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Android Is Having A Cinderella Moment
For years, the Android smartphone operating system stood as Google's neglected stepsister aside Apple's radiant iPhones and beloved iOS. That's all changing now. For years, the Android smartphone...
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Catchafire: The eHarmony Of Volunteering For Busy Professionals
If you're not volunteering because you want to really make an impact, this new matching site--now expanding out of New York--can link you to an organization that needs your exact talents.Most busy...
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Why Deals Aren’t Dead--And Why Facebook Will Be Back
When Facebook pulled out of the deals space, some people started predicting the end of the industry as a whole. But the main lesson is simple: The deals business is harder than it looks. And that’s...
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The 10 Best Amazon Reviews. Ever.
Web reviews from online everymen are either low-hanging fruit for DIY marketers, the best thing to ever happen to e-shopping, or bait for angry cheapskates. But good or bad, they're often an unexpected...
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This Week In Bots: Smooth Moves Edition
Evolta's TriathlonEvolta is a tiny but deceptively complex little robot (actually a group of similar designs) that Panasonic uses to demonstrate the impressive staying power of its range of Evolta...
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An Alternative To Plastic, Grown From Mushrooms
Evocative is taking on non-biodegradable and toxic polystyrene by mixing agricultural products with a fungus. Can it compete when it has to grow a product instead of churning it out from a...
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Love In The Time Of Ad-Supported Shopping
[youtube 2RJaAUeASyU]Google has published a promo video for its Wallet system, and it further demonstrates the feature that was launched a while back. It's impressed many with the possibilities of...
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Liquid Robotics: Wave-Powered Boats That Can Sail Forever
The little boats are used for ocean monitoring, but could be used for much more soon, thanks to the company's new hire, former astronaut and Googler Ed Lu. So you've been on the Space Shuttle Atlantis...
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Can Technology Save The U.S. Postal Service?
On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service issued a daunting public statement about its current financial woes, and possible changes to its infrastructure and services that would aim to save the snail mail...
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Zambikes Bamboo Bikes Turn Heads In The U.S., Fight Poverty In Africa
An African bike company builds bikes for the poor, funded by selling you a super-light sweet bamboo ride.In Zambia, bicycles grow on trees, or rather bamboo, the primary building material for many...
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Audi Calculates How Frustrated Drivers Are In Your City At Any Given Moment
Given the weather, the traffic, and the general attitude of the drivers, you can now measure how annoying it will be to get on the road at any given moment. Traffic is, apparently, a hot button issue....
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The Problem With Walmart's $20 Billion Plan To Help Female-Owned Businesses
A huge class action suit against Walmart for systematically discriminating against female employees is dismissed. Then Walmart creates a massive plan to help women. The company says they're not...
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NY Times Confirms iPhone 5, U.K. Riot Committee Grills Twitter, Facebook, RIM...
This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Digital Travel Assistant TripIt Flies Into Windows. A popular travel app made by Concur, TripIt, is now available for...
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Pandora, Rhapsody Bring Social Music Power To The People
Streaming music services Rhapsody and Pandora are adding social features that go beyond artists, albums, and carefully curated playlists to share what users are really listening to. Music is supposed...
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Netflix Splits DVD-Streaming Business, Rebrands With Qwikster, Adds Video Games
A few short months ago, Netflix made the bold decision to increase the price for its DVD-by-mail and streaming subscription plan by 60%. The announcement inevitably inspired universal vitriol among...
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Facebook's Upcoming Media Sharing Platform, Apple To Fix iCloud ID Fiasco,...
This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.AT&T Looks To Rivals To Save T-Mobile Merger. Small companies like MetroPCS and Leap Wireless International may...
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The Very Hot Sun Can Provide A Cooling Solution
In places where power is scarce and refrigerators are scarcer, scientists have found ways to power the ice box with the heat of the sun.The sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace...
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Humbled, Color's Bill Nguyen Friends Facebook
Bill Nguyen recently told Fast Company "Facebook is broken." So why is he planning to re-introduce Color, his flop of a $41 million app, in conjunction with Facebook and its f8 developers conference?...
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Are These New Logos An Upgrade Or A Downgrade?
Good logos are like good friends: "When they show up wearing a mustache, with no explanation, you just go, 'Huh?'" says Michael Cronan, creative director at branding firm Cronan. But, of course, most...
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Solar-Powered Water ATMs Provide Clean Drinking Water To The Thirsty
In remote areas where clean water is scarce, Sarvajal's water-dispensing ATMs provide a cheap solution. Clean water is a luxury; one in eight people around the world lack access to supplies of the...
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