AMERICAN GUN STORE: Before And After Sandy Hook Massacre [PHOTOS]
In the days following the massacre of 27 adults and children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, there have been many reports of skyrocketing gun sales.This is said to be typical.Whenever there is a...
View ArticleRUMOR: A Thinner, Lighter Version Of The Big iPad Could Be Coming As Soon As...
Apple could update the big iPad as soon as March, according to Japanese site Macotakara.Macotakara is citing an "inside source." As with any Apple rumor site Macotakara has a mixed record, so we...
View ArticleMeet The World's Newest Billionaire, A 36-Year-Old 'Surfer Dude' Named...
Nick Woodman is the 36-year-old founder and CEO of GoPro, a wearable camera produced by Woodman Labs that can capture footage for athletes as they whiz down a mountain or surf 6-foot waves.Last week,...
View ArticleHere It Is: Newsweek's Last Ever Print Edition Cover
The last ever print Newsweek cover, via @newsweek, which notes that it has a hashtag on it.Please follow Business Insider on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleYou'll Never Believe This Ridiculous Little Noise Was Uttered By Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't code much anymore, but he stretched out his fingers to help create Facebook's new Poke app.The new Poke app lets you send a quick message, photo or video to a friend on a mobile...
View ArticleFacebook Funneled Nearly Half A Billion Pounds Into The Cayman Islands Last Year
Accounts filed by Facebook Ireland this week show that the social media giant funneled £440m into an Irish sister company in 2011, which then shifted the money into a subsidiary in the Cayman...
View ArticleWe're About To Be Living In A Drone-Filled World
When we hear about drones, some of us tend to think about war, destruction, lost lives, and other horrible things.But there are several other use cases for these unmanned aerial vehicles that have...
View ArticleLEAKED: The First Photo Of RIM's New BlackBerry Phone With Keyboard (RIMM)
When RIM launches its new BlackBerry 10 operating system next month, it will likely announce two phones: one with just a touchscreen and another that also has RIM's iconic keyboard.Today we have the...
View ArticleWill A $99 Android Tablet Be Enough To Make You Ditch Your iPad? (GOOG)
Acer has plans to sell a $99 Android tablet next year, according to the WSJ.The 7-inch tablet will be relatively underpowered compared to top-tier devices out today, but the company's intention is to...
View ArticleWhat Apple Really Needs More Than Anything Right Now Is Another Juicy Rumor...
After another tough week for Apple investors last week, there's one sliver of good news — the quarter is almost over. That means we're much closer to Apple reporting earnings. Which means we're that...
View ArticleWe Hope Apple Pays Attention To The Latest Super-Useful iPhone Hack For...
Check out this awesome video of a jailbreak tweak that reimagines how multitasking works on the iPhone.The tweak is called Auxo. It was first posted on The Verge forums as a concept back in October,...
View Article5 Apps That Could Save Your Christmas (EBAY)
If you think it's too late to order something online for Christmas, think again.That's because two hot trends redefining e-commerce—mobile apps and same-day delivery—have made it possible for you to...
View ArticleRugby Social Media Chief Was Fired For Cursing Out Facebook Fans
If you want to keep your job as a company's social media chief, you probably shouldn't go around insulting and cussing out said company's Facebook fans on your not-so-private profile.Holleh Nowrouz, a...
View ArticleBII MOBILE INSIGHTS: As Mobile Matures, Are You Being Left Behind?
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence that collects and delivers the top mobile news. It is delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers.Mobile Is...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: U.S. Adults Acquiring Tablets At a Dizzying Rate
This chart comes from Business Insider Intelligence, a new research and and analysis service focused on the mobile and Internet industries. Sign up for a free trial here.One in every four U.S. adults...
View ArticleWhat It's Like Flying First Class On The Boeing 787 Dreamliner (BA)
I was lucky enough to grab a seat on Boeing's new super plane, the Dreamliner, for my trip to Houston last week to visit my parents for the holidays.And I was especially lucky to be bumped up to first...
View ArticleMicrosoft Chief Research Officer Craig Mundie To Retire In 2014, Serve As...
Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer, will retire in 2014, the company announced today.He will serve as CEO Steve Ballmer's senior advisor until then, according to his updated...
View ArticleCheck Out Tutorspree, The Startup That Wants To Help Everyone Get Into Harvard
Do you ever wonder how people make it to Harvard?So does Aaron Harris, co-founder and CEO of Tutorspree and a Harvard alum. He thinks high quality tutoring is an important part of achieving the...
View ArticleSanta Will Spend $518 Million In Computing Costs To Deliver Presents This Year
Santa requires a huge technology operation to track his supply chain for toy manufacturing, optimize his delivery schedule, and maintain his naughty/nice list.However there is little research on the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Has A Creepy Patent That Lets You Hug Someone Over The Internet...
If you can't be with all your loved ones this holiday season, you soon may be able to send them a hug or a hearty handshake over the Internet.And we're not talking about a text-based emoticon. We're...
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