July 2011
77 Stories
Meet the microbes living in our beds
In the 21st century, most people are aware that there are little creatures living in or on everything that we...
Google asks people to have an “email intervention” with their friends
In one of the most aggressive attempts Google has made to promote one of its products, the "Email Intervention" campaign...
How things would change if every roof had solar panels
Solar power has long been perceived as the answer to many of our energy woes. It is relatively efficient, extremely...
TED gives a first-hand glimpse of the Festo SmartBird in action
Man has possessed the power of technology-assisted flight for over a century now, but the way that birds are able...
Apple has more cash than Uncle Sam
As Congress squabbles over the debt crisis, it has been reported that Apple has more cash in reserve than the...
Microsoft goes after Google with humor (that actually worked)
When it comes to funny competitive attack commercials, many have tried and failed to capture the magic of "I'm a...
Is the “daily deals” phenomenon just a fad?
The easiest way to get people to use a service is to save them money. That fact has been the...
One more feather in the Google+ cap: Themes
It's not that big of a deal, really. It's just a Chrome extension that someone made to add some spice...
If your web pages are slow, Google will rewrite them for you
Google has been on a rampage over the last few years promoting the cause of increasing internet speed. They are...
Knowledge management, the evolution
There is a well-known transition of thought that has been singularly clear since the beginning of human existence: Data becomes...
YouSendIt launches new services to take on Dropbox
In the world of cloud storage and file sharing, few companies are growing faster than Dropbox. Since January 2010, the...
If tech news is boring, blame the free market
"Tech news is so phenomenally boring!" said Gawker's Adrian Chen, in the classically confrontational, controversial style of the site.And oh...
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