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Robot noodle slicer grows in popularity in China
They may not make an appearance on The Iin a way that people ron Chef any time soon but the "Robot Chef" is able to slice noodles quickly, efficiently,...

Robot servants are probably cheaper than you think
The concept of robots from the past has either centered around making mundane tasks of humanity easier or obsolete, or they tell us about the robot...

Would Facebook have a better IPO if Zuckerberg announced a search for his replacement?
Play time is over. It's time to get down to business. That's the semi-embraced mantra at Facebook, depending on who you talk to. The alternate mantra...

Apple's Q2 earnings show business as usual despite quarterly drop
It might be the most beautiful drop of $7 billion in earnings, ever. Apple's Q2 earnings report showed a sharp downturn compared to last quarter, but...

Silicon success hits Instagram as Facebook shells out $1 billion to buy it
It's a sign of the times. Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook has purchased photo app Instagram for $1 billion. The 13-person team at Instagram has...

What Twitter's horrific recruitment video says about the state of Silicon Valley
As much as it deserves a tirade about professional recruiting, brand positioning, and using human relations as a public relations tool, the video that...
Legacy archive
Pre-pivot work
115 articles from Lorie Wimble's earlier era on TECHi (pre-2026 financial-coverage pivot). URLs still resolve and Google can crawl them, but they're not on the current beat.

The Lumia 1030 may come equipped with a 50MP camera
The Lumia 1020 was released back in 2013 which means that we should be able to expect a successor in the near future. Well thanks to a recently leaked...

Apple Is No Longer Allowed to Use the Term Patent Troll in Court
There are companies out there who do nothing but own patents and buy up patents from other companies. They tend use these patents to file lawsuits against...

Is the 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV leading the electric car evolution?
The 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV is the electric version of a micro car. Electric cars have become a topic of discussion with a long list of pros and cons for...
The rise and role of reactive journalism
Some would say that there have always been opinions laced throughout the media. Even when simply reporting the news, a nuance or a tone in one's voice...
Tech giants can't (or won't) protect your data when push comes to shove
One of the most annoying parts of the Edward Snowden revelations isn't what everyone is focused on. It isn't that the NSA has been snooping on anyone and...

Technology makes this government shutdown more dangerous than 1995
Things are very different today than they've ever been in history. The way that people consume their media, the methods that politicians present their...
The quiet approach to cuts and streamlining seems to be working for Yahoo's Marissa Mayer
There are a couple of ways that a company can go about making staffing reductions. They can rip the bandaid off and do it all at once as Business Insider...

Restaurant searches just got more interactive on Google
Google innovated the way people find their next meal or drinking hole yesterday by adding a carousel of local restaurants to their desktop search listings...

This is what Google Glass looks like when you take it apart
It's not that it's disappointing or anything. In many ways, it's anticlimactic to see what the little device that's causing all the stirring around the...

Reach versus inaccuracy: should social media be at the forefront during a crisis?
The use of social media to report events has become a normal occurrence. Any time anything happens that is newsworthy, many turn first to social media,...

First Tumblr executive leaves after Yahoo buyout
It took longer than most thought and may be a lighter hit than expected, but the exodus of a Yahoo-owned Tumblr has begun with the resignation of Creative...

3 years after Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP turns focus towards future of American energy
On April 20, 2010, the world watched in desperate shock as the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was engulfed in flames. Over the next three months, oil filled...

iPhone is so old (according to Samsung)
If there's one way to make adults feel like they're behind on the times, it's by taking college students and having them ridicule their elders over the...

Today I learned that only 1/3rd of the world population is online
Perhaps I'm ignorant, but it struck me as somewhat shocking that only one-third of the world population is online. I didn't think it was too high -...

Baby sea turtles' mad dash to the sea reproduced by FlipperBot
Researcher Daniel Goldman from CRAB Lab (Complex Rheology and Biomechanics) at Georgia Tech studied how baby sea turtles were able to move so quickly...

As voting starts in Venezuela, front-runner Maduro gets hacked on Twitter
The acting President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro is the front runner going into today's election followed the death of Hugo Chávez last month. His...

Golf just went geek with hovercraft golf cart
Golf is a game of the affluent. It's a game of manners. It's a game of pomp and circumstance. It's a game of skill and more physical aptitude than most...

Why the second generation Nexus 7 tablet is a huge win for Google
From a software perspective, Google has been doing very well. Their Android platform for smartphones is dominant and on tablets it's been making its mark....

With Walmart delivery on the horizon, Google's world domination is at hand
This isn't a big deal. It's nothing new from a retail perspective and most will wonder what took Google so long to take advantage of their size and reach...

West Virginia lawmakers pushing to ban Google Glass while driving
It's a good thing that Google is building a driverless car because lawmakers are already sending shots across the bow to stop Google Glass from being used...

Was @adriarichards right or wrong about #donglegate?
Let's start with the bottom line first. Both sides of the argument have valid points. With that said, let's get to the facts on the matter... The full...

Understanding the science of intelligence
There is a combination of genetics, aptitude, effort, and other outside forces at play when determining the intelligence level of a human. Some people are...

The most successful email subject line for Obama's campaign was "hey"
President Obama's successful re-election campaign last year was marked by many technological victories. They won most of the many battles on social media,...

On Twitter, we like to spew vitriol
The opinions that we express in the real world are often not congruent with what we post on Twitter according to a report from Pew Research. Just because...
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