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Provided by: gizmodo.com15612012-05-16 01:20:00technology / gizmodo.com /: If you heard an ominous sound coming from your car's engine, what would you do? Most people probably wouldn't continue to gun the engine, trying different gears until the problem went away. But if you were the crew of the guided missile-equipped USS Georgia and you heard some clunking coming from the submarine's engine, that's exactly what you would do. A newly uncovered Navy report reveals that when a single loose bolt rolled into the USS Georgia's propulsion shaft, its crew kept the engine running for two days while trying to figure out why it wasn't working. Of course, brass wasn't happy: More »

Provided by: gizmodo.com15622012-05-16 01:40:00technology / gizmodo.com /: Tens of thousands of years ago, humans prevailed over a Neanderthals. A new study suggests that man's best friend might have helped us win the battle. More »

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Contagion Writer Penning Rise of the Planet of the Apes Sequel Top News 10 Classic Video Games We Wish We Could Play Right Now The Finest Diablo 3 Cosplay You'll Ever See Diablo 3 AoE Wizard Damage Build 50 Funniest Mario Memes you Will Ever SeeHeat Vision is reporting that Twentieth Century Fox has hired Contagion writer Scott Z. Burns to pen the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes , which earned $481.8 million worldwide last year on a budget of $93 million. The site says the follow-up "is taking the story to the next level, with the apes on the path to emerge as societyEngadget

It was only last week that we learned of the varied battery life of ASUS' phone that would be a tablet that would be a laptop. Now, a further trickle of its performance might has passed our way, giving us insight into the real-world chops of its dual-core S4 processor and companion Adreno 225 GPU. The tests, carried out by the fine folks over at Netbooknews, highlight the device's strengths across a swath of the usual benchmarks, putting it just below AT&T's One X variant in Quadrant with a score of 5,057 and Sunspider at 1,917ms. The company's hybrid did, however, manage to eke out a victory against its similarly CPU-equipped smartphone rival in Vellamo, as well as NenaMark 1 and 2, coming in at 2,554 and 60.4fps / 60.5fps, respectively. We'll have our own comprehensive review of the PadFone ready for your eyes in the days to come, but for now, sate your appetites with these various nuggets.

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Provided by: thinkgeek.com15642012-05-15 22:04:45technology / thinkgeek.com /: Your iPhone finds your missing stuff. Your stuff finds your missing iPhone. The BiKN iPhone case syncs with two thumb-sized tags, which you can attach to the things you lose most frequently. Launch the free app and you can track the tags from your phone or use the tags to find your lost phone, even if it's off or dead. $129.99

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ASUS PadFone gets benchmarked: a mere teaser of what's to come

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Def Jam Rapstar studio 4mm Games "on hold" Gizmodo Gizmodo How a Single Bolt Sidelined a Submarine for Three Months [Submarines]

The future of Def Jam Rapstar developer 4mm Games is effectively "on hold" due to deep financial troubles, its founder has revealed.

4mm Games is currently out of funds to work on new projects and faces an impending $8 million (almost Gizmodo, the gadget guide. So much in love with shiny new toys, it's unnatural.

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If you heard an ominous sound coming from your car's engine, what would you do? Most people probably wouldn't continue to gun the engine, trying different gears until the problem went away. But if you were the crew of the guided missile-equipped USS Georgia and you heard some clunking coming from the submarine's engine, that's exactly what you would do. A newly uncovered Navy report reveals that when a single loose bolt rolled into the USS Georgia's propulsion shaft, its crew kept the engine running for two days while trying to figure out why it wasn't working. Of course, brass wasn't happy: More »

Provided by: crunchgear.com15681970-01-01 00:00:00technology / crunchgear.com /: 04qxVNDao4c Tex Murphy: Project Fedora (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/251414413/tex-murphy-project-fedora) has begun its Kickstarter drive. So far they've made $108,000 of their $450,000 goal. ---Quote--- Startup and Technology News Ogmento is a gaming company dedicated to the creation of high-quality augmented reality games. Although AR games aren't that rare - the 3DS does a few quite well and there are a number available on mobile phones - Ogmento is focusing on higher-end experiences. The demo above shows how they're able to track targets in real time and, with a few button presses, have a tank fire into a crowd of luminaries including Will Wright and Bruce Sterling. The company currently sells an AR game called NBA: King of the Court. The tank game, above, is a prototype.

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NVIDIA GeForce GRID Cloud Gaming Acceleration

Vigile writes "NVIDIA today announced a new technology partnership with Gaikai, an on-demand gaming company that competes with OnLive, to bring GeForce GRID to the cloud gaming ecosystem. GRID aims to increase both the visual quality and user experience of cloud gaming by decreasing latencies involved in the process — the biggest hindrance to acceptance for consumers. NVIDIA claims to have decreased the time for game stream capture and decode by a factor of three by handling the process completely on the GPU, while also decreasing the 'game time' with the power of the Kepler GPU. NVIDIA hopes to help both gamers and cloud streaming companies by offering 4x the density currently available and at just 75 watts per game stream. The question remains — will mainstream users adopt the on-demand games market as they have the on-demand video market?"

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Provided by: crunchgear.com15701970-01-01 00:00:00technology / crunchgear.com /: Heat Vision is reporting that Twentieth Century Fox has hired Contagion writer Scott Z. Burns to pen the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes , which earned $481.8 million worldwide last year on a budget of $93 million. The site says the follow-up "is taking the story to the next level, with the apes on the path to emerge as societyStartup and Technology News Ogmento is a gaming company dedicated to the creation of high-quality augmented reality games. Although AR games aren't that rare - the 3DS does a few quite well and there are a number available on mobile phones - Ogmento is focusing on higher-end experiences. The demo above shows how they're able to track targets in real time and, with a few button presses, have a tank fire into a crowd of luminaries including Will Wright and Bruce Sterling. The company currently sells an AR game called NBA: King of the Court. The tank game, above, is a prototype.

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HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE delayed at customs due to ITC exclusion order

We just received a statement from HTC indicating that the One X for AT&T and the EVO 4G LTE for Sprint have been delayed at customs due to an ITC exclusion order that was handed down last December. That order was set to go into effect on April 19th, and it looks like HTC's two new stateside superphones are the first to feel Apple's wrath. HTC's take on the matter:

The US availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC exclusion order. We believe we are in compliance with the ruling and HTC is working closely with Customs to secure approval. The HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE have been received enthusiastically by customers and we appreciate their patience as we work to get these products into their hands as soon as possible.

We've reached out to HTC for clarification on the delay and to find out if this will affect the upcoming launch of the EVO 4G LTE on May 18th.

HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE delayed at customs due to ITC exclusion order originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 May 2012 20:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony applies for wireless power patent, wants to daisy-chain your energy

As much as we're familiar with wireless power, we know developing a truly contact-free form of charging has a whole raft of extra challenges, such as getting into the sweet spot for power delivery and the potential traffic jam caused by throwing another device into the mix. Sony thinks it has these problems licked through a newly-published patent application. Its method uses location-finding to steer users until they're close enough for the wireless power source to reliably do its job. In some cases, it can use one mobile device to relay power to another, keeping everything fed even if the main power hub is tied up. Multiple power sources next to each other can go so far as to decide which of them should be the one to send power. The patent isn't a certain sign that your VAIO or Xperia is about to cut the cord altogether -- Sony first submitted this vision of the future in 2009. Even so, it gives us hope that our gadgets will one day start charging themselves instead of making us hunt down a wire or charging plate.

Sony applies for wireless power patent, wants to daisy-chain your energy originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 May 2012 21:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: arstechnica.com15732012-05-16 00:55:03technology / arstechnica.com /: The mouth of this segmented invertebrate has been a puzzle for many researchers.

Provided by: gizmodo.com15742012-05-16 01:00:00technology / gizmodo.com /: Everything about this clip is wonderful. As we mourn the loss of Adam "MCA" Yauch, Portland dad James Winters gathered his kids and his nephew to pay tribute to the late Beastie Boy with this recreation of the music video for "Sabotage." More »

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