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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechCrunchTo fight Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video needs must-see TV you can’t get anywhere else. That’s why a source confirms that Amazon has hired Conrad Riggs, co-creator of Survivor and The Apprentice, “to make thei...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from EngadgetMicrosoft seriously wants users let go of older Internet Explorers and move on -- so much so that the company has even set a deadline. Starting on January 12, 2016, Microsoft will stop issuing security updates and providing tech support ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from SlashdotMojoKid (1002251) writes News and rumors about Valve's upcoming Source 2 engine have been buzzing for months, but a recent update to DOTA 2 contains the most persuasive evidence yet that a major engine is in the works. After the last pat...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandMaking fun of Silicon Valley and some of the silly startup ideas that get funded has become a popular sport, but as Y Combinator's Sam Altman points out, great things often start out looking pretty inconsequential Making fun of Silicon V...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital TrendsT-Mobile announced today that it is the largest prepaid service provider in the U.S. with a total of 15.64 million prepaid customers. Sprint is second with 15.19 million, while AT&T and Verizon are third and fourth, respectively. Th...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital TrendsFresh off the heels of the official closing of its acquisition of Beats, Apple has finally begun offering the popular Dr. Dre-founded brand's products via Apple's online store. The new Beats-specific section is visible both on the web an...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechmemeBrittney Sevenson / 3DPrint.com : Stratasys Q2 revenues up 67% YOY to $178M, reports strong sales for MakerBot 3D printer line — Stratasys' Second Quarter Earnings Are a Blowout, Fueled By MakerBot — ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)For reporters, podcasters or musicians on the go, you really want the best possible sound quality without having to lug a lot of equipment around. That's why portable digital stereo recorders like those from Zoom are so popular -- they'r...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Formula Force Racing is a high-speed arcade racer that tests the skill of racing fans. The game has three modes to choose from: time trial, championship, and single race. Standard for most racing games, time trial mode lets the player pr...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from EngadgetWith all the computing components AMD makes already, it's still hard to believe the company has yet to explore the solid-state drive space. But that's about to chance soon -- it looks like AMD's finally ready to get into the business of ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital TrendsA freshly-launched project on Kickstarter aims to bring business-level network security into your home, and thereby protect all your smart home gizmos from cyberattacks The post Protect your smart home from hackers with iGuardian appeare...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechCrunchThis week, we met 12 new companies that graduated from DreamIt’s NY Demo Day. We have the scoop on all of them here, from the shoppable Pinterest to an ID scanning app to a real-time CRM app for all businesses. But we also decided ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital TrendsArnold Schwarzenegger announces that the upcoming Terminator reboot has wrapped production and reveals the film's official title: Terminator Genisys. The post Terminator reboot wraps production and reveals official title: Terminator Geni...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital TrendsEven though Sprint is likely not happy about canceling its reportedly planned takeover of T-Mobile USA, in a brief statement, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler approved of Sprint's move. The post FCC chairman Tom Wheeler is relieved Sprint and T-...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital Trends2K Games shares a first look at Visual Concepts' NBA 2K15, which comes to PC and PlayStation/Xbox consoles on October 7, 2014. It's a very short look, but it's got the developer's trademark visual dazzle. The post Kevin Durant shows off ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from SlashdotAn anonymous reader writes "The battle over Comcast's public WiFi network that is hosted on your cable modem continues. Comcast responded to Speedify's earlier power measurements by rushing them a new Cisco cable modem. The new modem pro...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET Reviews - Most Recent ReviewsGE's FirstBuild factory is rethinking a classic. Its new kitchen sink disposer will be smaller and promises to be more efficient and safer with the help of clever design.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring exclusive TUAW Deals, a handy list from Dealnews and our own handpicked iOS and OS X selections. All prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may exp...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechCrunchHired, a startup working to make recruiting more efficient, has expanded to include a category for VPs of engineering and chief technical officers (CTOs). Just months after raising its $15 million Series A round, Hired seems to be ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from EngadgetPopular mobile photo-editing app VSCO Cam made its way to Android back in December, and now the preset-driven option has reached version 3.0. On top of adding the free VSCO Grid image showcase that's already included in the iOS version, ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET NewsPeter Capaldi describes his twelfth Doctor as "funny, joyful, passionate, emphatic, and fearless" in the new series.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital TrendsConfirmed in a recent interview with chief content officer Ted Sarandos, Netflix will bring back Arrested Development for a 5th season. The service is also crafting a host of other new series for the near future, including a new cartoon ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechCrunchUntil recently, Twitch could do no wrong. The streaming service, born out of Justin.tv to cater to the burgeoning gaming and e-sports industries, grew quickly, raised lots of capital and subsumed its parent, and was tipped to be he...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital TrendsThe Cadillac CTS is barely into its third generation, but Cadillac is already making some big changes. A revised front bumper, wireless smartphone charging, and new finish colors are the highlights. The post The Cadillac CTS ditches the ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TheNextWeb.comIn June, Skype announced plans to retire old versions of its Windows and Mac clients “over the next few months,” and then expanded the move in July to “all platforms” along with another vague “in the near future” timeframe. What the comp...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechNewsWorld
A Russian cybercriminal gang so far has stolen 4.5 billion credentials, of which 1.2 billion appear to be unique, Hold Security has announced. The credentials belong to more than 500 million email addresses. Two reports released Tuesday ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechmemeEmil Protalinski / The Next Web : Yelp for iOS integrates Bing Translator to interpret reviews in 15 languages, coming ‘soon’ to Android — Yelp today updated its iOS app with Microsoft's Bing Translator int...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET NewsThe maker of graphics chips posted stronger revenue in both its graphics processors and its line of mobile chips.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET NewsAstronomers discover what could be a supernova survivor, a white dwarf star that may have defied a fiery death.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET NewsNeed it today? The same-day delivery wars are heating up: Amazon adds more locations and Google offers Barnes & Noble books, just in time for back-to-school shopping.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Today marks the debut of the recently announced NFL Now app for iOS devices and Apple TV. With NFL Now, football fans can watch game highlights, personalized streams tailored to their favorite teams, clips from the NFL library, and strea...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET NewsYou don't have to be an online security expert to know that usernames and passwords are not cutting it. It's time to completely re-think how we manage our online identities.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET NewsThe gaming company cuts outlook after its says revamps of hit games, including Words With Friends, will take longer. But, it says, new efforts should prove fruitful.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechmemeBen Fox Rubin / CNET : Nvidia quarterly profit beats estimates on gaming, mobile strength — The maker of graphics chips said three core businesses, including datacenter and cloud, gaming and mobile, improved in the Jul...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET NewsFormer Apple employee Sam Sung is cashing in on his ironic employment history for charity.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesReed Hastings has added another talent to his lengthy résumé: the humblebrag.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET Reviews - Most Recent ReviewsStreamline your cooking routine with this reconstructed GE electric double oven range.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechmemeKashmir Hill / Forbes : The Snowden Effect: Yahoo To Join Gmail In Offering Users End-To-End Encryption — Yahoo users may have benefited most from the “Snowden effect.” The tech company was a laggard ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechCrunchPhoto-sharing service EyeEm is announcing today that it is partnering with Foursquare and The Huffington Post to get photos taken by its users in front of more people with the introduction of two new competitions in its iOS and And...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandResearchers at Carnegie Mellon have creaTED a new programming language called Wyvern that lets developers write web applications using the right language for the job, such as SQL for database queries or JavaScript for interactive content...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from EngadgetItching to squeeze in a last minute summer holiday? You may want to bring Yelp's updated iOS app with you as you traipse through the streets of Stockholm -- it now lets you translate foreign reviews on the fly with just a touch, thanks t...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital TrendsDuring an inventory of recent acquisitions, congressional librarian David Gibson discovered the complete source code and assets for an unreleased Duke Nukem game for PSP. The post Library of Congress discovers unreleased Duke Nukem game ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Techradar - All the latest technology newsNow that Apple and Beats are officially a pair , the Cupertino company isn't wasting anytime to moving all of Doctor Dre's audio products into its online store. The iPhone maker quietly added a new Beats by Dre section to the online Appl...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET NewsThe presentation will detail the companies' efforts in tablets, including their first device -- the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook -- which they discussed in June.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TheNextWeb.comJoelle Steiniger is the co-founder of Small HQ, HookFeed and Minimalytics. This post originally appeared on the Crew blog. You have no problem keeping busy. No problem crossing things off your to-do list. You multitask like it’s going ou...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TechmemeLarry Dignan / ZDNet : Amazon has an advantage over Google Express/B&N because it owns the customer relationship — Why Google Express, B&N vs. Amazon is apples and oranges — Summary: Google Ex...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Digital TrendsWe've got 10 codes apiece for the PC and PlayStation 3 versions of Ultra Street Fighter IV, and we want to share them with you. Find out how to nab one right here. The post We’ve got 20 copies of Ultra Street Fighter IV to give awa...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNET NewsIn a deposition for a lawsuit brought by a paparazzo against him, the next Steve Jobs muses about the effects drones will have on society.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesAbandoned decades ago, dozens of trains are slowly rusting to nothingness on the outskirts of the Bolivian desert.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandWhile it might seem like common sense that Wi-Fi would outpace LTE, the opposite is actually true in many countries. U.S. LTE speeds are slow, according to OpenSignal, but they are starting to get faster. Wi-Fi hotspot speeds are still f...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comMorgan Stanley analysts have projected that by 2015 , mobile Internet usage will surpass its desktop counterpart, and according to eMarketer, sales in global mobile commerce (m-commerce) will easily exceed $100 billion by 2017 . As a res...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comReddit has won our hearts yet again. About a month after Redditors helped a grieving dad Photoshop a picture of his infant daughter , the online community has rallied once more to help another parent with a similar request. “My son passe...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comThe Associated Press is usually known for its journalistic integrity, but the news outlet's framing of a murder conviction has drawn outrage on social media . And, as is common with Black Twitter , much of that criticism was funny, ironi...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comTwenty years ago, while in college and wondering why everyone else in the world wasn't hell-bent on trying to live indefinitely via the promising fields of transhumanist science, I began working on the idea of what mass culture is and if...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comFrom the big global players to the emerging online brands, everyone wants in on the DIY phenomenon. But it's the brands that go beyond product customization to embrace the creativity of the world around them in the most relevant ways tha...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comThis question originally appeared on Quora : Is the Internet of Things a solution looking for a problem? Why or why not? Answer by Jonathan Brill , Start-up Specialist Internet of Things is a collection of technologies that are one criti...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comWhen you think of tech innovation, huge companies like Facebook or Apple may leap to mind. These behemoths undoubtedly made a worldwide impact, but some of the biggest game changers aren't happening on a global scale. They aren't even ha...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukFor six years, a mysterious and highly skilled group of hackers have been targeted governments across Europe and the US - and are still at large, say experts at Black Hat Continue reading...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNNmoney.com - TechnologySimple, an online bank, isn't fulfilling its "worry-free" promise: Some users couldn't perform any transactions for 24 hours.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comBy Min-Si Wang [Image via Shutterstock] Bitcoin is gradually making progress as a medium of exchange in developing countries. While it can be volatile as an investment asset, it has real utility as an instrument for payment and money tra...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comIt's hard to shake away the utterly depressing feeling that comes with news coverage these days. IDF and Hamas are at it again, a vicious cycle of violence, but this time it feels much more intense. While war rages on the ground in Gaza ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsThe wearable sensor, smart charger, and mobile app bring peace of mind to parents who are too busy to keep a constant watch on their child.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsWe suppose that joking around with a samurai sword is better than, say, beating a drum at the office all Ben Hur-style.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsAfter living with the Surface Pro 3 as my primary notebook for the past couple of weeks, I'm not completely convinced it can replace the laptop.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsThe trio of Chinese companies is challenging Samsung and Apple for global market share in the lucrative mobile device market.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsThe stand assembly "can fail and cause the television to tip over unexpectedly, posing a risk of impact injury to the consumer."
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsThink your password is safe? All an attacker needs is video of your finger to steal your password.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsUnited Airlines customers can now scan their passports to check in for international flights via their iOS and Android devices.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsThis week's transparency report restarted the feud over whom a monkey self-portrait actually belongs to: the monkey, or the man.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsEmu, which just excited beta earlier this year, is billed as a texting app with a Siri-like "built-in personal assistant."
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsRedmond is in talks to open up its first ever retail store in New York City, the New York Daily News reported this week, citing unnamed sources.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Latest NewsNvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang attributed the quarter's growth to three key areas: gaming, mobile, and datacenters/cloud.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Latest NewsAfter 27 years, the now separated retail arm of the old Telecom assumes a new identity along with many of its business units.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comBY JANICE NEUMANN NEW YORK Wed Aug 6, 2014 3:33pm EDT (Reuters Health) - Playing with an iPad mini before going under anesthesia could relax some kids more than a sedative would, also making life easier for their parents and hospital sta...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from NPR Topics: TechnologyCollecting data about people has become $1 trillion industry, but keeping this information safe is proving near impossible. So, a small group of entrepreneurs and developers are building new technologies that don't rely on data as a digi...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from eWeek - RSS FeedsWith a new round of raids that have ensnared Microsoft partner Accenture, the Chinese government takes a closer look into the software giant's dealings in the country.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Latest NewsCompanies strive to create a unique look and feel to their brands. Yet native advertising mimics the brand of a publisher to promote paid content...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from eWeek - RSS FeedsVIDEO: A researcher explains how a Raspberry Pi Linux mini-computer can be used to attack Google Chromecast video dongle.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comIn my next life, I want to come back as a smart phone. I may be a 40-ish, over worked, under-appreciated, slightly burnt out spouse and mother of teen boys, but that doesn't mean I don't remember the good stuff. It wasn't that long ago t...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from ABC News: TechnologyCPR app linked to Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatch system
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from eWeek - RSS FeedsRussian cyber-gang gathers 1.2B login credentials via Website flaws; Target breach price check: $148 million; Microsoft taps Qualcomm vet to head business development; and more.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from ABC News: TechnologyNevada wildlife officials rescue stranded fish from drought-plagued irrigation ditches
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from eWeek - RSS FeedsIBM has produced a fully functional production-scale chip, known as SyNAPSE, which mimics the human brain.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comEven though many of our jobs require connecting with clients and coworkers via email throughout the day, that constantly-flooded inbox often does more damage to our productivity than we realize. A 2012 report from the McKinsey Global Ins...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from ABC News: TechnologyGoogle revises Internet search formula to prod other websites to strengthen their security
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from ABC News: TechnologyCompanies cater to outdoor enthusiasts who want to take electronic devices into wilderness
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comBy Anneke Steenkamp Some say, in order to survive parenthood you need to have a sense of humor and in the 21st Century, a smartphone. We do everything from online purchases, communication, and recipe-sourcing from our phones, why not ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukCharles Leadbeater hopes tech firms will stop focusing on getting big and selling out, and devote themselves to doing good Continue reading...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukFormer Labour policy adviser says abusive web culture, like that suffered by Mary Beard, shows internet has lost promise of mid-2000s as route to collaboration for the better Continue reading...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from ABC News: TechnologySky observers in the Northern Hemisphere will get a special treat this Sunday as a “super moon� and meteor showers are expected to occur at the same time.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from ABC News: TechnologyMind-Bending Optical Illusions
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Latest NewsGoogle promised that developers will be able to launch fully-fledged versions of their apps when the SDK goes into general availability later this year.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukIt may not be able to disguise itself as a car, but the flattened robot can build itself and walk away without human intervention Continue reading...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from ABC News: TechnologyThe true transformers: Cheap and fast robots can now assemble themselves from sheet of paper
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Latest NewsThe silver lining, at least for HBO, is Hastings appears to be a fan of the show 'Silicon Valley.'
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNNmoney.com - TechnologyIBM's new computer chips can sense, taste, feel, smell and hear like a brain.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukThe millennium generation have the most digital confidence and knowledge say Ofcom in its latest communications market report. What else does it tell us? Ofcom: six-year-olds understand digital technology better than adults Continue read...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Latest NewsBig Blue says the neurosynaptic computer chip will open new computing possibilities for cloud, mobile and distributed sensor applications.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from New Scientist - TechA flat chunk of butterfly-shaped plastic can folds itself into the shape of a four-legged robot – and simply walk away
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from New Scientist - TechCopying the brain's structure could help build machines that are far more powerful and efficient than our current ones, say IBM researchers
