In order for a microgrid to continue operating in island mode, it has to include some form of on-site power generation.

FORBES: Moving Microgrids Into the Mainstream

The armed forces minister has said there is no need for "panic mode" regarding the future of an order for two aircraft carriers.

BBC: Armed forces minister reassures over carriers order

We took a look at some flicks that had already made the jump, and playback worked well with the iPad in Airplane mode, so everything appears to be in order.

ENGADGET

The next time I played Super Mario, on the Wii (you can order all the vintage games), I found myself in a narratological mode.

NEWYORKER: Master of Play

The "teach me" mode guided us through the different meanings and readings of each character and over 700 animated demonstrations of stroke order.

WSJ: Mobile Apps for Foreign Languages

There's also a new in-camera HDR mode which merges two back-to-back shots (one underexposed and the other overexposed) in order to retain additional shadow and highlight detail.

ENGADGET: Samsung EX2F point-and-shoot with f/1.4 lens hands-on (video)