Mashable: Volvo Tests Electric Road That Charges Cars

Mashable: Volvo Tests Electric Road That Charges Cars

Recent innovations in wireless charging for electric vehicles could mean losing the need for batteries altogether.

An electrified road system like this would mean that vehicles could keep going without requiring any batteries on board. 

The New Flickr, What it means for Pro Users

The New Flickr, What it means for Pro Users

Yahoo unveiled a brand new Flickr experience for its desktop and Android users on Monday. The new design is unrecognizable from the old one. It’s a mixture between Facebook and Google+ to say the least.

It sure is pretty, with lots of high-resolution, rectangular photos and a clean, grid design. The company is also offering everyone on the site a free terabyte of space to store their photos. That’s potentially enough to stores hundreds of thousands of photos.

First, for people browsing a social Web site like Flickr, a follower count can be a quick signal to help someone understand if a person is worth following. It’s almost a quantified look at the so-called wisdom of crowds.

 

Microsoft Everywhere In Your Living Room

Microsoft Everywhere In Your Living Room

As all eyes look toward Microsoft’s announcement of the next generation Xbox and its bid to take on the PlayStation 4 in the gaming space, the company also has an opportunity to broadly take over the burgeoning connected device space. How? By continuing to sell the Xbox 360 — but for a flat $99.99.

Yes, Microsoft has toyed with $99.99 Xbox 360 bundles in the past — but those bundles include a monthly Xbox Live Gold subscription that adds another $120 to the purchase. Instead, Microsoft should lower the price of its Xbox 360 starter pack to $99.99.

Today, Microsoft has launched its new Xbox console, the Xbox One, simultaneously in Seattle and London.