| Tiny 'Space Suit' Protects Bugs From Vacuum | | Those cool pictures from electron microscopes of fleas, bedbugs and other tiny creatures have one drawback: The animals die during the process, which means scientists miss out on imaging the bugs while they’re alive — and miss out on filming important biological functions. Tiny “space suits” might be the answer. Electron microscopes make images by beaming electrons at the subject matter.
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| Facebook Hires Fired Apple Maps Executive | | Facebook has hired the manager who led the development of Apple's widely criticized Maps app. Richard Williamson joined the social network as its director of engineering this month, according to his LinkedIn profile. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that he has been at Facebook for the past few weeks.
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| Funny or Die's Steve Jobs Biopic 'iSteve' Debuts Online | | iSteve, Funny or Die's biopic of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, premiered Wednesday, after the humor site delayed its release out of respect for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. Originally scheduled for April 15, the film's release date was pushed to April 17. As Funny or Die's longest project to date, the nearly 80-minute comedy is a parody of the biopic film genre.
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| CRAPCHA Pranks You With Hopeless CAPTCHA Tests | | We've all run into them while trawling the interwebz. Designed to deter spambots, CAPTCHAs are kinds of online tests that involve a visual-perception task such as identifying distorted text. The aim, of course, is to confound computers, while remaining easy enough for humans to solve. In practice, however, many people find themselves scratching their heads over confusing CAPTCHAs.
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| Baldur's Gate: How Two Guys Brought a Classic Back From the Dead | | Baldur's Gate was a breakout hit in the late '90s. It was one of the most immersive PC role-playing games of its time, with an engrossing story and thousands of lines of dialogue. It also put BioWare — a studio founded by two medical doctors and powered by more than a 70 untested devs — on the map.
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| Wanderu Makes It Much Easier to Book Bus Trips | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:59 PM | Dani Fankhauser |
| The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Wanderu One-Liner Pitch: Wanderu makes it easy to book travel via buses and trains. Why It's Taking Off: It's the first time consumers are able to route and book a trip that spans multiple bus carriers in one place.
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| Syrian Pro-Government Hackers Strike NPR Website | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:01 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| You can't employ good journalists without making a few enemies along the way, as National Public Radio recently learned the hard way. After putting the violent situation in Syria under the microscope, NPR found its site on the receiving end of vandalism, courtesy of the Syrian Electronic Army. The SEA is a group of Middle Eastern hackers that acts as an attack dog for the current regime under President Bashar al-Assad.
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| Twitter Donates Promoted Trend to 'One Boston' | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 6:56 PM | Sam Laird |
| Entertainers, athletes and ordinary citizens aren't the only ones aiding Boston residents after Monday afternoon's deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon. Twitter lent a helping hand of its own on Tuesday in the form of a donated promoted trend on the microblogging network. That's the #OneBoston hashtag you can see at the top of Twitter's list of worldwide trends.
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| 10 Powerful Images of NYC Showing Its Love for Boston | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 6:11 PM | Annie Colbert |
| The rivalry between New York City and Boston took a timeout Tuesday. Following Monday's bombings at the Boston marathon, the Big Apple put aside its typical Beantown smack talk to show solidarity with its neighbor to the north. The New York Yankees, Mayor Bloomberg's office and the New York Stock Exchange all showed their support in touching ways. SEE ALSO: 10 Touching Acts of Kindness at Boston Marathon 1.
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| DoSomething.Org Has 1 Million Texting Teens | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 5:56 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| DoSomething.org, the service that uses SMS messaging to connect teens with volunteer opportunities that don’t require money, a parent or a car, is now texting with more than 1 million teens. The not-for-profit organization made the announcement Tuesday at AllThingsD's Dive into Mobile Conference in New York City.
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| Here's What the Big Bang Sounded Like | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 5:43 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| In the beginning, there was a righteous bass. So says physicist John Cramer, who has not only found evidence of the sound created during the Big Bang, but has also created a simulation of the low, deep noise emitted as the universe came into being. After the Big Bang, the universe expanded so rapidly that matter itself resonated to create a deep bass noise, and sound waves themselves became stretched and warped.
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| Twitter Mentions of 'Boston' Increased 20,000% | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 5:26 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| Monday's horrific bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon were covered in real-time on Twitter. It was where many people got real information as the events unfolded, along with a dose of misinformation. If you thought your Twitter feed was filled with information about the Boston attack, you weren't wrong.
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| Rand McNally Brings Its Classic Road Atlas to iPad | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:56 PM | Emily Price |
| Before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket, a good road atlas was found in every car’s glove box, with many of those created by Rand McNally. A staple in the space for the past 90 years, the Atlas creator celebrated its 90th birthday this week with the release of an ebook version of its 2014 Road Atlas as well as an interactive iPad app.
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| 7 iPhone Concepts That'll Make You Salivate | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:39 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Are you excited about the next-generation Apple iPhone? Do you wonder what kind of improvements iOS 7 might bring? We have taken a look at some cool concept designs from Apple fans, who have imagined their visions of future iPhones, both in terms of hardware and software. SEE ALSO: 5 Futuristic Concept Phone Designs Take a look through our selection of stunning concept videos in the gallery above.
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| Why Brands Should Be Human on Social Media | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:31 PM | ClickZ |
| The success of any social program is ultimately determined by its ability to connect on a one-to-one, human level. But how can your brand be more human?
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| 57% of Showroomers Test Products, Then Head to Amazon | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 2:20 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| We've all felt that twinge of uncertainty when making a purchase online. It's cheaper, but we worry that by buying sight unseen, we won't receive exactly what we anticipated. That's why more shoppers, especially during the holiday season, are "showrooming." Showroomers experiment with products in-store then buy them online later for less money.
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