YouTube's Flash-less HTML5 video offerings keep expanding: The latest is a hybrid embedded video that'll play HTML5 or Flash video, depending what a viewer's system supports and their preference. It's still being tested, but hurray HTML5, etc. [YouTube via Cnet] More »
HP won't be double dipping when it comes to webOS and Windows Phone 7—they'll only make webOS phones. And well, it shouldn't be that surprising, Palm and webOS is their $1.2 billion baby after all. When you spend that kind of cash, uh yeah, you're going to use them. More »
If Intel has its way, boring cash registers will be replaced with these machines of the future. They're more than just sexy glass, metal and touchscreen too—they're an Intel-powered experience that recognizes you and the way you shop. More »
From its auspicious start as the brainchild of Internet giant Google, Android has matured into a well-rounded, extremely capable smartphone operating system. Here's everything you need to know to master Google's smartphone OS. More »
This is simply a brief video played 300 times slower than it should be. But it's absolutely breathtaking to watch because it lets us see the birth—and the death—of a lightning bolt. [Science Blogs via Twitter] More »
Seems there's at least one mystery HTC smartphone making the rounds today that's bucking the company line and not running the Sense UI in any way shape or form, "augmented features" be damned. More »
There's no crying in baseball. There are no cellphones, smartphones or PDAs either. [Image: Fenway Park visitor's clubhouse, via CNET] More »
So you have your beloved Android phone. You're making calls. Installing apps. All is right with the world. Well, almost everything. How to profess your love so others can see, everywhere and forever? Stencils, that's how. More »
Console emulators are nothing new, even on mobiles, but this is the first time we can bring you news of a legitimate PlayStation one for Android devices. Called PSX4Droid 1.0, it looks a little something like this: More »
The Mac Pro is currently "unavailable" both at the Apple Store and many physical retail locations around the U.S. While the news is by no means a confirmation that an update is near, the stars are certainly aligning. More »
Saitek and Mad Catz seem determined to literally recreate the flying experience with their line of flight simulator accessories, and who am I to argue? All that's missing from this latest crop is the armored flight deck door. More »
Budding 3D home movie aficionados take note: An "affordable" consumer 3D camcorder, the HDC-SDT750, has leaked out ahead of a purported "official" reveal on July 28. The one caveat is this isn't exactly a "new" camcorder at all: More »
Even though Microsoft has been strict in regards to what manufacturers can do with the Windows Phone 7 interface, HTC said late last week that the Sense UI would nevertheless find its way onto those devices, perhaps in October. More »
This LED art cube is no Shanghai Dream Cube, sure, but let's be honest: The smaller cube is slightly more affordable and China would never let you have that building in the first place. More »
If history is our guide the Sprint version of Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone, the Epic 4G, could arrive on or around August 20. More »
To run Android on a PC all you'll need are a few files, some time, and a tethered mobile device to deal with the finicky Internet connection. More »
Foxconn is often held up as the poster child for tainted gadgets, but there's far worse in war-torn Congo, from whence many of the minerals that ultimately make up the innards of our smartphones come. More »
When California forensic scientists were having a hell of time catching the "Grim Sleeper" serial murderer, they turned to a controversial "familial searching" technique—indirectly targeting a suspect's using DNA from their kin— and cracked the case. More »
