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  • What Is Israel’s Iron Dome?

    What Is Israel’s Iron Dome?

    Israel got itself into a little mini-war in Gaza, and Hamas is firing off an extra dose of rockets into the Holy Land. What’s (maybe) stopping them? Something called the “Iron Dome” — and what exactly is an Iron Dome?


  • Giz Explains: What Is Intel Clover Trail?

    Giz Explains: What Is Intel Clover Trail?

    Intel Clover Trail. Sounds like a JJ Abrams movie about camping, right? But Clover Trail is actually the next generation Intel Atom chip that’ll power both Windows 8 tablets and laptops. Which means you’ll probably run into this chip pretty darn soon, so get familiar.


  • What Is Medium?

    What Is Medium?

    There is no shortage of platforms to post your ideas, photos, videos — whatever — online, but today we got another high-profile one. Medium announced itself with a lofty manifesto about publishing and media. But, um, what makes it different and why should anybody use it?


  • What Is Xbox SmartGlass?

    What Is Xbox SmartGlass?

    As expected, Microsoft just announced something called SmartGlass at E3. Less expected? Just how awesome SmartGlass turned out to be. What could have been just an Apple AirPlay imitation is something more ambitious; something that could change television forever. But what is it, exactly?