Yes, folks, it appears that all the elements of a Steve Jobs religion are manifesting themselves.
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At One Washington Theater, Texting and Tweeting Are Welcome
Fire up your phone, the curtain’s going up.
The Newest Video-Game Platform: Your Local Men’s Room
Presumably acting on the notion that men have the attention spans of children, a bar in the U.K. has given guys something to do while using the restroom. The Exhibit Bar in Balham, South London is now the proud owner of …
South Korea Rolls Out Robotic Prison Guards
In prisons of the future, watchtowers and barbed wire may be just a formality. South Korea is debuting robot wardens with the power to stop jailbreaks. If all goes according to plan, these hulking bots will soon roam South Korean …
Through the Looking Glass: A Tour of the Mirror That’s One of TIME’s Favorite Inventions
We all have an intimate relationship with our bathroom mirrors. No other fixture in our house stares back at us first thing in the morning, when we’re certainly not looking our best. But what if the bathroom mirror could talk …
Are You Being Spied On While You Shop?
Don’t look behind you, though; a signal emitted by your cell phone could be sending information to receivers that log your path from store to store.
No Light Work: Researchers Claim to Have Created World’s Lightest Solid
Scientists are breaking new ground in the eternal quest to create ever lighter materials – this time forging a metal so weightless it can sit atop a dandelion.
Yahoo News reports that the team of U.S. researchers from …
Canadian Trades Twitter Username for Free Trip to Buffalo Bills Game
A 20 year-old Canadian business student owes his parents big time. Thanks to his name, Kirk Morrison just had one heck of a weekend.
It turns out that Buffalo Bills player Kirk Morrison was keen to switch his Twitter handle …
Soccer Player, Inspired by Twitter, Names Son ‘Trendy’
Twitter isn’t just revolutionizing the way we connect with one another. It’s now influencing the way we name our children⎯and stirring up popular protests of a different kind.
The latest addition to the growing list of …
Maine Man’s Car Logs One Million Miles, Equivalent to Driving Around Earth 40 Times
Talk about going the distance.
Is This the End of WikiLeaks? Facing Money Woes, Site to Stop Publishing
This time last year, Julian Assange was in the running for TIME’s Person of the Year. Now, WikiLeaks is going silent.
How Steve Jobs Accidentally Met His Biological Dad
The late Apple CEO, who was adopted at an early age, once met his biological dad at a California restaurant—by sheer chance.