How RPG fans convinced Nintendo to release two Japanese titles in the US

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/how-rpg-fans-convinced-nintendo-to-release-two-japanese-titles-in-the-us.ars

/ RPG role playing games Nintendo /

Telefónica working with Mozilla to build open Web-centric smartphone

http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/02/telefonica-working-with-mozilla-to-build-open-web-centric-smartphone/

The nutcracker croc of Cretaceous Texas

http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/the-nutcracker-croc-of-cretaceous-texas/

/ crocodile /

The little white box that can hack your network

http://m.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/pwnie/

/ Pwn Plug /

Hands-on: Dell's XPS 13, a next-gen ultrabook

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9224791/Hands_on_Dell_s_XPS_13_a_next_gen_ultrabook

/ notebook /

Envia Systems claims energy density record for lithium-ion batteries

- Two to 3 times times current energy density
- testing by ARPA-E
- $7 million from GM

Ticks all the boxes for a serious effort with good prospects for real world production.

Hopefully, all the above & the, "should cost less than half the price of existing li-ion batteries", makes it into production soon.

More at:

http://www.gizmag.com/envia-systems-record-lithium-ion-battery/21653/