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Sony Anycast Touch live-broadcasting system hands-on (video)
Engadget - 9 Apr 2013 10:07
The Anycast Touch is not only a sleeker incarnation of Sony's all-in-one studio, with a slider design and a manageable-enough 6.6-kg (13-pound) body; it's also the company's first such system to feature a touchscreen int...
B&O Play H3 and H6 bring Bang & Olufsen's newer badge to headphones
Engadget - 9 Apr 2013 12:01
Bang & Olufsen already offers headphones, and it has the B&O Play line to serve a mobile-oriented world. Wouldn't it be nice if the two categories mixed? As of today, they do. The B&O Play H3 in-ears and H6 over-ears app...
[NSFW] Hard luck lads, todger size DOES matter: Official
The Register - 9 Apr 2013 22:32
Being tall and masculine also helps, says stiff stiff NSFWish Boffins bearing tape measures appear to have confirmed that in the trouser department, size really does matter....
Review: SmartDeblur restores blurred images, indulges CSI fantasies
PC World - 9 Apr 2013 22:00
Cellphone cameras make amateur photographers out of all of us. We can relate to making blurred photos, which we normally then delete and forget about. But sometimes those blurry photos contain important information that ...
This Lamp Belongs in a City Skyline
Gizmodo - 9 Apr 2013 11:30
Is this some kind of robotic arm? Or a miniature skyscraper? Actually, no, it's just a humble table lamp--but its design allows it to assume all kinds of amazing, striking forms. More
A Disturbing New Instagram Trend and One Mom's Attempt to Stop It
PetaPixel - 9 Apr 2013 03:48Prepare now to survive the end of Windows XP
PC World - 9 Apr 2013 23:45
The one-year countdown to the end of support for Windows XP began ticking down yesterday. If you're still using the ancient, legacy version of Windows, it's time to consider your next move. To be clear, your PC will not ...
The death of Windows XP: It's your permission to go Chromebook, tablet, Linux, whatever
ZDNet - 9 Apr 2013 22:30
Companies will have tough decisions to make when leaving XP behind - and that could provide an opening for Apple, Google and others keen to find a foothold on the enterprise desktop.
Admit it: Online privacy is a fading concept
CNN - 9 Apr 2013 18:16
In this digital era of virtual relationships and "oversharing", is it fair to say that privacy is becoming an outdated concept?
WhatsApp denies rumors of a Google buyout
Android Central - 9 Apr 2013 06:43
WhatsApp is staying independent according to business development head In a statement to All Things D this evening, WhatsApp's business development chief Neeraj Arora said the rumors of Google buying the chat service wer...
How to Create and Photograph Gorgeous Refractographs
PetaPixel - 9 Apr 2013 06:40A Woman Robbed a Bank with a Can of Spaghetti Sauce
Gizmodo - 9 Apr 2013 04:00
Of all the food related items or household goods that you could use to pretend to be a bomb, spaghetti sauce has to be pretty low on the list. Not to a 60-year-old woman near Detroit though, she used spaghetti sauce to r...
Texting the Wrong Person Is Awkwardly Hilarious on Tumblr
Mashable - 9 Apr 2013 03:30
We've all called the wrong number once or twice (maybe 30 times, if you're technologically challenged). Perhaps you've even landed on the other side of a wrong call, and had to disappoint the ringer requesting a delivery...
What Aging from 1 Year Old to 102 Years Old Looks Like and What It Means
Gizmodo - 9 Apr 2013 01:00
Aside from the science of aging and how faces get wrinkled and joints get creaky, there are also the hidden costs of aging too. Like how many times we went to the doctor's or how many calories we've eaten or how much mon...
A Moon Rise Over Los Angeles as a Time-Slice, Time-Lapse, and Animated GIF
PetaPixel - 9 Apr 2013 00:13Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 for sale April 11 for $400
ZDNet - 9 Apr 2013 23:59
The newest member of the Samsung Android tablet line with a pen goes on sale this week.
GM returns to Facebook with test of mobile ads for Chevy Sonic
L.A. Times - 9 Apr 2013 23:58Colorful Long Exposure Photos of Glow Sticks Dropped Into Waterfalls
PetaPixel - 9 Apr 2013 23:55
Photographers Sean Lenz and Kristoffer Abildgaard of From the Lenz have come up with a brilliant light painting concept that produces gorgeous results. For their project titled Neon Luminance, they dropped glow sticks in...
Photographer Finn Beales shares his best (mobile) shot
DP Review - 9 Apr 2013 23:54
Photographer Finn Beales primarily uses his Canon EOS 5D Mark III when shooting for major brands as well as media outlets, but he also uses his smartphone to capture poignant moments like this image of his son floating i...
Microsoft's latest 'Scroogled' ad attacks Android with privacy fears
The Verge - 9 Apr 2013 23:54
Microsoft's anti-Google campaign is getting a fresh revival this week with a new focus on Google's Android app store. After directly attacking Gmail and Google Shopping, Microsoft is now attempting to spread fear over Go...
Russ Blinch: Can An Entire Community Be Self Sufficient and Live Off-The-Grid?
The Huffington Post - 9 Apr 2013 23:54Moonshot: Can HP's shot at microserver domination succeed?
ZDNet - 9 Apr 2013 23:51
With Moonshot HP is hoping its decisive move into the microserver market will leave the competition struggling to catch up. But is there the market out there that HP is counting on?