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New report slams Xbox One and PS4 power consumption: Inefficiencies still abound
A new report from the National Resources Defense Council breaks down console power consumption across the new generation — and slams the Xbox One for its high usage in stand-by and while watching television.
The Surface Pro 3 will replace your laptop. With a stylus? Really?
Watching the Surface Pro 3 event yesterday, I wryly smiled as Panos Panay finally revealed Microsoft’s vision for the future of mobile computing: The damn stylus. Snap-in keyboards, friction hinges, and high-resolution displays are still there, of course, but it … Continue reading
Here come the rice-grain-sized brain implants: Stanford discovers way of beaming power to microimplants deep inside your body
Stanford electrical engineer and biological implant mastermind, Ada Poon, has discovered a way of wirelessly transmitting power to tiny, rice-grain-sized implants that are deep within the human body. This could well be the breakthrough that finally allows for the creation … Continue reading
Robohand’s cheap 3D-printed leg is set to revolutionize prosthetics
To lower costs and widen availability of prosthetic limbs, a team of people from around the globe have teamed up to create 3D-printable prosthetics under the name “Robohand.” While the initial focus was on hands and fingers, the team has … Continue reading
Chinese government bans Windows 8 due to Microsoft’s retirement of Windows XP
China is claiming to be so worried about future software support from Microsoft that it is banning the use of Windows 8 on government PCs.
Scientists work out how create matter from light, to finally prove Einstein’s E=mc2
Physicists in England claim they have discovered how to create matter from light, by smashing together individual massless protons — a feat that was first theorized back in 1934, and has been considered practically impossible until now. If this new … Continue reading
Microsoft introduces the Surface Pro 3: A monster 12-inch tablet that ‘replaces the laptop’
At 11am Eastern Time (4pm UK time), Microsoft will hold a special Surface event in New York City. Microsoft has been uncustomarily secretive about the event, offering no guidance or embargoed materials to journalists. The only clue we have is … Continue reading
Microsoft introduces the Surface Pro 3 (updated live blog)
At 11am Eastern Time (4pm UK time), Microsoft will hold a special Surface event in New York City. Microsoft has been uncustomarily secretive about the event, offering no guidance or embargoed materials to journalists. The only clue we have is … Continue reading
Lamarck’s revenge: The epigenetics revolution may redeem one of Darwin’s oldest rivals
Epigenetics is one of the fastest growing areas in science today, but it’s still under attack as the ghost of a long-discredited evolutionary theory.
Microsoft’s Surface Mini event: Watch the live video stream here (updated live blog)
At 11am Eastern Time (4pm UK time), Microsoft will hold a special Surface event in New York City. Microsoft has been uncustomarily secretive about the event, offering no guidance or embargoed materials to journalists. The only clue we have is … Continue reading
