Nintendo releases quarterly earnings report: 61 percent drop in profit, grim forecast

Nintendo released its latest quarterly earnings report this morning and, as with last quarter’s report, there’s not a whole lot to celebrate. The company posted profits of ¥40.9 billion (about $631.6 million) for the October – December period, representing a 61 percent quarterly drop. That’s especially

KDE 4.8 released, wants to sashay its way into your computer

Sure, it might not have the marketing flair, nor mindshare of another Linux-based project we know, but that doesn’t mean the folks behind KDE haven’t been feverishly polishing their take on the perfect desktop environment. That dedication has resulted in version 4.8, which brings forth a bevy of tweaks

Hiriko: The MIT-backed, Spanish ‘folding’ EV that wants to make cities bigger

Meet Hiriko, an EV that’s the fruit of a collaboration between MIT, Basque businesses and the Spanish government. It might look like the rest of those sci-fi Jetson-style concepts, but it has a few tricks up its wheel-arches. Rather than a regular configuration, the bubble-esque ride has four independent

5 Essential YouTube Channels for Gamers

Sure, on YouTube, you’ve got your IGN and G4 videos that keep you updated with the latest in gaming news and technological eye candy. But…

El uso de dispositivos de escaneo plantea cuestiones de privacidad

La policía espera que los dispositivos de escaneo por terahercios puedan ser más eficaces que los cacheos, aunque los grupos de derechos civiles muestran preocupación.

Macworld Enters 3rd Year Post-Apple; Is it Still Relevant?

The annual Macworld exposition begins on Thursday in San Francisco, and for the twenty-eighth consecutive year will bring together Apple fans, u…

Google Maps now displays emergency alerts

Emergency alerts have now been subtly added to Google Maps, and are now live across the United States. Never again will you have to navigate from page to page looking for specific information on flood warnings, earthquakes, or even snowstorms. Maps will now show all the specifics: from the warning duration,

Google strikes deal to bring 27,000 Chromebooks to US schools in three states

It remains to be seen if they’ll be the big game-changer in education that Google hopes they will be, but the company is making some progress at getting its Chromebooks into schools. The latest push is a deal with three US school districts, which will see some 27,000 Chromebooks land in the hand of students

Contactually Prioritizes Contacts and Communication in Email Network

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…

Acer Iconia Tab A700 gets a rumored €549 price point

We know that Acer’s impending Iconia Tab A700 will have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. We know it’ll have a quad-core 1.3 GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 progressor. We know that HDMI, dual cameras, Wi-Fi, and a 9,800 mAh battery are all in its feature list. And we know that is should be out in the