France can order internet providers to block terrorist websites
The
French government now has much more power to silence websites it sees
as dangerous. The country has published a decree (in development since
July, well before the Charlie Hebdo attack) requiring that internet
providers block terrorist- and child ... Read More ...
How would you change NVIDIA's Shield?
The
whole point of NVIDIA's Shield was that it could stream PC games
straight to it. Rather than stopping there, however, the experimental
handheld console could also play any Android title, as well as all of
the other internet-based stuff you expect... Read More ...
Chinese web giant Alibaba is making a big 'strategic investment' in smartphones
What
do you do when you're the biggest online retailer in the world, with an
IPO valued at more than Amazon and eBay, combined? You do all kinds of
things, but you also decide to throw some substantial cash into a
smartphone maker. In this case, Alib... Read More ...
Ancestry website won't let you borrow its UFO records
You
wouldn't think that genealogy websites would have much need to defend
copyrights, but they're apparently quite zealous -- so long as you're
interested in alien spaceships, at least. Ancestry.com has forced
enthusiast site The Black Vault to take ... Read More ...
Schools ban watches from exams to keep cheating off wrists
If
you think your school is overly cautious when it makes you ditch your
phone before a big test, you haven't seen anything yet. BuzzFeed News
has learned that multiple universities have issued blanket bans on all
watches during exams in case student... Read More ...
Pittsburgh's Gulf Tower is turning into an Instagram mood ring
For
years, people in Pittsburgh have been able to get weather forecasts,
holiday displays and occasional sports updates by glancing at the
illuminated peak of the city's Gulf Tower building. There will be a
change in programming, though, on February ... Read More ...
Google buys an app that helps you privately share photos
Remember
those murmurs that Google would detach its photo service from its
social networking? It just took steps that could make this split a
practical reality. The search firm has snapped up the creators of
Odysee, a mobile app that can automaticall... Read More ...
Anonymity is dead and other lessons from the Silk Road trial
It's
a story that belongs in a major motion picture. Hidden identities,
narcotics, money laundering, computer hacking, blackmail and even
attempted murder are all parts of this dramatic tale. But the story
behind Silk Road, the online black market fo... Read More ...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: RFID-blocking jeans, EV buses and mystery USB drives
The
internet abounds with unlikely stories of how to make thousands of
dollars by doing little or nothing, but here's one money-making scheme
that's actually true: A Massachusetts-based nonprofit is paying people
up to $13,000 per year for turning ov... Read More ...
Matchstick delays its Firefox OS media stick to offer Netflix streaming
I
hope you weren't in too much of a hurry to snag Matchstick's Firefox
OS-based streaming media dongle. The fledgling company has delayed its
namesake device to August in order to not only upgrade the hardware (to a
quad-core processor and better WiF... Read More ...
UK government reveals its hacking guidelines
It's
no secret that numerous countries see hacking as a viable security
strategy, but the British government has been reluctant to admit as
much. Ask it about GCHQ's ability to mess with communications, for
example, and it will only say that whatever... Read More ...
Apple ditches iPhoto, a decent $1 Lightning cable and other stories you might've missed this week!
You
made it! It's the weekend. Celebrate your days off by catching up on
Apple's latest image editor, learning why Microsoft is both the best and
worst at leaking information and saying goodbye to Radioshack. Just
read on past the break!... Read More ...
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