Google holds on to Motorola's Advanced Tech unit in Lenovo deal
Google has decided to retain the Motorola group responsible for generating IP.
Google has decided to retain the Motorola group responsible for generating IP.
It's Friday morning and you're thinking about rewarding a week's worth of hard work by escaping the fluorescent lights of the office for a lunch hour in the sun.
A French group of security researchers has obtained the email addresses of 114,000 iPad users, who signed up for AT&T's 3G wireless service, relying on a flaw in AT&T's site which allowed them to automate the process. What are the security and privacy ramifications of this leak, if any?
A security breach on AT&T's servers has exposed iPad 3G customer data including email addresses and ICC-ID of over 100,000 customers in the U.S.
With the current enthusiasm for 'real time web' in some circles, where some chose to notify the world of their every move - from geo location to their lunch choice to music currently being listened to - applications like the 'Type n Walk' iPhone application demoed above are godsend.
This distinction goes to a future autonomous version of the 700-tons Caterpillar mining truck. In a recent article, Discovery News reports that Caterpillar engineers and computer scientists from Carnegie Mellon University have teamed up to develop this autonomous truck. Japan-based Komatsu already has already delivered autonomous mining trucks to its customers, but these are smaller than the Caterpillar ones. Both companies are transforming their trucks into 'robots' for three reasons. Improvements in safety, efficiency and productivity will reduce costs and increase availability. But read more...
Last week saw over 200 researchers, advocates, implementors and practitioners of Semantic Technology descend upon the delightful Austrian capital for the second European Semantic Technology Conference (ESTC).
DARPA's robot racing challenge will pit research teams against a hazardous course--and just maybe a cactus or two. Photos: 'Stanley' revs up for robo race
An Alaska ironworker is building an 18-foot-tall manned "Mecha" to fight at the local racetrack--and for the military, if they want it. Photos: Mecha evolution
Mesh technology allows new wireless networks to be created, or existing WLANs to be extended, without needing a wired connection to each base station