Day: August 8, 2013

Automotive

Tesla Reports a Profit (Sorta) While Elon Musk Shoots Self in Foot

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As reported on Wired. BY DAMON LAVRINC Photo: Jim Merithew/WIRED   Tesla Motors’ second-quarter numbers are out, and depending on how you figure profit, the electric automaker either made $26.2 million or lost $30.5 million. Also, Elon Musk regrets ever mentioning theHyperloop. First, let’s talk profit. Tesla’s net income for Q2 was $26 million, an increase of 70 percent from Q1. However, that’s not using the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) math — or non-GAAP. If you…

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Android Application

Google begins rollout of Android Device Manager to help track your lost phone

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As reported on The Verge. By Chris Welch Google’s answer to Find My iPhone is finally here. Announced less than a week ago, some users have already begun receiving access to the all-new Android Device Manager. The Verge has been able to confirm that the service works just as Google advertised; it located a Nexus 4 within seconds, giving us options to ring the device or, barring any chance of retrieval wipe its contents completely. The map says its…

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Application Cloud

Comcast tests cloud DVR app for iOS, brings live TV and recordings to mobiles

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler Comcast announced plans for cloud based recordings with its upcoming X2 platform rollout, but FierceCable has spotted an iOS app in iTunes that’s ready for the feature. Published by Comcast Interactive Media, the Comcast Labs DVR app promises access to user’s cDVR service while behind their Comcast modem. What we can see of the UI is very basic, but the setup screens promise a “revolutionary new DVR that streams live TV and…

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Science

IBM Research reveals new silicon chip foundation inspired by the human brain (video)

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As reported on Engadget. By Nicole Lee The brain is an incredibly complicated thing, so much so that scientists have spent years trying to decipher its inner workings. IBM is one such institution attempting to crack the code of the human mind. In collaboration with DARPA’s SyNAPSE program, it developed a “neurosynaptic computing chip” back in 2011 designed to simulate some of the brain’s functions and successfully simulated 530 billion neuronslast year thanks to the world’s second fastest supercomputer. Today, the…

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Entertainment

Batman Zing! Whammo! Pows! his way to YouTube’s top superhero spot (video)

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala Bruce Wayne may be on permanent vacation with Selina Kyle, but that hasn’t stopped Batman from topping YouTube’s list of most popular superheroes. Based on views and amount of content, the Dark Knight is number one, racking up 3 billion pairs of eyes on 71,000 hours of video. That’s 213 trillion hours you spent watching the antics of a flying rodent with daddy issues — or roughly 42,000 views per hour of footage. More…

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