10 Deliciously Sweet Works of Candy Art

Mom always said you should never play with your food, and ration your Halloween candy so you don't get sick. Fortunately these creative-minded artists were too stubborn to listen. When you've scarfed down every KitKat in your trick-or-treat bag, and couldn't possibly manage another until next Christmas, consider turning your stash into...

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The Day 1 Million Americans Thought Aliens Invaded Earth

Doomsday arrived on Oct. 30, 1938, when poisonous black gas crept through New Jersey, ray guns shot flames across New York City and killing machines from Mars took over the nation. Or, that's what nearly 1 million radio listeners thought, at least. Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast, an episode from CBS's The Mercury Theatre on the Air and an adaptation of H.G. Wells' science...

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35 Surefire Ways to Stand Out During Your Job Search

When you’re applying for a job, you don’t just want to get noticed, you want to stand out as the best applicant the hiring committee has ever seen. You know you’re the perfect person for the job â€" and you want them to know that, too. But how, exactly, do you do that? We pulled together a roundup of our all-time best job search advice, from getting noticed before you apply to acing the interview, plus tips from our favorite...

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17 Spooky Mashups for Your Halloween Dance Party

You have your souped-up Halloween costume and festive beverages, but this Halloweekend won't be complete until you've got the bumpin' jams you're going to shake your costumed keister to on All Hallows Eve. From Kanye West to Rob Zombie, all the way back to Ray Parker, Jr., these mashups have your undead dance floor covered....

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This Guy Just Made Flip Phones Cool Again

Flip phones are making a comeback, just in time for Halloween. Hello again, Moto! Redditor NoBackstreetboys created a wildly impressively Motorola Razr costume, which might trigger flashbacks to the mid-2000s. (Sorry in advance.) The clever costume designer even shared some of the specs with curious commenters. This tech flashback...

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Top 10 Tech This Week

As the holiday season approaches, a bevy of gadgets continue to be announced in order to make it onto wish lists around the world. What are the most popular gadgets up for the gift-wrapping treatment? The answer is mobile devices â€" smartphones and tablets â€" and though there are plenty on the market already, that didn't...

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10 Things You Didn't Know About 'The Simpsons'

For over 20 years, The Simpsons have been the most famous animated family in the world. YouTube channel Alltime10s dug deep to find some facts that even super fans might be surprised to learn. You may know what "knifey-spoony" is, but did you know Homer's iconic "D'oh!" was inspired by a character from Laurel & Hardy? Check...

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Why Can't the Growing Cybersecurity Industry Recruit Recent Grads?

It's hardly a secret: Young people have been hit harder by this recession than any other age group. Companies have drastically slowed the rates at which they hire entry-level employees to cope with a shrinking economy. This has meant that the most highly educated generation in U.S. history is also taking the longest to get their careers off the ground. But paradoxically, one of the few growth sectors of the U.S. economy right...

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Inkling's E-Books Put the Consumer in Charge

The invention of the Kindle, we're still consuming flat text files on devices capable of so much more. Inkling, a digital publishing company founded by Apple alum Matt MacInnis in 2009, hopes to fulfill the early promises of e-readers by creating beautiful, interactive editions of reference titles with its software, Inkling Habitat. ...

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Can AOL Compete in Video?

When one thinks of the major players in online video, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Vimeo, perhaps even Amazon first to mind â€" not AOL. Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL (pictured, right), and Susan Lyne, the former ABC Entertainment president who was appointed CEO of AOL's Brand Group in late February (pictured, left), are out to change that â€" lured no doubt by lucrative forecasts for online video advertising. AOL is a small but...

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When Tech Giants Lobby Congress, This Is What They Ask For

NowThis News 2013-10-25 03:25:30 UTC When you think of industry giants lobbying Congress, you may envision massive oil companies. But tech giants of Silicon Valley are getting a piece of the action, too. Google, for instance, spent $3.4 million on lobbying in the last quarter alone. Facebook and Apple are also strengthening...

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