Kids are being invited to Las Vegas to learn hacking skills. Nope, this isn’t another story from the creative mind of Stephen Glass, but a genuine event. The annual DEF CON hacker convention will for the first time feature a special children’s event this weekend at the Rio hotel, known as DefCon Kids. The event […]
Given the success of The Social Network, there’s surely a follow-up to be made that involves other major tech companies. If that happens, this week will be the scene where two very different characters trade positions… “with hilarious consequences.” Facebook has launched a website dedicated to helping businesses make the most use of its network. […]
Last year’s Nobel Prize in Physics went to two British scientists for their work experimenting with graphene. This month has seen two separate announcements about how the material could be in electronic devices. Graphene is simply a single layer of carbon atoms: as the Nobel citation explained, it’s literally a two-dimensional material. Manchester University professors […]
In a country where most of the population is unable to afford a thirty-cent newspaper and Internet service is something akin to having a pet unicorn, it’s easy to imagine that the news available to the masses is more than a little bit skewed by government control. That’s whyย Alfred Sirleaf, of the capitol city Monrovia, […]
As far as baby names go, P4 is both unimaginative and lacking character. Nevertheless, that’s what NASA’s calling the tiny little rock recently discovered orbiting Pluto, at least until the International Astronomical Union (IAU) settles on something with a bit more personality. At just 8 to 21 miles across, P4 is smaller than a city […]
When J.K. Rowling announced Pottermore, the interactive Harry Potter website set to launch in full this October, the biggest part of the announcement (aside from OMG HARRY POTTER) was that the author would be releasing all of the series’ titles on ebooks “available for every ereader”. But until this week, no one knew how that […]
The makers of Angry Birds are being sued over alleged patent violation. And judging by the history of the plaintiffs, Rovio should probably take it as a compliment. The addition of Rovio to an ongoing lawsuit makes it one of eleven defendants, alongside gaming heavyweights such as Atari, Electronic Arts and Take-Two. The patent concerned […]
I’ll set the stage for you: San Diego morning show, dude with a water jetpack. Aaaand, go: What is that?! What is that?! That, Miss Newscaster, is how not to open a segment. That said, it looks insanely fun after the guy actually gets it under control. [DVICE]
New images of Andrew Garfield in costume for next summer’s The Amazing Spider-Man have leaked out into the interwebs and a detailed teaser trailer description landed not long ago. While no video has surfaced, we do have this up-close look at Spidey’s new costume, plus the new cover of EW featuring Garfield in the full […]
Science has long been a field dominated heavily by men, so seeing the first Google Science Fair award its highest honors to three young women with an interest in the workings of biology gave me a serious case of warm fuzzies. The top three awards, one in each age group, and an overall Grand Prize […]