April 2, 2012 British military uniforms will soon be getting an upgrade that turns the fabric they're made from into a central battery. Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 Apple has announced that its statutory warranty period in Europe will be extended to two years, following pressure from the European Union to comply with EU law. This doesn't mean that two years of AppleCare now comes as standard, though — the warranty extension only covers defects that were present when the device was shipped, putting the burden of proof onto the customer that the issue is caused by Apple. Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 NASA offered up three sets of its patents at auction last week, but had a hard time finding buyers. While a set of seven software development patents sold for $75,000, two other sets of patents went unclaimed. Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 Sony announced the NXCAM HXR-NX30J today, a miniature camcorder aimed at the professional market, with one real twist — a projector capable of creating an image of up to 100 inches. The camera uses a 1/2.88 CMOS sensor, which is capable of recording at up to 1080p at 60 frames per second, paired with a Carl Zeiss-manufactured 26mm wide-angle lens with 10x optical zoom. It also introduces Sony's "Balanced Optical Steadyshot" technology, described as an industry first, which seems to use Steadicam-like stabilization on the entire optical system, allowing for far more dramatic moves than traditional camcorders. Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 It seems like every week there's another story in the news about nebulous hackers from China infiltrating foreign networks. Prompted by a recent report from Tokyo-based security firm Trend Micro, The New York Times picks up the trail and follows it to a former graduate student at Sichuan University, who's now employed with Tencent — the country's top internet portal company Read more [...]

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April 2, 2012 War Drum Studios is bringing developer E. McNeill's popular PC game Auralux to the Tegra Zone game store this month, says Nvidia. Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 If you've ever been to Tokyo or any other large Japanese city, you'll have noticed the huge variety of billboards plastering the urban landscape, often featuring the month's most popular idol. Now researchers at Keio University are working on a system that will allow passers-by to interact with said posters via an ultrasound sensor setup Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 The oddly named but magnificent Superbrothers: Swords & Sworcery EP was a surprise hit for iOS last year, combining an excellent soundtrack, a humorous script, wonderful retro-bit graphics, and some classic old-school adventure gaming into a thoroughly enjoyable package. The only downside is that the game is only available to owners of the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, but rumor has it the game might make its way to another audience by virtue of a release on Steam. The Indie Game Magazine found evidence of this possible release through a website that tracks registrations on Steam — historically, this has meant that the registered game is about a week away from release Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 We've been expecting something big from Nokia for the American launch of the Lumia 900 , and now we're seeing the beginnings of a bold strategy in the form of the Smartphone Beta Test site. Read more [...]