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Chrome apps gain native powers and desktop launcher on Windows and Chrome OS, Mac, Linux versions to follow
Engadget - 5 Sep 2013 18:43
The line between native and web apps has been blurring more and more with the advent of HTML 5, and now Google's taking things even further with what it's calling a "new breed of Chrome apps." These new apps, while built...
Best Bluetooth Speaker?
Life Hacker - 5 Sep 2013 23:30
Bluetooth speakers are growing in popularity but you still have a ton of options of varying quality. This week, we want to know which Bluetooth speakers are your favorites.
Lenovo exec: there's no longer a need for Windows RT
Engadget - 5 Sep 2013 14:06
We're at Lenovo's 2013 press conference, and during the Q&A session, the company's executives offered a hint as to their lack of plans for Windows RT devices. When quizzed on Microsoft's moribund operating system, Austra...
Ars does Soylent, the finale: Soylent dreams for people
Ars Technica - 5 Sep 2013 02:15
As a bonus, I inflict on my friends a Very Soylent Labor Day
Shooting Challenge: Prisms
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2013 22:35
Your 11-year-old self appears at your office. He or she takes a look at what you've become--some desk-jockey with yesterday's Panera Bread crumbs on their cheek, some dystopian deformity of the 11-year-old who built thei...
The Data Visualization Technology That Makes The America's Cup Accessible To The Rest Of Us
TechCrunch - 5 Sep 2013 22:19
The experience of watching televised sporting events has evolved dramatically in recent years, with data visualization technology making it much easier for spectators at home to understand what's really going on. Innovat...
Galaxy Gear Is the Future (of Creepshots)
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2013 19:09
Samsung's brand new smartwatch--Galaxy Gear --is awkward, bulky, and probably unnecessary. But thanks to its perfectly placed discreet camera, it's a killer creepshot-snapping machine. Great.
Nokia is dead, Newkia rises from its ashes
ZDNet - 5 Sep 2013 17:47
Singapore-based Newkia was formed the day the US$7.2 billion Microsoft-Nokia deal was announced, with the sole aim of acquiring Nokia employees and know-how but focusing on the Android platform.
Yahoo looks to freshen its image with a new logo
PC World - 5 Sep 2013 07:38
Yahoo's logo is now a little bit sleeker, under a redesign unveiled Wednesday in keeping with the company's reinvention efforts. The Internet company previously had a blockier-type font for its purple logo, its letters s...
Braintree Is On The Block, Had Acquisition Talks With Square And PayPal
TechCrunch - 5 Sep 2013 23:58
Chicago-based payments gateway Braintree is currently shopping itself around to potential acquirers, TechCrunch has learned. The company has been on the block for some time, having previously tried to work out a deal wit...
American and British spy agencies can thwart internet security and encryption
Engadget - 5 Sep 2013 23:57
As reporters at the New York Times, the Guardian and ProPublica dig deeper into the documents leaked by Edward Snowden, new and disturbing revelations continue to be made. Two programs, dubbed Bullrun (NSA) and Edgehill ...
Gawker Two Guys You've Never Heard Of Just Released the Song of the Summer | Gizmodo WSJ: Apple Is T
Life Hacker - 5 Sep 2013 23:52
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io9 DC forbids Batwoman's gay marriage, creative team leaves | Lifehacker How Stress Breaks Down You
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2013 23:52
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The Rise And Fall of the ARPANET (1969-1989) in One GIF
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2013 23:32
The ARPANET made its first host-to-host connection in October of 1969 and from there slowly grew into a behemoth, laying the groundwork for our modern internet. The good folks over at Smithsonian magazine recently GIF'd ...
Here's the Iron Man UI Elon Musk Wants to Use to Design Rockets
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2013 23:32
Not too long ago, real-life Tony Stark Elon Musk was talking on Twitter about wanting to design rocket parts using something awfully like the 3D hologram interface we've seen in Iron Man. Well here it is--complete with L...
Elon Musk shows off Iron Man-style rocket design with gestures and 3D printing (video)
Engadget - 5 Sep 2013 23:23
In another confirmation that Elon Musk lives life differently from the rest of us, he's just posted a new SpaceX video that's straight out of a sci-fi movie. In it, he demonstrates designing parts for a rocket the compan...
Philips launches two new sets of Fidelio headphones
Engadget - 5 Sep 2013 23:22
Philips and audio gear go together like peanut butter and soya and linseed bread (trust us), so it's with little surprise to see the company unveiling two new sets of headphones for IFA 2013. The Fidelio M1BT is a pair o...
People Smiling at Blank Television Screens
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2013 23:20
Be it in an ad, article, or product announcement, there's a good chance that--at some point--your eyes have darted over the discomforting image of a person gaily laughing and emphatically gesturing towards the cold, vacu...
A USB-Packed Dock For All Your Phones and Tablets To Call Home
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2013 23:00
Laugh if you will at the absurdity of a dock that can charge and store ten different devices, but if you stop and actually count how many things you need to plug in every night, it stops being so absurd. By now most hous...
WSJ: Apple Is Testing Out iPhone Screens As Big As Six Inches
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2013 22:57
According to a report for the Wall Street Journal, Apple is currently testing iPhone screen sizes as big as six inches. But don't get too freaked out; they won't be coming at the event next week.
NFL Players Association contracts with Uber to curb drunk driving
Engadget - 5 Sep 2013 22:51
In a commendable move, the NFL Players Association is contracting with Uber for the 2013-2014 season in an attempt to keep intoxicated athletes from getting behind the wheel. Each player will receive a personalized keych...
The Studio That Keeps Globe-Making Alive in the Age of Google Maps
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2013 22:40
If you come across a globe these days, chances are it was probably found at a flea market or antique store. But there is one studio in London that continues the tradition of building spherical maps of the world. And here...