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MIT makes solar-cell technology go viral. Literally.

MIT makes solar-cell technology go viral. Literally.

Researchers at MIT have genetically modified a virus that helps carbon nanotubes self-assemble along solar cells to improve efficiency of...

Users furrow their class-action brows at Google over privacy… again

Users furrow their class-action brows at Google over privacy… again

Good luck, guys. Two Michigan residents are filing a class-action suit against Google over the sudden location-tracking brouhaha that's been...

The Apple ad machine through the years

The Apple ad machine through the years

If there's one thing that Apple has done exceptionally well over the past decade, it's advertising. They have built a...

BMW says electric vehicles are great…for some people

BMW says electric vehicles are great…for some people

In addition to developing its own all-electric powertrains, BMW has recently formed the new "i" brand to sell next-generation EVs...

How Sony Can Recover From Their PSN Nightmare

How Sony Can Recover From Their PSN Nightmare

If you were in the management team at Sony - especially Sony Computer Entertainment - life is probably a little...

Inside the Mind of a Customer Support Agent

Inside the Mind of a Customer Support Agent

If there's one major complaint that almost every tech company in the world has to deal with from time to...

ATT releases ‘cell tower in a suitcase’ for disaster relief efforts

ATT releases ‘cell tower in a suitcase’ for disaster relief efforts

Communication is often the key to coordinating responses to disasters. From 9/11 to the Japan tsunami, keeping people on the...

Serves them right: Righthaven (aka MegaCopyrightTroll) loses own domain

Serves them right: Righthaven (aka MegaCopyrightTroll) loses own domain

When the tables turn, comedy often ensues. Such is the ironic case of Righthaven.com, the "copyright troll" that attempts to...

Did Minority Report predict the future of advertising technology?

Did Minority Report predict the future of advertising technology?

The year is 2054. While preventing murders before they happen is the plot device driving the movie "Minority Report," one...

Mac people vs PC people

Mac people vs PC people

There is little doubt that the self-perception of "Mac people" and "PC people" are often completely different, just as the...

Flaming the fire of the solar vs nuclear debate: Fukushima

Flaming the fire of the solar vs nuclear debate: Fukushima

Proponents on both sides of the fence will argue feverishly about how the benefits of their chosen energy preference are...

Porsche’s 911 GT3 R is a Very ‘Likable’ Hybrid

Porsche’s 911 GT3 R is a Very ‘Likable’ Hybrid

Porsche is very appreciative of its 1 million+ Facebook fans. To honor these enthusiastic Porsche lovers, the automaker recently created...

Facebook’s ‘Like’ button turns 1

Facebook’s ‘Like’ button turns 1

The Like button turns a year old today. I'd say that it seems like only yesterday that we were 'becoming...

8 gadgets we should’ve never bought

8 gadgets we should’ve never bought

The digital age has brought with it many inventions and breakthroughs that have made our lives better. But there are...

Google Launches Cleaner, Faster Toolbar

Google Launches Cleaner, Faster Toolbar

Google has brought the speed of Google Instant to its latest Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer. One of the primary...

Will Flipboard Do To Magazines What Napster Did To Music?

Will Flipboard Do To Magazines What Napster Did To Music?

Flipboard is, on the surface, a pretty, user-friendly iPad app that creates a personalized magazine for you. But it's also...

Dropbox grows 500% in just 15 months

Dropbox grows 500% in just 15 months

While the glitz, glamour, and buzz of Silicon Valley tends to make start-ups seem as though they can grow effortlessly...

From Hacktivists to Cyber Terrorists: The Many Faces of Hacking

From Hacktivists to Cyber Terrorists: The Many Faces of Hacking

There are many reasons why people get into hacking. Some want to change the world, to fight for the little...

Amazon cheapens the Kindle, for a price

Amazon cheapens the Kindle, for a price

Want the new Kindle 3? Want it cheaper than what most people have paid? Amazon may have the answer with...

Uh oh! Mark Zuckerberg might not own Facebook after all

Uh oh! Mark Zuckerberg might not own Facebook after all

Seen The Social Network? Well, they might need to remake the movie if what Paul Ceglia claims turns out to...