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Red Hot Chili Peppers explain why they faked Super Bowl performance
The Verge - 5 Feb 2014 17:18
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has posted an open letter confirming that the band largely faked its Super Bowl halftime show performance. The Chili Peppers joined Bruno Mars on stage to play their '90s staple "Give ...
Black Holes Heated Early Universe Slower Than Previously Thought
SPACE.com - 5 Feb 2014 20:03
Black holes acting as companions to early stars may have taken more time to raise the temperature of the ancient universe than previously thought, a new study suggests. URL: early-black-holes-heat-universe
A Gorgeous Inkless Pen That Never Needs a Refill
Gizmodo - 5 Feb 2014 18:20
Pininfarina is known for turning Ferraris and other exotic cars into even more impressive works of art, so it's a safe assumption that its new 4.EVER Pininfarina Cambiano writing instrument is going to cost a small fortu...
SpaceX's next cargo mission to space station is Mar 16
Phys.org - 5 Feb 2014 23:41
The next cargo supply mission to the International Space Station by the US company SpaceX has been set for March 16, NASA said Wednesday.
[GadgeTell] Samsung intros Rose Gold White Edition of Galaxy S4
Technology Tell - 5 Feb 2014 21:15
[From GadgeTell] The Samsung Galaxy S5 may be arriving soon but that doesn't mean we'll forget about the Galaxy S4.
George Clooney: Read my lips, I will never, ever be on Twitter
CNET - 5 Feb 2014 20:28
Promoting his new movie, "The Monuments Men," the suave actor reaffirms his loathing of tweeting.
Useless, embarrassing, and a waste of money: A Google author's description of Glass
Digital Trends - 5 Feb 2014 19:57
Author and journalist Jeff Jarvis is a confirmed Google fan, but even he can't find anything good to say about Google Glass, which may be bad news for Google in the near future. The post Useless, embarrassing, and a wast...
Monkeys that eat omega-3 rich diet show more developed brain networks
EurekAlert! - 5 Feb 2014 07:00
(Oregon Health & Science University) Monkeys that ate a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids had brains with highly connected and well organized neural networks -- in some ways akin to the neural networks in healthy humans -...
This TSA Redesign Could Change the Way You Think About Airport Security
Gizmodo - 5 Feb 2014 01:20
The TSA needs help--bad. The agency and its blue-shirted officers have never been the most popular kids on the block, but things got worse last week when a former employee told all in a Politico article . But don't worry...
List Weaver Provides Collaborative To-Dos Without Accounts
Life Hacker - 5 Feb 2014 23:30
iOS: Most to-do apps that allow you to collaborate with people require everyone to sign up for an account, but List Weaver keeps things simple by simply integrating with iCloud so sharing lists is incredibly easy. It's a...
See sapphire protect an iPhone from a huge concrete block
CNET - 5 Feb 2014 22:55
Video featuring a sapphire-covered iPhone screen shows that the material set to go into production at Apple's Arizona plant can take a beating.
NASA-funded science balloons launch in Antarctica
Phys.org - 5 Feb 2014 15:41
In the bright light of Antarctica's summer sun, a NASA mission launched its first 18 science balloons between Dec. 27, 2013, and Feb. 2, 2014. BARREL, or the Balloon Array for Radiation belt Relativistic Electron Losses,...
Steve Jobs wanted Sony to use Mac OS on Vaio notebooks
Slash Gear - 5 Feb 2014 12:39
One of the things that helped Apple to make Mac computers more attractive to a range of users out there was the move from PowerPC to Intel processors way back …
Doom creator John Carmack talks id departure and virtual reality
Slash Gear - 5 Feb 2014 05:19
This past November, John Carmack, co-creator of the much-beloved video game DOOM, left id Software to join ranks full-time with Oculus VR. Not much was revealed about the particulars of …
Massive Carl Sagan archive posted by Library of Congress
The Verge - 5 Feb 2014 04:34
Nearly two years ago, the Library of Congress acquired some 800 boxes of books, letters, notes, videos, and other items that belonged to late American astronomer and author Carl Sagan. Now much that massive collection �...
First Death from New H10N8 Bird Flu Reported
Live Science - 5 Feb 2014 03:42
An elderly woman in China is the first person known to have died from a strain of bird flu called H10N8, according to a new report of the case.
Inside Satya Nadella's CEO Comp Package From Microsoft
TechCrunch - 5 Feb 2014 03:13
Through a filing, Microsoft has revealed the compensation package for its new CEO. In short, Satya Nadella is buying all the beers for the next few years. In numerical terms, Nadella will pick up a $1.2 million yearly ca...
New Apple Hires Could Help Create The Retina MacBook Air
Cult of Mac - 5 Feb 2014 02:34
It seems like we’ve been crowing for years about the promise of IGZO -- a display technology that radically improves power efficiency, allowing for thinner, lighter, longer-lasting devices -- for ages, but with the iPa...
Predicting cardiovascular events in sleep apnea
Science Daily - 5 Feb 2014 01:56
Obstructive sleep apnea generally is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Obstructive sleep apnea is usually measured using the apnea-hypopnea index, the number of times that breathing pauses or sev...
The Verge Mobile Show is live!
The Verge - 5 Feb 2014 21:17
We're a day late, but not a dollar short with The Verge Mobile Show this week. There is an immense number of topics to cover in this week's show, and assuming nothing changes between now and 4:30PM ET / 21:30 GMT, we sho...
Terrible Web design trends
The Loop - 5 Feb 2014 21:12
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Space Elevator Could Be A Reality By 2050
Ubergizmo - 5 Feb 2014 20:44
Fancy taking a trip to space as your next holiday, and yet hate the idea of flying in a rocket which will make economy class on your regular airline feel as though it is the most luxurious ride ever? Such an adventure in...