Archive for July, 2011

Zillow shares soar in latest Internet IPO

Jul 20 by David Lux | add comment

Shares of online real estate service Zillow more than doubled in their initial public offering on Wednesday, following the same path as other prominent Internet companies that have recently gone public. Zillow priced its offering at $20 per share on Tuesday night, but demand pushed shares up to $57 more »

What is the future of the desktop computer?

Jul 20 by Navneet Alang | 4 comments

For years, the desktop computer has been but a shell of its former dominant self. The world went mobile, and that gray box that your co-workers used to call ‘the hard drive’ seemed destined for an obscure life – if a stable one. After all, it was still going to be used by gamers, programmers, media buffs more »

3D Printer makes working tools with moving parts

Jul 20 by Connor Livingston | 4 comments

We’re not quite to the point where we can push a button and say, “Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.” Then again, we may not be as far off as most would believe. The amazing technology behind the 3D printer is mind-blowing. From scanning and understanding every aspect of a tool, even moving parts, all the way to the more »

Is Apple University the solution to the eventual departure of Steve Jobs?

Jul 19 by Connor Livingston | add comment

There may never be a better time for Steve Jobs to step away from Apple. Then again, there may never be a good time for him to step away. Rarely is one individually so acutely connected to the success or failure of an organization as much as Jobs has been over the decades. How will they fair when he finally does leave for good? This infographic more »

Apple is officially unstoppable, earnings show. Steve can safely go if he'd like.

Jul 19 by JD Rucker | add comment

It’s hard to beat Wall Street predictions repeatedly, but Apple continues to be underestimated by experts despite showing no signs of letting up, slowing down, or even considering stopping. They sold nearly 3 million more iPhones than expected and their quarterly EPS beat forecasts by a whopping more »

Move over, Rebecca Black. Google+ has its own annoying song, only catchier

Jul 19 by JD Rucker | add comment

Many creations and mini-memes have been popping up for the last few weeks since Google went social with the Google+ network. Now, the folks over at Hanson Dodge Creative have made the unofficial song for the social network. Give them credit for being bold and creative. Give them kudos for putting together interesting more »

Neil deGrasse Tyson pleads for the future of NASA

Jul 19 by Rocco Penn | 2 comments

“The most powerful agency on the dreams of a nation is currently underfunded to do what it needs to be doing, and that’s making dreams come true.” American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is passionate about space. As the final space shuttle prepares to land later this week for the last time, Tyson puts his passion more »

Losing a phone is challenging

Jul 19 by Connor Livingston | add comment

For most things, when we lose them, we lose them. Depending on the value, we either replace it or put in an effort to find it. There’s not much that goes into it. Cell phones are different. There’s a process that has to happen when you lose one. It can cause emotional distress and create challenges in more »

The Yahoo Loophole: How to transfer Facebook friends over to Google+

Jul 18 by Connor Livingston | 2 comments

Facebook has been doing everything it can to keep people from exporting their contacts to bring them into Google+ ever since the search giant’s new social network launched this month. Household Hacker has come up with a relatively quick and very easy way to make it happen using Facebook’s relationship with Yahoo. more »

How Facebook facial recognition works

Jul 17 by Connor Livingston | 1 comment

There has been a recent uproar about Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions” feature that takes people’s faces, attempts to recognize them, and suggests tags for them that their friends can add to any image. It’s been called creepy at best and an attack on privacy at worst. A successful Google+ launch could be a major challenge for Facebook more »

Google's headcount headed towards 30,000

Jul 16 by Rocco Penn | 3 comments

There was a ton of information revealed during Google’s Q2 Earnings report earlier this week despite CEO Larry Page trying to turn it into a platform to push Google+. The company is reporting record earnings that are beating The Street’s estimates and overall, things are going swimmingly. One more »

Technology is a young person's game

Jul 16 by JD Rucker | 2 comments

One thing is very different about those who get rich through technology rather than traditional businesses. They’re young. Really young. 11 tech billionaires on the Forbes 500 are 40 or younger. That was unheard of a decade ago, even taking inflation into account. It took time to get that rich. more »

Upgrading to real-time banking technology is a very bad idea

Jul 16 by Connor Livingston | 2 comments

There are dozens of reasons why upgrading the current systems used by banking institutions is a great idea. With many systems having been built in the last century, the technology exists today to make things cleaner, more streamlined, and better overall. The one aspect of 2011 technology that more »

Was Obama's Twitter Town Hall effective or simply a stunt

Jul 16 by JD Rucker | 3 comments

When Jack Dorsey from Twitter brought President Barack Obama to answer questions on the social networking site on July 6th, it marked something that has never been done before. Technology met politics in a fresh and potentially intuitive way. Was the end result what everyone expected or were we “left hanging”? more »