schwit1 points out a new EU road safety measure to fit cars with devices that would stop them going over 70mph. “Under the proposals new cars would be fitted with cameras that could read road speed limit signs and automatically apply the brakes when this is exceeded. Patrick McLoughlin, the Transport Secretary, is said to…

Ahead of Samsung’s unveiling of the Galaxy Gear, Venture Beat posts photos of what it claims is a prototype version the smartwatch…….

another random user writes in with news about new internet restrictions come into effect in Vietnam. “A controversial law banning Vietnamese online users from discussing current affairs has come into effect. The decree, known as Decree 72, says blogs and social websites should not be used to share news articles, but only personal information. The…

The two cellular giants reportedly reach a deal on Verizon’s bid to acquire Vodafone’s share of Verizon Wireless. A finalized deal could be announced as soon as Monday…….

The latest monthly NetMarketShare reports contain a few eyebrow-raising numbers. Windows 8 is up sharply, XP usage has plummeted, and Google’s Chrome browser seems to be falling out of favor. But this month’s report might need a big asterisk to account for a key methodology change…….

coondoggie writes “The US Energy Department this week said it would spend $16 million for seventeen projects to help research and develop energy generating systems from waves, tides and currents. The energy agency says the US could generate up to 1,400 terawatt hours of potential power per year. One terawatt-hour of electricity is enough to…

A deal giving Verizon complete ownership of Verizon Wireless could be announced as early as Monday, according to multiple reports…….

The Call For Papers for nullcon Goa 2014 is now open. It’s the time of the year when they welcome research done by the community as paper submissions for nullcon. So, sip your coffee, dust your debuggers, fire your tools, challenge your grey cells and shoot them an email…….

Lasrick writes “Andrew Revkin at DotEarthblog posts an assessment of the drivers of wildfire trends in the American West. He shows a graph of fire activity for the past 400 years in the Yosemite-Mariposa area, and a rather surreal time-lapse video of the current Rim Fire now burning in and around Yosemite.”……

LG hopes to make a splash at IFA 2013 with its G Pad 8.3 tablet, which will feature an 8.3-inch WUXGA display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor…….