24
2012
Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 now up for touchy-feely orders
If you’ve been waiting to, literally, get your hands on the submissive A720 all-in-one from Lenovo, now you can. When we got our paws on it back at CES, it’s fair to say we were intrigued. Now, the 27-inch 10-point multitouch PC is up for your buying pleasure. The bad news is, that reported $1,299 base-model price is now actually $1,849, rising to $2,099 if you want the bells and whistles (or 64GB SSD and TV tuner more specifically). You are getting some Ivy Bridge action in that mix, though. The first units won’t ship until early June, but if you’re looking for a tactile desktop, run your fingers over the source link for more info.
24
2012
Galaxy S III pre-ordered by “thousands”
Last week it was revealed that various carriers across the world has placed pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S III to the tune of 9 million units. How about actual customers? We still donât have any solid numbers, but Samsung and the Carphone Warehouse have put out a release saying that âthousandsâ have pre-ordered the phone in the UK, and that the numbers have âsurpassed expectations.â
24
2012
SpaceX Launches the Era of Private Spaceflight
Last night, SpaceX succesfully launched its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station aboard its Falcon 9 rocket. The era of spaceflight as a private enterprise has begun.
24
2012
Google’s self-driving cars will return to roots, tour California
Thanks to a new law passed in California, google‘s driverless cars might soon be stuck in its traffic with all the other hapless commuters. Although they won’t hit the highway yet, like they can in Nevada, the bipartisan bill will allow bureaucrats to craft safety and performance standards — letting the robotic rigs roll (with licensed minders) in the near future. Joining Hawaii, Florida, Arizona and Oklahoma with similar legislation, the state hopes to reduce carnage on the roads caused by human error, and is backed by google, the California Highway Patrol and various civic, auto and tech clubs. Of course, given that it was birthed in google‘s Mountain View X lab, it’s only natural that the autonomous EV should be allowed to roam free on its home turf.
23
2012
Sony Xperia U goes on sale at Three UK
We’ve been twiddling our thumbs waiting patiently for the littlest of Sony’s new-look smartphone lineup, the Xperia U, to arrive in earnest. It’s a bit of a relief then to see the android 2.3 phone go on sale at Three UK. You’ll be getting what we saw back in Barcelona, including Sony’s Timescape interface and the trick color light-up strip. We’re guessing that most will see the cheap-as-chips price as the real selling point: the Xperia U costs £170 ($269) without a plan, and it’s free as in beer on a two-year contract for £23 ($36) per month. O2, Orange and T-Mobile will expand UK carrier choices soon, but if you’re looking for a fresh entry point into android, Three can take care of you today.
23
2012
SpaceX Falcon rocket carried the dead when it launched
After multiple delays, SpaceX finally launched its Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule on top today. The rocket lifted off early this morning with no issues noted so far. The main mission for SpaceX with the launch is to demonstrate its capsule and hopefully be the first to dock a private capsule with the ISS in history. SpaceX also had something else aboard the Falcon 9 rocket when it lifted off that you may not have heard about.
23
2012
AMEX and Zynga team up for themed card, replace cash back with FarmVille rewards
Code sharing site GitHub announced a client for windows on Monday, aimed at making it easier to search for code on the platform. The move is an obvious nod to Microsoft’s dominance in computing, and done more out of necessity than anything.
23
2012
GitHub for Windows released, developers rejoice
Code sharing site GitHub announced a client for windows on Monday, aimed at making it easier to search for code on the platform. The move is an obvious nod to Microsoft’s dominance in computing, and done more out of necessity than anything.
23
2012
Samsung: ‘Lawyers didn’t design the Galaxy S III’
Samsung design VP Chang Dong-hoon has refuted accusations that the Galaxy S III was designed “by lawyers.” Responding to the reports that stated the new handset was tweaked to circumvent deliberate trade dress claims made by Cupertino in its lawsuit, he said that the redesign is part of the company’s five-year plan rather than a sudden change. He went on to say that the flagship went through hundreds of iterations before the team alighted upon the model that will shortly make its way into sweaty palms all over the world.
23
2012
