Technology News
There's Gross Alternative Fuel Just Hanging Out in the Sewers
Gizmodo - 10 Apr 2013 19:18
Everybody knows about using oil as a fuel source, but London is putting a new spin on the concept. Soon the city will be mining its own sewers to bring up glorious globs of old cooking grease and melting them down into f...
Hisense K610 And Roku Ready K360M Launched In Walmart
Ubergizmo - 10 Apr 2013 04:41
Hisense USA has just announced the immediate availability of its 40-inch and 46-inch K360M Roku Ready TVs, in addition to the larger sized 50-inch and 55-inch K610 Smart TV models, where these can be purchased in all Wal...
The Space Station Could Be The Next Frontier Of Quantum Communications
Forbes - 10 Apr 2013 07:19
A team of European researchers have proposed a series of experiments that, if successful, could turn the International Space Station into a key relay for a quantum communications network.
Study reveals that nearly half of US teens now own an iPhone
ZDNet - 10 Apr 2013 23:20
The Apple iPhone finally launches on T-Mobile this week and recent Piper Jaffray study results show the iPhone is owned by nearly half of US teens.
How It Works: NASA Asteroid-Capture Mission in Pictures
SPACE.com - 10 Apr 2013 21:56
A look at NASA's Asteroid Initiative, which aims to park a space rock near the moon.
NASA Explains Their New Asteroid Retrieval Mission
Universe Today - 10 Apr 2013 21:13
NASA's FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it. A spacecraft w...
If That Awesome G.I. Joe Trailer Were an 80s Toy Commercial
Gizmodo - 10 Apr 2013 20:05
One of the best parts of growing up in the 1980s were the awesome action-packed commercials for G.I. Joe toys. They featured kids actually playing with the vehicles and figures, re-enacting scenes of heroism as the Joes ...
As smartphones get bigger, could Android's user base get smaller?
GigaOM - 10 Apr 2013 19:38
The trend of larger screens on flagship Android phones shows no signs of stopping. At some point, however, one has to wonder how big "too big" is. At this rate, could Android smartphones outgrow their user base as one-ha...
From The Founder Of Pixable, Contactive Wants To Be The Caller ID For Our Web-Centric World
TechCrunch - 10 Apr 2013 19:06
It was just seven months ago that intelligent photo aggregator app Pixable sold to SingTel, the Singaporean telecom giant, in a $26.5 million deal. It was a very nice exit for the startup, and it would be understandable ...
Rayman Legends Wii U Demo Coming In Late April With Four Levels
Ubergizmo - 10 Apr 2013 16:30
Ubisoft announced in February its once Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends was not only receiving a lengthy delay from it's original release date of February 26 to sometime in September, but that it was also no longer going t...
Build an Arduino-Powered Music Player that Automatically Plays Everyone's Favorite Songs
Life Hacker - 10 Apr 2013 15:00
Throwing a party is all about preparation, and while you might want to take on the role of DJ for the night, not everyone is going to appreciate your music choices. If you want to give people more options without forcing...
Harley Earl's influence on Steve Jobs
ZDNet - 10 Apr 2013 13:00
Earl invented mass produced car styling and annual new product unveiling cycles at General Motors during their glory years - there are many parallels to Apple's recent run
NBC: Google Glass Banned In Las Vegas
Ubergizmo - 10 Apr 2013 10:19
Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, and the same adage applies to those who own a pair of Google Glass sometime down the road. This goes without saying, since the casinos and strip clubs in Las Vegas would not wan...
As It Focuses On Profitability, Tumblr Lays Off Team Behind Editorial Initiative Storyboard
TechCrunch - 10 Apr 2013 05:22
Tumblr has laid off the four-person editorial team behind Storyboard, an experimental initiative to highlight users and organizations on the blogging platform, less than one year after the project went live. In a blog po...
Facebook Home Review: Slick, Fun and, for Now, Superficial
Time - 10 Apr 2013 03:00
If you attended Facebook's "Our New Home on Android" event last Thursday -- or watched the livestream -- you could be forgiven if you came away confused about just how significant Facebook thought its news was. On one ha...
Member of LulzSec hacker group pleads guilty in 2011 cyberattacks
L.A. Times - 10 Apr 2013 01:01Ozone overdose confuses pollinators
NBC News - 10 Apr 2013 00:29
By Larry O'HanlonDiscovery NewsOzone isn't just bad for your lungs, it also gets in the way of insects finding their favorite food, say researchers. Ozone, because it reacts readily with aromatic compounds put out by pla...
This Is What's Killing The Porn Industry
The Huffington Post - 10 Apr 2013 23:59'StoryWorth' Records Family Memories to Connect Generations
Mashable - 10 Apr 2013 23:58
The art of storytelling is timeless. There's nothing like hearing old tales of your grandparent's teenage days -- but the narrative connection often loses its spark when Grandma lives across the country and you can only ...
Data on your Apple iPad looks great thanks to Panic's Status Board
ZDNet - 10 Apr 2013 23:58
Looking at data isn't the most flashy thing to do all day, but the team at Panic just launched their Status Board app for the iPad to help improve the experience.
Foundation Capital creates new $282 million fund; earmarks some for IT
ZDNet - 10 Apr 2013 23:56
It's the seventh fund for the venture capital firm, which has backed Envestnet, Financial Engines, Netflix, NetZero, Responsys and Silver Spring Networks.
Windows 8 PC makers should tell users how to kill UEFI, Linux group demands
ZDNet - 10 Apr 2013 23:54
Hispalinux has released the details of its complaint to the EC over Windows 8's UEFO Secure Boot, and says getting rid of it is just too complex for the average user.