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Russia to launch $1.5B super laser, will create fusion at a balmy 100 million degrees

Feb. 14, 2012 (6:25 pm) By: Ray Walters In:

The Russian government this week has approved funding for a $1.5 billion high-energy super laser to be constructed at its Research Institute of Experimental Physics, the site of all its nuclear research for the past 60 years. The purpose for the new project is to provide an environment for researchers to be able to test [...]

Where is NFC on the AT&T Galaxy Note?

Feb. 14, 2012 (5:41 pm) By: Russell Holly In: Geek Pick, Mobile, Mobile Picks, News

It seems like only yesterday AT&T fans were jumping for joy at the news that the Samsung Galaxy Note would be coming to AT&T with 4G LTE superpowers to fuel it. Of the many reasons to be excited about this phone, one of the top ones could have been NFC. In fact, Samsung themselves posted [...]

HP Z1 crams a Xeon CPU, pro graphics, and a 27-inch display into an all-in-one

Feb. 14, 2012 (5:03 pm) By: Sal Cangeloso In: Chips, News

Over the years Geek.com has covered HP’s Z series of workstations a number of times. The Z marked a big step forward for HP on the design front, and a step away from one of the companies biggest fears: commoditization. It combined high-end design with HP’s established workstation formula and resulted in both an immediate [...]

Siri hacks reportedly being blocked by Apple

Feb. 14, 2012 (3:41 pm) By: Will Shanklin In: Apple, News

Things just aren’t getting any easier for Siri hackers. Apple had already made things tough by requiring a live ID token from an iPhone 4S in order to access Siri. This has led to a situation where Siri can only be installed on non-4S devices via complicated workarounds. Now, even the users who went to [...]

Paper alloy could replace plastic in laptops, gadgets

Feb. 14, 2012 (2:49 pm) By: Matthew Humphries In: Geek Pick, News

Ever since Greenpeace started releasing its Greener Electronics Guide, a number of high profile manufacturers have removed many of the harmful chemicals from their products. But one material that’s tough to replace is plastic. It’s cheap, very hard-wearing, and easily molded into complex shapes. The problem is, it isn’t very environmentally-friendly as it doesn’t degrade [...]

BlackBerry OS 10 screens leak, reveal widgets, video chat, and iOS styling cues

Feb. 14, 2012 (2:03 pm) By: Lee Mathews In: Mobile, News

BlackBerry 10 OS has already encountered some serious hurdles, like having to give up the name BBX following a trademark dispute in Canada. The forthcoming OS update has been talked about as being a make-or-break release when it arrives later this year on RIM’s first QNX-powered BlackBerry smartphone. Curious as to whether or not RIM [...]

Apple reportedly testing an iPad mini

Feb. 14, 2012 (1:17 pm) By: Will Shanklin In: Apple, Gadgets, News

Yes, it’s the time of year when iPad rumors are launched at a rapid-fire pace. Though last year’s “iPhone 5″ rumors were inconsistent enough to give one schizophrenia, the 2012 iPad rumors have been fairly consistent. The iPad 3 will likely feature a Retina display, an A6 chip, LTE, a bigger battery, and a design [...]

Dunhill Biometric Wallet claimed to be virtually indestructible

Feb. 14, 2012 (12:32 pm) By: Matthew Humphries In: Gadgets, Gadgets Picks, News

Losing your wallet is a real inconvenience. Before credit and bank cards became common it meant you’d lost some cash and a nice wallet. Now, you have to take the time to cancel all your cards and change a few online passwords depending on what was stored within it. Dunhill hasn’t solved the problem of [...]

Sony figures out how to charge you for using a power outlet

Feb. 14, 2012 (11:47 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Mobile, News

We all carry gadgets around, they all have batteries inside, and they all need recharging regularly. That usually happens at home each night, or at work if you’ve got a free outlet. But public locations usually either try to cater for your charging needs for free or choose to block access to power outlets to [...]

PS Vita games have Online Pass too

Feb. 14, 2012 (11:01 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Games, News

The PS Vita arrives in the U.S. and across Europe before the end of the month, and with it comes a whole host of new games. That’s great news for gamers, but retailers must also be rubbing their hands together at the thought of a new used games section in their stores. Publishers have got [...]

Motorola Android phone with Intel Medfield processor revealed

Feb. 14, 2012 (10:14 am) By: Lee Mathews In: Geek Pick, Mobile, News

Although most of Motorola‘s recent Android smartphones have been built atop the Texas Instruments OMAP platform, Google’s mobile arm is considering other suppliers for future devices. Specifically, they’re looking at Intel’s Medfield chip for at least one device that has been leaked to the web. Medfield smartphones remain a bit of a mystery at this [...]

Geek basics: What type of RAM do I have in my computer?

Feb. 14, 2012 (9:30 am) By: Ray Walters In: Chips, Chips Picks, how to, News

One of the questions that we, as geeks, are most often asked, is “Will more RAM make my computer faster?” It’s a question many of us have been answering for 10+ years, you can imagine our delight when yet another person asks us this question without making an attempt to check how much RAM or [...]

Apple facing iPad export ban in China, could lead to worldwide shortage

Feb. 14, 2012 (8:44 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Apple, Apple Picks, Gadgets, News

Apple‘s problems in China have escalated to the point where no one will be able to buy an iPad if Proview gets its way. Since late last year, Apple has been fighting a trademark infringement case against Proview Technology. It is claimed that Apple is infringing Proview’s trademark by using the iPad name in China. [...]

Students create Jennifer, the world’s first autonomous humanoid robot hockey player

Feb. 14, 2012 (8:00 am) By: Ray Walters In:

It’s been a long time since a Canadian hockey team has won the NHL’s ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup. The last time the cup made a trip to the frozen tundra of the North was eighteen years ago when the Montreal Canadians beat the L.A. Kings in 1993. This long drought has caused a national [...]

Mattel announces Back to the Future hoverboard, doesn’t actually hover

Feb. 14, 2012 (7:14 am) By: Ray Walters In:

Mattel, the “maker” of Marty McFly’s hoverboard in the Back to the Future movie series, has announced that it’s finally releasing a “movie-accurate 1:1″ replica that will ship for this year’s holiday season. While the company claims that it will glide over most surfaces, it won’t work on water and it won’t really hover, dashing [...]

New iCade controller brings a little NES magic to iOS and Android

Feb. 13, 2012 (6:20 pm) By: Will Shanklin In: Games, Mobile, News

As more and more of our gaming is now taking place on mobile devices, demand has grown for physical controllers that are compatible with smartphones and tablets. One of the most interesting of these peripherals has been the iCade. The faux-80s arcade cabinet started as an April Fools’ joke, and evolved into an actual product [...]

iPad 3 event on March 7 — Retina display and quad-core A6?

Feb. 13, 2012 (6:12 pm) By: Will Shanklin In: Apple, Gadgets, News

When you’re (almost certainly) in the final month before an iPad announcement, it’s hard to go more than a day or two without hearing new leaks and rumors. That trend continues today, with a report that gives us some of the most specific info we’ve heard about the next-gen tablet. The iPad 3 will reportedly [...]

Fully-functional robotic arm puts your Lego creations to shame

Feb. 13, 2012 (5:50 pm) By: Ray Walters In:

As a child I had a deep-seated envy of other kids that had the ability to translate their ideas into elaborate models using nothing but Lego blocks. One person who has no such problem is Max Shepherd, who has built what is is quite possibly the most impressive Lego device I have ever had the [...]

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