The Ashes

Tyrannosaurus Rex (extinct 65 million years ago) Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time, measuring up to 43.3 feet long, and 16.6 ft tall, with an estimated mass that goes up to 7 tons. Like other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, [...]

Doug Cutting, co-creator of the Hadoop technology that powers Yahoo!’s search index is leaving to join Cloudera.  Cutting will be joining Cloudera at the end of August.  Cutting is heading out shortly after Microsoft made a deal with Yahoo! to power their search engine and share in ad revenues.  However Cutting claims that his resignation [...]

Cooking aprons are generally one of the most versatile products in the industry today and they are largely seen in almost every market. It is so popular that one will even find out that a number of the advertisements on televisions and magazines will show someone wearing a cooking apron, while cooking. Obviously, cooking aprons [...]

Google has a new logo, also called Google Doodle, for Hans Christian Ørsted’s birthday. Ørsted is a known physician and scientist who became popular for his discovery that magnetic fields can be created by electric currents in 1820. He was born on August 14 1777 in Denmark and is considered one of the founders of [...]

Team Fortress has just updated the classes and here we are to let you know what you might notice new. There are tons of updates, though only a few of them are worth mentioning, like the two new maps: Sawmill and Yukon. The Sawmill is a tweaked capture the flag map, while Yukon is a capture point [...]

Bioware has just released the first screenshots of Mass Effect 2 after the ones at E3 2009 from the game’s trailer. Unfortunately, you can’t understand much from those screenshots, which are probably designed especially for publicity, being suitable for wallpapers. But check them out if you are a fan of this genre. Read More On [...]

With ever-increasing problem of space, we are forced to dwell in small apartments but that doesn’t mean we have to compromise with style. Perfect for small chic apartments the little contemporary portable kitchen island endowed with compact barbeque from Gunni is not what you say something from run of the mill. Featuring a mobile cart [...]

DecorMaison, Swedish Wallpaper Company is all set to release its new Oasis collection this fall. The innovative way of showcasing the aesthetic collection is captivating and compelling enough to be the part of you interiors. The vintage camping trailers were removed and the striking wallpapers collection was displayed. The wall covers with different themes and [...]

DriveCam is a company that improves risky drivers by setting up video event recorders on the windshield behind the rear-view mirror.  DriveCam reduces claims costs and improves the way people drive. DriveCam offers driver coaching and expert analysis.  The company has announced that they have raised $19 million Series D. The $19 million Series D [...]

The world’s record holder for deepest fish goes to the brotulid* family, about which scientists know almost nothing. These fish are benthopelagic, living at depths of 7000 meters or more. The world’s deepest fish (Abyssobrotula galatheae) was found in the Puerto Rican Trench at a depth of 8,372 meters (that’s over five miles down!). Unfortunately, [...]