Technology News
How to Make Instant Barrel-Aged Cocktails
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2013 23:00
If you've been spending too much time in bars lately--and we certainly hope you have been--you've likely noticed the rise of barrel-aged cocktails. The technique takes some of your favorite mixed drinks, mellows them out...
Dell brings a datacenter to every small business
ZDNet - 7 Jun 2013 21:43
The just-announced PowerEdge VRTX is more than just a small blade chassis.
Your Arduino Is In My Android Device! UDOO Mixes It Up With An All-In-One Solution
TechCrunch - 7 Jun 2013 22:48
For most beginning hardware hackers, Arduino is hard and Linux/Android is easy. The folks at UDOO, a Kickstarter project that ends tonight, aim to solve that by mixing the best of both worlds. The UDOO device contains an...
Samsung Launches Galaxy S4 Wireless Charging Kit for $90
Mashable - 7 Jun 2013 09:43
Samsung Galaxy S4 owners with no affinity for wires, you're in luck: Samsung has made available its wireless charging kit for the device, priced at $90 The kit, first unearthed by Droid Life, consists of a charging cover...
NY court lifts temporary ban on cab-hailing apps, pilot program to continue
Engadget - 7 Jun 2013 04:46
The on-again-off-again status of NYC's e-hail pilot program is now, well, back on. A New York state court has just lifted a temporary restraining order brought on by the city's livery cab companies that halted the year-l...
Blackberry Q10 Unboxing + Photo Gallery
Ubergizmo - 7 Jun 2013 04:03
Blackberry Q10 Unboxing | A look at what's inside the Blackberry Q10 box and our first impressions of the Q10 after we first booted it.
CAPTCHA Ad Startup Solve Media Says 2013 Revenue's On-Track For $13M-$16M, Should Reach 4B Engagements
TechCrunch - 7 Jun 2013 23:59
Solve Media, a startup that turns CAPTCHA verification systems into ads, says that it's growing quickly. There were more than 1 billion engagements with Solve's Type-In ads last year, the company says. It will exceed tha...
Film Review: 'Rapture-Palooza'
Variety - 7 Jun 2013 23:58
The latest in a string of audience-of-none, end-is-nigh indie dramedies, "Rapture-Palooza" strains to find comedy in the book of Revelation, tracking a contempo young couple besieged by CG locusts, rains of blood and a h...
All eyes on Apple Monday, for a reinvention of iOS
NBC News - 7 Jun 2013 23:55
There will always be Apple fanboys and Apple haters, but both factions -- and everyone in between -- can sense that Apple is at a turning point. Like other companies that have achieved monster profits through innovation,...
PRISM Internet Surveillance Thwarted NYC Attack: Report
Mashable - 7 Jun 2013 23:51
Information obtained under the National Security Agency's recently revealed PRISM Internet surveillance program foiled a planned terrorist attack on New York City's subway system, according to a report. The information h...
Facebook, like Apple and Google, 'hadn't even heard of PRISM,' says CEO Mark Zuckerberg
The Verge - 7 Jun 2013 23:51
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the latest tech company CEO to vehemently deny granting government access to its servers. In a post today, he said he wanted to "respond personally to the outrageous press reports about PR...
How a Hubble Image Goes from Photons to Finished Beauty
Universe Today - 7 Jun 2013 23:48
How does raw data from the Hubble Space Telescope end up to become a finished gorgeous color image, like the one of Arp 274, above? It's an interesting process, because the cameras on Hubble do not take color pictures. T...
Review: N-Trig DuoSense Pen 2 is a simple way to take notes and sketch on your Windows 8 or Android tablet
PC World - 7 Jun 2013 23:42
In my travels, I've reviewed a lot of iOS styluses for those who want to sketch, write, or paint on their devices. But I've never really played around with styluses on the Windows and Android side of the aisle--unless yo...
Could This Be How PRISM Technically Works?
The Atlantic - 7 Jun 2013 23:40
A plausible account of the technical and institutional details from a long-time national security reporter.
Through a glass starkly: PRISM and BLARNEY are good things
ZDNet - 7 Jun 2013 23:40
A lot of people are so angry about the government's "spying" programs that they're not really seeing the bigger picture. The big picture is that government surveillance is good. Yes, good.
Heat-seeking, alien-hunting telescope in the works
NBC News - 7 Jun 2013 23:38
By Elizabeth HowellSpace.comWe might find aliens through the heat their civilizations give off, astronomers say, but it will take a megatelescope to do the job. Such a telescope, in fact, is planned.The telescope -- call...
SoftBank could attempt to buy T-Mobile US if its bid for Sprint is turned down
Android Central - 7 Jun 2013 23:37
One man's trash is another man's treasure: Deutsche Telekom could finally exit the U.S. market With its attempted purchase of Sprint potentially in jeopardy, SoftBank is actively considering buying T-Mobile US as a fall-...
Michael Stutz: How Flickr Redesign Leaves Out the Photographers
The Huffington Post - 7 Jun 2013 23:36Kobo Aura HD: the best eReader for book fanatics (gallery)
ZDNet - 7 Jun 2013 23:33
Heavy readers still find dedicated ebook readers to offer the best electronic experience. The Kobo Aura HD is the best device available today, in terms of high end book hardware.
New trailers: 'Insidious Chapter 2,' 'Getaway,' 'Paranoia,' and 'The Newsroom'
The Verge - 7 Jun 2013 19:15
It's the end of the week, which means it's time to take a look back at some of the latest trailers to make the rounds!
Can Science Cure the NBA's Flopping Epidemic?
Mashable - 7 Jun 2013 23:32
There exists a scourge in professional basketball these days, one that threatens the very sanctity of the game itself. No, we're not talking about performance enhancing drugs (at least not yet). We're talking about flopp...
Chris Anderson calls for consortium to develop a standardized UAV platform
Engadget - 7 Jun 2013 23:32
"If you're in this room, you're the best of the best," Chris Anderson addressed the audience with his customary flair for the dramatic. Complimentary, sure, but not without merit -- the former Wired editor-in-chief was s...