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Top news on 25 September 2009 |
Everything You Need To Know About USB 3.0
When Seagate first demonstrated SuperSpeed USB 3.0 in January at CES, we were promised that USB 3.0-compatible devices would be appearing by the end of 2009.
Big GPL copyright enforcement win in Paris Court of Appeals
An education organization in France has successfully sued a software vendor for failing to comply with the open source General Public License. The ruling is significant because it demonstrates that software recipients, and not just developers, can launch GPL enforcement cases in France.
The United States Credit Score (INFOGRAPHIC)
What would happen if Uncle Sam applied for a loan? Based on standard FICO criteria, we were shocked to learn that the U.S. credit score was...
Wayne Gretzky Statement on Stepping Down As Coach of Coyotes
It seems the battle (and quite possibly their in ability to pay what he deserves) has taken its toll on ?The Great One?, as Head Coach Wayne Gretzky has announced today that he will step down as Coach of the Coyotes. Here is what Gretz had to say:
6 Horrifying Ways to Improve Your Sex Life
How far will men go to enhance their package? To awful, horrifying lengths.
NASA Satellite Laser Images Reveal Extreme Polar Melting
After analyzing 50 million laser measurements from a NASA satellite, British scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have painted a frightening picture for Greenland, with ice sheets melting at extreme rates.
U.N. Calls for Nuclear Disarmament, Obama Presides
The U.N. Security Council, at a summit chaired by U.S. President Barack Obama, unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday that envisaged a world without nuclear weapons.
Microsoft opens cafe in Paris to build excite for Windows 7
You know what the French love? Cafés. They love them, so much, apparently, that Microsoft has decided to open one in the heart of Paris to drum up excitement about Windows 7.
Bionic Eye: Augmented iPhone Awesomeness in App Store
Remember the amazing augmented reality application demo for the iPhone that we saw back in July? It was called Nearest Subway, and it overlaid floating ...
Inmates Welcome Plaxico Burress with Jeers and Insults
And he thought Cowboys fans were nasty.
5 Things You Probably Didn't Know: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
He may present himself as an everyday guy, but Iran's president has an interesting background and plenty of strategy.
Is This the Lightbulb of the Future?
Philips believes it has come up with a viable energy-saving alternative to the most popular lightbulb used today.
Exclusive New Interview with David Lynch
Brand new interview with the one and only David Lynch. Topics include his films (of course), smoking, Transcendental Meditation, and his daily quota of 15 cups of coffee.
Bridge made of recycled plastic supports 70-ton tank
Concrete, steel, timber - last-generation stuff
Gov't Contractor Shenanigans Not Limited To KBR/Halliburton
One medical employee says he was ordered to change the status of injuries and illnesses from recordable cases to non-recordable and to decrease the severity of injuries.
Baltimore Firm Sues Facebook for Patent Infringement
A tiny Baltimore tech company is suing Facebook, alleging that Facebook infringed on a key patent it holds. The case could cut to the heart of the online social networking giant's business.
40 farmers under 40
Forty of the nation's brightest green thumbs, quietly nurturing a local food revolution from their own back yards.
The Biggest Government Bailout Is Yet To Come
"If you've got me," Lois Lane once asked Superman as he flew to her rescue, "Who's got you?" We could point that same perplexed question at the U.S. government and its ranks of overwhelmed financial agencies, which are now in bigger danger than the nation's banks ever were.
Michael Jackson is Set to Release a Posthumous Single
Much like Obi Wan, Michael Jackson seems to have grown more powerful in death than he was in life.
Top 10 New Gaming Cliches
The Lava World. The Ice World. Amnesia. Collecting coins. High scores. 1ups. When games were younger, when we were younger, these were the cliches of gaming. For better or for worse a whole new set of video game cliches has sprang up in their place.
Player ends game with noble gesture
Thamail Morgan is the type of player who can dominate a high school game. On every play. (The opposing team had recently had incredible tragedy.) Players from Yellville-Summit and Cave City met at midfield before the game for a moment of remembrance. The game began and Cave City quickly scored.
11 Ways to Slash Your Insurance Costs
In this economy, everyone is looking for creative ways to save money. These tactics can save hundreds on auto, home, life and long-term-care premiums.
Replacing All Roads With Solar Panels: It's Possible
Solar Roadways could change America's energy and transport infrastructure forever, but currently it's a pipe dream. An ambitious and undeniably genius pipe dream.
Police: Pilot stalked ex-girlfriend with plane
Police have arrested a pilot who they say stalked his ex-girlfriend by repeatedly flying his plane low over her house.
EPA Looking at Gender Bending Chemicals in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking at what is in our drinking water, and considering regulating chemicals used in hormone replacement therapy and in birth control pills, where about 85% of the hormone is peed out into the water system.
Fight AIDS: HIV Vaccine Hailed As 'Historic Milestone'
A vaccine has reduced the chance of HIV infection in humans for the first time, in what the scientific community has hailed a breakthrough in the fight against Aids.
Top 10 Upcoming Movies By DC Comics
Superhero movies are big, big business these days, and neither Marvel nor DC are letting their respective franchises collect dust.
Hollywood, No! 12 Kids Books We Don't Wanna See As Movies
Ruining childhoods one adaptation at a time...
Cowboys Offer Refund, World's Worst Excuse
If it?s any consolation, we were just ----ing you to get a meaningless record!
OUCH! Firefighters Remove Gym Weights from Man's Penis
This what happens when you take "male enhancement" into your own hands. Firefighters were called to a hospital to carefully cut gym weights from a man's penis after a failed attempt at enhancing its size.
Feds consider banning cell phones for bus, truck drivers
Safety investigators told federal regulators three years ago that it was dangerous for bus drivers to talk on cell phones while driving and recommended a ban.
Mark Cuban predicts 'net neutrality' will only help Comcast
Cable companies like Comcast (CMCSA) have been among the most vigorous opponents of the so-called "net neutrality" plan the Federal Communications Commission unveiled this week. So who will be the big beneficiaries of the new rules, which prevent broadband carriers from favoring certain types of content over others?
Lily Allen Deletes Pro-Copyright Blog and Ends Career
Yesterday it was revealed that, despite her calls for tougher anti-piracy legislation, Lily Allen herself created illicit mixtapes full of copyrighted music and made them available to the public. Today, after having rationalized why it is okay for her to pirate music, she killed her pro-copyright blog because "the abuse was getting too much."
Brain Scans Reveal What You've Seen
Scientists are one step closer to knowing what you've seen by reading your mind. Having modeled how images are represented in the brain, the researchers translated recorded patterns of neural activity into pictures of what test subjects had seen.
Lies My Parents Told Me:Using Deception 2 Influence Children
Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behavior and emotions, finds new research.
Which Stars Had Films That Were Secretly Dumped This Year?
Here?s a healthy helping of big Hollywood stars who?ve seen their once-anticipated projects dumped into quiet release this year.
Jane Campion Says Movies Need to Be More Diversified
Jane Campion's new film, Bright Star, is a love story between the legendary John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and his muse, Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). The writer/director of The Piano recently discussed the film, finding inspiration, the filmmaking process, and the male dominance of the film industry.
The End of Food Journals? The iPhone FoodScanner Arrives
DailyBurn, a popular fitness tracking website, launches the first and only application that uses the iPhone?s camera to scan the UPC codes of foods and link them with full nutritional information. Announcement by Tim Ferriss of "4hr Workweek" fame. Cool!
Obama Stands Behind 'State Secrets' in Spy Case
Hours after the Justice Department announced it would limit its use of the state secrets privilege in new cases, the administration appeared before a federal judge here Wednesday and continued to invoke that defense in a closely watched spy case.
Sound Familiar? 20 Reasons You?re Still Single
There?s nothing wrong with being single, but at some point most people reach the point of wanting a relationship. If you reached that point a while back, but still haven?t had any luck, you might want to check this list to see if anything sounds familiar.
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