Interstellar Marines devs open 'The Vault' to 'The Public'

We’re not gonna lie to you — we take every opportunity we can to write about games involving landsharks. It shouldn’t be a shock, then, that we’re bringing you news on Interstellar Marines this morning, as the game’s official website now allows for a much closer inspection of said terrifying creatures . Truth be told, entering “The Vault ” allows for little more than an interactive, 3D, self-guided walkthrough of a single screen from the trailer we saw a few months back

Lenovo intros SL410 and SL510 ThinkPads overseas

Do you love Lenovo laptops, but at a distance?

Colorado Solar Power Outshining Sate's Gas Industry

DURANGO, Colo. — The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.

SnagFilms Catalogs Documentaries for Your Viewing Pleasure

If you’re looking for something a bit meatier than YouTube fare for weekend watching, check out SnagFilms and enjoy documentaries on a wide range of topics. You’ll find all sorts of content on SnagFilms, ranging from well-known documentaries like Super Size Me to lesser- known but interesting works like The Times of Harvey Milk, about the assassination of San Fransisco’s first openly gay mayor, and Hell on Wheels , about the origins of modern women-only roller derbies.

TechCrunch/CrunchGear Meetup Taipei: 6 Taiwanese tech startups demo their services

Asus, Acer, HTC or BenQ: Taiwan is well-known as a significant player in the global electronics industry, but it’s safe to say the Taiwanese web landscape is still a black box for many of us. Taiwan ranks 10th in Asia in terms of Internet population, with around 15 million people currently online. Add to this an online ad market that grew by 14.9% to $208 million in 2009, and you have a fairly attractive Internet market overall.

Honda EV-Cub Marries Electric Bike with 2WD, Star Trek -esque Communicator

This here is what Honda hopes is the future of motorcycles. Small, electric and two-wheel drive, the EV-Cub could be ferrying riders around on its retro-styled frame as early as next year. Like an all-wheel drive car, the 2WD motorcycle offers more stability and traction than its rear-wheel cousins, and may even be easier to learn for the beginner rider

REPORT: Fiat and Chrysler working together on electric car

While visiting Fiat’s gearbox plant in Verrone, Italy the other day, Chrysler board member Alfredo Altavilla let slip that the Italian giant and its newly-acquired Detroit automaker are working together to build an electric car . Chrysler hasn’t been talking up its ENVI electric vehicle skunkworks of late and, although they have said they still plan on producing the Dodge Circuit, the silence has served to create speculation . 2010 Nissan Leaf EV – Click above for hi-res image gallery Nissan has named five areas in the U.S

ALMS: Into the sunset for season finale at Laguna Seca

2009 ALMS Monterey Sports Car Championships – Click above for a high- res image gallery The 2009 ALMS season came to a close last night with a four-hour race into the sunset at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. While several championships still needed to be decided going into the race, much of the attention during the weekend was given to Gil de Ferran , who was competing in the last race of his career.

David Hockney paints with his iPhone, results not typical

Artist David Hockney isn’t afraid of picking up new media — over the years, he’s used Polaroids, photocollages, and even fax machines to create his art — in addition to regular, old-fashioned painting. Now, he’s taken to using his iPhone to create new works of art . If you’ve somehow managed to hold out from joining into the HTIB revolution, the time for caving is upon you.

Citibank Survey: Small Business Finds Social Media Ineffective

A Citibank/GFK Roper survey of 500 U.S. businesses with fewer than 100 employees has found very few small businesses in the U.S

TechCrunch/CrunchGear Meetup Taipei: 6 Taiwanese Startups Demo Their Services

Asus, Acer, HTC or BenQ: Taiwan is well-known as a significant player in the global electronics industry, but it’s safe to say the Taiwanese web landscape is still a black box for many of us. Taiwan ranks 10th in Asia in terms of Internet population, with around 15 million people currently online.

Geohot unleashes blackra1n upon iPhone OS 3.1.2

Following up on the success of purplera1n, iPhone hacker extraordinaire geohot has released a jailbreak solution for OS 3.1.2 dubbed blackra1n. Currently only being offered to Windows users, blackra1n works on all generations of the iPhone and iPod touch, although the 3rd gen iPod touch needs to be tethered

Obama, Does It Take Winning A Nobel To Get An Email From You? What #Obamashould Do.

Editor’s note: Below is an open letter to our President from guest author Edo Segal, a concerned web geek who cares about the future of our democracy. It is followed by a proposal and a new website for anyone who thinks they know what #obamashould do (cynics please skip post).

Cheap netbook sales bringing down laptop revenues, no brainers require no brains

Hey, this is probably surprising to no one, but here we go. A new market research report from DisplaySearch says that the overall mobile PC market is down about 5 percent over last year. The main reason cited for this decline

HTC's HD2 gets sized up to the competition

We’ve already seen (and written) plenty on the HD2, and we’ve enjoyed our initial experiences with the device — but now someone has finally sized up the massive, Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone with its touchscreen contemporaries… and the differences are downright shocking. Just take a look at this beast next to Apple’s iPod touch (above) or the company’s own Hero — the displays on the older devices seem dwarfed by the HD2’s 4.3-inch, 800 x 480 WVGA screen