In what has become a yearly spectacle now for EA and their highly vaunted NHL games, they are having a cover athlete contest again. This time they are doing a 60 man tournament. The first round of voting begins on …

Last month we reported that Apple had settled a class-action lawsuit over the “Antennagate” controversy surrounding the launch of the iPhone 4. Under the terms of the settlement, Apple agreed to pay each iPhone 4 owner $15 or give them …

Revered poet Adrienne Rich passed away on Tuesday from complications with rheumatoid arthritis. She was 82 years old. Rich was born to a family of means in 1929; her father was a respected pathologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University, …

If one thousand people were asked to name their favorite drunken sing-a-long song, I’m sure that a good number of them would say Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Sure, you’d have plenty of “Don’t Stop Believen”s and “Livin on a Prayer”s thrown …

Peter Jansen, a PhD graduate in cognitive science from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, has been working towards an inexpensive, fully-functional device modeled after the ‘tricorder’ devices from the Star Trek TV series. Jansen envisions a world where children and …

England’s Department for Energy and Climate Change has built a new tool using Google Maps API that describes use of heat across the country. The agency put together the national heat map as a way for city planners to “identify …

Nielsen has revealed their latest numbers for smartphone usage and we have officially reached the 50% mark. Last year in february, the number of smartphone users was only at 36%. Essentially, almost 70% of all new cell phone wireless plan …

NECA has revealed a lifelike scale model of the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device to delight of cosplay fanboys everywhere. The toy is to scale and features orange and blue LED lights and even makes a genuine firing sound when …

Google is dead set on creating startups around the world to encourage the adoption of new technologies and growth of Internet businesses. Their latest facility is called Campus London and it’s smack dab in the middle of an east London …

Stevie Nicks has been making many appearances to promote her current CD “In Your Dreams.” Last night she coached the final nine contestants on “American Idol;” Tonight Nicks will appear on “Up All Night” on NBC. “In Your Dreams” is …

Social gaming giant Zynga has announced that it’s pricing its stock at $12 per share in its $515 million secondary offering. The 42,969,153 shares will be sold by existing stockholders, and Zynga won’t receive any proceeds from the sale. In …

Foxconn’s recent deal with Sharp may be the biggest confirmation yet that Apple’s long-rumored iTV is on its way. Apple has reportedly been in talks for several months with component suppliers, though some – Samsung and LG, particularly – have …

The hoodie has been a garment of much interest in the past few weeks, ever since 17-year old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed because his own hooded sweatshirt made him look “suspicious” in the eyes of neighborhood watchman George …

According to the Wall Street Journal, investors can look forward to the Facebook Initial public offering (IPO) sometime in May. Though the social networking giant has not made it clear when exactly in May the offering will begin, they have …

Another day, another lawsuit. this time it is a South African man that has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California claiming a patent infringement by Apple and Sony. The man, Benjamin Grobler, …

Face.com is adding age detection to its API. This news was delivered to us in an email with the subject, “Fake ID’s useless thanks to Face.com (college Freshmen mourn).” “Yep, no more lying about your age,” a spokesperson tells us. …

I currently live in an apartment complex. My lease ends in July and I’m already on the hunt for a cheaper place closer to where I work. I’ve been using those clunky apartment finder Web sites and they just don’t …

Taking a break from offering wild interpretations of Street View adventures, Google Maps today announced that 45° imagery has been added to 15 more cities: 13 in the United States, 1 in Australia, and 1 in Argentina. One of the …

As of July 1st, new data roaming price caps will take effect in Europe, after an agreement between members of the European Parliament and the Danish Presidency of the Council of Ministers. This new mandate will be helpful to those …

Amazon has announced the complete 1000 Genomes Project is available on Amazon Web Services, giving scientists free and instant access to the world largest collection of human genetics. The availability of this wealth of information will accelerate disease research all …

Bee Gees Singer, Robin Gibb, suffers from a congenital defect that causes his intestines to twist. This same condition killed his twin brother Maurice at the age of 53. Despite announcing that his health had improved since he got a …

Earlier this month Foursquare announced that their #visitUS initiative, which let users compete to get their city a special Foursquare badge, had gone global. Foursquare users from around the world were asked to create detailed lists that highlighted the best …

Spotify and The Echo Nest have a new API integration. Sure, there were plenty of app integrations between the two before, but now a combined API offering should make things easier on developers. “Integrating Spotify’s artist and song IDs creates …

For people of a certain age, “Anchorman” is one of those movies that just grew and grew in cult status until it became a classic in the vein of Adam Sandler’s “Billy Madison” or, well, like any number of other …