Wired: Top Stories (6 unread)
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Cellphone Makers Realize: It's the Software, Stupid
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Danny Dumas
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Cellphone makers will be touting their latest wares at this week's CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas. Topping the feature lists: Enhanced operating systems and software.
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Study Leads to Doctors' About-Face on Cholesterol Drug
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Associated Press
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Doctors are stunned by the results of a study on Vytorin that show the cholesterol drug fails to improve heart disease even though it effectively reduces three key risk factors. Leading cardiologists are urging a return to older, tried-and-true treatments for cholesterol.
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March 31, 1932: Ford's Flathead V-8 Cheap, Durable ... and Fun
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Tony Long
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The introduction of this easily mass-produced engine, like Ford's earlier Model T, transforms the automotive industry.
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New DNA Scanning Tech Enables Rapid Disease Findings
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 8:30pm EDT by Associated Press
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The completion of the human genome map five years ago set the stage for research on genetic links to disease. Now scientists are working at a rapid pace using new DNA-scanning technology to find genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases.
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Tron's Classic Light Cycle Scene 'Sweded'
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:30am EDT by Underwire
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French filmmaker Freres-Hueon creates an homage to the light cycle sequence in Tron, the '82 sci-fi cult classic that follows the adventures of a computer programmer who gets digitized by a laser.
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Cities Round the Globe Go Dark for Earth Hour
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:00am EDT by Associated Press
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People everywhere turn off the lights and use candles for at least 60 minutes starting at 8 p.m. Saturday. From the Sydney Opera House to Rome's Colosseum to the Sears Tower's famous antennas in Chicago, floodlit icons of civilization go dark for Earth Hour, a worldwide campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.