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• Photographers: Chances Are, You Suck

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT2012-02-08T13:00:00Z
  

  
  

  

• Whistler's Deadly Bobsled Track Opens for Business

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT2012-02-08T11:30:00Z
  The Whistler Sliding Centre runs 4,800 feet long and drops 500 feet. You'll need an orientation — and a helmet — before taking the plunge.

  
  

  

• Mapping the Road Ahead for Autonomous Cars

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT2012-02-08T11:30:00Z
  Autonomous vehicles are here now, racking up miles on public roads. We talk to six experts about where we go from here.

  
  

  

• Feb. 8, 1828: Sci-Fi's Prophetical Father Is Born

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT2012-02-08T11:30:00Z
  The author Jules Verne, considered to be the father of science fiction, is born in Nantes, France. Many of his technological imaginings, in novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and From the Earth to the Moon, will eventually come to be reality.

  
  

  

• Gunslingers Convene for Rootin' Tootin' Period Fun

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT2012-02-08T11:30:00Z
  

  
  

  

• Exclusive: Download a Remix of Comic-Book Rapper Adam WarRock's ?616?

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT2012-02-08T11:30:00Z
  Very few rappers can switch from rapping about comic books to putting out mixtapes about Parks and Recreation, but Adam WarRock can.

  
  

  

• Review: I Don't Need No Doctor For This Rhythm Heaven Fever

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT2012-02-08T11:30:00Z
  This under-the-radar Nintendo series, each of which features a variety of challenging but hilarious rhythmic exercises, has heretofore only existed on portable platforms. Rhythm Heaven Fever, to be released for Wii on Feb. 13, is the first to be played on a television.

  
  

  

• A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 8

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT2012-02-08T05:01:00Z
  Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.

  
  

  

• Greenpeace Hates Big Tech, But Wants To Kill Google Least

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT2012-02-08T05:00:00Z
  Greenpeace looks down on the tech giants of the world. But it looks down on Google the least. On Tuesday, the big-name environmental-rights outfit unveiled its annual ranking of the tech giants working hardest to combat climate change and shift their operations to renewable energy sources. It's called the "Cool IT Leaderboard," and this year's leader is Google, which scores a mere 53 points out of 100. Cisco, last year's leader, dropped to second, with 49 points.

  
  

  

• Yahoo Chair Roy Bostock, 3 Directors Step Down in 'Soft eBay Takeover'

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:36:00 GMT2012-02-08T00:36:00Z
  The latest board shakeup comes on the heels of founder Jerry Yang?s resignation from the board and ex-PayPal/eBay executive Scott Thompson?s hiring as CEO in January. On Twitter, Dealbook?s Evelyn Rusli reported that a source, pointing to Thompson and Webb?s shared history at eBay, called Yahoo?s overhaul ?a soft eBay takeover.?

  
  

  

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Objects of desire, tested by science.
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• Little Lenses: 3 Miniature Cameras Tested

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:21:00 GMT2012-02-08T11:21:00Z
  These extraordinarily tiny picture machines make snapping photos fun and different.

  
  

  
  

• Greenpeace Hates Big Tech, But Wants To Kill Google Least

  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT2012-02-08T05:00:00Z
  Greenpeace looks down on the tech giants of the world. But it looks down on Google the least. On Tuesday, the big-name environmental-rights outfit unveiled its annual ranking of the tech giants working hardest to combat climate change and shift their operations to renewable energy sources. It's called the "Cool IT Leaderboard," and this year's leader is Google, which scores a mere 53 points out of 100. Cisco, last year's leader, dropped to second, with 49 points.

  
  

  
  

• Chinese Firm Demands $1.6 Billion from Apple in iPad Trademark Dispute

  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:42:00 GMT2012-02-07T22:42:00Z
  Apple is embroiled in a trademark suit over ownership of the iPad name, and the battle has taken a dark turn for Cook and company. Apple might have to shell out anywhere from $38 million to $1.6 billion if Chinese courts don't rule in its favor -- and it's looking like they won't.

  
  

  
  

• Why Telcos Would Be Testing an Apple iTV Prototype

  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:47:00 GMT2012-02-07T20:47:00Z
  According to the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, telecom companies Rogers and Bell Canada have in their labs an early prototype of Apple's rumored television set. Although the possibility of an honest-to-goodness prototype being tested is exciting, the idea that it's being scrutinized by telco operators is actually the more interesting part of the report.

  
  

  
  

• The Amazon Store? Maybe Try an In-Store Shop First

  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:46:00 GMT2012-02-07T20:46:00Z
  Apple has been successful with its retail stores for reasons that are almost entirely specific to Apple. There is no reason, besides ego, for any company to mimic Apple's approach unless that approach is a good fit for their business. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has plenty of ego, but he isn't foolish.

  
  

  
  

• Hands On: Chrome Beta for Android ? the Platform's Best New Browser

  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:45:00 GMT2012-02-07T15:45:00Z
  The Chrome Beta for Android is now live -- and it's quite an improvement over Android's generic browser app thanks to a unique syncing feature. Gadget lab provides a hands-on, first-look analysis of Google new mobile browser.

  
  

  
  

• Chrome Web Browser Finally Comes to Android Phones, Tablets

  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:00 GMT2012-02-07T15:15:00Z
  Google launched a beta version of Chrome for Android smartphones and tablets Tuesday, delivering a mobile version of the popular desktop web browser after a very long wait. Indeed, both Android and Chrome launched more than three years ago, and users have demanded unification ever since.

  
  

  
  

• API: Three Letters That Change Life, the Universe and Even Detroit

  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:12:00 GMT2012-02-06T23:12:00Z
  There was a time when APIs were just a way of building applications for a desktop operating system like Microsoft Windows. But in the age of the internet, they have the power to plug applications into, well, almost anything. They've already transformed websites like Google and Facebook and Twitter into services that talk to a world of other applications, across PCs as well as mobile phones. But that's small potatoes. They're also reinventing old-world operations, including mobile carriers like AT&T and even auto makers like GM.

  
  

  
  

• Giant Thermostat Company Sues 'Nest' Creators

  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:01:00 GMT2012-02-06T19:01:00Z
  Honeywell, a company long known for its commercial and residential thermostats, filed a patent infringement lawsuit on Monday against Nest Labs, the outfit that launched the highly publicized Nest thermostat last October.

  
  

  
  

• Rdio's Android Player Gets a Much-Needed Update

  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21:00 GMT2012-02-06T14:21:00Z
  The subscription-based streaming music service has just released a completely redesigned Android app that fixes all of the little annoyances.

  
  

  
  

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