Facebook Timeline Brought to Court
Facebook did not even get to launch its new feature properly that it has been already sued for it. Timelines, Inc. accuses the social network of trademark infringement, among other things.
Kindle Fire Tablet Launched by Amazon
Along with several models of Kindle, Amazon also launched Kindle Fire today, an Android tablet that is meant to be an iPad competitor and with a price tag of only $199, we believe it has quite some chances.
New Brain Imaging Technique Can Read Minds, Literally
One of our worst fears may have just come true, as scientists have announced that they have developed a revolutionary brain imaging process which would allow them to read minds.
Hyperfair’s Fully-immersive 3D Exposition Hall Cuts Costs
The cloud has not only enabled you to store your data or indulge in some high tech computing that goes beyond most of us, but it also allows developers to create technologies that simplify our lives while reducing the costs to a great extent.
Facebook Party & Mingling App Wins TechCrunch Disrupt
After three days that were dominated by the word “Creativity”, the jury deliberated: the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt SF is Shaker, the social game that turns Facebook into a bar.
Yahoo! Sells Itself to the Highest Bidder
Yahoo’s board keeps delivering shock after shock. Not long after sacking CEO Carol Bartz over the phone, Roy Bostock, the president of the board, announced that the company is available for sale.
God Particle Fails to Show Up, Stephen Hawking May Have Won His Bet
Physics started out as a branch of philosophy, back in the ancient times. Even today, you can’t really separate science from philosophy no matter how hard you try.
HP Goes From Consumer Electronics Giant to Flop in 48 Hours Flat
Hewlett-Packard, a company founded in 1939, finds itself in a very tight spot in the middle of the year 82 years later. After making some pretty big announcements on August 18th, 2011, HP stock dropped the next day by more than 20 points.
Spotify Finally Launches in the U.S.
If you’re a music lover, you’ve probably been envious of your European friends who have access to Spotify, the cloud-based music service. Now Spotify is finally launching in America, and you can have a ton of music at your fingertips.
CERN Launching Open Source Hardware Initiative
If you’re reading this, you probably know all about open source software. But open source hardware is much more difficult to come by. CERN, the European particle physics lab, is trying to change that, Ars Technica reports.