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Entries for August, 2011

‘Minecraft’ creator discusses why he’s opposed to Steam

One of the most popular independent games of all time is not available on Steam, the digital distribution platform that has come to be the standard for PC games. read more Original post by Raven Lovecraft

Barnes & Noble sees strong Nook growth

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Barnes & Noble Inc forecast sales of its Nook e-reader and e-books would more than double this fiscal year to $1.8 billion and said book sales would get a lift from the demise of rival Borders, sending its shares up 8 percent Original post by timothy

We’re hiring

BGR has always been a site focused on delivering the biggest and best stories in the tech sector, and we’ve always done that with a pretty lean and mean team. However, as we concentrate on expanding and reaching millions more people, our team needs to grow. We’re currently looking for talented individuals to join us [...]

Parrot Asteroid – Apps, Web, Phone, and Music in Your Car

Install the Parrot Asteroid receiver in your car, and you’ll be connected to the internet, GPS, telephone, radio, and your mobile device.   Main functions are accessible using the jog wheel, but you can also control the unit with voice commands.  The Asteroid comes with a GPS dongle, so you can navigate without requiring a [...]

Graphene finding could lead to super-fast Internet

LONDON (Reuters) – British scientists have devised a way of using graphene, the thinnest material in the world, to capture and convert more light than previously, paving the way for advances in high-speed Internet and other optical communications. Original post by timothy

How to transform seaweed into biofuel

Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a variety of yeast that significantly accelerates the transformation of seaweed into biofuel. It’s a welcome development in an industry that wasn’t seeing much progress. read more Original post by Chris Nova

AT&T’s 4G LTE network alive and kicking in Atlanta; images show 25Mbps speeds

Following BGR’s exclusive report on Monday revealing that AT&T’s 4G LTE network has gone live in Chicago, we have received new images confirming that the network is alive and kicking in Atlanta as well. A source has provided BGR with multiple images of AT&T’s 4G LTE service in action, and we have verified that the [...]

Wacom Inkling pen captures your hand-drawn masterpieces

Thanks to this new gadget, artists no longer have to choose between creating sketches on paper or creating them digitally. read more Original post by Mark Raby

HP may resurrect TouchPad, head of PC business says

On August 18th, HP announced that it was killing off its webOS devices business and considering a possible spin-off of its personal systems group (PSG). The head of HP’s PC business, executive vice president Todd Bradley, discussed the TouchPad and his company’s PC business with Reuters, explaining that a spin-off could be the “best value” [...]

10 Food-based Traditions from the American South

Culinary gems like boiled peanuts, cheese grits and sweet tea rose out of the American South. What other greats can the South claim? Original post by Soulskill