As reported on The Verge. By Sam Sheffer “OK Glass, bring sexy back” Google’s Glass Explorer Edition is finally shipping, and Verge staffers worldwide have been waiting to try out the new headset. So we’re sending our editors out to live life with Glass, to explore the brave new world we’re lurching into whether we like it or not. “Those are some unique glasses.” “Are you wearing Glass?” “He’s got Google Glass on!” My appearance can…
As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON A lot can change in 28 years, and Google has put together a very graphic demonstration of just how much can happen geographically with a new effort that combines global, annual Landsat satellite image composites with its Google Earth Engine software. The result is a series of interactive time lapse images that progress year-by-year, showing exactly how things have changed in key areas like the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest, booming metropolitan…
As reported on TechCrunch. by RIP EMPSON Desire2Learn is a 10-plus year old Canadian company that makes learning software — a learning management system to be precise — and here’s why, in spite of that description, it shouldn’t bore you to sleep. In a space that’s traditionally been controlled by bigs like Blackboard and Moodle, Desire2Learn has quietly managed to carve out its own growing share of the market. Last September, the Waterloo-based companyraised a sizable $80…
As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU Dell shareholders Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have teamed up to propose an alternative offer to founder Michael Dell’s $24.4 billion leveraged buyout deal. According to correspondence obtained by the Wall Street Journal, Icahn and Southeastern say they would give Dell shareholders the option to continue holding stock in the company and take an additional $12 a share in cash or stock. Southeastern is Dell’s largest shareholder with a…
As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Remember Data.gov? The President does, and he has issued an executive order that should give the information portal a shot in the arm. Starting this week, new and modernized Government information systems should use open and machine readable formats by default, adhering to the guidelines of a new Open Data Policy. The policy requires agencies to use open, machine readable formats that are non-proprietary, publicly available and unrestricted, and aims…
As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr After a long and awkward delay, there’s been some movement in the saga known as “Surface Pro’s Pen accessory won’t work with the one major application that could really benefit from it.” Microsoft’s Panos Panay tweeted yesterday that he had a beta driver from Wacom that had enabled his Pen’s pressure sensitivity in Adobe Photoshop. Around the same time, an updated driver (“Enhanced Tablet Driver 7.1.1-12”) appeared on Wacom’s site, which PocketNow reckons contains the necessary fix.…
As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith We’ve seen Microsoft’s Surface RT face similar accusations, but this time it’s the turn of Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 and how much space you’ll actually get from that advertised 16GB of storage. The BBC’s consumer rights show, Watchdog, will be focusing on the smartphone in next week’s episode, and the fact that almost half of the phone’s memory is already occupied by Samsung’s own software and apps. According to UK retailer Clove, there’s just 9.5GB…
As reported on Wired. BY KIM ZETTER There’s so much data available on the internet that even government cyberspies need a little help now and then to sift through it all. So to assist them, the National Security Agency produced a book to help its spies uncover intelligence hiding on the web. The 643-page tome, called Untangling the Web: A Guide to Internet Research (.pdf), was just released by the NSA following a FOIA request filed in April…
As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister In 2001, Wi-Fi wasn’t a sure thing. Two different standards, HomeRF and Wi-Fi, were competing to be the dominant wireless networking technology. But though HomeRF had a host of supporters and its proponents argued that the technology wasn’t as susceptible to interference, today mentioning the name would probably buy you a blank stare. One reason for that is the Apple iBook, the first of many laptops to integrate Wi-Fi. The other…
As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS Jack Conte is an Internet musician who became an Internet sensation and now, thanks toPatreon, he’s an Internet entrepreneur. Patreon is a fundraising site that is a bit different than your run of the mill Kickstarters orTrumpstarters. Instead of collecting one lump sum for, say, and album or song, fans can subscribe to the artists and receive “patrons-only” streams of their work. Conte made his latest song “Pedals” available as the…