- 'Linsanity' already hitting e-bookstores near you
The NBA's latest star has been in the public eye for just days, and already there are seven books about him. It just goes to show what's possible in the new world of book publishing. [Read more] - Gates Foundation toilet contest seeks 'iPad of sanitation'
This summer, the Gates Foundation will present hygienic innovations developed through its Reinventing the Toilet Challenge. [Read more] - Watchdog group says Foxconn hid underage workers ahead of inspection
One of the organization's employees says Foxconn also banned 16- and 17-year-old workers from overtime while inspections are ongoing. [Read more] - Smart lights save energy without changing bulbs
Startup Enlighted says its distributed sensor-based lighting controls cut energy from lighting by about 60 percent. [Read more] - Startup Secret 37: To fail is to succeed
Don't trust success. Statistically, it's a way station on the road to failure. Study the road instead. [Read more] - Microsoft Office for the iPad: To be or not to be
The Daily stands by its report that Microsoft has created an iPad version of Office, though the folks in Redmond label the story inaccurate. [Read more] - Firefox's Jetpack extensions reach mobile browsing
Mozilla has begun adding mobile device support to its newer extensions framework--but it's also changed Jetpack's direction and breaking earlier extensions' compatibility. [Read more] - Synology DS1812+ NAS server: More TBs than you can count with your digits
Synology announces the availability of its sub-$1000 DS1812+ NAS server that's capable of offering up to 32TB of storage space. [Read more] - Social messaging cost carriers $14B in SMS revenue, says firm
Cell phone owners are turning to other services to chat with friends, according to Ovum. It also says carriers lost $8.7 billion in SMS revenue in 2010 because of social messaging. [Read more] - Verizon customers hit by another 4G LTE outage
Verizon users across various states are reporting another outage of 4G LTE services, though 3G users may also be affected. [Read more]