May 19 2011

Remote Follows Your Thumb’s Shadow

Tag: Computers,LEDs,Media,Technology,Television,Touch — Alyssa Danigelis @ 1:25 pm
Touch-screen is handy, but who wants to paw at a TV screen? A new device lets you put your thumb in two places at once.

May 17 2011

Police Caution as ‘Planking’ Goes Global

Tag: Cars,Death and Dying,Europe,Events,Family,Games,Human Behavior,Internet,Media,Oceania and Australia,Police — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:25 pm
A Facebook craze could be putting some people in harm's way.

May 09 2011

Facebook Can Serve as Personality Test

Tag: Computers,Human Behavior,Internet,Media,Relationships,Women — Eric Niiler @ 4:27 pm
Employers who want to know more about applicants can simply turn to Facebook, claims a study.

May 02 2011

Cybercriminals Exploit bin Laden’s Death

Tag: 9/11,Al Qaeda,Computer and Internet Security,Computer Security,Computer Software,Cybercrime,Internet,Internet Safety,Media,Terrorism — Nic Halverson @ 7:17 pm
Scammers use attractive headlines and doctored photos to lure users to malware-infected websites.

Apr 18 2011

Should You Pay for Web Content?

Tag: Communication,Computers,Internet,Issues and Ethics,Media — Cristen Conger @ 2:48 pm
The big question for print publications is whether their articles, slideshows and other features are worth paying for.

Apr 11 2011

U.S. Gov May Issue Terror Alerts Via Facebook, Twitter

Tag: Communication,Computers,Crime,Emergency Response,Government,Internet,Media,Online Community and Social Networking,Safety and Prevention,Terrorism — Nic Halverson @ 9:23 pm
The Department of Homeland Security taps the power of social media.

Mar 29 2011

Is All of Human Knowledge on the Internet?

Tag: Communication,Computers,Internet,Issues and Ethics,Media — Cristen Conger @ 2:48 pm
One of the primary roadblocks to expanding comprehensive, digital libraries is copyright.

Mar 09 2011

Listen to a Fly Love Song

Tag: Animal Behavior,Human Behavior,Insects and Arachnids,Media,Music,Science and Technology,Weird News — Jennifer Viegas @ 6:41 pm
Certain male flies perform love songs that female flies find irresistible.

Mar 04 2011

Do People Lie More Online?

Tag: Communication,Computers,Email,Internet,Internet Safety,Issues and Ethics,Media,Myths and Legends,Online Community and Social Networking — Cristen Conger @ 5:05 pm
Without the face-to-face interaction that provides non-verbal cues of deception, we’re more concerned than ever about whether we can believe what we see online.

Feb 11 2011

As Computer Capacity Soars, Users Drowning in Data

Tag: Computers,Devices,Internet,Media,Storage,Technology — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:00 pm
A whopping 94 percent of global data is now stored digitally, up from 0.8 percent 25 years ago.
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