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The technology behind Google’s new underwater Street View

Mapping and photographing streets is tough enough, but Google's Street View team has partnered with Underwater Earth to create immersive images of some of the world's most important and threatened coral reefs -- creating some cool camera technology in the process.

NEC Intros First Smartphone with Liquid Cooling

This phone is headed to Japan, but its innovative design could cause ODMs to rethink their smartphone layouts.

Samsung Link to replace AllShare Play multimedia-sharing app

Samsung's AllShare Play application, which allows file sharing among the company's mobile devices, has been renamed Link, and it has a new user interface and search features. The Link app will replace the existing AllShare Play app on Samsung smartphones and tablets. Show More Summary

FBI urges banks to share data, tactics to fight cyberattacks

The FBI has reportedly briefed bank executives on a wave of cyberattacks that have lashed the industry since last summer as part of a new policy designed to foster cooperation between the state and private sectors. According to comments...Show More Summary

Intel Launches "Beacon Mountain" Android Dev Environment

Intel's new "Beacon Mountain" ADE supports Intel Atom- and ARM-based devices running Android 4.2 and up.

EVGA Teases Its ACX Graphics Card Cooler with Trailer

EVGA has teased its dual-fan "Active Cooling Xtreme" (ACX) graphics card cooler.

NEC Launches the EA234WMi 23-inch IPS Monitor

The NEC MultiSync EA234WMi features a 23-inch AH-IPS display with full HD resolution, LED backlighting, and the "highest levels of environmental certifications."

At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight

21 hours agoTechnology / Hardware : Geek Tech

Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O conference this week. Google brands I/O as a conference for developers, and this year, with...Show More Summary

Yahoo calls press conference amid Tumblr acquisition rumors

22 hours agoTechnology / Hardware : Geek Tech

Yahoo has called a mystery press event in New York City on Monday afternoon, hot on the heels of rumors that it plans to buy Tumblr for US$1 billion. "Join us as we share something special," says the invite, sent to members of the press Friday afternoon. Show More Summary

Report: White Nexus 4 Coming June 10

Has Google got a white Nexus 4 planned for a June launch?

ET deals: $549 for Dell Inspiron 14z Core i5 ultrabook

At first glance, some of us more tech savvy folk might be quick to dismiss the common ultrabook. It’s a slim piece of aluminum with a low voltage processor and SSD cache, what’s the big deal? The big deal is that an ultrabook offers a good all-around computing experience, and with today’s deal it can…

MIT takes battery-powered robot cheetah for a gallop

Biomimetic big cat needs no power cord, just a walker Video  Fast, agile robots for reconnaissance and rescue have been under development for half a decade or more, but they all have needed to be tethered to a power cable. Now MIT thinks it has cut the leash with a battery powered "cheetah" capable of outrunning a human.…

Mozilla drags its feet on blocking cookies from unvisited websites

Mozilla has been courting controversy with its move toward blocking some third-party cookies by default in Firefox. While preventing unvisited websites from setting cookies is undoubtedly good for consumers, advertisers are none too happy about it. Sadly, Mozilla is now delaying this feature thanks to the complaints it has received from "concerned site owners."

Bluetooth SIG Says Android 4.3 Arrives In "Coming Months"

The next version will arrive in "the coming months" and sport support for Bluetooth Smart Ready tech.

The Nexus Experience Galaxy S 4 - What We Know

Just two days ago, Google announced a variant of the Galaxy S 4 packing the "Nexus user experience." Although not an I/O giveaway, Google chose I/O to announce the new variant. I've spent a lot of time at I/O tracking down what information...Show More Summary

Google I/O 2013 in pictures: Glass, sensor motes, robot mixologists, and more

Only a relatively few get to experience Google I/O in person. For those who didn't get to, or those who did and want to relive the highlights, here are some of our favorite images from the conference.

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