January 21, 2013 - TekDefender

Fantastic Photos Of Premier League Soccer In The Middle Of A Snowstorm

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on Businessinsider.com by Tony Manfred AP Two games involving four of the biggest soccer teams in Europe were blanketed by a snowstorm yesterday in London. The snow was light enough to play through, but heavy enough to make for some awesome scenes. In the afternoon, Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in west London as the snow was just beginning to fall. At night, Tottenham tied Manchester United 1-1 in north London through a constant snow shower.…

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The 17 Equations That Changed The Course Of Humanity

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on Businessinsider.com by Max Nisen Mathematician Ian Stewart’s recent book “In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World” takes a close look at some of the most important equations of all time. A great example of the human impact of math is the financial crisis. Black Scholes, number 17 on this list, is a derivative pricing equation that played a role. “It’s actually a fairly simple equation, mathematically speaking,” Professor Stewart…

Japan Threatens To Fire On Chinese Fighters — China Says ‘There Will Be No Second Shot’

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on Businessinsider.com by Robert Johnson Chinese Military Review Type 052B Guangzhou class Wuhan (169) guided missile destroyer (click to expand) When Chinese and Japanese fighters met for the first time over disputed islands in the East China Sea earlier this month, Japan promptly declared its right to fire tracers at China’s jets. Though met with outrage by China at the time, Japan continues promoting the live firing which Chinese military academics are calling…

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Ask Siri for Directions “via Transit” to Use Google Maps Instead of Apple Maps

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on LifeHacker. by Adam Dachis We’re happily using Google Maps on our iPhones, but find it frustrating that using Siri to find a route with anything other than Apple’s default app requires a bit of work. Software blog Addictive Tips found a clever workaround: you only need to say “via transit” after your request and Siri will offer other routing options. A simple, but not entirely hands-free, way of making Siri display Google Maps directions…

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Video Resumer Picks Up YouTube Videos Where You Left Off

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on LifeHacker. by Whitson Gordon Chrome/Firefox: Ever start to watch a long YouTube video, only to come back later and completely lose your place? Video Resumer is a simple extension that will remember where you stopped and pick up those videos where you left off. Video Resumer takes almost no setup. Just install the plugin to Chrome or Firefox and start watching videos. If you stop one in the middle then leave the page,…

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What Do I Do When One of My Favorite Apps Gets Pulled from the App Store?

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on LifeHacker. by Alan Henry Dear Lifehacker, I just got a new phone, and I went to go download an app that I’d previously purchased, only to find that it was no longer available! I paid the developer good money, but it looks like they’ve taken the app down for some reason. So I can’t install the app, and I can’t get a refund. What can I do? Sincerely, Buyer’s Remorse Dear Buyer’s Remorse,…

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How I Cleaned 1,328 Emails Out of My Inbox in an Hour

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on LifeHacker. by Angus Kidman I’m generally pretty organized with my email, and I like to have nothing in my inbox except stuff I haven’t acted on yet. However, a spurt of recent travel and work commitments meant I’d fallen into a familiar but dangerous pattern: grabbing information from emails I needed (and replying when necessary), but not filing or deleting them, and not checking out stuff that didn’t look urgent. The end result:…

Entertainment TV

Why Fringe’s Finale Marks the Decline of Sci-Fi on Network TV

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on Wired. BY GRAEME MCMILLAN When Fringe airs its series finale tonight (8 p.m. EST on Fox), it won’t just mean a conclusion to the five-year run of stories about Olivia, Peter and Walter’s Weird Science Adventures; it’ll mark the end of an era for science fiction on broadcast television — for the foreseeable future, at least. While the close of the series doesn’t mean an end to openly genre shows on the Big Five…

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How Art Can Bridge the Digital ‘Divide’

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on Wired. BY DRUE KATAOKA Consisting of paintings, brainwave recordings fed into smart glass, and a live tree in a box, this art installation is an attempt to bridge the digital art divide — inviting new ways to “think, see, and filter affect.” The piece is called “The Tree of Pascal” by Drue Kataoka and will be exhibited as part of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.…

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A Cheap, Rugged Tablet Is Your Kid’s Next Fixation

By admin | January 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on Wired. BY CHRISTINA BONNINGTON Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired Forget phablets. Touchscreen Android devices designed expressly for kids with bright colors, durable cases and rubberized surfaces are making a big splash in the tablet space. Tablets certainly are a hot-ticket item. Apple was projected to sell 62 million iPads in 2012, and Android tablet sales were up 177 percent this holiday season. But while some parents are only too happy to share their $500-plus tablets with the kids…

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