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Mugger Rejects Victims’ Non-iPhones

7:44AM December 16, 2011 | Sam Biddle

If you’re worried about getting your phone snatched on a dark sidewalk, here’s a top security tip: don’t own an iPhone. A spat of attempted phone-jackings at Columbia University have one thing in common: thugs don’t want your Android. More »


Science

Destroyed Chunk Of Columbia Shuttle Discovered Under Dried Lake

9:40AM August 3, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Eight years after the fiery horror of the Columbia disaster, a lost piece of the atmospheric sorrow has been discovered beneath a drought-shrivelled Texan lake, CNN reports. The dilapidated, muddy orb remains a painful symbol of the cracked vessel. More »


Geek Out

Stay Cool With Columbia Omni-Freeze Ice Clothing

10:00AM June 16, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Columbia introduced a new line Omni-Freeze Ice clothing that will cool you to core even on the hottest of days. More »


Science

This Is The Endeavor’s Damaged Heat Tile

5:00AM May 22, 2011 | Kwame Opam

A damaged thermal tile on the shuttle Endeavor’s heat shield has raised some eyebrows with the mission’s management team. The tile will be inspected using the shuttle’s robotic arm, outfitted with a high-res camera and a laser, for safety’s sake. More »


Online

Facebook Now Responsible For 25% Of Hooker Hookups

12:40PM February 5, 2011 | Sam Biddle

There was once a time when you actually had to leave your home to get a prostitute. And what a long, seedy walk to the docks or brothel or alley behind Denny’s it was. Now? Facebook does it for you! More »


Geek Out

They Found A Way To Make Our Jackets USB Compatible

7:00PM January 25, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Columbia’s Electro Amp jacket is arguably as teched out as a jacket can get really. Designed by a former Intel engineer, the jacket warms itself through the carbon fibre threads woven into the coat. And even it recharges via USB. More »


Columbia’s Heated Bugathermo Boots Aren’t Really So Hot

7:40AM February 10, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Outside spent two months wearing Columbia’s $US250 lithium-ion-packing heater boots through snow. Unfortunately, the promise of toasty winter feet is little more than a promise. More »


Columbia Bugathermo Boots Keep Your Feet Toasty With Batteries

3:00AM October 6, 2009 | Adam Frucci

These boots will keep your feet extra warm, as they use built-in rechargeable batteries to heat them up for 4-8 hours straight. More »


Entertainment

Xbox 360 Netflix Streaming Drops Sony’s Columbia Pictures

2:39PM November 19, 2008 | Elaine Chow

In what’s a slightly suspicious coincidence, but Sony’s suddenly pulled a bunch of its movies from the Xbox’s Netflix Watch Instantly streaming service just a few hours before Microsoft’s New Xbox Experience goes live. Previously available titles like Superbad and Bad Boys, which are owned by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, have been made unavailable for Xbox users. Netflix VP Steve Swasey says there’s no foul play involved, and that the NXE Instant Queue had just run into a licensing issue with Columbia Pictures. [Joystiq via Engadget]

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