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Near-field communications (NFC) is a technology that's getting a lot of coverage recently, thanks to its inclusion in the Google Nexus S and rumours that it'll be present in the iPhone 5. And one in five smartphones will feature NFC tech by 2014, according to forecasts by Juniper Research. But what is it, and what's it good for?

The first thing to know is that NFC is actually not new tech. I [ … ]

A processor etched with circuits tailored to the most widely used apps on Android phones could help extend the devices' battery life. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have created software that scans the operating system and a collection of the most popular apps and then generates a processor design tailored to their demands. The result can be 11 times more efficient tha [ … ]

Google's Honeycomb, also known as Android 3.0, is poised to become the standard tablet operating system for much of the world. That's not a statement about how good it is; it's the only OS being offered to a wide range of tablet manufacturers, so we're going to see dozens of Honeycomb tablets come to market in the coming months.

As it is now, Honeycomb is an emptier vessel than its major [ … ]

For now, there's a single Iconia tablet, and it's a 16GB Wi-Fi-only model. AT&T has announced a 4G version, coming this summer, and Acer has confirmed that there's a 32GB version hitting the U.S. soon. But for now, there are no carrier models, and no options for more than 16GB storage (though you do get a microSD slot that accepts up to 32GB cards). The $449 price is at the low end of th [ … ]

Some robots are designed to kill human beings. Others are designed to kill other robots. But when there’s nothing left to kill, what do we do with our robots? We make them play sports. TOPIO began development in 2005 as a humanoid robot designed to play table tennis. Built by a Vietnamese robot firm, TOPIO confirms at least two things for us: mankind has run out of useful things to do as a w [ … ]