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Acer (of all companies) has made a supercomputer that's now the 42nd fastest in the world -- even if it does take up an entire room.

Yeah, yeah. We all wish we could afford Batman-style bulletproof armor. Fortunately, for some clandestine protection around the office, someone has invented a bulletproof clipboard.

This technology is pretty amazing. Using the power of a computer with enhanced processors, "active protection" tech can actually detonate rockets before impact. Obviously, the Army's probably going crazy over this.

There are now over 750 million active monthly users on Facebook. Wasn't it "only" 500 million last year?

Bioware's Neverwinter Nights forum server was hacked, putting the personal data of 18,000 users at risk. Don't worry, you only have to panic if you received an email.

Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, wants to make it so your kids can learn physics in school by playing Portal 2.

Wow. Lytro has just invented a camera that will change photography in a way we haven't seen since the 1800s. Even if you aren't a photography nut, this is some really brilliant technology.

After months of rumors, we finally have a release window for Amazon's new tablet PC. However, still no news on the specs of the tablet.

Kim Caughey Forrest is convinced that the Xbox is a bad investment for Microsoft. Her suggestion? Ditch it.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured exciting new imagery, which shows evidence for the existence of liquid water on one of Saturn's moons.