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Engadget |
LG may bring Google TVs to Korea, China soon; seeing 'good returns' in the US
While Eric Schmidt's proclamation that "most" new TVs would have Google TV embedded last year didn't come true, LG stated today that it's bringing the platform to more regions soon. The Korea Times reports an unnamed company executive at the KCTA Digital Cable Show stated the platform is yielding good returns, with average sales of 10,000 units per month. He went on to state that LG Electronics would bring Google TVs to Korea later this year -- following the integrated IPTV boxes offered by LG U...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Travel Tech Q&A: Airbnb's Nate Blecharczyk
Airbnb CTO and co-founder Nate Blecharczyk brings a lot of tech with him when he's travelling.
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SlashGear |
Google Glass hidden labs give rooted users Wink and more
Google Glass Explorer Editions are a developer’s wonderland, full of little secrets we probably won’t see – in part, at least – in the regular consumer edition. Some Easter eggs and various hidden features have already been discovered, and now the folks over at Android Police have itemized a whole host of them that are Read The Full Story
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TweakTown |
See all of Curiosity's work on Mars in just 1:06 in this time lapse video
The way NASA has marketed Curiosity has resulted in a soft spot in my heart for the Mars rover. This morning, Curiosity tweeted out a time lapse video of all her work over the last nine months. The video runs for just one minute, six seconds and is the work of Karl Sanford, a fan of Curiosity.
The pictures used for the time lapse video are from Curiosity's Front Hazard Avoidance Cameras and were obtained from NASA's Curiosity picture dump. Thankfully, NASA has provided all of this d...
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Boy Genius Report |
Yahoo reportedly places bid to buy Hulu stake
Yahoo is apparently determined to show that it can do more than pay $1.1 billion for a bunch of teenage girls’ blogs. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that Yahoo has submitted an offer to buy video streaming website Hulu, a sign that the company is still considering ways to counter the enormous video streaming clout that Google now holds with YouTube. Yahoo was interested in buying a majority stake in French video streaming website Dailymotion earlier this year but that deal fell apart after...
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Slashdot |
How To Hack Twitter's Two-Factor Authentication
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from PC Mag's SecurityWatch: "We've pointed out some problems with Twitter's new two-factor authentication. For example, since just one phone number can be associated with an account, Twitter's two-factor authentication won't work for organizations like the Associated Press, The Onion, or The Guardian. They were hacked; they could still be hacked again in the same way. However, security experts indicate that the problem is worse than that, a lot worse...
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Neowin |
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean spotted at Asian tech conference
Android 4.3 didn't appear at Google I/O as expected, but it has been spotted on a Nexus 4 at the Thailand Mobile Expo 2013 - in images and on video - ahead of a possible launch next month. Read more...
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Mashable! |
Alfonso Ribeiro, Will and Jaden Smith Do the Carlton Dance
Gather 'round nerds, '90s kids and fans of Carlton Banks
Will Smith and son Jaden recently made an appearance on the BBC's Graham Norton Show. In the video above, they perform a father-son rap together, which is kind of cool. But the real fun starts at the 3:45 mark, when none other than Smith's Fresh Prince of Bel-Air castmate Alfonso Ribeiro — Carlton Banks himself, the coolest nerd in TV history — makes a surprise visit
See also: Will Smith Proves He's Still Got Insane Rapping Ski...
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Techdirt |
Think DOJ Spying On Reporters Was 'Unprecedented'? Think Again
We've already written about how the DOJ has a bit of history of spying on journalists' phone records without following the rules, and that was only scratching the surface. On Monday we showed that to be the case with the revelation about the questionable spying on a Fox News reporter. The DOJ didn't just spy on him, but also suggested he was a co-conspirator, for merely doing basic journalism. Over at Mother Jones, Julian Sanchez has an article, which was written prior to the revelation about ...
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WSJ.com: Technology |
U.S. Firm's Gear Seen Aiding Syria
Syria's telecommunications providers continue to use technology by Blue Coat Systems to monitor Internet usage, according to Telecomix, a hacker-activist group that has tracked the previous use of the technology.
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AppleInsider |
iPad shipments could see first ever year-on-year decline in Q2, analyst says
Due to a combination of seasonality and heightened competition from Android device makers, shipments of Apple's iPad may see a year-on-year drop for the first time since debuting in 2010, says KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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TweakTown |
Microsoft is 'confident' that Xbox One won't suffer from RRoD disaster
Microsoft is "confident" that the new Xbox One won't suffer from the same Red Ring of Death problem that the Xbox 360 originally suffered from. This is good news for gamers who suffered at the hands of the RRoD as it was frustrating and often just months after purchase.
Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Studios, says that Microsoft learned a lot from the Xbox 360 launch and put it towards future Xbox products. He notes how the Xbox 360 Slim, or Trinity, had a very low rate of failure....
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Digital Trends |
The Xbox One won’t play 360 games – even digitally
Microsoft has confirmed that the new Xbox One’s architecture is so different from that of the Xbox 360, that it won’t be able to run any original Xbox or Xbox 360 games, even via digital downloads.
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Ars Technica |
Google and Microsoft make Windows Phone YouTube app worse while they write a new one
Microsoft has replaced its good YouTube app with its bad one to keep Google happy.
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AllThingsD » News |
Interview: The Summer of Larry (Ellison) Is About to Sail Into Port Via America's Cup
The world's premier sailing event -- marred by recent accidents -- is headed to the San Francisco Bay in July
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Forbes - Tech |
Do iFarts Not Stink? Coping With Tech Envy In The Valley
The challenges of bathing in the dazzling reflected glory of exalted technologists was front and center in DC this week, when Congress invited Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify about the company’s practice of “shielding billions of dollars overseas from U.S. taxes,” as Politico phrased it.
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CNET News.com |
HTC One Google edition: It's real and coming in summer
HTC is planning a Sense-free version of its flagship phone, CNET has confirmed. [Read more]
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Neowin |
Google Search thinks "gayest" and "worst" are the same thing
Google is throwing up interesting results for some searches including the word "gayest", equating the term with the word "worst" - but Google has said it's simply a function of its search algorithms. Read more...
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Forbes - Tech |
Source: Xbox One's Heart-Sensing Tech Not Microsoft's Idea
One of the more unexpected capabilities that Microsoft has baked into the forthcoming Xbox One is the new Kinect sensor’s ability to read your heart rate, which it does optically using a system similar to (or even based on) Eulerian Video Magnification, which is a method of taking standard video input and magnifying certain properties in order to find hidden details, like a pulse rate.
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Digital Trends |
Gulp down the Apple Kool-Aid with our guide to switching from Android to iOS
If Android simply isn’t cutting it for you anymore, then you might be considering Apple’s warm embrace. Here’s how to make the switch from Android to iOS without losing any contacts, sleep, or hair!
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SlashGear |
Yahoo bids on Hulu says source
Hulu has been a source of rumors for months now, with word surfacing in March that the video service’s board is looking into selling the service. Not too long after that, sources began popping up claiming various entities have been in talks with or placed bids on Hulu, including one of its owner’s former president. Read The Full Story
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The Verge - All Posts |
Google no longer able to pay Android developers in Argentina, pulling apps on July 27th
Developers in Argentina have begun receiving letters from Google informing them that "Google Play will no longer be able to accept payments on behalf of developers registered in Argentina starting June 27, 2013." The change applies to both paid apps and apps that use in-app purchases. The move appears to be related to new, restrictive regulations the Argentine government has imposed on currency exchanges, which The Telegraph detailed this past September. Twitter has quite a few developers compla...
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TweakTown |
RumorTT: Leaked screenshots seem to indicate Gmail will be getting UI revamp
It looks as though Google could be readying a user interface revamp for Gmail on the web and its app. Several screenshots have been leaked and in them a radically different Gmail can be seen. The question is, are they real? TheNextWeb was provided with the following screenshot by a source:
It seems to show that there will be a few default tabs at the top to help you sort through your e-mail. The categories are reportedly Main, Social, Offers, Notifications, and Forums. It would appe...
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Mashable! |
UCLA Surgeons Live Vine Brain Surgery
Doctors at UCLA Health in Southern California documented a brain surgery on Thursday by using Instagram and Vine, showing yet another ground-breaking use of social media in the hospital setting.
We've already witnessed the world's first live-tweeted open-heart surgery from Houston, as well as a live-tweet of a brain surgery. But what was noteworthy about Thursday's live surgery from Los Angeles was the use of newbie social platform Vine, as the Los Angeles Times reported. Check out a sampling of...
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Boy Genius Report |
Another patent suit bites the dust: Motorola can’t ban Xbox
The good news with patent suits is that even when they’re successful they very rarely result in outright sales bans of popular products. And now Ars Technica reports that yet another attempt to enforce a sales ban has fallen flat on its face, this time Motorola’s attempt to stop sales of Microsoft’s Xbox. According to Ars, Motorola filed suit against Microsoft back in 2010 because its Xbox allegedly infringed upon Motorola patents that detailed technologies for “video tra...
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The Verge - All Posts |
The little known history of the sites that inspired Tumblr
Tumblr is the quintessential example of a tumblelog, the stripped-down style of blogging for which it is named. But as the Daily Dot explains, it wasn't the first to offer a short form blogging service. Tumblr — which Yahoo purchased last week for $1.1 billion in cash — is at least the third tumblelog to hit the Web, following two lesser known sites: Anarchaia and Projectionist. Those two predecessors served as inspiration for David Karp, who founded Tumblr about six years ago. "The ...
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Techdirt |
DailyDirt: DIY Soda (Pop Or Whatever You Call Carbonated Beverages)
Making your own carbonated soft drinks has a few benefits -- from knowing where all the ingredients came from (eg. no brominated vegetable oil) to getting the satisfaction of creating your own custom flavoring. It's not quite as simple as punching a button on a vending machine, but it's not exactly rocket science, either. Here are just a few links on being your own soda jerk. Sodastream has been around since 1903, but it went public on the Nasdaq in 2010 and started expanding its DIY soda ma...
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Bump in hardware orders bodes well for mobile market
Touchscreen shipments set to double in three years
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IntoMobile |
HTC Video Showcases Company’s Innovative History
HTC has been getting a lot of bad press recently, with reports of employees being let go and the imminent demise of the HTC First. One thing most everyone can agree on though, is the success of the HTC One, which has proven to be one of the most sought after smartphones around. “We were making smartphones before smartphones even existed.” A new video from HTC appeared today, showcasing the company’s history of mobile device development. The video starts with the company’s...
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Slashdot |
African Soil Mapped For the Very First Time
vikingpower writes "A team of international experts has drawn up the Soil Atlas of Africa — the first such book mapping this key natural resource — to help farmers, land managers and policymakers understand the diversity and importance of soil and the need to manage it through sustainable use. A joint commission of the African Union and the European Union has produced a complete atlas of African soils, downloadable as 3 hefty PDFs ( Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. ) The initiative was ann...
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CNET News.com |
Crave Ep. 122: When the moon hits your 3D-printed pizza pie
This week on Crave, NASA wants to 3D-print a pizza, and one man plays the guitar during his own brain surgery while another captures a terrifying BASE drive with his helmet cam. [Read more]
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Neowin |
No 'Red Ring Of Death'-style disasters for Xbox One, says Microsoft
Microsoft's Phil Spencer says the company learned valuable lessons from the 'Red Ring Of Death' that plagued the original Xbox 360, and is "confident in the quality" of the new Xbox One. Read more...
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CNET News.com |
Haswell chip primer: How Intel pinches power
Intel's Haswell processor is first and foremost about power savings. Here's how the chipmaker got a serious battery life boost. [Read more]
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WSJ.com: Technology |
Mexican Billionaire Wants Probe of Activists
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim says protests by an activist group in the U.S. have the trappings of an orchestrated campaign against him and his mobile phone companies and is asking California to investigate the group.
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Forbes - Tech |
Is Sony Worried About Falling Android Sales or the Strength of Samsung?
I'm intrigued by Sony's lowered estimates for their smartphone sales during the 2014 fiscal year. Originally pencilled in as 1.8 trillion yen, they Japanese company have dropped this to 1.5 trillion yen. What has brought this on? Samsung.
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Engadget |
The Daily Roundup for 05.24.2013
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
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TweakTown |
ReportTT: Google considering Waze buyout
Rumors have made the rounds that Facebook is interested in the social mapping service. According to a Bloomberg report, Google may also be considering a Waze buyout. This is good news for Waze as the two companies would likely enter into a bidding war; it's not such great news for the companies themselves as the price will go up.
The report states that Google and others have approached Waze since the news of Facebook's talks were made public. Waze is reportedly seeking in excess of ...
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Slashdot |
BeagleBone Black Ships With New Linux 3.8 Kernel
DeviceGuru writes "BeagleBoard.org has begun shipping its faster, cheaper BeagleBone Black SBC with a new Linux 3.8 kernel, supporting Device Tree technology for more streamlined ARM development. The $45 BeagleBone Black runs Linux or Android on a 1GHz TI Sitara AM3359 SOC, doubles the RAM to 512MB of its predecessor, and adds a micro-HDMI port. The updated kernel gives the BeagleBone Black access to a new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) display driver architecture, as well as full support for th...
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WSJ.com: Technology |
Hulu Suitors Line Up
Yahoo submitted a bid to acquire Hulu, as the Internet company tries to add more high-quality online video that can appeal to advertisers.
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VentureBeat |
DHS warns of vulnerability exposing employee social security numbers
The Department of Homeland Security found a vulnerability in one of its vendor's software solutions that keeps information on background check investigations.
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CNET News.com |
Bidder buys $1.5 million space date with Leonardo DiCaprio
How much would you pay to get locked in a spaceship with DiCaprio? At an auction to benefit AIDS research, a man buys three days of training and a trip to suborbital space with the "Gatsby" star. [Read more]
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The Register |
Experts: Network security deteriorating, privacy a lost cause
One suggestion: 'Don't armor the sheep, hunt the wolves'
Ethernet Summit Internet and network security is bad, and it's going to get worse before it gets better. To make it better, CIOs and IT admins need to rethink the way that they approach protecting their networks from hackers and other miscreants.…
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Digital Trends |
Mini offers pint-sized portable Garmin navigation system
Throw away the suction cups. Garmin has designed a portable navigation system that fits right onto the dashboard of a Mini.
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MacRumors |
Apple Removes Download Options From Quicktime Trailers Website
It appears that Apple has begun quietly phasing out its trailer download options from the trailers.apple.com website, effectively eliminating 1080p trailer availability. Previously, the site gave users the ability to stream trailers in 480p or 720p, along with providing download options for 480p, 720p, and 1080p. Trailers uploaded to the site after an approximate date of May 22 no longer have any download options and can only be streamed in-browser at 480p or 720p. Trailer options before 5/2...
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AppleInsider |
Google's Motorola issues second appeal of ITC case dismissal against Apple
Motorola has given notice to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that it will be contesting the International Trade Commission's dismissal of a case against Apple, the second time the now Google-owned company has filed an appeal tied to that investigation.
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Forbes - Tech |
Twitter Amplify Turns Up the Volume On Dual-Screen Advertising
Twitter is creating a new way to make money for itself and media partners with a service called "Twitter Amplify. On its blog, Twitter said that the company "has further amplified the social TV conversation with real-time, dual-screen sponsorships and in-Tweet video clips from broadcasters.
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Neowin |
Microsoft: Reports about Xbox One used games "inaccurate and incomplete"
Microsoft's failure to share details on its policies regarding used games for the Xbox One has given rise to a wave of speculative reports, which the company has called "inaccurate and incomplete". Read more...
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SlashGear |
Acer Aspire R7 Hands-on: Spock’s Choice
This week SlashGear is having a peek at the Acer Aspire R7 notebook – that rather unique piece of machinery you saw advertised last month aside teasers for the newest Star Trek movie. It’s no surprise that this device was chosen to take on that role as its mysterious – and here we find rather Read The Full Story
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Engadget |
Next Browser for Android mashes up its rivals' greatest hits (video)
When few (if any) web browsers do everything well, many of us have more than one client just to cover all the bases. The GO Launcher Dev Team's just-launched Next Browser for Android tries to solve this in the simplest way possible: it cherry picks features from established rivals. Sharing extensions from Dolphin? Check. Chrome's frequently visited pages? Check. Speed Dial from Opera? Check. There's even a Flipboard-style RSS reader. As there's also bookmark syncing and voice search, Next Browse...
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Mashable! |
First Apple Computer Could Fetch Half Million in Auction
An Apple 1 computer, the low-powered PC that started it all for the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, co-founder Steve Wozniak and the then very new Apple Computers, is up for grabs on May 25. All you need is somewhere north of a half a million dollars.
The still-working computer goes to the highest bidder at the German auction house Auction Team Breker. According to a release, the system is part of a wide-ranging auction of "Firsts" that includes a MITS Altair 8800, a Nat Wadsworth’s 1973 Scelbi...
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The Unofficial Apple W... |
PureShot is a full featured iOS camera app
PureShot, a US$1.99 universal app, takes a very shooting-oriented approach to photography on iOS. You don't process your images here, or add filters. Instead, you just use the tools provided to take the very best picture you can, then process it on your iOS device, or get it onto your Mac or PC and use a dedicated image editor.
I like that approach, because most do-it-all apps aren't strong in every feature. PureShot is dedicated to taking good pictures, and I think it succeeds at that goal.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Xbox One games will require internet 'spot checks', but Microsoft won't charge to authenticate used games
Does the Xbox One actually require an internet connection? Will used game buyers or sellers have to pay an extra fee? Microsoft hasn't made it clear, but a report at Polygon now claims that the answers are "yes" and "no" respectively. According to the publication's sources, Xbox One games will phone home to Microsoft servers on a regular basis to verify that their users own the games. If you buy a used title, however, Polygon claims that you won't have to pay Microsoft for a fresh license to the...
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News Tom's Hardware US |
Nexus 4 with Android 4.3 Shows Camera UI Change
Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean" has been spotted at the Thailand Mobile Expo.
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BetaNews.Com |
Microsoft still stamping out used games fire
This past Tuesday Microsoft did its long-awaited Xbox reveal, though the company did not unveil every bit of information that customers were waiting for. For instance, we still do not know pricing or release date. However, the biggest urban legend in circulation -- that of used games -- is under attack from the console maker. On the day of the big reveal, Larry Hryb took to his blog to assure users "While there have been many potential scenarios discussed, today we have only confirmed that we ...
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Techdirt |
Petition Asks Obama To Support Treaty For The Blind, Rather Than Siding With Hollywood
During the course of President Obama's administration, he has gone back and forth over support for the WIPO treaty for the blind, which would make it easier for vision impaired people to get copies of books that they can read (allowing legally made copies to be shared across borders). It's a pretty simple proposition, and while the White House had announced support for the agreement back in 2009, the people who were responsible for that position were later replaced by content industry folks, wh...
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Digital Trends |
BUCKLE UP: Dodge and SRT help rev up the action in ‘Fast & Furious 6’
The “Fast & Furious 6” roars back into theaters May 24, with Dodge and the SRT brand helping to heat up the action in the six-installment of the block-buster franchise. But there are a lot of other cool vehicles to see in the movie.
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Digital Trends |
Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows brings voice and gesture control to your PC… next year
Kinect for Windows hopes to "revolutionize computing experiences" by opening the platform to developers and designers to come up with new ways to use the PC for non-gaming purposes.
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Slashdot |
Google Releases Glass Factory System Image, Rooted Bootloader
Krystalo writes "In a nod towards the modding community and hackers in general, Google has released the first factory system image and rooted bootloader for the latest version, XE5, of Google Glass. Nevertheless, the company is at the same time warning that using these downloads will result in a voided warranty for the experimental device."
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Resources | ZDNet |
Silicon Valley's link to Warsaw's stunning $200m history museum of Polish-Jewish life
The new museum received strong suport from San Francisco's most successful philanthropist: Tad Taube.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Broadcasters go after Aereo by suing smaller competitor, Aereokiller
Chet Kanojia, CEO and founder of Aereo
The nation's largest television broadcasters filed a copyright lawsuit against FilmOn.TV and its Aereokiller service yesterday, alleging that the service retransmits TV programming without authorization or compensating them, according to a story in Variety. Aereokiller is the flippantly-named competitor to Aereo, the company that uses dime-sized antennas to capture over-the-air TV transmissions and then streams them to subscribers by way of the internet.
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IntoMobile |
Men’s Room Mayhem to ‘Release’ for PS Vita
The restroom is as much a part of life as the office or the kitchen, but it never seems to get the focus it deserves. There are strategy games out there for all manner of workplaces, from rail yards to roller coasters, airports to aquariums. But the humble restroom, a place we all visit daily, is always glossed over in the shuffle. “Where is Restroom Tycoon?” you might ask, “When can gamers get their hands on Toilet Titans or Legends of the Stall?” It’s like the ...
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AllThingsD » News |
News Corp. Board Approves Split
News Corp.'s board approved the company's separation into two publicly traded entities, moving a step closer to splitting its entertainment businesses from the publishing division.
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CNET News.com |
Q&A: MacFixIt Answers
Readers ask about batch-editing file names, augmenting the flash storage in new MacBooks, and secure-erasing e-mail messages in Mail. [Read more]
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Engadget |
How to get an early look at the new Google Maps with a bit of cookie know-how
We had the opportunity to grab an early look at the new and refreshed Google Maps, but not everyone is as fortunate; you either had to be an I/O attendee or hope you received an invitation after requesting one. However, a tipster has sent Android Police a set of instructions that'll let you get in on the new Maps without those pre-requisites. All you need is the ability to manually set cookies via a Chrome extension like this one or an alternate browser. Then visit the Google Maps page, replace ...
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Daily iPhone App: Combo Crew does beat-em-up on a touchscreen
Combo Crew is an interesting experiment that just showed up this week on iOS. Beat-em-ups and fighting games are great on consoles, where you've got plenty of buttons and d-pads to pull off various moves with. But while they've appeared on iOS a few times (Capcom's Street Fighter IV has done fairly well on the App Store), usually these games on a touchscreen tend to just fall back on virtual buttons, which are generally way more clunky and less precise than physical moving parts.
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CNET News.com |
How to encrypt one volume on a drive in OS X
If you want to share a drive but keep some files on it encrypted, you can easily do so with a couple of approaches in OS X. [Read more]
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BetaNews.Com |
Microsoft: Compliant YouTube Windows Phone 8 app coming, meanwhile take the dreadful old version back
Following a cease and desist letter sent by Google little over a week ago, today, Microsoft reaches out to me and announces a new update for its homebrew YouTube Windows Phone 8 app. You might want to contain that burning desire to hit the "Update" button though. "Microsoft and YouTube are working together to update the new YouTube for Windows Phone app to enable compliance with YouTube’s API terms of service, including enabling ads, in the coming weeks", says the Redmond, Wash.-based corpora...
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TweakTown |
ReportTT: Microsoft will charge retailers an activation fee to sell used games, not players
It looks as though Microsoft may charge retailers a fee to resell used games rather than users themselves. According to reports by Eurogamer and MCV, retailer will be required to pay a fee in order to sell traded-in games as used games. A cut of that fee will go to Microsoft and the rest will go to the publisher.
Once a game is marked as 'traded-in', it will wipe it from the user's account and console. This could explain the need for the Xbox One to connect to the Internet once ever...
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Wired Top Stories |
From Arrested Development to Dr. Who, How Binge Watching Is Changing Our Culture
Why do we binge watch? One way to answer this question is to say, well, we binge on TV for the same reason we binge on food. And these psychological factors are no doubt apt. But the anthropological ones are perhaps just as useful and a little less obvious because culture is a thing of surfaces and secrets, and the anthropologist is obliged to record the first and penetrate the second to figure out what?s really going on.
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VentureBeat |
Peter Thiel’s venture firm to invest in space (exclusive)
Peter Thiel's late-stage venture firm Mithril Capital Management has just hired two space industry experts to evaluate opportunities.
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Mashable! |
Hanson Beer Mmmhops to Make Its Debut
Nearly two years after pop band Hanson announced it would be introducing a beer line, Mmmhops is almost ready for its debut. That's right, dear readers — you'll be able to sip your way into '90s nostalgia.
Called Mmmhops — a reference to the brothers' popular "MMMBop" song from 1997 — the pale ale makes a cameo in the film Hangover 3, which hits theaters this weekend. The beer is a product of Mustang Brewing in Oklahoma — the boys' home state — and is in the final s...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Purported Gmail images show new tabbed interface for sorting email
A few hours after we got a look at a potential Gmail for Android redesign, a new screenshot for Gmail on the web has apparently leaked to The Next Web. The new interface shows four tabs at the top of the inbox: Primary, Social, Promotions, and Updates — with a reported fifth tab for offers. Apparently, incoming mail will be split between these different buckets depending on its content. For example, Twitter and Google+ emails would be shuttled off to the Social tab, while mailing list emai...
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The Register |
Internet cafés declared 'illegal businesses' in Ohio
Wretched hives 'harm more people than do good'
Having solved all of the state's other problems, the Ohio legislature has passed a bill outlawing that most foul of societal ills: the internet café.…
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Digital Trends |
The ‘Instagram for audio’ app race is getting louder
Video, text, photography all have its fair share of the spotlight, while audio has been overlooked. However, the sounds of change are getting louder and louder.
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Digital Trends |
Duke researchers remove virtually all CO from hydrogen production process
Hydrogen proponents paint it as the flawless solution to the planet’s transportation energy woes. While they might be a bit ahead of the curve, the new Duke University breakthrough limiting the amount of carbon monoxide created during the production of hydrogen.
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NYT Bits |
Today’s Scuttlebot: Angry Lego Birds and 3-D Printer Medicine
The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. For Friday, selections include earthquakes shifting the locations of GPS markers on the ground, high-tech ways to treat wounds and some biological hard-wiring that makes the Internet so attractive.
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IntoMobile |
Deals of the Day – Inew I200 5.7″ HD Android 4.1 Quad-Core Unlocked Smartphone for $214.11
Looking to upgrade your smartphone, tablet, or other tech on the cheap? You’ve come to the right place! Our Top Deal today is the Inew I200 5.7″ HD Android 4.1 Quad-Core Unlocked Smartphone for $214.11. With a spec sheet like that, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better price for such a device, all without being on a contract. Need more? Check ou the great deals below! Top Deal Inew I200 5.7″ HD Android 4.1 Quad-Core Unlocked Smartphone for $214.11 with free shipping (...
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AllThingsD » News |
Why Tumblr Was a Massive Steal for Yahoo
Knowing that someone follows the NBA Twitter feed is nice; knowing that they hearted an animated GIF of Steph Curry hitting a three is specificity gold.
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Boy Genius Report |
Despite upcoming Xbox One launch, Microsoft aims to sell 25 million more Xbox 360s
Microsoft’s newly unveiled Xbox One has gamers excited despite some huge question marks, but Microsoft thinks its current-generation Xbox 360 still has legs. Speaking with Official Xbox Magazine, Microsoft’s senior vice president of Interactive Entertainment Business Yusuf Mehdi said that the company is looking to sell 25 million more Xbox 360 consoled over the next five years. The Xbox 360 recently registered its 28th consecutive month as top-selling console, but sales of the 8-yea...
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The Unofficial Apple W... |
Memorial Day brings lots of great sales on iOS games
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Here in the US, most of us are celebrating a three-day weekend that also serves as the start of summer, which means BBQs, poolside hangouts and lots and lots of time in the sun. Oh, and it means one more thing these days: iOS game sales (all prices USD)! Card game maker Playdek has an awesome sale on, including Ascension (and its IAP), Nightfall (and its IAP), Penny Arcade: The Card Game and Fluxx all for just 99 cents each. You should definitely pick up one or all...
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IntoMobile |
Google Reportedly To Develop Wireless Networks in Emerging Markets
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Google is looking to back the development of wireless networks in emerging markets. The company is reportedly in the middle of a multifaceted effort to bring wireless service to locations such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, which would provide wireless access to the population that resides outside of major urban areas, and increase the speeds of existing networks. According to the report, Google will be working with local telecommuni...
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Slashdot |
White House: Use Metric If You Want, We Don't Care
Earlier this year we discussed a petition on the White House's 'We The People' site asking the administration to adopt the metric system as the standard system of measurement in the U.S. Today, the administration issued a disappointing response. Simply put: they're not going to do anything about it. They frame their response as a matter of preserving a citizen's choice to adopt whatever measurement system he wants. Quoting Patrick D. Gallagher of the National Institute of Standards and Technolog...
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TweakTown |
Best Buy offering $50 discount on Apple iPhones starting Sunday and running for four weeks
Today has been a good day for Apple customers. First Apple reduced the price on refurbished iPads, now Best Buy will be running a $50 discount on the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 5 for the next four weeks. The discount will go into effect on Sunday and will be valid on any device purchased with a new two-year contract through Sprint, Verizon, or AT&T.
This discount could signify that a new iPhone isn't too far off in the future as Apple devices usually only get discounted ahead o...
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Engadget |
This week on gdgt: Toshiba brings a Retina-class display to Windows
Each week, our friends at gdgt go through the latest gadgets and score them to help you decide which ones to buy. Here are some of their latest picks -- along with a few you should probably avoid. Want more? Visit gdgt anytime to catch up on the latest, and subscribe to gdgt's newsletter to get a weekly roundup in your inbox.
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IntoMobile |
Yahoo Submits Bid for Hulu
Yahoo’s apparently on a roll. Under Ceo Marissa Mayer’s guidance, the struggling search giant has been making it rain to the tune of billions. It seems Mayer’s strategy is to use Yahoo’s still formidable war chest to buy up the things it lacks. It was recently announced that Yahoo would acquire short form blogging platform, Tumblr for a cool $1.1 billion. Now All Things D reports that Yahoo has submitted a bid for streaming service, Hulu. This move could signal an atte...
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Wired Top Stories |
The Xbox One Misses the Perfect Set-Top Box Target
The Xbox One could have been the true center of your TV universe that let you throw all those other boxes away.
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AppleInsider |
iPhone urinalysis app draws scrutiny from FDA
Biosense Technologies' uChek system turns Apple's iPhone into a capable urinalysis device, and now the Food and Drug Administration is saying that it may need to clear the medical app lest developers risk violating federal law.
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The Unofficial Apple W... |
Daily Update for May 24, 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.
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The Next Web |
Do these screenshots reveal a heavily revamped Gmail for mobile and Web is on the way?
Gmail users could be seeing the service getting a redesign soon. Following reports by Android Police about leaked screenshots of the update during Google I/O, we’re also hearing that the... Keep reading →
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Reuters: Technology News |
Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa: WSJ
(Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Wired Top Stories |
Better Place Runs Out of Juice, Reportedly Plans Bankruptcy
Better Place's plan to create a world full of electric vehicles that swap their batteries when they run out of juice is reportedly dead.
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TechCrunch |
Ask A VC: Index Ventures' Danny Rimer On The Future Of Ecommerce And More
On this week's Ask A VC episode, Index Ventures partner Danny Rimer joined us in the studio. Rimer has been in the venture industry for over 11 years so he had plenty to share on how VC has changed, and the differences in the venture world in Europe and the U.S.
Rimer, who has led the firm's investments in Etsy, Nastygal and many others, also talked to us about the future of ecommerce and how the industry is changing for startups.
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Ars Technica |
SCO boss: I was offered $2 million by Utah’s top prosecutor
CEO recorded money talks and gave recording to feds, report says.
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VentureBeat |
Yahoo continues spending spree by jumping into the bidding fray over Hulu
Yahoo has officially placed a bid to acquire popular video streaming service Hulu, along with Time Warner Cable, Amazon, Guggenheim Digital Media, and former News Corp. President Peter Chernin.
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Forbes - Tech |
The E-Cat Testing Team, Real or Ringers?
The comments to my recent post concerning the "independent tests" of Andrea Rossi's low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) system called the E-Cat make for interesting reading and both here and in other forums the report has been sliced and diced.
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Mashable! |
Officials: Stopping 3D-Printed Guns Could Be Impossible
As the world's first 3D-printed handgun starts to be replicated, authorities are scrambling to react to a technological advancement that only a few weeks ago sounded more like science fiction than fact.. But according to a leaked bulletin by the Department of Homeland Security, any effort to stop the printing of these guns might be in vain.
A May 21 DHS bulletin distributed to several law enforcement agencies across the country, and obtained by Fox News, basically states that there might be not...
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Techdirt |
Fair Use For Me, But Not For Thee
Here's a wacky one. Blogger Mark Reinhardt, who blogs about Idaho, had written a blog post critical of local TV station KTVB and its news reporting. With it, he included a YouTube clip of the reporting in question, along with some of his own commentary about why the reporting was "one sided journalism." While the disclaimer he posted with it, which implied that he believed the use was fair use, was legally meaningless (and slightly incorrect), using a news clip and commenting on it is still a...
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The Next Web |
Google, Verizon and Acer offer Chromebook stations and free WiFi to Oklahoma tornado victims
In wake of the Oklahoma tornado tragedy, Google has shared that it is working with both Verizon Wireless and Acer to set up Chromebook stations with free Internet around the area.... Keep reading →
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The Register |
SAP shuffles execs to chase cloud success
Former SuccessFactors CEO says Auf Wiedersehen
It is time for musical chairs at SAP, and the desire to ramp-up products that run on the cloud and sell more of them is calling the tune to which the executives are dancing.…
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CNET News.com |
The true shape of the Ring Nebula
New images from NASA's Hubble telescope reveal that the Ring Nebula is more complex than we knew. It's not a bagel, but a jelly doughnut. [Read more]
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LG may bring Google TVs to Korea, China soon; seeing 'g...
