As reported on Mashable. by Neha Prakash Well, these dodgeball players should’ve known it was coming. Getting hit in the face with a ball is expected — or rather, an unstated requirement — of this brutal game.So we won’t take pity on these players who were struck down by their opponents (except maybe the little kid whose mom clocked him from behind). They should really just take a cue from Vince Vaughn’s Dodgeball movie style and train…
As reported on Businessinsider.com by Jeremy Wagstaff and Lee Chyen Yee Steve Kovach, Business Insider A surprise hit of 2012, it is drawing in more users, more handset makers and is shaping the way we consume content. “We expect 2013 to be the Year of the Phablet,” said Neil Mawston, UK-based executive director of Strategy Analytics’ global wireless practice. While Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has blazed a trail with its once-mocked Galaxy Note devices, now other…
As reported on businessinsider.com by Megan Rose Dickey Getty Gun control has become an increasingly debated topic in the wake of the recent shootings in Newtown, Conn. But as Nick Bilton of The New York Times reports, utilizing biometrics and grip pattern detection could help prevent guns from ending up in the wrong hands. For example, the Mossberg Group’s iGun can detect if the registered owner is holding the gun, and only allow that person to…
As reported on LifeHacker. by Whitson Gordon Windows 8 is full of awesome features andhandy shortcuts, but what you may not know is that it’s got a lot of handy, lesser-known settings under the hood. Here are 10 of Windows 8’s best kept secrets. 10. Run Automatic Maintenance on a Schedule Windows 8 has a new feature that runs automatic maintenance tasks like software updates, security scanning, and other diagnostic tests daily. By default, it runs them at…
As reported on Wired. BY JAKOB SCHILLER Justin Spain helps Chris Wallwork and John Haiducek dig a snow pit in the backcountry outside Taos, New Mexico, during an avalanche safety course. If you ski the backcountry, it’s only a matter of time before you’re racing an avalanche. Photo: Jakob Schiller/Wired TAOS, New Mexico — Justin Spain was frantic. His friend had just been buried by an avalanche skiing the backcountry. He needed help finding him. My…
As reported on Wired. BY DAVID AXE The Y-20 at Yanliang on Jan. 1. Photo: GeoEye GeoEye 1 A week after the publication of blurry photographs depicting what appears to be China’s first long-range jet transport, Danger Room has obtained satellite imagery of the new plane at an airfield in central China. The images, acquired by the GeoEye 1 and IKONOS spacecraft — both belonging to commercial satellite operator GeoEye headquartered in Washington, D.C. — corroborate the general…
As reported on Wired. BY RYAN TATE Apple CEO Tim Cook. Photo: Brian X. Chen/Wired With the U.S. Senate reportedly finishing an investigation into how Apple and others dodge taxes, and with Apple fighting for an officially sanctioned tax holiday, it’s worth taking stock of Apple’s tax liabilities. Dealing with the tax man, it turns out, could cost the company upward of $28.5 billion or send it on a shopping spree abroad. Even as Apple lobbies…
As reported on Wired. BY CADE METZ Bob Nystrom, the brain behind a new programming language known as Vigil. Photo: Bob Nystrom Bob Nystrom is the author of the first programming language that automatically deletes your code if it doesn’t behave the way it’s supposed to. He calls his creation Vigil because it exhibits “supreme moral vigilance.” “When a Vigil program is executed, Vigil itself will monitor all oaths,” Nystrom writes in his description of the new…
As reported on Polygon. By EMILY GERA The future of the Guillermo del Toro-headed project Insane isn’t as grim as was thought, as the film director is in talks with “a very, very big company” over the fate of the game canceled last year by THQ. “We are in talks with a very, very big company. I can’t say who, but it’s one of the big ones. They really responded to the game, they responded to what we…
As reported on TechCrunch. by SEMIL SHAH There are many misconceptions about technology-focused venture capital out there. One timeless misconception is that venture capital is monolithic. By now, given the attention driving the tech scene and the age of celebrity investors, we all have a better understanding of how an investor’s tastes can range between sectors and stages. And, when it comes to consumer-facing products and services seeking institutional investment, there’s one dimension that nearly every funding…