We start This Week In Apple Rumors with a bit of hearsay that numerologists, conspiracy theorists, overeager consumers and overly credulous Apple-watchers alike can all rally around: According to Chinese-language newspaper, the Economic Daily News, Apple is rushing production … Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA — What makes an automaton tick? For the one on display at the Franklin Institute here, the answer is: a couple of hefty spring motors. The automaton, a mechanized doll built more than two centuries ago by the Swiss … Continue reading
In this video: At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain.
You Know that feeling you get when you see a supercar sitting in the parking lot of the local six-buck-a-cup coffee shop? The ache in your stomach, knowing that toddling back and forth from the gated community to the strip … Continue reading
Scientists from Russia and Japan are undertaking a Jurassic Park-style experiment in an effort to bring the woolly mammoth out of extinction. The scientists claim that a thigh bone found in August contains remarkably well-preserved marrow cells, which could form … Continue reading
Facebook has announced that it has begun rolling out the new timeline to users, starting with New Zealand. Prior to this announcement, the updated Facebook profile was only available to developers. According to an updated post on the Facebook blog: “We announced … Continue reading
Le Web kicks off in Paris today, and in French fashion, combines Internet Technology industry members in a setting of French haute couture and cuisine. This 3-day tech conference, through December 7, 8 and 9, brings together the most influential … Continue reading
Check out what South Korean Tesco Homeplus supermarkets are doing to enable people to shop virtually within their subway systems. People can shop at Tesco without having to visit the store, and cut down on their waiting time – all … Continue reading
Amazon took full control of Europe’s largest movie and TV subscription service earlier this year and now, starting tomorrow, LOVEFiLM will hit LIVE-enabled Xbox 360 systems. This brings thousands of streaming movies to Xbox LIVE subscribers including, wait for it, The Twilight Saga: … Continue reading
Dropost.it is a clever little service that allows you to drop gifts for friends which are geo-tagged to specific locations. These gifts, which you can think of as virtual gift cards purchased via the Dropost.it service, can only be accessed when … Continue reading