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Today in Tech - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/techblog/ en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 02 Aug 2012 22:16:22 -04005Today in Tech - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/techblog/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifJust Show Me: How to install and use Google Drive on your MacWelcome to?Just Show Me on?Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the?gadgets in your life. You probably keep hundreds of precious pictures, thrilling movies, and many more important documents on?your Mac. Who ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/just-show-install-google-drive-mac-021622713.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2012 22:16:22 -0400blogs/technology-blog/just-show-install-google-drive-mac-021622713This $1,000 pair of headphones is for cats onlyA pair of good headphones can be expensive?? Bose QuietComfort 3 Acoustic Noise Canceling Headphones, for example, will set you back $350. Sadly, though, they're for humans only. If you've got a cat who needs the finest in audiophile tech, ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/1-000-pair-headphones-cats-only-020110265.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2012 22:01:10 -0400blogs/technology-blog/1-000-pair-headphones-cats-only-020110265Oklahoma is so hot that street lamps are meltingIt's hard to not be concerned with global warming when its effects are right in front of your eyes. Sure, it's one thing when the ocean begins to reclaim islands, but when you can see the effects in your home ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/oklahoma-hot-street-lamps-melting-203656312.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2012 16:36:56 -0400blogs/technology-blog/oklahoma-hot-street-lamps-melting-203656312Coming Soon: An iPad smart cover with a second screen?Looking at the new iPad, you get the sense that the tablet is pretty much perfect. After all, it's processing punch, a Retina display screen, and enough apps that you can pretty much do anything you want with it. How ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/coming-soon-ipad-smart-cover-second-screen-203251361.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2012 16:32:51 -0400blogs/technology-blog/coming-soon-ipad-smart-cover-second-screen-203251361Over 83 million Facebook profiles are fakeJust last week, fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A got into hot water when it was alleged that a PR flack at the company created a fake Facebook account to battle back against anti-gay criticism. But according to a new report from ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/over-83-million-facebook-profiles-fake-162359123.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2012 12:23:59 -0400blogs/technology-blog/over-83-million-facebook-profiles-fake-162359123Twitter users freak out over $800 iPhone 5 rumorWhat will the iPhone 5 cost? Well, those that follow this type of thing ? like us ? know that such information won't be revealed until Apple announces the device a little later this year. But that hasn't stopped Twitter ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/twitter-users-freak-over-800-iphone-5-rumor-161842140.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2012 12:18:42 -0400blogs/technology-blog/twitter-users-freak-over-800-iphone-5-rumor-161842140If you live until 2045, you may never have to fear deathImmortality is something all of us have thought of, but nobody really takes seriously. A 31-year-old Russian man named Dmitry Itskov wants you to seriously consider the possibility of living forever, and perhaps even plan on being able to do ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/live-until-2045-may-never-fear-death-014658666.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 21:46:58 -0400blogs/technology-blog/live-until-2045-may-never-fear-death-014658666Just Show Me: How to use Reading List on your iPad or iPhoneWelcome to?Just Show Me, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the?gadgets in your life. Who doesn't love reading fun and interesting articles on the internet? Unfortunately, you won't always have time to read ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/just-show-reading-list-ipad-iphone-014133150.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 21:41:33 -0400blogs/technology-blog/just-show-reading-list-ipad-iphone-014133150Digital pills approved by the FDADid you remember to take your prescription medication today? For some, this is an easy question to answer, but others struggle to remember whether or not they've taken their daily regimen. This forgetfulness may soon be a thing of the ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/digital-pills-approved-fda-211903273.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 17:19:03 -0400blogs/technology-blog/digital-pills-approved-fda-211903273Don?t buy an iPhone right nowThe iPhone 4S is an undeniably great mobile phone, and anyone looking to upgrade from an old handset has probably given thought to picking up one of Apple's shiny devices. We're telling you to wait. As tempting as it might ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/don-t-buy-iphone-now-211526831.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 17:15:26 -0400blogs/technology-blog/don-t-buy-iphone-now-2115268313D-printed baby sculptures are a very expensive way to remember your pregnancyIf you're looking for a way to remember your pregnancy ? and raising the human being(s) you are about to give birth to just doesn't cut it in the commemoration department ? a Japanese company named Fasotec may have just ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/3d-printed-baby-sculptures-very-expensive-way-remember-173442438.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 13:34:42 -0400blogs/technology-blog/3d-printed-baby-sculptures-very-expensive-way-remember-173442438American flags on the moon are still standing, but they?re now blankWhen astronauts first touched down on the moon in 1969 as part of NASA's Apollo 11 mission ? and for every Apollo mission that followed ? they left behind evidence that they'd been there, some intentional and some necessary. The ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/american-flags-moon-still-standing-now-blank-172859221.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 13:28:59 -0400blogs/technology-blog/american-flags-moon-still-standing-now-blank-172859221There Is No Escape: All Facebook users will soon be forced to switch to TimelineIf you consider yourself one of the lucky people who haven't been forced to switch to Timeline yet, know that your luck may soon run out. According to Techcrunch, Facebook will force all of its 955 million accounts to use ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/no-escape-facebook-users-soon-forced-switch-timeline-022757182.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 22:27:57 -0400blogs/technology-blog/no-escape-facebook-users-soon-forced-switch-timeline-022757182Romney campaign unveils ?Mitt?s VP? app promising first-in-the-nation access to newsThough it's London Olympic coverage that's currently dominating news broadcasts, the 2012 presidential election campaign continues to march on. And as Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney nears a decision regarding his vice presidential pick, his campaign is offering supporters a chance ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/romney-campaign-unveils-mitt-vp-app-promising-first-022026330.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 22:20:26 -0400blogs/technology-blog/romney-campaign-unveils-mitt-vp-app-promising-first-022026330New text message service educates you about the beer in your handPicture this: You're at a party and they're out of your favorite beer. The only choices left are ones you've never heard of, and asking your fellow partygoers about each one would look so uncool. Thanks to a new service ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/text-message-educates-beer-hand-021536660.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 22:15:36 -0400blogs/technology-blog/text-message-educates-beer-hand-021536660Olympic swimmer blames second place finish on Twitter, FacebookViewers of the 2012 London Olympic Games are getting a pretty bad rap these days. Just yesterday, NBC blamed viewers for problems with their online coverage of the games. Now, it seems that your tweets and Facebook messages may have ? Continue reading ?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/olympic-swimmer-blames-second-place-finish-twitter-facebook-020920817.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 22:09:20 -0400blogs/technology-blog/olympic-swimmer-blames-second-place-finish-twitter-facebook-020920817Twitter prompted NBC to request ban of journalist critical of Olympics coverageTwitter 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-163604608Finally, someone created a map of the InternetWell, 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-163243515Making maki at home gets exciting with the Sushi BazookaCooking 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-012419268Eye injection gives a blind mouse the ability to seeLosing 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-011333903Twitter suspends journalist who complained about NBC?s Olympics coverageIf 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 says viewers are at fault for quality problems in online Olympics coverageNBC 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-215434085Mountain Lion is Apple?s most successful OS X release to dateIf 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-175841665Ever wonder what happens when the Olympic flame dies?The 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-175533753Did a ?Follow Friday? list reveal the name of Mitt Romney?s VP choice?With 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 getting pizza museum backed by KickstarterPhiladelphia, 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-030849561What the Friday: DNA tests for your catSure, 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-222422440French scientist?s device lets you write using just the movements of your eyesDr. 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-222005309These termites become living bombs to defend against attackersWhat 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-170556897Scientists find a 500-million-year-old mistake that led to the creation of humanityThe 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-165724723Adorable cheetah cubs will be named after the fastest American OlympiansThe 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-012337198This is how you?ll know what your Facebook friends are readingToday, 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-012043289New Instagram Glasses add filter effects to real lifePhoto 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-222329749Scientists use Twitter to predict the spread of fluResearchers, 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-221510624Buckyballs banned for severe safety concernsPurveyors 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-173914700Google adds built-in scientific calculator to search engine, complete with voice activationIf 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-173547034New paint could help soldiers clean up after chemical attacksThe 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-013459233Want a one-way ticket to Mars? A Dutch company is looking for youIf 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-012824434Life-size bigfoot replica up for auction on eBayConclusive 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-210631443OS X Mountain Lion makes your Mac more like your iPhone than ever beforeAs 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-190456481

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