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Microsoft may follow Apple, Samsung into the smartwatch arena

Microsoft may follow Apple, Samsung into the smartwatch arena

Rumor has it that Microsoft is working on touch-enabled smartwatch. They’ve apparently just entered the prototype phase after having worked...

New lithium-ion battery technology breaks the paradigm

New lithium-ion battery technology breaks the paradigm

A research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, headed up by professor William P. King, has developed a...

As voting starts in Venezuela, front-runner Maduro gets hacked on Twitter

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...

Facebook Home disappoints

Facebook Home disappoints

Facebook Home was released this weekend for a select few Android devices, and reviews have been decidedly negative. The app...

And so it begins: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft quietly back CISPA

And so it begins: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft quietly back CISPA

We thought that the nonsense was behind us when we stopped SOPA. The only thing we really did was teach...

Tech-shy #BillClinton isn’t “friendless” – but he’s nearly tweetless

Tech-shy #BillClinton isn’t “friendless” – but he’s nearly tweetless

“I think I’m sort of insecure. What if you tweet and nobody tweets back? There’s nothing worse than a friendless...

Is Shodan, the hacker’s search engine, really that scary?

Is Shodan, the hacker’s search engine, really that scary?

When people worry about protecting themselves from hackers, it’s usually their computer that they’re concerned about. No one concerns themselves...

The F-35B vertical hover and night landing is epic

The F-35B vertical hover and night landing is epic

In modern warfare, airpower is arguably the most important asset that a military can have.  From the P-51 Mustang to...

With Gmail approaching a decade, here’s how it has evolved

With Gmail approaching a decade, here’s how it has evolved

It's hard to believe that it's already been over 9 years since Gmail was opened up in beta. When it...

Paid Facebook messages to celebrities – the new fan mail?

Paid Facebook messages to celebrities – the new fan mail?

How desperate are you for your favorite celebrity to read your letter? The Guardian reports the introduction of a new...

The first three stages of Facebook page promotion for local businesses

The first three stages of Facebook page promotion for local businesses

Facebook has been a promising venue through which to market a local business ever since it reached a high level...

Drone-killing laser could be the future of missile defense

Drone-killing laser could be the future of missile defense

The US Navy released a video yesterday that demonstrated its new LaWS (Laser Weapon System). With it, they were able...

What the President’s Google+ page tells us about the network

What the President’s Google+ page tells us about the network

President Barack Obama's team is very active on social media. The Facebook page that carries his name has new posts...

If Home gets mass adoption, Facebook just won the mobile internet

If Home gets mass adoption, Facebook just won the mobile internet

Forget Apple versus Samsung or even iOS versus Android. The real mobile war is (and always has been) over capturing...

Crowdsource parenting is a good (and bad) component of social media

Crowdsource parenting is a good (and bad) component of social media

In the digital age, there are plenty of challenges popping up for parents. The ever-connected world opens doors to risks...

Facebook threaded comment feature brings the touch back to businesses

Facebook threaded comment feature brings the touch back to businesses

When Facebook rolled out threaded comments last week, there was a clear lack of excitement from most of the social...

Google’s April Fool’s Day joke for YouTube to determine #bestvideo ever

Google’s April Fool’s Day joke for YouTube to determine #bestvideo ever

Oh, those pranksters up in Mountain View, CA. Every year they roll out several April Fool's Day jokes. Last year's...

Google+ dimensions and sizing cheat sheet

Google+ dimensions and sizing cheat sheet

Every time a social network makes a change to their layout, design firms around the world groan about how they...

Google gets patriotic, will have Glass built in the US

Google gets patriotic, will have Glass built in the US

With all the attention Google Glass is getting before it's even launched, one would think it was an Apple product....

With Walmart delivery on the horizon, Google’s world domination is at hand

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...