Is Stanford University too close to Silicon Valley?

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/04/30/120430fa_fact_auletta?currentPage=all

/ Google /

10 startup ideas that never work

http://www.businessinsider.com/startup-ideas-2011-4?op=1

/ email car company Tesla Google local news micro payments music startup Web TV /

The cost of being an unbeatable Evil Overlord

http://www.Centives.net/S/2012/the-cost-of-being-an-unbeatable-evil-overlord-2/

/ plot doomsday device younger brother AK-47 /

Holy strategic partnerships, Batman! A brief history of Nokia’s Batman obsession

http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/01/holy-strategic-partnerships-batman-a-brief-history-of-nokias-batman-obsession/ / smart phone Microsoft Windows /

Arrest half the world — digital piracy: BSA study 2011 finds 57% of people use software they haven't paid for

http://www.bgr.com/2012/05/31/digital-piracy-bsa-study-2011/

/ Business Software Alliance BSA piracy pirate /
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3D Maps coming from Apple & Google — who will be first?

http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/01/google-3d-maps-event-june-6th/

http://www.bgr.com/2012/05/29/apple-maps-ios-6-3d-summer/

/ Maps iPhone iPad iPod Android /

Kyocera launches speakerless phone, uses vibrations to transmit sound to the ear

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9227659/Kyocera_launches_speakerless_phone_uses_vibrations_to_transmit_sound_to_the_ear

/ noisy background background noise interference /

How to handle your high-maintenance friends & family without losing your mind

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/05/how-to-handle-your-high-maintenance-friends-and-family-without-losing-your-mind/

Belkin Snap Shield Secure for the new iPad review

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/06/01/belkin-snap-shield-secure-for-the-new-ipad-review/#more-97459

/ iOS back cover smart cover /

The 8 cheapest computers in the world

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/the-8-cheapest-computers-in-the-world/

Hardware details of the next iPhone (N41AP / iPhone5,1) & more on the new Maps app

http://9to5mac.com/2012/05/31/hardware-details-of-the-next-iphone-n41ap-iphone51-and-more-on-the-new-maps-app/

/ Apple iOS 6 Google Maps processor CPU GPU RAM /

Patent wars — a new player: Apple, Samsung smartphones & tablets dissected by Technicolor

http://www.bgr.com/2012/05/31/apple-samsung-smartphones-tablets-patent-infringement-lawsuit-technicolor/

/ video audio optics patents dissect disassemble smartphone Apple iPhone iOS Android Google Android /

Facebook suffers downtime; Anonymous mocks

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9227673/Facebook_suffers_downtime_Anonymous_mocks

/ hack hacker hactivist Twitter social network media tweet /

Pinpoint how you’re annoying people & do something about it

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/06/pinpoint-how-youre-annoying-people-and-do-something-about-it/

/ friends asshole arsehole pet peeve webapp Failin.gs account Facebook Twitter profile face to face talk it out actionable critique improvements habit /

Work in the Cloud with Google Chromebox

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/06/01/work-in-the-cloud-with-google-chromebox/

/ PC computer offline Docs /

This adorable rat on a treadmill used to be paralysed

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/this-adorable-rat-on-a-treadmill-used-to-be-paralysed/

/ spinal chord injury physical therapy surgery surgical chemical growth factor rewire /

Apple iTV OS demo scheduled for WWDC

http://www.bgr.com/2012/05/30/apple-itv-os-demo-wwdc/

/ television TV operating system World Wide Developers Conference /