An open-source robotics OS is moving from the lab to farms and even into space
Five years ago, a robot slowly trundled around a Californian office doing things like opening doors and using electrical sockets. read more
Five years ago, a robot slowly trundled around a Californian office doing things like opening doors and using electrical sockets. read more
PC convertibles are not new, but Toshiba is releasing one that can change into seven different forms, thanks to its attachable keyboard and a 360-degree hinge. read more
The U.S. Army warned Thursday that databases holding information on 16,000 South Korean civilian employees of the U.S. military and applicants for base jobs may have been compromised. read more
Verizon Communications has threatened to sue Netflix after the video streaming company started displaying error messages that blamed Verizon for low-quality video streams. read more
After so much emphasis on Atom and tablets, Intel jumps back into the high performance business in a big way. read more
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has banned a researcher for using supercomputer resources to generate bitcoin. read more
Malicious advertisements on domains belonging to Disney, Facebook, The Guardian newspaper and others are leading people to malware that encrypts a computer's files until a ransom is paid, Cisco Systems has found. read more
Wales sits on a committee advising Google on dealing with an EU court's ruling that people have the right to be forgotten online. read more
The U.S. Congress would endanger the nation's security by passing even watered-down legislation to limit the National Security Agency's bulk collection of domestic phone records, several U.S. senators said Thursday. …
Fusion-io's new generation of ioMemory flash components can pack in twice as much capacity, and according to the company, they know how to use it. read more
Fusion-io's new generation of ioMemory flash components can pack in twice as much capacity, and according to the company, they know how to use it. …
Without a fully baked advertising platform, Instagram is building a business with old-school pricing models and direct relationships with agencies and brands. However, Instagram could soon make changes that will negatively impact the reach and efficiency of ad campaigns. …
The upcoming update of Tableau Software's flagship business-intelligence application includes the ability to add a narrative to a report, allowing authors to tell a story about the data being displayed. read more
With reports saying that Sprint and T-Mobile US plan to announce a $32 billion merger this summer, two big questions linger: Would federal regulators approve the deal? And would T-Mobile CEO John Legere run the combined company? …
Google has unveiled its experimental "Project Tango" tablet for advanced imaging applications, and it wants developers to get to work on it. …
Microsoft plans to deliver seven security updates to customers next week, including an almost-habitual one for Internet Explorer, and others for Windows, Office and Lync. …
Industry research as well as a focus group revealed that people don’t want more apps in their vehicle, but they want apps that are as intuitive and work as well as the ones on their smartphones. …
Googles autonomous car is expected to boost not only robotics research but the semiconductor industry as well. …
The takedown earlier this week of a major malware-spewing botnet has crippled the distribution of Cryptolocker, one of the world’s most sophisticated examples of ransomware. …
A newly discovered vulnerability that allows spying on encrypted SSL/TLS communications has been identified and fixed in the widely used OpenSSL library. …
Студия модельера Дианы фон Фюрстемберг изготовила пять новых вариантов дизайна для Google, сообщает The Verge. …
В ближайшие годы Intel намерена полностью избавить компьютеры от проводов. Корпорация разрабатывает несколько беспроводных технологий, с помощью которых ПК смогут заряжаться, подключаться к док-станциям, передавать видеосигнал и другие данные, рассказал вице-президент Intel и глава подразделения PC Client Group Кирк Скауген (Kirk Skaugen), выступивший на выставке Computex 2014 в Тайване. …
Компания Intel продемонстрировала на выставке Computex в Тайбэе референсный дизайн компьютера с процессором Intel Core пятого поколения (Core M, он же Broadwell). …
После анонса пластикового флагмана HTC One (E8) нам наконец-то стала известна и стоимость этого гаджета. …
Компания Microsoft продемонстрировала на выставке Computex в Тайбэе три смартфона на базе Windows Phone 8.1. Они были разработаны компаниями Blu, Prestigio и Yezz. …
Теперь, когда концепты iOS 8 наконец-то прекратятся, хотя по большому счету ничего из них в вышедшей iOS 8 мы и не увидели, ожидается очередная волна концептов iPhone и других гаджетов. …