Author: luapo

Honda unveiled “All-new ASIMO”, a new version of their humanoid robot. It can run at 9kph and hop on one or both legs, and more.

As attacks on mobile devices skyrocket, the prospect of falling victim to a hacker seems like it’s no longer a question of “if” but rather “when.” Because we use our phones so often — 34 times a day according to one study’s estimates — we’re exposing ourselves and our data exponentially far more often than we used to, giving hackers that many more chances to break in. Last week, Juniper Networks reported a 400 percent increase in attacks on Android-powered phones between June 2010 and January 2011.

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Garrett McNamara breaks the world record for the largest wave ever surfed.