Technology News
Telus to bring Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear to Canada on October 4th
Engadget - 8 Sep 2013 12:27
Canadians won't have to wait much longer than their American counterparts to get their hands on the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear. Telus sends word that it will carry both Samsung devices on October 4th, just a few days ...
"Brain Slicer" Arrowheads Sound Like The Most Legit Arrowheads
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 23:40
What's a casual way to start a video? How about a fun little opening introducing what you're going to do or make. You could say something like, "Arrows are normally a good way to pierce a skull, but I'm concerned that [t...
The Dignity of a Porn Star
Scientific American - 8 Sep 2013 18:25
Porn stars all across San Fernando were told to put their clothes back on and go home a couple of weeks ago on the news that a 29 year-old adult actress named Cameron Bay tested positive for HIV... --
Xbox One's still-in-beta dashboard, multitasking previewed in video leak
Engadget - 8 Sep 2013 23:09
In a move that reminds us of the kid that leaked the first in the wild shots of the Xbox 360, YouTuber Jackson Carter has posted a two minute video claiming to show a working Xbox One. After flashing the console itself a...
SmartDrive Hack Creates A Real HUD For Your Car Via Google Glass
TechCrunch - 8 Sep 2013 22:59
Today at the Disrupt SF Hackathon, Brent Bovenzi presented SmartDrive, a neat Google Glass app. Thanks to this hack, you get a true heads-up display to see how your car is doing — a kid’s dream come true. Moreover, y...
X-Rays Of Super Luxury Products Reveal The Tech Behind The Glitz
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 22:40
Every once and awhile I have to get dressed up for a wedding or something. And it's kind of fun, but it always reminds me that I'm just not fancy on the inside. No matter how decked out I am I'm still a jeans and a tshir...
The iPhone 5S Home Button Ring Could Look Like HAL 2013
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 21:00
While it seems pretty certain that the next iPhone will come with a fingerprint scanner, what it will look like remains an open question. A "silver ring" around the home button (see below) is the prevailing theory; our f...
What Feature Would Make Your Favorite App Perfect?
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 20:50
It's crazy to think about how much we use our preferred apps. We track runs, take notes, dip into our endless RSS streams, sort Tweets, or use Shazam to keep from embarrassing ourselves when we don't recognize a song. Ok...
Tablet-optimized Twitter app leaks after IFA, works best on 10-inch screens
Engadget - 8 Sep 2013 20:45
If you blinked during Samsung's Unpacked Episode 2 event at IFA last week, you may have missed it: the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 running a Twitter app redesigned for tablets. The brief peek teased a dual column, full ...
You'll Come Out Of This Illusion Exhibit Questioning Everything
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 20:00
It's disorienting to walk into a room where nothing is as it seems. Your doctor might be grimacing even though your test results are fine. Or everything might look normal in your house until you realize that there's a ca...
144,000 Syrian refugees are packed in this endless city made of tents
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 19:57
While the United States discusses about the political convenience of bombing President Assad's military, some of the two million Syrian refugees are begging Obama to attack at once. According to Spanish newspaper El Paí...
The NSA Can Probably Break Tor's Encryption Keys
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 18:47
When it turned out that the Firefox JavaScript Tor vulnerability shenanigans were originating from the NSA not the FBI, it was pretty clear that the agency was looking to undermine and access Tor's anonymous internet. It...
R2-D2 spotted in Star Trek Into Darkness
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 18:30
Star Wars droid R2-D2 made a cameo in the 2009 Star Trek movie , which left some fans wondering if the little guy made it into Star Trek Into Darkness. Now that the film is out on home media, R2-D2 has been spotted. Hi t...
Will There Be One Ring To Rule Them All Around The 5S Home Button?
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 17:00
There have been rumors for about a month that the iPhone 5S home button is going to be ringed in silver. Clayton Morris even told This Week In Tech that he was "unequivocally" sure about the change, and that the home but...
The NSA Can Access Basically Everything On iOS, Android and Blackberry
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 16:19
I guess we're not even surprised at this point. Der Spiegel is reporting that internal NSA documents prove the agency's widespread smartphone data access. And it's pretty exhaustive. Spiegel found explicit mention of inf...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: geodesic houseboat, orbital photovoltaic plant and color-changing syringes
Engadget - 8 Sep 2013 16:00
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Tesla has been on a tear this year, so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise...
It Takes Longer To Compose Texts That Have A Lie In Them
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2013 15:19
Most people lie. Whether it's once and a while or daily, everyone has to do their thing and sometimes lying seems like the best way to make it all work. But liars have tells, which can be just as important in life as in ...
Yahoo Issues Its First Transparency Report
Slashdot - 8 Sep 2013 10:06
Yahoo has joined the ranks of large online businesses like Google and Facebook who have made it a practice to disclose the number and kind (if not all the details) of requests they've received from government agencies fo...
XCAR at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show
CNET - 8 Sep 2013 10:00
It's the biggest show of the year and we're focusing on three manufacturers. Here's why.
As mobile market matures, Apple bets big in China
USA Today - 8 Sep 2013 08:04
Tuesday event has global significance for its mobile future.
New firmware gives Canon's Cinema EOS camera line a prodigious 80,000 ISO
Engadget - 8 Sep 2013 08:01
Those who shelled out big bucks for one of Canon's Cinema EOS cameras will be glad to know they've just been blessed with a significant firmware upgrade. Owners of the EOS C500, C300, C100 and 1D C 4K models will all see...