Computers and Peripherals

Google Apps admins get more control over Hangouts

However, the unified communications tool isn't yet an official component of the suite

3D printing community rallies to create $5 hand for kid

Young Leon McCarthy showed off his latest prosthetic hand at the opening of MakerBot's second 3D printer retail store

Raspberry Pi is running a bar in England

A PhD student at Oxford didn't like how the campus pub was being run, so he hacked a Raspberry Pi to make it better.

The Care and Feeding of Data Scientists

NASA’s lunar probe gets to work studying moon’s atmosphere

Scientists hope to use data to learn more about other moons, asteroids and Mercury

SC13: Elevation plays a role in memory error rates

A study by AMD and the Department of Energy showed a higher supercomputer had more memory problems

Only half of large companies have strong mobile strategies

IBM survey of 600 companies in 29 countries found just a handful with effective mobile commerce, worker efficiency strategies

FCC proposes allowing in-flight cellular use on airplanes

The plan would let users connect via mobile networks, but airlines could still ban voice calls

Hammerhead, a better way to navigate while cycling

Intuitive, elegant, and it doesn't distract you, the Hammerhead provides outstanding navigation

Microsoft preps mobile app for Office 365 admins

The company also extended the document-sharing options in the suite's SharePoint Online component