Author: Connor Livingston

Connor is a technology blogger and avid social media user. Follow him on Twitter: @cqlivingston

Creating drugs with the mind

Oct 11 by Connor Livingston | add comment

It’s easy to trick the mind. We’ve seen some amazing examples of this in the past, but what about the mind’s ability to be tricked to heal (or not heal) the body through drugs that we believe will work, but are empty in reality? Why do placebos work? Science has yet to fully understand more »

Despite negative sentiment, iPhone 4S breaks record with one million pre-orders in 24 hours

Oct 10 by Connor Livingston | 4 comments

News media, investors, and Twitter users everywhere expressed feelings of being “underwhelmed” by the Apple 4S announcement last week, but that didn’t stop the latest iteration from having its best pre-order day ever, breaking the one-million pre-order mark in 24 hours for the first time in company more »

Twitter denies blocking #OccupyWallStreet from trending

Oct 7 by Connor Livingston | 1 comment

When Justin Bieber stopped trending on Twitter, fans were up in arms. The #occupywallstreet hashtag has never trended and the protesters are starting to take notice, even loosely starting an #occupytwitter hashtag. Much of the claims stem more »

Sprint iPhone 4S pre-order starts Friday

Oct 5 by Connor Livingston | 2 comments

The big gamble starts October 7th. Sprint just updated their website with an advertisement for pre-orders on the iPhone 4s. Eyes of the tech world and Wall Street will be watching the pre-order numbers closely as Sprint has “bet the farm” on the iPhone; their more »

Steve Jobs has died

Oct 5 by Connor Livingston | 4 comments

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has passed away. He was 56. The statement was made by Apple. He spent the last several years leading the company to be one of the world’s largest while fighting a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He resigned more »

Rhapsody to acquire Napster

Oct 3 by Connor Livingston | add comment

Sean Parker has been in the news a few times lately. In this case, his roots at Napster are his only involvement and he isn’t getting much more than a mention as the controversial file-sharing site that helped start the revolution is being acquired from more »

Airbnb faces new controversy, this time over financing

Oct 1 by Connor Livingston | 1 comment

Just when we thought the controversies about Airbnb had softened and reports of crack pipes and damages had become old news, the website that connects travelers with local spaces to rent has reemerged into the news, this time thanks to a leaked venture more »

Rich people spend 30% more time online than everyone else

Sep 30 by Connor Livingston | add comment

The way we all consume media has changed dramatically over the last decade and even more so over the last couple of years. Affluent Americans are spending much more of their time online than others, a staggering 29.7% more to be exact. The research more »

Unboxed Eee Pad Slider SL101 pushes netbooks further down on the relevance list

Sep 30 by Connor Livingston | 1 comment

It isn’t the review of the Eee Pad Slider SL101 itself that really makes the news. It’s the further indication that the netbook is on the verge of being officially dead. In their latest hardware review, HotHardware gave good marks to the “hot” SL101.  While most of the attention is going to the more »

Twitter's most asked celebrity: Justin Bieber

Sep 29 by Connor Livingston | 2 comments

If you use Twitter regularly, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen something about Justin Bieber in your Twitter stream. Even if you’re not friends with any of the masses of teen girls who worship the young pop star, his name is mentioned more more »

7 jobs that robots could probably do better (and cheaper)

Sep 28 by Connor Livingston | 7 comments

Today’s advancements in technology have made automation a part of our daily lives. Many of the tasks that were once performed by humans are now done by computers and in some cases, robots. As the trend continues, will we see humans replaced in more »

Where tech is born - the MIT Media Lab approach

Sep 26 by Connor Livingston | add comment

In the oft-siloed world of grad school, MIT’s Media Lab leads the way when it comes to creating environments that foster interdisciplinary exploration. New discoveries routinely get shared between seemingly unrelated fields and lead to more »

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