Astronauts are usually pretty busy while they're off planet so there hasn't been a lot of time to, um, look into this stuff, but it's unclear whether humans can procreate in weightless conditions. Apparently, you can't just march into space like you own it and do whatever you want. Read More >>
Andy Rubin, the now-departed former boss of Google's Android division, has revealed that the OS was initially developed to power digital cameras, before the slump in snapper sales encouraged his team to turn it into a mobile phone system. Read More >>
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"I don't trust online reviews anymore, what I've realized is they're always done by either people who fucking suck or people who don't have the same op..." More »
The allure of having a smart watch like the Pebble is more than just having a watch with more display options: it's apps. Now, with the release of the Pebble SDK, the apps can start to flow. Read More >>
Nowadays, we take most of our photos digitally and they stay digital. Photo paper and bulky albums are dead. So if you are compelled to print you photos for some reason, you might as well try to make it interesting, like printing them as tactile wood relief with the Photocarver. Read More >>
I can hardly believe it, but this comes from the horse's mouth: Rockstar has just announced that we won't be seeing GTA V until September 17th -- four months later than planned. Say it aint so Rockstar? Seriously? We want it NOW! Read More >>
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"I think you might be mixed up a bit here. Food enzymes actually aid in the digestion process itself. Enzymes break down our food. Starting with amy..." More »
Iran and North Korea have formed some sort of comic evil tech development alliance, deciding to work together in science, tech and engineering to help overcome their "common enemies." Read More >>
Regardless of which app you're using on your phone, you probably never give a thought to who wrote the code behind it. If pushed, you'd probably guess that it was written by a recent graduate or established programmer—and not one of a new wave of childhood developers. Read More >>
Google wants to change the way the world writes software. In recent years, the search giant has unveiled two new programming languages that seek to improve on some of the most widely used languages on the planet. Read More >>
We all know that the triumvirate of exposure are shutter speeds, aperture, and ISO. It's this dastardly trio that operates like security guards to photons, standing there, ear-piece in their ears, saying "Oi, if you're name's not down, you ain't coming in". Read More >>
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US monitoring body the American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its research on the effects of TV-watching on toddlers, concluding that there are "potentially negative effects and no known positive effects" from plonking baby down in front of the box. Read More >>