Wired: Top Stories (21 unread)
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How To: Make Your Own Flavored Vodka
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by How-To Wiki
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Add flavor to your favorite firewater using a process called infusion. Well, technically, it's called maceration, but the effect is the same -- tasty flavored cocktails of your own design.
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First Look: New Dungeons & Dragons Stats Leak to Web
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 7:30pm EST by Underwire
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The Dungeons & Dragons Experience turns out to be a rich source of information about the upcoming fourth edition of the classic game.
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Giugiaro Build's the World's Ugliest Prius, But Boy Is It Quick
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 6:45pm EST by Autopia
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One of Italy's most famed designers unveils the Quaranta concept, a solar-assisted hybrid supercar that's as quick as it is ugly.
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Leap Year Code Glitch Shutters South Carolina DMV
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 6:30pm EST by Threat Level
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Feb. 29, 2008, a leap year day, caused South Carolina's DMV to shut down for half a day due to software glitches, and one other government site -- a volcano webcam -- could be affected for months to come.
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Prolific Spammer's Conviction Upheld in Virginia
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 5:45pm EST by Associated Press
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The state Supreme Court affirms the nation's first felony conviction for spamming, ruling that Jeremy Jaynes is not protected by the free-speech provisions of the First Amendment.
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Prolific Spammer's Conviction Upheld in Virginia
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 5:45pm EST by Associated Press
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The state Supreme Court affirms the nation's first felony conviction for spamming, ruling that Jeremy Jaynes is not protected by the free-speech provisions of the First Amendment.
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Airborne Bacteria Make It Rain, Researchers Find
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 4:45pm EST by Brandon Keim
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Next time it rains, blame bacteria. According to a study published this week, airborne bacteria are the most common particles that let ice crystals -- the precursors of raindrops -- form in clouds.
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Judge Allows WikiLeaks to Resume U.S. Operations
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 4:30pm EST by Threat Level
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The anonymous whistle-blower site WikiLeaks is allowed back online in the United States as a federal judge rescinds his earlier order shuttering the site for publishing leaked Swiss banking records that hinted at money laundering.
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California Snags Another Half Billion for Stem Cell Labs
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 3:50pm EST by David Jensen
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California's stem cell agency has announced that grant applicants have raised nearly $500 million in matching funds, qualifying for another $262 million in state money for the construction of stem cell research laboratories.
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Want to Win Google's Love? Pony Up the Cash
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 3:15pm EST by Epicenter
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The only way Ed Reese has been able to get Google to acknowledge his business is by paying monthly fees to local listing networks such as Superpages.com and Yellowbook.com. His experience begs the question: Does local search work, or do you need to pay to play?
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TED 2008: Scientist Gives Riveting Account of Her Own Stroke
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 2:15pm EST by Epicenter
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When neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor experienced a stroke in 1996, the first thing to go was her sense of being separate from the objects around her. Taylor gave a first-person account of her experience at the TED conference in Monterey this week.
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Worth the Wait: Chumby Lands at a Desk Near You
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 1:30pm EST by Gadget Lab
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The wireless internet widget device Chumby touches down after years in development hell and it's totally worth the wait.
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Worth the Wait: Chumby Lands at a Desk Near You
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 1:30pm EST by Gadget Lab
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The wireless internet widget device Chumby touches down after years in development hell and it's totally worth the wait.
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Baidu.com Sued Again, This Time by One of Its Own
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 11:15am EST by Associated Press
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The Chinese downloading service is targeted by a local music industry group, which accuses it of "unfettered piracy."
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Baidu.com Sued Again, This Time by One of Its Own
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 11:15am EST by Associated Press
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The Chinese downloading service is targeted by a local music industry group, which accuses it of "unfettered piracy."
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Microsoft, After Some Wrangling, Cuts Price of Vista
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 10:50am EST by Associated Press
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The software maker will cut between 20 and 48 percent off the price of some versions of its operating system, but not without some internal turmoil.
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Microsoft, After Some Wrangling, Cuts Price of Vista
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 10:50am EST by Associated Press
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The software maker will cut between 20 and 48 percent off the price of some versions of its operating system, but not without some internal turmoil.
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Technical Problems, Cost Overruns Plague Mars Project
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 10:30am EST by Associated Press
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Engineers must redesign the heat shield for the Mars Science Laboratory, adding another $20 million to $30 million to NASA's ambitious project that is already $165 million over budget.
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Microsoft Wants Sync to Control More Than Gadgets
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 12:45am EST by Autopia
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Microsoft wants to bring the internet to our cars -- oh, and advertising, too.
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Facebook Launches Band Pages
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 12:15am EST by Listening Post
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Look out, MySpace -- Facebook Music adds cool ways for bands to promote themselves on the popular social networking site.
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Rock Star-Turned-Physicist Trades Keyboard for Atom Smasher
Posted: February 29th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Kim Zetter
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Physicist Brian Cox played in a band that recorded what became the anthem of Britain's Labour Party. Now he's about to simulate the big bang at CERN's super collider. A Wired.com Q&A from the TED conference in Monterey, California.