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Rumor: Sony May Introduce Eye-Tracking Autofocus Next Year
PetaPixel - 19 Jan 2013 01:04Tips for Getting Maximum Performance Out of Adobe Lightroom
PetaPixel - 19 Jan 2013 02:44900 Mile GPS Mistakes, Tiny Transforming Apartments, Quite Possibly the Best Sex Toy Ever, And More
Gizmodo - 19 Jan 2013 22:00
We're well into the new year now, past CES, and we're cruising. This week we've got the worst GPS error, the best sex toy, the most resourcefully lazy employee who out-sourced his job, tips on how to rid your browser fro...
An Aurora Time-Lapse Proposal
PetaPixel - 19 Jan 2013 18:58Wikileaks claims Aaron Swartz was an ally and possible source, breaking anonymity
The Verge - 19 Jan 2013 09:31
Aaron Swartz died a week ago, from suicide. A public memorial service in New York City begins later today. You may have read much about Swartz's life in the interim, including his work on Reddit and the RSS specification...
Genius Bank Robbers Dug a 100 Foot Long Tunnel to Rob a Bank
Gizmodo - 19 Jan 2013 08:00
This is so incredible that I think I've seen this in a movie before.* And if I didn't, it should be put in a movie immediately. Genius bank robbers dug a 100 foot tunnel from a parking garage across the street to the ban...
John Hodgman on Writing, Zefrank on Zehorses, and a Winnebago on Norwegian Highways
Gizmodo - 19 Jan 2013 07:00
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Sen. John Cornyn Asks Attorney General Eric Holder: Did Carmen Ortiz Aim To 'Make An Example' Of Aaron Swartz?
TechCrunch - 19 Jan 2013 23:59
On Friday John Cornyn, the Republican Senator from Texas, wrote a letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder demanding answers on the "prosecutorial conduct" surrounding Aaron Swartz's case -- specifically, whe...
Lyz Lenz: Why I Write About My Daughter On The Internet
The Huffington Post - 19 Jan 2013 23:53Top 10 Tech This Week
Mashable - 19 Jan 2013 23:44
1. Google Glass to Hit Developers' Hands This Month Google announced plans Tuesday to hold a "Glass Foundry" in San Francisco and New York in the coming weeks: Two full days of hacking that will allow developers to get a...
Facebook Street Art
Forbes - 19 Jan 2013 23:41
"Social addiction" pieces by street artist 2Wenty
Microsoft blazes trail to next PC
CNET - 19 Jan 2013 23:25
commentary With its serious processor, and its guts-behind-the-glass design, Microsoft's Surface Pro may well be the template for the new PC. And device makers should pay attention.
Giottos' New Tripod Design Makes It 30% Smaller When Collapsed
PetaPixel - 19 Jan 2013 23:17Electronic Arts announces 'SimCity' for the classroom
The Verge - 19 Jan 2013 23:04
Today, Electronic Arts announced that it is currently developing SimCityEDU, an online educational game based on the latest reboot of the company's popular SimCity franchise. Created in a partnership with GlassLabs, SimC...
Kim Dotcom's 'Mega' Now Open to Public
Mashable - 19 Jan 2013 22:58
Kim Dotcom's long-anticpated 'Mega' file-sharing site is now open to the public. More About: Dropbox, file sharing, Kim Dotcom, megaupload, Small Business
TSA, bored of seeing you naked, removing airport body scanners
CNET - 19 Jan 2013 22:57
The Transport Security Administration says its techies have failed to create software that would allow passengers to appears less naked when going through scanners, so it is removing the devices.
Google suggests jewelry or a device as a next-gen password
PC World - 19 Jan 2013 22:46
Google thinks it might have found an answer to the vexing problem of forgotten or weak passwords: "physical" passwords, which might come in the form of a piece of jewelry such as a ring. In a research paper, two of its e...
Why We Did, In Fact, Land on the Moon: A Photography Based Proof
PetaPixel - 19 Jan 2013 22:30Nasty Client Website Lets Businesses Review Customers
Mashable - 19 Jan 2013 22:24
Think twice before skipping out on tipping your contractor, or else small businesses may end up blacklisting you. A former landscape company owner created NastyClient.com, a rating and review website that lets businesses...
Apps of the Week: NHL Gamecenter, Aldiko Sync, Candy Crush Saga and more!
Android Central - 19 Jan 2013 22:19
The app picks just keep on coming. Straight from the Android Central writers to you, the best apps we're using for the previous week are listed here. We've got some productivity tools and a few fun games for you to enjoy...
Every Company Is Up For Disruption, So Keep Your Products Simple
TechCrunch - 19 Jan 2013 22:00
Editor's note: Victor Belfor is the vice president of business development at Influitive. He recently started angel investing and mentoring at 500 startups. As products mature, companies continue to compete in heated bat...
Devops, complexity and anti-fragility in IT: Risk and anti-fragility
GigaOM - 19 Jan 2013 22:00
James Urquhart explains the concept of anti-fragility and how modern IT departments are trying to achieve through a variety of means, including the implementation of devops. However, he cautions, anti-fragility might not...