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Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic flying bomb

The Pentagon on Thursday held a successful test flight of a flying bomb that travels faster than the speed of sound and will give military planners the ability to strike targets anywhere in the world in less than a hour.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (21) | comments 180

US Army purchases robotic scouts (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- By being the first to scout out an unknown building or peek over a wall, a small dumbbell-shaped robot will be taking over some of the riskiest tasks in the US Army. The robot’s maker, ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 15 | with audio podcast weblog

Army tests iOS and Android devices for potential combat usage

The US Army is beginning some interesting testing. They are considering dropping out some of the bulkier and significantly more expensive communications gear currently carried by soldiers, and replacing it ...

Technology / Business

created Jun 03, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 15 | with audio podcast report

US Army enlists Facebook, Twitter

The US Army said on Monday it had launched a fan page on Facebook and established an office for online "social media," despite security rules that limit soldiers' access to networking sites.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Online video firm Brightcove files for IPO

Brightcove, a US tech company which provides a cloud computing-based platform for online video, filed on Wednesday for an initial public offering (IPO) that aims to raise up to $50 million.

Technology / Business

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0