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Christopher Nolan discusses the challenge of bringing Batman to life
The Verge - 30 Nov 2012 12:36
Earlier this week, Christopher Nolan sat down with film critic Scott Foundas and talked Batman. A transcript of the interview has now been published by Foundas at Film Comment and it makes for an illuminating read. Nolan...
Self-Updating LCD Grocery Shelf Labels Are Pure Genius
Gizmodo - 30 Nov 2012 21:40
It seems the rumors of e-ink based displays' imminent death at the hands of tablets were greatly exaggerated. Despite a glut of portable color screen devices now on the market, e-book readers are more popular than ever, ...
The Secret to Making Food Look So Delicious in Ads (Hint: Slow Motion)
Gizmodo - 30 Nov 2012 05:00
You know when you watch a beer commercial or an ad about fruit or anything relating food and think, man, that looks absolutely delicious? And then when you go to the market to get that same exact food, it looks absolutel...
4 rules for planning and deploying APIs for the business
ZDNet - 30 Nov 2012 20:02
In a new book, authors from SOA Software outline the business basics of application programming interfaces.
How small business can go big data
ZDNet - 30 Nov 2012 06:02
Just because you're a small business doesn't mean you can't tap the benefits of big data, too.
AngelPad Debuts 12 New Startups At Its Fall 2012 Demo Day
TechCrunch - 30 Nov 2012 02:12
AngelPad, the startup accelerator program founded back in 2010 by ex-Googler and investor Thomas Korte, held its fifth ever Demo Day at its downtown San Francisco headquarters today. The twelve startups that comprised An...
Why Businesses Should Use Social Media For Customer Service
Forbes - 30 Nov 2012 21:29Is your datacenter disposable?
ZDNet - 30 Nov 2012 20:02
Take a step back and consider both the facilities and IT issues that marry you to your current environment
The Yes Men Kickstart a revolt
The Verge - 30 Nov 2012 20:00
During the 2000 Presidential campaign, the mysterious, satirical website .gwbush.com appeared on the web. The criticisms of George W. Bush on it gained media attention worldwide, culminating in a mention by the President...
Florida pet spa mystery link to China's great firewall
New Scientist - 30 Nov 2012 11:00
China's censors have innovative ways of stopping its citizens accessing banned websites, including poisoning internet servers (full text available to subscribers)
Directory: Big-data vendors in Australia
ZDNet - 30 Nov 2012 08:02
If you are considering which way to go on big data, ZDNet's big-data directory for Australia should help you on your way.
A Genius Dad Made a Flying Quadrocopter to Walk His Kid to the Bus Stop
Gizmodo - 30 Nov 2012 06:00
A genius dad invented something to make dad life easier: a flying, camera-equipped quadrocopter that could follow his kids to the school bus stop. That's right, a personal drone for his kids. Genius, I say. Genius! More�...
What Movies Think of Photographers
Gizmodo - 30 Nov 2012 04:30
What do you think of photographers in real life? Guys and girls with awesome jobs? Creepy paparazzi who sell their soul to TMZ? Truth tellers? Lighting obsessed? Here is how movies portray photographers. More »
Facebook can make games after Zynga change
NBC News - 30 Nov 2012 03:10How to Set Up a Pinterest Business Page
PC World - 30 Nov 2012 01:52
Following in the footsteps of Facebook, Twitter and Google+, social bookmarking site Pinterest has unveiled pages exclusively for businesses. If your company is new to Pinterest, you can sign up for a business account. I...
How to score an Ingress invite
Android Central - 30 Nov 2012 23:59
Android users everywhere are all talking about Ingress. It's a cool location based MMO sci-fi game where you secure portals to help alter the course of human history. The back story is all at the Niantic Project we...
How to Get Your Adobe Flash Fix on the iPhone
Mashable - 30 Nov 2012 23:59
Adobe Flash: Can't live with it, can't live without it, at least for iOS users. But iPhone lovers now have a Flash alternative. More About: Apple iPhone 5, adobe flash, iphone
Nikolas Badminton: Who's in Charge of Social Media Privacy?
The Huffington Post - 30 Nov 2012 23:48
I implore you to ask yourself, "am I fully aware of what my actions mean?" and if not then please try and make sense of the terms and conditions of the numerous social networks you belong to.
Have A DVR? You're Definitely Not Alone
The Huffington Post - 30 Nov 2012 23:43Apps Like Rockmelt Ditch Social-Only Signup, Add Email So Privacy Buffs Can “Try Before You Pryâ€
TechCrunch - 30 Nov 2012 23:42
Rockmelt's recently released iPad app only offered signup through Facebook and Twitter, leading 50 percent of users not to sign in at all. So today it followed Pinterest and Spotify by moving away from social-only ...
Amazing Video of a Crane Lifting a Car Using Two Phones
Gizmodo - 30 Nov 2012 23:40
You probably knew that it's impossible to pull apart two phonebooks put together with interleaving pages. But did you know that the bond—caused by the mechanical friction of the interleaving pages—is so str...
MTV, race, and radio: How Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' prevailed during troubling times
The Verge - 30 Nov 2012 23:39
By any measure, Michael Jackson's Thriller was an unbelievable success — but at the time of its release, that success was far from assured. Between the death of popular AM radio, the backlash of disco that made DJ...