Amazon Introduces New Kindle Lending Library Service

Amazon has confirmed the details of its Kindle “lending library” for Amazon Prime subscribers. It’s a neat feature, though not enough to be the sole reason to subscribe. The library of books available to “borrow” is around 5,000 titles of which more than 100 are either currently on the New York Times Bestsellers list or […]

Valve Presents: The Art of Valve [Gallery]

Valve and Dark Horse have joined forces to bring us a hardcover edition of comics: over two hundred pages of story and awesome new art in three fan-favorite series. Included: Team Fortress, Portal and Left 4 Dead. These are new stories, including origins and history, for Valve’s greatest games. What’s not to love? Check out some of […]

7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?

It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, especially in the West. As higher standards of living and better health care are reaching more parts of the world, […]