2011 Academy Award (Oscar) nominations announced
Nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards have been announced and The King's Speech, True Grit, Inception, and The Social Network lead the pack.
Verizon posts low revenue leading into iPhone launch
Verizon has revealed its financials for the last three months. The carrier added almost 1 million new subscribers, but revenue fell a bit more than Wall Street would have liked.
iPhone 5 gets ‘media stream’ social networking and new suppliers
The iPhone 5 is on the horizon. We learn about new component suppliers for the device and some new features including media streaming and GPS location updates.
Motorola Xoom to launch Feb. 17, cost $699-$799
Employees from Verizon and Best Buy have leaked a February 17 release date and $699-$799 price point for the Motorola Xoom tablet.
Concept ‘Line Phones’ combine to form a super tablet
This Chinese concept phone, named the Line Phone, has touchable sides and can combine with other phones to form a large, tablet-like screen.
HTC profits rise 160 percent, multiple handset photos leaked
HTC announced today that its 2010 sales more than doubled from last year and PocketNow got a hold of several leaked photos of new HTC handsets to be unveiled soon.
U.S. Navy’s giant laser beam program achieves ‘milestone’
Today, the Office of Naval Research announced that its giant superlaser is nine months ahead of schedule after a huge breakthrough made during prototype tests in December.
Finally, ceiling lights worth buying
Ontwerpduo has designed a set of ceiling lights that practically feels alive. Called Light Forest, it reminds us of our youth.
Dragontrail hopes to dethrone Gorilla as strongest glass
Corning's Gorilla glass just got its first real competitor. Today, Asahi unveiled its new Dragonrtail glass, which it claims is six times stronger than conventional soda lime glass.
This variety of amoeba is the world’s smallest farmer
Scientists have discovered that a species of single-celled slime mold they once thought only hunted bacteria, can also farm it under the right circumstances, making them the world's smallest farmers.
Hefner misleads: uncensored Playboy not coming to the iPad App Store
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner may have gotten confused. Forbes uncovers that Playboy isn't coming to the iPad App Store uncensored.
Indecisive? This Kraft kiosk scans your face and tells you what to eat
Kraft and Intel have finally made real the Minority Report dream of walking by a kiosk that automatically scans your face and tells you to buy more Kraft Boca Burgers.
New road platooning tech lets you read the paper while you cruise along the highway
Volvo has successfully tested a new technology that lets you join a train-like platoon of cars on the highway and let your car auto-follow the group.
Microsoft gets friendly, releases OneNote Office app for iPhone
Microsoft has released an iPhone version of its OneNote application, putting users ahead of its OS war games with Apple.
Apple allows porn, Playboy coming to iPad
In an odd reversal of its attitude toward porn, Apple will allow Playboy magazine to be published, uncensored, on the iPad.
Apple’s Tim Cook slams Android, Windows tablets
On his first earnings call since taking over for Steve Jobs during his medical leave, Apple COO Tim Cook did not hesitate to lay out a verbal smackdown on the many iPad competitors that emerged from CES.
Caffeine and painkillers cure a hangover, say scientists
Scientists have verified that the best way to get rid of a hangover is the simplest: caffeine and painkillers.
Verizon Droid Bionic vs. iPhone 4 vs. HTC Thunderbolt
A great infographic from Skattertech compares three big upcoming Verizon phones: the Droid Bionic, iPhone 4, and HTC Thunderbolt.