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LHC shut down by a baguette-eating bird
Techradar - All the latest technology news — The much-delayed launch of the Large Hadron Collider has been hit with problems again after a bird dropped a baguette into the system causing it to overheat. The official reason the LHC malfunctioned during tests earlier this week was that it was caused by "a bit of baguette on the busbars" – apparently dropped by a hungry bird. The latest in a long line of malfunctions, including a faulty circuit, has already delayed the re-launch of LHC for the best part of the year – with even scientists thinking that there's something going on in the future that's stopping the particle accelerator from doing its day job. No damage As this incident ...

TechRadar bargain hunt: tech deals of the week
Techradar - All the latest technology news — We all want new tech and we want it at the best price. This is the mission of TechRadar's weekly bargain round-up - to save you time and save you cash. Some of these deals run for the next week, while some expire later on today - so if you want to take advantage, be quick! Here are our 10 recommended bargains for this week. 1. Philips Power2Charge Universal USB Charger - £14.99 - amazon.co.uk Banish the rigmarole of digging out the right adaptor to charge your portables! Philips' Power2Charge plugs straight into the mains and lets you charge any number of devices via its handy connectors. Buy the Philips ...

Catch up: this week's most popular posts
Techradar - All the latest technology news — This week saw rumours of a Blu-ray player for the Wii 2, Orange confirming its iPhone launch for 10 November, and the BBC iPlayer heading to Freesat. We asked the question 'why do computers suck at maths?' and 'Britain vs the US: who is the real tech titan?', while fixing Windows 7 problems and figuring out how Apple's Magic Mouse works. In reviews, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 review was popular, while the Samsung UE40B7020 LED TV review attracted the TV buying crowd. Read on for this week's most popular stories on TechRadar… Top five news stories Nintendo Wii 2 to pack Blu-ray? Nintendo's second-generation Wii console will come ...

Senior Citizen Sexting on the Rise
Switched — Filed under: Cell PhonesTroubling instances of teen sexting have been all over the news as of late, with randy kids and their sexy messages and photographs often leading to public derision, expulsion, and sometimes even arrest. Thankfully, the disturbing trend among the nation's youth seems to be nearing an end. The primary reason? Because it looks like old people are getting into it. We know (gag), and we're sorry, but the American Association of Retired People (AARP) Web site recently posted a story that details the growing popularity of raunchy text exchanges among senior citizens. (Hopefully its exaggerating.) One man named Roger (His last ...

The week in technology
Techradar - All the latest technology news — The best thing about this job is staying abreast of all the cool stuff that's going on in the tech world at the moment. Especially when so much of the rest of the world seems to be going backwards at the moment, tech reliably keeps its eyes fixed forward. For example, did you know... 1. The feathers in the bird in Pixar's new movie UP are far more complicated than they seem The bird in UP has a remarkably iridescent set of feathers, and Pixar did it by taking the 'fur' technology pioneered in Monsters Inc, and assembling each feather out of thousands of individual hairs. The iridescent effect was added on top, by looking up a colour based on the ...

In Depth: 10 ways Big Brother is already watching you
Techradar - All the latest technology news — Doors locked? Curtains drawn? Tinfoil hat in place? Good. Just because the government's abandoned its 'Big Brother database', it doesn't mean they're still not watching you. The question is who, and why - read on to find out more. It'll make your average CCTV camera look positively benign. 1. Loyalty cards The next time you flash one at the checkout, just think for a minute about what your shopping habits say about you. Retailers from Tesco on down can tell what you bought, when you bought it, whether you're a bargain hunter or a high spender, how many kids you have, what kind of car you drive (diesel or petrol) and how often you like ...