Nintendo cuts Wii U price, debuts 2DS handheld
Nintendo cut the price on its flagship game console and introduced a portable system Wednesday, hoping to spur sales and better position itself for the year-end holiday season.
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NASA mission to capture near-Earth asteroid for study
NASA released an animation of an ambitious project that includes capturing a near-Earth Asteroid and sending astronauts into space to study it.
NASA mission to capture near-Earth asteroid for study
NASA has released an animation of an ambitious project that includes capturing a near-Earth asteroid and sending astronauts into space to study it.
NASA to test high-speed laser data link from space
NASA will test a new laser communications system that could one day send high-definition 3D video from Mars and beyond.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire in 12 months
Microsoft CEO since 2000, Ballmer wrote in an email to employees that Microsoft's "best days are ahead." Ballmer will stay in command until his successor is found.
Saving YouTube videos for offline viewing
Watching a YouTube video typically requires an Internet connection, but with a little preparation the videos can be saved for later offline viewing.
World Tech Update, August 23, 2013
Coming up on WTU Sony details its PS4 availability, Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook timeline has an unwelcomed addition and we tour Wall Street's data centers.
Video: Goal line technology helps referees make the right call
Using an array of high speed cameras pointed at the goal, referees will be able to get a notification of a scoring kick to a wrist watch.
Video: World Tech Update, July 19, 2013
Coming up on WTU this week Microsoft finds it hard to satisfy gamers, Yahoo reports Q2 earnings and Google debuts its new Maps app.
Video: TechTip. Disabling Gmail's inbox sorting
Don't like how Gmail is putting your emails into categories like social, promotions or updates? It's an easy feature to disable and IDG News Service's Nick Barber will show you how.
Video: 3D modeling software helps design one-of-a-kind guitars
The design team at Redpoint Studios uses Autodesk's Fusion 360 to design custom wood guitars.
Video: TechTip. Meeting up and running late? Share real time location with smartphone app
Available for all mobile platforms Glympse lets users share their location via email or text. Glympses expire after a predetermined amount of time
Video: Military robots conquer air, land without humans
The U.S. Navy's X-47B drone made an autonomous landing on an aircraft carrier and Boston Dynamics' Atlas builds on its predecessors.
Video: World Tech Update, July 12, 2013
Coming up on WTU this week Microsoft reorganizes, Apple violates antitrust laws, a solar-powered plane completes its journey and a robot is sent to a frozen tundra.
Video: Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone sports 41 megapixel camera, 6x zoom
Nokia announced its latest Windows Phone the Lumia 1020 in New York Thursday. The smartphone packs a 41 megapixel optical sensor and a 6x zoom.