Corning touts 1 billion Gorilla Glass devices: that’s a lot of face-saving surfaces
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 24th 2012 2:50PM You could argue that toughened glass is the cornerstone of the modern mobile industry: without the knowledge that our touchscreen phones and tablets could survive the everyday risks of scratches and minor drops, many of us would be terrified of leaving home with a glass-covered mobile device in our hands. Corning now has evidence to prove just how important that silicate can be. In addition to...
Businesses must evaluate Windows 8 now, experts say
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Platypus airboats have a Nexus S for a brain, we go eyes-on (video)
By Brian Heater posted Oct 24th 2012 3:11PM Here’s another extremely cool offshoot of the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute. Platypus LLC build autonomous robotic airboats that can be deployed for a wide range of usages including environmental data and monitoring hard-to-reach spots after natural disasters like flooding. The hull of the boat looks a good deal like a boogie board, built from polyurethane. On top, you’ll...
Apple Introduces All-New iMac
Creating the stunningly thin design of the new iMac took some equally stunning feats of technological innovation. We refined, re-imagined, or re-engineered everything about it from the inside out. The result is an elegant all-in-one computer that’s as much a work of art as it is state of the art. Learn more How did we make an already gorgeous widescreen display even better? By making it 75 percent less reflective. And by...
Alcatel One Touch Shockwave reaches US Cellular, takes your bumps and scrapes for $50
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 24th 2012 3:41PM Those of us picking budget smartphones in the US seldom have the choice of a toughened smartphone, and it’s even more of a challenge when we’re not signed on to one of the top four carriers. US Cellular is offering the cost-conscious a (hardened) olive branch by shipping the Alcatel One Touch Shockwave. Skip past the creaky Android 2.3, 800MHz processor, 3.2-megapixel camera and...
