Bill Gates Cleans Up the World, One Toilet at a Time
We have all been known to flush a little money down the toilet. But when Bill Gates does it, it’s actually a good thing. Probably the geekiest science fair ever, The Reinvent the Toilet fair took place on its Seattle campus this week. The competition was hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates…
Question: Are You Ready for VYou?
Welcome to VYou (Virtual You), the latest social platform dubbed “Formspring + video + crack” by contemporary tech journalists. Despite the witty portrayal however, it’s hard to pin this social platform down with a satisfying enough description. The most anyone is sure about right now when it comes…
The Talk on Twitter About the Summer Olympics
You don’t have to be in London to be keeping yourself up to speed on the 2012 Summer Olympic drama. Nowadays, volleyball and water polo enthusiasts can get their fill of what’s going on thanks to social media – namely, Twitter. Not only do athletes make use of the social network to flaunt photos,…
Microsoft Pulls the Reigns on Piracy After Windows 8 Leak
Piracy has become commonplace in the virtual arena, particularly for Microsoft. It only took two days for the company to have to strengthen the activation policy of it latest OS, Windows 8 because as soon as the finalized version of the program went public, its code leaked onto the internet. The…
A Look at Two Emerging Technologies
The phrase “cutting edge” has lost its luster – there has been such an influx of innovative advancements in the land of technological gadgetry that that to call them “cutting edge” seems a bit of an understatement. From pudding-dispensing vending machines to virtual kissing devices, the sky’s the…
Email for Your 5 Year-old; What's Next?
If you’ve got kids, you know how frustrating it can be to keep sticky little hands away from your electronics. Constantly having to put the iPad where Sally can’t reach, always having to say , “No!”, keeping Junior jacked up on junk food so he’ll forget about your smartphone – it can all get very…
Windows 8 Reaches the RTM Stage
FINALLY: Microsoft has announced that they are nearing a finishing point when it comes to Windows 8. The development of the new OS has reached the RTM (release to manufacturing) milestone. What this means, is that both product development and testing have come to an end, and the company has passed…
Google Wallet Gets an Upgrade
If you rode the high that accompanied the launch of Google’s NFC-based Wallet, I’m sure you rode the low, too. While the new e-payment system was a revolutionary step, it had some major flaws – the biggest one being the fact that Wallet offered little in terms of credit card compatibility – which…
Eminem Grabs More than 60 Million Facebook Likes
As of today, Eminem is positioned at the top of the totem pole when it comes to the most Facebook Likes. Born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, the successful rapper, record producer, songwriter who is also known by his alter ego Slim Shady, has reached over 60 million Likes as of today. This is the most…
Order a Taxi with Your Smartphone
One of the pros about living in New York City – and most metropolises in general – is how easy it is to get around. Even if you’ve got to travel far, in an urban setting there’s usually a way to get from point A to point B with little effort by means of public transportation in the form of a bus,…