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How to password protect a folder
Digital Trends - 22 Nov 2013 22:35
Some things are meant solely for your eyes only, but keeping it that way isn't always easy. Check out our quick guide on how to password protect a folder in Windows and Mac OS X so you can keep those would-be hackers and...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 Review
Photography Blog - 22 Nov 2013 02:05
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 is a new premium super-zoom camera. Featuring a 28-20mm lens with a constant aperture of f/2.8, a 20.2 megapixel 1.0-type CMOS sensor, Full HD 60p/50p/25p/24p video recording, wi-fi and NFC c...
Apple Patent Reveals Plans For Liquidmetal
Ubergizmo - 22 Nov 2013 01:41
Back in 2012 we had heard the rumors that Apple was planning on making an iPhone out of the liquidmetal alloy, which was backed up by the inventor of liquidmetal who claims that such a feat could happen in a few years' t...
Microsoft adds load balancing as Azure availability stutters
PC World - 22 Nov 2013 20:50
Microsoft struggled this week with multiple performance problems on its Azure cloud platform, while it also made the hosted load balancing service Traffic Manager generally available. Microsoft's public cloud had a rough...
MakerBot opens up shop in Boston
GigaOM - 22 Nov 2013 16:39mReminder - $129
The Gadget Flow - 22 Nov 2013 08:00
mReminder™ is the first mobile enabled gadget for reminder and scheduling created for family. It combines remote reminder, sharable calendar and private family social exchange and works with all major smartphones. mRem...
Photographing Musicians with David Bergman
The Phoblographer - 22 Nov 2013 07:42
Photographer David Bergman has more experience in the photo industry than most of us have been alive. The post Photographing Musicians with David Bergman appeared first on The Phoblographer.
A look inside the Xbox One and PlayStation 4
The Verge - 22 Nov 2013 07:09
The next generation of console gaming is here. Sony launched it's PlayStation 4 last week, and Microsoft launches the Xbox One today, ushering in a new battle between the hardware titans. Over the last several months, we...
Spotify valued at over $4 billion after latest round of funding
BGR - 22 Nov 2013 05:00
Despite stiff competition from other popular music streaming services, Spotify has held its own since its release in 2008. The Wall Street Journal reports that Spotify raised $250 million in its latest round of funding, ...
Government Claims Americans Have No Right To Challenge NSA Phone Surveillance
The Huffington Post - 22 Nov 2013 23:48Protect Your Online Identity This Holiday Season
The Huffington Post - 22 Nov 2013 23:16
Online presence and shopping are increasingly popular. And as if we needed more reason to shop online, there's a day set aside for online deals: Cyber Monday. This holiday season, Internet users and shoppers need to be a...
OS X Mountain Lion: Still unsupported and vulnerable
ZDNet - 22 Nov 2013 23:15
One month after the release of OS X Mavericks and the disclosure of 48 vulnerabilities in Mountain Lion, Apple has not released any updates to fix these or any other problems in Mountain Lion.
Amazingly, JFK's Limo Was Still Used More Than a Decade Past His Death
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2013 22:00
The limousine President John F. Kennedy rode in fifty years ago today is an indelible part of our visual memory. That midnight blue Lincoln will be forever known as the setting of a national tragedy. Yet, after Kennedy's...
Airport, Time Capsule hard drive issues get fixed in latest firmware update
TUAW - 22 Nov 2013 20:00
Apple has released a firmware update for its Airport Express and Time Capsule products that fixes a nasty USB hard drive issue that had widely been reported in Apple's support communities. AirPort Extreme and AirPort Tim...
In plant photosynthesis, scientists see clues for improving solar energy cells
Phys.org - 22 Nov 2013 19:45
Solar cells optimized to suit local light conditions, or made more efficient by using a broader part of the solar spectrum, are among the imaginative applications foreseen from ground-breaking new insights into plant pho...
Motorola Taps 3D Systems To Produce Parts For Its Crazy Modular Smartphones
TechCrunch - 22 Nov 2013 18:04
Back when Motorola revealed that it's seriously trying to bring modular smartphones to the masses, it left more than a few of the particulars shrouded in secrecy. Granted, that's probably because most of the particulars ...
Comets ISON and Enke Enter STEREO Probe Field of View | Video
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2013 17:24
As the possible 'comet of the century' (ISON) nears the Sun, it has come within the viewing range of the NASA Sun observing satellite. Earth, Mercury and the further away Comet Enke were all visible to the spacecraft on ...
UEA researchers pioneer first patient-specific 3D virtual birth simulator
Medical News Today - 22 Nov 2013 12:00
Computer scientists from the University of East Anglia are working to create a virtual birthing simulator that will help doctors and midwives prepare for unusual or dangerous births.The new programme will take into accou...
The next market to get a Google fiber hookup will be... Uganda?
BGR - 22 Nov 2013 07:30
Google is working on boosting the Internet infrastructure in Kampala, Uganda, by installing its own fiber-optic network. Installed in recent months and officially unveiled on Wednesday, the network will allow 10 local mo...
Researcher Shows How GPUs Make Terrific Network Monitors
Slashdot - 22 Nov 2013 07:28
alphadogg writes "A network researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has found a potential new use for graphics processing units — capturing data about network traffic in real...
Oh Good, You Can Now Use Your Fake Money to Fly in a Space Plane
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2013 21:57
Congratulations to all aspiring crypto-currency cosmonauts out there; you'll soon be able to use Bitcoin, everyone's favorite pseudomonetary bubble, to book flights on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space boats.
NASA snubs billionaire's proposed manned mission to Mars in 2017
The Verge - 22 Nov 2013 04:57
Dennis Tito wants to send two astronauts to Mars as soon as Christmas 2017, but NASA — from whom Tito's non-profit Inspiration Mars organization needs $700 million in funding — has snubbed the American billionaire. ...