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Symphony of Science takes a musical look at quantum physics

Symphony of Science takes a musical look at quantum physics

Teachers have had had challenges since the dawn of schooling to make children learn things that may not interest them....

Will Microsoft hit the tablet market too late?

Will Microsoft hit the tablet market too late?

Bill Gates and Microsoft had the right idea a decade ago when they first started releasing tablet PCs to the...

Twitter and Bing continue their real-time search partnership

Twitter and Bing continue their real-time search partnership

The romance between Twitter and Bing will continue. The two announced the renewal of their real-time search partnership, fittingly enough,...

11 ways video chat can be used to empower real-world relationships

11 ways video chat can be used to empower real-world relationships

The promise of the internet that many of us started looking towards a decade or two ago is starting to...

AOL and Yahoo! are run very differently from Microsoft and Google

AOL and Yahoo! are run very differently from Microsoft and Google

It's a matter of class.Apple and Google have traveled different paths on their road to success. Both have overcome challenges...

ATT responds to Sprint’s suit

ATT responds to Sprint’s suit

One might think that AT&T was expecting Sprint to file suit against their plan to buy T-Mobile based upon the...

“The Circular Economy” makes sense, hits home in the tech world

“The Circular Economy” makes sense, hits home in the tech world

There are very few environmental perspectives that grab our attention. In 2011, we know we need to recycle, to not...

Arrington gives AOL an ultimatum (and for once, I support him wholeheartedly)

Arrington gives AOL an ultimatum (and for once, I support him wholeheartedly)

In the past, I have been critical of Michael Arrington, founder and former co-editor of Techcrunch, over several issues. I've...

How businesses are using apps

How businesses are using apps

You don't have to be a tech geek to know about apps. Just about anyone with a smartphone or a...

UN subdomain for Swaziland hacked

UN subdomain for Swaziland hacked

In their biggest hack to date, the hacker group known as Cocain TeaM continues to replace websites with an ominous...

Backpacks: what was in them before versus today?

Backpacks: what was in them before versus today?

Everyone knows that technology is advancing. What we use today is so different from what we used a year ago,...

Folding car could make intra-city travel easier, cleaner

Folding car could make intra-city travel easier, cleaner

As populations grow and continue to migrate into cities, transportation has become an issue within congested cities. Less than half...

TechCrunch founder starts venture fund

TechCrunch founder starts venture fund

Michael Arrington, the founder of TechCrunch, will be stepping down as managing editor of the popular the technology blog. However,...

Standing behind your product, one bullet at a time

Standing behind your product, one bullet at a time

With wars and battle zones popping up across the world, the security and defense industries have been booming over the...

Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund dreams takes Techcrunch off the “credible source” list

Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund dreams takes Techcrunch off the “credible source” list

Update: According to Business Insider, Arrington is no longer employed by AOL. This changes the stance of this article a...

The mobile malware menace

The mobile malware menace

As mobile technology continues to become more prevalent in use and present in our hands, so too do the "bad...

Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet

Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet

When the Google +1 button first rolled out earlier this year, it made a little bit of a splash from...

Twitterpalooza

Twitterpalooza

With much of the social media focus lately being on Facebook and Google+, Twitter has not received as much buzz...

Cleverbot, squared

Cleverbot, squared

Cleverbot is a novelty AI program designed to mimic human interaction and allow people to "talk" to it conversationally. It...

Inkling sends freehand sketches to your computer

Inkling sends freehand sketches to your computer

Wacom is the undisputed leader in making tools that allow freehand art to become digital graphics. However, Wacom tablets don’t...