Robots Are the “It” Thing in Surgery, But Problems and Deaths Spark FDA Scrutiny
Robotic surgeons. The two words may sound like something out of a futuristic sci-fi flick, but they’re real and actually in fairly common use. The leading name in surgical robots is da Vinci, a pricey...
View ArticleStar Wars Films to be Released Every Summer Starting in 2015
Grab your blue milk and head down to the theater, because Star Wars films are going to be coming at you in rapid succession. Speaking at CinemaCon – an annual convention for studios and theater owners...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive iPhone 5: Black Diamond Handset Worth $15m
If you’re one of those iOS haters who complain about Apple selling yesterday’s specs for top dollar, then I need to brace you for this one: The world’s most expensive iPhone 5 has been produced, and...
View ArticleTech Looms Large on the New Time 100 List of Influential People
It’s time for the Time 100 once again. Every year, the magazine puts out its list of the “most influential people in the world,” and like in years prior, the list is jam-packed full of tech titans and...
View ArticleCheck Out The Trailer For Amazon’s Zombieland, Pilot Available Now for Prime...
Oh joy, oh rapture. Amazon’s Zombieland is finally here! If you’ve been itching to lay your eyes on the brand-new pilot, you’ll be glad to know that the wait is over. It’s now available for streaming...
View ArticleTwitter Strikes Deal With BBC America, “In-Tweet Videos” On the Way
.@twitter and @bbcamerica, home of #DoctorWho & #TopGear, ink deal to offer 1st in-Tweet branded video synced to entertainment TV series — BBC AMERICA (@BBCAMERICA) April 18, 2013 Twitter’s busting...
View ArticleVince and Owen Tear Up Google In 2nd Trailer for “The Internship”
Why this wasn’t called Google Crashers is beyond me, but even so, the new Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn flick still looks like fun. Take two aging salesmen, stick them on the Mountain View campus among...
View ArticleStudy: Women Would Ditch Sex or Caffeine Rather Than Their Smartphone, Men...
Smartphone saturation has reached an all-time high. These days everyone, rich or poor, teens to grandparents, are rocking these advanced handsets. But are they so attached to these devices that they’d...
View ArticleTwitter Celebrates Earth Day With Smack Talk About Other Planets
It’s Earth Day, which means we’re supposed to take this time to consider how we treat this spinning orb we call home. And while some mark the occasion by doing exactly that, others just can’t help but...
View ArticleRatchet & Clank Movie Hitting Theaters in 2015…No, Seriously
Ratchet & Clank, the long-running series of PlayStation exclusive games from Insomniac, is getting a full-length movie. The teaser trailer you see above was released today. On one hand, the...
View ArticleNike Updates FuelBand App for iOS, Adds Friends and Leaderboards
Nike’s FuelBand app for iOS now supports friends and photo sharing, adding more functionality to an experience that’s designed to “gamify” healthy living. The new friends option works exactly as you’d...
View Article5 Tips For Protecting Your Twitter Account
Thanks to an erroneous tweet from the Associated Press Twitter account, @AP, people far and wide were panicked over an alleged bombing at The White House and the supposed injury of President Barack...
View ArticleMad Men Creators Pitch New Series About NASA in the 1960s
Mad Men has enjoyed a successful run on AMC over the last few years, pulling in impressive ratings and slews of awards in the process. Its creators have done a fabulous job glamorizing the lives of...
View ArticleVirgin America Passengers Can Hit On Each Other Via New In-Flight Seatback...
Promoting its new super-cheap Los Angeles to Las Vegas direct route, Virgin America has debuted “Seat-to-Seat Delivery,” a feature that lets travelers send unsolicited drinks or food using the...
View ArticleTaxi-Hailing App Uber Gets Approval For Twelve-Month Pilot Program in NYC
New York officials on Friday gave the go-ahead to Uber under its new pilot program, meaning any local or tourist can fire up the app and hail a taxi. After dismissing a lawsuit from the livery cab...
View ArticleAOL Music Shuts Down, Spinner Editor Tweets About Being Axed
Want to know what’s going on at your company? The best way may be to hit up Twitter, because when pink slips go down, former employees always seem to turn up there. In this case, it was AOL that was...
View ArticleItunes Music Store Turns 10
Put on your party hats and don’t forget to yell “Surprise!” when it walks in the room because the iTunes Music Store turns 10-years-old today. It’s hard to believe it has only been a decade since...
View Article7 Great Gift Ideas For Mother’s Day
Not to knock that macaroni portrait from third grade, but isn’t it time Mom got something she can actually use? Well, our chance to thrill her is coming up once again. Mother’s Day will be here in...
View ArticleThis LEGO Breaking Bad Parody is Amazing
Within a little more than four minutes, you’ll go from never considering a LEGO Breaking Bad game to marching straight to the Warner Bros. gaming department and demanding the head of the person who...
View ArticleSurvey Suggests Peer Pressure Reduces Texting And Driving Among Teens
Friends may stop friends from driving drunk, but apparently they’re also stopping them from driving distracted. A new teen driver survey conducted for tire company Bridgestone Americas suggests that...
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