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Google+ Auto Backup brings drive uploads to desktop
Slash Gear - 30 Dec 2013 17:41
The same service you've been using with your smartphone for several months is hitting the desktop world this week with Google+ Auto Backup. This software ships - strangely enough - …
Archos Connected Home hooks automation to Android tablet
Slash Gear - 30 Dec 2013 20:20
Archos has revealed a new connected home system which will hook up your security, appliances, and even your dog to a smart ecosystem, all controlled by a new 7-inch "Home …
Monster Grips - $5
The Gadget Flow - 30 Dec 2013 08:00
Monster Grips are a revolutionary guitar pick grip that is super grippy, non-sticky, and stays clean. As guitarists, we understand the frustration of dropping picks, or having to use only specific brands. Monster Grips a...
Nokia wins German injunction banning HTC Android devices
Engadget - 30 Dec 2013 23:00
Nokia is clearly on a roll in the courtroom as of late -- following lawsuit wins in the Netherlands, the US and the UK, the company has landed a German injunction banning all of HTC's Android-based devices. The ruling le...
Chromebooks overtake Android tablets and Macs in US business sales
Engadget - 30 Dec 2013 21:21
Chrome OS is at last gaining some momentum -- among US businesses and schools, anyway. The NPD Group reports that Chromebooks represented 9.6 percent of all computing devices sold through American commercial channels in ...
The Most Pirated Music Artists of 2013: Flo Rida?
Gizmodo - 30 Dec 2013 23:02
Pirating music: People love to do it, but what are they snagging? Data company Musicmetric rounded up a list of the most pirated artists of the year and it might surprise you.
Hackers reverse engineer Wii U GamePad to stream from PC
Engadget - 30 Dec 2013 03:40
Thought using the Wii U GamePad as a simple PC controller was a neat trick? Try this on for size: a small team of hackers has figured out how to stream PC games to the tablet-esque controller natively, circumventing its ...
Review: Zeiss 55mm f1.4 Otus (Nikon F)
The Phoblographer - 30 Dec 2013 07:29
Zeiss's 55mm f1.4 Otus lens is quite the optic; but it comes with many costs. The post Review: Zeiss 55mm f1.4 Otus (Nikon F) appeared first on The Phoblographer.
The best cellphone deals of the week: 12.29.13
Engadget - 30 Dec 2013 01:24
With Engadget's new tools, you can track price drops on thousands of devices every day, and once a week we feature some of the best deals right here. But act fast! Many of these are limited-time offers, and won't last lo...
Cocones Wool Felt and Sleeve for iPhone - $32
The Gadget Flow - 30 Dec 2013 08:00
The Cocones Wool Felt and Sleeve for the iPhone is made of 100 percent pure Merino Wool Felt and premium leather. It comes in a minimalistic design that's classic and handsome enough to make you want to hide the sleek an...
CERN hides LEGO in Street View for "virtual scavenger hunt"
Slash Gear - 30 Dec 2013 21:47
The server racks and computer shelves of CERN might not be the first place you'd expect to find LEGO lurking, but the CERN Computing Centre team was ready with some …
LG's webOS-powered smart TV set to debut at CES 2014
Ars Technica - 30 Dec 2013 20:00
But the platform switch might be coming just when Google TV is getting good.
Iran Momentarily Shut Down Instagram this Weekend, Then Denied it Ever Happened
PetaPixel - 30 Dec 2013 18:25
#اینستاگر... فیلتر شد – #ایران #فیلترینگ #iran @ListenToUs @HassanRouhani pic.twitter.com/NnIDry4jsf — Soheil Gonzalez (@soheilr7) December 28, 2013 In most countries around the world, it�...
A Peek Inside the NSA's Spy Gear Catalog
Gizmodo - 30 Dec 2013 23:57
Der Spiegel's fairly harrowing report about the NSA's hacking unit, Tailored Access Operations (TAO) got a little more harrowing this morning when an unnamed blogger at LeakSource published images from the agency's hilar...
Video Demonstrates the Stabilization Magic of a Brushless Gimbal Rig
PetaPixel - 30 Dec 2013 23:23
If you’ve never seen a 3-axis brushless motor gimbal in action, this video might seem out of this world… or fake. But it’s not fake, just the magic of advanced camera stabilization technology that’ll cost you sev...
Rude awakenings: How swearing made us human
New Scientist - 30 Dec 2013 20:00
Our crudest outbursts can unravel ancient links between words and thoughts. They may even hint at our ancestors' first utterances, finds Tiffany O'Callaghan (full text available to subscribers)
Apple's Tim Cook demands bigger stock risk (and costs himself $4m)
Slash Gear - 30 Dec 2013 19:14
Apple CEO Tim Cook has pressured the company board on pay, though not the way you might imagine: the chief exec has demanded his salary be more closely linked to …
Video: This is Samsung's vision of the future (...and it includes a touchscreen coffee mug)
BGR - 30 Dec 2013 18:25
Samsung’s display arm envisions a future where just about everything you see and touch -- from the walls in your house and the floor you walk on to your car windows and coffee mugs -- is a display powered by Samsung’...
BBC Servers Were Hacked and Access Auctioned Off on Christmas Day
Gizmodo - 30 Dec 2013 17:30
How about giving a nerdy Doctor Who fan the ultimate gift this year: hacked access to a BBC server. That was the deal apparently on offer on some "underground" internet sites on Christmas Day, after a hacker allegedly ga...
Alcohol leaves its mark on youngsters' DNA
Science Daily - 30 Dec 2013 17:14
A preliminary study indicates that weekend alcohol consumption may affect DNA.
1915 Warning: Beware of Used-Car Salesmen
Scientific American - 30 Dec 2013 15:30
Credit: Scientific American Suspicion of used-car dealers has a long history in the U.S. if an article in a 1915 supplement to Scientific American is any guide. The story, “Buying a... --
Wahoo Fitness announces the RPM Cadence Sensor
Coolest Gadgets - 30 Dec 2013 14:00
Wahoo Fitness has come up with yet another device for fitness buffs, which is the RPM Cadence Sensor. This is a lightweight and hassle free manner of tracking cycling cadence. It sports a convenient magnet-less installat...