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Conquer the Hills: 11 Mountain Biking Essentials
Our warm-weather adventures continue as we saddle up on mountain bikes to go test some of the latest off-road cycling gear, including bikes, helmets, shoes and outerwear.
wired.com (10 seconds ago)
Your Door Is About to Get Clever: 5 Smart Locks Compared
I hope you've always wanted a smartphone-controlled door lock because the tech world is here to shove them in your face. Or hand, rather.
wired.com (11 seconds ago)
Riding Endurance Mountain Biking’s Fine Line Between Insanity and Nirvana
Living the Wired Life is a series of profiles looking at people whose passion for their hobbies borders on obsession.
wired.com (11 seconds ago)
How to buy and implement a hybrid cloud
Implementing cloud storage doesn't have to be difficult. A hybrid solution - where some data is stored offsite and the rest is kept on premises - is perfect for firms of SMB size, providing flexibility and reducing costs. Hybrid cloud storage can bring savings in IT procurement, as you don't need the equipment and...
techradar.com (2 minutes ago)
Dell Software sets sights on BYOD and cloud
Dell Software is aiming to get more involved in supporting 'bring your own device' (BYOD) and cloud service providers, according to the head of the division. John Swainson, President of Dell Software Group, told journalists in London that the company, best known as a hardware provider, has its eyes on boosting the...
techradar.com (2 minutes ago)
Microsoft drops linked accounts on Outlook.com
Microsoft is dropping its support for linked accounts on Outlook.com and pushing people towards the use of aliases to manage several email addresses. An Office blogpost by Eric Doeer, Group Program Manager, says the move is due to linked accounts being less secure than aliases. He says experience shows that many...
techradar.com (2 minutes ago)
Will Fisker’s investors sue?
Reuter's investigative piece about the failed electric car startup Fisker Automotive is more fodder if Fisker's investors plan on taking their complaints to the courts.
gigaom.com (2 minutes ago)
Digits from Asia: Lenovo’s K900, Buying Art Online
On this week’s Digits From Asia, ‘Man of Steel’ is trending on Google, Artshare helps you buy pricey art from half a world away, critics fear Syria will face an Internet blackout and Lenovo takes on Apple and Samsung with its K-900 smartphone.
wsj.com (3 minutes ago)
Can Lenovo’s K900 Smartphone Compete with Apple?
Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group hopes to shave global market share from Samsung Electronics and Apple with its new K900 smartphone. But will global consumers buy a device with the ‘Made in China’ moniker?
wsj.com (3 minutes ago)
Panel to meet today in secret about the NSA
An oversight panel six years in the making will hear testimony on Wednesday in another secret proceeding involving the National Security Agency, government surveillance and the secret court known as FISC.
yahoo.com (21 minutes ago)
Five surefire ways to maximize your laptop's battery life
You adore your laptop. It lets you get down to business wherever you happen to be-airport lounge, coffee shop, your home office. It’s the key to your competitive edge. That is, until its battery croaks. Just as you’re putting the final details on your PowerPoint presentation. At the airport. Two hours before...
pcworld.com (21 minutes ago)
Microsoft partners with Samsung, HP to help stop Windows piracy
Hewlett-Packard and Samsung Electronics will now ensure that their PCs in China are installed with licensed Windows and Office software as part of new agreements signed with Microsoft meant to fight piracy. Microsoft announced the agreements Wednesday as the company brought its latest anti-piracy campaign to the...
pcworld.com (21 minutes ago)
New language discovered in northern Australia
Scientists have discovered a new language in northern Australia which contains rare grammatical innovations and a unique combination of elements from other languages.
indiatimes.com (21 minutes ago)
Scientists discover new TB drug
Scientists have hit upon a novel drug that attacks the tuberculosis bacteria, a finding that could prove to be an effective tool in treating the dreaded disease, says a study.
indiatimes.com (21 minutes ago)
Mercedes Car-to-X due this year to make cars talk between themselves
Mercedes aims to have its cars talking with each other and warning drivers of potential hazards ahead by the end of the year, with the company the first to deliver Car-to-X wireless to its range. Described as giving drivers the ability to “see around corners”, Car-to-X allows vehicles to send out localized warnings...
slashgear.com (21 minutes ago)
World's only albino gorilla lost his colour - and ultimately died - because his parents were...
Spanish scientists sequenced the genome of Snowflake, who lived for 40 years at Barcelona Zoo, and found he was likely a product of a relationship between close relatives such as an uncle and niece.
dailymail.co.uk (22 minutes ago)
Hotline Miami 2 Is Everything a Sequel Shouldn’t Be (and That’s Good)
If you play a lot of video games, you’re probably used to cliffhangers, unresolved plot lines and an endless parade of origin stories. So it’s all the more refreshing that the makers of Hotline Miami are drawing the line at one sequel. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, due out later this year for PC, Mac and Linux,...
time.com (24 minutes ago)
After Sandy, AT&T Builds Solar Phone Charging Stations Across NYC
In the days following Superstorm Sandy, Starbucks and other restaurants in the New York City region had lines out the door. The customers were not in line to get coffee or food, but instead to use the electric outlets to charge their dead cell phones. The administration...
abcnews.com (27 minutes ago)
Four ways OS X Mavericks will save your MacBook's battery
When Apple unveiled the iPad in 2010, I immediately fell in love with its impressive battery life, and couldn’t wait until they day when the same longevity would come to my Mac. With the upcoming release of OS X Mavericks and the latest round of revisions to the company’s laptop hardware, it looks like I...
macworld.com (28 minutes ago)
An Insane John McAfee Teaches You How to Uninstall His Software (NSFW)
John McAfee is one weird guy, and this video only serves to bolster that reputation. Uploaded to YouTube last night, it's a hilarious-and entirely NSFW-video which sees the man himself teach you how to uninstall McAfee Antivirus. The thing is full of bad language, misogyny partial nudity, drug references... all the...
gizmodo.com (55 minutes ago)
Europe's largest spaceship connects with International Space Station
The European Space Agency's largest spaceship - the size of a double-decker bus - has successfully connected to the International Space Station (ISS) to support and supply the station with essential supplies.
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
Japanese scientist develops body-double robot
A Japanese scientist has developed a body-double robot which resembles him closely, with tiny human-like movements and blinking eyes.
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
Monkeys have reasoning powers like primitive humans
Monkeys may have reasoning abilities similar to primitive humans to put themselves in another's shoes, a new study has found.
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
'Baldness drug curbs alcohol cravings'
A drug used by men to slow a receding hair line may also reduce their alcohol craving, a study claims.
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
Scientist wows with robotic 'clone' of self
A Japanese scientist has developed a body-double robot which resembles him closely, with tiny human-like movements and blinking eyes.
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
Planets with 2 suns may host life?
Planets with two suns - like Tatooine in the Star Wars movie series - may be more capable of supporting life than other planets, a new research has claimed.
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
Now, a TV that can be rolled up
Japanese engineers have unveiled the prototype of a flexible plasma television that can roll up like a window shade.
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
Copper piping in house behind 'bad hair days'
Scientists claim to have discovered the culprit behind 'bad hair days' - copper piping in your house!
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
Now, send messages to aliens in deep space
A unique new project is asking people around the world with an Internet connection to help beam messages into outer space in an attempt to make our presence in the universe known to intelligent alien life out there.
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
Diabetics may soon need just 1 shot a year
Scientists have made a stem cell breakthrough that could make it possible to treat diabetics with an annual insulin jab, eliminating the need for painful daily injections.
indiatimes.com (57 minutes ago)
