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Atheer Labs unveils 3D augmented reality mobile platform and a natural human UI (hands-on)
Engadget - 30 May 2013 20:33
With the advent of Google Glass and the continued development of platforms like the Epson Moverio and Vuzix Smart Glasses, head-mounted wearables are getting a lot of attention these days. Atheer Labs is a small company ...
Despite opposition, Google will make critical security exploits public after seven days
The Verge - 30 May 2013 10:42
Google's security researchers are well known for uncovering vulnerabilities in other people's products. Standard operating procedure is to give the affected company sixty days before publishing the problem, keeping thing...
Google's Android Activations Are A Lot Less Cash Cow And A Lot More Bull
TechPinions - 30 May 2013 12:43
"My belief, though, is that what Google is winning with Android is a booby prize -- overwhelming majority share of the unprofitable segment of the market." - John Gruber The Platform Business Model "A computing platform ...
Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M: The New Best Graphics Card For Your Laptop
Gizmodo - 30 May 2013 23:00
Intel's new integrated graphics are better than ever , and AMD's are nothing to shake a stick at either, but if you really want to game on a laptop, nothing's gonna beat discrete. And Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 700M series...
Tweetbot 1.3 for Mac adds media timeline, support for cover images
Engadget - 30 May 2013 23:48
Tapbots' Tweetbot for Mac already has a reputation as the desktop Twitter client for media hounds, but a just-posted 1.3 update should make that especially clear. Like its iOS counterpart, the Mac app gains a dedicated m...
Ikea In Swedish Teaches You To Correctly Pronounce Its Products
Gizmodo - 30 May 2013 14:26
Presumably to preserve its heritage, Ikea uses traditional Swedish names for all of its products, even in its hundreds and hundreds of stores outside the country. So those of us who grew up with English as our mother ton...
Engadget UK Giveaway: win an HTC One courtesy of Mobile Madhouse
Engadget - 30 May 2013 11:00
HTC's latest flagship is one of the hottest Android phones available right now. What better way to kick off your summer in the UK, then, than with one of these in your pocket? That's entirely possible, too, thanks to acc...
The Wall Street Journal to launch LinkedIn-style social network
Engadget - 30 May 2013 13:04
The Wall Street Journal will soon launch a business-minded social network along the lines of LinkedIn, according to a report from The Times of London. The news comes amid reports of restructuring and new financial offeri...
Samsung confirms Galaxy S 4 Mini: 4.3-inch display, 1.7 GHz dual-core processor
Engadget - 30 May 2013 10:12
So, it might not be a surprise that it was in the works, but its official announcement today almost caught us off guard. Here it is, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini. Now we can say for sure that there's a (yet to be specifie...
Huawei Windows Phone appears in render, said to be the Ascend W2
Engadget - 30 May 2013 09:39
It feels almost unfaithful to the Ascend W1 to be looking at a potential sequel already, but that's what evleaks claims this is. How he got the image we have no idea, and neither do we have any price or specs to go with ...
HP Wireless Portable Speaker with NFC spotted in regulatory paperwork
Engadget - 30 May 2013 12:25
HP will soon have an NFC-enabled Bluetooth speaker to go along with its NFC-enabled mouse, not that we reckon the two will ever have much to say to each other. The manufacturer's Wireless Portable Speaker (model no. S950...
Hilarious Guy Photoshops Celebrities into His Instagram Pictures
Gizmodo - 30 May 2013 07:00
What do you Instagram? Food. Cupcakes. The beach. The beach with your sandy feet. Clouds. Dogs. Beer. Selfies. High heels. Forgotten Nights. TBTs. And maybe on some off chance, a blurry photo of a celebrity you saw on th...
The right stuff: inside the race to be the first American in space
The Verge - 30 May 2013 23:54
Private companies trying to shuttle tourists into space. Audacious plans to send civilians on a one-way mission to Mars. Astronauts recording David Bowie cover songs from 230 miles above the Earth. Nope, space travel isn...
ASRock M8 Gaming Mini PC Looks All Blinged Out
Ubergizmo - 30 May 2013 19:55
The ASRock M8 gaming PC looks set to, er, rock Computex 2013, pardon the pun.
How To Make Bricks Out Of Dirt
Popular Science - 30 May 2013 17:17
Dirt-cheap bricks--just add pressure Bricks are fairly easy to make, but in the developing world, traditional fired bricks are sometimes weak and crumble-prone, while cement ones are often unaffordable. The Vermeer BP714...
Apple's Insularity Could Get Dangerous
TechPinions - 30 May 2013 15:50
It started with a question I asked Apple CEO Tim Cook during his presentation Tuesday at the D11 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Noting that Microsoft and Google offered cloud solutions that provided access to ...
Waze 3.7 navigates to Facebook Events, shares directions with others
Engadget - 30 May 2013 15:00
It's not hard to navigate to a Facebook Event if there's an address: it's much harder if the organizer simply assumes that we'll know where to go. Thankfully, we can now lean on some collective help through Waze 3.7 for ...
Elon Musk reveals Supercharger network will triple its coverage area this month
Engadget - 30 May 2013 05:11
Elon Musk is being interviewed tonight at the D11 conference, and gave an early preview of news coming tomorrow: his company's Supercharger EV stations will be expanding coverage soon. The network will triple its coverag...
Bloody Discovery May Aid Efforts To Clone Prehistoric Mammal
The Huffington Post - 30 May 2013 03:36Physicists construct the most accurate clock the world has ever seen
Engadget - 30 May 2013 03:33
Calling a clock the most accurate ever may sound like hyperbole, but physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado have built a pair of devices that can claim that title. The team ...
Gizmodo How Google Is Finally Fixing Android's Deepest Flaw | Jalopnik This Flowchart Will Tell You
Gizmodo - 30 May 2013 23:58
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Why the Grumpy Cat movie is a bad idea
CNET - 30 May 2013 23:53
Grumpy Cat has been signed to a movie deal, and Crave writer Amanda Kooser is feeling pretty grouchy about the prospect.