April 2011
69 Stories
MIT makes solar-cell technology go viral. Literally.
Researchers at MIT have genetically modified a virus that helps carbon nanotubes self-assemble along solar cells to improve efficiency of...
Household gadgets take a toll on power grid, pocket books
Every computer, hair dryer, and electric car that needs juice to operate takes a toll on the infrastructure of the...
Users furrow their class-action brows at Google over privacy… again
Good luck, guys. Two Michigan residents are filing a class-action suit against Google over the sudden location-tracking brouhaha that's been...
Hackers take credit for Playstation network attack, claim possession of credit card data
If you're an active Sony Playstation network user, you're aware that it was "game over" last week as hackers made...
The Apple ad machine through the years
If there's one thing that Apple has done exceptionally well over the past decade, it's advertising. They have built a...
Why I regret the day I purchased anything but an iPhone
I've been a huge supporter of Android over the past year. Ever since I purchased my Droid X, things have...
BMW says electric vehicles are great…for some people
In addition to developing its own all-electric powertrains, BMW has recently formed the new "i" brand to sell next-generation EVs...
How Sony Can Recover From Their PSN Nightmare
If you were in the management team at Sony - especially Sony Computer Entertainment - life is probably a little...
Jaiku’s founder discusses Google’s ‘kiss of death’
Jaiku was a service that the entered microblogging scene at the right time in 2007, arguably offering a superior service...
You can get your LEGO on in the tub, too!
Okay, so the LEGO thing has been played out over the Internet for far too much, and I might have...
Infographics, in real life
Here is a beautiful collection of real-life infographics by Jose Duarte. They integrate real-life photography with data visualization techniques to...
Will someone please give SETI $5 million so we can continue the pointless search
Between a budget shortfall in California and cuts in federal funding, the ongoing "Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence" is going into...
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