Nevermind high gas prices and government incentives: We just can’t seem to get over the idea of driving a car without gas.
via Nissan Leaf Sales Slump in First Half of 2011 | Moneyland | TIME.com.
Netflix’s Biggest Fans: Kids (and Moms)
For decades, television has been used as a babysitter by parents desperate to get dinner on the table or for a few minutes of calm amidst the drama of child rearing. But instead of channel surfing, kids today are increasingly surfing the digital library of Netflix to get their cartoon fix.
New Exhibit Celebrates 50 Years of James Bond
A half-century of 007 style — from his perfectly tailored suits to his high-tech gadgets — goes on display in London.
A New Exhibit Celebrates 50 Years of James Bond | NewsFeed | TIME.com.
U.S. Olympians Using Electronic Health Records for First Time
The U.S. Olympic team will be traveling lighter summer, by several thousand pounds. For the first time, the 500+ delegation will be leaving behind reams of paper, in the form of medical records, in favor of electronic files that
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6 Tablets to Consider for Windows 8’s October Launch
The release timing for Windows 8 has been somewhat of an open secret, but now it’s official.
Microsoft says the final version of Windows 8 will be available by the end of October, along with the first PCs running Windows 8 …
10 Ways to Protect Yourself Online
Back up your data. This one actually has a preamble: Organize your data. If you have 1GB of critical volatile data and 50GB of extraneous filler that’s duplicated elsewhere or that you downloaded for a one-time read (PDFs are …
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Next Issue’s ‘Hulu for Magazines’ Hits the iPad
Back in April, a company called Next Issue Media launched its digital-magazine app. A joint venture of five big publishers–Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp and TIME’s owner, Time Inc.–it bundled a bunch of famous …
Social Media and Sports Don’t Mix
Please – please! – resist the temptation to participate in social media until between innings.
This scene isn’t quite as bad as when Drew Barrymore’s character took a foul ball to the noggin in Fever Pitch, but it still …
UCLA Researchers Build World’s Fastest Camera to Screen for Cancer
The best slow-motion shots money can buy usually are shot at a rate of between 5,000 and 10,000 frames per second — we’re talking seriously slow, like bullets shattering glass in beautiful, explosive detail.
Researchers at …
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Windows 8 Speed: It’s Not About the Benchmarks
PCMag.com’s Michael Muchmore has helpfully performed an array of speed tests of various sorts on the Release Preview of Windows 8, comparing it to Windows 7. The news is mostly good: Windows 8, which we now know is due to arrive …
What You Need to Know About the Latest Twitter Privacy Ruling
Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets have a great deal of information about all of us — and the government wants to be able to see it. Last week, the government scored a major win — and Internet privacy lost big — when a judge ruled against Twitter in a fight over a trove of information about a political …
How Recruiters Use Social Networks to Make Hiring Decisions Now
Recruiters are apparently checking for grammar and spelling on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
via Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Factor In to How Job Recruiters Hire Candidates | Moneyland | TIME.com.