Day: June 20, 2013

Science

The Large Hadron Collider in pictures: using big technology to investigate tiny things

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As reported on The Verge. By Vlad Savov Proton beams, cryogenics, superconductors, and massive underground labs — welcome to CERN! “You’re pushing the Higgs too much.” Such has been Peter Higgs’ admonishment to the CERN communications department in recent times. The British theoretical physicist, who has contributed both his work and name to the prediction of an elementary particle called the Higgs boson, is unhappy to have the Large Hadron Collider so closely associated with the…

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Games Microsoft

Well Done, Microsoft

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MATT BURNS The reveal of the Xbox One didn’t go as Microsoft hoped. Gamers loved the system, but hated the absurd restrictions placed on the games. But Microsoft listened and just today reversed its stance on some of the more ridiculous policies. Good for them. Good for us. I mean, the outcry was hard to ignore. The memes, the tweets, the visceral anger was everywhere. Even the talking heads on nationwide morning talk shows were debating the…

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Business Hacking

LinkedIn Outage Due To Possible DNS Hijacking [Update: Fidelity.com Also Affected]

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU LinkedIn confirmed via Twitter that its site suffered an outage due to “a DNS issue.” According to Downrightnow.com, LinkedIn’s service outage began around 6PM PST yesterday and is still continuing, though service has gradually resumed for some users. Shortly after the outage began, App.net co-founder Bryan Berg wrote on his blog that the site’s DNS may have been hijacked–in other words, its domain name was redirected to a different IP address. In this case,…

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Article

Adafruit smart helmet guides bike riders with Arduino-based light shows (video)

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Bike sharing systems like New York’s Citi Bike may be taking off, but it’s doubtful that many participants can find every station without checking a map. Thankfully, Adafruit has unveiled a smart helmet project that could help at least a few of those riders get to their destinations while keeping their eyes on the road. The DIY effort feeds locations to an Arduino-based Flora board and its positioning add-ons, which in turn use…

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Mobile

Samsung user manual confirms Galaxy S 4 variant with Snapdragon 800 chip

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As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Welcome to Samsung Day, 2013. While we wait on some big (and little) product launches this afternoon, here’s a quick bite to keep us going: an interesting processor spec mentioned in the user manual for the SHV-E330S, which we think will be the new LTE-Advanced variant of the Galaxy S 4 intended for South Korea. How the folks at RBmen spotted it we have no idea, but one of the pages (shown after the break) confirms the…

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