Amazon Makes Your Boring Facebook Birthday Posts Worth Something – Wired
Happy birthday. Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired Facebook birthday greetings are the lowest level of well wishing. Or maybe they used to be. Now you can boost this laziest salutation with something that’s not just tangible, but actually pretty solid: an Amazon gift card. Amazon is hoping to capitalize on your inability to go to the store, buy a card, scribble your …
June 19, 2013 Wednesday at 7:00 pm
Cutting tool gadget thinks outside the plastic wrap box – CNET (blog)
The Lekue Cut&Wrap stays in place for easy plastic wrap cutting. (Credit: Lekue) Leftovers. There are always leftovers. Obviously, dealing with leftovers is a nice problem to have. With a quick peek into the fridge, yesterday’s meal can quickly become today’s snack. But it’s getting them into the fridge that’s the hard part. There are storage containers in every shape …
June 19, 2013 Wednesday at 7:00 pm
30000 orders for a gadget not yet built – Globe and Mail
Each week, we seek out expert advice to help a small or medium-sized firm overcome a key issue. The wires and bulky gear needed to control video games always struck Stephen Lake and his friends as cumbersome. As undergrads at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ont., they started tinkering with wearable wireless alternatives. A year’s worth of research has …
June 19, 2013 Wednesday at 7:00 pm
Silicon Valley should fight for open Internet – MarketWatch
By John Shinal SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — News that Yahoo Inc. has joined Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. in demanding more transparency regarding surveillance requests by the National Security Agency is late — but still welcome. …
June 19, 2013 Wednesday at 7:00 pm
Sony pulls PS3 update after complaints it bricks consoles – PCWorld
Sony’s gaming division pulled its latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 Wednesday, after widespread reports that installing it could render the console useless. Gamers took to Twitter and online forums such as Reddit to spread word that PS3 firmware update version 4.45 “bricks” consoles and warn their peers not to install. Sony Computer Entertainment, the company’s gaming division, said …
June 19, 2013 Wednesday at 7:00 pm
HTC’s new 5-inch Butterfly S phone takes … – CNET
HTC has unveiled the Butterfly S at a press conference close to Taipei. The electronics maker’s latest flagship model has now officially launched in Taiwan. The HTC Butterfly S, an updated model based on the original 1080p Butterfly smartphone, comes with a 5-inch, 1080p Super LCD 3 display which is capable of supporting a 440ppi resolution on scratch-resistant glass. The …
June 19, 2013 Wednesday at 7:00 pm
Which qubit my dear? New method to distinguish between neighbouring … – Science Codex
Sydney: Researchers at the University of New South Wales have proposed a new way to distinguish between quantum bits that are placed only a few nanometres apart in a silicon chip, taking them a step closer to the construction of a large-scale quantum computer. Quantum bits, or qubits, are the basic building blocks of quantum computers – ultra-powerful devices that …
June 19, 2013 Wednesday at 7:00 pm
Nvidia to license graphics technology: CEO – Reuters
By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO | Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:54pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang said he will license graphics technology to other companies, a new model for the chipmaker that could lead to new business with Apple, Samsung and other mobile device makers. Huang told the Reuters Global Technology Summit in San Francisco …
June 19, 2013 Wednesday at 7:00 pm
Gadget recycler Gazelle to add 438 jobs in Louisville – The Courier-Journal
June 18, 2013 Tuesday at 7:00 pm
