Ancient Egyptians placed food in the mouths or stomachs of animal mummies, suggesting that animals were treated equally to humans in death and perhaps also in life.
Read more here: Even dead, ancient Egyptian birds were fed
Ancient Egyptians placed food in the mouths or stomachs of animal mummies, suggesting that animals were treated equally to humans in death and perhaps also in life.
Read more here: Even dead, ancient Egyptian birds were fed
NASA’s first major disaster, the Apollo 1 fire that killed three astronauts 45 years ago today, marked a dark day for the space agency. But it also marked the beginning of NASA’s continual process…
Follow this link: Apollo 1 fire changed spaceship design forever
A robotic warplane that can take off and land from U.S. Navy carriers by itself won’t do much good if it runs out of fuel in midair. That’s why the Navy recently completed flight tests to see how…
Read more: Robot warplane passes midair-refueling test
The newest inhabitant of the Red Sea — a volcanic island — seems to have stopped smoking last week, and could be here to stay.
View original post here: Meet Earth’s newest island … maybe
Even those who aren’t fans of mixed martial arts might find UFC on Xbox Live the most exciting app on Microsoft’s recently re-launched dashboard for the Xbox 360.
See the original post: UFC on Xbox Live is officially open for business
Companies who send out spam texts are being warned that investigating them is a high priority
The rest is here: VIDEO: Crackdown on spam text messaging
Apple products are increasingly making their way into enterprises, with one out of every five workers now using one of the Cupertino, Calif. technology giant?s devices at work, according to a new…
See the original post: One in Five Workers Use Apple Products
A new service helps children with concerned parents (or parents with forgetful youngsters) easily take care of that “I got here safely” call.
Read more from the original source: New service calls your mom when you use Foursquare
In a cool new undertaking, the ever-forward-thinking New York Public Library has pulled together a vast collection of roughly 100-year-old archival images for a very clever proto-3-D project.
Follow this link: Library turns 100-year-old photos into 3-D
Admit it ladies (and gents), size does matter — when it comes to phones, that is. And now, there is a site that lets you see how yours measures up to others.
Read the original post: Find out if your phone is bigger than his
A common pesticide used by beekeepers to kill honeybee-infecting mites temporarily leaves the bees more susceptible to a debilitating virus, new research suggests.
Read more here: Pesticide may worsen honeybee virus
An annual inventory of newly discovered species lists more than 19,000 – half of them insects. A total of 9,738 insect species were first identified in 2009, the most recent year of data…
Read more: Insects top list of newly discovered species
What if two computer viruses got together and had a baby? It does happen, and security firm BitDefender, calls it — with apologies to Mary Shelley — “Frankenware.”
Here is the original post: ‘Frankenware’: When a virus infects a virus
On Thursday, Twitter announced plans to restrict tweets in certain countries. By Friday, some clever folks already figured out an incredibly simple way to circumvent the service’s censorship.
Follow this link: How to easily circumvent Twitter’s censorship
Here’s what’s worth considering today: Discounted HP gear, deals on HDTVs, “Outbreak” on Blu-ray for $8 and more.
Continue reading here: Deals of the day: HP, HDTVs and more
If the price is right, would your town want a nuclear waste site? A panel of experts said today that finding a volunteer community is the best way to pick a place for a waste repository that could…
See more here: Would your city want a nuclear waste site?
Apple has a boatload of dough and is worth a ton.
Oh, just look here, via this cool infographic from MBAOnline:
Visit link: Viral Infographic: Apple’s Cash Pile Explained (All of Greece and Canada Get iPads!)
Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to criticisms related to factory worker abuse in China.
Excerpt from: Apple’s Tim Cook Responds to Reports of Worker Abuse
Google defends its privacy policy, the feds want to snoop on social networks, AT&T’s chief slams the FCC, and more. Here’s the news you missed on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Read more from the original source: Google Privacy Spat; Feds Snooping Via Facebook; AT&T, FCC Brawl
With 37 million iPhones sold, it’s no suprise that Apple dominated the smartphone market during the fourth quarter, but for 2011 as a whole, Samsung managed to edge out Cupertino as the year’s top…
See the article here: Samsung Beats Apple as 2011′s No.1 Smartphone Maker
White spaces networking technology can bring the Internet to more people, but it’s getting caught up in a dispute over the term “Wi-Fi.”
Read more: ‘Super Wi-Fi’: Super, But Not Wi-Fi
A quick-witted policeman who is an Apple aficionado proved more than a match for a man who fled after taking a woman’s iPhone in Manhattan on Thursday.
More: How to Catch iPhone Thief? Officer Knows Buttons to Push
Capcom just revealed two brand new exclusive characters for the Sony versions of the upcoming crossover fighter, raising the total number of PS3- and PSVita-specific faces to five.
Read the original: Is Capcom trolling fans with ‘Street Fighter X Tekken’?
Sophos Security polled more than 4,000 Facebook users about the new Timeline feature, rolling out now, and more than half said that Timeline “worries” them because of security issues.
See original here: Facebook Timeline poll: ‘Overwhelming negative’
Android malware has infected possibly one to five million downloads — “the highest distribution of any malware identified so far this year,” a major security company reports.
View original post here: Newly found Android malware infects millions: report
Data Privacy Day arrives on Saturday at a tricky time for Google and Facebook. Both of the Web giants recently revised their often-disputed privacy policies, and in the process drew stinging…
Go here to see the original: Do Google and Facebook respect Data Privacy
Apple’s Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt in 2007 to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, according to a court filing. The email from Jobs to Schmidt was…
Read the rest here: Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers
Our “Where in the Cosmos” riddle features a large-scale, 3-D map of the universe that’s being used to figure out how galaxies have clumped together over the course of billions of years.
Visit link: Where in the cosmos? All over the place!
Ecologists may have captured the first deep-sea fish sounds, hidden among the sounds of dolphins and humpback, fin and pilot whales, they report in a new study.
Go here to see the original: Deep-sea fish recordings reveal grunts and quacks
The 40-V ISL28407, ISL28408 and ISL28417 quad precision amplifiers are ideally suited for 12- to 24-bit process control, instrumentation . . .
Continue reading here: 40-V quad amps offer low noise, power
Project managers rejoice! The Omni Group has announced a full-featured iPad version of its project management software.
See the rest here: Expo Notes: Omni Group shows off iPad version of OmniPlan
We’ve used NewTek TriCasters for years, and love their live switching abilities. It’s a like a studio in a box!
Computer-based video production has…
See original here: GeekBeat.TV #401 | TriCaster 850 Extreme Review
Facebook will file for its much-anticipated initial public offering as early as next week, according to the Wall Street Journal. A near-term filing isn’t much of a surprise, given that the number…
Read the original: What Investors Should Look For in Facebook’s IPO Filing Next Week
It’s not often you hear free-speech advocates praising a censorship policy?but that’s what happened on Thursday, after Twitter announced a new policy of withholding content both on a…
Read the original: Twitter and the Dictator’s Dilemma
Energy-efficiency upgrades in U.S. apartment buildings could cut energy bills by almost $3.4 billion annually nationwide, according to a new report this week from think tanks CNT Energy and the…
Go here to see the original: Study: Energy Efficiency in Apartments Could Save $3.4 Billion
Even more embarrassing than a student discovering your GPS tracking device on his car, as the FBI found out last year, is having to ask him to give the expensive piece of equipment back.
More: DARPA-Funded Hacker’s Tiny $50 Spy Computer Hides In Offices, Drops From Drones
The make-believe town of Beckinfield is the setting for the Mad Libs-style show of the same name, which uses crowd-sourced amateur actors from all over the world who create the show’s story by…
See the original post: Meet Beckinfield, a YouTube Show With 4,000 Actors [PICS]
Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.
An extensively choreographed “It Gets Better” music video — set to Lady Gaga‘s “Hair” — gained…
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the…
View post: Photo Startup Makes It Easy to Create Albums With Friends
This meme is certainly making a strong case to be one of the biggest of 2012. Sure, the first episode of “Sh*t Girls Say” was uploaded at the end of last year, but who’s counting really? The…
Two Canadian high school students have successfully launched a Lego man almost 80,000 feet above sea level–high enough to capture video of the plastic toy hovering above the curvature of the…
Go here to read the rest: Two teens send a Lego man into near space
Samsung on Friday was dealt another blow in its patent battle against Apple, when a German court dismissed one of Samsung’s claims against Cupertino.
See original here: German Court Rejects Another Samsung Patent Claim Against Apple
The venerable expo doesn’t have Apple leading the charge anymore, but it’s embracing the rise of the mobile lifestyle by adding iWorld to its name. PCMag.com swings by.
More here: Welcome to the New MacWorld
Google on Thursday announced that it will now let business owners independently coordinate with photographers in their cities to have their business included on Google Maps.
Read more: Google Expands Street View Indoor Maps Via Trusted Photographers
As Facebook continues to roll out its Timeline feature to all profiles worldwide, most users are concerned about the change, according to an unscientific poll conducted by computer security firm…
View post: Poll: Facebook Timeline Worries Most Users
The last man on the moon, the first space shuttle pilot and six other space leaders signed an open letter Friday supporting the candidacy of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
Go here to read the rest: Last man on moon is backing Romney
In sharp contrast to Newt Gingrich’s visit to the heart of America’s space program, Mitt Romney on Friday delivers remarks devoid of multibillion-dollar promises, but also of mission specifics.
The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing.
See more here: Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican sites
Millennia before modern-day Americans made fun of their politicians or cracked crude jokes over a cold one, people in ancient Mesopotamia were doing much the same thing.
Visit link: Mesopotamian riddles of sex, beer and politics
New Media Animation, the Taiwanese-based news crew that presents headlines via somewhat crudely assembled, yet still very much impressive due to their timeliness (as well as charming) CGI…
Excerpt from: Nintendo news, as re-told via Taiwanese CGI
The Superfly Presents the Creators panel at Macworld | iWorld brought together musicians, TV and film directors, and media managers for a wide-ranging discussion on the use of Apple products in…
Original post: Expo Notes: Creators panel highlights creative uses for Mac, iOS
An X-class flare, the most powerful type of solar storm, erupted from the sun today.
Continue reading here: Sun Unleashes Strongest Flare Yet of 2012
The same sunspot to unleash a M.9 flare just a few days ago erupted again with the strongest of flares, X type, on January 27, 2012. Fortunately, the Earth was spared the full brunt of the solar…
Read the rest here: Massive X-Flare Tops Sun’s Active Week
A summary of the Republican contenders’ views on NASA and the future of American spaceflight.
Go here to see the original: GOP Presidential Candidates: Where They Stand on Space
Two retired astronauts, a former NASA administrator and five other space leaders signed an open letter.
Read more: Last Man on Moon & 7 Other Space Leaders Back Mitt Romney
NASA astronaut Alan Shepard flew the Freedom 7 capsule on May 5, 1961.
See more here: Freedom 7 Mercury Capsule, Flown by 1st American in Space, Heads to Boston, D.C.
Despite major oil finds off Brazil's coast, new fields in North Dakota and ongoing increases in the conversion of tar sands to oil in Canada , fresh supplies of petroleum are only just enough to…
Here is the original post: Has Petroleum Production Peaked, Ending the Era of Easy Oil?
Children living near DuPont’s plant in West Virginia are exposed to much higher concentrations of an industrial chemical than their mothers, according to a newly published study.
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Link: Children May Be Exposed to Higher Chemical Concentrations Than Their Mothers
The color of a candidate’s skin failed to sway voters to depress the lever for either Obama or McCain in the 2008 election, immediate analyses of that contest seemed to suggest. Some pundits…
See the rest here: Race and Religion at the Ballot Box: Building a Better Bias Detector
The moon of today is a static orb with little to no internal activity; for all intents and purposes it appears to be a dead, dusty pebble of a world. But billions of years ago the moon may have…
Go here to read the rest: Primitive Attraction: Magnetized Moon Rock Points to Lunar Core’s Active Past
You’re on the way to a meeting. Traffic seems to be slowing. A text comes in: “You’re going to be late. Take the next exit for alternate route.” It’s from Google.
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Continue reading here: How Google’s New Privacy Policy Could Affect You

Microsoft is testing laptops with built-in Kinect sensors, which would allow users to control them with voice commands and gestures.
The Daily saw a couple of prototypes that looked to be made…
Read more: Your Next Laptop Could Have Kinect Built In (MSFT)

Zynga closed at $10.05 today — just a hair above its IPO price of $10 — for the first time since its trading debut after shooting up more than 6 percent in trading today.
A flurry of buy ratings…
View original post here: Zynga Finally Sneaks Above Its IPO Price (ZNGA)

The first ever Federal CTO, Aneesh Chopra, has left the job, the White House says.
He was hired in 2009 with the task of bringing the federal government’s aging IT systems into the modern age….
See the rest here: Say Goodbye To The Nation’s First CTO, Aneesh Chopra

When Facebook finally goes public in a few months, the company will create more than 1,000 millionaires.
And the company is expected to move a step closer to that goal next week: it’s apparently…
View post: 15 Silicon Valley Homes To Drool Over Ahead Of Facebook’s IPO Filing Next Week
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online…
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(Reuters) – Former Groupon Inc sales representatives sued by that company after leaving for Google Inc have filed a countersuit, claiming their former employer is pursuing “sham” litigation to…
View original post here: Former Groupon sales reps countersue over tactics
(Reuters) – Apple’s Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee’s…
See more here: Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers
(Reuters) – Facebook’s initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business.
Read the original here: In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Research in Motion’s Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker’s chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company’s…
Facebook seems to have increased the maximum number of ads it shows per webpage from six to seven. Just two months ago, the number was increased from five to six. Where does it end?
See the original post here: Facebook testing seven ads per webpage
Large and small enterprises are creating new business opportunities through their use of the cloud, at the expense of those who are slower to adapt.
See the article here: Why you can’t afford to resist the cloud
While we still don’t know if Facebook will be listed on NYSE or Nasdaq, we do know the company will have the stock symbol “FB” – that’s what you have to look for if you want to track Facebook’s stock.
See more here: Facebook’s stock symbol will be ‘FB’
A year ago, the Apple iPad dominated the tablet market with a nearly 40 point lead over Android. Now, two reports show Apple’s lead has been cut by more than 20 points, with the Kindle Fire…
Read more: iPad lead over Android tablets cut in half, say reports, as Kindle Fire surges ahead
This week’s discussion of Apple’s new license agreement for its iBooks Author program was what the State Department calls a “full and frank exchange of ideas.” If you missed the debate, here’s…
Original post: Closing thoughts on Apple’s greedy, "crazy evil" iBooks license
Well, here we are in Twentytwelve. Supposedly it’s the “year of the mobile” and all of our predictions about how we are going to use our mobile phones will finally come true.
Although I believe…
Continue reading here: Like a Gangly 8-Year-Old, the Mobile Web Needs to Grow Up
This week, Hewlett-Packard announced the open source roadmap for webOS along with the next edition of its application framework, Enyo 2.0. As we wrote yesterday, the time for webOS to shine may…
Read more here: [Poll] Does An Open Source webOS Have A Legitimate Future?
Yeah, I’m a fan of the new Xperia S because of its premium and competitive design, and new features of the phone posted today makes it more attractive. Take note other Android manufacturers.
Excerpt from: More Sony Xperia S features revealed ahead of release date
Zynga introduces its own Bingo game.
View original post here: Zynga Bingo arriving soon
Rumors say Apple will introduce a new iPad this quarter, the so-called iPad 3, and according to rumors, the device will get a March release date. Well, here’s a little piece of good news if you…
See the original post here: iPad 3 release date, and the possible Samsung rival
PS Vita is arguably the much-anticipated gaming device right now (aside from the cheaper Nintendo 3DS) and to attract more customers on the device’s release date, February 22, Sony is expected to…
Continue reading here: PS Vita AT&T variant wants a “release date line”
According to Google, January 28th is the 125th anniversary of the largest snowflake ever recorded in the world, and a Wikipedia entry said the big snowflake recorded by Guinness World Records…
Original post: Google celebrates “World record for the largest observed snowflake”
Jon Rubinstein, the one-time chief executive of Palm and a senior vice president of HP’s PC business, has left the company, HP representatives confirmed Friday.
See more here: Jon Rubinstein Leaves HP
The White House on Friday announced that Aneesh Chopra will step down as the government’s first chief technology officer (CTO).
Here is the original post: Aneesh Chopra, First Federal CTO, Steps Down
Facebook could file papers for an initial public offering (IPO) as early as Wednesday, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
Go here to see the original: Report: Facebook IPO Could Happen Next Week
Facebook has hired Bloomberg’s social media director to be its managing editor, but why?
Read more from the original source: Why Did Facebook Hire a Managing Editor?
The magnetic chargers used on Apple?s laptops may be coming to the iPhone and iPad, according to reports.
View post: iPhones, iPads May Get Magnetic Chargers
The man who narrates the wildly popular video-gone-viral, “Honey Badger,” has a few choice words about the creature itself, which pretty much destroys anything in its path and eats anything it…
View post: The face behind the ‘Honey Badger’ voice
It’s been a little over a year, and Microsoft’s motion sensing add-on for the Xbox 360 has not lit the world of video games on fire. But it is catching on in a theme park.
Go here to see the original: It’s an entire theme park, driven by the Kinect
Anger over Twitter’s new policy to censor messages on a country-by-country basis is resulting in protests by some Twitter users who say they will refuse to tweet on Saturday.
Visit link: Twitter censorship policy leads to boycott
Science editor Alan Boyle’s blog: It’s very cool that two Canadian teens have become celebrities for sending a flag-toting toy into the stratosphere – just don’t say they put a “Lego Man in Space.”
Go here to read the rest: Teens send ‘Lego Man’ above the clouds
The executive chairman of Lytro—a small company doing big things in the world of photography—discusses the technology behind a light-field sensor, the possibility of licensing its camera tech…
View original post here: Q&A: Lytro’s Charles Chi talks light field, battery life, and licensing
Apple has emerged as the number one smartphone vendor worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2011, by a small margin, after losing ground to Samsung in the previous quarter, according to research…
Link: Research firms: Apple number one smartphone vendor again
Alexandra Chang takes to the Macworld | iWorld show floor to demo Game Your Video, an iOS video editor that looks to make adding video effects as simple as playing a game.
Go here to see the original: Macworld | iWorld Video: Spotlight on Game Your Video