Young Facebook Users Are Lying Little Creeps
A new study shows that young Facebook users are a bunch of conniving little liars! I am so disappointed in our youth today, nobody else lies or tries to act cool on the internet. YOUNG people admit to using tools such as Facebook, Twitter and smartphone apps to appear "cool" rather than communicate. Research shows image-obsessed mobile phone wielders were prepared to embellish or lie about their activities to boost their credibility among friends. Comments
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The Air Force Goes OCP
The Air Force has announced that it now will be wearing the Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern, OCP for short, while in Afghanistan. Thanks to [H] reader Nate Fredrickson for the link. "The OCP uniform is scientifically developed to blend in with Afghanistan's terrain, which will make our airmen safer and more effective on the battlefield," she said. "The new material is also flame resistant and lighter weight" than the Air Force's cammies. Comments
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NZXT Phantom Computer Case
A review of the NZXT Phantom computer case has been posted by the gang at Tweaknews today. Here's a quote from the review: The more I played with the NZXT Phantom, the more I liked it. The white finish with its black accents really makes this case stand out from the crowd and the roomy interior was a joy to work in thanks to the excellent cable management. Comments
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Intel Investing Over $5B to Build New Factory in Arizona
Intel Corporation today announced plans to invest more than $5 billion to build a new chip manufacturing facility at its site in Chandler, Ariz. The announcement was made by Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini during a visit by President Barack Obama at an Intel facility in Hillsboro, Ore. The new Arizona factory, designated Fab 42, will be the most advanced, high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility in the world. Construction of the new fab is expected to begin in the middle of this year and is expected to be completed in 2013. Comments
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Microsoft Releases Windows 7 SP1 on Tuesday
On Download Tuesday, Microsoft will officially make available Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to the masses. SP1 was released to MSDN and Technet subscribers last Wednesday. The Service Pack will be available directly through MS Download Center or by Windows Update. For users, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 doesn't pack any new features, but is a bunch of cumulative security updates and hot fixes Comments
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MacBook Pro Rumors a Launch on Thursday
The Macworld is impatiently awaiting the MacBook refresh that is imminent. The big question is exactly when? That depends on who you believe, but MacRumors.com cites two Italian sites listing the new updated notebooks as available on the 24th. The move would be a bit unusual for Apple to launch new machines on a Thursday. So, if you are about to buy a new MacBook Pro, wait until next week. Comments
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Egyptian Names His Firstborn "Facebook"
I'm all for giving credit where credit is due, but this is a bit of a stretch. Naming your firstborn child Facebook would be the ultimate compliment to the company credited with helping a social revolution in Egypt. I wonder how the name sounds in Arabic? I sure hope for her sake it sounds much better than in English. While the baby girl could just have easily been called "YouTube," "Twitter" "Google" or even "Cellphone Camera," it seems like Facebook has become the umbrella symbol for how social media can spread the message of freedom. Comments
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Notebook Components in Short Supply
If you are looking for a new notebook computer, you may be on hold for a few months. The demand for critical components is high right now, with production being diverted to the more lucrative handheld markets. It's an unfortunate turn, but it's a supply and demand scenario, with the handhelds winning this round. Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) reportedly noticed the CIS supply problem at internal meetings in January, pushing HP to take supplies from SETi. Comments
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Scientists Build First "Anti-laser"
In a paper published back in July for Physical Reviews Letters, the theory of producing an anti-laser was proposed. The scientists at Yale University took that theory and produced the first anti-laser device. The name sounds ominous, but the uses for the technology are aimed squarely on building an optical computer in the not-so-distant future. "After some research, we found that several physicists had hinted at the concept in books and scientific papers, but no one had ever developed the idea," Comments
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Solar Storm Threat Increasing
Solar storms in the past were nothing much more that oddities since electronic technology had not developed, but today is another story altogether. The danger of disruption is much greater with the world wired together via cell phones, computers, GPS and massive electrical grids. Solar storms generally run in 11 year cycles, and we are overdue. "Many things that we take for granted today are so much more prone to the process of space weather than was the case in the last solar maximum." Comments
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Nano Hummingbird Spybot Takes Flight
The newest addition to the DARPA arsenal of whatever-they-plan-on-using-this-thing-for is ready. The Nano-Hummingbird was developed by the AeroVironment, Inc. for DARPA and shows amazing capabilities in such a small package. It contains a built-in camera capable of downlinking the live video. Forget the black helicopters, keep an eye out for colorful hummingbirds. Comments
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Milky Way Estimate: 50 Billion Exoplanets
The announcement was made on Saturday in Washington, by Kepler science chief William Borucki. He didn't actually count the dots obviously, but rather used extrapolations of work completed, arriving at the 50 Billion number. The possibility of habitable planets within our own galaxy is now estimated at 500 Million. It is looking more likely that we aren't the only fish in the pond. Comments
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Large Corporations Form Alliance
Look out FCC, the AllVid Tech Company Alliance is drawing up battle plans for what could become an all-out war. When you can get Google, Best Buy, Mitsubishi, Sony and TiVo all on the same page, you are facing a formidable foe. AllVid could be connected to TVs, computers -- pretty much anything that can show multichannel video or internet fare. Thus internet and multichannel TV would be integrated. Comments
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