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Windows 8 Users Already Upset Over Beta Usability Issues

Windows 8 only began its consumer preview at the end of last month, but many users are already up in arms about serious usability issues in the new OS. One.

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GM/NASA Robo-Glove Is As Awesome As It Sounds

NASA and GM have partnered to create a robo-glove that will give its wearer super grip and strength. The glove has been more formally titled The Human Grasp Assistant, though.

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Google Plus: Homogenization And Its Discontents

Veteran Apple interface designer Andy Hertzfeld has enjoyed outsize influence on the latest generation of Google design changes. Hertzfeld made his name in Silicon Valley working with Steve Jobs and.

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Software Turns Movies Into Comic Books

Chinese researchers have developed rudimentary software that automatically turns video clips into comic books.

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Layoffs At AOL Signal Death Of AIM

After 40 people were given pink slips on Friday by the former online giant, AOL layoffs are expected to grow to more than 100 by the end of this month..

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Confessions Of A Once-Smart-Now-Dumbphone Owner

Confession: May 3, 2010 was last day I owned a smartphone – an iPhone 3G. Fresh out of college, I found myself unemployed and no longer able to afford the.

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Google Integrates Docs With Google+ Hangouts

Google has announced that the full Google Docs suite is now fully integrated with Google+ Hangouts. The integration means that Google Doc users will now have the option to video chat with.

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Solar Power Becomes Affordable With Wafer Thin Silicon

California-based company Twin Creeks has developed a system to mass-produce the thinnest and least expensive solar panels on the market today. Using a new process whereby silicon sheets are embedded.

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Y Combinator Now Accepting Applicants With No Idea

Startup accelerators like Y Combinator and Techstars are notorious for accepting a team into the program even if they aren’t sure that their idea will work.  Both Paul Graham of.

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Instagram Android App Surfaces At SXSW; Systrom Says Better Than iPhone App

After several months of waiting, Instagram’s Android app made its first appearance at SXSW this week in prototype form. The app has been exclusive to the iPhone since it’s release.

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