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World's fastest lift will travel 3,281ft a minute

08/02/2012 12:03pmJapanese company Mitsubishi has developed technology to create the world's fastest lifts, capable of travelling in excess of 3,281 feet a minute.

Dwolla's payment ambitions grow with $5M round

08/02/2012 12:03pmDwolla has been grabbing attention for its next-generation payment system that bypasses credit card networks and connects directly into bank accounts. It's been on a roll and now investors have lined up behind the start-up, to the tune of $5 million in a Series B round.

Woody Harrelson not cheered by Reddit

08/02/2012 12:03pmAn 'Ask Me Anything' session turns into 15 minutes of pain as the actor only wants to talk about his movie, and Redditors want to talk about whose virginity he may have taken in high school. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.

NC State Engineers Boost Computer Processor Performance By Over 20%

08/02/2012 12:03pmResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) on a single chip to collaborate – boosting processor performance by an average of more than 20 percent.

Apple warns iOS developers: Don't monkey with App Store rankings

08/02/2012 12:03pmApple has warned iOS developers not to use services that manipulate App Store rankings to make their iPhone and iPad apps seem more popular than they really are.

Do users really care whether the web is open or not?

08/02/2012 12:03pmOpen-web advocates may long for a revolt against walled gardens, but in the end the success of a social network is determined by the willingness of users to put up with its restrictions. For Facebook, that is both its biggest strength and its biggest weakness.

Groups: Congress Should Scrap SOPA, PIPA and Start Over

08/02/2012 12:03pmWith Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), Congress needs to take a breath, step back, and approach the issues from a fresh perspective - About 14 million people participated in Jan. 18 online protests against the two bills... The bills would have harmed free speech, innovation, cybersecurity and job creation ... Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and lead sponsor of PIPA, has indicated he wants to push forward with legislation

Toyota Predicts Plug-in Prius Will Get 95 MPGe

08/02/2012 12:03pmThe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of Toyota's best-selling Prius hybrid, which is debuting in the U.S. next month and will be commercially available in 14 states this Spring (national rollout in 2013), was first supposed to be rated at around 87 MPG-equivalent. This alone would have been enough to put the plug-in Prius pretty high on the fuel-efficiency list, but after more testing, Toyota has revised its estimate and now says it is confident that the Prius PHEV will get 95 MPGe, which is 2 MPGe more than the Chevrolet Volt, which is rated at 93 MPGe. Be careful, though, as fuel-efficiency num

Best Buy Survey Hints at 42-inch Apple TV Selling for $1,499

08/02/2012 12:03pmBest Buy has been sending out consumer surveys asking for people's opinions on potential products and services that could be released. It's a common practice for retailers to do this and normally no one would bat and eyelash at such a survey, but the fact that Best Buy is gauging customers, in detail, about an Apple brand HDTV has people wondering...

Paramount "humbled" by SOPA protests even as CEO blasts "mob mentality"

08/02/2012 12:03pmParamount, "humbled" by last month's SOPA defeat, wants to visit college campuses to discuss the challenges of "content theft." But last week the head of parent company Viacom denounced the "mob mentality" behind the protests.

70 Groups Tell Congress To Put The Brakes On Any Further Efforts To Expand Intellectual Property

08/02/2012 12:03pmOver 70 different groups, including many who were central to the January 18th online protests against SOPA, have put together a letter asking Congress to put a halt to any attempts to further expand intellectual property laws. The key point:Now...

How to get 5GB of free Dropbox storage

08/02/2012 12:03pmDropbox serves as a rock-solid cloud storage service for millions of personal and business customers.

Smartphones on pace to near 1 billion by 2015

08/02/2012 12:03pmThe mobile-device explosion may be getting fueled in recent months by Kindle Fires and iPads, but smartphones continue to be the foundation of the incredible growth the mobile industry is experiencing.

HUD Google Glasses are real and they are coming soon

08/02/2012 12:03pmGoogle's secret project(s) will soon produce Google Glasses that integrate head motion control with heads-up display.

Apple Might Lose A $1.6 Billion Lawsuit For Using The Word 'iPad'

08/02/2012 12:03pmYikes.

How Twitter is Used Around the World

08/02/2012 12:03pmTwitter's policies change worldwide as the world changes because of Twitter.

Woman Who Assembles iPads Shown iPad for First Time in Her Life

08/02/2012 12:03pm"Mrs. Chen," as CNN calls her, works in a Foxconn plant installing iPad screens for virtually every waking hour of her life. Despite this, she never actually saw an iPad until CNN whisked her away.

AntiSec leaks Symantec pcAnywhere source code after $50k extortion not paid

08/02/2012 12:03pmHigh drama in cyber realm after hackers wanted $50,000 from Symantec or else the hacking group would leak the security firm's source code. Email negotiations between hackers and feds posing as a Symantec employee went down in flames. Now a file claiming to be Symantec's pcAnywhere source code has set sail into the wild from The Pirate Bay.

Somebody's Watching: How A Simple Exploit Lets Strangers Tap Into Private Security Cameras

08/02/2012 12:03pmLast week, a blog called Console Cowboys exposed a security vulnerability in some models of Trendnet home security cameras. Following the instructions on the site, thousands of streaming personal IP cameras can be accessed.

Facebook With Care: Social Networking Site Can Hurt Self-Esteem

08/02/2012 12:03pmFacebooking has its benefits, but it also holds mental-health pitfalls, especially for competitive young men and people with low self-esteem.