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The IKAROS, which you first heard about here back in April, has cleared a vital hurdle on its way to success, and the whole thing is actually starting to look like a viable concept!

Nokero, a Hong Kong-based company, has introduced what is believed to be the first ever solar-powered lightbulb – the Nokero N100. The hope is that it will provide light in those areas of the world with little or no power.

Discovering Start-Ups 2010 is a brand new competition launched in the East of England (UK) to find the next generation of technology tycoons.

Ever since the United States Government launched the Global Positioning System in 1973 it has become a staple of everyday life. Not only have there been countless standalone GPS units from popular manufacturers like TomTom and Garmin, but GPS has also been embedded in cars and more recently, into cell [...]

Back in March was the first that we had solid evidence of Google preparing a sort of TV service after reports of them teaming with Intel and Sony emerged. Yesterday, on the other hand, let you know that an announcement regarding the much anticipated Google TV would be made today [...]

As you already know Google I/O is already underway and we have already told you how Google Wave is now available to everyone and how the company has introduced a Chrome-based Web Store.

I don’t know about you guys but ever since I booted up my first FPS game I was fascinated with guns. Of course, utilizing them in-game is a whole lot more glorious, moral and overall fun than it is in real life. However, if you’re like me it makes you [...]

Move over 802.11n, now there’s an even faster Wi-Fi that could be coming to Apple devices. Wireless Gigabit Alliance and Wi-Fi Alliance have tagged WiGig as the next-generation wireless connectivity. WiGig can transfer up to 7Gbps, which makes the 802.11n fastest speed of 600Mbps look like dial-up internet.

Apple’s patents continue to run hot. From invisible buttons on Macbooks and now heart rate monitors on iPhones. Apple’s latest patent incorporates a heart sensor-like technology on the iPhone, allowing the handset to identify the user by his/her heartbeats and even mood.

DirecTV will collaborate with YES Network to be the first to 3-D broadcast a baseball game, beating the Fox Sports network by three days. The two games will be Yankees vs. Mariners, held in July in Seattle. Customers with 3-D sets who subscribe to DirecTV will be able to view [...]