Category Archives: Interesting

Things I find Interesting or peak my interest

Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down in Florida, won’t be going back up again — Engadget

  You already know how we feel about the Space Shuttle program coming to a close, but of course that was just a little premature. Now it’s all done except for the mothballing, with the Atlantis touching down successfully at … Continue reading

Posted in Breaking News, Interesting, [ STR ] | Leave a comment

Google+ app for iPhone now available — Engadget

Google promised that iPhone users would soon be getting a Google+ app of their own, and its now here. Not surprisingly, it looks a lot like the Android app, including views of your main stream and nearby users, sharing via … Continue reading

Posted in Breaking News, Interesting, iOS | Leave a comment

Amazon rolls out textbook rentals for Kindle, promises discounts up to 80 percent — Engadget

  Students can already save a few bucks by opting for a digital version of a textbook over a hardcover, and they can now save even more courtesy of Amazon if they aren’t too intent on hanging onto the book … Continue reading

Posted in Breaking News, Interesting, [ STR ] | Leave a comment

Google teases Photovine, slides back into image sharing — Engadget

Remember when Google acquired Slide way back in 2010? A year after coasting smoothly down the chute into Mountain View, the social gaming company has finally begun to make a splash, launching Prizes beta last week, and now teasing Photovine, … Continue reading

Posted in Breaking News, Interesting, iOS | Leave a comment

Line2 brings phone functionality to iPad for 10 bucks a month video — Engadget

Remember that ridiculous Steven Slater rap video promoting Line2s in-flight texting app? Well, the VoIP company just dusted off the point-and-shoot and hopped back over to YouTube, this time peddling a complete telephony solution for iPad. Launching July 28th, the … Continue reading

Posted in Breaking News, Interesting, iOS, [ STR ] | Leave a comment

WOW — You Can Soon Transfer Money On PayPal By Bumping Two Androids Together

Laura Chambers, senior director of PayPal Mobile, showed off how PayPal’s new NFC Android widget can be used to transfer money simply by tapping together two Nexus S phones.The addition of NFC is a big step for PayPal, a company … Continue reading

Posted in Breaking News, Interesting, [ STR ] | Tagged | Leave a comment

Spectacular Underwater Bedroom in Maldives – My Modern Metropolis

Sleeping underwater amongst marine life is something many of us could only daydream about. For some lucky travelers, this dream has now turned into a reality. A little over five years ago, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island opened the very first … Continue reading

Posted in Interesting, [ STR ] | Leave a comment

Nine states subpoena Sprint over opposition to AT&Ts T-Mobile acquisition

Sprint has received subpoenas from Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington regarding its opposition of AT&T’s planned $39 billion T-Mobile USA acquisition, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division also issued … Continue reading

Posted in Breaking News, Interesting, [ STR ] | Leave a comment

Cancer patient gets a new trachea grown from his own stem cells | DVICE

  The stem cell research debate included lots of promises about how we would be able to get new body parts grown in a lab, and now its actually happening. Last month a Swedish cancer patient had this rather gross … Continue reading

Posted in Breaking News, Interesting, [ STR ] | Leave a comment

Why I Wont Sign Another Cell Phone Contract

Americans have a love-hate relationship with cell phone contracts. We love that signing a two-year contract takes $200 to $300 off the price of our new smartphone, but we hate that we are locked in to a carrier for two … Continue reading

Posted in Interesting, [ STR ] | Leave a comment