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These awesome fighter jets are not images from Iron Man 4
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 08:54
Some jet fighter photos look so perfectly choreographed and sharp that I automatically think they must be computer generated frames from some movie or game. These ones are very real. When I see them, I hear someone in my...
How your hard drive data is recovered by the experts
Digital Trends - 24 Nov 2013 00:15
When a hard drive dies, the data on it goes with it - unless you call in the experts. W take an in-depth look at how data recovery labs pry files out of drives that have been dropped, drowned, or otherwise killed. The po...
Switched On: Taming Evernote's paper tiger
Engadget - 24 Nov 2013 23:28
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. In April, Evernote CEO Phil Libin announced his company was getting into the hardware business -- gradually, at first, by partnering with ...
Technicolor-Backed Ultravisual is a Beautiful Instagram Competitor
The Phoblographer - 24 Nov 2013 13:35
Ultravisual brings beauty and elegance to the media sharing space. The post Technicolor-Backed Ultravisual is a Beautiful Instagram Competitor appeared first on The Phoblographer.
Let's build a semantic web by creating a Wikipedia for relevancy
GigaOM - 24 Nov 2013 23:30
The relevancy-defining, edge-weighting algorithms of Google's Knowledge Graph, Facebook's Open Graph and Gravity's Interest Ontology are closely guarded company secrets. Imagine if that data was available to everyone -- ...
New Kindle Paperwhite Expected In Early 2014 With High Resolution Display
Ubergizmo - 24 Nov 2013 20:40
Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite is one of the most popular e-readers on the market, widely appreciated by customers. The company might already be working on a successor, according to TechCrunch, which claims to have seen a ...
Want to make apps for Glass? Google opens Mirror API to all developers
Engadget - 24 Nov 2013 08:36
... More Info Add your links here! ... Finished poring over that API documentation for, like, the millionth time? Good. Managed to hustle your way to a hackathon? Great! Finally, then, it's time to put all that knowh...
Representation without taxation: Tech giants and their loopy business of innovative tax avoidance
ZDNet - 24 Nov 2013 07:33
Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon use complex accounting methods to greatly reduce their tax bills, while greatly increasing spending on lobbying US and European governments.
Philadelphia says no to 3D printed guns
Engadget - 24 Nov 2013 06:11
The Liberator made quite a name for itself a few months back when it became the first functioning all-3D printed gun, and while its maker designed it with mass distribution in mind, we now know one place where it's unwel...
Photographer Wins $1.2 Million Lawsuit Over Images Taken From Twitter
Mashable - 24 Nov 2013 01:37
With an endless amount of photos floating around on Twitter, it's easy to find images of almost anything. But this large social-media bank of seemingly free-to-share photos can also lead to issues regarding ownership and...
This military infomercial will freak the Sarah Connor out of you
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 00:22
Northrop Grumman's newest infomercial about its unmanned autonomous air, land, and sea vehicles feels like one of those typical foretelling montages that you see in dystopian sci-fi movies.
So Apple does own beautiful and sexy
CNET - 24 Nov 2013 23:59
Did a curious comment made by Samsung's lawyer during last week's trial result in Apple being seen as even more strongly associated with taste?
Coolest Gifts for the Drink Connoisseur
Coolest Gadgets - 24 Nov 2013 23:52
Chin chin! 'Tis the season to be jolly and cocktail it up. For the drink lovers in your world the gadgets abound. But these particularly cool finds will help you make for a merry holiday season for the drinker in your wo...
Nokia Lumia 2020 8-inch tablet rumored for release by April 2014
Slash Gear - 24 Nov 2013 23:44
Hot on the heels of the release of Nokia’s 10.1-inch tablet the Lumia 2520, rumors of an 8-inch Lumia tablet are already astir. The mid-sized device would be the same one that is currently known by the code name “Ill...
Film Review: 'Gori Tere Pyaar Mein'
Variety - 24 Nov 2013 23:33
"Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" ("Beauty in Your Love") is a moderately well-executed romantic slapstick comedy, supposedly based on actual experiences of its co-writer and director, Punit Malhotra ("I Hate Luv Stories").
Geographical differences found in causes of blindness worldwide
Medical News Today - 24 Nov 2013 10:00
A new study has revealed that the proportion of vision impairment and blindness worldwide that is caused by cataract and macular degeneration varies geographically. The findings are published in The Lancet Global Health....
Cuisipro Magnetic Spot Scrubber - $12
The Gadget Flow - 24 Nov 2013 08:00
The Cuisipro Magnetic Spot Scrubber is an ingenious invention that helps you clean dried spots on glass in hard to reach places. Have you ever tried cleaning every last spot inside a glass bottle with a narrow neck? You ...
Waze partners up with Universal Pictures to let celebrity voices give you driving directions
Engadget - 24 Nov 2013 04:24
GPS turn-by-turn directions are staid and boring, whether they are relayed by a male or female voice. Waze wants to give us what we really want, which is, quite naturally, driving directions delivered with the gravitas o...
How Kickstarter Users Evolved the Famous Ostrich Pillow
Mashable - 24 Nov 2013 23:55
In September 2012, a curious invention appeared on Kickstarter The Ostrich Pillow looked like a squishy gray pumpkin with two openings at the top. It was designed to slip comfortably over the wearer's head, offering a co...
An island nation in the Pacific Ocean is about to be drowned by climate change
The Verge - 24 Nov 2013 23:30
An entire country will soon be wiped off the map because of rising seas caused by climate change. Kiribati, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, will start to disappear around 2030, according to a feature by Bloomberg...
'Frozen' Heats Up With Top 10 Debut Per-Screen Average
Variety - 24 Nov 2013 23:28
Disney has done it again -- adding to the industry's list of all-time best per-screen averages, with "Frozen" grossing $237,606 from one location.
Stolen instruments in Brooklyn, NY
The Loop - 24 Nov 2013 23:23
As a musician, this just kills me. If you have any information, please contact the band.∞ Read this on The Loop