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http://news.yahoo.com/techblog/ en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 16 Aug 2012 22:43:44 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/techblog/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifIt doesn't matter what grade your child is going into this fall ? there's at least one high-tech tool they'll both want and need this year. But with the average American spending some $700 per young student and $1,000 on ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/back-school-tech-gadgets-kids-really-024344582.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 22:43:44 -0400blogs/technology-blog/back-school-tech-gadgets-kids-really-024344582Minerals like?tantalum, tin, and tungsten are all prevalent in modern electronics, but they're often sourced from war-torn nations with sales frequently benefitting some pretty terrible militant groups. Specifically, an armed group in the Congo known as the March 23 Movement ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/nintendo-gets-low-marks-using-conflict-minerals-while-022955516.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 22:29:55 -0400blogs/technology-blog/nintendo-gets-low-marks-using-conflict-minerals-while-022955516The members of the?animal kingdom have some strange and wonderful abilities. Squids, for instance, are amazing critters with iridescent powers. Trevor Wardill and researchers at the Marine Biology Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, investigated how squids sparkle by applying electric ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/squids-amazing-technicolor-iridescent-skin-protection-213532311.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 17:35:32 -0400blogs/technology-blog/squids-amazing-technicolor-iridescent-skin-protection-213532311When scientist began testing the JQ1 compound, they hoped that it would be effective in cancer therapies by causing tumor cells to reboot, and halt their harmful effects on the body. Unfortunately, the drug doesn't appear to work against cancer ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/scientists-may-found-secret-male-birth-control-pill-212951534.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 17:29:51 -0400blogs/technology-blog/scientists-may-found-secret-male-birth-control-pill-212951534According to Hi-Fi Choice magazine, the Hart Audio D&W Aural Pleasure Loudspeaker "can do things that no other speaker can." And it damn right better do some amazing things ??at $4.72 million, this speaker is perhaps the most expensive ever ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/world-most-expensive-speakers-cost-nearly-5-000-175451602.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 13:54:51 -0400blogs/technology-blog/world-most-expensive-speakers-cost-nearly-5-000-175451602Did you know that what you say on Facebook can be used against you in a court of law? If you're sharing something with your friends, you may as well be sharing directly with the judge and jury: A recent ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/facebook-court-ruling-share-facebook-admissible-evidence-165545087.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 12:55:45 -0400blogs/technology-blog/facebook-court-ruling-share-facebook-admissible-evidence-165545087Serbian-born inventor Nikola Tesla is widely considered one of the unsung heroes of science, having contributed hugely to technologies we take for granted today, such as electricity and radio. In his later years, Tesla began building a laboratory called Wardenclyffe ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/humor-website-leads-campaign-crowd-fund-nikola-tesla-004741163.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 20:47:41 -0400blogs/technology-blog/humor-website-leads-campaign-crowd-fund-nikola-tesla-004741163By now you're probably ? and hopefully ? very clear on the dangers of texting while driving, not to mention the hefty ticket you can get if caught doing it (or talking on your phone without a headset) behind the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/t-working-way-parents-disable-texting-calling-driving-000146171.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 20:01:46 -0400blogs/technology-blog/t-working-way-parents-disable-texting-calling-driving-000146171Disney Research Zurich has introduced a technology that its team calls a "new physical face-cloning method." In other words, it can make animatronic faces that no longer resemble Chucky. It allows them to capture a whole new level of detail ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/disney-unveils-facial-modeling-technology-makes-robots-look-215806883.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 17:58:06 -0400blogs/technology-blog/disney-unveils-facial-modeling-technology-makes-robots-look-215806883Here at Tecca, we're torn about the wild world of 3D printing. From printing medicine to printing bikinis, it often seems like the wave of the future, but we can't deny the fad aspect of it all. Case in point: ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/next-3d-printer-fad-printed-meats-215428117.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 17:54:28 -0400blogs/technology-blog/next-3d-printer-fad-printed-meats-215428117Android users, you no longer have to bitterly steal glances at the?iPhone-toting stranger sitting next to you on the bus?? now, you too can feed your Pinter-addiction during long commutes thanks to Pinterest's brand new app for Android phones and ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/pinterest-launches-official-app-android-devices-ipad-specific-172907126.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 13:29:07 -0400blogs/technology-blog/pinterest-launches-official-app-android-devices-ipad-specific-172907126It seems like all the excitement surrounding the U.S. Mars Science Lab program (aka Curiosity) may be just a little too much for other countries to handle. India's?Prime Minister Manmohan Singh just announced a plan to send an unmanned craft ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/space-race-2-0-india-says-ll-mars-155004511.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 11:50:04 -0400blogs/technology-blog/space-race-2-0-india-says-ll-mars-155004511In the wake of last year's massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan, the Fukushima nuclear power plant on the country's northeast coast barely avoided a complete meltdown. Tens of thousands of residents were displaced and officials assured the world ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/scientists-mutant-butterflies-exposed-fukushima-fallout-034436176.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 23:44:36 -0400blogs/technology-blog/scientists-mutant-butterflies-exposed-fukushima-fallout-034436176CERN, the European physics lab responsible for discovering the Higgs boson just last month, has scored another major achievement in the realm of physics. No, scientists there haven't discovered any freaky new particles?? they're just doing some pretty cool things ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/cern-scientists-create-highest-temperature-mass-humanity-ever-034111958.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 23:41:11 -0400blogs/technology-blog/cern-scientists-create-highest-temperature-mass-humanity-ever-034111958Let's face it: Unless you've got $500,000 to spare and can wait a few years, you're probably not going to be landing on Mars anytime soon. The best you can manage for now is to follow the exploits of NASA's ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/interactive-360-degree-panorama-mars-curiosity-landing-far-214913956.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 17:49:13 -0400blogs/technology-blog/interactive-360-degree-panorama-mars-curiosity-landing-far-214913956Nearly 30 years before we had Martin Scorsese asking his iPhone for directions across New York City, Apple was working on a TV commercial for the original Macintosh that featured its creators lauding their invention with such hyperbole that the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/watch-apple-wizards-praise-original-macintosh-never-seen-203023318.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 16:30:23 -0400blogs/technology-blog/watch-apple-wizards-praise-original-macintosh-never-seen-203023318Driverless cars sure seem like the future. Google has already proven how safe these vehicles can be?? their Google Car project has recently logged over 300,000 miles without an accident. But if you're an elderly voter in Florida, you'd better ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/political-ad-florida-scares-seniors-kill-hungry-driverless-170833875.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 13:08:33 -0400blogs/technology-blog/political-ad-florida-scares-seniors-kill-hungry-driverless-170833875Police in Northern California announced the arrest today of Kariem McFarlin, a 35-year-old Alameda man who stands accused of breaking into and robbing the home of ex-Apple guru Steve Jobs. According to police, McFarlin broke in while the house was ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/steve-jobs-house-robbed-60-000-worth-computers-170216281.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 13:02:16 -0400blogs/technology-blog/steve-jobs-house-robbed-60-000-worth-computers-170216281In 1990, Japanese arcade game maker SNK released a new system called the Neo Geo. What made it unique was its ability to play the exact same games as its coin-operated counterpart. The other aspect that set the Neo Geo ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/neo-geo-game-1990s-arcade-machine-makes-comeback-044413191.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 00:44:13 -0400blogs/technology-blog/neo-geo-game-1990s-arcade-machine-makes-comeback-044413191We hope you're ready for that new inkjet you just bought to look positively prehistoric. That's because a team of researchers in Singapore has managed to build a printer that can create detailed color images a mere 50 micrometers across, ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/nano-printer-put-mona-lisa-strand-hair-044013763.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 00:40:13 -0400blogs/technology-blog/nano-printer-put-mona-lisa-strand-hair-044013763If you saw the rumor on Reddit last week about Apple developing a new asymmetrical screw that would make opening up your laptop nearly impossible, rest easy: it's a hoax photo. The image is actually part of an intriguing experiment ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/clever-experiment-shows-rumors-apple-spread-online-012809494.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 21:28:09 -0400blogs/technology-blog/clever-experiment-shows-rumors-apple-spread-online-012809494Those who have tried to buy an Apple iPhone on the devices' release dates have, historically, known nothing but frustration, disappointment, long lines, and even longer waits. Smart buyers put in their orders ahead of time, at the first possible ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/rumor-iphone-5-pre-orders-start-september-12-012404798.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 21:24:04 -0400blogs/technology-blog/rumor-iphone-5-pre-orders-start-september-12-012404798NASA's newly landed Curiosity rover is busy taking pictures, roving, and just being awesome on another planet. A few of Curiosity's pictures revealed, for lack of a more appropriate word, some curiosities of their own, including a mysterious shape on ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/curiosity-mars-nasa-identifies-caught-photo-mystery-175434312.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 13:54:34 -0400blogs/technology-blog/curiosity-mars-nasa-identifies-caught-photo-mystery-175434312This weekend in Norfolk, Virginia, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney picked Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate in the November 2012 presidential election. But those who downloaded an app from the Romney campaign designed to deliver first-in-the-nation ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/romney-vp-app-fails-deliver-promise-twitter-breaks-174127277.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 13:41:27 -0400blogs/technology-blog/romney-vp-app-fails-deliver-promise-twitter-breaks-174127277Aerobic fitness is one of the best ways to get ? and stay ? in shape. It requires getting your heart rate up, but it's also important to keep track of your pulse so that it stays within a helpful ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/iphone-app-checks-heart-rate-reading-face-044557710.htmlSat, 11 Aug 2012 00:45:57 -0400blogs/technology-blog/iphone-app-checks-heart-rate-reading-face-044557710Disney's theme parks are synonymous with gorgeous light displays and surreal animatronics. The company's latest project really takes the theme park experience to the next level?? Botanicus Interacticus, "a technology for designing highly expressive interactive plants, both living and artificial." ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/disney-creates-method-turning-plants-touch-sensors-233610134.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 19:36:10 -0400blogs/technology-blog/disney-creates-method-turning-plants-touch-sensors-233610134We've seen stop motion videos made using novel mediums such as Post-It Notes, but this new one from YouTube musical sensation Mystery Guitar Man (MGM)?takes the cake in terms of creativity. He used Open Office's spreadsheet program to create a ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/watch-youtube-music-video-created-using-spreadsheet-software-220515721.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 18:05:15 -0400blogs/technology-blog/watch-youtube-music-video-created-using-spreadsheet-software-220515721Blizzard Entertainment, the maker of both World of Warcraft and the Diablo series of games, said Thursday that its internal security network had been breached. The target was Battle.net, the company's proprietary online gaming service for connecting players in its ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/blizzard-battle-net-gets-hacked-says-members-change-220027322.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 18:00:27 -0400blogs/technology-blog/blizzard-battle-net-gets-hacked-says-members-change-220027322If your head frequently gets lost in the stars?? and really, with the Curiosity landing still so fresh, who could blame you?? then this weekend will be a true delight. The Earth will once again be treated to the Perseid ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/perseid-meteor-shower-dazzle-night-sky-weekend-173226193.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 13:32:26 -0400blogs/technology-blog/perseid-meteor-shower-dazzle-night-sky-weekend-173226193Yes, it's a video that features Carly Rae Jepsen's infectiously poppy song "Call Me Maybe." We know you've seen them before. President Obama sang the song. Sesame Street's?Cookie Monster sang the song. There have even been "Star Wars" remixes. Given ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/watch-call-maybe-video-ve-never-seen-162150892.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 12:21:50 -0400blogs/technology-blog/watch-call-maybe-video-ve-never-seen-162150892Is sharing your photos with friends via Facebook just not tangible enough for you? The social network is looking to add some real-world tactility to your snapshots with a new feature that'll soon let you send them to people as ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/facebook-soon-let-send-real-postcards-based-photos-050011054.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 01:00:11 -0400blogs/technology-blog/facebook-soon-let-send-real-postcards-based-photos-050011054You've probably seen those too-good-to-be true car ads in the newspaper, where a new car is offered at a ridiculously low price. But seldom do you see a BMW offered for $1, and even more seldom do you see BMWs ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/sale-century-dealership-accidentally-sells-bmw-1-234759111.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 19:47:59 -0400blogs/technology-blog/sale-century-dealership-accidentally-sells-bmw-1-234759111Death is a part of life. And as much as we'd like to think it'll never happen, occasionally a company has to deal with the too-soon death of an employee. Not all companies handle the situation well, but Google certainly ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/happens-google-employee-dies-220720848.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 18:07:20 -0400blogs/technology-blog/happens-google-employee-dies-220720848If there's an asteroid that could obliterate all life on Earth?hurtling straight toward our planet, don't bet on Bruce Willis?? or anyone else, for that matter?? blowing it up to save us. According to student researchers from the?University of Leicester, ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/could-bruce-willis-save-world-incoming-asteroid-215857429.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 17:58:57 -0400blogs/technology-blog/could-bruce-willis-save-world-incoming-asteroid-215857429As everyone sits and waits for Microsoft and Sony to finally pull the trigger on the next generation of the Xbox and PlayStation platforms, the Ouya project plans to bring Android-based gaming to the big screen ? and has already ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/ouya-game-console-snags-8-5-million-kickstarter-174046003.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 13:40:46 -0400blogs/technology-blog/ouya-game-console-snags-8-5-million-kickstarter-174046003What do you give Ryan Lochte, the man who seemingly has everything???or, at least, has five Olympic gold medals under his belt? You give him a gold and diamond-encrusted razor, of course. Shaving company Gillette recently signed on Olympic gold ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/olympic-swimmer-ryan-lochte-gets-gold-medal-gold-173549931.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 13:35:49 -0400blogs/technology-blog/olympic-swimmer-ryan-lochte-gets-gold-medal-gold-173549931It's been a pretty weird year so far in terms of Amazon customers getting strange things shipped to them. In January, a student ordered a textbook through the site and received a $400 bag of cocaine. Now, a Washington, D.C. ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/customer-orders-television-amazon-gets-gun-instead-040400769.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 00:04:00 -0400blogs/technology-blog/customer-orders-television-amazon-gets-gun-instead-040400769If you've ever dreamed of staring up at the night sky using an extremely large and powerful telescope, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is holding a contest sure to speak to your inner astronomer. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/votes-space-choose-where-point-very-large-telescope-035829168.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2012 23:58:29 -0400blogs/technology-blog/votes-space-choose-where-point-very-large-telescope-035829168Investigators from the University of Georgia and the National Geographic Society have launched a project called KittyCam. While it sounds like an adorable movie of fluffy felines, the project is actually collecting serious data about the impact of house cats ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/kittycam-project-finds-pet-cat-probably-killer-002720091.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2012 20:27:20 -0400blogs/technology-blog/kittycam-project-finds-pet-cat-probably-killer-002720091When is the new iPad not a new iPad? When it's a certified refurbished third-generation iPad, like the ones Apple has started offering from its online store. The company is now selling refurbished new iPads for $50 off the price ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/apple-starts-offering-refurbished-ipads-discount-202931291.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2012 16:29:31 -0400blogs/technology-blog/apple-starts-offering-refurbished-ipads-discount-202931291

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