Technology News
News From Mars: A River Ran Through It
KQED Quest - 5 Oct 2012 17:00
NASA's Curiosity rover, now exploring the alluvium at the base of Mount Sharp in Gale Crater for over two months, has struck pay dirt: the gravel and river stone conglomerate laid down by an ancient Martian stream!
Slideshow: An Early Fall Flight Around the Bay
KQED Quest - 5 Oct 2012 17:47
Take a low-flying trip around the Bay (in photos).
Japan asteroid trip will star upgraded bouncing robot
New Scientist - 5 Oct 2012 13:14
About the size of a case of beer, the German-built MASCOT rover will bounce across the surface of an asteroid as part of the Hayabusa 2 mission
Century-Old Battle Over Yosemite's 'Second Valley' Heats Up
KQED Quest - 5 Oct 2012 18:10
One of California's oldest environmental battles is on the San Francisco ballot. Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park holds most of San Francisco's water supply. But some environmental groups want to turn back t...
US anti-terror big data experiment 'breached privacy'
New Scientist - 5 Oct 2012 13:49
Information provided by the Department of Homeland Security's "fusion centres" endangered citizens' civil liberties, finds a damning new report
Facebook IPOcalypse cases: One lawsuit to end them All
The Register - 5 Oct 2012 16:58
Plucky Zucky aims to dump them into NY legal Mount Doom The 57 different cases against Facebook or the NASDAQ over the free-content ad firm's disastrous IPO have all been mashed up into one uber-lawsuit to be heard in Ne...
Amazon to spend $1.16 billion to buy Seattle HQ
Reuters - 5 Oct 2012 23:50
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday that it will spend more than $1 billion to buy its corporate headquarters in Seattle from Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen's investment firm.
New MySpace Not Challenging Facebook
ABC News - 5 Oct 2012 20:18
How much involvement does Justin Timberlake have in the new MySpace? When will othes be able to try the site? ABC News got the answers from the CEO and COO of MySpace.
WATCH: 14 Guitars Played By Robots
The Huffington Post - 5 Oct 2012 13:08Perth porkfest crowned ULTIMATE BACON SARNIE
The Register - 5 Oct 2012 12:00
Jubilant Scottish cafe celebrates A90 Behemoth triumph It's official: "The A90 Behemoth" is the ultimate bacon sarnie, according to our pork-loving gourmet readers.…
Experts troll 'biggest security mag in the world' with DICKish submission
The Register - 5 Oct 2012 11:31
Researchers SICK OF SPAM submit ridiculous piece to Hakin9 Security researchers have taken revenge on a publishing outlet that spams them with requests to write unpaid articles – by using a bogus submission to sat...
6 Big Mistakes Apple Has Made In The Year Since Steve Jobs Died
The Huffington Post - 5 Oct 2012 10:23Facebook Fixing Unclicked Likes 'Bug'
The Huffington Post - 5 Oct 2012 09:52New questions raised over Kim Dotcom snooping
The Register - 5 Oct 2012 03:03
Reports ‘ping’ Kiwi spy agency for spying on Dotcom's Modern Warfare sessions The slow-motion train wreck of the Megaupload investigation rumbles on, with a new report alleging Kim Dotcom’s Internet c...
If the Presidential Debate Was Like ‘The Voice’ [VIDEO]
Mashable - 5 Oct 2012 02:47
What would happen if voters treated presidential debates more like The Voice? This video pretty much sums it up. Obama has a "great voice", and Mitt Romney has "badass hair". SEE MORE: Carson Daly Tells All About ‘...
Microsoft plans midnight launch for Surface
The Register - 5 Oct 2012 02:20
Who does it think it is, JK Rowling? Say what you like about Microsoft, but the company has never lacked chutzpah.…
Drinking too much coffee can MAKE YOU BLIND
The Register - 5 Oct 2012 02:20
Study not iron-clad, but ask yourself, 'Do you feel lucky?' According to a new study, drinking more than three cups of coffee per day has been shown to correlate with an increased risk of developing glaucoma, which can l...
Chocolate Factory rewrites dot-doc death note
The Register - 5 Oct 2012 01:51
All formats can be uploaded to Google Docs Google’s plan to give old Microsoft Office file formats a quiet bullet behind the woodpile seems to have fallen by the wayside, with Mountain View quietly revising its fe...
Apple files 'Shake to Print' iOS patent application
The Register - 5 Oct 2012 00:32
What's more intuitive than shaking your iPad to print, eh? Apple has filed a brace of patents that, in part, describe methods to control printing and print settings by having the user physically interact with their iOS d...
James Grundvig: The Venture Capital Paradox Explained: Interview With Silicon Valley Legend Vinod Khosla
The Huffington Post - 5 Oct 2012 00:19Candidates Look To Hulu To Reach TV Viewers
The Huffington Post - 5 Oct 2012 23:00Not so fast, T-Mobile: Sprint may bid for MetroPCS
The Register - 5 Oct 2012 22:42
Consolidation ahead for US wireless market Reports that US mobile carriers T-Mobile and MetroPCS are headed for a merger may be premature if rival carrier Sprint Nextel is close to making a counter-bid, as sources claim....