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Technology Review Feed - Computing Top Stories
Technology Review exists to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact.
Nanopillar Solar Cells Jul 06, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
A new solar-cell design could cut costs and is suitable for large-scale flexible panels.
Advertisement: Jul 06, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
"Blade Runner" Has No Clear Edge Jul 06, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
New research suggests that Oscar Pistorius may actually be at a disadvantage when sprinting.
Technology Review Feed - Web Top Stories
Technology Review exists to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact.
Firefox Aims to Unplug Scripting Attacks Jun 29, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
How websites can block code from unknown sources.
Traveling the Web Together Jun 23, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
A browser plug-in aims to make it far simpler to browse the Web with friends.
Firefox Goes Mobile Jun 23, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Technology Review Feed - Communications Top Stories
Technology Review exists to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact.
Construction of the Ares I-X Rocket Jun 23, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
The U.S. space agency readies the first test flight of the vehicle destined for the moon.
Firefox Goes Mobile Jun 23, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
(People Like) You Are Here Jun 23, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Technology Review Feed - Energy Top Stories
Technology Review exists to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact.
How Not to Waste Taxpayer Dollars Jun 26, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Steve Isakowitz, the Department of Energy's CFO, on how the agency will spend billions on energy technology.
Waterproof Lithium-Air Batteries Jun 26, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
A California company's lithium metal-air batteries are lightweight and energy dense.
FutureGen Rises from the Dead Jun 24, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
The DOE's backing revives a pioneering clean-coal project.
Wired Top Stories
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Celebrity Shielding Flashgun Handbag Defeats Paparazzi Jul 06, 2009 15:42:00 GMT
Adam Harvey’s Anti-Paparazzi Clutch Bag is a slave flash, an extra-bright LED light with a light detector. When it sees the flashgun pop on the photographer’s camera it fires a burst of its own, right back in the moron’s face and lens, flaring out the picture and in theory erasing the defender
Five Great Interactive Museums to Visit this Summer Jul 06, 2009 13:18:00 GMT
The days of “look, but don’t touch” are being cast aside as museums strive to compete with theme parks. And in a time of shrinking entertainment budgets, they offer great alternatives to cartoon characters, long lines and sticky roller coaster seats.
Marc Andreessen Starts Boutique VC Firm with $300 Million Jul 06, 2009 12:48:00 GMT
Marc Andreessen and business partner Ben Horowitz launch a boutique VC fund with an initial capitalization of $300 million that the pair intends to invest in “anything that involves chips and computers” at a clip of $50,000 to $50 million per startup.
Wired: Multimedia
Tired of reading? Watch this.
Capable Thinkpad, Smart Kettle, Solid Slider Phone Jun 25, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
: The T400s has performance that is simply outstanding: While graphics are a tad weak due to the lack of a video card, the high-end CPU (the newest Core 2 Duo SP9600, running at 2.53 GHz), 2 GB of RAM and 128-GB solid-state drive give the T400s plenty of juice to power through general apps, running
Playlist: Spherical Ice, Day-Glo Brothers, Maru the Cat, and More Jun 24, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
: The carefully hand-carved orb of ice used to chill our last Yamazaki single malt in Tokyo wasn't just for show. As master bartenders there know, a 2-inch diameter ball of cold has a lower surface-area-to-volume ratio than a typical cube. That means it melts more slowly, preventing vintage hooch fr
Artifacts From the Future: Birth Control Jun 22, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
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Click on the thumbnails below for a closer look at this birth control inhalation system from 2029.
We'll continue to create a new artifact from the future in every issue of Wired magazine, but we'd like to see your prognostications, too. What do you think our world will look like in 10, 20, or 1
Wired: Cars 2.0
Probing the future of transportation, sustainable energy and green tech.
Solar Racing Champs Roll Out New Car Jul 02, 2009 19:14:00 GMT
Delft University is back, ready to take a fifth consecutive title with Nuna 5.
We Drive BMW's Electric Mini E Jul 02, 2009 18:28:00 GMT
Sticking a battery and a motor in the Mini makes it a sweet little EV we could live with if it weren't for the stratospheric price tag.
Grow, Canada: Sustainable Biofuel From the Great White North Jul 01, 2009 21:45:00 GMT
We fill up at what's called the first gas station to sell gas blended with cellulosic ethanol.
Wired: Culture
News, reviews and opinion from the digital realm.
Five Great Interactive Museums to Visit this Summer Jul 06, 2009 13:18:00 GMT
The days of “look, but don’t touch” are being cast aside as museums strive to compete with theme parks. And in a time of shrinking entertainment budgets, they offer great alternatives to cartoon characters, long lines and sticky roller coaster seats.
Crash Could Free Up Wall Street's Grip on Bright Young Minds Jul 06, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Packing It In: Why the Foam Noodle Couldn't Cut It in the Protection Racket Jul 01, 2009 04:00:00 GMT
GigaOM
Business, Internet, Technology & Strategy
Former Joost CEO Mike Volpi Jumps to Index Ventures Jul 06, 2009 16:27:39 GMT
Former Joost CEO Mike Volpi won’t be waiting in line at the unemployment office. He’s landed at Index Ventures — which invested in Joost two years ago. It seems they still believe in Volpi, even if his company did implode. Volpi will work out of Index’s London office, where,
What to read on the GigaOM network Jul 06, 2009 15:33:58 GMT
8 ways to avoid overwhelming your followers’ Twitter stream (WebWorkerDaily)
ABC content now on Hulu (NewTeeVee)
Microsoft seeks user feedback for Hohm (Earth2Tech)
Get your iPhone screen repaired at an Apple store while you wait (TheAppleBlog)
Retrieve and store your favorite podcasts for listeni
From the Archives: Photo of the First Web Server Jul 06, 2009 15:19:14 GMT
Many of you may have seen this before, but since it’s always good to know your history, here’s a photo purporting to be of the first web server, a NeXT workstation belonging to Sir Tim Berners-Lee when he worked at CERN creating what would become the World Wide Web (found via @jasonhiner
GigaOM » Web
Business, Internet, Technology & Strategy
From the Archives: Photo of the First Web Server Jul 06, 2009 15:19:14 GMT
Many of you may have seen this before, but since it’s always good to know your history, here’s a photo purporting to be of the first web server, a NeXT workstation belonging to Sir Tim Berners-Lee when he worked at CERN creating what would become the World Wide Web (found via @jasonhiner
BT Dumps Phorm, But ISPs Have No Plans to Dump Ads Jul 06, 2009 14:28:47 GMT
BT, the UK’s largest ISP, has decided to cut ties with Phorm, the deep packet inspection company that offered ISPs a way of targeting advertisements based on where their subscribers surfed on the web. When the relationship between the two was first made public last year, a privacy brouhaha ens
For Firefox, a Challenging Future Awaits Jul 06, 2009 00:00:07 GMT
For much of this decade, Mozilla and its Firefox browser were the upstarts, out to beat the big, bad Microsoft and its Internet Explorer browser. Firefox, the descendant of Netscape, the browser that helped jump-start the web revolution, was nimble and it was secure — something Microsoft’
GigaOM » Broadband
Business, Internet, Technology & Strategy
BT Dumps Phorm, But ISPs Have No Plans to Dump Ads Jul 06, 2009 14:28:47 GMT
BT, the UK’s largest ISP, has decided to cut ties with Phorm, the deep packet inspection company that offered ISPs a way of targeting advertisements based on where their subscribers surfed on the web. When the relationship between the two was first made public last year, a privacy brouhaha ens
MagicJack’s Next Act: Femtos, Softphones, and…an IPO? Jul 05, 2009 13:00:24 GMT
Amongst all the burning wrecks of the voice over IP startup scene, is it possible that a $40 device hawked on late-night TV may be emerging as one of the biggest VoIP success stories ever? If you believe founder Dan Borislow, that is what is happening with his idea called MagicJack, a simple USB-ba
Do Lower Phone Bills Justify Ads on Your Mobile Phone? Jul 02, 2009 14:15:33 GMT
Orange, a UK ISP and mobile phone company, is reportedly close to signing a deal with an ad-supported mobile virtual network called Blyk that would offer certain Orange customers credits on their service in exchange for receiving text-based ads on their mobile phones. According to an article in New
GigaOM » Infrastructure
Business, Internet, Technology & Strategy
Marc Andreessen Sees Big Opportunity in Web’s Infrastructure Jul 06, 2009 04:01:01 GMT
Marc Andreessen, the prominent founder of Netscape Communications, and his longtime business partner, Ben Horowitz, are teaming up again — this time to spearhead a new $300 million venture fund, called Andreessen-Horowitz, that will invest in companies of all shapes and sizes — from very
With Commercialization of the Cloud, It’s Déjà vu Jul 05, 2009 16:00:29 GMT
For both providers and customers of cloud technology, these are exciting times, and yet, in the midst of all of the energy and confusion that the cloud inspires, I can’t help but think that we’ve been here before. I see remarkable similarities between today’s adoption cycle of cloud technologi
Google’s App Engine Is Sputtering Jul 02, 2009 18:58:59 GMT
Updated: Today we’ve received an email and seen multiple tweets alerting us to the fact that Google’s App Engine software development platform is down. We’ve emailed the company for details, but in the meantime, a check of the App Engine status page won’t even load at 11:30 a
ScienceDaily: Latest Science News
Battle Of The Sexes Benefits Offspring, Says Research In Birds Jul 07, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Parents compensate for a lazy partner by working harder to bring up their offspring, but not enough to completely make up for the lack of parenting, says research by bird biologists.
Variations In Five Genes Raise Risk For Most Common Brain Tumors Jul 07, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Common genetic variations spread across five genes raise a person's risk of developing the most frequent type of brain tumor, scientists report.
Ancient Drought And Rapid Cooling Drastically Altered Climate Jul 07, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Two abrupt and drastic climate events, 700 years apart and more than 45 centuries ago, are teasing scientists who are now trying to use ancient records to predict future world climate. The events -- one, a massive, long-lived drought believed to have dried large portions of Africa and Asia, and the
Vitamin A Derivative Provides Clues To Better Breast Cancer Drugs Jul 07, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
A comparison of the effects of estrogen and retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, on the genome of breast cancer cells showed that they have a "yin-yang" effect, with estrogen tipping the scales towards cell proliferation and retinoic acid inhibiting cellular growth. The finding could lead resea
Natural Deep Earth Pump Fuels Earthquakes And Ore Jul 07, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
For the first time scientists have discovered the presence of a natural deep earth pump that is a crucial element in the formation of ore deposits and earthquakes.
Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
LucasArts brings back catalog to Steam Jul 06, 2009 11:14:37 GMT
Publisher launches digital distribution effort this week with Loom, The Dig, Star Wars: Battlefront II, and more.
Ubisoft breaking ground in Toronto Jul 06, 2009 11:13:42 GMT
Canadian government invests C$263 million in publisher's newest game-, film-oriented studio opening in late 2009; expects to hire 800 staff over next 10 years.
Bit.Trip Core, Bust-A-Move Plus! top Nintendo DLC Jul 06, 2009 10:49:55 GMT
Gaijin Games' rhythm-based arcade sequel, a bubble-popping puzzle game by Taito in WiiWare slate; California Games revived for VC; Asphalt 4: Elite Racing and new Art Style game for DSi.
Demon's Souls possessing PS3 October 6 Jul 06, 2009 10:21:11 GMT
Atlus dates action role-playing game import; $70 deluxe edition to come packed with 150-page strategy guide.
Japanese game market shrinks 24% in 1H '09 - Report Jul 06, 2009 10:18:46 GMT
Enterbrain figures reveal hardware, software demand drops by one quarter; DS leads portables, Wii top console through June.
Brandweek - News and Features
Doritos Bags Blink-182, Big Boi Jul 06, 2009 05:15:00 GMT
Brand asks consumers to buy its Late Night chips in order to view exclusive concert footage.
Michael Phelps Makes Subway TV Ad Debut Jul 06, 2009 12:16:00 GMT
Ad featuring Olympic swimmer plays up how easy it is to personalize sandwiches.
How Michael Jackson, Pepsi Made Marketing History Jul 06, 2009 12:07:00 GMT
Partnership would shatter the record for a celebrity endorsement deal.
Sprint’s Pre Screening App Jul 05, 2009 05:05:00 GMT
Carrier’s push with National CineMedia for the Palm device calls on viewers to rate movies they have just seen.
Nice Ride Minnesota Kicks Things Into Gear Jul 04, 2009 16:01:00 GMT
Paris and Amsterdam fund public pedaling, but the Twin Cities? Agency preps U.S. metro for a two-wheel revolution.
National Geographic News
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Ugliest Dog, "Miracle" Birth, and More Jul 02, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Filipino inmates dance to "Thriller," a girl rests 1,400 feet in the air, and an elderly ape has a baby in this week's best news photos.
"Diamond Dust" Snow Falls Nightly on Mars Jul 02, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Ice crystals drifting from Martian clouds resemble the glittering precipitation that falls in Earth's Arctic regions during winter, new data show.
Tunguksa Blast Mystery Solved by Space Shuttle? Jul 02, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Rare "night shining" clouds linked to the 1908 Russian event and plumes from shuttle launches suggest that the blast was caused by an icy comet, a new study says.
July 4th Facts: Fireworks, Founding Fathers, and More Jul 02, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
From artillery shows to hot dog eating, learn how Americans have celebrated the Fourth of July over the centuries.
PICTURES: World Wonders Added to UN Heritage List Jul 02, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The Tower of Hercules, a sacred mountain, and royal tombs are among the sites recognized for their universal value to humanity during a 2009 World Heritage Committee session.
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