LG Optimus G review: a quad-core powerhouse with Nexus aspirations
By Myriam Joire posted Oct 19th 2012 10:20AM More Info LG Optimus G: hands-on with Korea’s latest powerhouse LG Optimus G for AT&T hands-on LG Optimus G for Sprint hands-on You’ve heard it before: the more things change the more they stay the same. It wasn’t that long ago that we reviewed LG’s flagship Optimus 4X HD, the world’s first quad-core HSPA+ handset. Despite representing the company’s...
MacBook Pro with Retina Display Named Editors’ Choice
By Joel Santo Domingo The Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Retina Display) is the laptop you want if you care about performance, thinness, and the screen. It’s not the vaunted “15-inch MacBook Air” that was rumored prior to 2012’s WWDC—it’s better, thanks to an up-to-date components, super-thin chassis, and impressive battery life. This “next-generation” MacBook Pro hasn’t just caught up to...
Samsung begins delivering Jelly Bean to UK-based Galaxy S III owners
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 19th 2012 10:49AM Samsung has already started on the Jelly Bean upgrade path for the Galaxy S III, but that hasn’t meant much so far unless you live in Samsung’s homeland. The update’s global relevance is expanding in grand fashion now that the company has confirmed the software is rolling out to Galaxy S III units across the UK. Variants on the smartphone for British carriers should get...
The future of higher education: reshaping universities through 3D printing
By Jason Hidalgo posted Oct 19th 2012 11:00AM Featuring four towering limestone columns and classic Flemish-bond brickwork, the century-old Mackay School of Mines Building at the University of Nevada, Reno, has long served as a bastion of Silver State history. Named after Irish immigrant and “Comstock Lode King” John Mackay, notable touches such as a cast bronze statue designed by Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum...
It Costs Just $1.36 a Year to Charge an iPad
NEW YORK (AP) — That coffee you’re drinking while gazing at your iPad? It cost more than all the electricity needed to run those games, emails, videos and news stories for a year.The annual cost to charge an iPad is just $1.36, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, a non-profit research and development group funded by electric utilities.By comparison, a 60-watt compact fluorescent bulb costs $1.61, a desktop PC...
