We had to do a double take when we saw that a company called Cyberdyne recently demonstrated a “cyborg-type” “robot suit.” Our double take was quickly followed by yet another double take (would that be a quadruple take?) when we saw that Cyberdyne was calling the robot suit, “HAL.” (For those who are missing the Sci-Fi cultural references: Cyberdyne was the name of the fictional company from the Terminator movies that eventually gives rise to the artificial intelligence and cyborgs that nearly wipe out humanity;

We have to admit, we keep having trouble typing the name of this.  We keep typing Mail Googles. We also have to admit: if this were April 1st, this would be an obvious prank.  That said …Anyone remember when on Friends Rachel got drunk and left Ross a voicemail telling him she had “closure” over their non-existent relationship? Well, that’s called “drunk dialing.” In a “not-that-useful-but-at-least-offbeat” Gmail Labs “feature,” Google is introducing Mail Goggles, which aim to prevent you from “drunk

For months, FireFox Mobile has been eagerly anticipated by mobile users of all stripes. However, as recently as two weeks ago, there were Internet rumors that the software’s release could come as late as 2010. 

Now comes word from Mozilla CEO John Lilly that an alpha of FireFox Mobile (a pre-pre-release version) may be coming “…in a few weeks.”  If true, the final release of FireFox Mobile could come in the first half of 2009.

Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced a new line of mini PCI-Express SSDs, available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, that were designed explicitly for the Asus Eee PC. The drives will not be in full production till next month and the MSRP will range from $53 to $149.

Super Talent Director of Marketing, Joe James mentioned, Its a natural extension of our SSD product range to offer SSDs for popular netbook brands. Solid state storage is ideal for entry level mobile PCs. These mini PCIe SSDs are sampling now, and will be in mass production in November.

Super Talent Launches SSDs for Asus Eee PCsUp to 64GB Mini PCI-Express Cards Give Eee PC Users New Upgrade Options San Jose, California – October 7, 2008 – Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced a new line of mini PCI-Express SSDs, available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, that were designed explicitly for the Asus Eee PC. Standard Eee PCs have maximum 20GB of storage. These cost-effective upgrade cards offer up to 64GB of solid

Just a reminder everyone, that the submission phase of the Tech Makeover campaign ended yesterday, and it’s now time to vote for your favorite entries. The response has been absolutely awesome to this event, and the Tech Makeover website is loaded with some great makeover candidates. Some of the stories are touching and heartfelt, while others are fun and lively. To determine the winners, we need your help to sort everything out! Please point your browser to the Tech Makeover site and vote for your favorite

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Nvidia has become a Silicon Valley hot spot for rumors. One is tied to an analyst downgrade Monday, the other to the rumored Apple MacBook refresh. An analyst rekindled speculation Monday that the world's largest graphics chip supplier would sell off its chipset business, while rumors persist that the company would play a larger role in an expected refresh of the Apple MacBook.

Nvidia shares fell Monday after a Pacific Crest analyst issued a negative report on the company's prospects. In the report, the analyst said “our checks confirm” that Nvidia will exit the chipset business next year. Nvidia chipsets–sometimes referred to as MCPs–serve as supporting silicon for the company's graphics processors. In the past, Nvidia has denied that

So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor will give you the power to do something about it. The company will roll out a new feature on many 2010 models that can limit teen drivers to 80 mph, using a computer chip in the key.

The feature, called “MyKey,” will be standard on an unspecified number of Ford models when the 2010 cars and trucks come out late next summer. The feature will spread to the entire Ford, Lincoln and Mercury lineup as models are updated, spokesman Wes Sherwood said. Ford arrived at the 80-mph limit even though freeway speed limits are lower in most states because it wanted to leave a margin in case an unusual situation arises, Buczkowski said. In some states, freeway speed limits are above 70 mph, Sherwood said. “Just lopping it off at exactly 70 mph was felt to be too limiting,” Buczkowski said.

With the recent run of newer and more affordable graphics cards from ATI, it’s almost easy to forget that there’s already a sub-$200 frame-rate cruncher called the Radeon HD 4850. Based on the same RV770 chip as the more powerful, yet more expensive HD 4870, the HD 4850 ships with the same 800 stream processors, 40 texture units, and 16 ROPs that have made these cards such hot items. The main area where they differ, other than clock speeds, is in regard to memory. While the HD 4870 ships with high-end GDDR5