Nanoparticle That Mimics Red Blood Cell Shows Promise as Vaccine for...
Vaccine vehicle: A transmission electron microscope image shows nanoparticles (lighter color) with material from red blood cell membranes (darker outside color) wrapped around them. New research shows...
View ArticleBattlefield 4 won’t get AMD-powered frame rate boost until later in January
The company known affectionately as Advanced Micro Delays has just confirmed something we already knew: the intriguing Mantle update for Battlefield 4, which promises a “significant” frame rate bonus...
View ArticleMagellan’s Echo smartwatch now tracks your golf and skiing adventures
Magellan reckons that many smartwatch buyers are fitness mavens, and it’s catering to that health-minded audience today with a big upgrade to its Echo Smart Sports Watch. The iOS-compatible wristwear...
View ArticleDroplr’s rapid file sharing service goes pay-only
Droplr makes it easy to share files with friends, but that simplicity doesn’t come cheap, it seems. The company has revealed that it will discontinue its longstanding free tier next week; after that,...
View ArticleHow to Be a Social Butterfly
A social butterfly can flit into any room, be comfortable, make friends, and fly away to the next gathering and repeat the process all over again. How great would that be? You mean how great will it...
View ArticleAcer announces new 7 and 7.9-inch Iconia tablets for $130 and up
Acer is known to refresh its Android tablet line-up at CES, and this year is no different. Ahead of the madness, the company has just announced new 7.9-inch and 7-inch models: the Iconia A1-830 and...
View ArticleLG’s bringing Ultra HD OLED TVs in more sizes to CES, ramping up production
Last year LG and Samsung did battle with their first few commercially released OLED HDTVs, and now at CES 2014 we’re moving on to round two. The curved 77-inch Ultra HD OLED shown as a concept late...
View ArticleAcer’s latest all-in-one doubles as a 27-inch touch monitor and Android PC
Perhaps the best way to regard Acer’s growing range of Android “all-in-ones” is not as PC replacements, or even as giant tablets, but rather as touch-sensitive monitors that have the added benefit of...
View ArticleWii Fit U hits retail January 10th, still won’t work unless you use it
Come January 10th, Nintendo’s tardy Wii Fit U will hit store shelves at a handful of price points and configurations — all with the intent of making both you and your wallet lighter. If you missed out...
View ArticleSuper Bowl XXVIII will be streamed for free on Fox Sports website and app
The past Super Bowl live streams have been wildly successful, so it’s no surprise that fans will again be able to watch each touchdown online for the third year in a row. Fox Sports, the channel in...
View ArticleDreamWorks to launch Android ‘DreamTab’ with original content this spring
DreamWorks certainly knows what kids want to watch, and Android tablet maker Fuhu knows a thing or two about children’s tablets — having produced the Nabi 2 Disney edition model, for instance. It...
View Article5 Terrible Cellular Carrier Practices That Are Changing
We’ve written about all the different ways cellular carriers are gouging you, from long, expensive contracts to $22,000 bills for roaming data. Believe it or not, some of these terrible practices are...
View ArticleTobii and SteelSeries team up to launch eye-tracking game controller
After spending the better part of a year fine-tuning its technology for Windows 8 machines, eye-tracking specialist Tobii is looking to conquer new market: gaming. With CES just days away, the Swedish...
View ArticleFord to offer free SYNC AppLink upgrade to current owners this year
Ford certainly isn’t waiting until hoards of tech journos land in the Nevada desert to start breaking its CES news. The auto maker will offer SYNC AppLink as a free upgrade this year to owners of 2010...
View ArticleBasis intros ‘Carbon Steel Edition’ fitness band with improved design; old...
By all accounts, the Basis B1 is one of the smartest fitness trackers on the market: It monitors sweat output, heat dissipation, blood flow and heart rate. And, as of a recent update, it can...
View ArticleHow to Carve a Chicken
Carving a roast chicken may be a daunting task, but very worth the effort. Don’t get scared away from having a delicious meal because you don’t know how to carve a chicken–that’s what wikiHow is here...
View ArticleBBM beta for Android gets Channels and voice chat
Android users who’ve enjoyed their first taste of BBM will want to visit the BlackBerry Beta Zone today. BlackBerry has just released a private beta of the messaging client that introduces promised...
View ArticleAT&T will give you up to $450 to leave T-Mobile
AT&T is clearly worried that T-Mobile’s recent success may be coming at its own expense — it just launched a promotion that gives T-Mobile customers up to $450 to switch to Big Blue. The deal...
View ArticleSinister gamepad hopes to replace PC gamers’ keyboards, leaves the mouse...
Putting aside arguments over platform exclusives, graphical output and the convenience of gaming from the couch, one element separates console and PC gamers more than any other: control. Those parked...
View ArticleAcer announces new 7 and 7.9-inch Iconia tablets for $130 and up (updated)
Acer is known to refresh its Android tablet line-up at CES, and this year is no different. Ahead of the madness, the company has just announced new 7.9-inch and 7-inch models: the Iconia A1-830 and...
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