Art Culture Design

A Rare Glimpse Inside a Magnificent, Abandoned Shrine to Electricity

As reported on Gizmodo. by ATTILA NAGY At the dawn of the electrical age, power plants were more than just utilitarian buildings. They were grand, soaring temples to a near-magical substance that was changing the world. Most of these buildings are now abandoned or demolished. But I recently visited one of the few that remain: the 99-year-old Kelenföld Power Plant, one of most ethereal and electrifyingly beautiful places on earth. I’ve been a longtime fan…

Continue reading

Microsoft

Microsoft Acknowledges Outlook.com, Messenger, SkyDrive Outages

As reported on TechCrunch by ALEX WILHELM Having a hard time accessing your SkyDrive files or your email on Outlook.com? You are not alone, and Microsoft says that it is working on the issue. The latest from Microsoft’s Live.com status board (remember Live.com?) is simple: Outlook.com, SkyDrive, and the ‘People’ services are all on the rocks at the moment. Some, such as ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, are not impacted by the issue. My account, for whatever it is worth, is…

Continue reading

Hardware Dev

Samsung Wants You To Figure Out What To Do With Its Flexible Displays

As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Samsung is having a unique kind of contest, the company announced today, and it’s not the kind where someone walks away with a Galaxy S4. The Korean smartphone maker is asking people to submit ideas around what kind of devices to make with its flexible display technology. Have a hardware startup? Samsung wants you… to figure out what to do with their product. Samsung is looking “to encourage designers, hardware…

Continue reading

Automotive

Audi teases 700HP hybrid Quattro Sport e-Tron Concept, A8 Matrix LED lighting

As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala We’re still a few weeks out from this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, but that hasn’t stopped Audi from showing off concept sketches of its hybrid supercar, the Quattro Sport E-Tron.According to Autoblog, the car will debut at the show sporting a twin-turbo V8 is similar to what’s found in the company’s RS6, but it has an electric motor bolted on to help it hit 700HP and a 200MPH-plus top speed. Being that…

Continue reading

Microsoft

Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 launching October 17th

As reported on Engadget. By Jamie Rigg  Microsoft has announced that Windows 8.1 will be arriving on October 17th (well, in the US, anyway), confirming an earlier rumor of a mid-month launch. For some reason, the company’s specified an exact release time of 12am on October 18th in New Zealand, which is 4am PT or 7am ET on October 17th. At that time, the free update will begin rolling out across local Windows Stores, and will be available “at retail…

Continue reading