Facebook keeps tabs on users' happiness
Facebook continues in its mission to monitor our wellbeing, expanding its Gross National Happiness Index (GNH) to Canada, the UK and Australia.
Tiny generators draw power from thin air
Tiny generators developed at the University of Michigan could produce enough electricity to run a wristwatch or wireless sensor – just from the ambient vibrations in the air.
Hypersonic rocket makes successful Mach 5.5 flight
US and Australian defence scientists have made a second test flight of a hypersonic rocket, with the aim of gathering data to commercialize the technology.
Immunet: anti-virus in the clouds
Free is always a good price. How about free anti-virus software? How about free anti-virus software that works in the cloud?!
Google bows to concerns over user privacy
Following persistent concern over privacy, Google is working on a plug-in allowing users to opt out of having their activity monitored by Google Analytics.
Playstation hires another social media "specialist"
Sony’s Playstation team now has three full-time employees devoted exclusively to the official Playstation blog and Twitter account.
Ambidextrous System-On-Chip spotted in the wild
NComputing has introduced a $20 "ambidextrous" System-On-Chip (SoC) that is expected to bring advanced virtualization capabilities to multiple mobile-based platforms.
Commodore Rising
Once upon a time there was a little 8-bit computer called a Commodore64. It was the biggest selling computer of 1982. It played very cool games. It didn’t live happily ever after so, it’s baaaack!
Source:Commodore Rising
LHC sets new speed record
The large Hadron Collider (LHC) has set a new record, accelerating particles to the highest speed yet.
Source:LHC sets new speed record
Steve Jobs gets his own iSitcom
As if we didn’t have enough rubbish to watch on TV, we may soon be treated to a sitcom based on Steve Jobs and his huge ego.