Blackhat trailer promises a hacking thriller, computer screens that beep
Question:
What is the title of that movie that revolves around a hacker (or two)
caught up in a huge scheme or conspiracy that has something to do with a
gargantuan corporation and/or the government?Your choices are:
A.) Young-Angelina Jolie starr...
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Hackers won't release Sony workers' personal info if they object
Here's
an odd twist to the Sony Pictures hack: the attackers are becoming
courteous... relatively speaking, of course. The Guardians of Peace are
threatening to release yet more of the studio's data as a "Christmas
gift," but they're also offering to... Read More ...
How would you change Lenovo's Thinkpad Helix (2013)?
Lenovo's
first Yoga machine still stands as a watershed moment in laptop and
tablet design, but what of one of its successors, the ThinkPad Helix? In
addition to those first two modes, you could spin the Helix's display
outward, enabling you to use t... Read More ...
PlayStation Plus gave you $1,349 in 'free' games this year
It
won't surprise you to hear that your PlayStation Plus subscription
provides a healthy amount of gaming goodness for $50 per year, but have
you ever crunched the numbers to see just how much you're getting? Push
Square has. According to its calcula... Read More ...
Spanish publishers want Google News to come back
Spain's
old-school media clearly has a more complicated relationship with the
internet than it first thought. Mere hours after Google shut down its
News service in the country to avoid a law that will make it pay for
article results, the Spanish News... Read More ...
These videos prove that music and science can (usually) mix
Wondering
how NASA could make a clever yet groan-inducing music video like "All
About That Space?" Really, it's just carrying on a tradition of
producing science-themed tunes. A lot of them are cheesy covers -- we've
seen scientific riffs on Adele an... Read More ...
The top tech gifts of holidays past
Remember
the mad rush to secure a Teddy Ruxpin under the tree? Or how about how
badly you begged your parents for the Nintendo DS as a year-end treat?
As we head into another hectic, yet hopeful holiday season, we look back
at some of the geeky gadge... Read More ...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: triple-decker tree houses, prototype Hyperloop pods and a massive biodome
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.A man's home is his castle -- even if that castle happens to be a truck. A family of three recently trans...
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Hulu offers free streaming on Android over the holidays
Need
a way to drown out your extended family while they're visiting for the
holidays? So long as you own an Android device and are in the United
States, Hulu's got you covered. See, the TV-streaming outfit is offering
"many popular" shows as part of ... Read More ...
The Big Picture: Telescope tech shines a rainbow on a train station
To
celebrate Amsterdam Central Station's 125th anniversary, Dutch artist
Daan Roosegaarde has transformed one of its facades into a
rainbow-colored wonder using telescope technology. Roosegaarde has
partnered with University of Leiden astronomers to ... Read More ...
Spiders are the key to ultra-sensitive wearable devices
Spiders
might creep you out, but don't dismiss them too quickly -- they may
well be the ticket to a new wave of wearable sensors. South Korean
researchers have built a device that picks up miniscule vibrations by
using the principle behind a spider's... Read More ...
Google Now is almost ready to control your Nest thermostat
Remember
how Nest promised that you'd one day use Google Now to control your
thermostat? That day is very nearly here. Droid-Life has discovered that
the search tool is responding to temperature requests, and will show
you a Google Now card when the ... Read More ...
ASUS ZenWatch, Sony Pictures hack and other stories you might've missed
It's
the weekend, y'all: What better time to sit back, relax and catch up on
all the juiciest news from the past seven days? This week, we reviewed
the ASUS ZenWatch, investigated the Sony Pictures hack, learned how to
handle a loved one's online acc... Read More ...
Virgin Oceanic pauses its deep sea exploration plans
If
you were hoping to see Virgin Oceanic visit the deepest parts of
Earth's oceans, you'll have to put those dreams on hold. The company has
confirmed that it's at least temporarily dropping plans to make five
dives using its DeepFlight Challenger cr... Read More ...
Project Loon works with France's space agency to develop next-gen balloons
Project
Loon has come a long way since Google X started working on it in 2011:
its balloons can now stay afloat for 100 days, for one, and it has
recently gained a partner carrier in Australia's Telstra. Now, France's
space agency, Centre National d'... Read More ...
Unusual X-ray signals could reveal dark matter
Dark
matter remains one of the most mysterious elements of the universe,
because it's completely invisible to us. It neither emits nor absorbs
light, so we can't observe it directly -- not even if we use our most
powerful telescope. A team of researc... Read More ...
FBI warns businesses about large-scale Iranian hacking threats
There's
still some debate over the scale of Iran's reported Operation Cleaver
hacking campaign, but the FBI is clearly taking it seriously. According
to Reuters' copy of a confidential report, the federal law enforcement
agency is warning businesses ... Read More ...
Recommended Reading: The Orion capsule's great radiation test
Recommended
Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in
print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of
books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read.How a Spacecraft Like Ori...
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Facebook's updated search tool leaves out Bing results
Facebook
recently updated its Graph Search tool to make it easier to find
friends' old posts. According to Reuters, though, the company failed to
announced another change: it has apparently stopped showing Bing
results, as well. The social network la... Read More ...
Apple worked to block '100 percent' of iTunes competitors from iPods
The
federal antitrust case Apple's fighting isn't looking any more
favorable for the hardware giant since we last reported on it. Former
iTunes engineer Rod Schultz testified on Friday that he'd worked on a
project to block "100 percent of non-iTunes... Read More ...
Chicago's getting its own Uber-like app for ordering taxis
It's
basically impossible to ignore the impact that the likes of Uber and
Lyft have had on the taxicab industry, and Chicago's given up trying.
The city government has approved a package from the local cab-drivers
union that, among other things, push... Read More ...
Netflix and Amazon's video battle continues at the Golden Globe Awards
Once
upon a time awards shows had sources from a predictable list of
sources, but now internet video has crashed the party. When the Golden
Globe Awards are presented January 11th, Netflix will be up for seven
while Amazon has snagged two nominations... Read More ...
Google's new YouTube show reaches out to iOS developers
Despite
the ongoing battle between Android and iOS, the truth is you're likely
loading up Google services on it either way. Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Drive
-- take your pick, as Homescreen.is shows (generated based on the most
popular apps among @Engadge... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: Alienware Alpha, what to expect from Sony at CES, and more
Interested
in Alienware's Alpha Steam Machine? We reviewed it. Wondering what Sony
has up its sleeve for CES 2015? We have that too. In fact, we rounded
up a whole bunch of today's news highlights in the gallery below,
including the latest on Nintend... Read More ...
This DIY hoverboard combines ingenuity and four leaf blowers
Let's
all just be honest here for a moment: Who among us hasn't wanted to
strap an array of leaf blowers to our feet in hopes that we could float
in mid-air. Oh. No? Well then, at least one person saw the untapped
potential of those raucous foliage m... Read More ...
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