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WWI submarine graveyard discovered by underwater archaeologists
The Verge - 24 Jul 2013 03:21
A short way off England's south and east coasts, under less than 50 feet of water, archaeologists have discovered the remains of 41 German and 3 UK submarines sunk during World War I. Der Spiegel reports that the watery ...
Matthias Lüfkens: Why Twiplomatic Relationships Matter
The Huffington Post - 24 Jul 2013 14:21
Not surprisingly @BarackObama is a role model and the most popular world leader among his peers, followed by 148 other heads of state, prime ministers and foreign ministers, as the latest "Twiplomacy" study by global PR ...
The iPad Is Your New Bicycle
The Atlantic - 24 Jul 2013 23:40
Guess what? Not everyone wants an iPad.
Edward Snowden Still Stuck At Airport, May Be Permitted Entry Into Russia Soon
Slashdot - 24 Jul 2013 18:04
sl4shd0rk writes "Edward Snowden, the enlightening NSA Whistleblower, may have been granted refuge in Russia as reported by Interfax News. He has apparently been given papers (and a change of clothes) by the Russian gove...
Canon's Rumored 75+ MP Sensor May Have Three Layers To It
The Phoblographer - 24 Jul 2013 17:21
It seems as if the megapixel war isn't over afterall.
NSA Can't Search Its Own Email
Slashdot - 24 Jul 2013 17:10
cycoj writes "The NSA says that there is no central method to search its own email. When asked in a Freedom of Information Act request for emails with the National Geographic Channel over a specific time period, the agen...
Review: The Scarabaeus Camera Clip
The Phoblographer - 24 Jul 2013 12:42
The Scarabaeus is a unique new camera clip that attaches to your belt.
Super-organs: building body parts better than nature
New Scientist - 24 Jul 2013 19:00
Inserting circuits of synthetic DNA into cells means we can control their development - and could allow us to create enhanced organs (full text available to subscribers)
British Porn-Censoring MP Has Website Defaced With Porn
Slashdot - 24 Jul 2013 17:36
twoheadedboy writes "Claire Perry MP, who has been the main driver of the UK government's plans for default blocking of pornography, has had her website plastered in porn by hackers. But the story only just begins there....
Skrillex site defaced by infamous penguin hacker
The Verge - 24 Jul 2013 12:39
A hacker has taken down Skrillex's website, replacing it with the same page that was used in a widespread attack last year. Back in November 2012, the Turkish hacker "Eboz" targeted over 280 Pakistani domains, including ...
Datacenter power and fire protection in one device
ZDNet - 24 Jul 2013 23:57
Adding fire prevention to energy savings helps mitigate the CAPEX of fuel cell technology
Apple Earnings Surprise Draws Mixed Reviews As Analysts Await Next Big Thing This Fall
Forbes - 24 Jul 2013 23:43
It comes down to this: Do you think Apple still has the innovation, marketing and supply chain savvy to introduce cool new products that will win over millions of users?
Dell founder ups takeover bid based on voting rule change
Reuters - 24 Jul 2013 22:08
(Reuters) - Dell Inc founder Michael Dell raised his $24.4 billion bid by less than 1 percent just hours before it was to be put to a vote, tacking on a controversial demand to change voting rules to make it easier for h...
Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android-Powered Tablet, An iPad Mini Rival With A Super Screen
TechCrunch - 24 Jul 2013 18:14
Google today unveiled its new Nexus 7 tablet at a special event hosted by Android and Chrome chief Sundar Pichai. The tablet isn't a surprise, thanks to a handful of early leaks, but it is an impressive device nonetheles...
Google Pays $600K To Give Free Wi-Fi To 31 San Francisco Parks
TechCrunch - 24 Jul 2013 17:44
31 San Francisco playgrounds, plazas, recreation centers, and parks are getting two years of free Wi-Fi thanks to a $600,000 gift announced by Google today -- with no strings attached. Pending approvals, installations co...
A Fleet of Blimps Will Soon Serve as a Missile Shield Over Washington
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2013 16:35
A still-chilling consequence of post-9/11 America is that we remain all too aware of the fact that we could be attacked at any moment. And so with worst case scenarios in mind, the military is constantly upgrading our de...
Janicab.A Malware Targets Computers Running OS X and Windows [Mac Blog]
Mac Rumors - 24 Jul 2013 15:19
Researchers from F-Secure, Webroot, and Avast have uncovered Janicab.A, a new trojan that was discovered as a threat to Macs last week and Windows users on Monday, with findings being published recently. For OS X users, ...
Chinese Hackers Launch Zero-Day Malware At Spiritual Activists, Military Groups
Slashdot - 24 Jul 2013 05:06
twoheadedboy writes "A Chinese hacker group is the chief suspect of spear phishing attacks against the Falun Dafa spiritual group and military organizations in the Philippines. Data handed to TechWeek by AlienVault Labs ...
AP Photographers Upload First Instagram Videos from Inside North Korea
PetaPixel - 24 Jul 2013 23:58
Categories: Culture News Tags: apassociatedpressdavidguttenfelderinstagraminstagramvideojeanleenorthkorea Back in February, the AP's David Guttenfelder and Jean Lee uploaded the first ever Instagram photos from inside th...
How to quickly force-quit the current application in OS X
CNET - 24 Jul 2013 22:36
Force-quitting an application can be done directly with one keystroke, if needed.
Nexus 7 hands-on (2013)
Engadget - 24 Jul 2013 19:38
The Nexus 7 was a rather swell device when it was officially launched last year, and now we've had the opportunity to play with the next-gen version, which bumps the swellness factor a notch or two. The tablet, which boa...
The Last GUADEC?
Slashdot - 24 Jul 2013 11:16
An anonymous reader writes "How can we ensure, together, that this will not be the last GUADEC? Last year, during GUADEC, there was that running joke amongst some participants that this was the last GUADEC. It was, of co...