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5,100 MacBook Replacement Batteries Recalled By Best Buy Because Of Fire Risk
Word on the street has it that Best Buy has issued a recall for up to 5,100 units of MacBooks, especially after a recent spate of reports that some MacBook replacement batteries have caught fire.
Scientists propose using gravity microlensing to keep Kepler in the hunt
Last month, NASA declared its Kepler mission to hunt exoplanets at an end when one of the space telescope's reaction wheels failed.
Microphone system maps rooms with a snap of the fingers
Creating a 3D map of a room could someday be as simple as randomly placing four microphones within the space, then snapping your fingers.
Google Receives Request For Glass Privacy Details From 6 Countries
This basic privacy question popped up in almost everyone's mind when Google first unveiled Glass, its much hyped wearable gadget , how exactly will our privacy be affected considering that a Glass user can easily snap or record anyone without even hinting at it.
Vodafone's Power Shorts Uses Kinetic Energy To Charge Your Smartphone
AT&T partnered up with Goal Zero to launch a number of solar-powered street charge stations all over New York City, but if you wore a pair of Power Shorts, you'll never have to worry about charging your phone again.
Huawei unveils world's slimmest smartphone - again
With all the different makes and models of smartphones available, manufacturers are always looking for something to make their handsets stand out.
Herschel farewelled with shot into solar orbit
On Monday at 12:25 GMT, the European Space Agency executed final shutdown on the Herschel space telescope after shooting it into solar orbit.
PS3 users report 4.45 update locks up systems, may be tied to large HDDs
Planning on turning on your PS3 for some The Last of Us action tonight? According to a thread on the PlayStation Support forums, if you're prompted to install the latest firmware update version 4.45 then you may want to hold off for now.
Oculus remains focused on PC first for Rift, using new capital to scale up staff
The Oculus Rift company is barely one year old, but it's already off to a strong start.
SolSource uses the heat of the sun to cook your food
We've already seen the Solar Kettle , which uses heat from the sun to boil water.
LG Optimus G Pro Sells One Million Units In South Korea
The LG Optimus G Pro was made available in the U.S just last month . But prior to its release on AT&T, it was made available in South Korea where LG is announcing its latest phablet has now topped one million units of the device.
Mysterious Nokia Lumia Device Spotted During Presentation
We've been hearing the rumors that Nokia could be prepping a phablet of sorts, presumably to go up against the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Note series of phablets and other devices from other manufacturers.
Google Chromebooks To Arrive In The Likes Of Walmart And Staples
The Google Chromebook might not be the easiest device to locate in the market at the moment, but things might change in the future eventually.
Is this the world's smallest RC helicopter toy?
Namco Bandai subsidiary CCP toys has launched its Nano-Falcon remote-controlled helicopter toy, which it claims is the world's smallest.
Connected smart gadgets follow our every move
File- In this Tuesday, March 30, 2010, file photo, two ceiling-mounted video surveillance cameras are seen as a man awaits the arrival of a No.
Samsung Expected To Launch Smartphone Anti-Theft "Kill Switch" In July
Last month we reported that New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had sent a letter to Apple, Google, Samsung and Motorola asking them about their work on making their devices more secure against thieves.
Olympic cauldron designer hatches London garden bridge scheme
London could be the venue for a "garden bridge" in the mode of New York's High Line, if designer Thomas Heatherwick has his way.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Releasing On iOS June 20
XCOM: Enemy Unknown was expected to be launched onto iOS some time this summer, and it looks like the game will be made available exactly one day to summer's official start as the game will be made available starting this Thursday, June 20. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will run on a wide range of iOS devices as the iPad Mini, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPhone ... (more)
Top 10 most-wanted next-gen games for Xbox One and Playstation 4
E3 is always an exciting time for gamers, but this year's show proved particularly enticing with two new video game consoles mere months from release.
Japanese robots make a stink about bad breath, body odor
Kaori-chan, a female robot, can smell your breath and responds based on a four point scale Have you got a case of dog breath? How about smelly feet? Friends and family may not tell you, but a couple of new robots will.