ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Congress is too badly divided to act on Internet gambling, so individual states will start approving it on their own within the next two years, panelists at a major casino conference predicted Thursday. Speaking at the East Coast Gaming Congress, casino and political leaders predicted online gambling will [...]
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$19,000 electric Quadrofoil is a sports car for the water
What’s the next best thing for those of us who can’t afford a $190,000 hovercraft? Who knows. But if you have at least 10% of that figure, you could get yourself a Quadrofoil — an electric vehicle that looks like a crab. … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
Verizon fumbles on “kill unlimited data plans” damage control
Yesterday, at the J.P. Morgan 40th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Verizon EVP and CFO Frank Shammo mentioned that his company would be forcing customers away from their grandfathered unlimited data plans. The decision is purely financial: “A lot of our … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
New financing deal values Pinterest at $1.5 billion
Up-and-coming social networking site Pinterest has raised $100 million in a new round of financing, a deal that values the community digital scrapbook at $1.5 billion. Investing companies include existing shareholders Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, and new investor … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
DeLorean making a comeback… with a new stainless steel bike?
Ever since the movie Back to the Future came out, we’ve wanted a DeLorean for our very own. The problem: The sports car was an undesirable, notorious flop — only 9,000 were ever made before the DeLorean Motor Company’s bankruptcy in 1982. … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
Watch a paralyzed woman control a robotic arm with her mind
Cathy Hutchinson hasn’t been able to move her body for the past 15 years. But thanks to a brain implant from a Brown University team of neuroscientists, she’s recently been able to pick up a bottle of coffee on her own by … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
Internet usage patterns may signify depression
ScienceDaily (May 16, 2012) In a new study analyzing Internet usage among college students, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have found that students who show signs of depression tend to use the Internet differently than those who show no symptoms of depression. Using actual Internet usage data collected from the university’s [...]
Soon you can make calls on your phone aboard a Virgin Atlantic plane
If you’re flying to London from New York or vice versa, you now have the option to ride on the first plane ever to allow in-flight calls. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline recently announced that you can now make calls … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
This interactive map will show you what disappeared from the Earth because of humans
We’ve made such a huge impact on our planet, and we’ve affected it in different ways… many of which aren’t anything to be proud of. We have, for instance, driven several plant and animal species to extinction, or at least to … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
Report: Apple starting production of a 4″ iPhone 5 in June
Wish that iPhone in the palm of your hand was a little bigger? According to the Wall Street Journal, your prayers are about to be answered: The new iPhone 5 will feature a 4-inch display, a half inch larger than current iPhone 4 … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News