Fully-funded on Kickstarter almost three times over, the POP universal charging station was basically ready to go. That was until the creators failed to get Apple's approval, as it won't allow the Lightning adaptor, used in the iPhone 5, to live harmoniously with the older 30-pin connector. Now it seems Apple has changed its mind; the POP may not be dead after all. Read More >>
The route to answering the big questions these days — like, soda or pop? — is to grab a bunch of data from Twitter and analyse it. Which is exactly what Edwin Chen, a data scientist at Twitter, decided to do. Read More >>
Featured comment by db:
"Pop is used in the UK to generically describe a fizzy drink, but in some regions more than others i.e. a can of pop. Soda as a generic fizzy drink ter..." More »
Forward-thinking lecturers at Cambridge University's Corpus Christi college are allowing student undergraduate Amrou Al-Kadhi to indulge his innermost desires, saying it's OK for his 10,000-word dissertation to be based around the life and times of Lady Gaga. Read More >>
Featured comment by Digipy:
"Crap generic music propped up with pseudo-artistic gimmicks. She/he is like a Chris Morris sketch. how many words was that?" More »
Scientists at the University of Bristol are claiming to have created a form of music analysis tool, which calculates the chances of a pop song being a smash. Today's chart music? Entirely predictable? You don't say. Read More >>
Featured comment by ashman102:
"I wonder how they account for bad taste? I'm sure Justin Beiber would fail this test... but that just means he beat maths... thats a worrying thought!" More »
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