2011's hidden cinematic gems

Every year there are movies that slip through the cracks -- say, the documentary that appears only briefly at a festival or the art film that quickly flashes across the marquee before it's pushed off by the latest Michael Bay monster. So, here's a little holiday break homework for you while you bask in the seasonal glow: a list of little gems from the past year that are too good to...

The LHC Has Discovered Its First New Particle

Though researchers think the Higgs boson is running out of places to hide, the LHC has yet to provide conclusive proof of its existence. But the ATLAS experiment at the LHC--one of the two main experiments taking precise measurements of particle collisions--has found what is thought to be the first observation of a new particle at the world’s largest science experiment. Known as cb(3P)--or...

A Familiar Face in Uncharted: Golden Abyss

If the 97 stories haven't tipped you off, IGN has the PlayStation Vita. We've been using the thing nonstop, and at the top of our playlist is Uncharted: Golden Abyss. I've already written impressions about my first few hours with Nathan Drake's latest adventure, but as the chapters roll by, the juicy information keeps coming. If you were like me, you probably wondered if Golden Abyss...

Best Strategy Games for iPad

In case you do not know, there are some really good strategy games for the iPad. Here is my top 10 best strategy games for iPad. 1. The Merry Manor HD – Build your own merry manor with your own farm, grow fruits and vegetables and the most important part, go through all sorts of fun adventures! Your neighbours are Operator, a business cat, Oops Bunny, the owner of a local joint The...

BenQ launches E2200HD in India

BenQ corp has launched the first 22 inch or so to say 21.5 inch 1080p Full HD LCD monitor. The monitor is equipped with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution with 300 cd/m2 brightness. It comes with VGA and HDMI inputs with a headphone jack.The LCD has a 16:9 aspect ratio and has a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. The E2200HD comes with integrated speakers and can render content from STBs, camcorders...

Paul McCartney has new album for Valentine's Day

Paul McCartney has collaborated with Diana Krall, Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder on an album of standards to be released in time for Valentine's Day. McCartney announced the project Monday, as he released the first of two original songs on the album to fans on his website. There are only two new songs on the album – My Valentine and Only Our Hearts. But love is clearly in the air...

Touchless smartphones and TVs could be on sale in 2012

So you've lost your TV remote control. Again. Not to worry, says a tiny Israeli start-up company called XTR3D - soon you'll be able to flick through channels and adjust the volume using only... your hand. You'll just have to turn your palm towards the screen, and zap away without ever getting off the couch. And no need for under-the-skin electronics or fancy microchips....

For the First Time, Predator Drones Participate in Civilian Arrests on U.S. Soil

A Customs and Border Protection Predator B (or MQ-9 Reaper) A somewhat strange story emerged yesterday involving an extremist antigovernment group, a North Dakota sheriff’s office, and six missing cows, but there’s a much larger story behind this brief legal tangle between local law enforcement and the Brossart family of Nelson Country. When Alex, Thomas and Jacob Brossart...

Intel and LG deal brings WiDi streaming to HDTVs without the dongle

.at15t_email { background-position: 0px -4120px; } Intel's Wireless Display tech has promised to pull together properly equipped laptops and nearby HDTV screens since its debut last year, but until now always required an extra add-on for the TV side of the equation. That will change next year, thanks to an agreement by the chipmaker with LG promising its Cinema 3D Smart TV line...

WordPress Plugin Releases for 12/13

New pluginsAdmin Bar Backend Search provides various search forms in the Dashboard.WP-ImageZoom enables you to view details of large images.Updated pluginsFast Secure Contact Form lets your visitors send you a quick e-mail message and blocks all common spammer tactics. Additionally, the plugin has a multi-form feature, optional extra fields, and an option to redirect visitors to any...

Method predicts size of fracking earthquakes

Small earthquakes are a recognized risk of hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking', a procedure in which companies unlock energy reserves by pumping millions of litres of water underground to fracture shale rock and release the natural gas trapped inside. Researchers now say that they can calculate the highest magnitude earthquake that such an operation could induce — though it won't determine...

Samsung Galaxy Note vs. Dell Streak 5... fight!

Sure, some may have had a good ole laugh at the Streak 5, arriving with enough display real estate to border on tablet territory -- in fact that's what Dell sold it as. Fast forward a year, and it looks like that weighty slab of phone -- or tiny tablet, depending on your interpretation --was simply ahead of its time. Most phone manufacturers are now skating around the five-inch mark,...

Samsung introduce Galaxy S2 LTE White HD Super-Amoled

This website is one of the leading portals for information on future Organic Light Emitting Diode display and lighting technology.Since 2004, the platform has provided information on new products, technologies and trends. Samsung has launched the Galaxy S2 in white HD onwhich the color of ceramic white is applied to the front and back side, delivering clean, simple and elegant looks...

O2 launches London 4G high-speed broadband trial

Telefonica-owned mobile network O2 is switching on the UK’s first commercial 4G mobile network in London today, with users able to experience speeds of up to 100Mbps. Twenty five 4G sites will blanket-cover London, from Hyde Park to Greenwich, to the financial capital of Canary Wharf, as well as the political heart of Westminster, Kings Cross and the South Bank areas of the city. While...

Pat Cummins: Teenager in contention for must-win Test

Australia are considering a baptism of fire for 18-year-old fast bowler Pat Cummins in the second Test against South Africa, starting on Thursday in Johannesburg.Cummins, who can bowl at over 90mph and has already made five limited-overs appearances for Australia, will become his country's second youngest Test cricketer after Ian Craig if he is selected in a match the tourists must win to...

These May Be The Droids Farmers Are Looking For

When it comes to farm robots, fruit gets all the attention. But it looks like trees and shrubs could win the prize for first significant agricultural market for small mobile robots. Massachusetts startup Harvest Automation is beta testing a small mobile robot that it’s pitching to nurseries as the solution to their most pressing problem: a volatile labor market. The multi-billion-dollar...

Mobile Apps to Keep Your Mind on Your Money

Managing personal finances once involved lots of paper. Then computer programs came along that helped simplify the process. Now a multitude of mobile apps are available to help people attend to money matters on the go. "It's very convenient to have it in your pocket on your phone," Garth Scrivner, senior investment counselor with StanCorp Investment Advisers, told TechNewsWorld. "It's...

Droid RAZR vs Galaxy S2 – Motorola exceeds expectations on every front

The Samsung Galaxy S2 was released just a few months ago and has instantly become the flagship Android smartphone, even though its main competitor, the HTC Sensation had almost the same specs and a better build quality. But time doesn’t stay in one place, and we already have several potential competitors ready to take the flag from the S2. One is the Galaxy Nexus, of course – a phone...

Oracle Wrangles Cloud Customer Service Outfit RightNow

Oracle has agreed to acquire RightNow Technologies for roughly $1.5 billion, or $43 per share — which would see the IT giant pay a 20 percent premium over RightNow’s closing price on Friday. The Bozeman, Montana-based RightNow offers an online service for powering instant messaging, social networks, and other communication tools among call centers, sales staff, and consumer-facing websites. While...

How E-Books Are Coming Full Circle, Thanks to Tablets

As tablet sales, led primarily by Apple's (AAPL) iPad, gain momentum, it seems everyone wants in on the market. Not only are traditional computing and smartphone companies launching or announcing new slates, but makers of e-readers look ready to do the same. The Barnes & Noble (BKS) Nook Color, built to run on Google's (GOOG) Android platform, will reportedly gain an app store next month,...

Beats by Dre to open UK store following headphone success

Beats by Dre UK Store to follow the company's first retail outlet in New York with the high-end headphones firm to touch down on British soil with a shop in London's Shoreditch area Chart-topping luxury headphones brand Beats by Dre is planning to launch a UK store for avid fans of the cans that have become as iconic as the Apple white ear buds, T3 can reveal. Speaking at the launch of...

The World's Most Failsafe Wireless Bicycle Brake Could Seed a Variety of Super-Safe Technologies

As the world goes increasingly wireless, we’ve learned to tolerate a certain degree of failure in our wireless systems--like when your computer just won’t sync up with the wireless internet at the cafe, or when our phones drop a call. But what about situations when wireless systems simply cannot fail? A failure rate of zero is tough to achieve in any system, but computer scientists at Saarland...

'iPad Mini' to take on Kindle Fire?

An industry source who speaks with the Asia-based tablet supply chain told CNET that chatter is picking up for a 7-inch Apple tablet. Maybe not coincidentally, that's the same size of Amazon's $199 tablet that's will ship on November 15. Other reports, however, say that "Mini" doesn't necessarily refer to the size but simply the lower price point, possibly the mid-$200 range. The late...