Art

Banksy hits New York City, but the city hits back

As reported on The Verge. By Verge Staff Acclaimed street artist Banksy has crossed the pond from his native UK, and is now leaving his marks all around New York City. Since October 1st, he’s created upwards of 10 pieces as part of his month-long “residency” (to borrow a term from the professional art world), titled “Better Out Than In.” Banksy’s playful work often offers social or political commentary, and he hasn’t limited himself to sidewalks…

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Entertainment Film

Watch Pixar get spooky in its ‘Toy Story OF TERROR!’ trailer

As reported on The Verge. By Rich McCormick Pixar showed a trailer for its first ever TV special back in August. Now The Wall Street Journal has a new clip of the Halloween-themed feature in action. Toy Story OF TERROR! is a 22 minute mini-movie that tracks a bagful of the Toy Story toys as they’re carted to Grandma’s house. En route, they’re forced through a decidedly spooky gauntlet as car trouble forces the group into a shady motel. The Wall Street Journal‘s…

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Mobile

5.9-inch HTC One Max With Fingerprint Sensor Allows You To Launch Apps With A Touch

As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON HTC has revealed its latest smartphone, the 5.9-inch big-screen sibling of the HTC One flagship device. The new HTC One Max is well into phablet territory at nearly 6 inches, but retains the slick aluminum case design of its smaller predecessor, as well as the somewhat dodgy Ultrapixel camera. But its full 1080p screen packs an impressive 349 ppi, and it has a fingerprint sensor on the back with…

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Government Security

NSA collecting email and messaging contacts worldwide, Yahoo moves to encrypt webmail by default

As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Don’t think that the NSA’s bulk communication data collection is focused solely on the communications themselves. The Washington Post has published more Edward Snowden documents which reveal that the agency collects large volumes of contact lists from email and instant messaging users around the world. While the NSA gathers the information on foreign soil, its method reportedly prevents it from automatically screening out any Americans in the list. The NSA and anonymous officials argue that American laws…

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Internet

Researchers achieve 100 Gbps over sub-terahertz wireless, set world record

As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos 100 Gbps over fiber is old news, but those same speeds achieved wirelessly? That’s a first. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology have managed to use sub-terahertz waves (237.5 GHz, in this case) to transmit data over 20 meters at 100 gigabits per second. Since the experiment used only a single-input and single-output setup, TG Daily notes multiple data streams could boost the bandwidth. This isn’t the first time the group’s dabbled in incredibly-fast wireless…

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