Hartes Urteil gegen saudischen Blogger Badawi bleibt bestehen

Saudi-Arabiens höchstes Gericht hat das Urteil gegen den Blogger Raif Badawi bestätigt. Er hat keine Rechtsmittel mehr gegen die Strafe von 1000 Peitschenhieben und zehn Jahren Gefängnis.

Self-healing technology one step closer after scientists produce aircraft wings which fix themselves

Even the researchers involved in the project describe it as “verging on science fiction”. A team of British scientists has produced aircraft wings that can fix themselves after being damaged, suggesting that self-healing technology will soon become commonplace.

Miss Piggy in hog heaven over feminism award

Dyson branches into lighting: company launches bright LED lamps that shine forever

Of course you know the vacuum cleaners and will have dried your hands in the Airblade. Now, Jake Dyson has introduced a range of lighting with LED bulbs which will last, it’s claimed, 37 years.

Apple untersagt Ausstrahlung der WWDC-Keynote auf AltConf

Eine parallel zur WWDC in San Francisco abgehaltene Entwicklerkonferenz darf Apples Keynote, die wieder live übertragen werden soll, nicht zeigen – Apple hat etwas dagegen und seine Anwälte losgelassen.

Touchjet Pond review: tiny projector effectively turns a wall into a touchscreen

Sometimes the TV just isn’t big enough. Or the presentation screen at an office or school isn’t versatile enough. A gadget has just gone on sale to sort both these problems. The Touchjet Pond is a palm-sized white plastic doohickey: put it next to a tripod and it looks dwarfed.

Musik-Streaming: Apple angeblich noch in Verhandlungen mit Plattenfirmen

Kurz vor der erwarteten Einführung des Streaming-Dienstes zur WWDC-Keynote laufen einem Bericht zufolge die Verhandlungen noch: Die Labels fordern offenbar einen größeren Anteil des monatlichen Abo-Preises von Apple.

Images show women joyously casting off long black veils and abayas as they flee from Isis

Women are joyously casting off the long, black abayas that they are forced to wear as they live under Isis, as they manage to make it out of the territory controlled by the extremist group.