Day: September 11, 2013

Art Automotive Culture

BMW unveils the production i8, a hybrid supercar to challenge Porsche and Ferrari

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As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Olivarez-Giles BMW has pulled the wraps off of the highly anticipated production version of its i8 hybrid supercar, and we’re thrilled to report that many of the qualities that made last year’s concept so exciting, so aggressive, and so sleek are still in place. The strikingly cool gullwing doors remain, as do the radical spoilers built into rear window and rear fenders of the car. The blue highlights on BMW’s…

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Culture Games

Gigabyte’s tiny new gaming PC is smaller than an Xbox controller

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As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister It used to be difficult to find a computer that could play games and still fit underneath your TV. Now, devices like the Alienware X51, Falcon Northwest Tiki, and Digital Storm Bolt can handily fill that role. But what if you want a gaming PC that can fit in your hand? That’s where the Gigabyte Brix II comes in: it’s both cute and powerful. Earlier this year, the company introduced the Brix…

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Government Security

Court: NSA Violated Privacy Because No One Understood The Rules

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As reported on TechCrunch. by GREGORY FERENSTEIN The National Security Agency improperly identified over 15,000 telephone numbers as “suspicious” because there was no one at the agency who understood the rules, according to a scathing court order declassified by the Director of National Intelligence (on Tumblr!). “The court finds that the government’s failure to ensure that responsible officials adequately understood the NSA’s alert list process, and to accurately report its implementation to the court, has prevented…

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Google

Google teams up with edX to create the YouTube for online education

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As reported on Engadget. By Mariella Moon Google’s big list of open source projects just grew by one — the company has introduced a new online learning platform called MOOC.org. Despite the name, it’s not a website about cows — MOOC stands for “massive open online courses,” and it’s a product of the marriage between Mountain View and edX, an educational website by MIT and Harvard. However, while edX only features free courses from affiliated universities, MOOC.org will accept material submitted by…

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Apple iPhone SmartPhone

Apple’s iPhone 5c isn’t the low-cost phone you’ve been waiting for

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As reported on Engadget. By Darren Murph The iPhone 5s was expected. The iPhone 5c, on the other hand, was merely rumored. Now that Apple has taken the wraps off of two new iPhone products, it’s the newest range that strikes us as the most curious. For months, pundits have wondered if and when Apple would attack two obvious markets: the large-screen market — which Samsung is lapping up in supreme fashion at the moment — and developing markets. The…

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