Lucky octopus finds photography job at a New Zealand aquarium
There's
an unusual photographer working for Auckland's Sea Land Aquarium. His
name is Rambo, and we doubt he personally manages the $2 per shot he
earns taking pictures of tourists. That's because Rambo is an octopus --
a very smart one who learned h... Read More ...
How would you change Maingear's Pulse 17?
When
Maingear's Pulse 17 launched, it was famous for being the world's
thinnest 17-inch gaming laptop (not that that's a big achievement) and
its sports car paintjob. Jam packed with top-of-the-line hardware, the
Pulse 17 was an easy device to fall i... Read More ...
Daimler is using EVs and ridesharing to teach teen drivers
The
days of learning to drive in your family's ancient sedan might soon be
over. Daimler is running a pilot program that teaches German teens to
get around using electric versions of the Mercedes B-Class and Smart
Fortwo. According to the company, an... Read More ...
'The Simpsons' seasons won't be available on disc from now on
If
you've been diligently building a collection of Simpsons episodes on
disc, you're in for a rude surprise. Show runner Al Jean has revealed
that Fox is discontinuing disc releases of the long-running cartoon. As
sources confirmed to us and The Holl... Read More ...
Nissan and AT&T are connecting more cars, new or old
The
New York Auto Show wraps up this weekend, where using technology to
keep cars (and the people in them) both safer and more connected is
receiving much of the attention. The 2016 Nissan Maxima is launching
with new SiriusXM-powered NissanConnect S... Read More ...
The PC market is shrinking again as companies stop upgrading
It's
not a good time to be a PC maker... especially if you cater to the
corporate crowd. Both Gartner and IDC estimate that the computer market
shrank between 5.2 to 6.7 percent in the first quarter of 2015, in part
because many companies stopped upg... Read More ...
IBM's Watson supercomputer has whipped up a cookbook
IBM's
Watson learning supercomputer isn't just content with making the
occasional meal -- it has a whole slew of recipes lined up. The tech
company is launching Cognitive Cooking with Chef Watson, a cookbook
based on Watson's knack for combining food... Read More ...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: floating cities, solar bikes and a Dr. Seuss house
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.The Volkswagen Camper van is one of the most iconic vehicles of the 20th century, but VW hasn't put out...
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Four 'Game of Thrones' episodes leak, good luck avoiding spoilers
Just
a day before season five premiered on HBO, copies of the next four
episodes of Game of Thrones leaked onto the internet. According to
TorrentFreak, the leaks are in standard definition and may originate
from a review screener given to the press.... Read More ...
'No Pineapple Left Behind' skewers the American education system
As
Rockstar Games' Bully proved, grade school makes for a pretty
interesting (if painfully underused) setting for video games, which is
why I'm intrigued by No PIneapple Left Behind. In it, you're a principal
lording over pineapples, making sure they... Read More ...
Lasers quickly load thousands of cells with nano-sized cargo
Doctors
dream of injecting cells with large nanoscopic cargo to treat or study
illnesses. The existing approach to this is extremely slow, however. At
one cell per minute, it would take ages to get a meaningful payload.
That won't be a problem if UCL... Read More ...
Amazon's web services are smart enough to make predictions
You
no longer have to run a tech giant (or work in a lab) to take advantage
of learning computers. Amazon has launched a machine learning feature
for Web Services that lets any developer use this computer intelligence
to make predictions. Instead of ... Read More ...
Bing's mobile homepage for iOS and Android gets a new look
So,
you like Bing but don't like it enough to download its app on your
phone. Expect to see a new interface when you load the website on an
Android or iOS browser, then, along with a number of new options when
you swipe up the translucent card at the... Read More ...
LG inadvertently reveals its leather-clad G4 phone a little early
Oops.
LG is supposed to be unveiling its range-topping G4 smartphone on April
28th, but well-known leaker Evan Blass has discovered an unannounced
product site that reveals a ton about the new Android flagship a couple
of weeks in advance. A lot of t... Read More ...
The history of computing, cars from the New York Auto Show and other stories you might've missed!
Find
out what forty years of personal computing history looks like as we
visit The Interface Experience, an exhibition at the Bard Graduate
Center's Focus Gallery in New York. Meanwhile, the New York
International Auto show was going on this week and... Read More ...
NSA thinks it can keep spying without compromising your security
American
police and spies love the idea of back door access to encrypted data
that lets them snoop on suspicious types, but many will tell you that
they're wildly optimistic. Even if you don't mind the implication that
the government has a right to s... Read More ...
DirecTV's app is ready to stream 90 channels anywhere you go
We
haven't seen many updates for DirecTV's streaming services in a while,
but this week it added a slew of new channels for customers to watch
live even when they're away from home. The 22 additions include MTV,
TNT, Nickelodeon, BET, Cartoon Network... Read More ...
Podcasts are safer after the EFF helps gut a patent troll
Personal
Audio has been threatening the podcast world for a while -- the
longtime patent troll claims that it invented the concept of podcasting,
and has insisted that some bigger productions (such as Adam Carolla's)
either cough up licensing money o... Read More ...
WSJ: Google's X lab is working on batteries that last longer
Google's
X lab is developing better batteries that last longer, according to The
Wall Street Journal. The company hasn't confirmed anything yet, but
seeing as most of its products require batteries to work (phones,
wearables, self-driving cars, etc),... Read More ...
Recommended Reading: The internet can't handle streaming big TV events
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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
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BitTorrent's secure web browser one step closer to release
Last
we heard of BitTorrent's Project Malestrom it was going into alpha.
Well, the peer-to-peer outfit's browser has made its way to the next
logical step: beta. New additions include stability improvements,
support for auto-updates and, for the firs... Read More ...
KILSWITCH Android tablet delivers airstrikes in four minutes
For
years, American Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) have been
forced to call in their Close Air Support (aka airstrike) requests using
radios and paper maps, then wait half an hour or more for help to
arrive. During that waiting period, the... Read More ...
Sprint rolls out free (and slow) international data and messaging
We're
not entirely sure how it's already April, but Sprint's clearly eager to
make a name for itself before everyone starts popping off on holidays.
To wit: The carrier just rolled out a new international roaming plan
that'll net your Sprint phone fr... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Abandoned games, the best juicer and more!
In
today's Daily Roundup, read all about how publishers are fighting to
keep your favorite abandoned games dead, get all the details on the best
juicer from our friends at The Sweethome and learn how Microsoft
intends to create a single unified store... Read More ...
Xbox One adds 'energy-saving' option to the set-up process
Anyone
who buys a brand new Xbox One will be prompted with a special screen
when booting up the console for the first time: A choice between
"instant-on" and "energy-saving" power modes. The default in the US is
instant-on, which enables updates and ... Read More ...
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