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Microsoft says lack of tech workers is reaching a crisis

, Sep 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

According to software giant Microsoft, the lack of applicants qualified for high-skill technology jobs is reaching the point of being a "genuine crisis." Microsoft has announced a lobbying push this week in an attempt to produce more applicants with skills to fill thousands of vacant technology and engineering jobs within the company. Microsoft wants to boost the number of visas available for foreign workers with technology skills to fill its vacant positions. Read The Full Story

Scientists in Japan claim to have synthesized element 113

, Sep 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

A group of scientists from Japan announced this week that they have been able to successfully synthesize the rare element 113. The element is also called ununtrium. If the scientific breakthrough is confirmed it will mark the first time Japanese researchers have been the first to synthesize an element from the periodic table. The feat, if confirmed, will mark the first time an Asian research team has been allowed to name an element. Read The Full Story

Google HQ opens for Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson’s movie crew

, Sep 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

There's tons of extra cameras and colorful chairs hanging around Google's Headquarters in California. That's because it's the set of what is surely going to be an awesome new movie -- or a giant commercial for Google. The epic duo of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson from Wedding Crashers are back, this time for a new movie called "The Internship." Read The Full Story

Chinese Panasonic facilities damaged during protests

, Sep 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Civil unrest in China has resulted in demonstrations and violence against Japanese interests in the country. With many of the world's electronics manufacturers having facilities inside China, it comes as no surprise that some of those factories have been damaged during the violence. Panasonic has issued an official statement about damage to its Chinese manufacturing operations. Read The Full Story

US Senate claims Microsoft avoided paying $6.5 billion in taxes [Updated with Microsoft statement]

, Sep 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Massive US companies using loopholes to avoid paying taxes is nothing new, but a new US Senate memo gives us an idea of just how one much one company has avoided paying. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, a memo penned by Michigan democrat Carl Levin and Oklahoma republican Tom Coburn, who both head up the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, claims that over the past three years, Microsoft has avoided paying $6.5 billion in US taxes. The funny thing about all of this? Microsoft hasn't done anything illegal by avoiding that hefty tax bill. Read The Full Story

McLaren P1 Supercar unveiled before Paris Auto Show debut

, Sep 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

This morning McLaren has just teased the world by releasing the first three official photos of their new McLaren P1 supercar. The McLaren P1 will be known as the successor to the wildly popular F1, and again be aiming for Automotive greatness. If you love cars the image below should surely get you excited for what's coming soon. Read The Full Story

Google Glasses expand beyond wearable camera

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's really no denying the fact that Google Glass has made a splash with the technophiles of the world, but so far, the campaign surrounding Google Glass has been mostly hype and not nearly enough talk. The Wall Street Journal got to spend some time with Google Glass recently, and thankfully gave us some new details about next year's headset. Needless to say, Google Glass has quite a few things going for it, but at this early stage in development, some key components are still absent. Read The Full Story

Mars Curiosity rover breathes in the air around it

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

NASA's Curiosity rover has been on the surface of Mars for a month now, and it recently collected a sample of the air around it for the first time since landing on the surface of the Red Planet. Among its various other duties, one of Curiosity's goals is to study the air composition on Mars, and it does so by collecting air samples with its Sample Analysis at Mars instrument (Sam). Of course, NASA scientists already know what to expect when the sample results come back - carbon dioxide, and lots of it. Read The Full Story

Sony 84-inch 4K Bravia 84X900 TV available for pre-order starting tomorrow

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Are you about to inherit a small fortune and have need of a much larger TV than the one you have now? You're in luck, because Sony will be opening up pre-orders for its massive 4K Bravia 84X900 TV tomorrow. The set was introduced at IFA 2012 last week, and we got to spend some hands-on time in the shadow of its ridiculously large 84-inch screen. Read The Full Story

Throwable ball camera for fly-by video patented by inventor

, Sep 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

The inventors with the world come up with interesting stuff all the time, but one new device from Boston inventor Steve Hollinger is particularly cool. Holliger has been awarded a patent for his throwable ball camera, which is bound to offer a new perspective on things. This ball camera could have many potential uses, with reconnaissance, search and rescue, and outdoor recreation being just a few of the examples Hollinger brings up in a statement. Read The Full Story

California approves bill allowing driverless cars on state roadways

, Aug 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Some of the companies really pushing driverless cars can be found in California, including Google. Google is one of the biggest supporters of driverless cars and has a fleet of vehicles that have racked up over 300,000 accident-free miles while driving themselves. The state of Nevada already allows driverless cars to operate on its roadways. Read The Full Story

Google Glass aimed patent grabs auto-recognition of everyday objects

, Aug 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google has been granted a new patent that could potentially be pretty huge for the company. The patent is for automatic object recognition, which is usually quite difficult to pull off due to the need for human input. With Google's patent, humans don't need to do anything, as the system would make use of "feature vectors" to aid in the recognition of the objects in a video or still image. Read The Full Story
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