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The days of guilt-free defriending have passed. With Facebook's new Timeline Facebookers can see bygone friends, discovered BuzzFeed. Not only does this ensure discomfort on all future nixings, but since it shows all defriendings throughout all time, there's past defriendings to … Continue reading →

What a bad Friday it's been for News Corp.! Just hours after The Guardian reported that U.K. lawyers were building a class action lawsuit against the company in New York, The Telegraph reports that News International, the British newspaper division … Continue reading →

Finding a job in today’s economy is difficult in the best of circumstances, but many women are facing an even bigger challenge: returning to the workforce after a long absence. The top characteristic that resulted in job interviews for middle-aged … Continue reading →

It currently takes 90 minutes to transmit high-resolution images from Mars, but NASA would like to dramatically reduce that time to just minutes. A new optical communications system that NASA plans to demonstrate in 2016 will lead the way and … Continue reading →

In the future when you upgrade your computer, you may also be upgrading your wardrobe as researchers create novel new textiles that pull double-duty as fabrics and electronics.

Yes, there exists an air freshener that smells like toast. There’s another that smells like macaroni and cheese. And yet another like buttered popcorn. Is there any possible reason, novelty notwithstanding, why anyone would actually want these? [Archie McPhee via … Continue reading →

Yeah, that didn’t take too long. After seeing how stupid it would be to issue a wholesale ban of internet communication between teachers and their students—free speech shenanigans—a judge and the Missouri House reversed the law, putting a more reasonable … Continue reading →

The Ku:Rin three-wheeled eco-car just took the speed record for a car running on only an air compressor, clocking in at 80.3mph. Designed by Toyota, its engine uses a reversed A/C compressor that fires compressed air to create a burst … Continue reading →

It could only happen in the movies. Except it didn’t. A Brazilian woman suspected her husband of cheating, so she hires a hitman to kill the supposed she-devil. Only the hitman falls in love the homewrecker instead. So what does … Continue reading →

Confession: I positively hate acne. While my face only bears the most subtle of scars, in my mind the red pimply warzone that covered it back in high school is still fresh, clear and just begging to be popped. More »

Five of the Dead Sea Scrolls—the world's oldest biblical documents—are now viewable online as searchable, high-resolution images thanks to Google. Talk about some priceless Google Docs. More »

Kevin Clash. You might not know who he is but every kid in America will recognize his work. He’s Elmo. Like the Elmo. Being Elmo is a documentary that takes a heartfelt look at Clash, Elmo, a lifelong dream and … Continue reading →

If you have a cat, $23 and get easily amused, you should grab the Cat Scratch Turntable—a fake turntable with a rotating scratching pad that sadly can't be connected to your iPod. [Suck UK via Oh Gizmo! via Wired] More »

The medium is the message. That’s really all you need to know about this junk food marketing. Integrated ad agency RedPepper, which prides itself on communication via “human-centered, highly-spreadable ‘things’,” assembled a group of stoners employees to answer the age-old … Continue reading →

The number of millenials who can drive is dropping both in the US and UK. Young people today seem to want the latest smartphone over a flashy car. Is the love-affair with the automobile really over?

NASA reports that its Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) has crashed to earth in a fiery reentry sometime between 11:23 P.M. EDT on Friday and 1:09 A.M. EDT on Saturday, but still doesn’t know where it landed. Meanwhile, here’s a … Continue reading →

The hype surrounding the whole Missoni for Target phenomenon continues. First, the online demand was apparently so huge that it temporarily crashed Target’s website (though some of us are not 100% convinced the “crash” wasn’t a deliberate — and effective … Continue reading →

Pulling in a monster paycheck that’s so big you’re embarrassed to tell your friends is not necessarily a sign that you’re rich. Living expenses and other budgetary commitments can shrink a large income down to size, making some bogged-down “rich” … Continue reading →

Steven Soderbergh tries for plausible reality in ‘Contagion’—but ends up doing just the opposite.

* Defunct satellite re-entered atmosphere early Saturday * Debris field most likely in Pacific Ocean * Satellite among largest to make uncontrolled re-entry By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept 24 (Reuters) – A six-tonne NASA science satellite crashed to … Continue reading →

When it comes to designing its overall mobile user experience, Apple apparently knows how to keep customers happy. Almost 90% of people that own an iPhone say they’d prefer to stick with Apple when it comes time to purchase their … Continue reading →

When it comes to designing its overall mobile user experience, Apple apparently knows how to keep customers happy. Almost 90% of people that own an iPhone say they’d prefer to stick with Apple when it comes time to purchase their … Continue reading →

The iTunes app store will contain just over 13,000 healthcare-related apps by 2012, a sign that the caring and treatment for the sick – or even those fearing they are sick – is moving to the mobile device. Analysts also … Continue reading →