Just a few years ago, most of my online social activity revolved around Facebook. I was an active member of several Facebook groups, including one that helped me and others find apartments and sell used items. Another group was wonderful for organizing midnight movie screenings. And I used Facebook to stay up-to-date on the latest…
A restaurant owner in an Arab village outside of Jerusalem says he is on a mission to save culinary culture by making diners a simple offer: Turn off your cellphone and get a 50 per cent discount. Jawdat Ibrahim says smartphones have destroyed the modern dining experience. He hopes the generous discount will bring back…
AMAZING and UNKNOWN FACTS Ants never sleep ! When the moon is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never called his wife or mother; because they were both deaf. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. ‘I Am’ is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. Babies are born without…
The line of clothing, which ranges from workout shorts to underwear, has indestructible material around the thighs, waist, and crotch. It is, in essence, a modern day chastity belt. But only the woman wearing it has the key. She can lock and unlock it by positioning the hands of a tiny clock on the front…
Rise and shine! Morning time just became your new best friend. Love it or hate it, utilizing the morning hours before work may be the key to a successful and healthy lifestyle. That’s right, early rising is a common trait found in many CEOs, government officials, and other influential people. Margaret Thatcher was up every…
Gogo is a company that provides in-flight Wi-Fi services on domestic flights in the U.S. on select airlines. Today, it announced its first ever international expansion to Japan. The company has partnered up with Japan Airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi service on the airline’s 77 domestic aircraft, full roll out of the service…
The National Security Agency’s website went down on Friday and the US spy service known for hacking into computer networks said it was investigating the outage, a spokesperson said. “We are looking into this,” said Vanee Vines of the NSA, without offering any details about what had caused the site to go dark. The website,…
Whisperings of slumping Samsung Galaxy S4 sales have been making their way around the net for quite awhile now. This actually lead to recent rumors suggesting that Samsung could be planning to push the release date of the Samsung Galaxy S5 forward a few months, to keep the cash flow rolling in. Back in June, lower than…
Microsoft is reportedly working with manufacturing partners to create “web-connected eyewear” that would serve as a Google Glass competitor. According to The Wall Street Journal, anonymous sources report that Microsoft is testing prototypes and “has asked several component makers in Asia to supply cameras and other key components for eyewear prototypes.” A source “familiar with…
Lasers are indisputably awesome, and NASA just made them a little more so by zapping a record-breaking 622 Mb of data per second between the moon and earth as a part of its Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD). Pulsed laser beams were shot from ground control at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico to the…