Category: News
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Google 411: A Sad Farewell
“Google! Say the business and the city and state,” will soon be a thing of the past. Google recently announced they will be retiring Google 411 on November 12th after 3+ years. Google 411 was Google’s first foray into voice-recognition by offering a free voice-powered directory assistance service in 2007. The service allowed you to…
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Limited Edition Android Collectible Giveaway WINNERS!
Thank you to everybody that participated in our limited edition Android collectible contest! Because of the enthusiasm shown for these little Androids, we will definitely do another contest soon. That being said, these Androids need a home! Here are the three lucky winners, chosen at random: Jonathan Musselwhite – Confirmed Heath Rost – Confirmed JoJo…
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We’re Giving Away Limited Edition Android Collectibles! [Updated]
The contest is now closed, check out the results! Check it out: we have THREE sold out, limited edition Android collectibles created by artist Andrew Bell that we can’t wait to give to a few lucky readers. Only 2,000 of these bad boys were ever made, and you can pretty much only get them on eBay nowadays…
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First Impressions: DivX HiQ Web Player 2.1 BETA
The DivX team hopes to impress again, providing users with the highest quality video for their PC – this time taking aim at YouTube and other top video sites. Some big features the DivX Labs are working into their newest web player are support for MP4 and MOV files, HTML5 support, and interoperability like decoding…
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First North-Central Cleantech Open Attracts 55 Sustainability Innovators
On October 6, 2010, Cleantech and renewable energy entrepreneurs will meet at the North-Central Cleantech Open in Minneapolis, Minnesota to be judged on their solution to the green economy. “It’s like American Idol for clean technology companies,” says North Central Regional Director and Co-Founder Justin Kaster. Applicants are accepted from across the Midwest, including Minnesota,…
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A Quick Look At Author Neal Stephenson’s Latest Project: The Mongoliad
Any self-respecting geek has heard of the author Neal Stephenson, and many have read at least one of his works. Author of books such as Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and most recently Anathem, Stephenson is known for not holding back when it comes to technological descriptions.Cryptonomicon, for example, contains a multi-page explanation on the intricacies of…
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HP and Hynix are Creating the Next Generation of Memory
HP is currently working with Hynix Semiconductor to develop the next generation of computer memory. This new non-volatile memory, dubbed Resistive Random Access Memory, or ReRAM for short, will be built upon memristor technology. Memristor technology has been considered only theoretical since 1971, but changed in 2006 when HP Labs was able to develop the…
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Priority Inbox: Gmail Tells You What Messages are Important, You Profit (?)
Busy people, rejoice. Gmail, the primary electronic mail client offered by the giant Google, is getting a simple add-on sometime in the near future (it’s actually rolling out right now, but it will be a week before everybody has it). What does it entail, one might ask? Well, its a filter. Not a new spam…