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Employers receptive to hiring IT job candidates with MO... 1:10 AM	PCWorld.com - Latest N...
Employers receptive to hiring IT job candidates with MOOC educations Tyler Kresch isn’t turning to graduate school to help him change his job from tech sales to running a startup; instead he’s taking massive open online courses (MOOCs) to learn the IT skills necessary for that career move.Kresch’s foray into IT may come sooner than the 2012 college graduate anticipated.Currently working as an account manager at Procore Technologies, Kresch was recently offered a junior developer position at the Santa Barbara, California, startup. The development team was im... Read the full article on PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories »
Wild Snowball Attack Incites Backlash Against Oregon Fo... 1:10 AM	Mashable!
Wild Snowball Attack Incites Backlash Against Oregon Football Players Video of a wild snowball fight devolving into unchecked aggression against an elderly motorist has incited a wave of backlash against students and football players at the University of Oregon The YouTube clip, above, has been viewed more than 2.5 million times since Friday, and exploded over the weekend. It shows the aftermath of an organized snowball fight reportedly put together by members of the Oregon football team to mark the first substantial snowfall in the school's hometown of Eugene See... Read the full article on Mashable! »
45 years ago today, the computer mouse was unveiled to ... 1:00 AM	The Unofficial Apple W...
45 years ago today, the computer mouse was unveiled to the world 45 years ago today, an engineer named Douglas Engelbart unveiled to the world, for the first time, the very first computer mouse. The unveiling came in the form of a 90 minute demo at the Fall Joint Computer Conference. Engelbart's presentation is regarded as being so epic and influential that it's now referred to as the "Mother of All Demos." It even has its own dedicated Wikipedia page.Engelbart's first mouse prototype was a bulky wooden contraption with two wheels located on its underside... Read the full article on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) »
It's true, the START MENU IS coming BACK, whisper Micro... 12:57 AM	The Register
It's true, the START MENU IS coming BACK, whisper Microsoft sources 'Threshold' updates to restore beloved UI in 2015 Microsoft's forthcoming wave of Windows updates will streamline the OS and will even see the return of the much-missed Start menu, according to new reports.… Read the full article on The Register »
Police Made 1.1 Million Data Requests to Cellphone Carr... 12:54 AM	Mashable!
Police Made 1.1 Million Data Requests to Cellphone Carriers in 2012 After the summer's string of revelations about NSA surveillance, companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft have united in protest, published transparency reports and asked for permission to reveal even more information. Cellphone companies like Verizon or AT&T have thus far remained silent when it comes to NSA. Major carriers are, however, now revealing that they received 1.1 million data requests from local law enforcement agencies in 2012, including requests for location data, text mes... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Use the App, Lose the Glasses? 12:51 AM	WSJ.com: Technology
Use the App, Lose the Glasses? Aches & Claims assesses a training program that says it can help reduce the need for reading glasses. Read the full article on WSJ.com: Technology »
Goldman Sachs, with 10,000 tech workers, embraces open ... 12:51 AM	InfoWorld RSS Feed
Goldman Sachs, with 10,000 tech workers, embraces open systems A surprising thing about Goldman Sachs, one of the globe's most influential investment banks, may be the sheer size of its technology organization. It makes up a major part of its workforce. Another big surprise from the firm, a major player in one of the most risk-adverse industries, may be its philosophy that embraces commodity approaches, open systems and platforms, and ultimately perhaps, the public cloud. Read the full article on InfoWorld RSS Feed »
Microsoft accounts now let you flag suspicious activity... 12:51 AM	Engadget
Microsoft accounts now let you flag suspicious activity before it's a problem Internet account security is frequently a black box; you may not know that something's wrong until there's a notification email or a credit card bill. If you use a Microsoft account, though, you now have some preventative tools. A new security ... Read the full article on Engadget »
NASA’s ISS Robonaut 2 will soon have a pair of legs 12:50 AM	SlashGear
NASA’s ISS Robonaut 2 will soon have a pair of legs Robots might not be at a Terminator level of sophistication, but the technology is growing rapidly, and NASA has revealed what it calls “another milestone” in humanoid space robotics: legs for the Robonaut 2, more commonly called R2. The agency’s engineers are presently working on the climbing legs, which will give the robot a new […] Read the full article on SlashGear »
Twitter stock hits high marks with new ad rollout 12:49 AM	CNET News.com
Twitter stock hits high marks with new ad rollout Investors appear optimistic about the social network's profitability as shares gain 9.3 percent to close at $49.14. [Read more]     Read the full article on CNET News.com »
T-Mobile 2013: The Comeback Carrier 12:49 AM	Mashable!
T-Mobile 2013: The Comeback Carrier What a difference a few years make. Two years ago, T-Mobile was cast adrift in the wake of its botched merger with AT&T. At the time, the wireless carrier didn't appear to have any kind of plan B when the deal fell through, which executives confirmed. Things didn't look good for T-Mobile in 2011: The company had a reputation for being a value-driven carrier fueled by the easy — but fleeting — money of prepaid customers, but it was hemorrhaging subscribers. Its contracts were rela... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Google Glass might soon be banned for Illinois drivers 12:45 AM	Boy Genius Report
Google Glass might soon be banned for Illinois drivers As soon as the first Google Glass Explorer was ticketed for driving under the influence of augmented reality, we were primed for the inevitable fallout. According to the Daily Herald, Illinois is already taking steps to outlaw Google Glass in motor vehicles. Illinois State Senator Ira Silverstein filed a bill last week to ban drivers from wearing Google’s wearable device, following New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia, where legislators have also introduced bills to the same effect.  ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Airbus Parent to Cut 5,800 Jobs 12:45 AM	WSJ.com: Technology
Airbus Parent to Cut 5,800 Jobs EADS will cut 5,800 jobs at its Airbus Defence and Space unit, including administrative posts, as it trims its defense operations to adjust to the downturn in the sector. Read the full article on WSJ.com: Technology »
The Definitive Guide To The New York City Tech Scene 12:45 AM	SAI
The Definitive Guide To The New York City Tech Scene The New York tech scene is booming. RRE Ventures Principal Steve Schlafman has put together a terrific presentation that sums up the big trends and sectors coming out of New York, or "Silicon Alley," as the locals call it. He graciously gave Business Insider permission to publish it. This is an extremely thorough summary of the tech and digital media community. So you can click on the links below to quickly navigate to topics of interest: Big picture trends >> The "core" startups in NYC &g... Read the full article on SAI »
NSA was monitoring online gaming communities like Xbox ... 12:44 AM	AfterDawn.com
NSA was monitoring online gaming communities like Xbox Live since 2008 According to recently revealed documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the NSA has been monitoring online gaming communities like Xbox Live, World of Warcraft and Second Life since at least 2008.The agency has been infiltrating RPGs, posing as players, purportedly to root out potential terrorist communications.Besides the NSA, British counterpart GCHQ was also involved in the operations, say the documents.The files did not suggest that any terrorists were ever caught, but there were apparently so ma... Read the full article on AfterDawn.com »
Life Could Have Evolved 15 Million Years After the Big ... 12:44 AM	Slashdot
Life Could Have Evolved 15 Million Years After the Big Bang, Says Cosmologist KentuckyFC writes "Goldilocks zones are regions around stars that are 'just right' for liquid water and for the chemistry of life as we know it. Now one cosmologist points out that the universe must have been through a Goldilocks epoch, a period in which warm, watery conditions could have existed on almost any planet in the entire cosmos. The key phenomenon here is the cosmic background radiation, the afterglow of the Big Bang which was blazing hot when it first formed. But as the universe expan... Read the full article on Slashdot »
Kleiner Perkins Partner Chi-Hua Chien Transitioning Out... 12:42 AM	TechCrunch
Kleiner Perkins Partner Chi-Hua Chien Transitioning Out Of Firm Sources say that Chien is in the process of transitioning out of his role at Kleiner, amid recent changes in the firm's partner structure. Read the full article on TechCrunch »
Grace Hopper gave us COBOL, 'debugging' and inspiration... 12:40 AM	The Register
Grace Hopper gave us COBOL, 'debugging' and inspiration. So Google gave her a Doodle DISPLAY 'Animated tribute to pioneer'. STOP RUN Google has created a homepage doodle to mark the 107th anniversary of Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper's birth.… Read the full article on The Register »
Qualcomm’s first 64-bit chip is the mid-range Snapdrago... 12:40 AM	Ars Technica
Qualcomm’s first 64-bit chip is the mid-range Snapdragon 410 Chip launches in second half of 2014, uses ARM's Cortex A53 CPU architecture.     Read the full article on Ars Technica »
The Social Enterprise Everyone's Waiting For: Journalis... 12:39 AM	Forbes - Tech
The Social Enterprise Everyone's Waiting For: Journalism, Snowden, Secrets ... And Profit? Can a massive cache of stolen government secrets help to launch a successful new company - perhaps the world's most eagerly awaited social enterprise? Read the full article on Forbes - Tech »
Qualcomm Intros 4G LTE Chipset for Low-Price Smartphones 12:36 AM	PCMag.com Breaking News
Qualcomm Intros 4G LTE Chipset for Low-Price Smartphones The Snapdragon 410 chipset, due out in 2014, is aimed at consumers in China and other emerging markets where 4G LTE coverage is coming online, Qualcomm said. Read the full article on PCMag.com Breaking News »
MSI Shows off Transparent TwinFrozr Graphics Card Cooler 12:34 AM	News Tom's Hardware US
MSI Shows off Transparent TwinFrozr Graphics Card Cooler MSI's transparent TwinFrozr cooler has been pictured. Read the full article on News Tom's Hardware US »
Nexus 5 review, updated: the best Android phone you can... 12:32 AM	The Verge - All Posts
Nexus 5 review, updated: the best Android phone you can buy Google has issued a significant update to the camera software bundle of the Nexus 5 in the form of Android 4.4.1... Read the full article on The Verge - All Posts »
Unlock more Sherlock with Interactive Trailer 12:30 AM	CNET News.com
Unlock more Sherlock with Interactive Trailer The new trailer for Season 3 debuts with never-before-seen video footage and photos embedded within the trailer itself. [Read more]     Read the full article on CNET News.com »
Fake Google employee's fight with protesters we wish wa... 12:30 AM	CNET News.com
Fake Google employee's fight with protesters we wish was true A Google employee that reportedly went off on protesters blocking the company's San Francisco shuttle bus was staged. The real takeaway is that we all wanted it to be true. [Read more]     Read the full article on CNET News.com »
Fake Outburst Spawns Real Outrage 12:29 AM	WSJ.com: Digits
Fake Outburst Spawns Real Outrage A San Francisco-area community activist ignited a small media firestorm Monday by posing as a Google employee angry at protesters for blocking his bus. Read the full article on WSJ.com: Digits »
Opscode Raises $32M To Expand IT Automation Platform, C... 12:28 AM	TechCrunch
Opscode Raises $32M To Expand IT Automation Platform, Changes Name To Chef Opscode has raised $32 million and has changed its name to Chef, after the configuration management and IT automation “cookbook” that has become very popular in the enterprise market. Scale Venture Partners led the round. Citibank and Amplify Partners also participated, as well as existing investors Battery Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), and Ignition Partners. The Series D funding brings the company's total amount raised to $65 million. Read the full article on TechCrunch »
FreeBSD abandoning hardware randomness 12:26 AM	The Register
FreeBSD abandoning hardware randomness 'Cannot trust them any more' In yet another washup from the Snowden revelations, the developers of FreeBSD have decided to take several steps backwards in their crypto work, to stop using hardware random number generators (RNGs).… Read the full article on The Register »
Dell Just Launched An 'Anti-Layoff' By Asking Employees... 12:25 AM	SAI
Dell Just Launched An 'Anti-Layoff' By Asking Employees To Quit Dell is using an interesting strategy to trim expenses. It's asking its employees to quit, a Dell spokesperson confirmed. Dell is calling this a "voluntary separation program," the spokesperson told us, so it can't be called a layoff, even though it has a lot of layoff-like elements: employees have to be deemed "eligible," they have to leave their jobs, and they get a chunk of money and other services to help them until they find a new job. But because a person has to quit, we've dubbed the stra... Read the full article on SAI »
Homejoy secures $38M to expand its on-demand home clean... 12:25 AM	Digital Trends
Homejoy secures $38M to expand its on-demand home cleaning service After securing nearly 40 million dollars in seed funding from various venture capital firms, SF-based startup Homejoy is poised to bring on-demand home cleaning to the masses.The post Homejoy secures $38M to expand its on-demand home cleaning service appeared first on Digital Trends. Read the full article on Digital Trends »
Google replaces buggy KitKat with another update 12:24 AM	CNET News.com
Google replaces buggy KitKat with another update Nexus 5 owners, don't be surprised when you get Android 4.4.2 KitKat, even though the last Android update was just a few days ago. [Read more]     Read the full article on CNET News.com »
NASA finds the coldest place on Earth 12:24 AM	Gizmodo
NASA finds the coldest place on Earth You're looking at Valkyrie Dome aka Dome Fuji, on the East Antarctic Plateau. Near these dark structures there is a ridge with hollows that can get down to 133.6 degrees Fahrenheit—minus 92 degrees Celsius. A team of NASA and US Geological Survey scientists have now officially declared this ridge The Coldest Place On Earth. Read more...     Read the full article on Gizmodo »
Facebook Moves Forward With Big Plans for Artificial In... 12:20 AM	Mashable!
Facebook Moves Forward With Big Plans for Artificial Intelligence Facebook is seeking intelligence. Artificial intelligence, that is The company is reportedly moving forward with a new research laboratory intended to "bring about major changes in artificial intelligence." Yann LeCun, a New York University professor of computer and neural sciences, posted about the new laboratory on Facebook and Google+. See also: The Future of Facebook Ad Revenue: Small Businesses LeCun's post also includes news of a partnership between Facebook and NYU's Center for Data Scien... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Deals December 9: HP TouchSmart 15t “Haswell” Core i7 T... 12:19 AM	IntoMobile
Deals December 9: HP TouchSmart 15t “Haswell” Core i7 Touch Laptop $735 Looking for great deals on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and more? You’ve come to the right place! Our Top Deal today is the HP Envy TouchSmart 15t-j100 for only $734.99 and free shipping! Need even more great deals? Check out the rest below! Top Deal HP ENVY TouchSmart 15t-j100 Quad Edition Core i7 “Haswell” Touchscreen Laptop with 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Beats Audio for $734.99 with free shipping (normally $899.99 – use coupon code LOGICBUY15HP). Mobile Phones Nokia Lumia 92... Read the full article on IntoMobile »
H-P Moves to Capture More of the Cloud 12:19 AM	WSJ.com: Digits
H-P Moves to Capture More of the Cloud Hewlett-Packard has not had a lot of success in recent years developing hit products. But CEO Meg Whitman believes cloud computing represents a big opportunity and is boosting investments in the area, company executives say. Read the full article on WSJ.com: Digits »
Ousted Apple exec Scott Forstall reportedly advising st... 12:18 AM	AppleInsider
Ousted Apple exec Scott Forstall reportedly advising startups, focusing on philanthropy Not much has been heard of former iOS head Scott Forstall since he was fired from Apple in 2012, but a report published on Monday claims to shed some light on the ousted executive's activities over the past year. Read the full article on AppleInsider »
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset to hit emerging markets... 12:17 AM	SlashGear
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset to hit emerging markets in 2014 Qualcomm has announced a new chipset designed to help lead emerging mobile markets into the 64-bit era. Its new Snapdragon 410 chipset is integrated with a 4G LTE “World Mode” for “high-volume” (budget or entry-level) smartphones. The company’s main target market here is China. The Snapdragon 410 is designed for maximum OEM flexibility, meaning Qualcomm […] Read the full article on SlashGear »
Google bus blocked in San Francisco protest vs gentrifi... 12:16 AM	Reuters: Technology News
Google bus blocked in San Francisco protest vs gentrification SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Google Inc commuter bus was blocked in San Francisco's Mission district for about a half hour Monday morning, highlighting many residents' growing concern that an influx of affluent technology workers is driving up costs in the city. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Lexus looks to take on M3 with new F model debuting in ... 12:15 AM	Digital Trends
Lexus looks to take on M3 with new F model debuting in Detroit The old Lexus IS-F is about to be retired, but Lexus is wasting no time in teasing its replacement, the Lexus F. The new car will debut in Detroit. We expect the Lexus F to be targeted at the class leading German sports sedans like the BMW M3 and the Audi S4. The post Lexus looks to take on M3 with new F model debuting in Detroit appeared first on Digital Trends. Read the full article on Digital Trends »
Good Old Games now offers money back guarantee for game... 12:15 AM	Engadget
Good Old Games now offers money back guarantee for games you can't run For all the convenience digital games sales have brought us, they've come at the cost of the return policy. Buy a downloadable title you don't like? Tough noogies, kid - no take-backs. Well, unless you bought from Good Old Games. To help stem ... Read the full article on Engadget »
Snark Aside, 'Sound of Music' Gives Live TV a Jolt 12:14 AM	Mashable!
Snark Aside, 'Sound of Music' Gives Live TV a Jolt Though criticism and snark ran high on social media for NBC's costly The Sound of Music Live!, the network's three-hour musical spectacle attracted a lofty 18.5 million viewers Thursday night's ratings have viewers and television-industry professionals wondering whether NBC or other networks can and will try to replicate this live approach with other musicals and entertainment programming, especially in the face of strong competition for viewers from hotshot online-streaming services such as Net... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Today’s Scuttlebot: Protesting Google’s Shuttle, and Go... 12:12 AM	NYT Bits
Today’s Scuttlebot: Protesting Google’s Shuttle, and Going Inside Samsung’s Testing Labs Monday's highlights from around the web include a protest over the technology industry's impact on San Francisco, and the controversy surrounding a hoax altercation that ensued. Plus, an inside look at how Samsung tortures its devices. Read the full article on NYT Bits »
Nokia launches new Bluetooth headset to match its Lumia... 12:12 AM	TweakTown
Nokia launches new Bluetooth headset to match its Lumia line Nokia unveils a new line of Bluetooth headsets that are color coded to its Lumia smartphones: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/34313/nokia-launches-new-bluetooth-headset-to-match-its-lumia-line/index.html Read the full article on TweakTown »
iTunes Match expands to Nordic nations 12:07 AM	AfterDawn.com
iTunes Match expands to Nordic nations Apple has announced expanded availability for its popular iTunes Match service.The service is now available in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden at a price of 249 kr ($38 USD) and 25 euro in Finland. By comparison, iTunes Match is $24.99 a year in the U.S.Introduced in 2011, iTunes Match lets iTunes fans "match" their existing libraries with supposedly higher quality versions of the tracks directly in Apple's iCloud. After you match, the content is saved to iCloud and can then be accessed anywhere you... Read the full article on AfterDawn.com »
Microsoft: Sales of PCs preinstalled with Windows 7 hav... 12:07 AM	Neowin
Microsoft: Sales of PCs preinstalled with Windows 7 have no deadline yet Microsoft has confirmed to Neowin that while retail sales of Windows 7 did indeed end on October 30, there is no set deadline yet for sales of PCs that have Windows 7 preinstalled. Read more... Read the full article on Neowin »
Send In Your Questions For Ask A VC With Accel’s Ping L... 12:06 AM	TechCrunch
Send In Your Questions For Ask A VC With Accel’s Ping Li And Foundation Capital’s Charles Moldow This week on TechCrunch TV’s Ask A VC show, Accel Partners' Ping Li and Foundation Capital's Charles Moldow will be joining us, separately, in the studio. As you may remember, you can submit questions for our guests either in the comments or here and we’ll ask them during the show. Read the full article on TechCrunch »
Kansas City Cops Tell Man They'll Kill His Dogs And Des... 12:05 AM	Techdirt
Kansas City Cops Tell Man They'll Kill His Dogs And Destroy His Home If Forced To Obtain A Search Warrant Good news, citizens! You have the right to refuse a warrantless search of your premises. It's a right that's guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment. But that right won't protect you from the consequences of your failure to roll over for law enforcement. Nope, the right to not be subjected to a warrantless search can actually be held against you -- not in a court of law, mind you -- but by the police themselves. Eric Crinnian, an attorney in Kansas City, Missouri, says police came to his door lookin... Read the full article on Techdirt »
US adorns its newest spy rocket with malevolent octopus 12:04 AM	The Verge - All Posts
US adorns its newest spy rocket with malevolent octopus The octopus is not just the in thing for hipster pillow designs — the US government's taken a liking to it once again, and has plastered it onto its latest space delivery. A large, orange octopus seen grasping its tentacles over the top and side of the Earth can be seen on the side of NROL-39, America's newest intelligence satellite that was launched into orbit last Thursday carrying a classified payload. The logo caused a stir not only for its connotations with older communist and capital... Read the full article on The Verge - All Posts »
Single Girl Reacts Perfectly to Friends' Engagements 12:03 AM	Mashable!
Single Girl Reacts Perfectly to Friends' Engagements 'Tis the season to hate everything if you're single. Not to be a downer, but the holidays are a particularly rough time for unattached folk No one knows it better than this single lady, whose three friends just got engaged and requested an over-the-top, cutesy picture to show off their new bling See also: 10 Signs You're the Annoying Facebook Couple Redditor Moth_ladder posted the image on Saturday with the caption "engagement season." It'll be OK. What comes after "engagement season" and right... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Wake Up to Pandora's New iOS Alarm Clock Feature 12:02 AM	PCMag.com Breaking News
Wake Up to Pandora's New iOS Alarm Clock Feature Pandora today unveiled its new Alarm Clock feature, which stirs the user just in time to catch the bus to work. Read the full article on PCMag.com Breaking News »
New Ford Mustang May Have Electronic "Burnout" Button 12:02 AM	Slashdot
New Ford Mustang May Have Electronic "Burnout" Button cartechboy writes "Ford has decided to take the burnout into the 21st century for the new 2015 Mustang. The Mustang's new 'electronic' burnout system is intended to enable perfect burnouts every time, much like launch control has made it easier to accelerate quickly from a stop. So think of every new Mustang with a bright red 'burnout' button. While the details on how the burnout control system will work remain secret, it's possible that a combination of the features used in a typical launch con... Read the full article on Slashdot »
As Foursquare Concentrates On Demonstrating Value, It N... 12:01 AM	TechCrunch
As Foursquare Concentrates On Demonstrating Value, It No Longer Allows Private Check-Ins On iOS 7 Foursquare no longer allows users to check in privately with the iOS version of its app. The change was made with the recent 7.0 release and ‘iOS 7 refresh’ last week and appears to be a play to demonstrate the value of its network by making sure check-in data is accessible to users of the product, its API partners and any possible suitors for acquisition. The explanatory privacy listing, tipped to us by user Mel Tajon, appears on Foursquare’s site, and lists growth as the reas... Read the full article on TechCrunch »
Wireless Carriers Reveal User Data Requests 12:01 AM	PCMag.com Breaking News
Wireless Carriers Reveal User Data Requests Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials in the U.S. made more than 1 million requests for cell phone records in 2012, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey revealed today. Read the full article on PCMag.com Breaking News »
Gawker Teen Claims Krokodil Ate Her Genitals | Jalopnik... 12:01 AM	Gizmodo
Gawker Teen Claims Krokodil Ate Her Genitals | Jalopnik Man Steals Gas While Smoking, Sets Self On F Gawker Teen Claims Krokodil Ate Her Genitals | Jalopnik Man Steals Gas While Smoking, Sets Self On Fire | Jezebel Positive HIV Test Shuts Down Porn Industry for Third Time This Year | Lifehacker Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming Out | Kinja Popular Posts Read more...     Read the full article on Gizmodo »
The 12 Days of iMas, Day 1: An iPhone flask and a holid... 12:00 AM	The Unofficial Apple W...
The 12 Days of iMas, Day 1: An iPhone flask and a holiday hangover You're going to see a lot of gift guides this year with things like the iPad Air, iPhone 5s, and MacBook Pro gracing their pages, but you already know those devices are drop-dead awesome, right? So what do you get an Apple fan that already has all the Apple gear they could ever want? You get them weird accessories and Apple-inspired gifts that they never even knew they wanted, of course! Behold! Today is the first day of a 12-day feature where we'll show you the strangest Apple-flavored gifts w... Read the full article on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) »
Qualcomm announces 64-bit, LTE-capable chip for low-end... Dec 09 2013 22:59:48	Geek.com
Qualcomm announces 64-bit, LTE-capable chip for low-end phones It is pretty clear that Qualcomm is not giving up their lead in the smartphone processor market any time soon. In fact, the company’s new hardware seems to be attacking every point that […] Read the full article on Geek.com »
Hungry for iBeacon (Comic) Dec 09 2013 22:58:21	AllThingsD » News
Hungry for iBeacon (Comic) Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. Read the full article on AllThingsD » News »
Will U.S. Tech Companies Be Punished for NSA Spying? Dec 09 2013 22:56:06	Mashable!
Will U.S. Tech Companies Be Punished for NSA Spying? “People won’t use technology they don’t trust," Brad Smith, general counsel and executive VP of legal at Microsoft, said in an ominous statement this week. "Governments have put this trust at risk, and governments need to help restore it.” That statement was posted to a new website called Reform Government Surveillance, which is part of a new initiative from Microsoft and seven other big tech companies to pressure representatives in Washington to limit government surveill... Read the full article on Mashable! »
McLaren's New Hypercar Sounds Absolutely Demonic Dec 09 2013 22:54:00	Wired Top Stories
McLaren's New Hypercar Sounds Absolutely Demonic N?rburgring times are the yardstick that all new performance cars are measured. A lap under 10 minutes is good. Anything under eight minutes is astounding. But the new benchmark for the next generation of hybrid hypercars is seven minutes. And the McLaren P1 has officially beat that time.     Read the full article on Wired Top Stories »
iPhone does sole music video duty for Leann Rimes Dec 09 2013 22:51:41	SlashGear
iPhone does sole music video duty for Leann Rimes Smartphone cameras are convenient but “proper photographers” need proper equipment, or so the advice has traditionally gone, but following news of Nokia powering celebrity weddings, now the iPhone weighs in with country singer Leann Rimes. The artist’s next single, Gasoline and Matches, has a video completely filmed using Apple’s iPhone, including stop-motion video pieced together […] Read the full article on SlashGear »
House Committee to Introduce Bill to Spur Federal Agenc... Dec 09 2013 22:50:12	WSJ.com: Technology
House Committee to Introduce Bill to Spur Federal Agency Spectrum Sales Bipartisan legislation would allow agencies for the first time to sell in-demand holdings in exchange for a portion of the revenue raised. Read the full article on WSJ.com: Technology »
Chinese hackers spied on Europeans before G20 meeting: ... Dec 09 2013 22:48:34	Reuters: Technology News
Chinese hackers spied on Europeans before G20 meeting: researcher BOSTON (Reuters) - Chinese hackers eavesdropped on the computers of five European foreign ministries before last September's G20 Summit, which was dominated by the Syrian crisis, according to research by computer security firm FireEye Inc Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Cold-Loving Cockroach Invades New York City Dec 09 2013 22:48:29	Mashable!
Cold-Loving Cockroach Invades New York City A new species of cockroach that can withstand freezing temperatures has taken up residence in New York, scientists confirmed. The resilient critter, Periplaneta japonica, had never been seen in the United States until an exterminator spotted some strange-looking roach carcasses last year on the High Line, a mile-long park built on an old elevated railway in Manhattan. Researchers confirmed the identity of the species, which is native to Asia and notable for its ability to thrive in cold climates... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Qualcomm wants your next ultra-cheap phone to have LTE Dec 09 2013 22:48:23	The Verge - All Posts
Qualcomm wants your next ultra-cheap phone to have LTE The freshly announced Snapdragon 410 is, oddly enough, Qualcomm's first 64-bit mobile processor. More importantly than that, however, it's also the company's best-priced LTE chip to date, aiming to lower the cost of 4G-capable devices to below the $150 mark. There's a clear focus on China and other emerging markets with the 410, which Qualcomm hopes to see driving LTE adoption outside the maturing North American and western European spheres. Just like the Snapdragon 400 before it, the 410 suppor... Read the full article on The Verge - All Posts »
Pull up your sleeves, this plastic SLR camera needs you... Dec 09 2013 22:45:26	Digital Trends
Pull up your sleeves, this plastic SLR camera needs you to put the pieces together Like model cars and robots of your youth, the LAST Camera is a plastic SLR you need to assemble from various pieces. Once constructed, you have a fully functioning SLR film camera with two interchangeable lenses.The post Pull up your sleeves, this plastic SLR camera needs you to put the pieces together appeared first on Digital Trends. Read the full article on Digital Trends »
Goldman Sachs, with 10,000 tech workers, embraces open ... Dec 09 2013 22:45:00	Computerworld
Goldman Sachs, with 10,000 tech workers, embraces open computing A surprising thing about Goldman Sachs, one of the globe's most influential investment banks, may be the sheer size of its technology organization. It makes up a major part of its workforce. Read the full article on Computerworld »
Here's How Much Google Should Pay To Have Its Buses Pic... Dec 09 2013 22:43:18	SAI
Here's How Much Google Should Pay To Have Its Buses Pick Up Employees In San Francisco (GOOG) Protesters in San Francisco who hate private buses for tech employees are right about at least one thing: Google and other companies that pick up and drop off their employees on public streets should pay for the privilege of using public bus stops. But the protesters are drastically wrong when they demand the companies pay $500 million a year. Instead, the payments should be in the ballpark of $1 million t0 $4 million annually. Here's how the protesters' math works, according to a flye... Read the full article on SAI »
CyanogenMod to encrypt text messages by default with la... Dec 09 2013 22:43:00	Engadget
CyanogenMod to encrypt text messages by default with latest update Android users worried that the government is spying on their smartphone now have a new privacy option: CyanogenMod. Starting with today's nightly 10.2 build, the custom firmware will encrypt SMS and MMS messages sent to any device using the ... Read the full article on Engadget »
Meet Mom Chung, The Massive Machine Digging Tunnels Und... Dec 09 2013 22:40:00	Gizmodo
Meet Mom Chung, The Massive Machine Digging Tunnels Under San Francisco Deep beneath the streets of San Francisco, Mom Chung is making her move. In July, the massive tunnel boring machine (TBM) started construction on the Central Subway, the city's brand-spanking new subterranean transit line (ETA 2019). Read more...     Read the full article on Gizmodo »
Former iOS Chief Scott Forstall Surfaces After Quiet Ye... Dec 09 2013 22:35:41	MacRumors
Former iOS Chief Scott Forstall Surfaces After Quiet Year of Traveling and Philanthropy Apple's former SVP of iOS software Scott Forstall has largely remained out of the spotlight since officially leaving Apple at the beginning of the year, but Amir Efrati from new technology site The Information has some news on what Forstall been up to. According to Efrati, as relayed by Business Insider, Forstall has spent his time advising startups and becoming involved in philanthropical causes focused on education, poverty, and human rights. He also reportedly spent time traveling to variou... Read the full article on MacRumors »
Microsoft Research’s social network Socl launches on An... Dec 09 2013 22:33:03	The Next Web
Microsoft Research’s social network Socl launches on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Microsoft Research today quietly launched its social network Socl on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. You can download the new apps now directly from Google Play, Apple’s App Store, and... Keep reading → Read the full article on The Next Web »
A Protest of Historic Proportions: 15 Photos From Kiev Dec 09 2013 22:31:20	Mashable!
A Protest of Historic Proportions: 15 Photos From Kiev Protests in Kiev, Ukraine's capital, have evolved over the past week from groups of chanting citizens to demonstrations of hundreds of thousands of people, some of whom are demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych after he refused to sign free trade and political agreements with the European Union. See also: 9 Essential Twitter Sources for Ukrainian Conflict News Yanukovych's refusal was a nod toward Russia, which disapproved of the pending deals. The president then dismisse... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Reuters: EU not happy with Samsung’s patent settlement ... Dec 09 2013 22:30:27	Boy Genius Report
Reuters: EU not happy with Samsung’s patent settlement concessions Samsung is willing to go for five years without suing competitors in Europe, to discuss licensing fees with rivals for a year, and to allow an arbitrator appointed by the European Commission to decide on them in case an agreement isn’t reached. But that may not be enough for the Commission, Reuters reported. Apparently, Samsung rivals in the region are not happy with the company’s concessions. “We will take account of the feedback when we discuss with Samsung possible improvements to ... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Daily iPhone App: Radar Cast helps you stay on top of t... Dec 09 2013 22:30:00	The Unofficial Apple W...
Daily iPhone App: Radar Cast helps you stay on top of the weather I live in Maine, which means I get the sun before everyone else, and the weather usually later. This past week is a great example. Winter storm Dion has allowed me to track the storm's progress as it made its way from the panhandle of Texas all the way to the easternmost part of my home state. My app of choice to follow this storm was Radar Cast Elite from WeatherSphere. The radar app is chock-full of features, but the most important one is its past and future radar images. The app shows a stor... Read the full article on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) »
Grace Hopper honored in Google Doodle celebrating compu... Dec 09 2013 22:29:33	Geek.com
Grace Hopper honored in Google Doodle celebrating computer bugs What’s that atop the Google search box? Why, it’s a new Google Doodle honoring one of the pioneering women of computer science: Grace Hopper. Why today? Because Hopper was born on December 9, […] Read the full article on Geek.com »
Qualcomm Unveils 64-Bit Chipset With Integrated LTE: Ne... Dec 09 2013 22:28:10	TechCrunch
Qualcomm Unveils 64-Bit Chipset With Integrated LTE: Next Year’s Moto G Could Have 4G Qualcomm has just announced the Snapdragon 410 chipset series, which is Qualcomm's first announced processor to have 64-bit support, but it's actually more interesting because it aims to make integrated 4G LTE support a lot more affordable for device manufacturers. They plan to launch the 410 as a manufacturing sample by the first half of next year, which means it could be in shipping phones by this time in 2014. Read the full article on TechCrunch »
Report: Media coverage can cause more stress than being... Dec 09 2013 22:27:11	Ars Technica
Report: Media coverage can cause more stress than being at a bombing site "Repeatedly showing gruesome, distressing images is not in the public interest."     Read the full article on Ars Technica »
NASA Mars tank Curiosity rolls into old wet patch, will... Dec 09 2013 22:26:02	The Register
NASA Mars tank Curiosity rolls into old wet patch, will sniff for signs of life Radiation readings suggest trip to Red Planet and surface sojourn is safe Pic The latest data from the Curiosity rover released by NASA shows the rover is trundling through what was once a large fresh-ish water lake that could have supported life as we know it – although radiation levels on the surface may have caused any organisms some problems.… Read the full article on The Register »
CHART OF THE DAY: Brands Are Picking Instagram For Vide... Dec 09 2013 22:25:42	SAI
CHART OF THE DAY: Brands Are Picking Instagram For Video Over Vine Brands are choosing Instagram video over Vine video, according to a new report from BI Intelligence.  This is a bit of a no-brainer. Instagram has a bigger user base than Vine which is relatively new. So, naturally brands are going to pick Instagram. We're highlighting this chart because when Vine burst onto the scene, it looked like it was going to be a major social network. Since Instagram added video our usage of Vine has declined significantly (almost down to nothing). We're not sure if... Read the full article on SAI »
2015 Ford Mustang electronic burnout control confirmed Dec 09 2013 22:25:36	SlashGear
2015 Ford Mustang electronic burnout control confirmed The 2015 Ford Mustang could very well come equipped with electronic burnout control, confirms the Washington Post. It’s already been a rumored feature among a number of rumor and confirmed features, but this report should be especially enticing to Mustang lovers around the world. The word arrived this afternoon. The burnout control feature is likely […] Read the full article on SlashGear »
Netflix picks up Sundance documentary on Romney campaign Dec 09 2013 22:24:27	The Verge - All Posts
Netflix picks up Sundance documentary on Romney campaign Netflix will continue its dive into original documentaries with the premiere of Mitt, a behind-the-scenes look at Mitt Romney from 2006 through his presidential candidacy. Though the film will debut at Sundance on January 17th, Netflix will begin showing it exclusively just one week later — on Friday, January 24th — in all areas where its service is available. According to Variety, Netflix has acquired both theatrical and television rights for airing the documentary. I... Read the full article on The Verge - All Posts »
Citrix adds new pricing, capacity options for GoToMeeti... Dec 09 2013 22:20:08	PCWorld.com - Latest N...
Citrix adds new pricing, capacity options for GoToMeeting web-cnferencing product Citrix has started shipping a slimmed-down version of its GoToMeeting online meeting and video conferencing product that had been in beta testing since September. GoToMeeting Essentials allows for one presenter and five attendees in a session and costs $19 per month, or $182 per year, for unlimited usage, Citrix plans to announce on Tuesday. Meetings can’t be recorded. By contrast, the standard GoToMeeting product costs $49 per month, or $468 per year, for unlimited usage. Meetings can be reco... Read the full article on PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories »
People Who Did Not Get Rich and/or Famous Coding Want Y... Dec 09 2013 22:20:00	Gizmodo
People Who Did Not Get Rich and/or Famous Coding Want You to Code If you find this new batch of Code.org PSAs hilariously awkward, you're in good company. I literally yelped when I heard Nas say "I just did 15 lines of code." There are more than a dozen new videos from the everyone can code organization, and they're all just a wonderful gift. Read more...     Read the full article on Gizmodo »
Bezos’ Blue Origin teases 2018 missions as it chases Sp... Dec 09 2013 22:18:57	SlashGear
Bezos’ Blue Origin teases 2018 missions as it chases SpaceX Blue Origin, the private space flight start-up funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has successfully tested off-the-shelf hydrogen rockets ahead of 2018 unmanned missions starting, though the company says it expects to switch eventually to rockets of its own design. The company, which will present its engine work to NASA in May 2014 as part […] Read the full article on SlashGear »
Neural Prosthetic Acts Like "Bridge" Over Damaged Brain... Dec 09 2013 22:17:00	Slashdot
Neural Prosthetic Acts Like "Bridge" Over Damaged Brain Areas the_newsbeagle writes "If you can't fix it, go around it. That's the thinking behind an experimental treatment for traumatic brain injury. Using an implanted microdevice, researchers recorded the electrical signals from a sensory region of a rat's brain, skipped over a damaged brain region that typically processes sensory information, and sent the electric signals on to the premotor cortex. This cyborg mouse could then move normally. What this means is that we're getting better at speaking the b... Read the full article on Slashdot »
Texas Instruments Narrows Outlook Dec 09 2013 22:16:33	WSJ.com: Technology
Texas Instruments Narrows Outlook Chip maker expects per-share earnings of 44 cents to 48 cents on revenue of $2.92 billion to $3.04 billion, more toward the midpoint of its earlier-expected predictions. Read the full article on WSJ.com: Technology »
Cops and Feds Routinely 'Dump' Cell Towers to Track Eve... Dec 09 2013 22:15:00	Wired Top Stories
Cops and Feds Routinely 'Dump' Cell Towers to Track Everyone Nearby The nation's mobile phone carriers were hit by more than 9,000 requests last year for cell-tower dumps, which identify every mobile phone at a particular location and time, often by the thousands. The revelation, as part of a congressional inquiry, underscores that domestic authorities, from the FBI to the local police, are performing a massive amount of surveillance on Americans on domestic soil without probable-cause warrants.     Read the full article on Wired Top Stories »
Ford’s 2015 Mustang comes with secret … a ‘rocket launc... Dec 09 2013 22:15:00	Digital Trends
Ford’s 2015 Mustang comes with secret … a ‘rocket launcher’ burnout control feature The 2015 Ford Mustang will reportedly be equipped with a burnout control feature that allows drivers to effortless roast their back tires. Think of it as the immature person's version of launch control.The post Ford’s 2015 Mustang comes with secret … a ‘rocket launcher’ burnout control feature appeared first on Digital Trends. Read the full article on Digital Trends »
Daily Update for December 9, 2013 Dec 09 2013 22:15:00	The Unofficial Apple W...
Daily Update for December 9, 2013 It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) or the non-Flash link below. To subscribe to the podcast for daily listening through iTunes, click here.No Flash? Click here to listen. Subscribe via RSSDaily Update for December 9, 2013 ori... Read the full article on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) »
Pope Francis, Super Bowl Dominate Facebook Chatter in 2013 Dec 09 2013 22:14:27	PCMag.com Breaking News
Pope Francis, Super Bowl Dominate Facebook Chatter in 2013 As the door closes on 2013, Facebook is helping users take a walk down memory lane and reminisce about the year that was. Read the full article on PCMag.com Breaking News »
NSA spy games targeted World of Warcraft Dec 09 2013 22:13:00	CNET News.com
NSA spy games targeted World of Warcraft The government's quest to stop terrorism reportedly has included using online-gaming spies, Google TV's reboot may get a new name, and a website offers free computer programming lessons. [Read more]     Read the full article on CNET News.com »
How Does Apple Really Feel About Bitcoin? Dec 09 2013 22:12:50	TechCrunch
How Does Apple Really Feel About Bitcoin? Over the past couple of months, there have been a few Bitcoin app rejections by Apple that have made some waves. First, the venture-backed startup Coinbase had its app removed entirely from the App Store. Today, a blog post from peer-to-peer messaging and payments app Gliph highlights its own rejection and the subsequent removal of its ability to transact in Bitcoin. Gliph’s Rob Banagale talks about a few aspects of the rejection, including the technical details of how Gliph handles Bitcoi... Read the full article on TechCrunch »
Opal card system triggers job cuts: Union Dec 09 2013 22:10:26	Resources | ZDNet
Opal card system triggers job cuts: Union More than 130 jobs in Sydney rail could go with the introduction of the new swipe-on Opal ticketing system, a union claims. Read the full article on  Resources | ZDNet »
Qualcomm unveils plans for 64-bit Snapdragon 410 mobile... Dec 09 2013 22:10:26	Resources | ZDNet
Qualcomm unveils plans for 64-bit Snapdragon 410 mobile processor Despite labeling Apple's 64-bit A7 processor a "marketing gimmick" that offered consumers "zero benefit," Qualcomm is now heading down the 64-bit path itself. Read the full article on  Resources | ZDNet »
These Earphones Are Guaranteed Not to Fall Out Dec 09 2013 22:10:16	Mashable!
These Earphones Are Guaranteed Not to Fall Out After a 6-hour workout one Saturday back in 2007, Ironman triathlete Seth Burgett had an epiphany — his ears hurt more than his legs. Burgett and his partner, 24-time marathoner Richard Daniels, set out to create a new kind of earbud. Sure, headphones had come a long way since they were first developed in 1910. But even though they had gotten to be small, earbuds never quite fit right and often fell out. Sometimes, as Burgett learned firsthand, they were painful. But studies have shown tha... Read the full article on Mashable! »
The most beautiful snowflake photos you’ll ever see, ca... Dec 09 2013 22:09:48	Extremetech
The most beautiful snowflake photos you’ll ever see, captured with a cheap DIY camera All of the snowflake photos on this page, believe it or not, were captured using a six-year-old point-and-shoot Canon camera and a standard 58mm SLR lens that was produced in the USSR sometime between 1958 and 1992. Such photography ought to be impossible without a microscope or other expensive gear, but it just perfectly illustrates the photographic and aesthetic ingenuity of Alexey Kljatov, a Russian photographer who lives in Moscow. Read the full article on Extremetech »
Citrix adds new GoToMeeting pricing, capacity options Dec 09 2013 22:09:00	Computerworld
Citrix adds new GoToMeeting pricing, capacity options Citrix has started shipping a slimmed-down version of its GoToMeeting online meeting and video conferencing product that had been in beta testing since September. Read the full article on Computerworld »
Microsoft: Games are the most popular Windows 8/8.1 app... Dec 09 2013 22:07:00	Neowin
Microsoft: Games are the most popular Windows 8/8.1 app category In a new blog post, Microsoft stated that the Games category of Windows 8/8.1 apps had the highest number of downloads, while apps in the Social category have the highest ratio of downloads per app. Read more... Read the full article on Neowin »
Amazon Cloud Drive Photos Adds Video Upload On iOS, And... Dec 09 2013 22:05:38	TechCrunch
Amazon Cloud Drive Photos Adds Video Upload On iOS, And Finally An iPad Version Amazon today added support for video uploads in the new iOS version of its Cloud Drive Photos app, which also now natively supports iPad and iPad mini. The update comes over a year and a half after Amazon first introduced the capability to store videos in its Cloud Drive Photos service via the app’s Android counterpart. Its slow progress to introduce the feature on Apple devices goes to show how much Amazon values its iOS customer base. (Or rather, how it doesn’t). The company quietl... Read the full article on TechCrunch »
Google +Post Turns Google+ Content Into Web Ads Dec 09 2013 22:04:29	PCMag.com Breaking News
Google +Post Turns Google+ Content Into Web Ads Google today rolled out +Post ads, which let brands push content from public Google+ pages to any site using Google's ad network. Read the full article on PCMag.com Breaking News »

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