Sci/Tech

Rare, Vintage and Fully Functional Apple 1 That Steve Jobs Programmed Fetches $365,000

By Kamal Nayan - Dec 13, 2014 02:32 AM EST

A rare working Apple -1 computer - one that Steve Jobs himself worked on - has fetched $365,000 at NY auction. The unit is one of 60 from Apple's first line of machines.

Google Closing Its Engineering Offices In Russia

By Kamal Nayan - Dec 13, 2014 12:56 AM EST

Google is reportedly pulling its engineers from Russia to avoid increasing restrictive Internet laws of the country. However, the Internet giant will continue to focus on other aspects of business such as sales, user support and marketing.

Ford Prefers BlackBerry QNX to Microsoft For Developing In-Car Infotainment System Sync 3

By Kamal Nayan - Dec 12, 2014 12:39 PM EST

Ford Motor has ended partnership with Microsoft and instead collaborated with BlackBerry to develop next version of its car infotainment system Sync 3. It will be rolling out with new vehicles in the next couple of years.

Here's How You Can Create GIF From YouTube Video

By Kamal Nayan - Dec 12, 2014 12:13 PM EST

YouTube has quietly released an animated GIF-making tool that let's you create looping clips. Simply provide the start time and end time and voila, looping clip is ready. To make it more like 'meme' you can also add top and bottom text.

Christie's Auctions Computer Jobs Sold in 1976 for $365,000

By Peter R - Dec 12, 2014 09:10 AM EST

Apple-1 which was originally sold to Charles Rickets does not fetch expected price at the auction.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Is Not Coming: Report

By Steven Hogg - Dec 12, 2014 08:28 AM EST

Samsung may not be working on an Edge variant of the Galaxy S6 as new reports suggest a separate model to accompany the S6 launch.

BMW, MINI Car Prices To Go Up By 5 Percent In India Next Year

By Steven Hogg - Dec 12, 2014 08:28 AM EST

BMW Group India announced a price hike in January for all of its cars including the MINI series starting January 1, 2015.

Researchers Detect an X-ray Signal That Could Be The First Proof Of Dark Matter

By Kamal Nayan - Dec 12, 2014 12:23 AM EST

Researchers have detected a signal in X-ray observation of galaxies that could be the first evidence of the existence of the dark matter.

Tim Berners-Lee Wants To Make Internet Access a Human Right, Criticizes Internet-Affecting Legislation

By Kamal Nayan - Dec 11, 2014 11:56 PM EST

Not everyone is able to use the power of Internet, and founder of the Web Tim Berners-Lee wants to change that. He urged that access to Internet should be regarded as a basic human right.

Things Mark Zuckerberg Talked In Public Q&A: 'Dislike' Button, Emotion Study And Fried Chicken Pizza

By Kamal Nayan - Dec 11, 2014 11:10 PM EST

In a recently held Q&A, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tackled a swath of question from Facebook users that covered from whether a 'dislike' button was in the way to what were his New Year's resolution for the coming year.

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