Watching YouTube Videos on Your Microwave

There's a microwave that has been getting some attention this week. It's called CastOven, and it plays YouTube videos while you cook your food. Not only does it play videos, but it plays videos specifically catering to the amount of time you have the microwave set for. The CastOven was created by two designers from Keio University in Japan, Keita Watanabe, Ph.D. and Shota Matsuda.…

Yahoo Aims For Better Local Business Results

Yahoo's got something to offer people who are tired of typing cities' names and zip codes into search boxes.  Today, the company announced improved local business results that will allow users to find nearby places without first providing tons of details.

Google Maps Rolls Out Handy Popups for Business Info

We'll admit from the start: this change will not revolutionize the world.  It probably won't even bring a single new person to Google Maps.  Still, a nice little interface tweak's been made insofar as Google Maps now displays business info when users hover over any points of interest.

Sexting Most Common Among Older Teens

New research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 4 percent of cell phone owners ages 12 to 17 have sent sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images of themselves to someone else on a cell phone. Pew found 15 percent of teens that age have received this kind of image of someone they know personally on their cell phone. Sexting was…