Russian-made Lada is ridiculed by Finns these days – 5 minutes ago
San Francisco Chronicle- Business & Technology — Risto Nykanen's Russian wife hates his hobby. She came from Leningrad, in the old Soviet Union, before its name reverted to St. Petersburg. Nykanen's hobby? He gathers and restores old Ladas, the boxy Soviet automobiles... Read More
RemovePesticides in paint vaccinates homes against bugs – 5 minutes ago
San Francisco Chronicle- Business & Technology — For decades, nets and sprays have been the only effective methods for controlling the mosquitoes that cause malaria and dengue. Pilar Mateo thinks she can do better. The Spanish chemist has invented a way to embed... Read More
Neuroscientists develop game for stroke rehabilitation, give the Wii a run for its money – 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
Engadget - Latest — Think the Wii has the market cornered on gaming rehab? Think again -- neuroscientists at New Castle University are developing a series of motion controlled video games to make stroke rehab more fun and accessible. The team's first title, du... Read More
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 20 – 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
Wired Top Stories — Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills. Read More
This City Never Sleeps, And Neither Do The Hackers – 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
TechCrunch Latest — It's midnight. The city is alive with Saturday night fever, and Pier 94 is just as awake, and perhaps a bit more drunk. Tequila shots (and plenty of beers) are flowing, along with Red Bull, Mountain Dew, and Energy Bites. In other words, ... Read More
Mark Zuckerberg gets married at surprise wedding – 3 hours, 47 minutes ago
CNET latest — Less than 100 people arrived at the Facebook CEO's Palo Alto, Calif., home today thinking they were there for his girlfriend's graduation ceremony. Instead, the two shared their vows. [Read more] Read More
Here's how desperately cities want Apple stores – 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
CNET latest — According to a report, Apple gets hugely preferential leases just to open its stores in certain cities and locations. Why is anyone surprised? [Read more] Read More
Ask Engadget: Electric commuting on the cheap? – 4 hours, 37 minutes ago
Engadget - Latest — We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from is from Warren, who wants to find an electrical moped within his budg... Read More
Meet The Disrupt NY 2012 Hackathon Hackers – 5 hours, 9 minutes ago
TechCrunch Latest — It's been about eight hours since our big Disrupt Hackathon kicked off, and all of our intrepid hackers have been busy letting the code (and the caffeine) fly ever since. I managed to tear a few of them away from their work (these folks are... Read More
Zuckerberg Just Got Married – 5 hours, 56 minutes ago
Gizmodo Top News — Mark "IPO" Zuckerberg just dropped a Facebook status update bigger than the NASDAQ bomb: he and longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan are married, only a day after he became one of the riche... Read More
The Boss: Pixability Chief Is an Entrepreneur at Heart – 7 hours, 33 minutes ago
New York Times- Technology — The chief of Pixability drew on her and experience in business, law and government to found her company, a provider of video marketing software and services. Read More
In Facebook Stock Rush, Fanfare vs. Realities – 7 hours, 43 minutes ago
New York Times- Technology — The small gain for Facebook’s stock on its first day of trading suggests that many professional money managers viewed all the hype as just that. Read More
Jubilant Rangers Throw Skates Into Stands – 9 hours, 51 minutes ago
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Pushy Hermit Crab Girlfriend Wants To Move In – 10 hours, 36 minutes ago
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Viewing events, eyewear urged for "Ring of Fire" – 11 hours, 4 minutes ago
CBS News- SciTech — Western U.S., eastern Asia will be treated this weekend to rare solar spectacle as Moon slides across the Sun Read More
SpaceX Falcon 9: 'Lift off did not occur' (video) – 11 hours, 19 minutes ago
Digital Journal - Technology — The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon module, loaded with half a ton of provisions for the International Space Station did not lift off. Read More
Weekly Wrap-up: Google's Knowledge Graph, SlideShark's Presentation App and More – 13 hours, 21 minutes ago
Read Write Web — Google unveiled the Knowledge Graph. SlideShark makes giving presentations via your iPad easy peasy. Learn more about these stories and many more in the ReadWriteWeb Weekly Wrap-up. After the jump you'll find more of this week's top n... Read More
10 gadgets you’d be a fool to buy (right now) – 13 hours, 50 minutes ago
Fox News- SciTech — They say patience is a virtue, but like temperance and chastity, it’s not much fun. Unfortunately, if you want to reach a state of true techstasy, you may need to repress your desire to buy a new gadget today and wait for the next version to... Read More
Stop the Tarbosaurus Auction! – 14 hours, 20 minutes ago
Wired Top Stories — A Tyrannosaur fossil suspected to have been smuggled from Mongolia is set to be auctioned May 20. Scientists want the fossil to be donated to science and say the sale would further fuel illegal looting of fossils. Read More
How To Turn PVC and Hairspray Into a Force of Destruction – 16 hours, 21 minutes ago
Gizmodo Top News — Wish you had a way to fire projectiles in your backyard but lack a firearm and/or the proper permit? Not a problem! With $40 in plumbing supplies and an hour of your time, you too can launch Russet... Read More
Video: Clever, quirky inventions by ordinary people – 16 hours, 39 minutes ago
CBS News- SciTech — Quirky.com is a site where people with invention ideas can go to turn concepts into tangible realities. Jeff Glor and Rebecca Jarvis spoke with Quirky.com founder and CEO Ben Kaufman about some of the inventions that came from his site. Read More
2-Minute expert: Can I get a smartphone without a contract? – 19 hours, 20 minutes ago
Fox News- SciTech — Taxes, dental exams, cellphone contracts — things you hate but can't avoid. Actually, you can skip the last one. With prices on smartphones dropping and plenty of used smartphones for sale, BYOD — bring your own device &m... Read More
Microchip medicine destroys privacy – 22 hours, 44 minutes ago
Digital Journal - Technology — From pacemakers to artificial hips, people are getting more familiar with new technology placed in their bodies, but imbedding microchips still raises many privacy concerns. Read More
Oracle Versus Google: The Database Kingpin Gets Desperate – 1 day, 5 hours ago
Read Write Web — Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over alleged infringement of Java slipped from epic battle to soap opera this week: The relationships between the judge, jury, plaintiff and defendant have... Read More
Glitches mar Facebook stock debut – 1 day, 7 hours ago
Washington Post- Techonology — Technical glitches and chaotic trading marred the stock debut of Facebook on Friday, disappointing investors and company officials who had planned for a festive first day on the market, people familiar with the matter said. Read full article &... Read More
Facebook IPO Post-Mortem – 1 day, 8 hours ago
The Atlantic - Technology — The much-anticipated Facebook IPO has come and gone. In terms of optics, it was a flop. The … Read More
Modern Muscle – 1 day, 9 hours ago
Wired Product Reviews — We tested a Shelby GT500CR, a modified and updated version of the original '67 Mustang muscle car, finding it even better than the real thing. Read More
SEC will probe Nasdaq glitches, Facebook closes slightly above IPO open – 1 day, 10 hours ago
Washington Post- Techonology — Technical glitches and chaotic trading marred the stock debut of Facebook on Friday, disappointing investors and company officials who had planned for a festive first day of trading, people familiar with the matter said. Read full article >... Read More
Night Rider – 1 day, 10 hours ago
Wired Product Reviews — BMC's latest city bike is a stealthy, silent ride -- mostly thanks to the carbon belt system, which replaces the traditional chain. Read More
Twitter Tech Elite Seriously Overstimated Facebook's Closing Price – 1 day, 11 hours ago
The Atlantic - Technology — Many tech twitterers thought the company's first day on the market would go a lot better than it did. Read More
Americans watched 37 billion online videos last month – 1 day, 11 hours ago
CBS News Tech talk — ComScore reports staggering number views on sites like YouTube, Facebook, Yahoo, Hulu Read More
World's first Wikipedia town to launch in Wales – 1 day, 13 hours ago
CBS News Tech talk — Monmouth, Wales scatters town with bites of facts using mobile scanning technology and Wikipedia Read More
Zuckerberg's Social Graph – 1 day, 13 hours ago
BusinessWeek Technology — From board members and employees to fellow CEOs, Facebook alumni, and others Read More
Surprise: The Internet hates rich people – 1 day, 14 hours ago
CNN Technology — It's no shock that people love to hate Facebook. Read More
