Sunday, December 27, 2009

Software

Google Goes To War, Puts Ad Chrome Banner In Their Home Page

3:50PM December 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Google has an ad banner in their search home page for their Chrome browser. Can it eventually change the course of the browser wars? And what can happen if it does? More »


Software

GV Mobile 2.0 First Look

3:38PM December 27, 2009 | Boy Genius Report

GV Mobile is now available for jailbroken iPhone devices for free, but there’s something better coming up… GV Mobile 2.0. Here’s a first look at the app. More »


Cars

Antique Steam Engine Rescues Passengers After Electric Trains Fail

2:00PM December 27, 2009 | Brian Lam

When a UK electric rail was disabled by the snow and cold, 100 passengers were left stranded. Until a Tornado came and whisked them home. That is, the steam engine named Tornado, built with 1940s tech. Speed isn’t everything. [BBC]


Mobile

Privacy Win: Mobile Phone Search Without Warrant Declared Illegal

1:00PM December 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Score for privacy rights: In a 4-3 vote, the Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that police has no right to search your phone without a search warrant, overruling previous lower court decisions on the matter. This is great news. More »


Panasonic’s Future Lithium Ion Batteries Will Kick 20-30% Harder

12:41PM December 27, 2009 | Brian Lam

Great news: Panasonic not only started mass producing a laptop-type battery with a record setting rating of 3.1 amp hours this December, but in the next few years, will make these cells with up to 4.0 amps in 2013. Yowzer. More »


Travel Bags Versus 4672kg Elephant: FIGHT!

12:30PM December 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

It’s not a scientific test, but is there any other better way to test the strength of five bag brands than using a 4672kg elephant? Maybe there is, but it won’t be this fun. Surprisingly, one bag resisted… More »


Software

Apple Job Posting Hints At Cloud-Based iWork

12:24PM December 27, 2009 | Chris Jacob

Considering Office 2010′s cloud-based plans, it’s no surprise that Apple’s iWork division is courting developers to build “a scalable rich internet application”. Let’s face it: That means iWork in the cloud is (almost) definitely coming. More »


How To Make Your Baby A Genius: The Science Quilt

12:00PM December 27, 2009 | Chris Jacob

Now here’s how to ensure your child’s Nobel Prize. Babies might not understand the theory of relativity (or words even), but maybe this science quilt will have the little tot thinking early enough to get a jump-start on the competition. More »


Science

Star Wars Like You Have Never Seen Them Before

11:30AM December 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

This image shows the power of image post-processing. It also shows that we are a tiny speck of nothingness in the middle of a fiery cosmic fluff. Here’s the famous M51 galaxy, like you have never seen it before. More »


Cars

Underwear Bomb: The Latest, Patted-Down Crotch Of Terror

11:10AM December 27, 2009 | Chris Jacob

First there was the shoe bomb. Now Al Qaeda has taken it to the next level: Yesterday’s failed terrorist attack was supposed to be delivered by a suicide bomber with the payload sewn into his underpants. More »