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This week, Google updated its Google Maps Street View functionality to include some breathtaking views of thoroughfares you have likely not traveled: the ancient sands of the Liwa Desert located in the United Arab Emirates. The images, which look like something out of Star Wars, were taken about 100 km south of the Persian Gulf and provide for some excellent other-worldly…
An odd form of identity theft is emerging, taking the form of a prank. According to PCMag, the threat of downloading mobile apps from legitimate sources can carry Trojans. When downloading seemingly innocent mobile apps that have malicious components, the risk lies in using text messages after the fact. The cited source, which is the…
Star Wars geeks may not have to wait much longer to get their hands on real-life light sabers. A joint effort between the physicists of Harvard University and those of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has unearthed a way to solidify light. According to Harvard physics professor Mikhail Lukin, this new technology is a theoretical…
When investing money towards a university, the results can be surprising and dramatic. MIT has a Media Lab on its campus, but with the $10 million investment that came from Twitter, the university agreed to partner with the social media giant and also add a new entity on the campus map. This new addition will be…
When the next power outage comes in, disconnection from the Internet is likely, which can lead to hyperventilation and panic. And you wouldn’t be alone in feeling this way. According to a study from multinational firm Tata Communications, 62 percent of Britons cannot live without the Internet for long periods of time. For these surveyed…
Nigerian prince step aside, there’s a new contender in the scamming ring! The Scam The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) put up a warning on Thursday about emails that people have been getting that claim to be from IC3 but are actually from – drum roll – scammers. The emails claim that the…
Some might deem it magical that a child star should grow up to be as socially conscious and determined to do as much good in the world as the character for which she became famous for portraying. That is apparently what happened to Emma Watson, the young actress whose name the world learned when she…
Earlier this week UPS announced that it was expanding its 3D printing services from a 6 location pilot program to an official service offered in nearly 100 locations around the world. While 3D printing has been around for a while, it has been focused mostly on either those who are able to afford machines worth several…
Online shopping with Amazon just got a little more convenient…which, of course, could be bad news for your poor wallet. Amazon revealed a new hashtag on Wednesday that allows shoppers to automatically add things to their Amazon wishlist with just a tweet. That’s right, a tweet. How Does It Work? You’ll need to link your…
Here’s a fun fact, everyone. Not everything on the internet is true and you shouldn’t believe everything your friends reblog on their Facebook walls. It can sometimes be ridiculous how often people fall for satirical news, believing it to be actual news, whether it from The Onion or The National Report. The Joke About a…
Facebook has been the subject of a lot of anger recently. From their spyware loaded Messenger App to their controversial name policy, users have been pining for a better alternative. Well, there may be a new face coming to the social media network game, one that’s free of everything people hate about Facebook. Ello is…
Net neutrality is so very, very important to everyone. We are very close to losing a free internet where everyone, every website, every business has equal footing and we are very close to getting an internet where our service providers decide what we get to see. Now it’s time for you to make a difference!…
It often happens that university alumni have strong ties to their alma mater. But one book author has the potential of offending them. William Deresiewicz wrote a book that was recently released. The book, called “Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life,” has a blurb on Amazon…
Although Peking Duck is a frequent mainstay on Chinese restaurant menus, DuckDuckGo is not. Reports have been arising that DuckDuckGo is no longer accessible to use in China, but no reasons explaining why have been forthcoming. DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg confirmed suspicions that the search engine is indeed blocked. However, Weinberg, according to Engadget, has…
The current definitive social media site, Facebook, has grown so vast in popularity that nearly everyone has an account on it. Whole families—including parents and grandparents—can stay in touch via the site, whose simplistic design allows easy navigation of photos, status updates, user information. Given the immense popularity of the site among so many different…