Apple TV Events Channel Will Stream Today's Special Event
Apple has revealed that it will once again begin live-streaming its events.
View ArticleMIT Prof, Student Discover Algorithm For Predicting Trending Twitter Topics
Two folks at MIT may have cracked the code with an algorithm they're saying predicts what will trend with 95% accuracy.
View ArticleAmazon Prime Now Available For $7.99 Per Month
Amazon Prime's trifecta of two-day shipping, instant media streaming and monthly Kindle book rentals just became a little more consumer friendly at a slightly higher price.
View ArticleEar-Powered Wireless Sensor Sustains Its Charge Through Sound
The beauty of the system is its true self-sustainability: once the transmitter has been been jumpstarted with radio waves, it powers itself through the resulting transmissions.
View ArticleIs The Wii U A Must-Buy?
Nintendo's new console is an anomaly in the game console ecosystem, but not for Nintendo.
View ArticleNokia Mapping Arrives In The App Store
If you've been keeping up with the news of Nokia's cross-platform mapping service, then you'll know it's designed to offer access to all of that Finnish cartographic expertise even if you're holding...
View ArticleGoogle Brings Indoor Maps To Desktop Web Browsers
Those looking to plan their shopping route ahead of time can now finally take advantage of Google's indoor maps in their desktop web browser.
View ArticleA Christmas Tree Made Out Of Chevrolet Volt Parts
As publicity stunts go, this one certainly ticks the boxes marked "festive."
View ArticleVolvo Plans To Make The Self-Driving Car A Reality By 2014
Long hailed as one of the safest car producers in the world, Volvo hopes to retain that reputation by introducing vehicles that can avoid passenger injuries on their own by the year 2020. Its plans...
View ArticleMilitary Considers Using Kinect For Low-Cost Physical Therapy Routines
When Bill Gates first demoed his BASIC interpreter for the Altair, it seems a safe bet that he could've never guessed that his company would eventually be collaborating with the US military to...
View ArticleScientists Are Planning To Clone The Perfect Christmas Tree
Scientists in Germany are attempting to clone the perfect Christmas tree.
View ArticleThere's Yet Another Tablet-Sized Android Phone
How big is too big? Well, that's clearly not Huawei's concern, as it's about to introduce a 6.1-inch 1080p Android phone at CES.
View Article'Leaked' BlackBerry 10 Info Shows Video Chat And Screen Sharing In BBM
Top dog at RIM Thorsten Heins heavily implied that video chat would be added to BBM when BlackBerry 10 showed up, and now possible confirmation of the feature has come from what are thought to be...
View ArticleHow UPS Moves 2,000 Packages Every 17 Seconds
UPS relies on Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky: a 5.2 million-square-foot processing facility that's capable of sorting up to 416,000 packages an hour.
View ArticleResearchers Build A Working Tractor Beam, On A Very Small Scale
We recently saw research that suggested negative radiation pressure in light could lead to a practical tractor beam.
View ArticleThis Record-Breaking 320-Gigapixel Panorama Is A Cause For Celebration And...
In total 48,640 images, shot with four Canon EOS 7D cameras were stitched together to create this 360 vista of the London skyline.
View ArticleThe Ever-Expanding Smartphone Screen
It used to be that any smartphone screen beyond three inches was considered big. Flash-forward several years, however, and we're to the point where many won't even consider less than a 4-inch screen,...
View ArticleThe Dark Side Of Google Glass
I've witnessed humanity worship the smartphone, make prevalent voice-controlled navigation and perfect self-mounted, POV digital video cameras, I'm not so sure that Google Glass is going to be good for...
View ArticleHow A Deck Of Cards Was The Basis For Facebook's Fresh News Feed
Facebook made a sharp break from tradition when it unveiled the simplified News Feed, but how did it get there?
View ArticleExplore The Dead Island That Inspired Skyfall Via Google Street View
There are no tourist offices or giant Oedipus Complexes, as far as we can see, just long stretches of overgrown roads and collapsing apartment blocks that once housed 5,000 people, before they...
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