5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week | 12:03:09 AM | Matt Silverman |
| Plants, presidents and cute animals turned evil await you in this week's edition of Reddit Facts. Spy any good knowledge bombs on the front page of the Internet this week? Share your favorite tidbits in the comments section.
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Anatomy of a Winning Resume | Saturday, February 16, 2013 10:45 PM | Anita Li |
| Searching for jobs is a daunting task for many, so it's imperative your resume is in tip-top shape. With 25% of human-resources managers receiving 50 resumes per job listing, competition is fierce, according to an infographic developed by NowSourcing, an Internet-marketing services firm. Called "The Anatomy of a Great Resume," it dissects the components of a first-class CV.
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X-Wing Starfighter Is King of All Lego Stars Wars Merchandise | Saturday, February 16, 2013 9:40 PM | Geekosystem |
| Lego is one of those companies that constantly and consistently produces odds and ends that are worth purchasing. They're also notorious for supporting whatever's going on in popular culture with themed sets. Case in point, the company has revealed that a new Star Wars X-wing starfighter set will be coming out in May.
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Polytron's Transparent Smartphone May Be in Your Future | Saturday, February 16, 2013 8:46 PM | Kate Sommers-Dawes |
| If Polytron Technologies has its way, you'll barely be able to see your next smartphone. The Taiwan-based manufacturer has released a futuristic-looking prototype for what it hopes will be the world's first transparent smartphone. The product, which remains in its early stages, is made from Polytron's Polyvision Privacy Glass. The glass is opaque when powered off, but it appearance transforms when electricity is applied.
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10 Craziest Craigslist Missed Connections of 2012 | Saturday, February 16, 2013 6:47 PM | Lauren Hockenson |
| Ah, February — love is in the air, and plenty of us out there are looking for soulmates. And while some of us find our true loves the old-fashioned way — through mutual friends, group gatherings or online dating — others become instantly smitten with that person in the platypus costume at the bar, but are too chicken to say so.
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5 of the Best Games to Play This Weekend | Saturday, February 16, 2013 4:47 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| Love is in the air in February, and it's the perfect time to snuggle on the couch with your sweetie — and your favorite game. You're in luck — we've found five of the best games released this week for you. While there aren't any AAA releases for the week worth noting, there were plenty of excellent games to check out. SEE ALSO: Tamagotchi Comes Back to Your Pocket — on Android Take a look at our selections above.
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6 Apps You Don't Want To Miss | Saturday, February 16, 2013 4:13 PM | Emily Price |
| It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — we take care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. This week we saw a new smart mobile calendar from the birthplace of Siri. Several popular music apps saw significant updates, and one of our favorite pieces of tech from the '90s got a new lease on life in the form of an Android app.
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Vine, Google+ Take Center Stage at London Fashion Week | Saturday, February 16, 2013 3:56 PM | Rachel Arthur |
| Twitter’s new video-sharing app, Vine, took off in a big way at New York Fashion Week. Designers and editors alike logged in to Vine to capture and share six-second scenes from the shows. London Fashion Week (LFW) attendees are poised to pick up where New York left off.
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Top 10 Tech This Week | Saturday, February 16, 2013 3:05 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| If was certainly a huge week in tech — so big we almost wished we had a Top 20 instead of a Top 10. Not only did we have our usual slew of gadgets and techno-news, we also had a big controversy around a certain electric car, a heart-warming 3D-printing story and a juicy (or not?) Apple rumor. The big controversy of the week stemmed from a New York Times review of the electric Tesla Model S which criticized the car's battery performance.
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New Animation Shows What the Russian Meteor Really Did | Saturday, February 16, 2013 2:07 PM | Kate Sommers-Dawes |
| By now, you're probably familiar with the meteor that exploded in the earth's atmosphere on Friday. About 930 miles east of Moscow, in remote Chelyabinsk, a speeding space rock hurtled through the sky, injuring over 1,000 Russians (and frightening the rest of the world, once video was uploaded by eye witnesses). And the Russian meteor wasn't even the asteroid we were expecting.
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Best Buy to Make Internet Price-Matching Policy Permanent | Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:51 PM | Geekosystem |
| If you're going to buy a thing — any kind of thing, really — Amazon tends to be the first thought if you're someone that uses the Internet. The old guard when it comes to retailers, like Best Buy or Target, are last on the list to be checked. Showrooming, however, is more popular than ever. Checking stuff out in a physical store and then buying online is all the rage.
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How to Solve the Top Pitfalls of Working From Home | Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:02 PM | Nellie Akalp |
| The number of Americans working from home has jumped 41% since 1999. And as technology continues to evolve (mobile, social, collaboration), we can expect more growth in work-at-home jobs and telecommuting.
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Russian Fireball Won't Be Last Surprise Asteroid Attack | Saturday, February 16, 2013 11:09 AM | Space.com |
| The world will have to live with surprise asteroid attacks on the scale of Friday's Russian fireball, at least for a while. The meteor that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk without warning Friday (Feb. 15), damaging hundreds of buildings and wounding more than 1,000 people, was caused by a space rock about 50 feet (15 meters) wide, researchers said.
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Maximize Your Weekend with the 35 Most Popular Restaurant Apps | Saturday, February 16, 2013 10:05 AM | Charlie White |
| Whether you're a restaurant owner or someone who likes to digitally enhance your restaurant dining experiences, this infographic is for you. It shows you the 35 most popular iOS and Android apps consumers are using for finding local restaurants and their reviews, paying the check and earning loyalty rewards.
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