By Kelly Faircloth 4/12 10:01am

Planet GOOG

Right, sure.

Now Iran Expects Us to Believe They’re Creating an ‘Islamic Google Earth’

Iran is on a technological roll this week. First a scientist announced that he’d invented a time machine (never mind that it was more like a 12-year-old girl’s paper fortune teller). Now comes the news that the country is working on its very own “Islamic Google Earth.” It’ll be called Basir, Farsi for “spectator,” and it’s scheduled to debut in four months.

And no, it’s definitely not just a sticker on a piece of glass, either. That would be silly. Read More

By Jessica Roy 1/09 8:26am

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This nerd would go to CES and ENJOY it. Nerd. (Photo: IMDB)

Booting Up: Is CES Cool? (No. Yes. Maybe?)

CES is so uncool that it has magically transformed into cool. Cool? [TechCrunch]

Over 2 million people pledged close to $320 million for Kickstarter projects in 2012. [Kickstarter]

Apple is reportedly working on a less expensive iPhone to help reassert its dominance in the smartphone market. [Wall Street Journal]

The average salaries of Silicon Valley will launch you into a fit of despair. You’re welcome. [How to Write a Business Plan]

There’s a mystery complex in Western China and even the CIA analyst who spotted it on Google Earth can’t figure out what it is. [Wired]