No one is sure what Google has up its sleeve, but it could be something you'll have at home in years to come.

With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth setup

This distinctive Australian mystery bird is named for one of its life history traits (includes video) Mistletoebird, Dicaeum hirundinaceum (protonym, Motacilla hirundinacea ), Shaw, 1792, also known as the mistletoe flowerpecker, the Australian flowerpecker or as the fire-breasted flowerpecker, photographed in New South Wales , Australia. Image: Marie-Louise Ng , 24 December 2011 (with ...

Is Google testing its "Project Tungsten" devices in the wild? (Credit: Google) Google has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to use an undisclosed, mystery "entertainment device" across four major cities over the next six months. Described as having both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the FCC application was initially submitted in December and recently discovered ...

After three years, Google Earth has finally conducted a major update of its maps, removing the mystery gridlike pattern that sparked rumors the lost underwater city of Atlantis had been found.

Two applications from Google to the FCC, one asking to test a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled "entertainment device" from December and other seeking to set up a residential gateway using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from earlier this month may indicate that Google is planning to deploy or at least support future 802.11ac networks and devices, which would dramatically increase transmission speeds for HD video ...

Google X has always been a thing of mystery. A domain referencing “X” first appeared in 2005, and it was nothing more than an OS X take on Google Search and applications. While it now renders a 404 error, you can access the original via a variety of mirrors preserving the site.

No one is sure what Google has up its sleeve, but it could be something you’ll have at home in years to come.

This southeast Asian mystery bird is atypical amongst those species with similar habits (includes gorgeous video!) Blue pitta, Hydrornis cyanea , (protonym, Pitta cyanea ) Blyth, 1843, also known as the lesser blue pitta, photographed at the Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary , Chaiyaphum, Thailand. Image: Alex Vargas , 10 January 2012 (with permission) [ velociraptorize ]. Nikon D5000, Nikkor 300mm f ...

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories.