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Ubuntu Linux is now ready to power your appliances and robots Ubuntu Linux has spread to quite a few platforms in its 10-year history, if not always successfully. Today, though, the open source software is tackling

Introducing The First Fuel-cell Power Generator For Your Smartphone http://www.wiredgist.com/?p=568

500 Internal Server Error Smartphones are fast taking over the world, gradually taking over some roles humans can play in the society. But then, smartphones need to be powered. Research has shown that some smartphones use up at least 3.5kWh in a year. Smartphones generally make use of lithium-ion batteries, therefore 99% of all portable smartphone chargers you might bump into will rely on a Li-Ion battery to store all that spare juice. [ 246 more words. ]

Uncrackable quantum authentication uses photons to secure your data | ExtremeTech Multi-factor verification adds an extra layer of authentication to gain access to your data, but for hackers, that just amounts to an extra layer to bypass -- a bump in the road. A new type of verification, quantum authentication, doesn't just add an extra layer, but is nearly impossible to crack fr…