Chinese government’s recent arrests of high-profile bloggers for spreading “online rumors” has been seen as an attempt to silence political whistleblowers, but its actions are comparable to that of the U.S. government’s…….

Supermarket retail giant Woolworths is the latest to be culled in Optus’ reduction in the number of resellers on its mobile network……

Linn’s iconic LP-12 turntable is celebrating its 40th anniversary; the Audiophiliac ponders the meaning of it all…….

harrymcc writes “On Saturday, I picked up a copy of a book called How To Use the Internet at a flea market. It was published in May, 1994, and is a fascinating snapshot of the state of the Net at that time — when you had to explain to people that it wasn’t a good…

Montreal artist Jon Rafman’s Nine Eyes project collects some of the craziest Google Street View images you’ve ever seen…….

At Cupertino, they appear to be dancing in the corridors, while at previous rivals, there is the rending of garments and wailing. How did this happen?……

An anonymous reader writes “SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket completed a successful first launch today, taking off from California and putting a Canadian science satellite in orbit. ‘The beefed-up Falcon 9 that blasted off on its maiden flight from Southern California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying a small Canadian government communication and research satellite, went through…

Deep rifts in the struggling handset maker’s executive ranks hobbled its ability to compete in the mobile market and led to its eventual downfall, sources tell The Globe and Mail…….

kkleiner writes “The FDA has approved a device that acts as an “artificial pancreas”, which both continuously monitors a patient’s glucose levels and injects appropriate amounts of insulin when needed. When blood-sugar levels become low, the device from Medtronics warns the wearer and will eventually shut down. The MiniMed 530G looks to offer an on-the-go…

An anonymous reader writes “A group of scientists have confirmed a link between the sonar, used by Exxon Mobil to map the ocean floor for oil, and the death of melon-headed whales. From the article: ‘A spokesman for ExxonMobil said the company disagrees with the findings. “ExxonMobil believes the panel’s finding about the multi-beam echo…