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The HTC One may soon go vanilla.   Geek.com claimed on Thursday that the folks at HTC are considering a vanilla Android variant of the HTC One for the United States, following the unveiling of Samsung's Galaxy S4 Google Edition at Google I/O last week....

Gamers seem to hate the Xbox One. If you wade into a comments section or ask a man-on-the-street at your local Mountain Dew distributer, you’ll hear a variety of reasons why the Xbox One is not for gamers—why it’s a horrible misstep, presumed dead on arrival. Some of these criticisms will ring a little truer than others, but none really tap into what’s really eating at the gaming elite. They’re mad that they’re not the center of attention.Read more...

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy. Comments

While BlackBerry 10.1 is still in beta stages, that's not stopping the Canada-based BlackBerry from getting to work on the following version. BlackBerry Product Manager, Michael Clewley, shared changes that BlackBerry 10.2 will bring when speaking to...

Transparent electrodes are in and of themselves nothing all that new – they’re currently used in things like touchscreens and flat-screen TVs. Thanks to research being conducted at Indiana’s Purdue University, however, a new class of such electrodes may soon find use in a variety of other applications, including flexible electronic devices. .. Continue Reading Flexible, transparent graphene-and-silver electrodes have many potential uses Section: Electronics Tags: Flexible, Graphene, Nanowires, Purdue University Related Articles: Graphene-based transparent touchscreens and solar panels a step closer New "GraphExeter" material could enable “smart” mirrors, windows or t-shirts Bendable displays and solar cells possible using cheap copper nanowires Graphene “Big Mac” brings next gen computer chips a step closer Scientists create ultra-thin, cheap, flexible, transparent graphene semiconductors Nanowires welded into a mesh, using light

A celestial conjunction viewed on December 3, 2009: the moon, Venus and Jupiter, captured at the ESO's VLT observatory at Paranal, Chile. (Credit: European Southern Observatory) Triple planetary conjunctions are relatively rare in the night sky, but astronomers are about to be in for a real treat. The three brightest planets in our solar system as seen from Earth -- Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus -- will be coming together in the sky, "dancing" around each other over the course of several nights, starting Friday, May 24. If we're lucky, we see a triple conjunction once every two years or so. The most recent was in May 2011; the next won't be until October 2015. Because the planets in this conjunction are so bright, the dance will be visible to the naked eye, even in densely populated areas. But if you have access to a telescope or binoculars, so much the better. Related stories If Earth had rings like Saturn, the sky would look like this Boom! NASA captures massive moon explosion on video ... [Read more]Related Links:NASA's Kepler telescope crippled by technical failuresNASA's Kepler telescope and the quest for life out thereMarvel at NASA's mesmerizing 3-years-of-sun-shots videoSamsung Galaxy S4 India launch weirdly tries 'Gangnam Style'Twitter CEO Dick Costolo talks shop about the social network

Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin talked about his company's forthcoming Google Reader replacement on Wednesday while on stage at Internet Week New York, and he notably clarified that it is called "Digg Reader" and will not be a standalone, seperate app. ...

A slew of reports have popped up on Thursday about Apple's potential product pipeline, such as the elusive iWatch, and now more information has come to light about the fifth-generation iPad possibly launching after the "iPhone 5S" with a rear microphone....

The brain surgery patient undergoes testing. (Credit: UCLA Health) UCLA Health isn't the first hospital to live-tweet a brain surgery, but it may be the first to employ 6-second video medium Vine as part of the proceedings. Surgeons on Thursday implanted a brain pacemaker to counteract the effects of Parkinson's disease in a patient and sent out Twitter updates using both Instagram and Vine. The procedure has generated such memorable tweets as "Removing the skin and drilling through the skull for electrode placement." and "Electrode is prepared for implantation. Patient is being woken up at this time." Brain surgery patient plays guitar in OR during operation.@uclahealth #UCLAORLive vine.co/v/bVBYe5n1Y3q— UCLA Newsroom (@UCLAnewsroom) May 23, 2013 Related stories Houston hospital live tweets successful brain surgery ... [Read more]Related Links:Tribeca Vine film contest winners are delightful, disturbingVine adds front-facing camera functionalityStellar examples of 6-second marketing on VineYear two of #Kristofize -- honoring Nicholas KristofTwaggies greatest hits: Weird tweets get illustrated

Unless you've been there yourself, it's hard to imagine being a soldier in the field, trekking through rugged terrain while carrying gear weighing 100 lbs (45.35 kg) and beyond. There has a been a lot of research into exoskeletons over the years to alleviate these heavy loads, but strapping a person into a robotic outfit just isn't practical in a combat zone yet. Instead, DARPA's Warrior Web program aims to build a lightweight suit that improves a soldier's endurance and overall effectiveness, while preventing injuries. .. Continue Reading DARPA's Warrior Web augments a soldier's carrying capacity and endurance Section: Military Tags: Clothing, DARPA, Ergonomic, Soldiers Related Articles: Future Warrior Suit 2020 DARPA expands testing of Blast Gauge for identifying risk of traumatic brain injury Advanced Integrated Soldier to use heads-up display HULC robotic exoskeleton undergoing biomechanical testing with the U.S. Army DARPA awards contract to create "smart suit" to improve soldiers' endurance Lockheed Martin’s SMSS autonomous vehicle to demonstrate portable battery charging