US Army gets picky, solicits smart feed ammo system for machine guns and auto cannons (video)

War! Huh! What is it good for? Stuff like smart bullet-feeding systems, apparently. See, the US Army isn't quite satisfied with the mixed ammo feed it currently uses with weapons like the helicopter-mounted M230 chain gun. Instead, it wants its machine gunners to be able to freely switch and pick their ammo of choice -- whether it be incendiary rounds or precision-guided smart bullets -- to better match conditions on the field. So the Army is using another weapon in its arsenal -- good, old tax dollars -- to solicit proposals for a smart bullet-feeding system. Initial project goals include near real-time inventorying of ammo, a fire rate of 300 rounds per minute and a selection accuracy rate of 95 percent. Yeah, it's no freaking railgun or tactical laser system. But at least the feeding system can also be used for more peaceful pursuits, like dispensing medical vials or emergency supplies (not via machine gun, of course). In the meantime, folks who want to see a demo of the system's not-so-peaceful applications can check out the video after the break.

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Boingo, Deutsche Telekom team up for international in-flight WiFi

Boingo is best known for providing WiFi on the ground, but it's now working with Germany's Deutsche Telekom to spread its paid internet access to international flights, not just flights in the US. Lufthansa trips both inside Germany as well as to Canada and the US will soon let you pay with your Boingo account to stay online while you're in the air, using DT's broadband internet access as the conduit. More airlines will be coming soon, although those of us who get itchy staying offline for more than a few hours will have to pay an unspecified premium for that connection when it's ready. Check the PR after the break for the official word.

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Google Play adds carrier billing for music, movies and books

Don't feel like having media purchased through Google Play billed directly to your credit card? Well, now you can have those charges simply added to your monthly phone bill, provided you're on T-Mobile here in the US, or NTT Docomo, KDDI, or Softbank in Japan. According to Google's posting about the move, Sprint will soon be offering the option to pay for movies, books and movies purchased through Big G's market along side your voice and data plan. For T-Mobile subscribers that means both apps and content can simply be added to your tab, while AT&T is sticking with carrier billing for apps only at the moment. Conspicuously absent from the whole shebang, however, is Verizon, which has been one of the more prominent Android pushers here in the US. For a complete list of carriers with at least some direct billing features check out the more coverage link.

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Jessica Simpson: Giving Birth RIGHT NOW!

Jessica Simpson has looked like she's been ready to pop for weeks, but that little Johnson wriggling around inside her wasn't ready to come out ... until NOW!

The 31-year-old and several members of her family arrived at an L.A. hospital earlier this morning, because her soon-to-be born daughter Maxi is coming!!

Jessica, her mother Tina and her sister Ashlee Simpson just arrived, along with fiance Eric Johnson's parents. It's baby time, people. You can stop worrying.

Good luck Jessica! Let us know how it goes!!! With pics!!!!

Jessica Simpson won't look like this for much longer!

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J-Lo, Iglesias, Wisin Y Yandel announce tour

Yandel, left, of the group Wisin y Yandel, Jennifer Lopez, center, and Enrique Iglesias pose together after the announcement of their summer tour together, Monday, April 30, 2012, in Los Angeles. The initial 16 dates of the North American tour were announced on Monday, with more dates soon to be announced. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Yandel, left, of the group Wisin y Yandel, Jennifer Lopez, center, and Enrique Iglesias pose together after the announcement of their summer tour together, Monday, April 30, 2012, in Los Angeles. The initial 16 dates of the North American tour were announced on Monday, with more dates soon to be announced. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias and Wisin Y Yandel are touring together this summer.

Lopez and Iglesias announced Monday in Los Angeles that the 20-city MEGA concert tour will begin July 14 in Montreal.

"We are going to give you everything we got," Lopez said. "I think it's going to be one of the most historic tours ever. Because I don't know that there has ever been something ... where these Latinos have come together like this as family."

Iglesias said the tour will include individual hits as well as collaborative performances. "I have a bunch of songs with Wisin Y Yandel and obviously with Jennifer," he told the crowd.

Lopez said her 4-year-old twins, Max and Emme, will also be on the tour bus.

And if they get stir crazy? "There's always Grandma's house," she said.

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Surprise! iOS still beating Android in enterprise penetration

Good Technology's latest data from their enterprise customers confirm that yes, iOS is killing Android in the business world. In the first quarter of the year, the iPhone 4S accounted for 37% of Good's activations, followed by the iPad 2 with 17.7%, while the new iPad is already claiming 12.1%.

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Maria Menounos and Derek Hough Achieve Perfection on Dancing With the Stars

Maria Menounos and Derek Hough may or may not be dating, but they're clearly a perfect match on Dancing With the Stars. They scored the season's first 30!

That's one way to top their on-stage kiss a few weeks ago.

Derek and Maria performed the paso doble and judges were in love with what she turned in, awarding a trio of 10s for the first time in this fun 14th season.

Carrie Ann Inaba joked "that dance sucked!" before remarking "You two were so on fire!" Bruno Tonioli, meanwhile, may still be having heart palpitations.

Check out the first-place pair's perfect paso doble below:

Maria Menounos & Derek Hough - Paso Doble (DWTS Week 7)

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