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Google may bid for Waze navigation app, blocking Facebook's attempt to acquire its crowdsourced maps
The Verge - 24 May 2013 02:26
Google Maps just got a massive overhaul, but the company might be about to throw even more money at its navigation system. Bloomberg reports that Google has approached the popular crowdsourced mapping and traffic app Waz...
Life-sized Lego X-Wing smashes world record with five million bricks
The Verge - 24 May 2013 08:05
Somebody at Lego built a life-sized, five-million-brick model of a Rebel X-Wing fighter. Or rather, 32 somebodies, who spent 17,000 hours building the 43-foot-long, 45,980-pound replica -- the largest Lego model in the w...
HP joins tabletop all-in-one PC fray with new Envy Rove 20
ZDNet - 24 May 2013 04:33
The company also announced a pair of new Pavilion TouchSmart all-in-one PCs.
Quantum dot displays make your TV brighter than ever
New Scientist - 24 May 2013 14:00
The first television screens that are laced with quantum dots can produce a far greater range of colours than any previous screens
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen rocks out with Joe Walsh and Chrissie Hynde on major label debut
The Verge - 24 May 2013 07:00
Multibillionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is set to release his next project this summer: the major label debut of his band, The Underthinkers. The LA Times reports that the record features Chrissie Hynde from The...
The Most Terrifying Description of Ocean Swimming I've Ever Read
The Atlantic - 24 May 2013 23:57
A marathon swimmer meets a tough, weird little shark in the middle of the night.
Automatic Connected Car System Delayed Until August [iOS Blog]
Mac Rumors - 24 May 2013 23:52
Automatic introduced its Automatic Link connected car system in March of this year, promising to ship out the app and the Bluetooth adapter beginning in May. The system includes a plug-in adapter that is designed to read...
Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa: WSJ
Reuters - 24 May 2013 23:51
(Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet, the Wall Stre...
Ask A VC: Index Ventures' Danny Rimer On The Future Of Ecommerce And More
TechCrunch - 24 May 2013 23:50
On this week's Ask A VC episode, Index Ventures partner Danny Rimer joined us in the studio. Rimer has been in the venture industry for over 11 years so he had plenty to share on how VC has changed, and the differences i...
Officials: Stopping 3D-Printed Guns Could Be Impossible
Mashable - 24 May 2013 23:47
As the world's first 3D-printed handgun starts to be replicated, authorities are scrambling to react to a technological advancement that only a few weeks ago sounded more like science fiction than fact.. But according to...
Food Politic: Farm Forward's BuyingPoultry.com Will Put Humane Eating in Consumers' Hands
The Huffington Post - 24 May 2013 23:43The true shape of the Ring Nebula
CNET - 24 May 2013 23:43
New images from NASA's Hubble telescope reveal that the Ring Nebula is more complex than we knew. It's not a bagel, but a jelly doughnut.
What Are Superfoods?
Live Science - 24 May 2013 23:41
Superfoods are foods thought to be good for one's health. The term has no set scientific meaning, however, and any list of superfoods is subjective.
Google Glass exploration demonstrates a hidden browser and more (video)
Engadget - 24 May 2013 23:31
While it's known that Google Glass has in-testing features just waiting to be exposed, we haven't seen many attempts to reveal them all. Zhuowei Zhang has stepped in with a complete list of what's under the hood, and it ...
Marissa Mayer Has Already Made One Big Mistake With Tumblr
ReadWrite - 24 May 2013 23:30
Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr is already being hailed as a brilliant move, securing a younger Internet demographic and a fertile field for native advertising, an innovative business model where content from ...
90 Seconds on The Verge: Hulu, Xbox One, and a Lego X-Wing
The Verge - 24 May 2013 23:30
Yarn. Yoda. Youth. Yolk. Yuks. Yawn. Yowl. Yak. Yeah. Yells. Yacht. Yellow. Yogurt. Yoga. Yammer.
Adidas's New Smart Soccer Ball Tells You Everything About Your Kicks
Gizmodo - 24 May 2013 23:30
Tech in sports typically revolves around maximizing performance in some nebulous and difficult-to-fact-check way. But Adidas has been doing some very cool stuff, like MiCoach biometric tracking, and now it's got somethin...
iOS 7 likely to be flat ... and black and white?
NBC News - 24 May 2013 23:24
Apple has scheduled the keynote address for the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) for June 10. On that day, we expect to hear the latest about the company's mobile and desktop operating system. It's the mobil...
Swisscom denied Telecom Lichtenstein takeover
ZDNet - 24 May 2013 23:23
Switzerland's main telco will not be able to takeover its counterpart in Lichtenstein, the country's parliament has ruled.
Julie Kantor: What's STEM Got to Do With It?
The Huffington Post - 24 May 2013 23:20The Perils of Market Share
TechPinions - 24 May 2013 23:20
If you're on this site, you probably know we have had a lively debate going on for the past couple of days about the meaning and value of market share in the smartphone market. I thought it might be valuable ...
What Do You Do in the Awkward Time Before You Meet an Online Date?
Gizmodo - 24 May 2013 23:20
Online dating is great! You can meet people you otherwise would never encounter that share your interests and just might end up being the one. But the anonymity factor makes it just as easy to flake on someone when it co...