Facebook shares continued to fall Tuesday morning, losing billions in market value as investors continued to doubt the social networking…

I can’t quite delete my account, but I look at it less and less

After one of the most anticipated initial public offerings in history, Facebook’s 11 per cent drop yesterday prompted investors to…

The eco-amp is a simple iPhone amplifier made from recycled materials, great for music on the move.

Government and industry have responded to the record-breaking natural disasters that hit Australia last year with the latest in science and technology – as showcased at this week’s CeBIT conference in Sydney.
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Every year I wander through the Maker Shed to see what’s for sale and make up my wish list. Here’s what is noteworthy this year.

A design for a floating robot to clean up after oil spills also has a system for keeping at-risk animals at bay.

Never have I seen more 3D printers in one space than at this year’s Maker Faire. There’s a revolution underfoot!

So it was with great interest that several weeks ago a reader emailed me this news article coming out of Michigan. Turns out the state recently approved a $2.5 million dollar innovation fund that will be dispersed in $100,000 to $300,000 chunks to fund about 10 projects. As Government Technology reports: The $2.5 million innovation [...]

This new project will show the current known location of every plant and animal species but will also track changes to populations due to things like climate change.

A person’s typing style can accurately identify them over other computer users, and could be used to replace passwords as an identification system, suggests Australian research.
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Pakistan temporarily blocked Twitter Sunday, accusing it of promoting what it called a blasphemous cartoon contest on Facebook.
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Pakistan blocks Twitter, cites “blasphemous” contentAs originally posted on: DW.DEMay 20, 2012Pakistan blocked access to Twitter on Sunday, citing “blasphemous” material as the reason for the move against the social networking site.Twitter users in Pa…

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday, announcing the nuptials through a status update …

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They’re clubbing the creativity of their fan base

Apple has announced that its Maiden, NC data center will be fully powered by renewables and that its solar power installation there will now be twice as big as first planned.

Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife have been attacked online since he missed a possible game-winning 3-pointer against the Oklahoma C…

For the fouth year we’re heading to Maker Faire Bay Area to check out the amazing projects, gadgets, designs, and DIY wonderfulness that will be gathered there this weekend. Here’s where you can follow along!

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