Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Don't forget to floss: Upcoming app tells you how nice your smile is - CNET
[ Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:23:18 +0000 ]
In addition to rating your gnashers, the app also tells you how trustworthy, elegant and friendly your smile makes you look.

Sculpture controlled by bees
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:23:26 EDT ]
Deep inside the Royal Botanical Gardens in London, a 40 ton steel sculpture has arisen in a peaceful wildflower meadow. The structure is called "The Hive" -- a 17 meter tall ode to the plight of honeybees, created by artist Wolfgang Buttress.

Exoplanet hunter seeks life on other worlds
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:38:35 EDT ]
The hunt for Earth-like planets has intensified as scientists search for potential life on other worlds.

China launches new carrier rocket
[ Sun, 26 Jun 2016 19:13:36 EDT ]
China's next-generation carrier rocket blasted off from the country's new Wenchang space port Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Dresses made from brain scans
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 06:59:47 EDT ]
To showcase the focus on fashion of Europe's largest festival of technology this year, designer Brooke Roberts curated a selection of designs and prototypes from the forefront of London's fashion tech community.

What if you could 3-D print hair?
[ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:59:58 EDT ]
Any number of complicated things can be created in a matter of minutes with 3-D printer technology: weapons, robots, even pizza. But what if you could print hair?

Monday, June 27, 2016

Solar Plane Lands in Spain After Trans-Atlantic Voyage
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:41:00 GMT ]
An experimental solar-powered airplane landed in Spain Thursday, completing an unprecedented three-day flight across the Atlantic.

How Social Media Fueled House Lawmakers' Sit-In
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:15:00 GMT ]
This already was shaping up to be an election year dominated by opinions declared on Facebook and barbs traded via Tweet.

Why Uber Is Better at Geolocation Than 911 Dispatch Centers
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:23:54 GMT ]
Pizza Hut and Uber have this advantage over the 911 system.

Bones, Pugs and Harmony: Pets Get In on 'Brexit' Vote
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:27:16 GMT ]
As Brits head to the Brexit polls, now man's best friend has been enlisted to support the "rufferendum."

Investors Fuming as Some Broker Sites Crash After Brexit
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:34:00 GMT ]
Social media users flooded TD Ameritrade's and Fidelity Investments' Twitter feeds with irate messages on Friday, as customers struggled to access their accounts.

Snowden calls new Russian anti-terror measures 'Big Brother law' - CNET
[ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 05:27:15 +0000 ]
Under the new laws, service providers will be made to store metadata for up to six months, and expressing pro-terror sentiments online can get you jailed for up to seven years.

Religious hacker defaces escort websites - CNET
[ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 06:09:42 +0000 ]
The Moroccan hacker has attacked over 100 websites, citing religious reasons, and claims to have access to user data.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai's Quora account hacked - CNET
[ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 06:36:52 +0000 ]
The group responsible for hacking Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts has taken aim at Sundar Pichai.

Google will reportedly release its own phone this year - CNET
[ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:34:24 +0000 ]
The tech giant is currently in talks with mobile operators to release its own non-Nexus device, according to reports.

Apple celebrates Pride with rainbow Watch straps - CNET
[ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:10:29 +0000 ]
But it's not known whether the company will put the celebratory wristbands on sale.

Sculpture controlled by bees
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:23:26 EDT ]
Deep inside the Royal Botanical Gardens in London, a 40 ton steel sculpture has arisen in a peaceful wildflower meadow. The structure is called "The Hive" -- a 17 meter tall ode to the plight of honeybees, created by artist Wolfgang Buttress.

Exoplanet hunter seeks life on other worlds
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:38:35 EDT ]
The hunt for Earth-like planets has intensified as scientists search for potential life on other worlds.

China launches new carrier rocket
[ Sun, 26 Jun 2016 19:13:36 EDT ]
China's next-generation carrier rocket blasted off from the country's new Wenchang space port Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Dresses made from brain scans
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 06:59:47 EDT ]
To showcase the focus on fashion of Europe's largest festival of technology this year, designer Brooke Roberts curated a selection of designs and prototypes from the forefront of London's fashion tech community.

What if you could 3-D print hair?
[ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:59:58 EDT ]
Any number of complicated things can be created in a matter of minutes with 3-D printer technology: weapons, robots, even pizza. But what if you could print hair?

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Solar Plane Lands in Spain After Trans-Atlantic Voyage
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:41:00 GMT ]
An experimental solar-powered airplane landed in Spain Thursday, completing an unprecedented three-day flight across the Atlantic.

How Social Media Fueled House Lawmakers' Sit-In
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:15:00 GMT ]
This already was shaping up to be an election year dominated by opinions declared on Facebook and barbs traded via Tweet.

Why Uber Is Better at Geolocation Than 911 Dispatch Centers
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:23:54 GMT ]
Pizza Hut and Uber have this advantage over the 911 system.

Bones, Pugs and Harmony: Pets Get In on 'Brexit' Vote
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:27:16 GMT ]
As Brits head to the Brexit polls, now man's best friend has been enlisted to support the "rufferendum."

Investors Fuming as Some Broker Sites Crash After Brexit
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:34:00 GMT ]
Social media users flooded TD Ameritrade's and Fidelity Investments' Twitter feeds with irate messages on Friday, as customers struggled to access their accounts.

The Whale of Iron: Inside the JMSDF Akishio submarine and the Kure Maritime Museum - CNET
[ Sun, 26 Jun 2016 07:19:32 +0000 ]
Japan's Akishio submarine was decommissioned in 2004 and now sits on dry land just outside Hiroshima. The Kure museum next door has a scale model of the largest battleship ever built. Here's what they're like inside.

Most anticipated games of 2016: July to December - CNET
[ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 13:00:03 +0000 ]
E3 is over, and now we have hard dates for nearly all of the big games for the rest of 2016. Here are ones we're most looking forward to.

Stephen Colbert ridicules Ticketmaster's free-voucher concerts - CNET
[ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 18:16:03 +0000 ]
Technically Incorrect: Yes, you too can get free tickets for a Black Sabbath tribute band. If you try very hard.

Samsung's next phablet phone may be the 'Galaxy Note 7,' tipster says - CNET
[ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 19:07:24 +0000 ]
Mobile reporter Evan Blass, who often gets reliable phone leaks, claims Samsung's next big phone will skip the Galaxy Note 6 moniker.

Trump tweets that Scotland loves Brexit (though Scotland voted against) - CNET
[ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 19:31:07 +0000 ]
Technically Incorrect: Arriving in Scotland, the presumptive Republican nominee for US president seems unaware that the Scottish really want to be part of Europe.

2016 on pace to be the hottest year on record
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:39:29 EDT ]
The American Southwest isn't the only place feeling the heat.

Sculpture controlled by bees
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:23:26 EDT ]
Deep inside the Royal Botanical Gardens in London, a 40 ton steel sculpture has arisen in a peaceful wildflower meadow. The structure is called "The Hive" -- a 17 meter tall ode to the plight of honeybees, created by artist Wolfgang Buttress.

Exoplanet hunter seeks life on other worlds
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:38:35 EDT ]
The hunt for Earth-like planets has intensified as scientists search for potential life on other worlds.

Dresses made from brain scans
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 06:59:47 EDT ]
To showcase the focus on fashion of Europe's largest festival of technology this year, designer Brooke Roberts curated a selection of designs and prototypes from the forefront of London's fashion tech community.

What if you could 3-D print hair?
[ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:59:58 EDT ]
Any number of complicated things can be created in a matter of minutes with 3-D printer technology: weapons, robots, even pizza. But what if you could print hair?

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Solar Plane Lands in Spain After Trans-Atlantic Voyage
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:41:00 GMT ]
An experimental solar-powered airplane landed in Spain Thursday, completing an unprecedented three-day flight across the Atlantic.

How Social Media Fueled House Lawmakers' Sit-In
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:15:00 GMT ]
This already was shaping up to be an election year dominated by opinions declared on Facebook and barbs traded via Tweet.

Why Uber Is Better at Geolocation Than 911 Dispatch Centers
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:23:54 GMT ]
Pizza Hut and Uber have this advantage over the 911 system.

Bones, Pugs and Harmony: Pets Get In on 'Brexit' Vote
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:27:16 GMT ]
As Brits head to the Brexit polls, now man's best friend has been enlisted to support the "rufferendum."

Investors Fuming as Some Broker Sites Crash After Brexit
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:34:00 GMT ]
Social media users flooded TD Ameritrade's and Fidelity Investments' Twitter feeds with irate messages on Friday, as customers struggled to access their accounts.

Goodwood, Le Mans and some cars, too: Our week on Instagram - Roadshow
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 21:26:47 +0000 ]
This is our 10th Instagram recap. Now accepting anniversary presents.

A painfully telling video about Brexit sweeps the web - CNET
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 22:57:30 +0000 ]
Technically Incorrect: Within hours of Britons voting, a chief proponent of withdrawing from the EU says one of the Leave campaign's biggest promises was false. The news spreads quickly on Twitter.

Apple discontinues the 27-inch Thunderbolt Display. What's next? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 43) - CNET
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 23:02:03 +0000 ]
Everything points to the next big upgrade coming in 2017 for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. The Apple Watch is looking at new display tech, and say goodbye to the Thunderbolt Display.

Watch molten copper destroy a Rubik's Cube and Ping-Pong balls - CNET
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 23:09:09 +0000 ]
When classic toys get covered in molten copper, the results are anything but playful.

Tour Japan's JMSDF Akishio submarine and Kure Maritime Museum (pictures) - CNET
[ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 08:00:02 +0000 ]
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Akishio submarine sits ashore as part of the JMSDF Kure Museum. Here's a tour of this diesel-electric sub, the museum, and the adjacent 'Yamoto' museum.

2016 on pace to be the hottest year on record
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:39:29 EDT ]
The American Southwest isn't the only place feeling the heat.

Sculpture controlled by bees
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:23:26 EDT ]
Deep inside the Royal Botanical Gardens in London, a 40 ton steel sculpture has arisen in a peaceful wildflower meadow. The structure is called "The Hive" -- a 17 meter tall ode to the plight of honeybees, created by artist Wolfgang Buttress.

Exoplanet hunter seeks life on other worlds
[ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:38:35 EDT ]
The hunt for Earth-like planets has intensified as scientists search for potential life on other worlds.

Dresses made from brain scans
[ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 06:59:47 EDT ]
To showcase the focus on fashion of Europe's largest festival of technology this year, designer Brooke Roberts curated a selection of designs and prototypes from the forefront of London's fashion tech community.