Daily Archives: June 30, 2012

Japanese robot trolls humans at rock-paper-scissors, sadly wasn’t named the UMADBRO 9000 (video)

Japanese robot trolls humans at rock-paper-scissors, sadly wasn’t named the UMADBRO 9000 (video)

Japan got itself in the good graces of many a Futurama fan after creating Bender’s ancestor. Then again, another Japanese robotic creation — one that specializes in rock, paper, scissors — may actually have more in common with the morally questionable, beer-guzzling bot. That’s because this sneaky little future overlord wins 100 percent of its … Continued

BT unites Openzone and Fon as a single WiFi hotspot service for the UK

BT unites Openzone and Fon as a single WiFi hotspot service for the UK

Just when you were finally beginning to understand the difference between Openzone and Fon, British operator BT has decided to merge them into a single hotspot service called BT Wi-fi — creating what it claims is the “world’s largest wi-fi community.” The service comes free and unlimited with home and business broadband connections so there’s … Continued

How Social Media Is Helping Colorado Wildfire Relief

How Social Media Is Helping Colorado Wildfire Relief

In a crisis, social media is ideal for spreading information fast — and helping disaster relief organizations get up-to-the-minute information about the situation on the ground. This week’s wildfires in Colorado are no exception. Grassroots campaigns, alongside major relief organizations, have analyzed social media data to help people in the fires’ way. Two Colorado Springs, … Continued

HP plans to hold off on building ARM-based Windows tablets, focus on x86 instead

HP plans to hold off on building ARM-based Windows tablets, focus on x86 instead

Whether it’s put off by Microsoft’s own push into tablets with Surface or just taking a wait-and-see approach, HP has now confirmed that it won’t be among those offering ARM-based Windows 8 (or RT) hardware when the OS makes its long-awaited debut later this year. That possibility was first reported by SemiAccurate earlier today and … Continued

5 Ways Social Media Is Affecting Local Communities

5 Ways Social Media Is Affecting Local Communities

In light of Mashable‘s Social Media Day mission to celebrate the digital revolution, we asked you how social media impacts your local community. From disaster-affected regions using Twitter for community safety to local charities rallying donations from Facebook users, we received some inspired answers about the role of social media in your hometowns. Here are … Continued

Maingear Pulse 11 review: a small and surprisingly powerful gaming laptop

Maingear Pulse 11 review: a small and surprisingly powerful gaming laptop

More Info Alienware’s M11x is no more, bigger is apparently better Maingear’s Pulse 11-inch gaming laptop has designs on M11x mourners Origin PC joins the 11-inch, rebadged gaming laptop party, outs the EON 11-S Gaming laptops are strange beasts. While they may have been lugged all the way to the LAN party, they aren’t too … Continued