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How Apple responded to the release of Windows 95 twenty years ago today
Cult of Mac - 24 Aug 2015 15:25
If you want to feel old, consider the fact that Windows 95 launched 20 years ago today, on Thursday, August 24, 1995. Although the O.S. was a major success for Microsoft, it also had an enormous impact on Apple — for b...
Handmade Waxed Canvas Knapsack by Gouache
The Gadget Flow - 24 Aug 2015 23:00
You can use the Handmade Waxed Canvas Knapsack by Gouache both for everyday city life as well as for those occasional travel adventures. The knapsack is designed in a way to hold your work items such as laptops, books, d...
Canadian Police Call Ashley Madison Hack Criminal
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2015 23:58
Toronto police on Monday said they are working with U.S. authorities to track down those responsible for the cyberattack on Avid Life Media and related extortion efforts.
E-Sports Event Scores at Madison Square Garden
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2015 04:21
Madison Square Garden this weekend was packed just like for a New York Knicks game. Only this time, the 11,000 fans turned out to watch a regional championship match for the video game "League of Legends."
MIT Announces Multi-Material 3D Printer That Prints Everything From Phone Cases To Diode Lenses
Tech Times - 24 Aug 2015 23:44
Developed by a team at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the MultiFab 3D printer is a new multi-material printing platform that might be a huge step towards creating 3D-printed electr...
Cops Investigating Ashley Madison Breach: We Need 'White Hat Hackers' to Help
Motherboard - 24 Aug 2015 17:30
Toronto Police are asking hackers and dark web denizens to help them track down the Impact Team, the group that has claimed responsibility for the hacking of Ashley Madison, a dating site for married people looking to ch...
Ashley Madison Founder Apparently Co-Wrote a 100-Page Movie Script
Motherboard - 24 Aug 2015 23:51
The hack of extramarital affairs site Ashley Madison has produced a slew of alleged internal documents, including emails that appear to show that the company saw security as an afterthought and that its founder wanted to...
Seven Ways Windows 95 Changed The World
Forbes - 24 Aug 2015 22:42
As we celebrate Windows 95's 20th Birthday, it's worth remembering the things it added to computing that are still important today.
Bologna Journal: Italian Neighbors Build Their Own Social Network, Online and Off
The New York Times - 24 Aug 2015 16:59
An idea that began with a Facebook page started by two people looking to make friends has expanded beyond the narrow confines of Via Fondazza in Bologna.
Revolutionary new solar window tech can make any glass pane into a solar panel
Digital Trends - 24 Aug 2015 23:45
SolarWindow Technologies announced that their new cells can be applied to almost any window and produce 50 times the energy of panels commonly in use today. What that means is solar windows could become the norm. The pos...
Customers left waitress an 'LOL' instead of a tip
Mashable - 24 Aug 2015 23:13
Jess Jones, a 20-year-old Rutgers University student, had a rude awaking concerning the state of humanity when she received a snarky note on a customer's receipt instead of a tip Jones was collecting receipts from one of...
'Anakin' is now one of the top 1,000 US baby names
Slash Gear - 24 Aug 2015 23:12
The U.S. Social Security Administration has revealed that "Anakin" is now one of the top 1,000 baby names in the United States. The administration released its latest list of popular baby names in the United States this ...
Planter Box by Yield Design - Handmade With Raw Birch Ply
The Gadget Flow - 24 Aug 2015 23:00
Beautiful contrast of architectural lines on raw birch ply has resulted in this beautiful Planter Box by Yield Design. It can be used as a wonderful way to highlight your succulents, cacti and other herbs at home. The ex...
The Red List Lets You Study the Work of the Greatest Photographers
PetaPixel - 24 Aug 2015 17:45Website that save politicians' deleted tweets suspended
Phys.org - 24 Aug 2015 16:40
The Politwoops website that saves tweets deleted by politicians said Monday its operations have been closed down in the 30 countries where it was active after Twitter blocked its access to the social media site.
OPPO R5s officially announced for Europe
Slash Gear - 24 Aug 2015 15:20
Chinese manufacturer Oppo has just unveiled its latest mid-size device, the R5s, an update of last year's R5. The new version features the same impressive design and minimal thickness, but with an increase in memory from...
MOSES-2 sounding rocket to investigate coronal heating
Phys.org - 24 Aug 2015 14:40
A NASA-funded sounding rocket is getting ready to launch to give insight into one of the biggest mysteries in solar physics--the fact the sun's atmosphere is some 1,000 times hotter than its surface. The mission, develop...
Crescendo - Walnut Premium Wireless Music System by MartinLogan
The Gadget Flow - 24 Aug 2015 08:00
Wireless music systems are the recent big thing in digital entertainment and Crescendo stands out to be an amazing example from that category. It is a powerful and premium wireless music system from MartinLogan which fea...
Generic heart medication shown to prolong ovarian cancer patients' survival
EurekAlert! - 24 Aug 2015 06:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers demonstrate a benefit in overall survival among epithelial ovarian cancer patients receiving generic heart medications known as...
Researcher documents gender, class bias in enforcement of quarantine law
EurekAlert! - 24 Aug 2015 06:00
(University of Kansas) A University of Kansas researcher has documented examples of how quarantine of individuals infected with venereal diseases continued well after World War I and how these laws were generally enforce...
Russian Wikipedia Editors Weighing Options After Site Is Blacklisted In Russia
TechCrunch - 24 Aug 2015 23:54
The Russian government has instructed all ISPs in the country to block Russian Wikipedia following their denied request to remove a post about preparing narcotics.
If Our Eyes Could See Wireless Signals, Here's How Our World Might Look
Gizmodo - 24 Aug 2015 23:20
Our lives today depend largely on systems and infrastructure that is invisible--a hidden landscape of webs and waves that come from cell towers, routers, satellites, and more.