Starlite: the miracle material that was almost lost
On a 1990 episode of the BBC TV show Tomorrow's World, presenter Peter McCann showed off a new plastic named "Starlite" in a rather unusual way: by pointing blowtorches at a pair of eggs. While one egg shattered in seconds, the ot...
‘Space Program: Mars’ exhibit brings NASA’s glory days to Park Avenue
Artist Tom Sachs' latest installation could be seen as a "what might have been" if the golden age of space exploration had been allowed to continue unabated. In Space Program: Mars, he has taken on the Park Avenue Armory in New Yo...
Crushed by a giant: how Flickr’s flame was snuffed by Yahoo
For many, photo album and sharing service Flickr represents a missed opportunity. Having been one of the earliest social websites, and a place where you could easily archive and back up your images without needing to pay for onlin...
Roku HD, 2, and LT software update adds a wealth of performance improvements
Roku's HD, 2 series, and low-cost LT media streamers are receiving a software update, and while it doesn't provide any new games or new codecs like previous releases, there are still plenty of performance improvements and tweaks u...
Iranian leader’s fatwa against anti-filtering tools censored by its internet filter
Iran's attempts at censoring digital communications have come under global scrutiny in recent months, and now the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a fatwa outlawing anti-filtering tools that help citizens...
Adobe working on a patch for ‘critical’ TIFF vulnerability in CS5 software
Contrary to reports that Adobe had suggested users should pay for an upgrade to CS6 to patch a serious security hole, the company has now announced that it is "in the process of resolving these vulnerabilities" in versions CS5 and...
Flipboard for Android leaks out for all to download
At the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III, one unexpected inclusion was the Flipboard app — supposedly exclusive to the handset for the first few months. However, despite the fact that the Galaxy S III hasn't even been relea...
Boost Mobile launches 4G WiMAX network with HTC Evo Design 4G
Similarly to Virgin Mobile, Boost has announced at CTIA this morning that it will begin offering 4G plans and handsets on May 31st. Both are no-contract MVNOs on Sprint's network, so the synchronicity is hardly surprising, and it ...
BlackBerry 10 screen sharing, video editor, and more hinted at by leaked presentation
Last week RIM CEO Thorsten Heins was getting excited about the new BlackBerry 10 interface, keyboard, and camera app at the BlackBerry World keynote. However, some slides leaked by CrackBerry Forums member biggulpseh hint at a num...
Google News adds real-time updates, more integration with Google+
Google News' US edition now has a realtime mode, meaning that stories will hit your news stream as soon as Google grabs them. The page heavily augments the current "Full Coverage" page with "Realtime Coverage" and "Highly Cited" s...
Apple finally acknowledges OpenStreetMap data use in iPhoto for iOS
Back in March, Apple shifted away from using Google Maps in its iPhoto for iOS map in favor of OpenStreetMap (OSM), the open-source mapping service that relies on the public for edits similarly to Wikipedia. At the time the OpenSt...
Croppola recomposes your poorly-framed photos for you (hands-on)
If your skill at taking pictures leaves something to be desired and the rule of thirds consistently evades you, new web app Croppola might be just what you're looking for. Developed by two computer vision researchers at Éco...
