The White House And Kremlin Had Comically Different Accounts Of The Big Call...
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a "diplomatic solution" to the Ukrainian crisis during a Friday phone call. They also discussed the "continued rampage of...
View ArticleThis Is Why Microsoft Is Charging You $99 A Year To Use Office For iPad (MSFT)
Reviewers have criticized Microsoft's pricing scheme for the new Office for iPad as being too high.But it's really a brilliant way to give iPad users access to Office, while giving Microsoft a solid...
View ArticleWe Will Soon Have To Retire 'THE SCARIEST JOBS CHART EVER'
Just a quick note, private U.S. employment is currently 129 thousand below the pre-recession peak. With the release of the March employment report next Friday, private employment will probably be at an...
View ArticleApple Maps: The Apocalyptic Then And Now (AAPL)
Apple has come a long way since it unveiled its in-house maps app with the release of iOS 6 in September 2012. Less than a day after Apple released iOS 6 and unveiled its in-house maps, users have gone...
View ArticleThese Billboards Shame Drivers For Texting While Driving
There are cell phone laws in states across the country meant to prevent distracted driving. But this Bay Area graphic designer is taking things one step further.Brian Singer has started a project that...
View ArticleThe Government Could Save $136 Million Per Year Just By Switching The Font It...
Right now the government uses Times New Roman or Century Gothic for the font in all of its documentation.But a 14-year-old student in Pittsburgh, Suvir Mirchandani, discovered that if the feds switch...
View ArticleA 55-Year-Old Developer Tells Us What It's Like To Face Homelessness In A...
Robert Kiraly has 35 years of experience in the programming industry.A UC Berkeley graduate with degrees in both mathematics and computer science, the 55-year-old programmer had dozens of projects and...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn't Believe Vladimir Putin When He Says He Doesn't Want To...
There's a lot of tension on the Ukraine border, especially considering Russia has built up a force of somewhere in the neighborhood of 40,000 troops.While Moscow has denied any intention to invade —...
View ArticleUConn Coach Slapped A Player After Winning Sweet 16 Game
After the Connecticut Huskies beat Iowa State to advance to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament, head coach Kevin Ollie was seen on camera slapping one of his players.The slap came after a post-game...
View Article15 Things You Never Knew About Kyle Larson, The 21-Year-Old Who's About To...
Kyle Larson is not your typical NASCAR driver.He is Japanese-American, does victory burnouts without a steering wheel, and has been compared to some of the best drivers in the sport.This past weekend...
View ArticleReviews For Arnold Schwarzenegger's New Movie 'Sabotage' Are Terrible
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new movie out this weekend called "Sabotage" where he leads a DEA task force to take down a drug cartel.According to reviews, the movie isn't sounding like a must-see.The...
View ArticleGirl's Plea To Pope Francis Results In Father's Release From US Detention...
After a 10-year-old California girl traveled to the Vatican to plead with Pope Francis for help as her father faced deportation, the man was released Friday on bond from immigration detention.Mario...
View ArticleObjects Bearing Colors Of Missing Plane Seen In New Search Zone
A Chinese military plane searching for signs of debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 spotted several objects floating in the sea on Saturday, including two bearing colours of the missing jet.But it...
View ArticleThe Houston Rockets Are The Perfect Example Of Why Tanking Works In The NBA
The Philadelphia 76ers have lost 26 games in a row, tying the NBA record.Their futility has spawned a new debate about "tanking"— the practice of strategically making a team worse in the short term in...
View ArticleEveryone Is Talking About Red-Hot iPhone Game 2048, But The Original Game It...
People love Threes and 2048. These insanely addicting mobile games require players to maneuver a series of tiles around a board to get a high score. They look the same on the surface, but looks can be...
View ArticleStay At This Stunning 'Smart Home' In Thailand For $630 A Night
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View ArticleUnbelievable Photos Show Kabul's Dramatic Transformation From Battlefield To...
Much has happened in Afghanistan since the first American boots set foot on the ground in October 2001.With the Taliban in power prior to the war, Afghanistan had one of the worst human rights records...
View Article37 Breathtaking Photos That Won At Sony's World Photography Awards
Now in its second year, Sony World Photography Awards' National Award uncovers the best single image taken by a local photographer in countries spanning from Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South...
View ArticleWEARABLE APPS: Inside The Race To Create A New App Ecosystem
Several prominent wearable devices have hit the market in the past year — Samsung Galaxy Gear, the Pebble Smartwatch, and the Explorer version of Google Glass. But despite the flurry of launches, there...
View ArticleOne Great Thing About This Otherwise Crappy Time Of Year Is Making Maple...
Kurt Vonnegut used to say that there were actually six seasons in the year: winter, spring, summer, and fall...and "locking" and "unlocking.""Locking," Vonnegut said, comes between fall and winter,...
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