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Draft Kit 2011 App Makes Fantasy Baseball Real Easy

Hard as it is to believe, spring training is already well under way. Which means that your fantasy baseball draft—if it hasn’t happened already—isn’t far behind either. And while you could rely on a dusty old spreadsheet for success, it looks as though Bloomberg’s Draft Kit 2011: Front Office Baseball might be all the prep…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 21 '11

Amazon Takes Away Kindle API for Book Sharing Site Lendle

eBook sharing site Lendle has lost access to Amazon’s eBook APIs, effectively shutting them down. Lendle took advantage of the Kindle book lending feature, connecting random users who wanted to swap books digitally. Lendle was a bit bummed out, to say the least: Amazon has revoked Lendle’s API access. This is why the site is…

Commerce Adrian Covert Mar 21 '11

Giant bunnies reigned over the Mediterranean island of Minorca 3 million years ago

If you suddenly found yourself on the Balearic island of Minorca three-to-five million years ago, you’d likely encounter Nuralagus rex, a 26-pound, short-eared rabbit that’s six times larger than today’s European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus ). The discovery of this big bunny was detailed in a recent study led by Dr. Josep Quintana of Spain’s Institut…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 21 '11

The Map That Created New York City

Today is the 200th birthday of the street map that spawned the Greatest City in the World. The NY Times has a revealing story on how the grid, which mapped 11 avenues and 155 crosstown streets, transformed New York into a city of right angles. The urban planners had a ton of foresight! Just think…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 21 '11

Uwe Boll only wishes he could make something as awful as this time-stopping movie

What would you do if you had a device that stopped time? If you’ve answered, “Cause inappropriate public nudity,” then you’ve pretty much hit on the main storyline of The Girl, The Gold Watch and Everything. Based on a thriller by John D. MacDonald, the 1980 TV movie seems like it’ll be really fun at…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 21 '11

AT&T Owes T-Mobile $3 Billion Plus Spectrum if Deal Falls Through

According to AllThingsD, if regulators were to shut down the proposed AT&T-Mobile merger, AT&T will have to pay T-Mobile $3 Billion dollars, plus give them desired spectrum frequencies and sign a roaming agreement favorable to both parties. [AT&T via AllThingsD]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 21 '11

You’ve never seen the far side of the Moon like this before

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has provided us with some absolutely incredible images of the Moon — and its crowning achievement might just be this image, which is the most complete view of the far side of the Moon ever assembled. The LRO has offered some amazing shots lately – including the Moon’s recent experiment with…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Mar 21 '11

The Six Best Unofficial Twitter Apps for iPhone

The official Twitter app for iPhone is fantastic! Or, well, was was fantastic until Twitter shoved all those promoted tweets into the top of your timeline. If you’ve been so annoyed with the dickbar that you want to ditch the official Twitter app, here are six of the best non-Twitter Twitter apps available for the…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 21 '11

Spring Cleaning for Tech Nerds

Today is the first day of Spring, which sends most into a frenzy of scrubbing and organization. But you know what needs love too? Your tech gear. Unplggd has a pretty good idea of how to go about that. [Unpluggd]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 21 '11

Get Around NYT’s 20 Article Paywall with One Click

We’ve shown you several ways to keep reading the New York Times for free, but here’s an option that’s arguably the simplest of all: NYTClean, a bookmarklet that takes down the Times’ paywall with one click. [NYTClean via Nieman Lab] https://lifehacker.com/how-to-keep-reading-the-ny-times-for-free-updated-5783043

Tech News Davey Alba Mar 21 '11

Meet General Electric’s Walking Truck, a real-life Imperial walker

In the 1960s, General Electric and Ralph Mosher built a 3000-pound, quadruped robot dubbed “the Walking Truck.” Although the Walking Truck never caught on, you can still check out fantastic footage of this four-legged supply vehicle in motion. Decades before robots like Big Dog and Quattroped were on the scene, roboticists were researching the practical…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 21 '11

We can reverse the aging process in bees’ brains. Could humans be next?

Bees can become mentally young again with just a few simple alterations to their otherwise fixed routines. Because the brains of bees are surprisingly like our own, this trick could help fight dementia and keep human minds young and flexible. Norwegian researcher Gro Amdam had groups of older bees take part in learning and memory…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Mar 21 '11

2 Attack The Block clips unleash the teens-vs.-aliens carnage

We’ve been raving about Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block since its SXSW premiere. You’ve seen the trailer and met the director. Now watch two clips of the South London teens delivering a beating on a pack of alien invaders. https://gizmodo.com/attack-the-block-the-alien-invasion-movie-youve-been-w-5782783 https://gizmodo.com/first-trailer-for-nick-frosts-uk-alien-invasion-flick-a-5775632 https://gizmodo.com/will-attack-the-blocks-british-accents-get-subtitles-in-5783414 Clips originally aired on the BBC. If you’re looking for more Attack The…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 21 '11

Apple Doesn’t Like Amazon Using the Phrase ‘Appstore,’ so They’re Suing…Naturally

On the eve of Amazon’s Android Appstore launch, Apple has filed a lawsuit against the company for trademark infringement, seeking to keep the phrase all to themselves. Will Amazon’s one word approach keep them safe? [Bloomberg via 9to5mac]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 21 '11

Experiments suggest that infections could spread more rapidly in space

In 1970, astronaut Fred Haise got very sick on the Apollo 13 mission. Now, a group of scientists at NASA teamed up with biologists at Arizona State to study what happens to bacteria in space. One of the microbes they’re studying is Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is what made Haise ill. Now, the researchers have discovered…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 21 '11

A Peek Into the Celebrity Nude Pic Hacking Ring

An enterprising hacking ring has reportedly stolen nude pics and videos from more than 50 female celebrities, including Vanessa Hudgens, Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman, and the FBI is on the case. They’ve also been targeting sports stars and politicians. (Oh, boy.) But who’s the mysterious “ringleader?” We’ve dug up some possible clues. A Peek…

Tech News Gawker.com Mar 21 '11

How Does the Military Cook up Operation Names? Gibberish.

Odyssey Dawn sure sounds neat-o, doesn’t it? You might think some thought went into crafting a name that makes you want to drop bombs on Gadaffi with such panache, but, no—it’s just a kinda-random Defense Department formula. It’s pretty simple—US Africa Command got a set of words to use for the first word in their…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 21 '11

The ugly origins of Florida’s beautiful, mysterious tree islands

Many have marveled at the strange beauty of the tiny “tree islands” of the Florida everglades. How did they get there? Why do such small piles of land manage to sustain such healthy trees? Today, McGill paleoecologist Gail Chmura answered that question. Her research suggests strongly that the trees were originally trash mounds left by…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 21 '11

Everyday for iPhone

You’ve seen the snazzy videos where people take a picture of themselves everyday for six years and then show off their hard work in a time lapse. My look at how much facial hair I’ve grown! Oh look at my new double chin! Those movies take a lot of time and effort. Everyday for iPhone…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 21 '11

Draft Kit 2011 App Makes Fantasy Baseball Real Easy

Amazon Takes Away Kindle API for Book Sharing Site Lendle

Top Stories of Today, March 21, 2011

Giant bunnies reigned over the Mediterranean island of Minorca 3 million years ago

The Map That Created New York City

Uwe Boll only wishes he could make something as awful as this time-stopping movie

AT&T Owes T-Mobile $3 Billion Plus Spectrum if Deal Falls Through

You’ve never seen the far side of the Moon like this before

The Six Best Unofficial Twitter Apps for iPhone

Spring Cleaning for Tech Nerds

Get Around NYT’s 20 Article Paywall with One Click

Meet General Electric’s Walking Truck, a real-life Imperial walker

We can reverse the aging process in bees’ brains. Could humans be next?

2 Attack The Block clips unleash the teens-vs.-aliens carnage

Apple Doesn’t Like Amazon Using the Phrase ‘Appstore,’ so They’re Suing…Naturally

Experiments suggest that infections could spread more rapidly in space

A Peek Into the Celebrity Nude Pic Hacking Ring

How Does the Military Cook up Operation Names? Gibberish.

The ugly origins of Florida’s beautiful, mysterious tree islands

Everyday for iPhone

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