- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Forbes - TechVideoJoe "Angry Joe," Vargas for lack of a better word, is Angry. The prominent Youtuber, with nearly 2 million subscribers, is done covering Nintnedo games, and he wants you to know why. He recently got a takedown notice for a video he ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Wired Top StoriesTo get a look at the market for offline GPS systems, we downloaded four apps that support offline maps, turned cellular data services off, and hit the road. The post We Tested 4 GPS Apps That Work Even When You’re Offline appeared ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from SiliconBeat
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from GizmodoThe Intel Compute Stick, a snazzy $150 dongle that can turn anything with an HDMI port into a full-fledged Windows computer, made a bit of a splash when it touched down at CES 2015. And now it's landing for real, preorders have started a...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from GeekWireThe layoffs quietly made by Microsoft last week will be the “last of the anticipated broad cuts” from the restructuring announced last year, the company says. Microsoft’s latest cuts, first reported by GeekWire on Satur...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Top Tech NewsSocial media tech giant Facebook users are already used to seeing more videos filling their news feeds. Now the company is doubling down on the medium by introducing a video app called Riff.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from TheNextWeb.comRemember Intel’s Compute Stick from CES? It’s full-fledged Windows 8, Android or Linux device in a dongle you can attach to your TV, and it’s finally up for pre-order. The device plugs into your TV’s HDMI port and is powered by a quad-co...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from TechCrunchWhen Google announced that Haier and Hisense were about to launch $149 Chromebooks — the most affordable Google-powered laptops yet — I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. How much computer, after all, can you expec...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Technology | Popular ScienceCaltech researchers have created a tiny silicon chip with an array of laser sensors that can produce a detailed 3D scan of an object.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Digital TrendsJohn Oliver interviewed NSA leaker Edward Snowden about the most important issue of our day: Whether or not the federal government can see out naughty nude photos, and what the feds do with all those pictures. The post John Oliver and Ed...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsOnePlus has largely focused on hardware, but "it's time to take the next step" with software, the company said.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsComcast has called on community groups that owe it favors to speak highly of its pending Time Warner Cable merger.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsThe tablet will set you back $74.99 with a two-year contract, or $8.75 per month for 20 months.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from TechmemeNY Daily News : EXCLUSIVE: Judge says Brooklyn woman can use Facebook to serve divorce papers — A Brooklyn woman scored a judge's approval to legally change her relationship status to “single” via Facebook....
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Silicon Alley InsiderFormer NSA contractor Edward Snowden spoke with HBO's John Oliver in Moscow, and one exchange s tood out amid the discussion of Hot Pockets and nude photos. "How many of those documents have you actually read?" Oliver asked, referring to...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from CNET NewsOliver, who has a popular show on HBO, traveled to Russia to interview Edward Snowden face to face.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from CNET NewsThe RAVPower Savior features a built-in Micro-USB cord and folding wall-prongs for easy recharging. Plus: four bonus deals! Whaaaat?
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Re/code » General Tech News, Reviews & Analysis | Re/codeAlignment Artist Capital won't lend you money -- unless you're a musician who needs $5 million to $20 million.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from PC Magazine: New Product ReviewsThe 2015 Buick Encore's IntelliLink Infotainment System provides effective features, but falls short of more advanced app-based interfaces in some competitor vehicles.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from GizmodoScreen resolution always marches to the steady pace of pixel-density progress, and LG may have accidentally let slip Apple’s next resolution-gratuitous display. Read more...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Silicon Alley InsiderLast month, Ellen Pao lost her gender discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Now that the trial's over, Pao spoke to Katie Couric for Yahoo in an in...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from GeekWireMicrosoft announced today that it has closed its acquisition of Revolution Analytics, the leading provider of commercial tools for the open source R programming language. The company, based in Mountain View, California, sells the Revolut...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from TechCrunchThe Raspberry Pi made experimenting with computing hardware and software more accessible to millions, and now a new project wants to take that concept further with an even smaller developer board that runs full Linux and has built-...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Digital TrendsA video from a private event shows two generations of Koenigsegg vehicles going head-to-head in a drag race. Both cars are 800+ horsepower rear-wheel drive supercars that are renowned for their high-speed capabilities. The post Swedish s...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Forbes - Tech‘Furious 7’ demolished records this weekend with a $143.6 million domestic debut, upsetting traditional notions about when summer blockbuster season can actually begin. ‘Furious’ is the biggest April debut by a mile, has the ninth highes...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Silicon Alley InsiderFrom smart phones to laptops, technology is at the center of much of modern life and culture. The 1980s were huge in terms of consumer electronics and innovation, as many early versions of important technologies were released then. ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from PC Magazine: New Product ReviewsThe Verykool S5105 Spark II from is a good budget-friendly unlocked Android smartphone, but the marginal savings don't justify choosing it over its superior competitors.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Top Tech NewsHBO lovers have one more way to watch "Game of Thrones." If you subscribe to Dish's $20-a-month Internet TV service, Sling TV, you can now order HBO for an extra $15 each month.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Digital TrendsGoogle's cellphone service may include free international roaming as a subscriber benefit. Indications of Google's plans are surfacing at a time when European regulators are seeking to cut or eliminate roaming fees. The post Google’...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from VentureBeat
A reminder of how ingrained Facebook is becoming in our society. - Monday, April 6, 2015 from Wired Top StoriesThe promise of crowdfunding is that it empowers small time entrepreneurs to create new products. But failures threaten to scare would-be customers away from crowdfunding altogether. The post The Quest to Save Crowdfunding From Scammers a...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from PCWorldIt look a little longer than expected, but Intel’s Compute Stick PC is up for pre-order through some online stores. The stick-sized computer is available from Newegg with Windows 8.1 on board. If you’re the type that always spells “Micro...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Silicon Alley InsiderIn December, employee-reviews site Glassdoor published a list of the 50 best companies to work for . The top tech company? Google. Likewise, Google was No. 1 on Fortune's 2015 list of the 100 best companies to work for . And yet when Goo...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from TheNextWeb.comSnapchat has replaced the controversial ‘Best Friends’ feature with Friend Emojis that only you can see. With the update that was released today, you will see emojis beside certain contacts in your feed. Here is a breakdown of what they ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from EngadgetA group of five impeccably dressed high school girls are almost murdered dozens of times by the same, mysterious stalker and the police in their idyllic small town are either corrupt or too incompetent to care. How do the girls fight bac...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from TechCrunchCoreOS, a Docker-centric Linux distribution for large-scale server deployments, today announced that it has raised a $12 million funding round led by Google Ventures with participation by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Fuel ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from EngadgetElon Musk's new battery swap stations can already refresh a Tesla Model S and put it back on the road in under three minutes, but now he has help in cutting that time to something even shorter. Today the CEO announced Tesla has hired fro...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Digital TrendsZTE made a phablet-sized Blade S6 Plus with a 5.5-inch screen and mid-range specs to sell around the world on eBay. The Chinese smartphone maker packed most of the same specs into the device as were seen on the original Blade S6. The pos...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from PC Magazine: New Product ReviewsThe 2015 Buick Encore Premium AWD has a premium look and feel, along with unique features that are unmatched by other crossovers in this price range.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - TechnologyA Turkish court orders net firms to block access to social media sites to stop the sharing of photos of a hostage taken during an armed siege.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from PCWorldAfter borrowing Facebook open source code for running PHP programs more efficiently, Etsy won’t need to grow its data center footprint this year, saving it from a significant expense. By using Facebook’s HHVM (HipHop Virtual Machine) sof...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from ExtremeTechCERN has brought the massive super collider back online after two years of upgrades. Now the search for supersymmetry begins in earnest.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from VentureBeat
VB Webinar: In this one-hour webinar, VB Insight’s Director of Marketing Technology will walk through the results of VB’s latest report that analyzes the best CRO tactics -- how to turn traffic, visits and page-views into customers and s... - Monday, April 6, 2015 from TechmemeJon Russell / TechCrunch : Google Ventures-Backed Bitcoin Exchange Buttercoin Is Shutting Down — Buttercoin, a bitcoin exchange startup backed by Y Combinator and Google Ventures, is closing its doors at the end of thi...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from SlashdotFirst time accepted submitter erier2003 writes The decision to give a major award to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is curious given McCarthy's many questionable stances on Internet-freedom issues. For one thing, the California con...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from PCMag.com Breaking NewsResearchers at Caltechhave developed a 3D scanning device known as a "nanophotonic coherent imager" that is small enough to fit into a smartphone.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Ars Technica
Replication study found that posture had no effect on hormones or behavior.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from TechmemeNatasha Singer / New York Times : New anti-cheating program Proctortrack, used by some universities, raises concerns about civil liberties — Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software's Uneasy Glare —&n...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from GeekWireWill he or won’t he? That seems to be the big question about whether Showtime can convince David Lynch to return to Twin Peaks. Over the weekend, Lynch wrote on both Facebook and Twitter that he had left the production due to budge...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Wired Top StoriesA new book explores the experimental future of architecture through 100 buildings. The post 20 Buildings That Show the Future of Architecture appeared first on WIRED .
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from ABC News: TechnologySee some of the latest and coolest cars from around the world.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from eWeek - RSS FeedsThe fraud rate is highest between 2 and 6 a.m. ET, security vendor Forter finds. The analysis also shows Outlook's fraud rate is higher than other email sites.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Reuters: Technology NewsTOKYO (Reuters) - Loss-making Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp may spin off its LCD panel business and seek funding for it from the government-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), a source familiar with the plan sa...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from MacNN | The Macintosh News NetworkEvery Sunday, MacNN and Electronista take a moment to look at some of the notable stories in the world of gaming. This week, Sony says goodbye to the PlayStation Home virtual world, Blizzard starts up the beta for StarCraft II: Legacy of...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Don't give up hope for the arrow-like car of your childhood fantasies just because Nissan has shelved its BladeGlider EV -- you may get your wish after all. DeltaWing (which is backed by motorsports giant Don Panoz) has filed for two pat...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)If you were quick to buy a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, you've probably had that horrible moment when you realized that your friends with last-generation systems couldn't join you in online games. You won't have to leave them behind when S...
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukTwitter’s new technology lets users share instant video, from family fun to global news events Continue reading...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.uk3DS, Level 5, cert: 12 Continue reading...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from eWeek - RSS FeedsThe vendor's X-Series family includes 1GbE and 10GbE switches that are easy to configure and manage to organizations with few IT resources.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Got your dramamine and/or hallucinogenics? Either will work for the latest video starring a tough, but not-very-well-attached GoPro camera. Its owner lost it during a skydiving formation gone wrong, and it continued the rest of the 10,00...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from NPR Topics: TechnologyFinancial advisers advocate using cash whenever possible. But new technologies are making it easier to do just the opposite. Still, a recent study shows more millennials are turning away from plastic.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Reuters: Technology NewsANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Twitter has complied with Turkey's request to remove photographs of an Istanbul prosecutor held at gunpoint by far-left militants and a ban on the micro-blogging site will be lifted very shortly, a senior Turk...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AppleInsider - Frontpage NewsIndustry watchers expect Apple to release a next-generation Apple TV set-top streamer later this year with a slew of upgrades, but the device might not support 4K high-definition content as some anticipated, according to a report publish...
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from Cult of Mac
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukWith blogging on the wane, a few enterprising sorts have gone back to the humble inbox as a new place for self-publishing to thrive Continue reading...
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from Cult of MacThis week on The CultCast: With Apple Watch apps now hitting the store, we discuss some of the most popular ones. And if you want an Apple Watch you absolutely need to preorder — we’ll tell you why and how. … Read more ›
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from NPR Topics: TechnologyKevin Bollaert who ran a site allowing people to anonymously post nude photos of others and then charged the victims to have them removed, was convicted of identity theft and extortion.
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from eWeek - RSS FeedsIntel is partnering with Ingenico to develop devices to secure credit card payments, while Broadcom's new chips offer integrated NFC capabilities.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Sharp is still in financial trouble despite shifting more of its attention to mobile displays, and it appears ready to take some drastic action to keep itself afloat. Nikkei, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal all claim that the Japanes...
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from eWeek - RSS FeedsDon't panic, says Microsoft. Developers can still snag the stand-alone Xbox One version for their motion-sensing projects.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Reuters: Technology NewsSEOUL (Reuters) - Shares of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd rose more than 3 percent early on Monday ahead of the release of its guidance on first-quarter earnings scheduled for Tuesday.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence
Last week, Apple’s biggest display partner LG Display published an explainer on 8K (7,680 by 4,320 resolution) screens, claiming that the specification is the future of display technology. LG has already demonstrated 8K monitors at... - Saturday, April 4, 2015 from 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence
Apple will begin dressing up the front of its stores with a new Apple Watch-themed promotion on April 10th to coincide with the beginning of in-store Apple Watch try-on appointments. The new, unique display will be shown at all Apple Sto... - Sunday, April 5, 2015 from MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All StoriesFollowing up on last month's claim that Apple is planning to show off a revamped Apple TV set-top box with App Store and Siri support at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in June, BuzzFeed now reports that the new box will no...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from eWeek - RSS FeedsIn 2014, 300 vulnerabilities were reported across Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems compared to 253 in 2013.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)In a surprise interview with Edward Snowden, John Oliver made NSA spying revelations more relatable to the American public through the topic of dick pics. The HBO comedian, who gives his satire a sharp bite via exhaustive research, trave...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Tesla, the Silicon Valley-based electric carmaker, is unrivaled when it comes to automotive inn...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukFrom the 3am drunk to the citizen journalist to the pervert, introducing the new stars of Twitter’s live-streaming app Unless home is under a rock without an internet connection, it’s likely you’ve heard of Periscope . The new live-strea...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukHabbo, Riff, Office Lens, Attack the Light, DomiNations, Marvel Mighty Heroes, Spell With Pip, Infinit and more Continue reading...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Yes, it's back -- after a two-year upgrade program, CERN's Large Hadron Collider is once again operational. Scientists are only firing collision-free proton beams right now to test the new system, but they'll ramp up over the next few mo...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Cult of MacYou are invited to go to Cult of Mac Deals to save big on tech accessories, education, and more. Among the many bargains to be had, you’ll enjoy the Complete Apple Watch Developer Course, the Hand Stylus, a 2 year … Read more ›
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Reuters: Technology NewsTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Canon Inc is unlikely to raise its offer for Swedish surveillance camera maker Axis AB for now but won't back out of the deal either, despite pressure from hedge fund Elliott Management, sources said on Monday.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Like the idea of Intel's Compute Stick turning your TV into a full-fledged Linux or Windows PC? You can finally plunk down some cash to get one. Online stores (including Amazon and Newegg) have started taking pre-orders for the HDMI dong...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from eWeek - RSS FeedsThe Office Lens app, which lets anyone turn their smartphone into a pocket scanner, is now available to Android and iPhone users, in addition to Windows Phone users.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All StoriesSince the release of Apple's in-house Maps app as part of iOS 6 back in 2012, Yelp has been the company's sole partner for integrating customer reviews of businesses and other points of interest. In recent days, however, Apple's Maps app...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukCould the Conservatives’ pledge to block under 18 access to pornography mean the end of free porn in the UK? Is that a bad thing? Could it actually work? Access to pornography is recurring subject of much debate and strong views, and it’...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukRadio 4 took us from the attractions of an imaginary world to the evils of this one Continue reading...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from eWeek - RSS FeedsOver the next two years, one-third of businesses plan to increase their threat intelligence budget significantly, according to a Ponemon survey.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)In Animal Crossing, life isn't supposed to be stressful. Whether you're catching bugs, rearranging furniture or simply chatting with your fellow townsfolk, the series has always been built around relaxing and utterly charming activities....
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from MacNN | The Macintosh News NetworkGoogle is attempting to increase the number of places people can run Android apps, by bringing them to desktops. The App Runtime for Chrome (ARC) tool was initially brought out for Chrome OS, but Google has expanded the development tool'...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Reuters: Technology News(Reuters) - Video streaming-device maker Roku Inc launched new search functions on Monday including a "feed" that updates people on movie availability and pricing.
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from MacNN | The Macintosh News NetworkA crowdfunded third-party security audit of popular (and shuttered) personal encryption tool TrueCrypt has concluded. The effort, led by cryptographic expert Matthew Green found that "TrueCrypt appears to be a relatively well-designed pi...
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from MacNN | The Macintosh News NetworkWakie - Social Alarm Clock is an app that lets a total stranger call you while you're sleeping… No. Hold on. Stay with us here. Wakie, pronounced "Wake-eee", allows the user to set an alarm and then matches them up with a community...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)We hope you weren't counting on the Twin Peaks reboot to liven up your TV viewing next year -- you're probably going to be disappointed. Original series director David Lynch is pulling out of Showtime's revival because he feels there's "...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence
Up until last year, digital styluses — ones with electronic parts inside — worked pretty well across multiple iPad models. Developers including Adonit took over two years to develop electronic iPad writing tools that were thinner-tipped ... - Sunday, April 5, 2015 from AppleInsider - Frontpage NewsWith less than two weeks left on the calendar before Apple opens preorders for its hotly-anticipated Watch, industry analysts have begun to weigh in with their predictions for opening weekend sales figures. While these numbers are sure t...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Reuters: Technology NewsSAN MATEO, Calif. (Reuters) - ShopRunner Inc, the e-commerce startup backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd that styles itself in some ways as the anti-Amazon, more than doubled its users over the past year and hopes to do so again in 2015,...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Disney apparently doesn't think it's enough to offer sports coverage through ESPN... it wants to fuel your fantasy leagues, too. Wall Street Journal sources report that the House that Walt Built is investing $250 million into DraftKings,...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)It's one thing to find 4K video, but it's another thing to play it -- the bandwidth needed to play high-quality 4K video could easily crush many home internet connections, let alone your mobile service. YouTube isn't taking that challeng...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Nokia's Lumia 1320 was the underpowered sibling of the 1520, which had the same screen and battery but little else. If you wanted a 6-inch device but couldn't afford the premium edition, then you were stuck with this device, but was that...
