[Cue up the soap opera music]… Welcome to another episode of what’s happening this week at Yahoo! First some old news… Microsoft has given up trying to persuade the Yahoo board of directors, and instead is taking things directly to the controlling shareholders. The other part to this saga is News Corp. and Yahoo trying [...]

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New research shows that it’s possible to retrieve an encryption key from DRAM (the main memory chips used to store data while the system is running) during a power cycle. Apparently the data on a DRAM chip fades slower at power loss than experts believed, allowing it to be retrieved with a quick reboot into [...]

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HardGeek details an interesting concept device that’s able to leverage multiple technologies to provide an all-in-one information center. According to the photos, the device would be a little bigger than the size of a person’s hand and is shaped like an index card. The device would rely heavily on a built-in camera to detect objects [...]

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CNET News has an article about a new form of interface control. A company based in San Francisco named Emotiv has a product called the “Emotiv Headset” which is supposed to allow users to control objects on screen by using their mind. According to the article the headset has been in development for at least [...]

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If your a fan of 8-bit console classics than you’ll like this mashup called “I Wanna Be The Guy” which contains elements from a lot of your favorite games. Sphere: Related Content

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Space Data Corp runs an interesting business located in Chandler Arizona. Through the use of cheap disposable $50 latex balloons (very similar to weather balloons), Data Corp is able to provide Internet access to even the most rural Americans (36% of rural Americans don’t have Internet connections). Space Data’s chief executive Jerry Knoblach explains that [...]

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