It's official: "E-mail," the term used since the inception of the service, is dead. From now on, "email" will suffice.
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The .”XXX” Domain Seems to Be a Go
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has again decided to give the ".xxx" domain a go. Workplaces everywhere scramble to block a whole lot of new URLs...
Read More »Gene Therapy Could Be the Answer for Parkinson’s Sufferers
A team from the Feinstein Institute of Medical Research believes that they may have unlocked the secret to treating those suffering from Parkinson's disease.
Read More »iPad: A ‘Miracle Device’ for Autistic Individuals
More and more families are discovering that devices like the iPad can be useful tools to help their autistic or otherwise disabled children communicate with the world around them.
Read More »4chan Founder Speaks at SXSW
Christopher "moot" Poole, the founder of infamous message board 4chan, spoke at South by Southwest. During his keynote, he talked about how 4chan is misunderstood and how Mark Zuckerberg is wrong about Internet anonymity.
Read More »1-in-5 Brits Think Lightsabers Are a Thing That Exists
A surprisingly high number of people in the United Kingdom seem to believe that lightsabers, memory-erasing technology and time travel are all possible.
Read More »Paging Dr. Frankenstein
Sometimes your name determines what you will ultimately do with your life.
Read More »Lost City of Atlantis May Not Be Lost Anymore
Researchers, led by Richard Freund of the University of Hartford, claim to have discovered the lost city of Atlantis -- off the coast of Spain.
Read More »If Pi Were a Song
It may not be the first time someone has turned the numerical value of Pi into a song, but one can't deny that it's kind of catchy...
Read More »Technology Partly to Blame for Increasing Lack of Sleep
The National Sleep Foundation has released a study that claims that technology like cell phones and laptops are hindering sleep for a number of young people.
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