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Analysis, Plant Life, Science & Technology News

10 best iPhone apps for gardening

October 3, 2011

Whether or not you’ve got a green thumb, these apps will help your garden grow.

Timing is everything as those who garden are well aware. And a bountiful crop requires planning and organization. For novice and advanced gardeners alike, there is always something that can be learned about getting the best from the earth. Following are 10 great gardening apps that serve that very purpose, and can help yield juicier tomatoes, more fragrant rosemary, and brighter hydrangeas.

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend, Money Talk, Science & Technology News

Top 7 highest paying Silicon Valley companies

October 3, 2011

Average salary at Twitter is $120, 111.11

As you might expect, former Google Engineer Gareth Jones is a number whiz. He created TechCompany Pay using “open sources of information on the internet”. TechCompany Pay is a list of averages representing how well the biggest companies in Silicon Valley compensate their employees.

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend, Report, Science & Technology News

Mobile phone carriers keep personal data for up to seven years

October 2, 2011

The document says AT&T keeps for five to seven years a record of who text messages whom.

The ACLU has obtained a document that shows for the first time how the four largest cellphone companies in the U.S. treat data about their subscribers’ calls, text messages, Web surfing and approximate locations.

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Analysis, Human Behavior, Science & Technology News

Everyone’s a little bit racist, but it may not be our fault: study

October 2, 2011

Researchers used a word association test to discover that most people have ‘built-in’ prejudices.

Scientists believe everyone’s a little bit racist – but they also believe it may not be your fault. Instead they are blaming TV, the internet and even the books that we read.

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Great New Product, Science & Technology News

‘Noah’ capsule – Japan’s answer to the next tsunami

October 2, 2011

“Noah” capsule

When the tsunami alarm sounds and water quickly begins to rise you can escape in the “Noah” spherical earthquake and tsunami shelter. The 1.2 meter (4 feet) diameter tsunami survival capsules were designed by Japan’s Cosmo Power as floating emergency shelters capable of holding up to four adults.

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Analysis, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Historical Perspectives, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Why Industries Collapse

October 1, 2011

Futurist Thomas Frey: It was roughly two years ago, October 15, 2009, when I got a call from a desperate lady, panicking, as she asked for my help.

Being a futurist, I don’t get many calls from people who urgently need my help. Futurists are rarely first responders.

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Alternative Transportation, Crazy Stuff, Green Friendly, Photo Perspectives, Science & Technology News

Toilet Bike Neo – a poop-powered motorcycle

October 1, 2011

Toilet Bike Neo

Japan’s top commode manufacturer, TOTO, has just unveiled a crazy poop-powered motorcycle topped with a toilet. The motorcycle, dubbed the Toilet Bike Neo, will travel across Japan to promote the company’s “Green Challenge” of reducing emissions 50% over the next five years. The vehicle runs on biogas that is produced by an on-bike toilet, communicates in Japanese using LED lights, plays music, and talks. A poop and ride motorcycle!

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Fashion, Great New Product, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

Safety Shorts – underwear that protects cellphone users from harmful radiation

September 30, 2011

Safety Shorts

At first glance, it may seem kind of silly, but radiation proof underwear certainly has more to it than meets the eye.

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Alternative Transportation, Business, Internet, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

In-flight Wi-Fi predicted to grow 600% by 2015

September 30, 2011

Delta will be the first airline to expand its Wi-Fi service to regional jets.

More airlines are beginning to offer Wi-Fi service and travelers are increasingly expected to take advantage of in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity in the coming years. A new report from In-Stat News found that in-flight Wi-Fi revenue is expected to grow from about $225 million in 2011 to over $1.5 billion in 2015.

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Analysis, Human Behavior, Science & Technology News, Video Games

Violent video games may actually reduce crime: study

September 30, 2011

Rather than violent crime rates soaring when new violent video games are released, they actually drop as gamers are too busy at home playing the games.

Video games such as Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto – where gamers rack up points or cash for killing or savagely attacking victims – are routinely blamed for a rise in violent crime. But experts claim violent video games may actually reduce crime as aggressive players are “too busy” shooting virtual enemies to cause trouble in the real world.

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Analysis, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News, Twitter

Twitter study tracks our mood

September 30, 2011

Twitter tracks your emotions.

A large-scale study of posts on Twitter has found that no matter how grumpy people are when they wake up, and whether they stumble to their feet in Madrid, Mexico City or Minnetonka, Minn., they tend to brighten by breakfast time and feel their moods taper gradually to a low in the late afternoon, before rallying again near bedtime.

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Analysis, Breakthrough Thinking, Entertainment, Latest News, New Discoveries, New Inventions, Science & Technology News

Energy storage membrane set to revolutionize rechargeable batteries

September 30, 2011

This simple looking membrane could change the industry.

If you want a rechargeable battery in a power-hungry device today, the only real choice is a lithium-ion battery. They are heavy, quite large depending on how much charge you need, and volatile. They also have a high cost and limited life span.

A replacement for lithium-ion has long been sought after, and recently there have been some breakthroughs such as the jelly-like polymer battery. However, researchers at the National University of Singapore may have come up with the best solution yet in the form of an new energy storage membrane…

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