Day: July 12, 2013

Culture

Fans of the Worldport ‘flying saucer’ fight to save a space-age relic at JFK Airport

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As reported on The Verge. By Adi Robertson The Worldport, the once-famous “flying saucer” terminal at New York’s JFK airport, will likely soon be gone. Built in 1960 by now-defunct airline Pan American, it sent off its final flight in March of 2013 and was slated to be demolished not long after. Although some ramps have already been knocked down, though, a group of supporters is stillfighting to save the Worldport. “It represents a very important time in US…

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Microsoft

Microsoft Realigns To Focus On Hardware And Better Compete Against The Apples And Samsungs Of The World

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS by NATASHA LOMAS by ALEX WILLIAMS by FREDERIC LARDINOIS Microsoft made its biggest move yet to shift its focus on integrated hardware and software: today CEO Steve Ballmer announced a round of management changes that will see all the department heads changed and some formerly well-staffed research groups gutted of top talent to further bolster OS, entertainment, and mobile divisions. In short, these long-expected changes constitute a night of long knives at the company,…

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Application Cloud

Maxthon Is A Cloud-Based Browser For Power Users

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU Maxthon may not have the name recognition of Chrome, Firefox or Safari, but the cloud browser has gained a global following of more than 100 million unique visitors per month in 140 countries. Karl Mattson, the company’s vice president, says Maxthon’s growth has been driven in large part by Web developers and gamers who appreciate its built-in memory management, Flash, GPU acceleration and HTML5 support. “We really see a lot of…

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Application

Bank of England shows off piles of gold in its own shameless app

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Wealth. Big stinking masses of it. That’s what the Bank of England is letting you get a glimpse of through its own official app. A panoramic tour gives a scrollable view of an unspecified number of gold bars, each weighing in at 13kg and — more importantly — worth around £350,000 ($528,000). (But hey, at least the app is free.) The Bank of England houses 400,000 of them in total, although…

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Application iPhone

MLB.com updates At Bat iOS app with All-Star goodies, iPhone UI Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Even the most ardent baseball fans have to admit it’s a long season. So it’s perhaps wise that MLB.com has just trotted out an update for its At Bat iOS app just before the All-Star break, all the better to get you in the mood for the more interesting second half. First off, it’ll let you access the All-Star week hoopla like the home run derby and the game itself. You’ll…

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