Technology News
Kids Are Using Bitcoin to Buy Fake IDs Online
The Atlantic - 9 May 2014 21:36
And it's no surprise: Bitcoin is an ideal currency for people who want to buy something they shouldn't.
How To Make A New Planet Home
Popular Science - 9 May 2014 23:30
Mars Terraforming Mars would involve adding water and an atmosphere, potentially turning the Red Planet into a Blue Marble. Science photo library/Getty Images The recipe for creating a habitable planet turns out to be su...
HoverCam Solo 8: The world's first 4K, USB 3.0 document camera
Gizmag - 9 May 2014 05:06
Pathway Innovations and Technologies has updated its document camera line with what's billed as the world's first 4K, USB 3.0 document camera with full-motion video: the Hovercam Solo 8...
Neighbors producers talk frats, families, and stuff they cut that went too far
Digital Trends - 9 May 2014 00:15
The producers of Seth Rogen and Zac Efron's new comedy, Neighbors, discuss the tradition of fraternity comedies, the importance of family, and why they may have gone too far this time. The post Neighbors producers talk f...
This FIB doesn't lie: New NIST microscope sees what others can't
e! Science News - 9 May 2014 01:54
Microscopes don't exactly lie, but their limitations affect the truths they can tell. For example, scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) simply can't see materials that don't conduct electricity very well, and their high ...
The Reason for Apple's Massive $3 Billion Beats Deal? Spotify
Time - 9 May 2014 10:15
Apple's iTunes service long dominated digital music sales, but the period of digital downloads is coming to an end and Apple is still without its own streaming music product. That's why it looks poised to buy one
[EntertainmentTell] 5 major reasons why 'The Carrie Diaries' was doomed to fail
Technology Tell - 9 May 2014 18:08
[From EntertainmentTell] Ultimately, the show was lame. No one who wants to feel the magic of the whirlwind life that Carrie Bradshaw led is going to go anywhere but Sex and the City itself. The creators of this show com...
Solar Highways wants $1 million to turn the US' roads into an energy farm
Engadget - 9 May 2014 18:01
At some point, you've probably sat back and said "Couldn't we solve climate change and the broader energy crisis just by sticking solar panels to everything?" It's not a bad idea, mind, but the cost and resistance to suc...
First alleged photo of the Moto E surfaces from Mexico
Android Central - 9 May 2014 17:27
What we have here might be our first glimpse at the Moto E. On the left is the low-cost [Moto G[(://.androidcentral.com/moto-g), and on the right is a phone we haven't seen before, bearing Motorola branding and the marki...
Hey men, forget the smartwatch and fitness band and track vitals, health with a shirt
Tech Times - 9 May 2014 16:05
Wearable shirts using a black box and an app promise to help men track vital signs and keep fitness goals on track. And they're snazzy to wear as well.
Why the PS4's DualShock controller has a LED bar: Controlling virtual reality
PC World - 9 May 2014 15:28
You can use it to tell when your controller is on or to aid the PlayStation Eye, but the real reason Sony put the light bar on the DualShock 4 was virtual reality.
Goodbye, TV Channels--And Hello, TV Apps
ReadWrite - 9 May 2014 13:55
When I was a kid, my brother graciously taught me what a half-Nelson was. It was a lesson learned from our nightly wrestling matches over the remote control, which was essentially the scepter in our little game of throne...
Muve Music to be nixed by AT&T
Slash Gear - 9 May 2014 11:43
Now that AT&T has acquired Leap Wireless (giving it Cricket Wireless in the process), it plans to discontinue Muve Music, the subscription music service tied to Cricket -- at least …
Detecting trace amounts of explosives with light
e! Science News - 9 May 2014 01:53
University of Adelaide research may help in the fight against terrorism with the creation of a sensor that can detect tiny quantities of explosives with the use of light and special glass fibres.
Kiwanuka iOS game Review
Slash Gear - 9 May 2014 23:30
There's a game on the iTunes App Store that goes by the name Kiwanuka, and it's made for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This game is extremely simple and extremely …
Apple Launches In-Store iPhone Upgrade Event to Boost Sales
Mac Rumors - 9 May 2014 23:25
Apple's iPhone upgrade event has officially begun, as the company has started to send out emails encouraging upgrade-eligible older iPhone owners to trade in their phones for newer models. iPhone 4s users started receivi...
Mojang's 10-year safety net
Slash Gear - 9 May 2014 22:30
The gaming company Mojang made the game Minecraft. Because of this game, primarily, the company is able to make massive amount of profit. This week one of the co-founders of …
Olympus PEN EPL7 Reported to be a Heavier, Bigger 16MP Contender
The Phoblographer - 9 May 2014 21:13
Olympus might be making it EPL7 into a heavyweight mirrorless camera.
Cactus V6 Trigger is Capable of Being Used with Almost Any Flash System
PetaPixel - 9 May 2014 20:53NASA Scientists Recreate Planet-Forming Space Dust Using Simulator
IBTimes - 9 May 2014 20:34
A team of scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, has successfully recreated space dust by using a specialized facility called the Cosmic Simulation Chamber, or COSmIC.
See a Slice of the Cosmos in This Universe Simulator
Mashable - 9 May 2014 05:29
Scientists and researchers have simulated a portion of the universe in a computer. The result, Illustris, is a slice of cosmos 350 million cubic light years in size, containing 41,416 modeled galaxies. See also: A Breath...
Magnetic 'Fingerprints' of Milky Way Galaxy Revealed in New Map (Image)
SPACE.com - 9 May 2014 02:33
Scientists using a European space telescope have created the best map yet of our Milky Way galaxy's magnetic field, a set of cosmic "fingerprints" that may lead to better understanding of how stars form, researchers say.