A Makani Power prototype power-generating kite. (Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET) Google is in the process of acquiring Makani Power, a startup building power-generating cable-tethered flying wings, and is incorporating the technology within its Google X “moonshots” division. “We look forward to working with our new colleagues at Google[x] to make airborne [...]

The new Mailbox for iPad. (Credit: Mailbox) Mailbox, the popular e-mail app snapped up by Dropbox earlier this year, has redesigned its app for the iPad. The new app, which currently only works with Gmail accounts, has the same functions as the old app. It lets users organize their e-mail [...]

AMD today announced the availability a new set of dual- and quad-core processors for the so-called convergence form factors between mobile OS tablets and Windows-based, high-end performance notebooks. The APUs are code named Temash, Kabini, and Richland, and are aimed at the mobility, mainstream, and performance categories, respectively. [...]

You could wait for the Microsoft Xbox One or the Sony PlayStation 4 to arrive this fall, or you could play PC games with better graphics now. Nvidia is launching its GeForce GTX 780 graphics chip today that will be able to run outstanding visuals in the latest generation of [...]