The more that technology advances, the more important it becomes to remind ourselves of its potential pitfalls–I’m speaking, of course, about killer robots. As we push closer to Halloween, it seems like an appropriate time to pay tribute to some of the baddest, meanest, and downright creepiest robots we’ve seen on screen and the front pages of the Technology section.
Here’s the PCMag staff’s nominees for the scariest robots of all time.
President Barack Obama has been informed that the country defense forces lost complete command and control of one-ninth of the US nuclear arsenal last Saturday. Administration officials stressed that the problem was only temporary, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t big. More »
President Barack Obama has been informed that the US Air Force lost complete command and control of one-ninth of their ICBM arsenal last Saturday. Administration officials stressed that the problem was only temporary, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t big. More »
There are plenty of free, paid, web-based, desktop-bound, cross-platform, or uni-platform alternatives, but there can only be one Office. Microsoft’s flagship desktop suite of productivity applications just got a major new update. Office 2011 for Mac replaces Microsoft’s Mac-specific Entourage email app with the industry standard Outlook, brings in some interface tweaks from Office 2010 over in PC land, and integrates with those Office Web Apps you’ve been hearing so much about. The entire “Home & Business” bundle goes for $279, and if you’re not so into Outlook, you can get the Word / PowerPoint / Excel “Home & Student” version for $149.
Office 2011 for Mac is available today.docx originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Will the nation’s largest provider sneak yet another Droid in before Black Friday?
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Cast your vote in this poll, and then jump into the comments section below to let us know why you need (or don’t need) an optical drive in your laptop.
Western Digital now offers the WD TV Live Hub, a device that builds upon the functionality of the WD TV Live Plus with a 1-terabyte hard drive and improved interface. But it lacks Wi-Fi.
Originally posted at The Digital Home
T-Mobile said it was “working to deliver” hotspot support to T-Mobile G2 users, and now we might know the reason for the delay — an allegedly leaked document details Magenta’s scheme to offer a comprehensive data tethering plan for a $14.99 monthly fee. According to the convincingly worded internal memo, the new feature will let you tether over WiFi, Bluetooth or a physical USB cable at both 3G and HSPA+ speeds, though only on a $20 or higher unlimited data plan — so if you’ve got just 200MB, you’ll have to spend them on the small screen. The doc also says it’s subject to T-Mobile’s recent throttling efforts, so don’t expect to enjoy HSPA+ on your tethered tablet for long: “Customers who purchase a T-Mobile mobile broadband product like the upcoming Galaxy Tab should activate with a webConnect plan to ensure the best experience,” the document specifically suggests. The plan’s apparently coming November 3rd, a date which is associated with another likely rumor, too — TmoNews has a leaked email of its own suggesting the new myTouch will hit November 3rd as well. With Verizon, AT&T and Sprint all already charging for connection sharing, we suppose the writing was on the wall. The days of ambiguous wireless freedom are just about over, folks.
T-Mobile launching data tethering / wireless hotspot plan on Nov. 3rd for $14.99? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
CNET’s Donald Bell goes hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Tab from Sprint and includes a captioned photo gallery of his early impressions and comparisons against the iPad.
Gaming peripheral-maker Razer just announced a keyboard just for MMO gaming. The Razer Anansi MMO Gaming Keyboard echoes the design of the Razer Naga gaming mouse and gives gamers MMO functions and features such as dedicated thumb modifier keys and macro capabilities.
Players can use up to seven times more commands with the Anansi versus the number normally accessible on a standard keyboard. It features over 100 programmable keys, on-the-fly macro recording, five additional gaming keys, and the ability to customize the key backlighting from over 16 million colors. It’s designed to be used seamlessly with the 12-button keypad on the Razer Naga and Razer Naga Epic, and lists for $99.99.
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