What Killed Kodak? – Jordan Weissmann – Business – The Atlantic
Eastman Kodak is on the verge of bankruptcy, and not just because film is dying. Continue reading →
View ArticleScientists close to entering Vostok, Antarctica’s biggest subglacial lake –...
After drilling for two decades through more than two miles of ice, Russian scientists are on the verge of entering Antarctica’s huge, unexplored and pristine Lake Vostok. Continue reading →
View ArticleIs the BlackBerry on the Verge of Downfall? – TechVert
At the genesis of the smart phone era, the term “smart phone” was immediately attached to the BlackBerry. The terms became synonymous. It was the Continue reading →
View ArticleGoogle Chrome is detecting malware on The Verge
Skitch is an easy-to-use, free app that helps you capture, edit and markup your screen captures and images with shapes and comments. Available for Mac and Android. Continue reading →
View ArticleWindows 8 review
Windows 8 is a rebirth, a "reimagining" of Windows and the entire Microsoft brand. It's also the single riskiest project that Microsoft has ever embarked upon — a bet from Redmond that users......
View ArticleMicrosoft to retire Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype
Microsoft is working towards retiring its Windows Live Messenger client in favor of Skype. The Verge has learned through several sources that Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger service will be......
View ArticleCalifornia GMO measure may fail after food industry fights back
(Reuters) - Major food and seed companies appear to be on the verge of defeating a California ballot initiative that, if passed on Tuesday, would create the first labeling requirement for genetically...
View ArticleAstrophysicists On The Verge Of Spotting Gravitational Waves
Astronomers have underestimated the strength of gravitational waves, which means they ought to be able to see them now, say astrophysicists Continue reading →
View ArticleEuropean Parliament opposes expanding UN internet regulations
The European Parliament has come out against changes that could expand the UN International Telecommunication Union's oversight of the internet. A newly issued resolution warns that "the ITU, or......
View ArticleAmazon’s new AutoRip service will mine your CD purchase history to give you...
Amazon has just announced a new service called Amazon AutoRip, which gives customers free digital copies of any CD they purchase directly from the company. However, the new feature doesn't just......
View ArticleThe Verge Hires Writer Who Quit CNET in Protest
Greg Sandoval said The Verge had given him a Continue reading →
View ArticlePetition asking Obama to legalize cellphone unlocking will get White House...
A petition pleading for President Barack Obama to push back on a decision that made unlocking cellphones illegal will receive an official response from the White House. With two days to spare, the......
View ArticleFormer President Carter says his organization is on verge of eradicating...
Cenk Uygur sits down with former President Jimmy Carter to talk about the Carter Center and its work to wipe out the Guinea worm, a water parasite that affects many impoverished countries. Continue...
View ArticleHow Ontario is putting an end to coal-burning power plants
Ontario is on the verge of becoming the first industrial region in North America to eliminate all coal-fired electrical generation. Here’s how Canada’s most populous province did it – and what the US...
View ArticleObama May Back F.B.I. Plan to Wiretap Web Users
The Obama administration is on the verge of backing an F.B.I. plan for an overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate by Internet rather than phone....
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