NVIDIA’s got a Shield 2 in the works with a next-gen Tegra heart, and why G-Sync is a big deal

At least according to NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang.

NVIDIA employees filled Montreal Marriott’s Salle de Bal 1,000-person capacity basement ballroom late last week, where Huang announced a hat-trick of major news for the company — Gamestream, G-Sync, and the new GTX 780 Ti GPU — to raucous applause. …

BlackBerry resumes BBM launch for Android and iOS

BlackBerry is at last ready to resume its paused BBM rollout for Android and iOS. The instant messaging client should reach the App Store, Google Play and certain Samsung Apps portals within the next few hours. Not everyone can start chatting right away, however. To prevent a repeat of last month’s …

Behold the Infinite Looping Glory of GIFmodo

Behold the Infinite Looping Glory of GIFmodo

We’ve been waiting for this day for months. Until now, it had lived as nothing more than a whisper of a dream—a fantasy. But today and without further ado, we proudly present to you the bizarre bounty that is and will forever be GIFmodo.

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Unbounded Robotics introduces UBR-1, a one-armed semi-autonomous robot for $35K

Willow Garage is a company of some renown in the world of robotics. While it’s known primarily for the bots it builds, the company may one day be more famous for its alumni and the spinoff firms it has spawned. Unbounded Robotics is the latest such company, and its creation is the UBR-1, a sort of …

America’s 21st Century Destroyer Set Sail For the First Time Saturday (UPDATED)

America's 21st Century Destroyer Set Sail For the First Time Saturday (UPDATED)

America possesses the most formidable naval fleet in the world. However, the face of oceanic warfare is rapidly evolving and bears little resemblance to 20th century sea battles. Naval dominance is no longer decided in the middle of the Pacific or Atlantic, but rather in shallow territorial waters. To meet these new offshore challenges, the US Navy has spent years and billions on a new class of Destroyer.

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Petulant and passionate: New play imagines Bill Gates at 20

Actor Jeremy Kahn bears a striking resemblance to Bill Gates in the new play "First," now having its world premiere in San Francisco.

(Credit: Stage Werx)

There’s Bill Gates the inventor, Bill Gates the philanthropist, Bill Gates the business magnate.

Then there’s the 20-year-old Bill Gates who argues with his mom via pay phone and can’t stop yelling about people stealing his software. That’s the Bill Gates at the center of “First,” a fictional retelling of the people and events that launched the PC revolution.

The play by Evelyn Jean Pine — now having its world premiere at Stage Werx Theatre in San Francisco — takes place on March 26, 1976, on the eve of the first Altair computer conference in Albuquerque, N.M.

Gates is poised to speak to major players in the computer industry — including Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and the late Ed Roberts, a pioneering engineer who built the first widely available home computer — and he knows he has to give the speech of his life.

The young Gates is passionate, idealistic, a little cocky, and a lot stressed out.

“Our Bill is having a very rough day,” Jeremy Kahn, the lanky, floppy-haired actor who portrays the iconic busine… [Read more]

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Hulu Plus For Chromecast Now Live On iPhone

Hulu seems to be on a roll, having first introduced Hulu Plus on a slew of handheld consoles from Nintendo – namely the Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS, and here we are with word that Hulu Plus for Chromecase is now available on the iPhone. We do know that the Hulu Plus app has made an appearance on Chromecast with your Android phones/tablets and iPads in the past few weeks, and today, it is nice to see Chromecast integration thrown into Hulu Plus for those of you out there who are still rocking to your respective iPhones.

This integration of Hulu Plus with Chromecast will be able to convert your app into a custom remote, allowing you to control video on your Chromecast connected TVs, all the while enabling you to browse the Hulu Plus app straight from your iPhone. For those who are curious to find out, the Hulu Plus app can be downloaded on your iPhone from Apple Store. Anyone given it a go already, and how do you find it so far? It is better than the experience on an Android-powered device that you have used recently, or do you think that there is still room for improvement? Sound off in the comments! [Press Release]

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    Hulu Plus Chromecast support hits iPhone app

    Hulu has added Hulu Plus Chromecast support to its iPhone app, allowing users of Apple’s smartphone to control playback of the on-demand video service through the compact media adapter. Hulu Plus first made an appearance on Google’s streaming dongle at the start of the month, but was only available on the iPad version of the […]

    Samsung Galaxy S4 Exynos 5 Octa Devices Get Android 4.3 Update

    Samsung Galaxy S4 Exynos 5 Octa Devices Get Android 4.3 UpdateIt seems that owners of the Samsung Galaxy S4 – the one which runs on the Exynos 5 Octa chipset, will have one very good reason to be happy. Their Galaxy S4 smartphones has just seen the launch of the official Android 4.3 firmware update for for the Exynos 5 Octa units to get the same treatment. However, you might want to take note that the first countries which will be on the receiving end of this particular update will be India as well as Indonesia, although it goes without saying that more regions are set to follow in due time.

    Among some of the new features and functions that we can experience with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean on this particular model of the Samsung Galaxy S4 are depicted as follows, according to the change log. There will be support for OpenGL 3.0 and the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch, TRIM and ANT+ support, the implementation of Samsung KNOX, pre-loaded Samsung Wallet, better RAM management, an improved display color reproduction, a better TouchWiz launcher and a new Samsung keyboard as well as browser among others. Patience is the key here in waiting for your brand new Android 4.3 Jelly Bean firmware update for this particular model of the Samsung Galaxy S4, if it hasn’t yet arrived already.

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    Samsung’s Protection Plus trademark hints at new take on extended warranties

    Samsung already has extended warranties, but you’d be forgiven if you didn’t notice them — they’re not exactly well-advertised. That may soon change, as the company has quietly filed for a catchier “Samsung Protection Plus” trademark in the US. There’s little to reveal what would come with …