unveils EOS-1D C Digital SLR for Cinematographers
Canon's newest D-SLR, the EOS-1D C, is clearly targeted at professional cinematographers. The $15,000 camera looks just like the E...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 6:00 AM
Will iPad Become the Generic Term for Tablet?
Has the iPad become so synonymous with the idea of a tablet that all tablets can simply be referred to as "iPads"? According...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 AM
Facebook Offers: Yet Another Social Deals Attempt
Facebook Deals died last year. So, uh, long live Facebook Offers? Facebook quietly announced Facebook Offers on Thursday, publishing ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 2:00 AM
Splashtop iPad App Could Affect Windows 8 Tablet Sales
Splashtop, known for its remote desktop solutions, has announced a new capability that will allow the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 to...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 12:00 AM
NASA Solicits Ideas for Future Mars Exploration
NASA today provided a glimpse into its future plans for Mars exploration, an effort that will be hampered somewhat thanks to budget co...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 PM
Philippe Starck and Apple's Revolutionary Mystery
French designer Philippe Starck is reportedly working on a "revolutionary" Apple product, but what could it be? This just i...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 8:00 PM
Facebook Defends CISPA, Denies Plans to Share User Data
Facebook on Friday defended its support of a pending cyber-security bill that has drawn comparisons to the controversial Stop Online P...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 6:00 PM
200,000 Boxee Boxes Sold? 'Outdated' Number, Boxee Says
Boxee tweeted recently that it has at least 200,000 Boxee Box users and 2 million total users, but the company said later that those w...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 PM
Megaupload User Data Preserved, For Now
Content stored on Megaupload servers will, for the time being, not be destroyed, a district judge decided today. The two sides - the ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 2:00 PM
Download Facebook Data; Nook With GlowLight; Apple Flashback Fix
Facebook topped tech headlines on Thursday, after expanding the amount of account data that members can download about themselves. S...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 12:00 PM
Canada Asks Developers to Create Digital Currency
Thanks to the efforts of companies like Square and PayPal, the age of digital payments is upon us. Now one governmental organization h...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 AM
Kaspersky Lab Suspends Buggy Flashback Removal Tool
Sometimes the solution can cause as much mischief as the problem it's trying to correct. Kaspersky Lab said Thursday that it has s...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 8:00 AM
Check Out This Awesome Rube Goldberg Machine
Remember the elaborate, warehouse-filling contraption that was the star of OK Go's video for "This Too Shall Pass"? If y...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 6:00 AM
Google Announces Stock Split, Touts Google+ as 'Social Spine'
During an earnings call that also included the announcement of a stock split, Google chief Larry Page today touted Google+ as the comp...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 AM
Report: Intel Bumps Up Ivy Bridge Launch to April 23
The rumor mill can't seem to make up its mind about when Intel's new Ivy Bridge chips are going to make their official debut. ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 2:00 AM
Microsoft Leak: IE 10 Release Date, Other Product Details Revealed?
Leaked Microsoft product roadmap slides suggests that the software giant plans to release Internet Explorer 10 sometime in the middle ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 12:00 AM
First Verizon, TWC 'Quad-Play' Packages Launch in Ohio
Verizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable teamed up Thursday, launching a combined "quad-play" package in southwest Ohio. Cus...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 PM
.XXX Owner Applies for Three More Porn TLDs
First there was .XXX, the red-light district for the Web. Now, ICM Registry has plans to expand Web porn to, well, .PORN. In total, ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 8:00 PM
Dropping Hints? Intel Touts 'Retina Display Capable' Ivy Bridge Chips
Intel this week touted the graphics and media processing improvements it has built into its next-generation Ivy Bridge chips and in th...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 6:00 PM