To get more out of your computing, you don’t really need newer equipment or fancier software packages. To do your computer work faster, there’s not always a lot of sense in going out and buying more RAM or a new CPU. All you have to do is become a better user. After all, a good plumber doesn’t...

Augmented reality is a technology futurists and scifi authors like Vernor Vinge have been talking about for decades. Now the tech has matured and is entering the market. Two videos of new products show you the near future. In a nutshell, what augmented reality does is provide you with an information...

The Dermatologist Take an anti-inflammatory in the first 12 hours to reduce the ultimate damage and ease pain. See a doctor if you’ve got swelling or blisters, or if you feel sick. He may give you antibiotics to ward off infection. If not, stick to the pain pills, moisturize your skin and try soothing...

New Haven, Conn.—A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer. They also used the two-qubit superconducting chip to successfully run elementary algorithms, such...

Dumisani Rebombo and his friend r***d a young girl in their village in South Africa when they were teenagers. Years later, he returned to the same village to find the woman he attacked and begged for her forgiveness. Mr Rebombo, 49, is one of thousands of men in South Africa who admit to having carried...

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said the UK is Europe’s largest cocaine market – with more than one million regular users. But its report revealed the quality of the Class A drug has declined dramatically in recent years. A crackdown on traffickers has pushed prices up and led...

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  —  A sleepwalking episode led to a stabbing. The Kansas City Star reported on its Web site Wednesday that the 24-year-old victim suffered a stab wound to his face and shoulder. Police said the victim’s girlfriend awoke around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to find her boyfriend urinating...

Researchers discovered women feel most confident and happy with their love life and body shape shortly before they reach 30. It is also the period in their life when they enjoy the best sex – but the happiness is relatively shortlived. Because by the time they have turned 30 they start worrying about...

THURSDAY, June 25, 2009 (Health.com) — Iconic pop star Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Thursday at the age of 50. Details of his death are still emerging, but friends and relatives say they have been concerned about Jackson’s use of prescription painkillers. Brian Oxman, the...

Cockroaches The thing about cockroaches isn’t just that they’re incredibly gross and/or disease-ridden, but that they insist on living right in our kitchen. Most people would rather see a freaking ticking time bomb in their cabinet than a nest of these bastards. But the reason why roaches...