Derek Mead
Former Digital Trends Contributor
NASA rovers carried World Trade Center aluminum to Mars
The recovered metal was re-purposed as a pair of shields on Spirit and Opportunity.
Amazon site redesign is final puzzle piece for Kindle tablet
The new device will have the perk of Amazon's shopping prowess.
Infrared cameras can be used to steal PINs from ATMs
UCSD researchers present a study showing the latest possible ATM scam.
Apple files new antenna patent for iPhones and iPads
New composite tech should allow for better reception and sleeker devices.
Newly-discovered stone tools are some of mankind’s earliest tech
The hand axes are the oldest examples ever found of their type.
Samsung Galaxy Note: Giant phone or tiny tablet?
Samsung's Galaxy Note hovers between the screen size of a phone and a tablet.
Financial Times pulls out of App Store following failed negotiations
The paper develops an in-browser mobile site instead.
China aims to eliminate ‘cancer’ in social networks
Independent news reports are often attacked as rumors in Chinese social networks.
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile invest $100 million in mobile wallet system
Soon users will be able to replace their credit cards with their smartphones.
Facebook to add photo filters, takes on Instagram
Facebook's new photo filters feature will have the same old-timey look that made Instagram so popular, plus a few new styles to set it apart.
Sony Alpha A77 says goodbye to DSLRs
The camera has a translucent mirror for fast autofocusing even while shooting video.
Astronauts capture video of Hurricane Irene from orbit
Hurricane Irene, which is on track to brush Florida this Friday, was captured by an astronaut from the International Space Station.
Geologists may have found oldest known fossils
The sulfur-loving microbes may offer insight into Martian lifeforms.
Google+ now verifying accounts of the famous
The network may roll out verification to average Joes as well.
NASA tracks space storms’ collisions with Earth (with video)
New processing techniques may help forecasters predict damaging solar events.
Astronomers find blackest planet ever, Spinal Tap rejoices
TrES-2b is the size of Jupiter and reflects nearly zero light.
Google moves to protect app devs against Lodsys
The company is asking the Patent Office to rule the patents in question invalid, but it's likely too little, too late.
HTC to buy majority stake in headphone maker Beats
The company now has exclusive access to Beats' tech for smartphones.
Mystery of orange goo gripping Alaska town has been partially solved
Scientists finally think they have an idea where the orange goo turning up in Alaskan waterways is coming from.
Vudu web streams to iPads to avoid sharing cash with Apple
The video-streaming service decided the App Store just wasn't worth it.
Newspaper behemoth Tribune Co. developing its own tablet
The company is looking to switch subscribers over to the digital realm.
IBM breaks up with the NCSA and Blue Water supercomputer project
Citing high costs and complexity, IBM dumped the NCSA's contract.
Twitter, Facebook aiding London clean-up
Social networks come to the rescue to help organize community efforts.