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Camping out at AOL: Teen entrepreneur lives on AOL's couch for two months

KevinFogarty — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:21:38 +0000

SiliValley entrepreneur Eric Simons crashed on AOL's couches and ate its food for free after a four-month AOL-sponsored incubator session ended before Simons was ready to leave.

When blonde zombies attack, Facebook responds (sort of)

dantynan — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:33:22 +0000

What is Facebook doing to stop botnets from operating freely out in the open? Apparently not enough.

Watch the SpaceX Dragon connect to the International Space Station

keithshaw — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:33:09 +0000

Private spacecraft connects successfully to the International Space Station.

Star Wars premiered 35 years ago today

keithshaw — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:31:32 +0000

Go out and hug a Wookie today to celebrate 35 years of Star Wars.

Tetris as a live-action movie

keithshaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:09:06 +0000

There's never a straight line or square when you need one.

DARPA funds starship; liftoff T minus 100 years

KevinFogarty — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:33:07 +0000

DARPA provided seed funding, but the foundation founded by an African-American woman in her mother the teacher aims to teach generations of Americans how to build knowledge, educated populations and a window to the secrets of the universe, not just a starship.

Amazon's Appstore: more than just a Kindle market

kevinpurdy — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:04:59 +0000

It's sad that Amazon's Appstore has been relegated to the sidelines after the Kindle Fire launch, because Google could learn a lot from how Amazon runs a software store.

MIT scientists solve the Ketchup Bottle Dilemma

keithshaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:43:38 +0000

The fine folks at MIT have solved the problem of never being able to get all the ketchup out of the bottle.

The story of life via 873 stock photos

keithshaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:25:29 +0000

Who knew that stock images could be used to create a beautiful video? The folks at Getty Images, that's who.

Creepy robot can climb up your leg

keithshaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:12:20 +0000

Is that a robot climbing up your leg or are you just happy to see me? It is a robot! Ahhh!

Does this mean someday we'll be able to store digital porn in our DNA?

Chris Nerney — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:03:53 +0000

Researchers at Stanford University say they've figured out how to encode, store and erase digital data in living cells.

Java creator unhappy with Oracle trial outcome

bproffitt — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:01:14 +0000

Most observers are applauding Google its successes in the Oracle v. Google case... but not everyone is thrilled about it.

It looks like John Malkovich is preparing to murder Siri

keithshaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:57:25 +0000

Has John Malkovich met his match with Apple's Siri?

The latest disruptive technology? Tin cans.

pasmith — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:30:00 +0000

A start-up brewer decides to deliver its product in old-fashioned tin cans, and in so doing gets a slot on-stage at a conference on disruptive technology. Does anyone else find this funny?

Making history: Big data will change the IT org chart

Irfan Khan — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Taking the helm on a big data project could help make the case that a CIO should report to the CEO, not CFO.

The best (and worst) Google Doodle Moog performances

keithshaw — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:23:58 +0000

Has your productivity gone down since Google put up its Moog synthesizer Doodle? Watch and listen to our favorite performances.

What if Star Wars was just about Uncle Owen?

keithshaw — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:41:15 +0000

Star Wars minus all of the good stuff, leaving us just with a cranky old moisture farmer.

SUSE preps its own cloud launch

bproffitt — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:00:03 +0000

As SUSE redefines itself post-acquisition, building a new cloud solution is at their top of their priority list.

Inside a Facebook botnet

dantynan — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:40:13 +0000

How easy is it to get a Facebook botnet to do your bidding? All you need is cash, the right software, and a list of fake accounts. I did it in 10 minutes for less than $70.

Mobile malware trick: Give users real apps, plus infection on the side

KevinFogarty — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:29:53 +0000

Unlike in most other malware markets, malware writers aiming at Android have always had a strong profit motive. Now they're going even more capitalist -- delivering the value they promised by wrapping good code in malware rather than just pretending