http://www.news8000.com/-/262/80198/-/nvgd06z/-/index.html WKBT recent articles. en-US © 2011 WKBT Home Home en-US © 2011 WKBT http://www.news8000.com/money/yahoo-buys-tumblr-promises-to-not-screw-it-up/-/336/20216770/-/owi6niz/-/index.html Yahoo announced a $1.1 billion deal for blogging site Tumblr early Monday, and said it "promises not to screw it up." Tue, 21 May 2013 07:35:50 GMT 20216770 2013-05-21T07:35:50Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/technology/18yearold-speeds-up-cellphone-recharging/-/470/20218538/-/a171/-/index.html A tiny device that can recharge cell phone batteries in as little as 30 seconds won 18-year-old Eesha Khare a major science award that will help fund her college education at Harvard University. Khare traveled from her California home to Phoenix last ... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:36 GMT 20218538 2013-05-20T14:41:36Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/technology/Real-world-etiquette-for-Google-Glass/-/470/20218082/-/qqs1pez/-/index.html In recent weeks, Google Glass has been distributed to its first group of beta testers outside Google and in the real world. As the pool of new smart-glass wearers grows, they are feeling out the etiquette of using the new technology. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:12:09 GMT 20218082 2013-05-20T14:12:09Z http://www.news8000.com/money/google-youll-know-when-glass-is-sketchy/-/336/20191562/-/5mbqo5/-/index.html Privacy concerns surrounding Google Glass are growing rampant. Sun, 19 May 2013 19:06:05 GMT 20191562 2013-05-19T19:06:05Z http://www.news8000.com/money/winklevoss-twins-are-bitcoin-bulls/-/336/20204842/-/5hdviv/-/index.html The Winklevoss brothers' legal battle with Facebook over the social network's messy creation made them rich. They eventually walked away with stock worth around $150 million at today's share price. (They haven't disclosed how much of the stock they'r... Sun, 19 May 2013 16:59:51 GMT 20204842 2013-05-19T16:59:51Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/technology/Smell-O-Vision-for-your-phone/-/470/20194394/-/13adbtgz/-/index.html We just can't leave well-enough alone. In 1960, the movie "Scent of Mystery" opened in theaters, marking the first and only official attempt at Smell-O-Vision, in which strategic odors were emitted during the film from little pipes near the seats. Fri, 17 May 2013 19:43:52 GMT 20194394 2013-05-17T19:43:52Z http://www.news8000.com/news/google-maps-leads-kidnapped-boy-home/-/326/20189560/-/14b5tbkz/-/index.html A Chinese man abducted at age 5 is reunited with his family 23 years later after using Google Maps to find his way home. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:41 GMT 20189560 2013-05-17T14:01:41Z http://www.news8000.com/money/Google-CEO-Larry-Page-wants-less-tech-squabbling/-/336/20178094/-/m6dya9z/-/index.html Google CEO Larry Page delivered a simple message to a crowd of developers Wednesday: we need to stop fighting over little things and work together. Fri, 17 May 2013 08:23:24 GMT 20178094 2013-05-17T08:23:24Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/technology/Tools-that-tell-you-if-you-re-legally-drunk/-/470/20180392/-/129a10v/-/index.html Even if they don't admit it, most people know when they're hammered. Fri, 17 May 2013 08:02:36 GMT 20180392 2013-05-17T08:02:36Z http://www.news8000.com/money/chrome-racer-googles-coolest-demo-is-also-its-least-important/-/336/20165966/-/11u9m9cz/-/index.html Of all the updates to apps and services that Google unveiled today at its I/O conference, its Chrome Racer demo wasn't the most complex, or grandiose or important thing on display. But it was definitely my favorite. Fri, 17 May 2013 02:25:31 GMT 20165966 2013-05-17T02:25:31Z http://www.news8000.com/health/High-tech-tools-for-STDs/-/338/20143820/-/783viw/-/index.html Ramin Bastani believed he was about to get lucky. A woman he'd met earlier that night was making her way toward his bedroom. Suddenly, he hesitated. It didn't go unnoticed. "What's your deal? Are you gay?" the woman asked. No. He wasn't gay. "What is it?... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:57:32 GMT 20143820 2013-05-16T15:57:32Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/technology/Google-Maps-to-get-big-personal-redesign/-/470/20167170/-/149cuvpz/-/index.html Google Maps are getting personal. The next version of the widely used maps tool, previewed on Wednesday at the Google i/o conference in San Francisco, will soon have a different look and some splashy new features. Thu, 16 May 2013 08:08:21 GMT 20167170 2013-05-16T08:08:21Z