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Facebook Copies Google+ With New Privacy Settings

I asked a friend if they’d ever get on Google+, and they said they probably wouldn’t because Facebook would just add whatever features Google+ has. Well, that’s exactly what Facebook just did. You may have noticed the message “New: Control privacy inline” notification when you log into Facebook. “To make privacy simpler we made some [...]

Does Facebook addiction cause social disorders?

Surprise! Facebook Could Cause Social And Health Problems

A recent study shocked the world with news that too much time on Facebook may lead to social disorders. Incredible. No sarcasm there, by the way. None at all. Nobody could have ever guessed that social networks like Facebook could actually lead to anti-social behavior. OK I lied. That was 97% sarcasm. Since this article [...]

PumpTire, a self-inflating bike tire

Self-inflating Tires, Just Like In James Bond?

In Tomorrow Never Dies, the bad guys try stop James Bond’s sweet BMW with a spike strip. Fortunately for James, Q had installed tires that magically re-inflate themselves when flat. Is that magic soon to be a reality? A kickstarter project just showed up on the radar that allows you to keep your bike tires [...]

Steve Jobs

Can Tim Cook lead Apple as CEO?

People have long wondered when Steve Jobs would step down as CEO of Apple. Well, it has happened. With Steve Jobs’ strong recommendation, Tim Cook has officially become Apple’s new CEO, and Jobs has become Apple’s new Chairman of the Board. Can Tim Cook replace Steve Jobs? No. Tim Cook is not Steve Jobs… he’s [...]

Apple vs Android

Apple vs. Google: Will They Fight To The Death?

An article written on FoxNews.com recently highlighted the competition between Apple and Google. Apple and Google are huge. Apple enjoyed being the world’s most valuable company for a bit, and people often joke that Google will one day take over the world. Two giants like that will have to fight to the bitter death eventually, right? [...]

Running robot

Run Robot, Run! The World’s New “Fastest Robot”

Good news, runners: You might be able to run faster than the world’s fastest robot. And that fastest robot is probably a girl – its name is MABEL. For those of you who can’t run, I have more good news: The robot only runs in circles, so there’s still hope of escape. They won’t be [...]

Amazon Student

A Must-have App For Students: Amazon Student

Amazon has a new app for iPhones and iPads, which will come in very useful to college students. Here’s what it has to offer: Textbook barcode scanner Scan the barcode on the book that you need, and the Amazon Student app will compare prices on Amazon. Online stores very often sell books cheaper than the [...]

Solar array in  a tree form

Brilliant 13 Year-old Invents Better Solar Panels

13-year-old Aidan Dwyer just received an award for creating a solar panel that is 20 to 50 percent more efficient than standard solar arrays. Solar panels have been around for decades. Scientists and environmentalists have always dreamed of a perfect world powered by the sun, but science has yet to achieve the efficiency we want. [...]

Photovine

Google’s Photovine Photo-sharing App Now Public

Photovine is a social photo-sharing app, which was just purchased by Google. It can turn out to be a sort of “telephone” game for photo sharing. One person starts the conversation with a photo and a title for that photo, and then someone tries to take a different photo that also matches that title. We [...]

Neurons

IBM Designs New Chip To Work Like The Human Brain

IBM is designing computer chips be modeled after the human brain in the SyNAPSE project. Why model it after the brain? Well, it’s hard to find something better. Computer transistors actually operate a million times faster than neurons in the brain, but computers are still slower than the brain overall. The chip is designed to [...]

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