The iPad has made tablets a fading memory, but these four 7-inch tablets may actually be a better fit for your business. On a sunny day in April of last year, Apple released one of most game-changing gadgets ever
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A rare trip inside the network's top-secret security center. Location: We can't say
Read More »Mind-blowing sex actually can wipe memory clean
A 54-year-old woman showed up in the emergency room at Georgetown University Hospital with her husband, unable to remember the past 24 hours. Her newer memories were hazy, too. One thing she did recall: Her amnesia had started right after having sex with her husband just an hour before.
Read More »X Challenge Winners Blow Old Oil Recovery Tech Out Of The Water
$1.3 million in prize money went out to two winners of the Wendy Schmidt Oil Recovery X Challenge, both of which far exceeded the current standard of oil cleanup technology. $1.3 million in prize money was awarded to two teams today in New York, winners of the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge
Read More »Electronic Eyeglasses Change Prescription On Command
Had enough of having multiple pairs of glasses lying around for different activities?
Read More »LaunchRock: A Startup That Helps Other Startups Hype Themselves
LaunchRock helps startups lure thousands of users--before they even debut. How do you sell something that doesn't exist?
Read More »Don’t Shoot The iMessager: Why Cell Phone Networks May Soon Have To Shrink Your Bill
Tomorrow Apple is due to launch its iOS 5 update to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch's systems, bringing iMessage with it. Because of this, and other new tech, how your cell phone provider charges you for your service may be close to radically changing--powered not by internal company decisions, but by smartphone advances
Read More »Tuberculosis infections fall for first time, but why?
World Health Organization says annual infections have fallen from 9 million to about 8.8 million
Read More »How Many Companies Does It Take To Send A Science Project Into Space?
No, that's not the setup to a joke. Google, YouTube, Lenovo, Space Adventures, NASA, ESA, and JAXA are pulling science and tech education into the spotlight yet again, hosting a global science fair with prizes that are, quite literally, out of this world.
Read More »Box.net CEO Aaron Levie On His Love-Hate Affair With Microsoft
Aaron Levie , the 26-year-old founder of enterprise cloud startup Box.net, always has something to say.
Read More »Video: Diddy’s new book devoted to rear ends
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Sean Combs, a.k.a. Diddy, has collaborated with photographer Raphael Mazzucco for a new coffee table book called "Culo," devoted exclusively to the female backside
Read More »Advertise for Free Online
What's a small business to make of Facebook, Google, and HopStop offering up ad space free of charge? Facebook made a splash last week when it announced a plan to offer $10 million in free advertising to small businesses starting in January. The company says the move allows small entrepreneurs test the waters of social media advertising—and simultaneously helps Facebook usher in a new wave of loyal advertisers it hopes will stick around for the long haul.
Read More »What is Plywood Leadership?
How are flimsy pieces of wood like the employees in your organization? The man who led coalition forces in Afghanistan explains why "plywood is a state of mind." It's rare to see someone get worked up about plywood. Much less a four-star general.
Read More »10 Points Business Leaders Can Learn From Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was one of the best business strategists of our time. So what lessons can we take from Apple's moves over the years? Before speaking at a conference last year, I received a rather unusual instruction
Read More »National Coming Out Day highlights LGBT health disparities
Increased suicide risk among gay youth can be significantly reduced by "caring" environment, experts say
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