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What If Syncing a Smartphone Was as Simple as a Tap? [Video]

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Tired of the near-impossiblehassle of figuring out how to sideload web content onto his ereader, designer Ishac Bertran conceived of a UI design—inspired by spatially-aware objects such as Sifteo cubes—which would allow him to easily transfer content to devices. More »


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Sony’s First Ultrabook Is a Flop Before It’s Even on Sale [Computers]

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

While Sony has a track record for making beautifully slim laptops, so far it's ignored Intel's prescribed ultrabook gimmickry. That stops now, with the newly announced Vaio T—but sadly, it's a laptop that's doomed before it even hits the shelf. More »


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Your Work Ethic Depends on Dopamine Levels Across the Brain [Science]

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Some of us work hard, others are slackers—and for a long time the reason behind radically different work ethics has been a mystery. But new research reveals that dopamine levels in three different areas of the brain influence our willingness to work. More »


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Is the Washington Post Hiring Digg’s Entire Tech Team? [Rumors]

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Digg has been on a downward trajectory for some time, but now things seems to be getting worse. Rumors are circulating that the Washington Post is trying to hire the entire tech team from Digg—which would leave the aggregator site pretty much dead on its feet. More »


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Is Extraterrestrial Life More a Dream Than a Real Possibility? [Space]

Friday, April 27th, 2012

There is no getting around the fact that a lot of people would be very excited if extraterrestrial life existed. But while plenty of scientists are working hard to find it, others aren't as convinced—and a team of Princeton physicists has gone as far as publishing an academic article explaining exactly why they think we're all living in a fantasy land. More »


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Samsung Overtakes Nokia as the World’s Biggest Phone Manufacturer [Factoid]

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Samsung has just toppled Nokia's 14-year run as the world's biggest vendor of mobile phones in terms of shipments. In the first quarter of 2012 Samsung shipped 93.5 million handsets—36 per cent more than a year earlier—overtaking the Finnish phone giant who shipped a mere 82.7 million. More »


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Groupon CEO: We Need to Stop Taking Stupid Risks [Blockquote]

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Here's something—other than reactivated coupons—that might cheer up disgruntled users of Groupon: its CEO does at least admit that the company's been acting like a bunch of irresponsible asses. More »


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This Chip Will Power the New Samsung Galaxy S III [Guts]

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

While the new Galaxy S III is due to officially launch on May 3rd, Samsung has just announced what's set to be powering it, and things sound promising. Based on the ARM Cortex A9, Samsung's new chip—which is called Exynos 4 Quad—will feature four cores all running at 1.4 GHz. More »


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Teens Are So Desperate for Alcohol They’re Chugging Hand Sanitizer [Wtf]

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Los Angeles-area hospitals are reporting a terrifying new trend amongst teens: They're using hand sanitizer—and not the good way that results in germ-free fingers. Kids are getting dangerously hammered on the stuff. What happened to the good old days when just a little filched church wine was good enough to do the job? More »


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Goodbye Charlie Card—Boston Bus Fares Could Soon Be Sold by Smartphone [NFC]

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

There are fare vending machines in fewer than half of Boston's commuter rail stations so most people buy their tickets on-board the trains. However the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority announced today that come fall, riders may be able to prepurchase their fares on their phones. More »


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Nokia’s Lumia Is Selling Well in the US—But Nowhere Else [Nokia]

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Nokia has just announced its first quarter financial results, and while the company's managing to shift its new Lumia range in the US, its performance elsewhere is less impressive—in fact, it suffered a $775 million dollar net loss over the period. More »


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Nokia’s Lumia Is Selling Well in the US—But Nowhere Else [Nokia]

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Nokia has just announced its first quarter financial results, and while the company's managing to shift its new Lumia range in the US, its performance elsewhere is less impressive—in fact, it suffered a $775 million dollar net loss over the period. More »


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What Is This? [What Is This]

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

The British artist David Marsh has devised a clever way to combine his two favorite things—Adobe design software Pantone color swatches and album cover art—with a nod to Pointillism. Each finished piece uses 1,369 Pantone swatches to recreate a pixelated version of some of the most famous album artwork of the past half-century. More »


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You’ll Need a Microscope To Read the Fine Print on These Business Cards [Business Cards]

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Italian ad agency Enfants Terribles specializes in viral advertising. And to practice what they preach, the company's business cards are printed on lab slides and feature a fake company name—Ebolaindustries—and pseudonyms for all its staff, like Mrs. Grey. More »


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3D GIFs… From the 1930s [Image Cache]

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

French photographer "Alexis" stumbled upon one hell of an antique find: stereoscopic glass plates from 80 years ago. Of course now, we live in the age of the GIF—and we can make old Paris a little alive again. More »


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The 13 Deadliest Shipwrecks Ever [Titanic 100]

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

We are right up on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the most famous shipwreck in the history of Hollywood. But few realize that the Titanic wasn't the worst shipwreck in history—only the highest grossing. To commemorate the occasion—and because today is Friday the 13th—here are the 13 deadliest known shipwrecks of all time.

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Weightlifter Shoots Himself Using a Dumbbell—No, Really [WTFriday]

Friday, April 13th, 2012

This is not a gunshot wound you'd brag about to 50Cent. In fact, this sort of injury isn't really something you'd want to tell anybody about—you do have a reputation to maintain after all. More »


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