She won’t be so happy when she finds out how inadequate it is…[Credit theunquietlibrarian] This be one for the Apple haters: Apple’s been attacked by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for engaging in “conduct that was misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive.” How come? Because down in Aus, there’s no […]
Facebook and your privacy is trending once again among news sites and the blogosphere. This time, Facebook is doing something right. They recently amended their Statement of Rights and Responsibility to reflect a current change among employers asking for potential hires and employees access to their personal Facebook accounts. According to Facebook’s chief privacy officer, […]
Human achievement point! Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory campus of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have successfully produced the world’s first 100 Tesla non-destructive magnetic field. The achievement was decades in the making, involving a diverse team of scientists and engineers. The 100 Tesla mark was reached at approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 22, […]
At Lake Nojiri in Shinano, Nagano Prefecture in Japan there was found over 50 years ago, the fossils of Naumann elephants. They have employed what is now called the “Lake Nojiri Method” to excavate the 83,000 fossils and other items they have found since: anyone can participate. Families with five-year-old children, troops of secondary school students, the […]
Robotic arms precise enough to lift a light bulb, yet strong enough to lift a set of weights. Robots that can search suspicious territory first without requiring a human being. Robots that can push around suspicious cars, break into them and take out the explosive device, safely away from any humans. Looks like the US […]
On March 21st, it was confirmed that social game giant Zynga would acquire Omgpop, creators of the recently legendary game, Draw Something. Zynga saw just how incredible and wide-spread Draw Something had become, so it made sense to latch onto it. It has recently been released that the acquisition cost $180 Million. That’s quite a […]
A man, who many gamers and all-nighters alike owe a life debt of gratitude, has passed away today. Sadly, the man responsible for inventing the caffeine and taurine spiked energy drink Red Bull has died at the age of 89 of natural causes. Telegraph reports: Chaleo Yoovidhya, one of Thailand’s richest man, died of natural […]
[Photo Credit: Gordon Mei] According to the Korean Maeil Business Newspaper, Apple has started placing orders to suppliers for the bigger 4.6-inch display (compared to the current 3.5-inch display) with the retina display that’s been installed in “The New iPad”. (Side note: what the eff is up with this stupid name for what SHOULD be […]
(Photo credit: tori wright) Oh look! More fairytales for Disney to destroy! Historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth (1810-1886) was collecting fairytales in the Bavarian region of Oberpfalz at about the same time as the Grimm brothers collected the ones that we all know and love today. Those that Von Schönweth collected, however, have been locked […]
India’s ready to put Facebook and Google on trial for hosting content that’s considered inappropriate according to Indian regulations, rearing the threat of banning access to the sites altogether. The case stems from laws implemented last year that Internet companies are required to remove material, within 36 hours of being notified, which could be “ethnically […]