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http://news.yahoo.com/techblog/ en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:36:04 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/techblog/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifTwitter had suspended the account of a journalist for posting the email address of an NBC executive in a series of?tweets critical of the network's coverage of the 2012 London Olympics Games. Now, it's been revealed that Twitter itself took ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/twitter-prompted-nbc-request-ban-journalist-critical-olympics-163604608.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:36:04 -0400blogs/technology-blog/twitter-prompted-nbc-request-ban-journalist-critical-olympics-163604608Well, productivity, you had a good run. But unfortunately for everyone with actual stuff to do today, a fantastic time waster has appeared on the web, and it threatens to turn everyone into mindless page surfers for eternity. It's called ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/finally-someone-created-map-internet-163243515.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:32:43 -0400blogs/technology-blog/finally-someone-created-map-internet-163243515Cooking enthusiasts have lots of drool-worthy gadgets to make cooking healthier and easier, but this is certainly one of the strangest. It's a Sushi Bazooka, sold by Strapya World of Japan. For 2,000 yen, or about $25.50, you can be ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/making-maki-home-gets-exciting-sushi-bazooka-012419268.htmlMon, 30 Jul 2012 21:24:19 -0400blogs/technology-blog/making-maki-home-gets-exciting-sushi-bazooka-012419268Losing the use of your eyes via?retinitis pigmentosa or macular degeneration ? diseases that effect your ability to sense light???can be absolutely traumatizing. But thanks to new research on lab mice, these types of blindness may soon be reversible through ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/eye-injection-gives-blind-mouse-ability-see-011333903.htmlMon, 30 Jul 2012 21:13:33 -0400blogs/technology-blog/eye-injection-gives-blind-mouse-ability-see-011333903If you've taken to Twitter over the past 48 hours or so, the negative sentiment regarding NBC's handling of the 2012 Olympics coverage is somewhat inescapable. One particular tweeter named Guy Adams ? who also happens to work for news ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/twitter-suspends-journalist-complained-nbc-olympics-coverage-215716415.htmlMon, 30 Jul 2012 17:57:16 -0400blogs/technology-blog/twitter-suspends-journalist-complained-nbc-olympics-coverage-215716415NBC made waves with the announcement that it would offer livestreams of all events during the 2012?Olympics. However, now that the London games are here, many viewers have complained about problems with the online broadcasts, noting that the video has ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/nbc-says-viewers-fault-quality-problems-online-olympics-215434085.htmlMon, 30 Jul 2012 17:54:34 -0400blogs/technology-blog/nbc-says-viewers-fault-quality-problems-online-olympics-215434085If you haven't upgraded your Mac to Mountain Lion yet, don't be surprised if you find yourself the only one who hasn't done so among your Mac-using friends. In a statement released today, Apple revealed that three million copies of ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/mountain-lion-apple-most-successful-os-x-release-175841665.htmlMon, 30 Jul 2012 13:58:41 -0400blogs/technology-blog/mountain-lion-apple-most-successful-os-x-release-175841665The carrying of the Olympic flame always comes with plenty of pomp and circumstance, but once the massive Olympic Cauldron is lit, we usually take for granted that it remains ablaze until the games come to an end. In a ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/ever-wonder-happens-olympic-flame-dies-175533753.htmlMon, 30 Jul 2012 13:55:33 -0400blogs/technology-blog/ever-wonder-happens-olympic-flame-dies-175533753With the 2012 Olympic Games now officially underway in England, it can be easy to forget that 2012 is also notable for being a presidential election year... at least for the next few weeks. Well, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/did-friday-list-reveal-name-mitt-romney-vp-031604086.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 23:16:04 -0400blogs/technology-blog/did-friday-list-reveal-name-mitt-romney-vp-031604086Philadelphia, Pa. is home to quite a few historic landmarks, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed by American's founders. In August, it'll welcome another: The world's first pizza history museum. The brainchild ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/philadelphia-getting-pizza-museum-backed-kickstarter-030849561.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 23:08:49 -0400blogs/technology-blog/philadelphia-getting-pizza-museum-backed-kickstarter-030849561Sure, you can get DNA tests if you're a human, but why should other members of the animal kingdom get left out? Fortunately, the Feline Genetics Laboratory at the University of California at Davis has got you covered with cat ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/friday-dna-tests-cat-222422440.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 18:24:22 -0400blogs/technology-blog/friday-dna-tests-cat-222422440Dr. Jean Lorenceau of the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris has developed a medical device that translates eye movements into handwriting. A paper discussing his invention appeared in the journal Current Biology. The gadget was previously not possible because the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/french-scientist-device-lets-write-using-just-movements-222005309.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 18:20:05 -0400blogs/technology-blog/french-scientist-device-lets-write-using-just-movements-222005309What are your plans for retirement? Do you plan on touring the country in an RV with the grandkids, or perhaps finally catch up with all that paragliding you never did when you were younger? Perhaps you should just be ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/termites-become-living-bombs-defend-against-attackers-170556897.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 13:05:56 -0400blogs/technology-blog/termites-become-living-bombs-defend-against-attackers-170556897The human body is a pretty complex and marvelous thing. After all, have you really looked at how weird your fingers are? And our spine?? what's up with that thing? According to a scientific study of human proteins conducted by ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/scientists-500-million-old-mistake-led-creation-humanity-165724723.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 12:57:24 -0400blogs/technology-blog/scientists-500-million-old-mistake-led-creation-humanity-165724723The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., recently debuted a pair of cheetah cubs and announced that the big cats would be named after American Olympians. The brother and sister cheetahs will take the names of the fastest Americans in ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/adorable-cheetah-cubs-named-fastest-american-olympians-012337198.htmlThu, 26 Jul 2012 21:23:37 -0400blogs/technology-blog/adorable-cheetah-cubs-named-fastest-american-olympians-012337198Today, Facebook launched a new feature called the Recommendations Bar that adds a pop-up box to any site that decides to use it. While you already see the Like button on many websites, including Tecca, the Recommendations Bar makes the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/ll-know-facebook-friends-reading-012043289.htmlThu, 26 Jul 2012 21:20:43 -0400blogs/technology-blog/ll-know-facebook-friends-reading-012043289Photo sharing service Instagram allows you to add all sorts of filters to your snapshots giving them the appearance of having been taken on an old Kodachrome or similar retro camera. It's pretty addictive to use?? so addictive, in fact, ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/instagram-glasses-add-filter-effects-real-life-222329749.htmlThu, 26 Jul 2012 18:23:29 -0400blogs/technology-blog/instagram-glasses-add-filter-effects-real-life-222329749Researchers, led by Adam Sadilek of the University of Rochester in New York, are looking for a way to use Twitter to predict when individuals will get sick with the flu. By analyzing the 4.4 million tweets with GPS location ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/scientists-twitter-predict-spread-flu-221510624.htmlThu, 26 Jul 2012 18:15:10 -0400blogs/technology-blog/scientists-twitter-predict-spread-flu-221510624Purveyors and purchasers of small, tiny, spherical magnets take note: You're dealing in forbidden goods. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a ban on the sale of Buckyballs,?an "educational toy" consisting of a handful of small, tiny magnets. The ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/buckyballs-banned-severe-safety-concerns-173914700.htmlThu, 26 Jul 2012 13:39:14 -0400blogs/technology-blog/buckyballs-banned-severe-safety-concerns-173914700If you think Google's search engine is only good for finding cute cat videos or hunting down other people with the same name as you, think again: The company has just launched a built-in scientific calculator to the list of ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/google-adds-built-scientific-calculator-search-engine-complete-173547034.htmlThu, 26 Jul 2012 13:35:47 -0400blogs/technology-blog/google-adds-built-scientific-calculator-search-engine-complete-173547034The possible use of chemical weapons in war is something no one in the military wants to think about, but if the worst does happens they need effective ways to deal with the fallout. Troops can remove their uniforms and ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/paint-could-help-soldiers-clean-chemical-attacks-013459233.htmlWed, 25 Jul 2012 21:34:59 -0400blogs/technology-blog/paint-could-help-soldiers-clean-chemical-attacks-013459233If you've always wanted to live on a distant world, Dutch company Mars One wants to give you your chance to settle on the red planet. There's only one catch: You'll never be able to return to Earth. Next year, ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/want-one-way-ticket-mars-dutch-company-looking-012824434.htmlWed, 25 Jul 2012 21:28:24 -0400blogs/technology-blog/want-one-way-ticket-mars-dutch-company-looking-012824434Conclusive evidence that bigfoot exists has eluded cryptozoologists for decades. But if you're willing to fork over a colossal wad of cash, you could have your own close encounter with sasquatch ? or at least a suitable facsimile ? in ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/life-size-bigfoot-replica-auction-ebay-210631443.htmlWed, 25 Jul 2012 17:06:31 -0400blogs/technology-blog/life-size-bigfoot-replica-auction-ebay-210631443As mobile devices like smartphones and tablets gradually add more and more features, and desktop and laptop operating systems continue to their attempt to simplify things, the two will inevitably cross paths. Mountain Lion ? the latest updated to Mac ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/os-x-mountain-lion-makes-mac-more-iphone-190456481.htmlWed, 25 Jul 2012 15:04:56 -0400blogs/technology-blog/os-x-mountain-lion-makes-mac-more-iphone-190456481All of the world's best athletic competitors are in London right now for the 2012 Olympic Games that begin Friday, July 27. But they're not the only ones sneaking in some last-minute practice to push themselves to the limit?? even ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/double-decker-bus-does-push-ups-mock-fat-162130183.htmlWed, 25 Jul 2012 12:21:30 -0400blogs/technology-blog/double-decker-bus-does-push-ups-mock-fat-162130183When you're in the spotlight as much as Olympic athletes are, it pays to keep your personal opinions ? and tasteless sense of humor ? to yourself.?Voula Papachristou, a Greek track star, learned that the hard way after she posted ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/olympic-hopeful-banned-games-racially-insensitive-tweet-150852157.htmlWed, 25 Jul 2012 11:08:52 -0400blogs/technology-blog/olympic-hopeful-banned-games-racially-insensitive-tweet-150852157Apple has finally given its next version of Mac OS X ? Mountain Lion ? a release date and it's real close: tomorrow, July 25, in fact. Company CEO Tim Cook made the announcement during Apple's third quarter earnings report, ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/mac-os-x-mountain-lion-coming-tomorrow-july-025548440.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 22:55:48 -0400blogs/technology-blog/mac-os-x-mountain-lion-coming-tomorrow-july-025548440Amazon has placed a cap on 3G broadband use for its Kindle e-readers, ending its previously unlimited free browsing. Browser use is now restricted to 50 megabytes per month for the devices. The cap will not include use of the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/amazon-limits-3g-kindles-50-megabytes-month-024841617.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 22:48:41 -0400blogs/technology-blog/amazon-limits-3g-kindles-50-megabytes-month-024841617Here's some hot news from the land of the world's tallest Lego tower. It turns out that Dunkin' Donuts recently staged an all-out nasal assault in the war for South Korea's coffee consumers, and not even their city buses were ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/dunkin-donuts-spritzes-buses-coffee-aroma-boost-sales-204108388.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 16:41:08 -0400blogs/technology-blog/dunkin-donuts-spritzes-buses-coffee-aroma-boost-sales-204108388Malware can be a major pain for anyone with a computer or mobile device, as it can lead to security risks like identity theft. But when a virus targets a nuclear facility, the stakes are much much higher. According to ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/iran-nuclear-energy-facility-hit-malware-plays-ac-203806981.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 16:38:06 -0400blogs/technology-blog/iran-nuclear-energy-facility-hit-malware-plays-ac-203806981What's the best way to win an Olympic medal? The traditional answer is dedication, cutting-edge sports science, and an obsession with athletic performance. But at the 2012 Olympic games in London, there's an added factor in the mix: The countries ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/secret-olympics-weapon-high-tech-spying-164707815.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 12:47:07 -0400blogs/technology-blog/secret-olympics-weapon-high-tech-spying-164707815Between jewelry, passports, laptops, and even tablets, a lot of us carry some very expensive things when we travel. And we expect the hotel we're staying at to do all they reasonably can to keep us and our belongings safe. ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/hacker-open-keycarded-hotel-room-door-seconds-164431322.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 12:44:31 -0400blogs/technology-blog/hacker-open-keycarded-hotel-room-door-seconds-164431322We've always been warned never to look directly at the sun, but on July 11 a team of scientists from NASA did exactly that. They were using a specialized telescope called the High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C for short) and ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/nasa-telescope-snaps-most-detailed-photos-sun-ever-014723024.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 21:47:23 -0400blogs/technology-blog/nasa-telescope-snaps-most-detailed-photos-sun-ever-014723024When they're not creating virtual germs inside of a computer, scientists are busy building man-made jellyfish. A team of scientists at Harvard University has managed to do the latter using heart cells taken from a rat and a sheet of ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/researchers-build-artificial-jellyfish-using-rat-cells-014214113.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 21:42:14 -0400blogs/technology-blog/researchers-build-artificial-jellyfish-using-rat-cells-014214113The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA, funded the creation of a new gadget that looks to be the Swiss army knife of hacking. Disguised as a mundane power strip, the device houses bluetooth and wifi radios, ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/darpa-latest-project-funded-hacking-device-disguised-power-224110835.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 18:41:10 -0400blogs/technology-blog/darpa-latest-project-funded-hacking-device-disguised-power-224110835Some may find texts from their friends or loved ones annoying at times, but brief, pointless messages are nothing compared to seeing a death threat pop up on your smartphone screen. That was the reality for tens of thousands of ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/tens-thousands-receive-same-death-threat-via-text-223822609.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 18:38:22 -0400blogs/technology-blog/tens-thousands-receive-same-death-threat-via-text-223822609With entrenched competitors like the iPad and Kindle Fire, you'd think that a brand new consumer slate would be a hard sell. Well, at least we'd think so. But according to Google's own online store, the company's new Nexus 7 ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/16gb-nexus-7-sold-google-play-store-face-173403213.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 13:34:03 -0400blogs/technology-blog/16gb-nexus-7-sold-google-play-store-face-173403213What's the absolute best tablet to take with you on a camping trip? Truth be told, we didn't bring one with us to the woods when we wrote our review, but a brand new commercial from Google makes a good ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/nexus-7-tablet-stars-fun-adorable-commercial-173043524.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 13:30:43 -0400blogs/technology-blog/nexus-7-tablet-stars-fun-adorable-commercial-173043524There's nothing worse than shelling out a couple bucks on an app, only to find out that it's absolutely terrible, right? Well, Microsoft has a plan to eliminate "app regret" ? when you're considering an app from the upcoming Windows ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/windows-8-apps-offer-try-buy-feature-050313610.htmlSat, 21 Jul 2012 01:03:13 -0400blogs/technology-blog/windows-8-apps-offer-try-buy-feature-050313610At the One World One Ocean website, researchers have been constantly posting the newest updates on what could be their final stay at the last undersea research station. The lab, located 60 feet below the surface at the?Florida Keys National ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/aquanauts-call-support-last-undersea-research-station-funding-045933396.htmlSat, 21 Jul 2012 00:59:33 -0400blogs/technology-blog/aquanauts-call-support-last-undersea-research-station-funding-045933396

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