Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Five Things You Should Know About the Nobel Prize Winner’s Higgs Boson


Analysts said it would happen. Professor Stephen Hawking said it should happen. And now it has. Peter Higgs, the man who first predicted the existence of the Higgs boson, or ‘God particle’, has been given a Nobel Prize for his efforts along with Belgian physicist Francois Englert.

How a German Scientist Invented the Perfect Coffeemaker


The Chemex Coffeemaker, a pour-over apparatus invented by scientist Dr. Peter Schlumbohm 70 years ago, hasn't changed a bit since it was designed. It's the very definition of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." So how did this quiet little device gain such a following?

Yes! Leaked Screens Show SMS In Google Hangouts Is Almost Here


Google's been leaky lately, first with Android 4.4 Kit Kat screens, and then with a whole manual for the Nexus 5. Now, some screens from Android Police are showing off the best upcoming feature on Android: SMS in Hangouts. Yes! Finally!

The New Yahoo Mail Could Not Look More Like Gmail


Marissa Meyer's parade of progress is continuing at Yahoo with a very sparkly redesign of Yahoo Mail. It's got all things that are good, including more storage and cleaner navigation and threaded conversations. Frankly, this redesign does pretty much anything to make Yahoo Mail look more like Gmail.

Nexus 5 Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know


The Nexus 5 has been leaked so many times, it seems highly likely that it'll be official soon. But why wait? Here's what we think we know about Google's next superphone:

Uh Oh, Silk Road Users Are Starting to Get Arrested


Welp, that settles that. Anybody who was wondering if authorities were going to keep going after the arrest of Silk Road kingpin Ross Ulbricht and start targeting users don't need to wonder anymore. Multiple arrests have now been made worldwide, and it looks like more are on the way.

BitTorrent's Taking Out Pro-Torrenting Billboards and They're Awesome


"Torrenting" is kind of a dirty word. It makes you think piracy, doesn't it? Well it shouldn't. Torrenting isn't illegal. It's not even morally ambiguous. It's just a way to send data, and it's awesome. Those are the points BitTorrent's trying to drive home with its rad new ad campaign.