Day: April 7, 2014

Google

Google’s Night Walk gives you an immersive audio-guided tour of Marseille

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As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes Google has experimented quite a bit with ways to make Maps more immersive, but no attempt yet may be as successful as its latest: Night Walk, a loosely guided tour through the streets of Marseille on one vibrant and beautiful evening. Night Walk starts you out in a small alley in the neighborhood Cours Julien and works a lot like Street View — you can look around in every direction and click wherever…

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Business Space

NASA’s breakup with Russia is a manipulative money grab

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As reported on The Verge. By Arielle Duhaime-Ross Why the agency is really leveraging the crisis in Ukraine NASA ordered its officials to put an end to communications with Russian government officials and scientists yesterday. The order was leaked through an internal memo,obtained by The Verge, in which the US space agency explained that teleconferences, email exchanges, and meetings with Russian officials were to cease immediately. This ban excludes the International Space Station (ISS) — NASA sent…

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Entertainment

From Office Space To Silicon Valley: How The World Has Changed In Mike Judge’s Tech Wonderland

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Ryan Lawler Tonight viewers will be treated to Hollywood’s latest take on the startups in Mike Judge’sSilicon Valley on HBO. But while Judge might be known best for his comedy, he is no stranger to the tech world — he used to be an engineer himself, and about fifteen years ago he filmed what would become a cult classic in Office Space. Things were different then — programmers wore ties instead of hoodies,…

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Culture Legal Security

White House has had legal talks with Samsung about that presidential selfie

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As reported on Engadget. BY TIMOTHY J. SEPPALA It isn’t quite the selfie-retweeted-’round-the-world, but that hasn’t stopped the White House from answering questions about David Ortiz’s impromptu snapshot with the president. Obama’s senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer made an appearance on Face the Nation to talk about serious matters like the state of the Affordable Healthcare Act, but didn’t shy away from host Bob Schieffer’s questions about the above picture (those start around the 5:47 mark). Pfeiffer said that the president didn’t…

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History Tech

30 years of mobile phones, all jamming together (video)

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As reported on Engadget. BY MAT SMITH In the technological equivalent of Band Aid, minus the charitable fundraising, Korea’s SK Telecom has celebrated 30 years in the carrier business, by composing its current jingle from yesteryear’s cellular hits. Stars include several car-phones from the eighties, the MotorolaStarTAC and more recent smartphones like the, er, LG Optimus Z. Well, we were long overdue another K-Pop ear-worm.  

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