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Crash-proof computer tactic revealed by UK researchers
PC World - 17 Feb 2013 00:43
For a PC user, nothing chills the heart like the "Blue Screen of Death" in Windows. It means the computer has crashed. Although crashes are as old as computers, some UK researchers may be taking the first steps toward se...
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Photo Shoot: Racy or Racist?
ABC News - 17 Feb 2013 20:19
With a hot cover photo of model Kate Upton on this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, the magazine created a big buzz about photo shoots on all seven continents. But this year, beautiful models in barely there bik...
Polytron's Transparent Smartphone May Be in Your Future
Mashable - 17 Feb 2013 03:46
If Polytron Technologies has its way, you'll barely be able to see your next smartphone. The Taiwan-based manufacturer has released a futuristic-looking prototype for what it hopes will be the world's first transparent s...
Anatomy of a Winning Resume
Mashable - 17 Feb 2013 05:45
Searching for jobs is a daunting task for many, so it's imperative your resume is in tip-top shape. With 25% of human-resources managers receiving 50 resumes per job listing, competition is fierce, according to an infogr...
Egypt's telecom ministry appeals court-ordered YouTube blockade
The Verge - 17 Feb 2013 23:36
Earlier this month an Egyptian court ordered that YouTube be blocked for 30 days as punishment for hosting Innocence of Muslims, an anti-Islam video that prompted riots when it spread across the web last year. However, i...
Maker's Mark restoring alcohol volume of whiskey to historic level following backlash
Fox News - 17 Feb 2013 23:32
After backlash from customers, the producer of Maker's Mark bourbon is reversing a decision to cut the amount of alcohol in bottles of its famous whiskey.
iPhone 5 trails four Android phones in user satisfaction, survey says
Fox News - 17 Feb 2013 14:00
According to a survey of over 92,000 smartphone users, the Apple iPhone 5 ranks fifth behind four Android smartphones in user satisfaction.
Shinal: LinkedIn's diverse revenue stream is a strength
USA Today - 17 Feb 2013 08:42
LinkedIn has fared well among tech stocks because it has a diverse revenue stream.
Michael Jordan at 50: Still the Greatest
ABC News - 17 Feb 2013 20:28
COMMENTARY by Dean Schabner: Maybe it's fitting that Michael Jordan's 50th birthday happens to fall on the NBA's All-Star Sunday, because he is still the ultimate measure of basketball greatness. Unlike the great stars p...
Inexpensive alternative to Google's self-driving cars uses lasers and cameras to navigate
The Verge - 17 Feb 2013 07:28
Oxford University has unveiled a new autonomous car system that takes a different approach to Google's self-driving vehicles. RobotCar UK uses front-mounted 3D laser scanners and cameras on the vehicle to compare the env...
9 Golfers Sink Epic Simultaneous Putts
Mashable - 17 Feb 2013 23:24
These nine dudes are putting Tiger to shame. In some sort of crazy act of fate or intricate planning-and-swing-execution, the ace golfers (especially the guys farthest away from the hole) manage to sink nine simultaneous...
Like Elephants, Search Engines Never Forget
TechCrunch - 17 Feb 2013 22:00
Editor's note: Hunter Walk was most recently Director of Product Management at YouTube. Search engines have long memories. I think about this whenever reading new coverage of some immoral, misanthropic or illegal act. Th...
Sorry New York Times, Tax Flight of the Rich Is Not a Myth
Forbes - 17 Feb 2013 18:44
James B. Stewart writes "Common Sense" for the Business Day section of The New York Times. A Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and a professor of journalism at Columbia, Stewart's The Myth of the Rich Who Flee From Taxes...
Rewind.me is "Klout for the real world"
USA Today - 17 Feb 2013 03:38
Permission-based app collects data from Foursquare, Facebook, Instagram and organizes it
Fire clues found on crippled cruise liner
CNN - 17 Feb 2013 23:55
Investigators know roughly where the flames erupted in the engine room of the Carnival Triumph, but it could be a year before they learn what caused the fire, which left the massive ship adrift for days in the Gulf of Me...
Krysten Ritter Joins 'Assistance' And More Pilot News
The Huffington Post - 17 Feb 2013 23:55
Krysten Ritter, the former "B---- in Apt. 23," has found a new home at NBC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ritter will star in "Assistance," a comedy based on Leslye Headland's play of the same name. Headland will ...
Comeback kid Nadal takes Brazil title
CNN - 17 Feb 2013 23:51
Rafael Nadal's rivals take note -- the Spaniard is on his way back and he's ready to fire on all cylinders.
Utter! Voice Command Beta: control your phone by voice
Android Central - 17 Feb 2013 23:49
The recent update to Google Now has just made one of the nicer Jelly Bean features -- offline voice recognition -- available for third party developers to use, and voice command app utter! is the first to take advantage ...
Netgear PTV3000 gets a firmware update, now officially supports host of Android devices
Android Central - 17 Feb 2013 23:47
NetGear's PTV300 Miracast adapter has been available for some time now, but it just recently received a firmware update that made it compatible with a number of Android devices. Now at v2.2.9, which is the third official...
North Asia Is Following The Eurozone Down
Forbes - 17 Feb 2013 23:40Oscar Pistorius' agent cancels all future races
NBC News - 17 Feb 2013 23:36
The management company of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend, has canceled all of his future races, according to a statement released Sunday.
Gun Raffles Stir Up Controversy In Wake Of Deadly Shooting
The Huffington Post - 17 Feb 2013 23:02
CONCORD, N.H. -- Police chiefs in New Hampshire wanted more money for their youth training program. A youth hockey team in North Dakota needed more ice time. Both saw giving away guns as the answer.