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A Wikipedia entry was removed from search results for the first time today as a part of Europe’s ‘right to be forgotten’ legislation. So far, no one has identified which link will be removed from search results or who made the request. The link’s removal was first reported by the Observer in a profi

Last week, the world was transfixed by the story of a gecko sex satellite that Russia lost contact with after it was knocked by some space debris. Apparently, it was the wake up call we needed as a species: Japan has announced the creation of a program aimed at monitoring space debris, a military-ba

What is art? For this eBay seller it’s something as simple as a 4Chan post. Originally caught byArtnet, a vendor known only as “Artwork by Anonymous” turned the above piece of what would usually be everyday internet ephemera into a $90,900 masterpiece. The lucky buyer also gets fre

Solar panels suffer from two fundamental problems that have continued to persists even after decades of research: they’re not very efficient, and they cost a lot to produce. At least one of these problems has to be solved beforesolar power can overtake cheap energy sources like fossil fuels, and som

Sony’s flagship smartphone strategy for 2014 isn’t really a secret. We have known for quite some time that it plans on releasing two flagship devices this year. The first was the Sony Xperia Z2 that was unveiled and released earlier this year. The other is believed to be the Sony Xperia Z3 that is d

When a billionaire investor responsible for disrupting credit/payments, automotive, and space travel industries communicates a warning to the world about a trend in new technologies, it’s best just to listen. Case in point, yesterday SpaceX and Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk told people to be carefu

A proposal from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler would block an attempt by Sprint and T-Mobile US to buy spectrum together in the incentive auction that will transfer airwaves from broadcast TV stations to cellular carriers next year. Announced on Friday, Wheeler’s proposal seeks to help the smallest

Japanese gamers might be losing interest in the offerings of companies like Sony and Nintendo, it seems. The console market is down 16 percent compared to last year, according to a report by Japan’s Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association. The report, which includes not only the PlayStation 4 a

Good internet security isn’t just about having the right tools to fend off cyber attacks; you need smart people, too. The UK government clearly knows this, as GCHQ has just accredited Master’s degrees in online security that live up to the intelligence agency’s “stringent cri

If you’ve purchased an LG G Watch recently, or were one of the lucky attendees at Google’s I/O conference to get the wearable for free, you may have noticed that the device’s bottom charging connectors are prone to corrosion. Users have complained that the corrosion is causing them

Internet of Things (IoT) devices could be “alarmingly” vulnerable to hackers and trigger major security risks, according to a new study from Hewlett-Packard. The company commissioned Fortify on Demand to investigate ten of the most popular devices in some of the most common IoT niches including TVs,

First-year Manchester United coach Louis Van Gaal is shaking things up at the soccer club, but perhaps no change is getting more attention than the cameras that have stated popping up around the pitch. According to ESPN, roughly £500,000 of camera equipment has been set up at the club’s traini

On Sunday, Leafly—a “Yelp for weed” that lets marijuana users compare and review different strains of cannabis, as well as locate doctors and dispensaries—will become the first cannabis company to run an ad in the New York Times, the site announced in a press release Saturday. The announ

A Kickstarter project to create a batch of potato salad closed this morning. Potato Salad was successfully funded at $55,492, or $55,482 more than its original goal of $10. The creator, Zack Danger Brown of Columbus, Ohio, has promised to fulfill all of the Kickstarter’s rewards and stretch go

A decade after touching down on the martian surface, NASA’s Opportunity rover—which is still ticking, by the way—has achieved a rather unique record: the farthest distance covered by a vehicle off-world. Opportunity breezed past the 25-mile mark just this past Sunday, overtaking the previous record

We’ve all been there: You see a hashtag trending on Twitter or in something your friend tweeted…except you have no idea what it means or what’s going on. Twitter, it seems, has heard your cries of confusion, and is working on a new feature that should help. According to The Wall Street Journal

One of the most important launches for General Motors Co. and Chevrolet this year isn’t necessarily a vehicle, according to Chevrolet Chief Marketing Officer Tim Mahoney. It’s the launch of the Detroit-based automaker’s in-vehicle OnStar 4G LTE. “This is a game changer,&#8221

Apple subsidiary Beats on Friday uploaded a short 30-second spot to its Twitter account featuring two of its animated “Pill” creatures and the Siri virtual assistant, marking the first collaborative ad effort since Apple bought the audio company in May. It is unknown if the clip will be

It’s not really a secret that Sony’s been scraping by financially recently, despite the impressive success of the PlayStation 4 in the U.S. and Europe. The hardware manufacturer had good news for investors this week, though, as it posted improved sales between April and June as compared to last year

Before Google dominated search, Ask Jeeves depended on a team of humans to answer your internet queries. Ultimately, search algorithms killed the internet’s favorite butler, but the idea that humans are worthy competition for the software we create didn’t follow him to the grave. Case in

If the movies and TV shows are any indication, selling off stolen goods to pawn shops is a great way to unload them while making a quick buck. However in real life, that happens too and not only are valuable items such as jewelry, phones, cameras, and etc. that are being sold off, but video [&hellip

When Roger Shawyer first unveiled his EmDrive thruster back around 2003, the scientific community laughed at him. They said it was impossible, that it was based on a flawed concept, and couldn’t work because it goes against the laws of conservation of momentum. But somehow, despite all of the reason

There are several options available for those looking to muck about on Wikipedia on mobile, including paid and free third-party apps with various features. The Wikimedia Foundation has had its own official app since 2009, but it had been rating fairly poorly compared to, say, Wikipanion or Das Refer

The new law requiring Russian bloggers to register as media entities and hold themselves to the same standards as a full media organization has come into effect today. First signed info force by President Vladamir Putin in May this year, it’s now applicable to all blogs that manage to attract more t

Nanobots need the proper propulsion system if they’re going to be used to deliver drugs to targeted areas. Take for example this teeny-tiny corkscrew-shaped propeller made out of silica and nickel that’s developed by a group of German and Israeli scientists. The team says it’s arou

Oracle has announced the acquisition of TOA technologies, adding the latter’s product portfolio to its own. In due time, it will be absorbed into Oracle’s Customer Experience cloud and Oracle ERP solutions. The 11-year old TOA is based in Cleveland, Ohio and employs 500 people. It offers

Just days after LG put its 105-inch curved Ultra HD television up for pre-order, it appears the electronics producer is preparing to do the same with a smaller model. The 65EC9700, a 65-inch Ultra HD curved television using OLED will apparently start shipping sometime in September, with a price tag

We have been hearing rumblings of a certain Nexus 8 for a while now, and for those unfamiliar, the Nexus 8 is said to be a new tablet from Google that is made by HTC. That being said, could we be getting closer to an official release? Well some have speculated that could be the […]

In the past and even today, we have seen Android OEMs release “mini” versions of their flagship smartphones, like the recently released Samsung Galaxy S5 mini and the HTC One mini from 2013 as some examples. However it seems that the demand for such devices is starting to wane, according to a report

A site called Quotacle might revolutionize the way you whip out movie quotes in an online discussion. It is a searchable repository consisting of over 250,000 lines from 143 movies. What makes it unique is that each entry comes with an embeddable clip showcasing the precise quote, and the ability to

IBM, already the third biggest security vendor by revenue behind Symantec and Intel-owned McAfee, is looking to do even better with the acquisition of Italian security company CrossIdeas. Details of the acquisition has not been disclosed. CrossIdeas offers a portfolio of solutions that helps manage

When it comes to BlackBerry, the outlook by many people is a negative one. The company has undergone several changes in CEOs until they landed on John Chen, and safe to say that the company is still struggling somewhat. That being said, BlackBerry has recently appointed themselves a new COO in the f

Companies purchase other companies all the time. Sometimes it’s because they just want to get rid of the competition, and sometimes it’s because they want the company and the product that they’re selling, and sometimes because the other company would complement their current business very well. Acco

We may soon see a bidding war for T-Mobile. French telecom company Iliad has put in a $15 billion, all-cash bid for the company that would give it a controlling stake of 56.6 percent. The news throws a huge wrench into the months-long narrative that Sprint is preparing to buy its smaller competitor.

As potential buyers begin to circle, T-Mobile continued to attack the U.S. mobile market as if nothing has happened. French ISP and mobile carrier Iliad revealed it has made an $15 billion offer for T-Mobile US, while Sprint and SoftBank prepare to make their acquisition overtures official. Meanwhil

Mortgage lending is still quite broken, and the crisis of the mid-to-late 2000s only made lenders even more fearful of getting tangled up with unreliable borrowers. But one company, Privlo, is not convinced that traditional mortgage lenders are catching all good loan candidates. So with a fresh $3.8

Consumer review site Yelp.com beat analyst expectations when it reported earnings on Wednesday, showing strong revenue growth and a turn to profitability. Yelp reported $89 million in revenue for the second quarter, an increase of 61% from the same period last year, beating analyst estimates of $86

HealthTap, an online medical question-and-answer service that boasts 10 million active users and a pool of over 60,000 doctors from across the US, yesterday unveiled an updated version of its product. Dubbed Prime, the new service, which is available through the company’s mobile apps and website, le

After providing a clearer picture of the diversity of its workforce last week,Twitter followed up with a regularly scheduled transparency report on Thursday. However, the social network launched the fifth edition of the report lamenting that it hasn’t been able to get anywhere in pushing its a

Heads up T-Mobile customers, if you were in the market for a new handset that won’t cost you too much money, you might be interested to learn that T-Mobile has officially announced the Samsung Galaxy Avant. The handset has been rumored about several times in the past but we guess it is official now.