Month: June 2013

Apple Review

Apple’s 2013 13-Inch MacBook Air Sweetens The Deal For One Of The Best Available Computers

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON The MacBook Air was the only new Apple hardware to be announced and launched at WWDC this year (besides the new AirPort Extreme), and while it isn’t a big change from the previous version, it packs some crucial improvements that really cater to the Air’s existing strengths. The 2013 Air is really Apple pushing the envelope with its ultraportable, and that has helped make one of the best computers in the…

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Automotive

Tesla Battery Swapping Tech For Long Trips Without Charging Stops To Be Demoed June 20

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Elon Musk took to Twitter early this morning (via Verge) to promote an event coming this Thursday that promises to show off new tech that allows quick swapping of Tesla battery packs for extended trips, without requiring a Supercharger stop. The move would make a Tesla Model S roadster as easy to fuel up as a gas-powered car, if not easier, getting rid of the need for extended period charging stopovers. As GigaOM…

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Application

Adobe releases latest Creative Cloud apps, surveys disgruntled customers about pricing

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Love it or hate it, Adobe’s Creative Cloud subscription-based software is now the only way to get your favorite apps like Photoshop, Premiere Pro and the like. The company has just released the latest versions of most of those programs, now dubbed CC, which can be installed alongside the current apps for those afraid to change mid-project. Meanwhile, Adobe’s trying to tempt previous suite or apps owners to transition to the new system…

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Article

Airbus A350 cockpit tour with test pilot Jean-Michel Roy (video)

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As reported on Engadget. By Zach Honig What’s it like to fly the A350? Only a handful of pilots know for sure, but Jean-Michel Roy has a pretty good idea. The Airbus test pilot has flown a variety of yet-to-be-certified aircraft over the years, and he’ll soon step behind the controls of the company’s answer to Boeing’s Dreamliner, the A350. While the first batch of pilots are back at the aviation giant’s Toulouse HQ preparing for the next test…

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Tech

GEAK Watch packs Android, WiFi and a plethora of sensors, likely ‘world’s first true smartwatch’

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lai Nowadays, we can’t help but be skeptical of products that claim to be a smartwatch. In fact, what is a smartwatch, anyway? Perhaps GEAK, a Shanghai-based subsidiary of content giant Shanda, has a somewhat convincing answer. Simply dubbed the GEAK Watch, this wearable device packs a surprising number of components, with the most notable one being the 802.11b/g/n WiFi module. This lets the Android 4.1 system download apps directly or even receive OTA…

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Article History

1,200 years later, lost city discovered in the jungles of Cambodia

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As reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor A team of archaeologists from Australia has discovered an ancient city that had been buried under the jungles of Cambodia for more than 1,000 years. The 1,200-year-old city, known as Mahendraparvata, was uncovered in the Siem Reap region of Cambodia, atop a mountain known as Phnom Kulen, where thousands of pilgrims used to perform spiritual ceremonies. As the Age reports, the city is believed to predate the famed Angkor Wat temple…

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Apple Business

Apple Is Building A Beautiful New Store To Overshadow Microsoft In Palo Alto

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As reported on TechCrunch. by BILLY GALLAGHER Apple is building a big, visually stunning store in the Stanford shopping center. A few hundred yards from the construction site sits a small, modest Apple location. Last spring, Microsoft opened a flagship spot right next to the small Apple store with a free Maroon 5 concert. Whether for pure dollars and cents or for appearances (maybe both), Apple has been very aggressive in Palo Alto in the past couple of…

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Government Politics

US officials say less than 300 phone numbers were investigated in 2012, data thwarted terrorist plots

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As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley With all the coverage of PRSIM and the NSA’s data collection have been getting recently, it’s no surprise that the US government is eager to rationalize its actions. The crux of the latest defense seems to be that the government isn’t using its treasure trove of data very often: according to recently declassified documents, the NSA used the database to investigate less than 300 phone numbers last year. These efforts reportedly prevented terrorist…

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Apple Legal

Apple releases statement on customer privacy, received over 4,000 government information requests in six months

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Following the likes of Microsoft and Facebook, Apple has publicly responded to the explosion in interest in the NSA’s PRISM program, and has been authorized to reveal some of the data on what it’s shared with the US government in the past. It apparently first heard of the program when the media started to ask about it earlier this month and has reiterated that it provides no government agency with direct access…

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Hardware Dev

Intel leak reveals 8-core Haswell-E series desktop CPU for late 2014

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper Now that Haswell’s available in consumer-grade laptops, it’s time to look at what’s next on Intel’s to-do list. A leaked slide-deck is claiming that Haswell-E, the enthusiast version of the chip, is coming in the second half of 2014. The documents also promise that Intel will axe the 4-core base model in favor of 6-and-8-core editions of the CPU, which can pack up to 20MB of L3 cache. At the same time, the company is…

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