ASUS X102BA Laptop with 10.1-inch Touchscreen

The Asus X102BA laptop comes with a 10.1-inch (1366x768) display with support for 10-point multi-touch. The laptop is backed by the AMD A-Series APU and includes 2GB of RAM with a 320GB hard drive. The highlight of the newly launched laptop is Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 with full versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote that comes bundled with the system. The Asus X102BA runs Windows 8. It packs Asus' Super Hybrid Engine...

Alienware laptops out of this world for gamers

The new laptops include the Alienware 14 for the enthusiast gamer who requires a laptop that provides enough performance for any task, yet is mobile enough to fit into a backpack; the Alienware 17 for an immersive, graphics-intensive experience with the latest technologies for desktop-grade performance; and the Alienware 18, the ultimate gaming laptop that commands respect among top gamers for its unparalleled performance and construction.  All...

Waterproof Smartphone Duel: Samsung Galaxy S4 Active vs. Kyocera Hydro EDGE

Waterproof smartphones are not new; a variety of waterproof and liquid-resistant handhelds have been available for years. (So have a bunch of awkward accessories designed to waterproof any smartphone.) But the unique devices reached a new level of mainstream awareness following Samsung and AT&T's summer release of a waterproof version of the popular Galaxy S4 called the GS4 Active.  What follows is a high-level look at both Kyocera...

Smartphones for soldiers reach Afghan front line

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Love Somebody by Maroon 5 Lyrics

I know your inside, you're feeling so hollow And it's a hard pill for you to swallow But if I fall for you, i'll never recover If I fall for you, i'll never be the same I really wanna love somebody I really wanna dance the night away I know we're only half way there But you can take me all the way, you can take me all the way I really wanna touch somebody I think about you every single day I know we're only half way there But you can take me...

Just peachy Variations on the classic fruit crumble.

Amid rampant disagreement and confusion about what to call fruit baked under a sugar-flour topping, most dessert aficionados agree on one point: What is a fruit crisp to Americans is a fruit crumble to the British. Though I don’t want to be unpatriotic, I lean toward the British nomenclature because, quite honestly, the topping may be delicious, but it’s not truly crisp. It is, in fact, more crumbly. For both flavor and texture, I skip...

IBM unveils new programming language for Synapse processors

IBM has updated its plans to create a computer system that mimics the human brain. The Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics (SyNAPSE) project, will try to carry out tasks that the brain finds easy but are difficult for computers. The project involves IBM researchers working alongside Cornell University and Inilabs. The latest stage will involve devising a programming language with $53 million in funding from the Defense...

Smartphones Outsell Feature Phones for First Time

Smartphone sales in the second quarter outpaced those of feature phones, the first time that has happened, according to a report published Wednesday. Smartphones accounted for 51.8% of mobile phone sales globally,research firm Gartner said in the report. The growth, up 46.5% compared with the same quarter last year, is driven by sales in the sub-$100 Android market, said Anshul Gupta, principal research analyst at Gartner. Basic phones...