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NASA and Houston-based company GRoK Technologies will work on the development of new “breakthrough products,” noninvasive medical technologies designed to “regenerate bone and muscle tissues.” It really sounds like something out of Star Trek, but “it’s not just sci-fi anymore.” That’s exactly what GRoK’s founder and CEO Moshe Kushman says: “It’s not just science fiction Continue Reading →

Microsoft has already built Xbox Music and Xbox Video apps for Windows 8, but the next target is books. A recent Microsoft job listing, discovered by Chinese Microsoft blog LiveSino, notes that the software giant is looking to hire a software design engineer to build “a groundbreaking interactive reading app on Windows, which incorporates books, Continue Reading →

Sprint may be second-guessing its push to acquire T-Mobile after encountering stiff resistance from regulators. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which reported that Sprint officials were regrouping after recently meeting with the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC. Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son and CEO Dan Hesse had hoped to win Continue Reading →

Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of a seminal moment in television and music history. On February 9th, 1964, The Beatles appeared on CBS’ Ed Sullivan Show. They kicked off the program with “All My Loving” and by the time they closed with “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” Beatlemania had officially arrived in the United Continue Reading →

In case you missed it, on Sunday we exclusively reported that OneDrive is getting a new “co-owned folders” feature. But the good news doesn’t stop here, as we have received more exclusive information regarding what’s to come with OneDrive. LiveSide has learned that OneDrive will offer up to an extra 8 GB of storage for Continue Reading →

Did you miss your chance to download the inexplicably popular Flappy Bird before its creator unceremoniously removed it from app stores? No need to threaten to murder him — there is at least one way to get your small-birds-avoiding-pipes fix without spending $90,000 on an iPhone with the game preinstalled. Software developer Ural Özden has Continue Reading →

Ian Rappaport had no clue how his night would turn out. All he knew: just say “Yes.” Once Ian agreed to accept a bottle of Bud Light and walk out of the bar, his evening life changed forever. That’s the set-up to what many consider the greatest Super Bowl ad of the year. If you have not seen Continue Reading →

The creator of Flappy Bird has removed the popular game from both the Apple App Store and Google Play. Users who have already installed the game will be able to keep playing it, but it is not possible for new users to download the game, which was at the top of the free-apps chart for both Continue Reading →

Yahoo plans to tap listings and reviews from Yelp as part of an effort to improve local search results. According to numerous sources inside the company, CEO Marissa Mayer confirmed the deal to employees at its weekly all-hands meeting on Friday. She told the group that Yahoo had closed a deep content licensing deal with Continue Reading →

LinkedIn has made its biggest acquisition deal to date on Thursday. The professional social network has purchased the job matching service Bright for $120 million, made up of 73 percent stock and 27 percent cash. After the deal closes in the first quarter of 2014, several members of Bright’s team will join LinkedIn, including its Continue Reading →