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Microwave Test – an eye opener

It has been known for some years that the problem with microwaved anything is not the radiation people used to worry about, it’s how it corrupts the DNA in the food so the body can not recognize it.

• 8:34 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

Insanely Strong Molecular Glue, Inspired by Flesh-Eating Bacteria

If you've ever stuck your fingers together with super glue, you know pain.

• 11:02 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

Extinction Looms for Rare Frog Species, Now Down to One Individual

The last known Rabb’s fringe limbed tree frog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum) now lives by himself at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia after the zoo euthanized the only other member of its species.

• 5:28 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

UK: 24 hours to stop Tar Sands

In 24 hours, Europe could pass a directive that would introduce strict pollution controls and stop the flow of deadly tar sands oil into the EU.

• 8:23 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn And The Hierarchy Of Needs [INFOGRAPHIC]

In less than a decade social media has quickly established itself as an integral and increasingly essential part of the everyday lives of over a billion people worldwide, with seemingly no corner of the globe able to resist its temptatious grasp.

• 8:13 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

22 Ways to Create Compelling Content When You Don’t Have a Clue [Infographic]

Yep, we’re introducing the first ever Copyblogger infographic.

• 6:08 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

Flickr Gets a Makeover, Looks Like Pinterest

Flickr will be rolling out a number of changes in the coming months, beginning with a new photo stream design, Justified View, and a new uploading feature, Uploadr.

• 11:02 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

Animated Google Doodle Honors Heinrich Hertz

Today’s Google Doodle barely resembles the usual company logo, as Google celebrates the 155th birthday of Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

• 3:10 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

How to Master Pinterest for B2B Marketing

Pinterest is a slam dunk for companies who sell jewelry, fabrics, bags, and other cool "visual" items but it's pretty tricky for B2B.

• 4:38 am Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

Enter to win a PS Vita

Thanks to Zavvi.com we’ve got a Sony PS VITA to give away as a prize in our latest competition.

• 11:11 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

Spongebob Squarepants Might Have Made You A Little Dumb

The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds.

• 3:39 am Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

% of people with active social media profiles: infographic

As covered in our , last week ZDnet's Tom Foremski wrote a column that questioned the true size of social networks due to the amount of users with empty or fake profiles.

• 8:32 pm Feb 21, 2012 | Science & Tech

Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Hollywood stars Will Ferrell, Andy García and Hillary Swank joined the annual parades in Louisiana Wayne Rooney was the surprise guest at th but Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't need to worry about his star striker.

• 1:02 am Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

Apple's iMessage: All Your IMs Are Belong To Us (And Phone Network SMS Revenues, Too)

When Apple first released its Messages overhaul for the way iPhones handle test messages, and enabled it on iPads too, it was a sign that the company could see ways to innovate the pretty much stagnant instant messaging market.

• 7:05 pm Feb 21, 2012 | Science & Tech

The Green Benches: 333 donations from private healthcare sources totalling £8.3 million gifted to the Tories.

The graph above shows the accumulated amount of donations to the Tory Party since 2001 from forty one individuals or companies linked to the private health care industry.

• 7:29 pm Feb 21, 2012 | Science & Tech

Research, no motion: How the BlackBerry CEOs lost an empire

Present at the CreationMike Lazaridis still thinks of his company as an upstart, a small Canadian firm taking on the established players.

• 8:18 pm Feb 21, 2012 | Science & Tech

Apple blunder as Pokemon scam enters App Store

Apple’s reputation for safeguarding established developers suffered another setback today, as an unofficial Pokmon game that doesn’t play any content was approved for sale on the App Store.

• 9:40 pm Feb 20, 2012 | Science & Tech

NHS reforms live blog - David Cameron's health bill summit

My colleague Denis Campbell wonders if which attended the summit today - may yet withdraw its support for the bill.

• 3:24 pm Feb 20, 2012 | Science & Tech

Eternal Copyright: a modest proposal

On Tuesday 14th, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) posted a message on RnBXclusive.com, stating: "If you have downloaded music using this website you may have committed a criminal offence which carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years…

• 6:16 pm Feb 20, 2012 | Science & Tech

Hibernian vs Celtic

Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world.

• 2:42 am Feb 20, 2012 | Science & Tech

Pinterest Might Be Enabling Massive Copyright Theft

Launched about six months ago, the site already has more than 10 million monthly visitors and, among social networks, is ranked below only Facebook and Tumblr in terms of average time spent-per-user per month.

• 10:07 pm Feb 19, 2012 | Science & Tech

Confirmed: iPad 3 Has a 2048x1536 Retina Display

Over the past couple of months, several photosdisplays claimed to be for the iPad 3 have surfaced from various sources.

• 3:00 am Feb 18, 2012 | Science & Tech

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Tina Fey to Present at the Oscars

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will present at this year's 84th annual Academy Awards, it was announced Friday.

• 9:18 pm Feb 17, 2012 | Science & Tech

Google Under Fire for Circumvention of Cookie Settings in Safari for iOS to Track Users

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google and several other advertising agencies have been discovered to be circumventing privacy protections in Apple's Safari browser for iOS devices in order to track users through ads on numerous popular websites.

• 11:02 pm Feb 17, 2012 | Science & Tech

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Transport for General Manchester (TfGM) have invested £88m in a new fleet of 60 dubstep ready trams.

• 9:36 pm Feb 17, 2012 | Science & Tech

RIP iChat, 2002-2012

You’ve simply gone to a better place: iMessage for Mountain Lion.

• 10:28 pm Feb 16, 2012 | Science & Tech

Announcing LEGO Minecraft™ Micro World, the third LEGO® CUUSOO product.

The Design ProcessLEGO Minecraft Micro World was developed in collaboration with four LEGO fans: Chris Malloy, (suparMacho), Kyle Tingey (koalaexpert), and Bjarne Panduro Tveskov.

• 8:57 pm Feb 16, 2012 | Science & Tech

Twenty-six percent of European doctors use an iPad professionally

European readers who visit with their doctors have a good chance of seeing an iPad in use during their appointments.

• 7:39 pm Feb 16, 2012 | Science & Tech

The Future of Sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC]

Users of social netwo but that doesn’t mean sharing is on the decline.

• 8:00 pm Feb 16, 2012 | Science & Tech

Android 5.0 Jelly Bean Could Launch As Early As This Summer [Rumor]

While some of you are still waiting around (possibly indefinitely) for Ice Cream Sandwich to land on your Android device, “inside sources” are reporting that Google could be ramping up development of the next version of Android 5.0 Jelly Bean, with a…

• 2:20 am Feb 17, 2012 | Science & Tech

Men Are from Google+, Women Are from Pinterest

Somewhere, Sinbad is cloistered in an isolated room, eagerly awaiting more material about how men and women are different.

• 3:37 pm Feb 17, 2012 | Science & Tech

Instagram Tips: Using Hashtags

Instagram Tips is a series that features Instagram related pro-tips for both novice and expert users alike!

• 6:59 pm Feb 16, 2012 | Science & Tech

London opens 'The Pringle' doors for final round of cycling World Cup

Thursday night's event at the London Velodrome will rightly be a celebration of the first competition in any of the three iconic venues at the Olympic Park, and the official opening of a building with massive significance for the post 2012 future.

• 8:35 pm Feb 15, 2012 | Science & Tech

Cast your vote

The British Single category is voted for by listeners of Capital FM radio stations throughout the United Kingdom and users of iTunes.

• 4:21 am Feb 16, 2012 | Science & Tech

Chinese Customs Tells Proview That Ban of iPad Exports Would be Difficult

Reuters reports that Proview Technology will apparently have a hard time blocking Apple iPad exports from China.

• 12:43 pm Feb 15, 2012 | Science & Tech

NHS reforms D-day: 40 peers have "financial interest" in NHS privatisation, Mirror investigation shows

DAVID Cameron’s bid to dismantle the NHS and open it up to greedy profiteers faces its final hurdle today with a House of Lords vote.

• 10:11 pm Feb 14, 2012 | Science & Tech

End the Murdoch mafia

Posted: 13 February 2012 The Murdoch empire's dirty tactics just brought down 5 more of their top journalists and editors, as well as a police officer, a member of the ministry of defence, and an army man.

• 3:35 am Feb 15, 2012 | Science & Tech

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest – The Who’s Who Of Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

It’s an important question, as the different platforms can vary dramatically in size, user demographic and functionality.

• 11:47 pm Feb 15, 2012 | Science & Tech

Stem cells used to 'heal' heart attack scars

Within a month of a heart attack, a tube was inserted into a vein in the patient's neck and was pushed down towards the heart.

• 12:52 pm Feb 14, 2012 | Science & Tech

Valentine’s Day Google Doodle Depicts All Forms of Love [VIDEO]

Cupid’s big day is upon us again, and Google is celebrating the Feb. 14 holiday with an animated Doodle that demonstrates the limitations of the company’s search engine when romance is thrown into the mix.

• 5:56 pm Feb 14, 2012 | Science & Tech

Big meals in 'memory loss link' in elderly

Researchers have identified an association between a high calorie diet and memory loss.

• 9:14 pm Feb 13, 2012 | Science & Tech

LinkedIn is Disrupting the Corporate Recruiting Market

Last week LinkedIn reported amazing financials (stock jumped almost 20% in one day).

• 4:45 pm Feb 13, 2012 | Science & Tech

Can Pinterest Help Your Job Search?

Just when you thought you had mastered the job search on all social media platforms, along came Pinterest.

• 3:05 pm Feb 13, 2012 | Science & Tech

Review: PlayStation Vita [updated for US launch]

The hardware design Despite my hesitance to address the issue of competing with phones, Sony clearly paid attention to the devices.

• 9:04 pm Feb 13, 2012 | Science & Tech

Lego-built robotic arm will pour you a drink, collapse under pressure (video)

Robots, Alt, We've seen countless robotics projects made either partly or entirely out of Lego, but this pneumatic arm built by Max Sheppard has to rank among the most impressive.

• 5:48 pm Feb 13, 2012 | Science & Tech

Re-energised MySpace just grabbed 1 million new users. Should Spotify be worried?

Last month we took a look at how how many unique visitors social networks receive, and we came across the surprising statistic that MySpace gets more hits than either Google+, Tumblr and Pinterest.

• 7:48 pm Feb 13, 2012 | Science & Tech

Additional data for lending to UK businesses, including 'Project Merlin' data

Following a period of discussion between the Government and the major UK banks, known as 'Project Merlin', a statement was made by the banks on 9 February 2011.

• 4:07 pm Feb 13, 2012 | Science & Tech

Mick McCarthy: Wolves boss undermined by chairman - Taylor

Former Wolves manager Graham Taylor says Mick McCarthy's last fortnight at the club was "undermined" by club chairman Steve Morgan.

• 4:16 am Feb 14, 2012 | Science & Tech

Instagram Upgrade Introduces a Powerful New Feature

Take a look at your App Store icon, iPhone users, and if you’re an avid Instagram user, there’s a big surprise for you inside.

• 4:10 pm Feb 12, 2012 | Science & Tech

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AVB wants action on simulation

Andre Villas Boas has called for the Premier League to take a tougher line with players who make the most of challenges which unfairly result in penalties.

• 10:44 am Feb 18, 2012 | Science & Tech

CIA website offline, Anonymous takes credit

The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was unresponsive on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.

• 5:54 am Feb 11, 2012 | Science & Tech

An official Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover? Make it so!

Editors: Scott Edelmaneditor@blastr.com Contributors: Tara Bennett Marc Bernardin Nathalie Caron Adam Troy Castro Krystal Clark Kevin Coll Evan Hoovler Kathie Huddleston Matthew Jackson Chris Kalb Don Kaye Dave Maass Michael Marano Brian Murphy Carol…

• 8:01 pm Feb 10, 2012 | Science & Tech

NASA Might Build a Deep Space Outpost Near the Moon

s dreams of a moon base may still be far from reality, but a deep space outpost near the far side of the moon could be an intermediate step toward further space exploration.

• 10:07 pm Feb 10, 2012 | Science & Tech

Double Fine Adventure

The world of video game design is a mysterious one.

• 4:52 pm Feb 9, 2012 | Science & Tech

Tweetbot for iPad

Interface Tweetbot for iPad is very similar to the iPhone app.

• 3:41 am Feb 9, 2012 | Science & Tech

Engaging social media users on loyalty

I don’t have a Tesco Clubcard and I’m not a part of Boots Advantage.

• 9:13 pm Feb 8, 2012 | Science & Tech

Airbus to inspect all A380 superjumbos for wing cracks

Aircraft maker Airbus has been ordered to check all A380 superjumbo planes currently in service after cracks were found in wing components.

• 1:29 pm Feb 8, 2012 | Science & Tech

LinkedIn Is Buying Smart Email Startup Rapportive [REPORT]

LinkedIn is buying Rapportive, a Gmail add on that shows social data about contacts as you email them, according to a report.

• 11:45 pm Feb 14, 2012 | Science & Tech

Mail Online revenues grow 77% as it falls just shy of 100m browsers

Mail Online has grown revenue by 77% over the past year and its global traffic reached 99m unique browsers in January, according to the publisher.

• 10:08 pm Feb 8, 2012 | Science & Tech

Instagram could hit Android very soon

There’s no doubt developers have caught on that making their application(s) Android compatible opens up doors of revenue and mass exposure.

• 10:40 pm Feb 22, 2012 | Science & Tech

Giving Babies Finger Food Could Stop Obesity

British experts believe allowing babies to feed themselves would help them learn to regulate their food intake.

• 6:48 pm Feb 7, 2012 | Science & Tech

The Times Cities Fit for Cycling campaign

In his work with the air ambulance and as a trauma surgeon in the capital, Major Thomas König has witnessed enough serious injuries sustained by cyclists to convince him that they need far greater protection.

• 3:26 am Feb 8, 2012 | Science & Tech

Live Q&A: How to become a charity chief executive, Tuesday 7 February

Do you ever look at your charity's chief executive and wonder how they got to where they are today?

• 7:13 pm Feb 7, 2012 | Science & Tech

Nikon confirms 36.3 megapixel D800, we go hands-on

As you might expect, the D800 adopts many new features from the D4, while maintaining a smaller D700 like footprint.

• 2:34 pm Feb 7, 2012 | Science & Tech

Nokia confirms white Lumia 800, shipping without pigment this month

White Nokia Lumia 800 available this February Espoo, Nokia announced today that the Nokia Lumia 800 will be available in white, beginning later this month.

• 5:05 pm Feb 6, 2012 | Science & Tech

btjunkie 2005 -> 2012

2005 2012 This is the end of the line my friends.

• 6:54 pm Feb 13, 2012 | Science & Tech

Cricket-Sahara withdraws India cricket sponsorship, IPL team

Sahara Group has pulled out of its sponsorship deal with the Indian cricket board and the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the diversified business conglomerate said on Saturday.

• 4:59 pm Feb 5, 2012 | Science & Tech