Now that Jorge Posada has retired, the Yankees might want to contact Berthold Bäuml from the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
No, he can’t hit a fastball, but the robotics professor has created something that might interest …
Should the Fifth Amendment Cover Your Encrypted Data?
You may have the right to remain silent, but if the ruling of a federal judge in a recent Colorado case is anything to go by, your computer doesn’t get any such protection — even if the hard drive is encrypted to prevent people …
Rumor Round-Up: The Future Smartphones of 2012
CES 2012 was a quiet show for smartphones, with phone makers cooling their jets after the holiday shopping season. Now that the show’s over, rumors of new smartphones are starting to trickle in, many of which will debut at Mobile …
Apple Reports Record Sales, Profit on Massive iPhone, iPad Sales
Technology icon Apple reported record earnings Tuesday on blowout holiday sales of its signature iPhone and iPad devices. The results far exceeded Wall Street expectations, and demonstrated that the company’s momentum continues …
Photos: The Larger-Than-Life Lifestyle of Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom
Kim Dotcom, Megaupload’s founder, was nabbed in a January 20 raid of his New Zealand mansion. Authorities seized 18 luxury cars worth $4.8 million, as well as millions in artwork and electronics. Here are some of the most …
Next Frontier in Piracy: Downloading Physical Objects to Your 3D Printer
Exciting times, friends. While we’ve been cleaning up the proverbial ticker tape left behind by jubilant celebration over the recently-stalled antipiracy bills, the Pirate Bay – arguably the premier resource for pirating …
Facebook, Twitter Engineers Thwart Google with ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Script
The fallout over Google’s personalized “Search, plus Your World” feature continues as engineers from Facebook, Twitter and Myspace have created a browser add-on that not only negates the effects of Google+-centric search, but …
Is Anonymous Going to Attack Facebook on January 28? No, Says Anonymous
If there’s one thing that Anonymous would really, really like the internet to know about its plans, it’s this: They’re not going to take down Facebook, no matter how many times people say the opposite.
A video titled …
Google+ Lets Users Add Nicknames, Maiden Names to Profiles
Back in the distant past of several days ago, if you were, say, a rapper or a Mexican wrestler, you had to suffer the indignity of listing the name your mother gave you on your Google+ profile. Wu-Tang’s RZA would have to go by …
Ready or Not, Your Facebook Profile Is About to Get the New Timeline Design
And so it begins.
Though Facebook’s new “Timeline” design has been available to those looking to switch their profiles over for a while now, the rest of us who haven’t had the time and/or energy and/or caringness (new word?) …
Sid Meier Talks XCOM: Enemy Unknown Remake’s Action, RPG Angles
The last time I saw Firaxis co-founder Sid Meier, he was doing a promotional spot for Zenph, specifically a digitally engineered re-release of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould’s Goldberg Variations. Speaking as a pianist and …
Lytro’s Revolutionary Camera Tech Got Steve Jobs’ Attention
Lytro, an upcoming camera that can snap photos instantly without even having to focus, reportedly intrigued Steve Jobs so much that he met with the camera’s creator to discuss working with Apple.
That’s according to Adam …