Wes Craven, Hollywood Horror Master, Dead At 76
Sad news for the horror genre. The Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream director died today after a battle with brain cancer. He was 76. What is your favorite Craven film? One of mine is New Nightmare because I thought it was a clever take on the mythology, and Craven himself returned to direct it.
Craven, the artist behind "Nightmare on Elm Street," the "Scream" movie series and many other modern horror masterpieces, remade the genre in contemporary film. Craven reinvented the youth horror genre in 1984 with the classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street," a film he wrote and directed that starred a then-unknown Johnny Depp. He conceived and co-wrote "A Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors" as well.
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Launch Trailer
The Phantom Pain will finally be available this Tuesday, and Kojima has personally directed and edited a trailer to celebrate its release. If you still haven't seen it yet, check it out and take a small trip through Metal Gear history.
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Apple Renting Out A 7,000-Person Arena For Its Upcoming iPhone Event
Apple's upcoming event will be held at a huge arena, which is kind of interesting because Apple tends to hold its events in more modest locales, such as the Yerba Buena Center, which holds 757 people. Could Dr. Dre be performing?
The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium? It has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people. When President Obama comes to give a speech in San Francisco, he comes here. This arena is more suited for concerts for big named acts — not tech launches.
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Student Faces 10 Years In Prison For Trying To Sell Android Malware
I'm a little confused here. This kid made what sounds like some pretty sophisticated malware that basically leaves someone's Android phone wide open, but he only priced it at $300? And he didn't get a single sale?
Your typical Android malware, once installed, Dendroid spies on text message conversations, takes photos, and even records phone conversations — all unbeknownst to the user (of course). Culbertson admits that he attempted to sell the source code online, but he reportedly didn't receive any offers.
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Star Wars Trading Card App Attracts Those With Disposable Income
Topps has a Star Wars trading card app, and it's pretty neat—you can actually buy and trade cards. But are people seriously buying crumpled Han Solo cards for $225? I'll sell you my pristine Greedo card for tree fiddy.
…the Han Solo card is one of the highest prices seen yet for a single card. Except for this super limited edition Pink Yoda card. There were only ever 10 copies, and they were only available for one hour. It costs $900 — that's as much as a seven-night Caribbean cruise.
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Chrome Will Automatically Pause Flash Content Starting Sept. 1
Just another step toward the inevitable demise of Adobe Flash. Users will be able to toggle the setting, but Chrome will no longer autoplay Flash content starting next month.
Beyond improving battery life and browser performance, the wider move away from Flash may also bolster security. In early July, for example, an Italian spyware firm Hacking Team found "the most beautiful Flash bug for the last four years."
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Is Office The New Windows?
Satya Nadella seems to think so. I know that Microsoft and Windows are synonymous, but it's quite obvious to see what is happening based on how the company is injecting Office into whatever it can. I do think Microsoft is doing a fine job with its apps on other platforms such as Android—but long live Windows, despite the decline.
Office workers and students both rely on Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the rest of the suite. Google Apps (recently rebranded Google for Work) is providing some solid competition, particularly in smaller businesses and tech startups, but almost every big business in the world still has thousands of Office licenses. Rather than force Windows on users to make them use Office, Microsoft's new game plan is to make Office irresistible to anybody, no matter what device they're using.
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PAX Prime 2015: Cosplay And Merchandise Galleries
Gaming mecca PAX Prime is currently on-going in Seattle, and its sights and sounds are rolling out. Take a look at some of the questionable cosplay and stuff nobody needs, like Fallout sneakers.
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Bourne 5 Will Be About "A Post-Snowden World"
I thought the last Bourne film was okay, but it was sorely missing Matt Damon's titular character and Paul Greengrass's direction. Luckily, the sequel will be reuniting the two, and the star teases what the film might be about and where it will take place.
"Without giving too much of it away, it's Bourne through an austerity-riddled Europe and in a post-Snowden world," Damon said. "It seems like enough has changed, you know? There are all these kinds of arguments about spying and civil liberties and the nature of democracy." Snowden has become a powerful figure in the debate over security versus privacy, from Washington to Europe to Asia to the Academy Awards. Sen. John McCain even said in 2013 that Snowden was seen by young Americans as "some kind of Jason Bourne."
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In-Flight Wi-Fi Prices Jump As Demand Surges
While I find flying so boring that I probably wouldn't think twice before buying expensive in-flight Wi-Fi, the pricing escalation is worth looking at. The trouble seems to be that there are many factors (location, saturation, etc.) involved that allow providers to really play around with pricing.
… on some flights — especially transcontinental routes crammed with business travelers who may have cushy expense accounts — prices have doubled from three years ago. Consider the following increases: Wi-Fi service on transcontinental flights — such as from San Francisco to New York, from Boston to Seattle or from Los Angeles to New York — now cost $28 to $40, up from roughly $18 in 2012, according to Gogo.
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Do People Care About Physical Keyboards On Phones Anymore?
Shots of BlackBerry's Android smartphone Venice are making the rounds, and one of its most obvious features is the physical QWERTY keyboard. Are you a fan of physical keyboards, or do you prefer the software kind?
BlackBerry's Android-based Venice smartphone isn't just a figment of someone's imagination... at least, if you believe Vietnamese resident Ba Minh Duc. He claims to have photos of the slider in action, complete with its hideaway QWERTY keyboard, 18-megapixel camera and curvy screen.
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Computers Can Easily Tell If You're Psychotic
I don't think this is necessarily a radical breakthrough. You can easily tell if someone is nuts based on how they communicate, so a computer could obviously be used to analyze an individual's writing to determine their mental state. Or you could just check their browser history and see how much time they spend on sites like Facebook.
Researchers used an algorithm to root out such "jarring disruptions" in otherwise ordinary speech. Their semantic analysis measured coherence and two syntactic markers of speech complexity—including the length of a sentence and how many clauses it entailed.
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Our Nearest Quasar Is Powered By A Double Black Hole
My understanding is that a quasar could be the center of, or the formation of, some distant galaxy. The hubble has found that the one closest to us involves a binary black hole. I wonder what that would even look like in motion—or what kind of juicy data TARS would get from it.
If only one black hole were present in the center of the quasar, the whole accretion disk made of surrounding hot gas would glow in ultraviolet rays. Instead, the ultraviolet glow of the dusty disk abruptly drops off toward the center. This provides observational evidence that the disk has a big donut hole encircling the central black hole. The best explanation for the donut hole in the disk, based on dynamical models, is that the center of the disk is carved out by the action of two black holes orbiting each other. The second, smaller black hole orbits in the inner edge of the accretion disk, and has its own mini-disk with an ultraviolet glow.
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Rocket Engine Lands In Guy's Living Room
What is this, Donnie Darko? Apparently this kind of thing happens a little too often in China, as their rocket launch facilities are all inland.
According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency, the three-stage rocket lifted off at 10:31 PM U.S. Eastern Time on Aug. 27. A few hours later, at 4:06 AM Eastern Time, UK-based news outlet SinoDefense tweeted these images and said, "CZ4 rocket debris fell into a house in Shaanxi after Yaogan27 launch yesterday. Possible 1st stage engine."
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Netflix 4K Content Leaks To Torrent Sites
It's possible that HDCP 2.2 has been cracked, as a 4K rip of the Breaking Bad pilot has made it off Netflix and into the wild.
At the time of writing the 4K leak is only available on private torrent trackers but it's expected to eventually leak to public sites as well. It's currently unknown if the release group broke HDCP 2.2 or if they found another way to capture the stream.
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AMD Radeon R9 Nano Video Card PAPER Launch
AMD has released information on the new Radeon R9 Nano. This may be a 6" video card, but you'll be surprised what lies in wait under the hood. Today is just a paper launch as is AMD's new habit. We are able to share specifications, photographs, pricing and availability only.
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