Pix of the Day

Computer geeks seek innovative solutions to city problems at first annual hackathon

By Whitney Radley

05.21.13 | 1:27 pm

Hackers and government may not seem a likely match, but the City of Houston's first annual Open Innovation Hackathon over the weekend drew more than 280 civic-minded computer nerds to the Houst ...

Drink Up

Buy a beer for a friend remotely: Yes, there's an app for that — how to BeerGram

By Caroline Gallay

04.05.13 | 7:04 am

When Andrea Sanchez registered for her wedding in 2005, she was struck by both the ease and rarity of the occasion. "It's unfortunate that the only time you have a list of things your ...

Tech sector

Dell goes private in sweeping $24 billion buyout

By Aleksander Chan

02.05.13 | 10:52 am

In a sweeping $24.4 billion buyout, Dell announced Tuesday that the computer company, struggling to compete in the personal computer market against stiff competition from mobile phones and tablet c ...

slick Startups

Texas entrepreneur aims for "paperless zen" with service that turns your snail mail into email

By Aleksander Chan

01.01.13 | 9:35 am

With snail mail, laziness begets clutter: all the catalogues, coupons and flyers for a free teeth cleaning pile up. It’s like paperwork. An Austin-based startup is willing to do some of the c ...

Social media woes

Mark Zuckerberg's sister brings shame to the Facebook name: Twitter tirades, privacy snafus

By Dillon Sorensen

12.30.12 | 1:27 pm

It's no secret that Facebook's privacy settings can be somewhat difficult to navigate. Despite multiple attempts to simplify the process of controlling who sees your information, it's s ...

Spreading Holiday Cheers

Get happy: World's happiest iPhone app lets users spread holiday joy

By Austin Sanders

12.25.12 | 10:30 am

In early 2012, iPhone app developer Farhad Mohit — responsible for the well-known app Shopzilla — launched a new idea aimed at spreading cheer, and just in time for the holidays, comes ...

Tech Talk

Women prefer electrical outlets to love: Survey finds tech access trumps real-life romance

By Claire St. Amant

12.21.12 | 4:01 pm

We already know that there aren't a lot of needs that outpace our want for technology. After all, a third of young professionals consider Facebook access as important as air, water and shelter. ...

the final frontier

Star power: Google's "100,000 Stars" project maps solar system with advanced technologies

By Austin Sanders

11.25.12 | 8:08 am

Google recently released its latest science project, a galactic visualization simulator called “100,000 Stars.” The web application developed by the search engine company’s r ...

Carol and Les Ballard Lecture Series: "Scarlett Has an iPad: New Approaches to Southern Decorative Arts"

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

11.06.12

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens present a compelling look at the way technological innovations of the last decade have revolutionized the study of American de

Live from Yerba Buena

Secrets of the new iPhone 5: Is Apple's latest hype machine really a must have?

By Tyler Rudick

09.12.12 | 4:41 pm

After months of rumors and photo leaks from Chinese factories, the new iPhone 5 has made its formal public debut. Live from San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple ...