Entertainment

Your Favorite Movies Laid Out as Vintage Treasure Maps

As reported on Wired. BY VALENTINA PALLADINO   If you are both a movie buff and a map addict, this is going to be fun. These wonderfully detailed maps show character journeys and iconic locations in some classic adventure movies. Can you guess which movie each map represents? The map above is relatively easy to decipher, but some on the following pages are more challenging. We’ve got all the answers below, hidden by our anti-spoiler…

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The Art And Science Of YouTube Networks

As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER Over the last several years, we’ve seen a growing proliferation of multichannel networks (MCNs) pop up on YouTube, all of which are seeking to aggregate channels and audience in an effort to boost viewership and better monetize the videos that creators make. While the end goal — more viewers, more money — is the same for each of them, how they get to that place can differ significantly. I…

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Google Explains Why Its Cloud Service Is Different When It Comes To Lock-In

As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILLIAMS A Google engineer concluded on his Google+ page last week that a cloud platform can’t be built without some form of lock-in. That’s evidently true but there really is one main reason for making such a point. Google wants to show that it is not much different from its competitors when it comes to this hot topic with cloud customers. The post by Google Engineering Director Peter Magnusson has to be read…

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Apple reportedly hiring new talent to solve iWatch design problems

As  reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Rumors, suggestions and trademark applications have been building a case for anwrist-worn Apple product for some time now — an official iWatch to fulfill the wearable potential of the iPod Nano. Now, the Financial Times says the company is “aggressively” hiring to help it get the product ready for release. According to the usual sources familiar with the matter, the new staff might have been sought out to help Apple wrap its head around wearable computing, moving the…

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Apple allegedly working with Samsung again on chips for 2015 devices

As reported on Engadget. By Stefan Constantinescu Samsung has been exclusively making chips for Apple’s iOS devices since the first iPhone started shipping in 2007 — we don’t need to tell you that makes for an odd relationship. Several months ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple wouldswitch to TSMC for next year’s iOS portfolio, but now there’s some strange news coming out of Korea. According to a local publication, Apple’s 2015 iOS devices will use Samsung’s 14 nanometer FinFET technology,…

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