Technology News
Yahoo says claims of sweeping surveillance 'categorically false'
The Verge - 9 Jun 2013 00:43
Yahoo, one of ten companies mentioned in a leaked document about NSA and FBI surveillance, has echoed Facebook, Google, and others in denying that it provides broad access to user data. In a blog post intended to "set th...
The Krotocam is a DIY Steadicam You Can Build On the Cheap
Life Hacker - 9 Jun 2013 21:00
Nothing beats a Steadicam for capturing smooth video, but the commercially-available models can run for hundreds or thousands of dollars. But if you're willing to do a little work, you can build your own for small camcor...
Spy Whistleblower Comes Forward, Says "NSA Routinely Lies"
TechCrunch - 9 Jun 2013 20:53
The NSA whistleblower who exposed America's massive spying operation has come out and taken an interview with the leak reporter, The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald. "The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to inte...
Google to buy Waze for $1.3 billion to bolster its maps lead, says Israeli newspaper
The Verge - 9 Jun 2013 19:02
After much competition and debate, it appears Google may have won the bidding war for popular maps and traffic company Waze -- Israeli newspaper Globes reports that Google is paying $1.3 billion to acquire the Israel-bas...
10 things about Bitcoin every consumer should know
PC World - 9 Jun 2013 16:38
Bitcoin's trajectory over the past few years is nothing short of impressive. A peer-to-peer alternative currency whose creator remains anonymous five years later, Bitcoin sounds like something out of a science fiction no...
Call of Duty: Ghosts pre-E3 preview shows off more next-gen FPS action
Engadget - 9 Jun 2013 23:45
Call of Duty: Ghosts debuts this fall as the latest entry in a popular series, but our most in-depth look at it so far comes today. On the eve of E3 2013 press conferences Activision and Infinity Ward are giving a previe...
Bag2Go Luggage Has GPS In Case Your Airline Loses It
Mashable - 9 Jun 2013 23:30
Misplaced luggage is one of the most headache-inducing problems that can befall a weary traveler. Thanks to Airbus, however, tracking down your lost suitcases is about to get a whole lot easier. European aircraft manufac...
Server logs hint at new versions of iPhone and iPad running iOS 7
L.A. Times - 9 Jun 2013 23:22AT&T extends wait for phone upgrades from 20 months to two years
The Verge - 9 Jun 2013 23:20
Following Verizon's lead, AT&T has extended the period customers will have to wait before upgrading their phones. The company announced in a blog post that it was raising the threshold for a subsidized replacement from 2...
PRISM Leak Source And Motivations Revealed
Ubergizmo - 9 Jun 2013 23:13
The PRISM leak source and his motivations behind the leak have finally been revealed. Edward Snowden, a 29 year old former technical assistant for CIA, is the PRISM leak source.
16 Perfect-Loop Vine Posts
Mashable - 9 Jun 2013 23:08
There's something uniquely satisfying about seeing a perfect loop on a Vine video When the Vine artist can masterfully hide the start and end points of a 6-second animation, it's a surefire recipe for success -- and a re...
There Was Drinkable Water On Mars According To Opportunity
Gizmodo - 9 Jun 2013 23:05
Opportunity, aka The Little Rover That Could, is still making important discoveries 10 years into its Martian jaunt. After the devastating loss of twin rover Spirit in 2011, Opportunity rallied and kept trekking, only to...
What Games Are: Have We Hit "Peak Mobile"?
TechCrunch - 9 Jun 2013 23:00
Mobile gaming may still be a very hot ticket, but with the recent news from companies like Zynga and Tapjoy of closures an difficulty, it does seem to have become a more difficult landscape. With the costs of user acquis...
AT&T extends upgrade period to two years, continues a worrying trend
Engadget - 9 Jun 2013 23:00
The big US carriers tend to echo each other's customer-hostile policy decisions all too often, and that's unfortunately happening once again. Effective today, AT&T is shadowing Verizon by extending its standard device up...
Short Inspirational Profile of Large Format Photographer Marty Knapp
PetaPixel - 9 Jun 2013 22:53
Categories: Finds Inspiration Tags: blackandwhiteblackandwhitephotographycaliforniainspirationallandscapelandscapephotographylargeformatlargeformatphotographymartyknappnortherncaliforniaprofile This video, put together a...
Former CIA assistant Edward Snowden outs himself as NSA whistleblower
PC World - 9 Jun 2013 22:48
You've seen the inflammatory NSA slides, and now you can attach a name to the paperwork: His name is Edward Snowden, he has a 10-year history in government defense and intelligence gathering, and now, he tells The Guardi...
How The NSA Hunts For Startups Through A VC Firm Dedicated To Serving Intelligence Community
TechCrunch - 9 Jun 2013 22:45
In-Q-Tel (IQT) is a not-for-profit venture capital group that helps the NSA and other agencies hunt for startup and young companies that develop core technology for the U.S. intelligence community. These young companies ...
Superman's Gone Commercial
Mashable - 9 Jun 2013 22:39
What if your favorite superhero chose to take brand endorsements? SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics In this Sunday comic, Superman decides to capitalize on saving the world over and over again. Does this change the plot of Ma...
WANTED: Free Photos
PetaPixel - 9 Jun 2013 22:33
Categories: Editorial Industry Tags: Culturefreefreephotographyfreephotos A few weeks ago, I was perusing my Facebook newsfeed as I usually do first thing in the morning, a cup of hot coffee in one hand, a computer mouse...
Amulet camera records your life, stores it in cloud
CNET - 9 Jun 2013 22:24
ParaShoot is a compact, wearable prototype camera that can record at intervals or continuously. Slap on a custom cover to make it cute or fashionable.
Photography Project Exposes Wonders of Backyard Biology
PetaPixel - 9 Jun 2013 22:19
Categories: Ideas Inspiration Miscellaneous Tips Websites Tags: beautifulconservationfield studioIdeasInspirationlearnnatureportraitsportraitureprojectspeciesTipswildlife You may never take local birds and weeds for gran...
Leighton Woodhouse: Life Under the Surveillance State
The Huffington Post - 9 Jun 2013 22:16
The question in the debate on privacy is not whether Obama should or should not have made the decisions he did, but what social and historical conditions are making it possible for such massive surveillance programs to b...