Sunday, May 22, 2011

Rube Goldberg Machine Goes From Big Bang to Apocalypse [VIDEOS] (Mashable)

Rube Goldberg Machine Goes From Big Bang to Apocalypse [VIDEOS] (Mashable)

Rube Goldberg Machine Goes From Big Bang to Apocalypse [VIDEOS] (Mashable)

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Mashable - A group of creative scientist/students at Purdue University have created a Rube Goldberg machine that runs through the history of the universe starting with the Big Bang and ending with post-rapture optimism. They're calling it the "world's least efficient machine," even though it's bristling with mechanical ingenuity. Why's it so inefficient? Mainly because it takes 244 steps to water a plant.

Internet bosses woo world leaders at 'e-G8' (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:08 PM PDT

Eric Schmidt speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt Conference in San Francisco, California, in 2010. The world's most powerful Internet and media barons gather in Paris on Tuesday in a show of strength to leaders at the G8 summit, amid international rows over online access, copyright and regulation.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - The world's most powerful Internet and media barons gather in Paris on Tuesday in a show of strength to leaders at the G8 summit, amid international rows over online access, copyright and regulation.

AFP chairman talks media future with US counterparts (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Agence France-Presse (AFP) President-Director General Emmanuel Hoog (L) meets with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations headquarters, in New York on May 18. Hoog wound up a US tour over the weekend involving talks with US counterparts on how news organizations are adapting to the rapidly evolving landscape of new mobile and Internet media platforms.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Emmanuel Hoog, AFP's chairman and chief executive officer, wound up a US tour over the weekend involving talks with US counterparts on how news organizations are adapting to the rapidly evolving landscape of new mobile and Internet media platforms.

Growth eyed in Indian mobile banking sector (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:47 PM PDT

In this photograph taken in May 2011, an Indian farmer talks on his cellular telephone prior to the auction of mangoes at The Gaddiannaram Fruit Market on the outskirts of Hyderabad. India stands poised for expansion in mobile banking, experts say, with nearly two-thirds of the population now using the technology and the cell phone sector growing at breakneck pace.(AFP/File/Noah Seelam)AFP - Hundreds of millions of poor Indians who have no access to financial services could benefit from mobile banking, experts say, as cell phone use grows at breakneck pace.

Contract Killer tops this week’s best Android games (Appolicious)

Posted: 22 May 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - A slew of action-packed games have hit the Android Market this week, including Contract Killer and Bang Bang Racing. They represent the range of games that are gaining popularity in the mobile realm, especially as smartphones permeate the majority of mobile users in the U.S. Gaming remains a top entertainment category, making room for RPGs like Battleheart, and marking milestones for brain teasers like Nano Panda.

LinkedIn site has security vulnerabilities: expert (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:18 PM PDT

Reuters - LinkedIn's professional networking website has security flaws that makes users' accounts vulnerable to attack by hackers who could break in without ever needing passwords, according to a security researcher who identified the problem.

Why Android Fans Annoy IPhone Users (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:38 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Full disclosure: I'm an Android fan. I bought an HTC Aria on AT&T's network, before Verizon got the iPhone. I like how Android phones work, I like that I can customize them, and I like that the Android operating system is open-source -- I even run Ubuntu on my laptop.

Mobile marketing grows with smartphone sales (Appolicious)

Posted: 22 May 2011 06:51 PM PDT

Appolicious - Michael Shim, vice president of mobile partnerships at Groupon, said Groupon could be making half its sold/purchased deals on mobile platforms a couple years from now. If his prediction holds true, that would mean a significant amount of advertising dollars would be spent on mobile advertising, Tricia Duryee reported in All Things Digital.

Marvell to invest $200 million in Israeli R&D (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:04 AM PDT

Reuters - Silicon Valley chip designer Marvell Technology said it was to invest $200 million in Israel to accelerate research and development of critical communications, mobile and system-on-chip technologies.

NYC Opera union seeks unfair labor practice charge (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:30 PM PDT

AP - A union representing workers at the financially troubled New York City Opera says it will file unfair labor practice charges after the board voted to move out of the Lincoln Center and cut staff.

Account-required Pinterest app complements website, but doesn't stand on its own (Appolicious)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - If you don't have a Pinterest account, go no further. Pinterest — which allows users to create a virtual pinboard of photos, items and ideas for later reference — is still in beta, and although you can join the wait list through the Pinterest app for iPhone and iPod Touch, there's no telling when you'll get an invite. I suggest waiting until your account is up and running before downloading this app.

Windows Debugging Made Easy (PC World)

Posted: 20 May 2011 01:00 PM PDT

PC World - When it comes to debugging hard-to-diagnose software and operating-system problems, there is no set recipe. Rather debugging is all about "having the right tools and knowing how to use them," advised Microsoft technical fellow Mark Russinovich at the close of the Microsoft TechEd conference, held this week in Atlanta.
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