The speaker schedule for TechCrunch's Disrupt NYC conference has been set for a while now, but three brand new presenters were just added to the lineup: The winners announced earlier today at the finale of this past weekend's 24 hour Disrupt 2012 Hac… - 1 hour ago, 21 May 12, 3:40am -
Stanford has been a hotbed of startup activity for what seems like forever, and one reason for that is its Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES) program. The group, which has been instrumental in promoting startup activity… - 2 hours ago, 21 May 12, 3:09am -
This week we recorded live from the show floor at Disrupt NYC. We sat through 24 hours straight of hot-rod hacking at the Hackathon and now we're preparing for the main show and, most important, the brand new Hardware Alley where we'll have loads of… - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:14pm -
Disrupt NYC 2012 begins in approximately 12 hours (tickets here). But it's been two years since Soluto, the software that will make your computer simply run better, took home the Disrupt Cup at the TC Disrupt NYC Battlefield in 2010. The company en… - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:01pm -
Apple’s planned phase-out of the UDID has introduced considerable angst in the app marketing community. The UDID provides a standard, widely supported method for attributing performance of advertising campaigns. Unfortunately, there’s no single… - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:39pm -
Congratulations to Facebook for going public. Congratulations to the employees that are now millionaires. Congratulations to the founders who are now billionaires. Congratulations to the bankers, lawyers and investors who have added to their already… - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:00pm -
After nearly 24 hours of fighting fatigue and crafting code, our Disrupt NY 2012 Hackathon is finally drawing to a close. Not a moment too soon -- I think some of our hackers are about ready to keel over at this point.Nevertheless, we just got an e… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:26pm -
A temporary solution to the drama that unfolded this morning when Twitter was blocked in Pakistan -- some believe over representations of the Prophet Mohammed and Twitter's refusal to block these images; and some believe while it was testing an image… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:56pm -
Teaching kids - especially little girls - about electronics is a hard job. First, there's the electricity. Then there's the sense that soldering, wiring, and lining up LEDs is considerably less fun than watching Tangled. This project, called Roominat… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:29pm -
A mere 24 hours ago, coders started hacking with hopes and dreams of building the next great app or program. Many participants stayed overnight, fueled on gumption and Red Bull. Others cut out early, apparently satisfied with their creation. But they… - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:05pm -
There have been a lot of complaints voiced over the last couple of years from people who wish entrepreneurs would address the world's "real problems" or do "something bigger" rather than create "me too" applications and websites. I'm not a fan of tha… - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:00pm -
SpaceX and Elon Musk will not be held from the history books. Last night the company announced that engineers were currently replacing a faulty valve on engine #5, and if successful pending a data review today, the company would attempt a second laun… - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:13pm -
A life-size fire-breathing dragon. A fully robotic calliope band. A full-scale flight simulator built by teenagers. An entire herd of homemade R2-D2s. Electric cars, steampunk fashion, a robot petting zoo, a piano made of bananas, and a cardboard Tro… - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:00pm -
With Disrupt NYC 2012 literally a day away (tickets here), it's hard not to think about the past success of our former Battlefield startups. I've taken a close look at quite a few over the past couple weeks, and to be honest none have come as far as… - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 3:20pm -
It's been a long, caffeine-fueled ride for the hundreds of hackers who have set up at our big Disrupt NY 2012 Hackathon, but the furious process of taking a wild idea and turning it into something real is finally winding down.Projects were being fi… - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:53pm -
Pictures of the Prophet Mohammad have always been a highly contentious issue -- they're not explicitly prohibited in the Qu'ran but many Sunni Muslims forbid the idea, while others do not seem to mind as much. Among the latter group are those who fee… - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:53pm -
Another day, another example of a country making it harder for its people to use the web and some of its most effective channels of communication? There are reports coming in from Pakistan that it has become the latest country to ban the use of Twitt… - 18 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:58am -
It's midnight. The city is alive with Saturday night fever, and Pier 94 is just as awake, and perhaps a bit more drunk. Tequila shots (and plenty of beers) are flowing, along with Red Bull, Mountain Dew, and Energy Bites. In other words, this pla… - 1 day ago, 20 May 12, 4:00am -
It's been about eight hours since our big Disrupt Hackathon kicked off, and all of our intrepid hackers have been busy letting the code (and the caffeine) fly ever since. I managed to tear a few of them away from their work (these folks are pretty… - 1 day ago, 20 May 12, 2:11am -
Editor's note: In the Summer 2012 issue of SAY Magazine, Dan Frommer chronicles the history of tech blogging. For the rest of this week, Richard MacManus, who founded ReadWriteWeb in 2003, will be looking back on the early days.In our final look at… - 9 hours ago, 20 May 12, 8:04pm -
Google unveiled the Knowledge Graph. SlideShark makes giving presentations via your iPad easy peasy. Learn more about these stories and many more in the ReadWriteWeb Weekly Wrap-up.After the jump you'll find more of this week's top news stories o… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 6:00pm -
Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over alleged infringement of Java slipped from epic battle to soap opera this week: The relationships between the judge, jury, plaintiff and defendant have become… - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 2:20am -
Think emojis are fun? Now you can send messages that move. A new iPhone app called MyFaceWhen makes it fast and easy to record and send video in the form of animated GIFs attached to text messa… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 11:00pm -
Facebook became a publicly traded company a few hours ago, but it's not wasting any time making new moves. The social networking giant acquired Karma, a mobile app for finding and sending gifts to… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:27pm -
What to do with that $500 cash balance burning a hole in my IRA?Buy Facebook. It ended up being so much easier than they said it would be. My initial limit order w… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:02pm -
Venture capitalists have been getting a black eye to go with their blue shirts. A recent report from the Kauffman Foundation slammed VCs for “shortchanging” investors, pointing out that public… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:00pm -
If you are thinking about changing your online payment provider, you should take a moment to look at an interesting infographic from application performance management company New Relic. Turns ou… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:00pm -
If Facebook’s massive IPO represents the wealth created by the rise of social networking, mobile computing and the consumerization of IT, these tectonic shifts hold dramatic challenges to old-line technology companies built on yesterday’s revolut… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 8:30pm -
Procter & Gamble should be kicking itself for not developing a mobile operating system when it had the chance: More people worldwide own mobile phones than toothbrushes. Get ready for a tsunami of… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:32pm -
Startup entrepreneurs live, eat and breathe their companies. Catching a quick catnap under your desk counts as a good night's sleep. But how do you get the same level of commitment from mere emplo… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:30pm -
Facebook became a $104.2 billion company Friday in much the same way it became the world’s biggest social network and a cultural game-changer: by stubbornly forging ahead despite criticism and calls that it couldn’t be done.… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:30pm -
Today's theme is the funny-looking future. Humans have been dreaming of the era of air and space flight for a long time. But now that we're here, it turns out the future isn't always as romantic… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:00pm -
Facebook, whose stock is trading on public markets for the first time today, has had an incredible rise - from zero to 900 million users in just over eight years. In the fast-changing technology world, though, today's Facebook can quickly become tom… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:50pm -
Large companies often have trouble breaking into new revenue-generating vertical markets. As Facebook barrels into its much-anticipated initial public offering today, the question for investors an… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:29pm -
From here on out, Facebook will not be measured by the number of registered users, the number of photos being uploaded every minute or the number of likes and comments left by its more than 900 m… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 3:35pm -
Facebook goes public Friday. It could be worth well over $100 billion dollars. Want to get a piece of that? It's going to be very tricky for mere mortals to get Facebook stock in the IPO. If you want shares, here's what you have to do.… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 2:15pm -
The next iteration of Mac OS X is coming. It doesn't have a launch date yet, but it likely will by the time Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference wraps up next month. While most of the updates focus on the slow convergence of iOS with the deskt… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 1:10pm -
Are we or aren’t we? When it comes to social media bubbles and whether or not we’re in one, there is no shortage of people willing to argue on each side of the debate. It doesn’t matter if… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 11:30am -
Real Simple magazine's weblog recommends dropping a raisin into a bottle of champagne that's lost its effervescence and give it a couple of minutes before pouring. The last gasps of carbon dioxide lef… - 6 hours ago, 20 May 12, 11:00pm -
There have been shady ways in the past to unlock your iPhone or Android smartphone and use a SIM card from a prepaid service, but in the wake of AT&T's recent decision to unlock phones for customers w… - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:00pm -
Windows users, what are you using to rip DVDs?Any idea how I can automate my Gmail so that I can send my mom a photo of her granddaughter daily?I want to run an application at startup on my Ubuntu… - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:00pm -
Have you ever shared your internet connection with another person? Many users are protesting arbitrary price hikes from ISPs by sharing Wi-Fi connections. Typically this only works well if you're with… - 9 hours ago, 20 May 12, 8:00pm -
Measuring cups and spoons are necessary if you follow recipes, yet they seem to disappear easily. Household weblog Infarrantly Creative found a great way to keep them on hand in your kitchen by using… - 10 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:00pm -
If your glass cooktop or range needs a thorough cleaning but you don't have any specialized glass cleaners on hand you can use baking soda along with hot water and regular dish soap to get the cooktop… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:00pm -
When you're ready to take your data into your own hands and run your own blog, own your own photos, and host your own apps, it's time to find a good web host that can put it all on the web for you, g… - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 3:00pm -
Did you know that you can make your own version of popular maple-flavored syrups such as Aunt Jemimas, Mrs. Butterworths, etc using nothing more than white sugar, brown sugar, water, and a little Mape… - 15 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:00pm -
Dutch Baby pancakes, also known as German pancakes, are pancakes made with flour, butter, and milk that are prepared in a special pan and flipped out when ready forming a ridge that can be filled with… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 11:00pm -
Harsh chemical drain unclogging solutions can actually be abrasive enough to make your pipes leak after the clog is dissolved. Instead considering pouring a half bottle of white vinegar down your dra… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 10:00pm -
I grew up making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (PB&Js) using the simplest method possible. Spread peanut butter on one slice of bread, spread the jelly on the other side, and combine. The problem… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 9:00pm -
If you love to homebrew but live in an area where summer temperatures get too hot for proper fermentation you can resolve yourself to wait to brew or you can build a badass Arduino Nano-controlled Ub… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 8:00pm -
When you need to seriously clean your bathroom take the towels out and assemble an arsenal of spray cleaners and wipes and go to town. To keep these supplies close at hand you may want to consider add… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 7:00pm -
To save money or avoid a trip to the store you can make your own reusable dryer sheets by dipping white wash cloths or rags into a little liquid fabric softener until they're completely saturated and… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 6:00pm -
Ever been told that you should fully discharge your battery to prolong its life? Or that jailbreaking your phone is illegal? Or that you should wait for the newest Intel processor because it's going t… - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 3:00pm -
We've covered many mouse traps over the years, but they all need to be reset once you've caught a mouse. This means if you have lots of furry intruders you'll need to have several traps or just build… - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 2:00pm -
The human body and its brain are pretty incredible. They're also fragile and dumb. Realizing this can make your life miserable, or you can look at it as an opportunity and take control. This weeken… - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 12:00am -
Verizon relents a little on unlimited data, Congress considers fighting for some "hearts and minds" at home, and Mac folks can relax about lost hotkeys.More » - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 11:00pm -
As we inch closer to summer, you're more likely to run into poison ivy, bug bites, and the other itchy ailments that come with being outside. Redditor xume points out that banana peels are a great hom… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:30pm -
Windows: AniExplorer enables hidden animations in the Windows Explorer interface, letting you customize your file manager and give it a little pizazz. More » - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:00pm -
The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale.More » - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:30pm -
By nature, we're optimistic. We think we're better than most people at virtually everything we do. We believe we'll beat the odds of getting cancer even when we smoke a pack of cigarettes a week.… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:00pm -
This week we squeezed our workout routine into 20 minutes, ordered tailor-made clothing on the cheap, cured our router's constant need for a reset, and more. Here's a look back. More »… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 8:00pm -
Bandits are very simple to understand: they're a rubber band with a hook. This may not seem extremely compelling at first glance, but there's actually a lot you can do with them. They can be used to… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:30pm -
Getting new Facebook notifications is always fun, but that red number gets a lot more annoying when your notifications are just filled with apps you don't want and comment threads you no longer care a… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:00pm -
Ever found a beautiful bird dead outside your home? Chances are it smashed into your window and never recovered. For every dead bird you find, just imagine how many were snatched up by a cat or pulled… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 6:30pm -
Many more people than ever before are getting the pink slip, thanks to massive layoffs happening everywhere. If there's a chance you could be the next layoff, find out what you can get from your compa… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 6:00pm -
Linux users have more text editors, IDEs, and command-line tools than a programmer can shake a stick at. If you're looking for a good programming text editor, we recommend Kate. It's super easy to get… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:30pm -
I recently jailbroke my iPhone and now that it's done I'm very overwhelmed by Cydia. I've downloaded a couple apps, but I don't understand most of what I'm looking at. The descriptions and explanation… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:00pm -
Here's an easy fix for those gadget cords and plug-in tips that never seem to stay connected: Slide the plugs through a cheap pencil gripper for a tighter connection. You can also use these pencil gri… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:30pm -
Chrome: Prefer Google's search but wish you had Bing's beautiful daily images? With the "Bing wallpaper for Google homepage" Chrome extension, you can set Bing's wallpaper to automatically load on you… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:00pm -
Earlier this week, Google introduced Knowledge Graph, the company's new search technology that understands "things not strings" and adds rich and relevant details about your query in the sidebar of yo… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 3:00pm -
Everyone loves the iPhone's headset with volume and music controls on the inline remote, but if you have an Android phone, you can actually get iPhone-designed buds working with your device. All it t… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 2:30pm -
Mac: Sparrow, our pick for the best email client on Mac has been updated to support POP accounts. This means anyone who doesn't have IMAP support in their email (email services like Hotmail fall under… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 2:00pm -
Whether you're getting ready for a big move or your just stuffing away your season clothes, packing up clothes is never a fun process. To make the process a little smoother, Reddit user LutzExpertTera… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 1:30pm -
Vegetables are usually incredibly cheap come spring and summer, but chances are you can't eat an entire haul of cheap tomatoes before they go bad. Cooking blog The Kitchn has put together a simple, fi… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 1:00pm -
Signing up for airline rewards miles is easy and free, and it's easy to pile them up if you do any traveling. The trouble starts when you need to redeem those miles for tickets, or discounts. Some ai… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 12:30pm -
While most of us were hurrying to turn off Twitter's new email digests, the company announced they would begin suggesting new people and brands to follow based on your Twitter activity. The trouble i… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 12:00pm -
Kevin Smith likes to talk. He'll riff for hours on pretty much anything -- comics, farting, hockey, Bruce Willis, the general state of the internet -- but mostly he likes to talk about movies. A lot. With people. And with his new Hulu series, that's… - 56 mins ago, 21 May 12, 4:01am -
Join Wired Science for some live feeds of the annular solar eclipse, which will be visible today over eastern Asia and western North America. - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:30pm -
*Given the state of things, it's a wonder that European "extremists" aren't a whole lot extremer than the likes of this guy.http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/18/greek-leftist-leader-alexis-tsipras"I don't believe in heroes or saviours,… - 15 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:06pm -
*Gosh, I love wire art. I bet there's some way to mash-up an app for Calder-style mobiles to a gizmo like this, and go completely nuts.*That's really a beautiful example of "cheap complexity" in 3d manufacturing.The DIWire Benderby PEN… - 19 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:36am -
A Tyrannosaur fossil suspected to have been smuggled from Mongolia is set to be auctioned May 20. Scientists want the fossil to be donated to science and say the sale would further fuel illegal looting of fossils. - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 5:01pm -
The trio of films from the Jackass crew has grossed more than $334 million globally (emphasis on grossed). But they haven't cornered the global market on smart-stupid stunts. There are plenty of insane clown posses eager for fame. Who's got the goods… - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 12:30pm -
This morning?s scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was scrubbed with less than a second remaining on the countdown clock due to higher-than-expected pressure in one of the rocket?s engines. - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 11:49am -
The rumor du jour is that Microsoft is just two weeks away from launching a competitor to Amazon's massively popular EC2 service. This seems like big news, until you consider that Microsoft already offers a competitor to Amazon EC2. - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 12:08am -
Using your smartphone to take a photo of a document is one of those things that seems like it should be easy, but just isn't. First you have to futz with the angle and the distance. Then there's the flash: on, it's too bright and washed out; off, it'… - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 12:05am -
Check out Wired's full coverage of the historic SpaceX launch on our new commercial-space portal, Open Space. A live feed will begin an hour before the scheduled launch, which is at 1:55 a.m. PDT on Saturday, May 19. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 11:30pm -
The ITC decided on Friday that Motorola's phones and tablets should be banned from sale in 60 days due to a violation of a Microsoft patent. President Obama could possibly overturn the sale ban. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 11:18pm -
Android phones are meant to be open, but unfortunately the best Android phone on the market is locked down, thanks to AT&T. It's time Google started to change that, by walking its talk on Android openness. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:43pm -
Take a tour of the launch pad where SpaceX will attempt to make history May 19 by launching its Dragon capsule for a rendezvous with the International Space Station. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:11pm -
What will fill television's black hole after Fringe ends next season? The rash of new shows announced by networks over the past week include a few prime-time contenders that will offer an alternative to the usual doctor/lawyer/cop and sniggling singl… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:27pm -
Amazon is reportedly pitching Kindle Fire welcome-screen ads. If they can pull it off, it could lead to an even cheaper Kindle Fire. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:27pm -
Check out Wired's website this weekend for all your space needs: the SpaceX launch on Saturday, May 19, and an annular solar eclipse in Sunday, May 20. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:24pm -
Wired's spaceflight experts talk about the impact that SpaceX's upcoming launch to the International Space Station will have. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:46pm -
So far, consumer 3-D printing has mostly been about hardened plastic, with some forays into materials like ceramic and silver. If you wanted to print something bendy, you were out of luck. Until now. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:34pm -
A month shy of Blade Runner's 30th anniversary, word has come down that Ridley Scott will direct a sequel to the groundbreaking sci-fi film, with original screenwriter Hampton Fancher in talks to develop the screenplay. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:29pm -
Can't afford a round-trip expedition to Germany to experience the 24 Hours of N?rburgring race this weekend? We've got you covered, with live video, GPS car tracking and audio streams from all the major teams and press outlets on the ground at the Gr… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:00pm -
The project turns social media into music, with the Britten Sinfonia orchestra performing pieces controlled by the content and pacing of 500 individuals' tweets. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 6:44pm -
More than 120 of the world?s best riders, including Vincenzo Nibali, David Zabriskie, Levi Leipheimer and others who?d drop you without even breathing hard, are winding their way toward Los Angeles at a pace that would kill mere mortals. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 6:42pm -
Last year, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates was greeted in Beijing by China's experimental stealth jet buzzing over his head. Gates didn't sweat it: He proclaimed that the J-20 wouldn't be ready until at least 2020. Oops. The Pentagon's top Chin… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 6:25pm -
There are a lot of iPhone accessories out there, but only a few of them are time tested and have an actual chance of making your iPhone photos look better. Here are the best, chosen by The Wirecutter. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 6:16pm -
When thinking of model places for workplace perks, the successful startups of Silicon Valley undoubtedly come to mind. And while heavy-hitters… - 6 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:30pm -
Authorities in Pakistan blocked access to Twitter on Sunday, over mention of a contest held in 2010 asking people to draw images of the Prophet Muham… - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:05pm -
If you love Nyan Cat as much as we do here at Mashable, then we have a treat for you. We have scoured the web for the very best Pop-Tart cat-themed ac… - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:35pm -
There are so many digital tools for your job search, but what about services that give you the edge when you’re ready to close the deal? E… - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:13pm -
It’s been a ravishing week full of photogenic events, and photo sharing appears to be more popular than ever: We collected and analyzed a record nu… - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 8:33pm -
Apple filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Friday. The district court will determine if the… - 9 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:51pm -
China is poised to become the biggest online marketplace in the world within the next few years, according to multiple estimates.Online retail… - 9 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:27pm -
Reddit often gets a lot of flack. Under all of the chatter, upcoming memes and viral videos, there are tons of conversations that share at least one n… - 10 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:35pm -
Microsoft’s So.Cl quietly launched out of beta. The social website was tested by a handful of students at select universities since late… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:11pm -
Facebook has just become a publicly traded company — and almost all its privacy settings are being switched to “public,” too,… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:49pm -
The Chicago Police Department website is down, and “hactivists” from the group Anonymous are taking credit. It’s part of a pro… - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:19pm -
The Facebook founder married his girlfriend of nine years on Saturday, May 19, just one day after the the company’s stock went public. On… - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:53pm -
In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to mak… - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:14pm -
The Internet’s love affair with the feline species continues to gain steam. Now, people are seeking more extreme ways to get their cat kicks onl… - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 3:10pm -
“Lazy Sunday,” the Saturday Night Live digital short credited with popularizing YouTube in late 2005, got a sequel Saturday night.̶… - 18 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:29am -
Mark Zuckerberg may have just wrapped up the biggest week of his life.In the span of just seven days, the Facebook CEO has turned 28, taken his compa… - 1 day ago, 20 May 12, 2:38am -
In a surprise ceremony, Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, in a private wedding at his h… - 1 day ago, 20 May 12, 1:47am -
The number of Americans who own smartphones rocketed past the number who own basic mobile phones this year, and marketers have been expanding their mo… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 10:57pm -
Friday marked the much-anticipated Facebook IPO, and boy, do we have have a lot of resources for that topic. Whether you have no idea what an I… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 10:20pm -
Authorities in China have cleared Google’s plan to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.If the deal closes, it will be Google’s f… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 9:11pm -
On Sunday, May 20, a spectacular astronomical phenomenon will occur when our moon passes between the Earth and the sun. The result for the luck… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 8:58pm -
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has been the target of public wrath after announcing he would be renouncing his U.S. citizenship and moving… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 8:43pm -
Microsoft has revealed an updated desktop user interface for Windows 8.“In the end, we decided to bring the desktop closer to the Metro aesthe… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 7:55pm -
Jobs in tech are stronger than ever. In 2011, Amazon hired 22,500 people, bringing its workforce up to 56,200, and Google hired 8,000 people &#… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 7:17pm -
There are cats on Twitter, dogs on Facebook, birds that won’t stop checking in on Foursquare (OK, we haven’t witnessed that last one, but… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 6:54pm -
Twitter users who participated in a crowdsourced prediction for Facebook’s IPO day closing price collectively missed the mark, but another… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 6:10pm -
There are many stories of hot startups raising killer seed rounds, and it can feel like money is flowing everywhere. Times might be good right now,… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 5:28pm -
The Mashable community engaged in a variety of articles this week, resulting in solid discussions and debates in the comments.Topics that spar… - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 4:35pm -
When the countdown to its launch ended early Saturday morning, Dragon, the first private spacecraft to ever attempt docking with the international s… - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 3:28pm -
Hi Reddit! I went to reddit today at school and lo and behold! This account was still logged in, so I thought we could leave the actual owner with a couple of orangered envelopes. I will not be changing the account password and will log out as soon a… - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:24pm -
What was the main influence that decided you want to make cartoons for a living? Are you ever going to release the episode of Dexter's Lab where all Dexter and Dee Dee do is swear? What is your favorite television show? Will there be more Samurai Ja… - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:58pm -
"The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases. - 9 hours ago, 20 May 12, 8:14pm -
2 political futures markets see Democrats winning at least the popular vote. Ireland's Intrade puts the odds of an Obama win at nearly 60%. - 9 hours ago, 20 May 12, 8:00pm -
At the NATO Summit, 40 agencies are using surveillance cameras to monitor citizens. Yet the Chicago police must not have heard the DOJ said recording the cops is a constitutionally-protected right. Instead the cops are screaming, cussing, seizing jou… - 9 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:59pm -
Last week, Virgin Atlantic said that you could use your phone to make calls and get/send text messages if you fly using its Upper Class service between New York and London. What I really want is the ability to connect to the Internet. - 9 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:39pm -
"Star Wars" creator George Lucas could, indeed, make good on his idea of building affordable housing right next door to the high-income NIMBYs who blocked his plans for a production studio near his Lucas Valley ranch... - 10 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:22pm -
Deposit your beloved pet inside and begin the journey with the rest of your family comfortably inside the warm vehicle. Ignore pings of common sense that suggest the pet could lay across someone's lap. - 10 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:18pm -
Microsoft has officially launched an "experimental" social networking site called So.cl, which combines facets of social networking, search, and media sharing with a user interface resembling Google+. When we last heard about it, So. - 10 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:15pm -
Pakistan has blocked Twitter because the microblogging site has refused to block potentially offensive images of the Prophet Mohammed. Facebook apparently has agreed to take down the offending images while Twitter has not, according to a Packistani o… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:25pm -
The online series Jay Leno’s Garage usually plays host to exotic supercars and brawny muscle cars but in the latest episode two of Ford’s greenest models, the 2012 Focus Electric and upcoming 2013 Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, are featured. The t… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:44pm -
GOLDSBORO, NC—Anticipating the very likely need for rapid medical evacuation, a fleet of ambulances from several regional hospitals took up positions Saturday at the edge of Fairview Park, where a group of 41-year-old former college friends had gat… - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:53pm -
It helps to read a the recent NDAA ruling before drawing conclusions about its contents, and understand the reasons contained in it rather than resorting to headlines that misrepresent the ruling. - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:53pm -
NEW YORK — After years of detention and a bold escape to the U.S. Embassyin Beijing , blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States, a bittersweet moment in a harrowing journey that had touched off a diplomatic crisis and pos… - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:38pm -
Social networking service Twitter has been blocked in Pakistan after the site refused to remove tweets concerning "blasphemous" Muhammad cartoons, according to Pakistan's Express Tribune. - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:31pm -
Dani Pedrosa took advantage of changing weather conditions to beat Repsol Honda teammate Casey Stoner to pole position for the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France on the Le Mans racetrack. The Spaniard dealt with damp, drying and dry conditions to ta… - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:16pm -
Knowing a thing or two about women's birth control methods not only makes you seem like a sensitive fella, it'll also make you better in bed. - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:14pm -
A Northwest Side man has been charged with terrorism and making a false threat, accused of planning to make a Molotov cocktail to be used during the NATO summit . - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:04pm -
For most, deciphering nutrition labels can be like reading hieroglyphics. It can be time-consuming and thankless. I'm committed to providing my readers as much accurate nutrition information as possible. - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:04pm -
Catching your first baseball from a MLB game is an unforgettable experience, but making the one-of-a-kind exceptional catch is absolutely amazing. - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 3:54pm -
If we don't speak out, we're part of the problem - Progressive blogging for the middle class, not corporate welfare. - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 3:44pm -
A new image from the APEX (Atacama Pathfinder Experiment) telescope in Chile shows a sinuous filament of cosmic dust more than ten light-years long hiding newborn stars. Dense clouds of gas are on the verge of collapsing to form yet... - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 3:38pm -
Despite protests from the band All Shall Perish, the identities of 80 alleged file-sharers of their music are set to be handed over to a Panama-based copyright troll. The manager of the band says he is shocked and angry that the troll had obtained th… - 13 hours ago, 20 May 12, 3:28pm -
Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials. - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:51pm -
“People of color” is now commonly used far beyond political circles, as “minority” fades into the category of things that used to be true. It is past time for the media and the general public to embrace the phrase. - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:49pm -
ABC House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi defended the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on “This Week” for sending a fundraising email that attempted to capitalize on the apparently dead advertising plan to link President Obama to Rev.… - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:30pm -
Pakistan blocked Twitter on Sunday, saying the website had refused to remove posts promoting a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.“The website has been banned by the Ministry of Information Technology and the decis… - 15 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:03pm -
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 27… - 16 hours ago, 20 May 12, 1:12pm -
Chicago saw thousands of people in the streets Saturday in the run-up to the beginning of the NATO summit. with the afternoon's boisterous but peaceful protest marches marred by sweeping police violence - 16 hours ago, 20 May 12, 1:01pm -
World leaders travel to Chicago in the US for the Nato summit, where it is hoped an aid plan for Afghanistan will be agreed. - 16 hours ago, 20 May 12, 12:38pm -
Multiple Twitter feeds report that Livestreamers, journalists, photographers and broadcast journalists are being targeted by the police in Chicago. - 17 hours ago, 20 May 12, 11:43am -
A tipster alerted us to this entertaining video about a crisis at Pixar awhile back. It's a simply drawn but eloquent (it is Pixar, after all) cautionary t - 1 day ago, 20 May 12, 4:45am -
Scientists trying to save eastern hemlock trees from widespread insect attacks may have uncovered a case of déjà vu, dating back millennia.“Our hypothesis is that 7,000 to 8,000 years ago, insects hammered the eastern hemlock in a similar way t… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 9:08pm -
A 33-year-old Knoxville, Tenn. man with 30 children appeared in court this week to ask the state for child-support help, Memphis news station WREG reported Wednesday. Desmond Hatchett has fathered 30 children -- which is believed to be the record in… - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 5:39am -
By Daniel J. DeNoonSUGAR MAKES YOU STUPID has been in headlines this week.The culprit of the week is fructose, better [...] - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:22pm -
jrepin writes with news of today's release (here's Linus's announcement) of Linux 3.4: "This release includes several Btrfs updates: metadata blocks bigger than 4KB, much better metadata performance, better error handling and better recovery tools.… - 3 hours ago, 21 May 12, 2:24am -
Fluffeh writes "On Friday, a company called SceneTap flipped the on switch enabling cameras installed in around 20 bars to monitor how full the venues are, the mix of men and women, their ages — and to make all this information available live via… - 5 hours ago, 20 May 12, 11:46pm -
TheGift73 writes "In a few hours a new episode of Game of Thrones will appear on BitTorrent, and a few days later between 3 and 4 million people will download this unofficial release. Statistics gathered by TorrentFreak reveal that more people are d… - 6 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:50pm -
First time accepted submitter Trubacca writes "The Northern-Pacific "Ring of Fire" has an opportunity tonight to observe an entirely different "ring of fire": an annular solar eclipse where the moon, owing to it's distance from the Earth, seems smal… - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:32pm -
An anonymous reader writes "3 graduate students from University of Tokyo, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Tsukuba have developed a colloidal display — a clear projector screen that can control its transparency. Normally soap film… - 9 hours ago, 20 May 12, 8:10pm -
the agent man writes "The idea of getting kids interested in programming in spite of their common perception of programming to be 'hard and boring' is an ongoing Slashdot discussion. With support of the National Science Foundation, the Scalable Game… - 10 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:52pm -
Okian Warrior writes "Various new sources are reporting the results of a recent Labor Party poll, indicating that Julian Assange would be elected to the Australian senate, should he choose to run. From the Sun Daily article: 'Controversial WikiLeaks… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:44pm -
Gunkerty Jeb writes "After banning the word 'jailbreak' from its app store and music library, Apple [Friday] reversed course and again permits the term — slang for hacking into a device to download unauthorized content — to appear on iTunes and… - 12 hours ago, 20 May 12, 4:33pm -
Diggester writes with this news from the Times of India: "Pakistani authorities on Friday further widened the crackdown on websites with blasphemous contents by restricting access to popular social networking website Twitter. Pakistani users were un… - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 3:23pm -
An anonymous reader writes "Low-power processor maker ARM Holdings is stepping up rhetoric against chip rival Intel, saying it expects to take more of Intel's market share than Intel can take from them. With Intel being the No. 1 supplier of noteboo… - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:27pm -
An anonymous reader writes "The United States has pursued Bradley Manning with full force for his role in supplying classified documents to WikiLeaks, in part because of the substantial difficulty in going after the organization directly. Criminal s… - 15 hours ago, 20 May 12, 1:30pm -
theodp writes "A day after taking Facebook public, CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed his Facebook status to 'married' after wedding longtime girlfriend and recent med school grad Priscilla Chan on Saturday. No word if Zuckerberg heeded Donald Trump's pren… - 16 hours ago, 20 May 12, 12:27pm -
An anonymous reader writes "More than 5000 people die each year as a result of being distracted while driving, and a new study indicates that teens and cell phones make for the most volatile combination. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administr… - 18 hours ago, 20 May 12, 11:11am -
arisvega writes "At a first level (the lowest court level in the Greek judiciary system) an order has been issued (article in Greek, Google translation is fair enough) for a 'plan on behalf of Internet Service Providers regarding he implementation o… - 21 hours ago, 20 May 12, 8:12am -
symbolset writes "CNET is reporting that China has approved Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Previously approved by regulatory authorities in the U.S. and Europe, China was the last holdout. The deal will now reportedly close 'within days.… - 24 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:20am -
To cut governments’ wasteful spending, we must force governments to develop plans yearly to lower their total budgets. - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 9:50am -
Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:How Pixar's Toy Story 2 was deleted twice, once by technology and again for its own good — “That's when we first noticed it, with Woody.” — “[Larry Cutler] was in that directory and happened to be… - 37 mins ago, 21 May 12, 4:20am -
Nina Mehta / Bloomberg:Nasdaq CEO Blames Software Design For Delayed Facebook Trading — Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ), under scrutiny after shares of Facebook Inc. were plagued by delays and mishandled orders on its first day of trading, blam… - 2 hours ago, 21 May 12, 3:05am -
Reuters:Alibaba buys back 20 percent stake held by Yahoo for $7.1 billion — (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it is to sell up to half of its stake in Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma's Alibaba Group back to the Chinese company for $7.1 billion, and h… - 2 hours ago, 21 May 12, 2:50am -
Archibald Preuschat / Wall Street Journal:TomTom Seeks New Direction — Navigation-Tool Maker is Trying to Reposition Itself as a Mapping-Software and Services Provider — Many drivers have used satellite-navigation devices from Dutch na… - 3 hours ago, 21 May 12, 1:50am -
Nick Bilton / Bits:Disruptions: DIY, a Site for Children, Is Instructive for Start-Ups — I am flooded daily with pitches from Silicon Valley start-ups that boast they are the next big thing. The problem is, that next big thing is often an… - 5 hours ago, 21 May 12, 12:25am -
Despite the abundance of GUIs, the command line still offers more power, flexibility, and control for certain tasks. - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 5:50pm -
If you're a heavy IM user who has contacts spread across a wide range of messaging services, Donovan Colbert says IM+ Pro is a great solution to consolidate and manage your contacts and chats. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:00pm -
Justin James shares details about the first step in his process to learn iOS development: what he purchased to set up his environment. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:45pm -
Location-based services appeal to individuals and businesses, but anyone involved in the collection of geolocation data should be aware of some serious pitfalls. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:15pm -
Sony's PlayStation Vita is the next step in the evolution of handheld gaming. Find out what surprised and disappointed our reviewer about the PS Vita. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 3:26pm -
Testing websites with all the various browser versions is a hassle addressed by the Utilu Browser Collection – at least that is the plan. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 3:02pm -
Brad Bird started his ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro tablet transformation process by purchasing accessories, installing a larger SSD hard disk, and upgrading to Android 2.2. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 1:40pm -
In April we asked if Google+ was doomed to imminent failure. TechRepublic members think that result is still more or less a toss-up. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 8:19pm -
Bill Detwiler cracks open the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight and shows you how Barnes and Noble reduced the e-reader's weight and gave it an integrated light. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 7:52pm -
Ryan Boudreaux introduces the WebGL standard for 3D-rendering and provides utilities, libraries, and frameworks as resources. He also provides examples of projects that use WebGL. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 7:42pm -
Zomm's Wireless Leash alerts you if you leave your mobile phone behind, and comes with a speakerphone, panic alarm, and emergency call button. Read our review. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 7:00pm -
There are hundred of thousands of apps available, and some of them are literally irresistible. Here are five of the most addictive apps. Did the app you can't live without make the list? - 4 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:43pm -
Nick Hardiman explains how files downloaded to work with Amazon EC2 can be verified using basic cloud security tools. He describes what they are and how they work here. - 4 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:34pm -
The five Deep Space Nine episodes that defied typical Star Trek boundaries and defined the franchise's most daring and unorthodox spinoff series. - 4 days ago, 17 May 12, 2:40pm -
For Andy Miller, a general partner with the venture capital firm of Highland Capital Partners, helping his portfolio companies may be just as rewarding as making money from them.[Read more] - 50 mins ago, 21 May 12, 4:07am -
The startup's technology puts sub-millimeter accuracy at user fingertips, offers control gestures like pinch-to-zoom, and promises new applications that make the Kinect and its kin look like yesterday's news.[Read more] - 51 mins ago, 21 May 12, 4:06am -
First annular eclipse in 18 years thrills millions in western U.S. and Southeast Asia and millions more who could only watch on social networks.[Read more] - 2 hours ago, 21 May 12, 2:41am -
Google's chairman emeritus tells Boston University graduates: "Take your eyes off that screen and look into the eyes of the person you love."[Read more] - 5 hours ago, 21 May 12, 12:20am -
Investor and entrepreneur tells the CBS news magazine that a college degree is unnecessary for financial success, but critics call his program an elitist ploy.[Read more] - 7 hours ago, 20 May 12, 10:15pm -
A mother wants to share a picture of her son on Facebook. He lived only eight hours. Facebook removes the image, deeming it "too graphic." Much later, the company offers an apology and admits it erred.[Read more] - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:26pm -
Phones held up over patent issues with Apple are being released after U.S. Customs inspections, the handset maker says.[Read more] - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:10pm -
Exchange's CEO says design problems created confusion among traders ahead of and during the highly anticipated offering.[Read more] - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 8:29pm -
The companies' chief executives and general counsels will meet as part of a court-ordered settlement conference to try to resolve some of the patent litigation against each other.[Read more] - 10 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:54pm -
Today, I am Unfriending Facebook. No, I am not leaving Facebook. I am closing down Friending Facebook. Thank you to all of you for reading, sharing, and Liking my articles for the last 15 months. - 1 hour ago, 21 May 12, 3:54am -
One of Apple's "big brother" features introduced in Mac OS X Lion 10.7 (now called plain ol' OS X Lion) is the hiding of the user's Library folder. While this may be a fine precaution for... - 2 hours ago, 21 May 12, 2:57am -
Kevin and I talk a lot about our personal choices and in this week's show you will hear about a few moves I made in regards to my smartphones and many other mobile musings. - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 9:10pm -
By year's end, Windows 8 is going to be on every new PC around. You won't have to use it though. Here are five ways to skip getting trapped on the Windows 8 Metro. - 10 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:14pm -
Vinnie Mirchandani has been giving enterprise vendors a tough time the last year. It has had me scratching my head to provide a cogent response. Here's my first effort. - 14 hours ago, 20 May 12, 2:42pm -
There's a lot of data on the Web crucial to Big Data analyses, but it's not all neatly packaged into feeds and APIs. Kapow Katalyst brings this data into the Big Data fold. - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 10:58pm -
Following China's approval of the deal, Google is set to acquire smartphone maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion as soon as this coming week. - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 6:01pm -
Hunter Moore investigated by FBI, UK porn filter conspiracy theories, Coca Cola vs. porn cybersquatters and Big Porn is sued for patent infringement. - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 3:57am -
Facebook's rules state if there are 7,000 comments on a new privacy policy, the company has to take it to a worldwide vote. Activists made sure that threshold was broken. Are you ready to vote? - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 11:50pm -
Facebook has acquired social gifting startup Karma for an undisclosed sum. This is the first acquisition Menlo Park has made as a public company: the first of many to come, I'm sure. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:58pm -
The hype is done. Reality is here. On its first day, Facebook's IPO had to be propped up by its underwriters to stay just barely above its offering price. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:28pm -
Historically SAP are an enterprise structured data software company: as society evolves unstructured data is ever more important. How are SAP coping with the opportunities and red herrings our... - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:57pm -
Facebook was priced at $38. On day one, the stock saw a high of $ 45, a low of $38, and ultimately finished at $38.37. Why didn't it fall below the $38 mark, even though it tanked twice? - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:50pm -
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a short speech before he rang the Nasdaq bell remotely from his company's headquarters in Menlo Park. In short, he's happy, but not ecstatic. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:40pm -
Verdict deliberations in Oracle v. Google have been mixed up as the jury looks like it might be stuck on the question of infringement once again. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:01pm -
Amazon is mulling over the possibility of bringing its Kindle Special Offers program to the Kindle Fire -- but there are some concerns. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 6:13pm -
The hackers in charge of the Flashback botnet managed to generate $14,000 from their click fraud campaign, but have not been paid, Symantec said Thursday. New analysis of the Flashback botnet and the traffic between infected Macs and C&C (command-and… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:52pm -
Yesterday, Mozilla product director Asa Dotzler posted yet another broadside about Microsoft preventing access to the Windows 32 API in - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 2:47pm -
Insiders are responsible for as much as 80 percent of malicious attacks. Because insiders are trusted by nature, detecting their illicit activities requires an array of monitoring, scanning, and other techniques. Roger Grimes, an InfoWorld contributi… - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:00am -
Unconfirmed reports say that Android 5 Jelly Bean could be released this fall, featuring such improvements as Chrome browser integration, better enterprise security, better power management, and maybe dual-booting support for Microsoft's Windows 8. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:00am -
Cyber spies have planted Java- and Flash-exploiting malware on websites focused on human rights, defense, and foreign policy. Over the last two weeks, the Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit group that tracks Internet threats, has discovered several… - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 10:55pm -
About two years ago, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield implemented a self-service business intelligence platform to aggregate and analyze vast amounts of data from multiple repositories scattered throughout the company. The technology, from Palo Alto, C… - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 10:36pm -
The market share battle between Android smartphones and iPhones may be turning a corner. The latest data from StatCounter on Web usage in North America shows the iPhone beating Android smartphones for the first time, though a variety of research firm… - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 6:01pm -
Cisco announced yesterday three pre-tested bundles of products and services designed to cut through the confusing complexity of enterprise mobility.The new Smart Solutions packages are by themselves not new at all: they're formed of existing Cisco h… - 4 days ago, 17 May 12, 1:34pm -
Flash array startup Pure Storage, whose marketing pitch is selling flash at the price of enterprise disk, has announced the second generation of its all-flash array that now includes a highly-availability (HA) configuration. - 4 days ago, 17 May 12, 12:08pm -
When Canonical launched its Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix back in February, it was based on Ubuntu Linux 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, which was then the most current stable version of the free and open source operating system. - 4 days ago, 17 May 12, 11:47am -
Android is sitting pretty atop the smartphone market, accounting for more than 56 percent of the 144.4 million smartphones sold worldwide this past quarter, according to Gartner. - 4 days ago, 17 May 12, 11:23am -
AMD has announced its second-generation Trinity Accelerated Processing Units. The A-Series APUs are aimed at laptops, PCs, and embedded hardware. AMD's latest processors will come in dual- and quad-core variations and go toe-to-toe with Intel's third… - 4 days ago, 16 May 12, 9:50pm -
Google will begin in the next few days to incorporate the knowledge graph it has been building for two years into its search results . The new search format will deliver context-sensitive information about the people and things users search for to th… - 4 days ago, 16 May 12, 8:43pm -
Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. Most of the listed websites are FREE or come with a decent free account option. If you want to have similar cool websites round-ups delivered to your email daily email subscribe here.... - 26 mins ago, 21 May 12, 4:31am -
One of the best things about an iPhone 4S is the Siri speech recognition app, but as I have increasingly noticed, it doesn't seem to like me and my Scottish accent (cue lots of moments where I want to search on Google for big boobies and it phones my… - 2 hours ago, 21 May 12, 3:01am -
Better even than a multiple monitor set-up, is the multiple computer set-up. A familiar phenomenon for the geek with a laptop for on the go and a desktop computer at home or at work. Instead of splitting your computing power over several displays, yo… - 4 hours ago, 21 May 12, 1:01am -
This week were going back to basics, and want to find out which OS you’re using on your main computer, be it a desktop, laptop, or even your computer at work (if you consider it to be your main computer). - 5 hours ago, 20 May 12, 11:30pm -
Sound Sunday is a weekly feature promoting free album downloads. Every edition invites you to explore various genres and artists from around the world. If you happen to be a little stressed these days, let these instrumental albums help you calm down… - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 8:30pm -
One problem that faces us as bloggers is how to keep users on the site, how to show them other content they might be interested in. The best way to do this appears to be a "related posts" plugin of some sort; but which to choose? For a long time, I'v… - 11 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:15pm -
Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. Most of the listed websites are FREE or come with a decent free account option. If you want to have similar cool websites round-ups delivered to your email daily email subscribe here.... - 1 day ago, 20 May 12, 4:31am -
Rap music isn't all just what you hear on the radio or thumping from the teenager's car beside you at your nearest intersection. It's a pretty popular opinion that the radio rap genre is very dumbed down and easy to understand. I'd agree with that. R… - 1 day ago, 20 May 12, 2:31am -
Can you think of a song you like? Why not turn it into a little bit of cash? If you don’t mind sharing your favorite song (or any song name, really) with your Facebook friends, you can get $2 MP3 credit on Amazon.All you have to do is click on th… - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 11:30pm -
Newegg has the NEW 2012 1080p Apple TV for a low $89.99 and free Shipping (Tax in CA, NJ, TN. ). For more fresh hot deals, visit our Hot Tech Deals page, which is constantly updated. - 1 day ago, 19 May 12, 9:30pm -
Highly respected researcher Jim Gray contributed to relational database development and early big data projects. More than five years ago, he and his sailboat disappeared near the Farallon Islands. - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 1:00pm -
Facebook sells your addiction to advertisers, hoping to make a buck off your personal information. Will you wake up in time to kick the habit, or do you "like" the security risks of blurring the line between personal and professional? - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:03pm -
Will Congress require social networks, VoIP, and Webmail providers build in backdoors that FBI could tap forelectronic surveillance purposes? Explore the main issues at stake. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:56pm -
Nokia's investors have long had reason to worry, and new analysis points to trouble ahead. Can Windows Phone turn things around? - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 3:36pm -
Facebook's IPO brings the world's most popular social network into Wall Street's big league. After a wild ride, Facebook's future depends on profiting from an increasingly mobile user base. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 3:00pm -
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff says as social enterprise trend diversifies company's sales, he's hiring aggressively to keep up with customer demand. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 2:49pm -
Unless HP can turn enterprise software, cloud services, or some other line into a high-volume, high-margin business, it's in for a world of hurt. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 2:06pm -
Facebook's $16 billion IPO will have direct and indirect effects on companies evaluating and deploying social business solutions. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 1:12pm -
Google renewed its pitch to embrace cloud IT at its Atmosphere roadshow. But its count of companies going Google Apps doesn't add up. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 1:00pm -
Facebook consulted with users on Timeline more than on any previous product change. Users hated it, but Facebook gave it to them anyway. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 1:00pm -
In this BYTE article from May 1977 Stephen Wozniak describes the hardware and system software in the then brand new Apple II. Circuit diagrams and BASIC listing are included. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 12:25pm -
Company clarifies: users who want to upgrade phones to 4G LTE can keep their unlimited data plan, but they have to pay the full, unsubsidized cost of their phones in order to keep it. Comcast also to experiment with tiered data plans. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 11:58am -
Facebook is so outrageously popular that many are tempted to use it for business, just like other consumerization trends. Resist the urge. Facebook will always be a poor choice for business functions. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 11:57am -
At the gdgt conference in Chicago, Chris Spera learned about T-Mobile's plan to make its network compatible with the iPhone. - 3 days ago, 18 May 12, 11:30am -
At the CTIA conference in New Orleans, we got a demo of MasterCard's PayPass Wallet. You can use the digital wallet online or on your smartphone to pay for items in the real world, from cab rides to snacks from vending machines. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 8:00pm -
Significant updates to The Weather Channel iPhone app and Flipboard app for iPhones and iPads tap into the social reach of Facebook and Twitter. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 7:20pm -
SAP forges closer ties with Intel, IBM, analytics vendors, and systems integrators to jump start its in-memory database. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 6:00pm -
The Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are involved in new research that demonstrates how an advanced prosthetic arm can be controlled by the human brain. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 5:30pm -
Glassboard is a mobile app that looks a lot like Facebook did in it's early days: it's bland but its simple sharing features are meant to keep your data private. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 5:20pm -
Sen. John Cornyn proposes replacing visa lottery with program that allocates more permanent resident visas to foreign STEM students at U.S. universities. - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 5:00pm -
David Hemendinger is both COO and CIO of the midmarket firm Summer Infant--and likes it. Here's why he thinks a hybrid COO/CIO/CTO role will become an increasingly common IT strategy at SMBs. - 4 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:54pm -
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