Motorola to cut its workforce by 20 percent, shutter a third of its offices worldwide

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/13/motorola-to-cut-workforce-by-20-percent/

/ Google mobility Android phone smartphone tablet pad slate /

Is Tesla ramping up or bogging down?

http://www.chargedevs.com/content/news-wire/post/tesla-ramping-or-bogging-down

/ full-scale production new round of funding Model S X EV electric vehicle car automobile battery LiIon lithium ion iron range charge recharge /

Vers, Inc announces the 1Q hand-crafted wood Bluetooth sound system

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/08/12/vers-inc-announces-the-1q-hand-crafted-wood-bluetooth-sound-system/

/ plastic speaker amplifier stereo walnut bamboo limited Kickstarter edition red beech /

Lasers make Modern Pentathlon more modern

http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/08/modern-pentathlon-laser-pistols/

/ laser repurposed air pistol calibre .38 .22 .177 traveling safety precautions /

Ultrabook the movie — Intel, W Hotels & Roman Coppola seek Ultrabook scripts

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/08/09/intel-w-hotels-and-roman-coppola-seek-ultrabook-scripts/

/ portable PC narrative chip giant enlisting partners hotel industry Hollywood /

Google’s giving YouTube a pass with its new piracy provisions

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/googles-giving-youtube-a-pass-with-its-new-piracy-provisions/

/ technical DMCA video takedown copyright copyrighted content /

"People who drink tea are more fun than people who drink coffee" — Well maybe ...

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/08/12/people-who-drink-tea-are-more-fun-than-people-who-drink-coffee/

/ infuser /

How Do You Like Your Nexus 7?

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/how-do-you-like-your-nexus-7/

Review
http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/07/lucky-number-7/all/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous

Nexus 7 vs. Kindle Fire
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/07/nexus-7-will-turn-a-profit-for-google-and-asus/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous

Nexus 7 tear down: harder to repair than Kindle, easier than iPad
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/07/nexus-7-teardown-harder-to-repair-than-kindle-fire-easier-than-ipad/

/ Google Android 7" inch tablet slate pad /

Google Beefs Up "Knowledge Graph", Takes it to Apple’s Turf - Digits - WSJ

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/08/08/google-beefs-up-'knowledge-graph'-takes-it-to-apple's-turf/

/ transformation Web-search engine artificial intelligence computer that understands the world as humans do knowledge graph database 500 million different entities /

uTorrent quietly announces ad-support & gets ready to make a bunch of cash

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/utorrent-quietly-announces-ad-support-and-gets-ready-to-make-a-bunch-of-cash/

/ download upload optional tool bar piracy Torrent client BitTorrent Inc incorporated legal revenue /

DARPA’s floating CAAT tankboat hits the water

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/darpas-floating-caat-tankboat-hits-the-water-11-08-2012/

/ navy boat ship amphibious tank Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency /

Why it pays to submit to hackers

http://www.wired.com/business/2012/08/hackers-walk-all-over-you/

/ social engineering two step authentication hack hacking strong password Internet World Wide Web WWW 6 million LinkedIn passwords behavioral economists hyperbolic discounting binding mechanisms secure defaults user friendly friendliness incentives /

Chrome tightens the leash on Adobe's Flash Player

http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/08/chrome-tightens-the-leash-on-adobes-flash-player/

/ Web browser more secure tightly sandboxed version Flash Player plugin Pepper Plugin API PPAPI stable performance gains display PC GPU faster rendering smooth scrolling /

Lego motorized Tumbler and The Bat vehicles will bring out the Batman in you (video)

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/08/lego-motorized-tumbler-and-the-bat-vehicles-will-bring-out-the-batman-in-you/

/ LED bricks The Dark Knight Rises hit movie builder Peer Kreuger model toy official custom builder website Cuusoo /

Autonomous MIT plane turns a parking garage into its own personal slalom course

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/autonomous-mit-plane-turns-a-parking-garage-into-its-own-personal-slalom-course/

/ drone pilotless fixed wing rotor helicopter /

Most Nokia fans still prefer QWERTY

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/most-nokia-fans-still-prefer-qwerty-11-08-2012/

/ keyboard touchscreen touch screen number keypad voice input command /

Silent Falcon solar-powered UAV launched

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/08/silent-falcon-solar-powered-uav-gets-launched/

/ solar energy electricity power battery thin film PV photovoltaic photo voltaic unmanned aerial system UAS vehicle UAV drone /

Patent wars: Apple v. Samsung: Apple says it has no interest in licensing its patents

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/08/apple-v-samsung-apple-has-no-interest-in-licensing-its-patents/

Prism glasses let you read while lying down at the cost of looking like an idiot

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/prism-glasses-let-you-read-while-lying-down-at-the-cost-of-looking-like-an-idiot/

/ total internal refraction ninety degrees 90 /

Car dealer accidentally sells BMW for $1, then honors the sale

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/car-dealer-accidentally-sells-bmw-for-1-then-honors-the-sale-11-08-2012/

/ buy now bargain auction bid process /

El Nino phenomenon almost certain

http://www.instapaper.com/m?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.climatespectator.com.au%2Fnews%2Fel-nino-phenomenon-almost-certain-weather-forecaster%3Futm_source%3DClimate%252BSpectator%252Bdaily%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DClimate%252BSpectator%252Bdaily%26utm_source%3DClimate%2BSpectator%26utm_campaign%3D9ed3301071-CSPEC_DAILY%26utm_medium%3Demail

/ climate change global warming greenhouse gas CO2 carbon dioxide food production supply weather drought rainfall August September Northern Hemisphere's autumn winter U.S. Climate Prediction Center CPC National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration NOAA /