by techburgher | Jan 27, 2013 | Contributors
Luis Von Ahn U.S. President Barack Obama named Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist Luis von Ahn as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on...
by Andy Quayle | Dec 12, 2012 | Generally Cool Stuff, Mobile Tech
(ARA) – Applications for smartphones and tablets are everywhere today. And more than ever, people are using these applications to save time and money while finding that perfect product to enhance their busy lives. In 2011, there were almost 1.2 billion mobile...
by Andy Quayle | Dec 12, 2012 | Generally Cool Stuff
Believe it or not, not everyone lives in a major metropolitan area – not everyone lives in suburbia either. There are still some folk who live a little further than typical broadband Internet connections can reach. Fiber, Cable, Wireless, even DSL and Cellular...
by Andy Quayle | Nov 20, 2012 | Generally Cool Stuff, Vehicle Tech
Ally Bank asked 1000 consumers whether they’d rather have the car of their dreams or a lifetime of free gas. The answer was clear. The typical American household spent about $4,155, or just over 8% of their income at the fuel pump in 2011. Consider a car...
by Andy Quayle | Nov 12, 2012 | Generally Cool Stuff
(via PR Newswire) NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, today announces the newest class of 21 new TED Fellows and 12 TED Senior Fellows. This diverse group of innovators, representing 18 countries and...
