Lamborghini develops Egoista concept car, described as 'selfish'
Posted by: willsteven
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-22 02:31:46 -0700 | technology-news
LAMBORGHINI has developed a concept car it's calling 'selfish' because it only has one seat. The 'Egoista' – Spanish for self-centred' – was designed to commemorate the Italian vehicle maker's 50th anniversary. But rather than signify a promise for...
Kraken's sonar proves capabilities
Source: United Press International
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:59:44 -0700 | technology-news
Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. says U.S. Navy testing of its AquaPix Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar proved its capabilities. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle owned and operated by the Navy's Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
OmniPresence, the Omni Group's new cloud sync service, hits all the right buttons
Source: Macworld
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:31:53 -0700 | technology-news
If you happen to be a user of the Omni Group's apps, like OmniGraffle and OmniFocus , you'll be happy to know that the company is releasing its own sync solutionaptly dubbed OmniPresenceon Wednesday, bringing yet one more option into...
Rhino poachers, meet your match: poisoned pink food dye
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:03:32 -0700 | technology-news
Dyeing rhino horns pink and tinging them with non-lethal poison is one way to discourage consumers from buying them.
REVIEW: Toshiba's New $2,000 Windows 8 Laptop (MSFT)
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:50:45 -0700 | technology-news
It's one of the first Windows 8 laptops available with a display comparable to the super-sharp one on the MacBook Pro. The touchscreen is very durable too because it uses the same Gorilla Glass found on many smartphones and tablets....
Samsung's New Ad Campaign: Men Are Idiots
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:17:48 -0700 | technology-news
Samsung 's latest hardware ad campaigns seem to revolve around a similar message: Guys are complete idiots. We're talking slow, sloppy, 'it's surprising they remembered to put on their pants this morning' dumb. Earlier this month, The Viral Factory started...
3G network for Belgium's emergency, security services
Source: United Press International
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-22 11:59:41 -0700 | technology-news
Belgium's emergency and security services are to receive their first mobile 3G network through a contract with Astrium of France. Belgium's mobile telecommunications network operator for police forces and firefighters, national defense organizations and other emergency services.
Good Samaritan's car stolen by victim he helps — and it gets worse
Source: The Washington Times
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:23:27 -0700 | technology-news
A Colorado man who stopped to help an accident victim who had rolled his car on the highway and was trapped inside got a real life lesson in the saying, No good deed goes unpunished. Once the victim was freed,...
Amazon Web Services to add 500 jobs in Fairfax
Source: Washington Post
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:08:23 -0700 | technology-news
In return, the Virginia Department of Business Assistance will offer the company money and services to help recruit and train workers. Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) approved a $500,000 grant from the Governor's Opportunity Fund to help make the project happen....
The Battle For The Cloud Is On -- Who Will Win?
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:44:50 -0700 | technology-news
Hold on to your seat, because the battle for cloud computing is just getting interesting. Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) leadership is going to determine the winner of the battle for dominance in the cloud. Amazon, Google are all offering...
Suicidal woman 'told to drink tea'
Source: BBC
New York :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:43:22 -0700 | technology-news
The woman, identified only as Sallyann, told the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust's Crisis Team she had a razor and was "desperate". "(They) had no idea at all of how to talk to me or what I needed," she...
Ethiopian awarded anti-FGM prize
Source: BBC
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-05-22 09:15:30 -0700 | technology-news
Ethiopian activist Bogaletch Gebre has won an international prize for her campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM). Ms Gebre was awarded the King Baudouin Prize in Belgium for confronting "culturally entrenched taboo subjects", the selection committee said.
Why People Love The Internet But Hate The Companies That Sell It
Source: BusinessInsider
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-22 12:28:22 -0700 | technology-news
Internet service providers for the first time. It didn't go very well. They came in last place out of 43 industries, behind airlines, the postal service, and health insurance. ISPs made up a third of the top 15 worst-rated companies...
Google Bought A Company That Collects Wind Power From Airborne Turbines 2,000 Feet Above Ground (...
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 12:28:18 -0700 | technology-news
Makani Power Google confirmed to Bloomberg Businesweek today that it bought Makani Power, a company that makes airborne turbines that collect wind power and delivers it to the ground via a tethered cable. Makani Power will become part of Google...
How police can find your deleted text messages
Source: CNN
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 12:15:41 -0700 | technology-news
Think that a secure password and erasing your phone's memory will protect sensitive information on your smartphone?...Smartphone forensics experts can retrieve just about anything from any phone. Police will often seize and analyze phones for evidence of things such as...
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