Month: September 2013

Google

Google’s Trojan horse: how Chrome Apps will finally take on Windows

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As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Olivarez-Giles The web alone is not enough    Today, on Chrome’s fifth birthday, Google is announcing the rollout of what it’s calling Chrome Apps. Don’t feel bad if you’re confused by the name. Chrome has been serving up web apps since 2010 when the Chrome Web Store opened up alongside the launch of the Chrome OS. Chrome Apps, however, are different than what’s been offered before. They comprise Google’s bid to elevate…

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Hardware Dev Tech Trends

Sony’s SmartWatch 2 Versus Samsung’s Galaxy Gear: Two Very Different Smartwatches Face Off

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Sony’s new smartwatch, which is actually named the SmartWatch 2, has been a known quantity since its official announcement in June at the Mobile Asia Expo in Shanghai, and now theSamsung Galaxy Gear has been itemized by its creators in Berlin at IFA. Meaning it’s time for the two to square off in our blogger arena of champions for a spec and feature showdown. SONY SMARTWATCH SPECS 1.6-inch, 220×176…

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Art Culture Tech Trends

The Data Visualization Technology That Makes The America’s Cup Accessible To The Rest Of Us

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As reported on TechCrunch. by COLLEEN TAYLOR The experience of watching televised sporting events has evolved dramatically in recent years, with data visualization technology making it much easier for spectators at home to understand what’s really going on. Innovations such as the yellow “first down” line in televised football, the pitch and strike zone visualizations in televised baseball, and NASCAR’s racecar tracker have changed the way we all watch sports — and it turns out that…

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Business Mobile Verizon

Leaked Verizon doc prices Galaxy Note 3 at $699 retail, $299 with contract, $599 if you bundle the watch

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As reported on Engadget. By James Trew ​ AT&T and T-Mobile customers already know what they will have to cough up if they want to squeeze Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 into their pockets. Verizon customers, however, are currently in the dark — despite big red encouraging you commit in advance all the same. A reportedly leaked document received by AndroidSPIN pegs the phone at $699 sans-contract, or $299 if you sign on the dotted line for a two-year fling. Verizon seems keen to…

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Government Security

American and British spy agencies can thwart internet security and encryption

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As reported on Engadget. By Terrence O’Brien As reporters at the New York Times, the Guardian and ProPublica dig deeper into the documents leaked by Edward Snowden, new and disturbing revelations continue to be made. Two programs, dubbed Bullrun (NSA) and Edgehill (GCHQ), have just come to light, that focus on circumventing or breaking the security and encryption tools used across the internet. The effort dwarfs the $20 million Prism program that simply gobbled up data. Under the auspices of “Sigint (signals intelligence) enabling”…

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Entertainment

The latest ‘Gravity’ trailer is as beautiful as it is terrifying

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As reported on The Verge. By Bryan Bishop Our anticipation for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity has been slowly building for months now. The film’s received praise at recent festival screenings, and director James Cameron recently called it the best space film ever made. This latest clip emphasizes the isolating silence of space, before plunging the viewer inside the unrelenting panic of Sandra Bullock’s lead character. Do yourself a favor. Take a deep breath, and watch it right now.

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Mobile

Samsung Reveals The Galaxy Note 3, The Slimmer And Lighter Evolution Of The Phablet

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Samsung’s big Unpacked Episode 2 event is underway, and as expected, the company has used the venue to announce the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone. The Note is the original phablet, and the new version continues the tradition of big screen gadgets best-suited for big-handed people. The new Galaxy Note 3 features a design with extremely slimmer bezels and sharper angles on its rounded edges, marking a slight departure from Galaxy…

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Automotive Business

Elon Musk To Traverse The U.S. Using A Model S And Tesla Superchargers In 6 Day Trip, With Only 9 Hours Spent Charging

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON The Tesla Model S is doing remarkably well, despite the challenges it still faces in terms ofconvincing average consumers that it can meet their everyday needs. One of the big remaining question marks around the Tesla S was how it would manage a cross-country roadtrip – that quintessential, if perhaps mostly fictional bastion of the American experience. The Great Road Trip harkens back to an era of family RV…

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Business Cloud Entertainment TV

Philips Cloud TV will stream ‘hundreds’ of internet channels to its latest Smart TVs

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Philips has just launched Cloud TV at IFA 2013, a service that’ll work on its latest Smart TVs including the hot-off-the-press Philips 9000 4K series. It’ll bring streaming of “hundreds of local, national, international and special interest channels” to 2012 or newer Philips Smart TV models. An app will also be available for those sets to scan all that content, most of which will be free. The company also announced Cloud Explorer,…

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Culture Design Tech

Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch hands-on.

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As reported on Engadget. By Zach Honig Wrist watches, smart or otherwise, are simply not for everyone — there are more smartphone users in the world, many times over, than there will ever be smartwatch owners. Despite the limited market for such a device, however, Samsung’s decided it’s time to join in on the fun. The Galaxy Gear, as we’ve known it to be called for a few weeks now, was hardly guarded with a level of secrecy that’s…

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