Month: June 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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Application Business

Paper maker FiftyThree raises $15 million to build the Office suite of the future

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As reported on The Verge. By Ellis Hamburger Will selling digital paintbrushes add up to a good business? A couple years ago, Microsoft vet Georg Petschnigg set out to redefine the way we draw, paint, and sketch on iPad. He assembled FiftyThree — a team of individuals — some of whom were left over from Microsoft’s scrapped Courier project, and began work on Paper. “We’ve just burned down our savings on this,” he said, “to build tools we could use…

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Culture Environmental Mobile

New Yorkers Get Free Power In The Parks

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ELIZA BROOKE Months after Hurricane Sandy left New York scrambling for power, the city is unveiling 25 solar powered charging stations in parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs, starting today. The pilot project between AT&T and the city of New York is officially called AT&T Street Charge. (DUMBO firm Pensa handled design, and Goal Zero provided the solar technology, AT&T handled the cash.) The stations will move to new…

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Microsoft

Microsoft updates Blink for Windows Phone 8 with GIF-like clip creation.

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos If Vine still leaves you pining for the choppiness of GIFs, Microsoft’s got you covered — on Windows Phone 8, at least. Redmond’s Blink app, which helps smartphone photographers capture bursts of images, has hit version 2.0 and scored the ability to create short animated clips, aptly dubbed Blinks. In addition to the bite-sized videos, the latest update bakes in camera settings in capture mode, sharing to social networks and web galleries for…

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Application

Evernote Web Clipper’s new Gmail function saves copies of emails and attachments

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As reported on Engadget. By Mariella Moon Keeping your Gmail account organized isn’t that hard when you can tag and Star emails. Evernote Web Clipper’s new function, however, promises easier access to missives you deem particularly important. Once the Chrome extension is installed, it saves any message you want along with its attachments in just one click. One note though: you’ll need a premium account to search through any attached documents. Note that the Gmail clip will look…

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Apple

Researchers able to predict iOS-generated hotspot passwords, takes under a minute

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Anyone who’s tried to tether to their iPhone or iPad will recall how iOS manages to craft its own passwords when used as a personal hotspot. The aim is to ensure that anyone sharing their data connection will get some degree of security, regardless of whether they tinker with the password themselves. However, three researchers from FAU in Germany have now worked the structure behind these auto-generated keys — a combination…

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