Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Vowing 'not to screw it up,' Yahoo buys Tumblr
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:04:10 GMT ]
Yahoo and Tumblr made their wedding vows Monday with the stumbling Web search giant publicly announcing its promise not to "screw up" the relationship.Yahoo confirmed it will buy the blogging website for $1.1 billion cash, in a bold move to make itself more relevant amid the explosion in social media on the Internet.It was old new media hooking up with new new media. Even as Yahoo's CEO Marissa Ma...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:04:10 GMT ]
Yahoo and Tumblr made their wedding vows Monday with the stumbling Web search giant publicly announcing its promise not to "screw up" the relationship.Yahoo confirmed it will buy the blogging website for $1.1 billion cash, in a bold move to make itself more relevant amid the explosion in social media on the Internet.It was old new media hooking up with new new media. Even as Yahoo's CEO Marissa Ma...
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Where do you hold your cell phone? Your brain decides
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:08 GMT ]
When you talk on the cellphone, do you hold it up to your right ear or left? A group of researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan suggest that how you hold your phone could give away the dominant half of your brain. The lesson the group took away was this: Most right-handed people, who eat and write and throw with their right hand, also prefer to talk with their cellphone held up to ...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:08 GMT ]
When you talk on the cellphone, do you hold it up to your right ear or left? A group of researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan suggest that how you hold your phone could give away the dominant half of your brain. The lesson the group took away was this: Most right-handed people, who eat and write and throw with their right hand, also prefer to talk with their cellphone held up to ...
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Where do you hold your cellphone? Your brain decides
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:42 GMT ]
When you talk on the cellphone, do you hold it up to your right ear or left? A group of researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan suggest that how you hold your phone could give away the dominant half of your brain. The lesson the group took away was this: Most right-handed people, who eat and write and throw with their right hand, also prefer to talk with their cellphone held up to ...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:42 GMT ]
When you talk on the cellphone, do you hold it up to your right ear or left? A group of researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan suggest that how you hold your phone could give away the dominant half of your brain. The lesson the group took away was this: Most right-handed people, who eat and write and throw with their right hand, also prefer to talk with their cellphone held up to ...
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Pre-caffeine tech: Tumblr, typewriters, OKCupid cats!
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:10 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Yahoo just bought Tumblr for $1.1B. But don't worry! The company vows "not to screw it up."Hey! Remember that one time David Karp tweeted about Tumbler being acquired by Yahoo in 2009?Meanwhile, Xbox is fixin' to flash steel in new console war.And here's how Google beat Apple to a streaming ...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:10 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Yahoo just bought Tumblr for $1.1B. But don't worry! The company vows "not to screw it up."Hey! Remember that one time David Karp tweeted about Tumbler being acquired by Yahoo in 2009?Meanwhile, Xbox is fixin' to flash steel in new console war.And here's how Google beat Apple to a streaming ...
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How space tourism could open our eyes, help save Earth
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:26 GMT ]
By Mike Wall \Space.comSAN MATEO, Calif. — Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth, NASA's science chief says.Seeing our fragile Earth hanging alone in the blackness of space tends to be a life-altering, or at least perspective-changing, experience. If more people around the world are treated to tha...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:26 GMT ]
By Mike Wall \Space.comSAN MATEO, Calif. — Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth, NASA's science chief says.Seeing our fragile Earth hanging alone in the blackness of space tends to be a life-altering, or at least perspective-changing, experience. If more people around the world are treated to tha...
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Figuring out real-world etiquette for Google Glass
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 09:53:41 EDT ]
In recent weeks, Google Glass has been distributed to its first group of beta testers outside Google and in the real world. As the pool of new smart-glass wearers grows, they are feeling out the etiquette of using the new technology.
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 09:53:41 EDT ]
In recent weeks, Google Glass has been distributed to its first group of beta testers outside Google and in the real world. As the pool of new smart-glass wearers grows, they are feeling out the etiquette of using the new technology.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Fed's chairman tells graduates that the best tech is yet to come
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 18:47:54 GMT ]
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.Bernanke told a college graduating class Saturday that the long-range practical consequences of innovations such as faster computers and the Internet are hard to predict. But he said inventors have only scratc...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 18:47:54 GMT ]
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.Bernanke told a college graduating class Saturday that the long-range practical consequences of innovations such as faster computers and the Internet are hard to predict. But he said inventors have only scratc...
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Scientists create world's tiniest drops of liquid in biggest atom smasher
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:32 GMT ]
Scientists think they've created the smallest drops of liquid ever — the size of only three to five protons.The droplets were made inside the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where particles are sped up to near light speed and then smashed together. When researchers collided protons with lead nuclei, they were surprised to find that the result was tee...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:32 GMT ]
Scientists think they've created the smallest drops of liquid ever — the size of only three to five protons.The droplets were made inside the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where particles are sped up to near light speed and then smashed together. When researchers collided protons with lead nuclei, they were surprised to find that the result was tee...
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Puzzling! Swine flu virus detected in elephant seals off West Coast
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:32:16 GMT ]
The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California.Scientists say this is the first time marine mammals have been found to carry the H1N1 flu strain, which originated in pigs. The seals seem to have picked up the virus while at sea, but it's unclear how this happened."We thought we might find influenza v...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:32:16 GMT ]
The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California.Scientists say this is the first time marine mammals have been found to carry the H1N1 flu strain, which originated in pigs. The seals seem to have picked up the virus while at sea, but it's unclear how this happened."We thought we might find influenza v...
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Nasty, home-wrecking 'crazy' ants even drive out fire ants in Southeast
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:37 GMT ]
Invasive fire ants have been a thorn in the sides of Southerners for years. But another invasive species, the so-called "crazy" ant — which many describe as being worse — has arrived and is displacing fire ants in several places."When you talk to folks who live in the invaded areas, they tell you they want their fire ants back," said Edward LeBrun, a researcher at the University of Texas at Austin...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:37 GMT ]
Invasive fire ants have been a thorn in the sides of Southerners for years. But another invasive species, the so-called "crazy" ant — which many describe as being worse — has arrived and is displacing fire ants in several places."When you talk to folks who live in the invaded areas, they tell you they want their fire ants back," said Edward LeBrun, a researcher at the University of Texas at Austin...
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Why sign up for a one-way Mars trip? Three applicants explain the appeal
[ Sun, 19 May 2013 09:22:35 GMT ]
A one-way trip to Mars sounds like something you'd wish on your worst enemy — so why would more than 78,000 people from around the world pay up to $75 for a chance to die on another planet?"I can say I have an ulterior motive," said David Brin, who has written more than a dozen science-fiction novels — including "The Postman," which was turned into a Kevin Costner movie in 1997. "I'd get a lot of ...
[ Sun, 19 May 2013 09:22:35 GMT ]
A one-way trip to Mars sounds like something you'd wish on your worst enemy — so why would more than 78,000 people from around the world pay up to $75 for a chance to die on another planet?"I can say I have an ulterior motive," said David Brin, who has written more than a dozen science-fiction novels — including "The Postman," which was turned into a Kevin Costner movie in 1997. "I'd get a lot of ...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Nintendo wants totake YouTube profits back from its players
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:16 GMT ]
YouTube has always proved fertile ground for the entrepreneurial and tech savvy. But gamers may soon be getting the short end of the stick.That's if Nintendo has anything to do with it. The Japanese gaming giant revealed this week that YouTube clips featuring gameplay from Nintendo titles will now display advertising, meaning that any resulting ad revenue will go back to Nintendo rather than the u...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:16 GMT ]
YouTube has always proved fertile ground for the entrepreneurial and tech savvy. But gamers may soon be getting the short end of the stick.That's if Nintendo has anything to do with it. The Japanese gaming giant revealed this week that YouTube clips featuring gameplay from Nintendo titles will now display advertising, meaning that any resulting ad revenue will go back to Nintendo rather than the u...
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Bigger than an ocean liner, asteroid 1998 QE2 will zip by Earth this month
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:28:08 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comA big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries.The May 31 flyby of asteroid 1998 QE2, which is about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) long, poses no threat to Earth. The space rock will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of our planet — about 15 times the distance separating Earth...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:28:08 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comA big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries.The May 31 flyby of asteroid 1998 QE2, which is about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) long, poses no threat to Earth. The space rock will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of our planet — about 15 times the distance separating Earth...
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Microscopic crystal 'flowers' build themselves in a Harvard lab
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:34:03 GMT ]
Imagine peering into a microscope and finding yourself in a garden.That's the case at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where researchers have found a way to shape microscopic crystals into complex and often beautiful structures.Inspired by coral reefs, seashells and other naturally occurring complex mineral structures, postdoctoral fellow Wim L. Noorduin and Harvard colleague...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:34:03 GMT ]
Imagine peering into a microscope and finding yourself in a garden.That's the case at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where researchers have found a way to shape microscopic crystals into complex and often beautiful structures.Inspired by coral reefs, seashells and other naturally occurring complex mineral structures, postdoctoral fellow Wim L. Noorduin and Harvard colleague...
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Buggy hordes of cicadas sighted in Virginia ... but New York? Not yet
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:34:04 GMT ]
There's been a groundswell of 17-year cicadas in Virginia and other southern states, as revealed by a fresh wave of photos and eyewitness reports. In some areas, the outbreak has been accompanied by the insects' loud chorus call. And that's music to the ears of University of Connecticut entomologist John Cooley."That's where I'm heading," Cooley told NBC News. The weather is still too cool in New ...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:34:04 GMT ]
There's been a groundswell of 17-year cicadas in Virginia and other southern states, as revealed by a fresh wave of photos and eyewitness reports. In some areas, the outbreak has been accompanied by the insects' loud chorus call. And that's music to the ears of University of Connecticut entomologist John Cooley."That's where I'm heading," Cooley told NBC News. The weather is still too cool in New ...
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Scientists respond to planet hunter's plight with pointers – and poetry
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:49 GMT ]
NASA is getting plenty of advice — and sympathy — as it assesses whether its Kepler planet-hunting telescope can be revived after the failure of its reaction-control system. The reactions from scientists and engineers range from repair tips to an Audenesque elegy. Here's a sampling:How to fix KeplerThe reason why the $600 million Kepler spacecraft can no longer search for planetary transits is tha...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:49 GMT ]
NASA is getting plenty of advice — and sympathy — as it assesses whether its Kepler planet-hunting telescope can be revived after the failure of its reaction-control system. The reactions from scientists and engineers range from repair tips to an Audenesque elegy. Here's a sampling:How to fix KeplerThe reason why the $600 million Kepler spacecraft can no longer search for planetary transits is tha...
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