Technology News
Reminder: June 30 is the last day to get Google Play Music All Access for $7.99 a month
Android Central - 29 Jun 2013 22:34
Save two dollars a month by signing up before Monday Attention music fans! Google Play Music All Access will move from $7.99 per month to $9.99 per month starting July 1. If you want to save $2 a month on the life of the...
NYTimes Photographer Robert Caplin Sues Entertainment Blogger Perez Hilton
The Phoblographer - 29 Jun 2013 00:17
It was only a matter of time before this happened.
Secret Court Declassifies Yahoo's Role in Disclosure Fight (NYT Bits)
Techmeme - 29 Jun 2013 20:15
NYT Bits: Secret Court Declassifies Yahoo's Role in Disclosure Fight -- In the secret court that authorizes national security surveillance requests, everything is considered confidential -- even the existence of communic...
Buyers' Guide: Best DSLRs and ILCs for under $1000
DP Review - 29 Jun 2013 03:37
Good-quality DSLRs and interchangeable lens cameras (ILCs) typically provide plenty of manual controls, comfortable ergonomics, and support a legacy of lenses for years to come. But Old or new, getting hold of a quality ...
Apple Is Finally Going to Ditch Samsung's Chips
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2013 02:54
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has finally signed a deal with something called Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to make its guts for future iPhones and iPads. Specifically, TSMC will start mass-prod...
Corkscrew Lasers Are About to Speed Up the Internet
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2013 00:26
We transmit almost a thousand petabytes of data over the 'nets every month--an amount that's growing exponentially, thanks to your narcissistic obsession with Snapchat. In fact, we're quickly closing in on the limits of ...
Marketers v. Redditors
The Atlantic - 29 Jun 2013 23:52
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian on which companies should fear the Internet
Making Your Datacenter Into Less of a Rabid Zombie Power Hog
Slashdot - 29 Jun 2013 23:39
Nerval's Lobster writes "Despite the growing list of innovative (and sometimes expensive) adaptations designed to transform datacenters into slightly-less-active power gluttons, the most effective way to make datacenters...
Google's TV white space database approved for operation (Tammy Parker/FierceBroadbandWireless)
Techmeme - 29 Jun 2013 23:30
Tammy Parker / FierceBroadbandWireless: Google's TV white space database approved for operation -- Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) TV white space (TVWS) database system won approval for operation from the FCC's Office of Engineer...
How to stop a more senior colleague from making unannounced code improvements?
Ars Technica - 29 Jun 2013 23:15
Sometimes the changes are wrong. And sometimes they're just plain unexpected.
Vine Withers as New Instagram Video Shares Take Lead on Twitter
Mashable - 29 Jun 2013 23:11
It has been only about 10 days since video on Instagram debuted, and Twitter-owned competitor Vine is already losing ground. Marketing Land used analytics tool Topsy to compare Instagram versus Vine link shares on Twitte...
Spammers show they give a fig about Instagram, launch fruit-based attack
CNET - 29 Jun 2013 23:05
The photo-sharing network gets hit by an unusually colorful spam attack, as pictures of fruit flood users' streams.
WATCH: How To Increase Your Twitter Following
The Huffington Post - 29 Jun 2013 23:03You Can't Quit, Google Reader, Because I Already Fired You
TechCrunch - 29 Jun 2013 23:00
Google Reader is dying come Monday, and the whole Internet is sad. I'm not sad. I won't miss it at all. I used to use Google Reader a lot, as in every day, and it was once a key component of my arsenal of work tools, too...
Keep Ants Out of Your Pets' Food with a Tray of Water
Life Hacker - 29 Jun 2013 23:00
Just a few stray particles of pet food are enough to lead a parade of ants through your house. Before resorting to chemicals to get rid of them though, try using a pan of water as a moat to keep them away from the bowl.
Hockey Used to Be Even More Dangerous
Mashable - 29 Jun 2013 22:52
The fact that the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup earlier this week in an epic comeback reminds us: Hockey is the only sport with large, angled sticks, and blades on shoes -- and oh yeah, fighting is actually part...
6 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Gin
Forbes - 29 Jun 2013 22:42Mouse Cloned From Drop of Blood
Slashdot - 29 Jun 2013 22:40
Ogi_UnixNut writes "Scientists in Japan have succeeded in cloning a mouse from a drop of blood. From the BBC: 'Circulating blood cells collected from the tail of a donor mouse were used to produce the clone, a team at th...
As book closes on Google Reader, new ways to read news online
L.A. Times - 29 Jun 2013 22:30Zodiacal Light Over ESO's La Silla Observatory
Universe Today - 29 Jun 2013 22:28
We don't put much stock in astrology or horoscopes here at Universe Today, but there's one thing related to the zodiac that's all science and no superstition: zodiacal light, captured here in a gorgeous photo by astronom...
Grenada to punish offensive online comments
NBC News - 29 Jun 2013 22:10
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Legislators in Grenada have approved a bill that makes it a crime to offend people through websites such as Facebook and Twitter.
BlackBerry 10 dismal shipment figures: It's the keyboard
ZDNet - 29 Jun 2013 22:06
BlackBerry reported that it shipped significantly more older devices than new ones with BlackBerry 10. That's not surprising given enthusiasts' love for the keyboard.