Technology News
AT&T NEC Terrain official: 3.1-inch screen, PTT, QWERTY keyboard and ICS for $100
Engadget - 19 Jun 2013 20:06
We knew it was coming, but AT&T has now officially announced the NEC Terrain. Set to become available on the same day as BlackBerry's physical QWERTY-packing handset, the LTE-ready Terrain boasts a "high-resolution" 3.1-...
Rapid evolution of tumours may be their Achilles' heel
New Scientist - 19 Jun 2013 19:00
One man's sacrifice has revealed how his cancer mutated from its emergence to its last lethal change, opening the door to a Darwinian approach to therapy (full text available to subscribers)
The fake outdoors: Nature that isn't real still heals
New Scientist - 19 Jun 2013 17:00
Can virtual reality mimic nature's restorative properties? It seems that simulated green spaces can have surprising health benefits (full text available to subscribers)
The Xbox One Just Got Way Worse, And It's Our Fault
Gizmodo - 19 Jun 2013 23:53
Microsoft just announced that its much-maligned DRM policies won't look at all like they originally had originally been described. They're going to more relaxed, sort of like the PS3's. Good news, you say? No. Bad news. ...
How to Run OS X Mavericks in a Parallels Virtual Machine [Mac Blog]
Mac Rumors - 19 Jun 2013 22:36
Parallels has posted instructions on how to install the developer release of OS X Mavericks into its virtualization software. Installing the beta in a virtual machine allows developers to test their software in a secure ...
Gloomy Portraits of Zoo Animals Living In their Manmade Worlds
PetaPixel - 19 Jun 2013 18:45
Categories: Inspiration Tags: aniimalsanimalsdanielzakharovwildlifezooanimals When people take pictures of captive animals in zoos, oftentimes their goal is to shoot the images in a way that makes the animals appear to b...
Apple's Director of Patent Licensing & Strategy Departs for French Firm
Mac Rumors - 19 Jun 2013 18:03
Boris Teksler, Apple's former director of Patent Licensing & Strategy, has left the company for a high-level position with French technology firm Technicolor. Teksler has been head of Apple's patent licensing department ...
Falcon Pro, our favorite Twitter client, has been removed from the Play Store today.
Life Hacker - 19 Jun 2013 16:56
Falcon Pro, our favorite Twitter client , has been removed from the Play Store today. The reason seems to involve the token limit issue that has everyone so upset .
PS4 appearance on Jimmy Fallon highlights Microsoft's struggle to explain Xbox One policies
The Verge - 19 Jun 2013 11:26
As part of Late Night's "Video Game Week," Jimmy Fallon has had the opportunity to play with both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. But while Monday night's Xbox One demo ran through the console's multimedia features a...
HTC Butterfly s revealed: 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 processor, UltraPixel camera sensor (video)
Engadget - 19 Jun 2013 08:44
HTC's just pulled back the proverbial curtains on the Butterfly s at its Taiwan launch event. It'll arrive boasting an identical-sounding 5-inch 1080p display, front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers and Sense 5 as expect...
Google petitions Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court over data requests
ZDNet - 19 Jun 2013 06:08
Google argues it has the constitutional right to publicly address information it is forced to share with the U.S. Government.
Review: Minitube brings the YouTube experience at its best to your desktop
PC World - 19 Jun 2013 23:57
A good YouTube app makes it impossible to stop watching videos when what you should be doing is writing that program's review. And this is exactly what happened to me as I attempted to sit down and write about Minitube, ...
John McAfee's (insane, NSFW) tips for uninstalling McAfee
CNET - 19 Jun 2013 23:53
McAfee mocks himself and his antivirus software mercilessly in a new viral video.
Facebook users can now attach photos to comments
L.A. Times - 19 Jun 2013 23:50DIY: 35mm Film Slide Business Cards
PetaPixel - 19 Jun 2013 20:02
Categories: Do It Yourself Products Tutorials Tags: 35mmfilmslidesartsandcraftsbusinesscardscheapcraftsDIYdoityourselffilmslideshowtomakeprojectslidefilmstepbystep Want to make some business cards for your photography bu...
Multiview 3-D photography made simple
MIT - 19 Jun 2013 06:00
Computational photography is the use of clever light-gathering tricks and sophisticated algorithms to extract more information from the visual environment than traditional cameras can. The first commercial application of...
Evernote upgrades web clipper to save your Gmail, including attachments
The Verge - 19 Jun 2013 02:29
Until now, saving attachments from a Gmail account to Evernote has meant either forwarding them to a special email address or dragging them into an open Evernote client. Today, the company released an arguably more elega...
Microsoft Dynamics ERP software now available on the Azure cloud
PC World - 19 Jun 2013 00:25
Microsoft is upping the stakes in the growing market for cloud-based ERP, with its Dynamics GP 2013 and NAV 2013 products now available for deployment on its Azure service. The launch, announced Tuesday, gives customers ...
Microsoft Heeds Gamer Feedback, Dumps Xbox One DRM Restrictions
TechCrunch - 19 Jun 2013 23:52
Attention gamers: you win. The folks at Redmond infuriated many when it revealed that the Xbox One would come with a long list of potential caveats -- there was the automated 24 hour check-in to keep the console in playa...
How Twitter is using ThousandEyes to monitor operations
GigaOM - 19 Jun 2013 23:51
Twitter talked Wednesday about how it's using ThousandEye, a new startup that launched at Structure, to identify problems where they happen.
Secret Sqrrl: NSA "spin-off" company releases data mining tool
Ars Technica - 19 Jun 2013 23:50
Version of tool used to plow through Internet monitoring data now can be yours.