Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley.But Goecker isn't in California. He's more than 2,300 miles away, working at home in Seymour, Indiana.It's all made possible by the Beam — a mobile video-conferencing machine that he can drive around the Palo Alto offices and workshops of Suitable...
The Parenting App You'll Never Download
Labels: TechWhen the evening news anchor said "Big Brother is watching," little Jake thought that meant something totally different.[More from Mashable: Life-Size Lobster iPhone Case Helps You Stand Out From the Crowd]SEE ALSO: Parenting Hasn't Changed in 5,000 YearsComic written by Larry Lambert, illustrated by Jerry King[More from Mashable: What Facebook’s $1 Messages Mean for Journalists]Parenting Hasn't Changed...
Tablet as teacher: Poor Ethiopian kids learn ABCs
Labels: TechThe kids in this volcano-rim village wear filthy, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They don't go to school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can spell words.The key to their success: 20 tablet computers dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a group called One Laptop Per Child.The goal is to find out whether children...
How Ex-RIM Employees Are Fueling Ontario's Startup Scene
Labels: TechMashable's Anita Li contributed to this report from Toronto.Research in Motion, maker of the once-treasured but now beleaguered BlackBerry, is in trouble. RIM cut 5,000 jobs -- 30% of its workforce -- this past summer. Its most recent earnings report beat expectations but still isn't much to celebrate, as subscriber numbers are down and the report shows nearly a 50% drop off in sales since the same...
The Most Popular Scientific American Stories of 2012
Labels: TechThe top 10 most popular stories published in 2012:1. Men and Women Can't Be "Just Friends"2. The World’s Last Worm: A Dreaded Disease Nears Eradication3. NASA Crushes 2012 Mayan Apocalypse Claims 4. How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy5. Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Livingin Mothers’ Brains6. Psychiatry's "Bible" Gets an Overhaul7. “Once in a Civilization” Comet to Zip Past Earth Next...
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Adele's "21" is top-selling U.S. iTunes album of 2012
Labels: Entertainment British singer Adele notched another accolade on Thursday as iTunes announced that her Grammy-winning album "21" was the top-selling record of 2012 in its U.S. store, extending the disc's successful run almost two years after it was released.Adele, 24, who last year became the first artist to secure three iTunes milestones with top-selling album, single and artist of the year, came in ahead...
One Direction, Rihanna, Adele lead Billboard 2012 charts
Labels: EntertainmentNewcomer British boy band One Direction joined R&B diva Rihanna and British singer Adele to top Billboard's year-end music charts, released on Friday.One Direction, who topped the Billboard 200 album chart twice this year with their debut, "Up All Night" in March and their sophomore album "Take Me Home" in November, were named Billboard's top new artist/group, rounding off a stellar year of U.S....
Pop star Kelly Clarkson announces engagement
Labels: EntertainmentKelly Clarkson, who became the first contestant to win "American Idol" a decade ago and went on to several chart-topping successes, has gotten engaged to her boyfriend, the singer said in a Twitter message on Saturday.Clarkson, 30, previously revealed she had been dating talent manager Brandon Blackstock since early this year. Blackstock is the stepson of country singer Reba McEntire."I'M ENGAGED!"...
Sirius XM to pay higher music royalty fees
Labels: EntertainmentSirius XM Radio Inc will pay a bigger percentage of revenue toward music royalties for sound recordings, following a decision made by the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board, the satellite radio provider said on Monday.Judges at the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board determined last Friday that Sirius should pay higher royalty rates over the next five years to SoundExchange, the non-profit group that collects...
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
Labels: EntertainmentiTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Dec. 17, 2012Top Songs:1. "Locked Out of Heaven," Bruno Mars2. "I Knew You Were Trouble," Taylor Swift3. "Ho Hey," The Lumineers4. "Stupid Boy," Cassadee Pope5. "Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears)," will.i.am6. "Diamonds," Rihanna7. "Beauty and a Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj)," Justin Bieber8. "Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)," Ryan Lewis,Macklemore9. "Gangnam...
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