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LED bulbs move in and mix up home lighting
There's more diversity coming to home lighting as efficient general-use LED bulbs become available, giving people an alternative to incandescent bulbs and CFLs.
2011-05-02 04:00:00 | CnetHow apps stay on top in the App Store
How do some applications stay on top of the App Store charts for so long? CNET talks to a handful of successful developers to find out their tricks for keeping people interested.
2011-05-02 04:00:00 | Cnet
Sony shares up after it says PlayStation network to restart (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of Sony rose on Monday, a day after the firm said it would resume some services on its PlayStation Network this week and offer customer incentives following the theft of personal information from 78 million user accounts.
2011-05-02 03:48:39 | Yahoo News
Tactile kiss transmission device finally makes it okay to smooch your computer (video)
They say the vast majority of communication is done physically rather than verbally, but in the realm of technological advances we seem to have rather neglected the transmission of physical contact. Thankfully, there's always Japan to provide us with off-the-wall innovations, this latest one being a kiss transmission device that will record, relay, and -- if you wish it -- replay your finest tongue gymnastics. It's the height of simplicity at the moment, with (...)
2011-05-02 03:47:00 | EngadgetBin Laden death big on Twitter--but not biggest
Twitter says about 4,000 tweets per second carried news of Osama bin Laden's death Sunday night. That's a lot, but New Year's Eve in Japan was more.
2011-05-02 03:44:19 | CnetAnimated Google Doodle celebrates 160th anniversary of first World’s Fair
It was 160 years ago today that the first World’s Fair was held. Called the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, what would be renamed as the World’s Fair, was held in the Crystal Palace in London’s Hyde Park in 1851. Today, Google honors the 160th anniversary with an animated Google [...]
2011-05-02 02:25:31 | Geek.com
HDHomeRun Prime TV tuner passes CableLabs tests, available for preorder on Amazon
We've been waiting for SiliconDust's CableCARD-compatible HDHomeRun Prime for a little over a year and it seems finally ready to bring its triple tuner TV magic home, having gained CableLabs certification as of April 28th and subsequently showing up for preorder on Amazon. While this is mostly big news for Windows Media Center fans who need a new way to get premium channels on their box it also supports other DVR software like MythTV (...)
2011-05-02 01:26:00 | EngadgetBig ideas wanted
China looks for creativity to boost hi-tech industry
2011-05-02 01:04:11 | BBC NewsFoursquare Users Check in to Post-Osama Bin Laden World (Mashable)
Mashable - [More from Mashable: Crowds Celebrate Osama Bin Ladenâs Death in NYC & Washington, DC [PICS]]
2011-05-02 00:28:15 | Yahoo NewsHitpad — See What's Up: more reference tool than news app (Appolicious)
Appolicious - One of the latest apps to enter the news-curation market for iPad is Hitpad — See What's Up. Hitpad aims to give users the news they need, seeking out trending topics and analyzing sources, without requiring any effort on the user's part. Users willing to relinquish control of the news they see should like that Hitpad selects topics for them, but control freaks might not like the inability to customize.
2011-05-02 00:15:00 | Yahoo NewsNikon D5100 review
#custom-tweet-button a {font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;font-size:14px;width:140px;height:30px;display: block;padding: 15px 5px 2px 35px;margin: 0 0 20px 12px;background: url('http://static.t3.com/twitter/tweet-this.jpg') 0 2px #fff no-repeat; text-decoration:none;color:#555;float:right;clear:right; } document.write(' ' ) Although DSLRs are becoming increasingly complex and feature-rich, manufacturers are trying to make them easier to use. Nikon has been at the forefront of this development, over the last six months we've seen the Nikon D3100 (read our review here) and now it's bigger brother the Nikon D5100. Nikon D5100 specs inclue a (...)
2011-05-02 00:00:11 | T3 MagazineLocal Twitter users capture raid on bin Laden
As U.S. special forces moved in on Osama bin Laden, Twitter users in Pakistan recorded the first clues that something big was happening.
2011-05-01 23:54:10 | Cnet
Samsung's Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0 now rolling out to countries far away from you
While Samsung has yet to announce an actual date for its new Galaxy Players in the US, their international counterparts are already heading towards other parts of the world for a head start. The Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 is said to be debuting in Russia followed by other countries, whereas its 5.0 sibling will be launched in Switzerland. In terms of specs, not much has changed since we last saw these 1GHz, DivX-friendly Android (...)
2011-05-01 23:20:00 | EngadgetEducation: For More Students, Working on Wikis Is Part of Making the Grade
Students in Singapore are being asked to build their own wiki pages as a way to learn to deal with the public, and other editors, online.
2011-05-01 22:03:49 | New York TimesGears leads iPad Games of the Week (Appolicious)
Appolicious - What do you get when you combine an overhead physics puzzle game, rich, near-3D graphics and a rolling ball? Gears, of course. This week’s top iPad game will have you tilting your tablet for many weeks to come, feeding power balls into the special funnel at the end of each level. The fate of our world hangs in the balance, so get to it iPad gamers. Backyard Pilot is a worthy free (...)
2011-05-01 22:00:00 | Yahoo News