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While you are hanging out on the Internet (in your underwear, maybe?) on a Saturday, kids that are smart than either you or I are out there getting ready to change the world. 18-year-old Eesha Khare (left), for instance, not only invented a supercapacitor that could someday be a phone battery that charges in a handful of seconds; she also one $50,000 for it.Read more...

We know that "where for are thou?" was in search of a different Shakespearean character, but if you had the same question for (Dell's) Ophelia, then the answer is July. The Android pendrive / USB computer we saw back at CES may be one of many, but distinctive thanks to its mainstream PC-maker origins. We're still lacking a lot of the specifics, other than that there's WiFi, Bluetooth, Wyse PocketCloud integration, plus, of course, HDMI and Android 4.something. There will likely be a few enterprise-friendly features too (administration tools, remote wiping) reports PC World. As usual, developers will get their hands on them first, with -- interestingly -- some cable and telecoms companies potentially stocking it too -- though no specifics at this time. So, the $100 Dell might not be the portable you'd love for this price, but maybe the USB PC finally crossing over? Filed under: Desktops, Dell Comments Source: PC World

We spent the week at I/O sitting in sessions, walking around the show floor, and congregating with developers. After the keynote, things got quieter on the news front but there was still plenty to learn about. This conference is about community, bringing together developers of all types, and connecting people with similar interests and backgrounds. It's also about adorable little Androids, which absolutely overwhelmed downtown San Francisco's convention center, the Moscone Center. The Google Store A Google Store employee models the Android Superhero costume, available for a mere $32.80. There was no word on compatibility with the YouTube Socks. Sean Gallagher 14 more images in gallery Read on Ars Technica | Comments

Who has time to watch a whole movie anymore? It's summer! So in the spirit of phoning in everything once the temperature rises above 70-ish, here's Ridley Scott's Aliens in 60 seconds of adorable animation. Brought to you, of course, by the fine folks who did Star Wars Episode IV, Back to the Future, and The Matrix. Not bad for a human. [YouTube]Read more...

(Credit: CNET) It's a natural instinct to resist if someone tries to steal something out of your hand. In Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon, that instinct might have cost a 15-year-old boy his life. As the Las Vegas Sun reports, Marcos Vincente Arenas was walking down the street, holding an iPad. Police say an SUV pulled up alongside him. A man allegedly got out of the passenger seat and tried to wrest the iPad from Arenas. The teen wouldn't let go of the device, so, investigators say, he was dragged along by the alleged thief toward the vehicle. He was still near the passenger door when the car took off. Arenas was run over and died in hospital of his injuries. Police have issued descriptions of both the driver and the passenger of the SUV, said to be a white Ford Explorer or Expedition. This is the latest and most gruesome example of the phenomenon known as "Apple-picking." More Technically Incorrect Fugitive to police on Facebook: Catch me if you can. They do ... [Read more]Related Links:

So, Google's new Hangouts app keeps all of your chats in sync across all of your devices. Cool, right? But what if you're in a video call on your phone, and then open the same video call on your computer. Boop! Suddenly there's two of you, as I just discovered when chatting with my friend Bay. Read more...

It's been a big, big week. Google I/O hit this week, bringing along a whole bunch of Android updates, if not a new version or any actual hardware. And aside from all that jazz, we've got an ode to Chris Hadfield, (a wild guess at) how much it would cost to build the starship Enterprise, why 3D-printing is overrated, the best streaming radio service, why your ears pop on an airplane and more. Read more...

Good grief! A wealth of "Arrested Development" references, including all references to Peanuts. (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Watch out for that stair car... and any of the other numerous running jokes from resurrected cult hit "Arrested Development." In honor of the show's triumphant return to Netflix, with 15 new episodes set to start streaming May 26, NPR has compiled, logged, and cross-referenced all the recurring gags from the show's original three seasons to make sure you don't miss a beat. Related stories'Arrested Development' trailer peeks at new Netflix episodesNetflix unarrests 'Arrested' development The app on the NPR Web site is meticulous in its level of detail, chronicling just about every chuckle-worthy line or sight gag from the first three seasons and connecting the dots between combined jokes. The quest... [Read more]Related Links:

You might think that GoPro has the extreme sports camera market stitched up with its Hero range. In fact, the popularity of those cameras has inspired a lot of other manufacturers to produce action cameras that have an amazing range of features. One such...

To erase or not to erase? That is the question. (Credit: Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) The attractions of Snapchat are essentially intellectual. In creating the conditions for a spontaneous "now you see me, now you don't" aspect to your life, it allows for a greater and more nuanced level of excitement to permeate human relationships. Recently, however, there have been concerns that the topless, bottomless, or merely hapless shots sent by Snapchat users might not truly disappear. They remain stored in the nether regions of your phone, able to be retrieved by a nosy policeman, parent, or pupil of the average high school. App maker KS Mobile believes it has the solution for this hoary problem. It insists that its Clean Master app can wipe your phone clean of your well-intentioned smut. At least on Android phones. The company claims that, technically speaking, it can remove the .nomedia files to which Snapchat photos are converted. It claims to have done this by a mere tweaking of its app. Adam Morley, product manager at KS Mobile, told me: "After a full investigation, we found that with a minor tweak we could quickly ... [Read more]Related Links:Facebook's rocky year as a public companyToddlers need treatment for iPad addiction?Facebook tries Google's WebP image format; users squawkFive Android apps that prolong your smartphone's battery lifeTop 4 free Android launchers