Month: November 2013

Entertainment

The Director of Catching Fire Reveals What’s Coming in Mockingjay

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As reported on Wired. BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Image: Murray Close/Lionsgate   The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opened over the weekend with a new director, Francis Lawrence, at the helm of the popular movie franchise. He’s now slated to make two more sequels based on the final book,Mockingjay, a novel that differs drastically in tone from its predecessors and focuses on propaganda wars, a proletariat guerrilla movement, and PTSD – essentially not the easiest stuff to make blockbusters…

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Entertainment

Watch Walt and Jesse read the final ‘Breaking Bad’ script for the first time

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As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris The video embedded in this post contains big spoilers for Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad‘s finale was perhaps the television event of the year. Watched by millions, the episode brought closure to the show’s loyal followers, and was well received by the majority of critics. Unsurprisingly, it was also well received by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, who play the show’s main characters, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. A video…

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Google

Eric Schmidt writes a guide for switching from iPhone to Android

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As reported on The Verge. By Casey Newton Thinking about making the switch from from iPhone to Android? “Many” of Eric Schmidt’s friends are, he says — and so he wrote them a 900-word guide to walk them through the process. Google’s executive chairman took to Google+ today to share tips and best practices for abandoning Apple’s ecosystem in favor of Google’s. “Many of my iPhone friends are converting to Android,” Schmidt writes. “The latest high-end phones from…

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Security

The Danger Of Laissez-Faire Security Attitudes

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Alex Williams A door lock does not have the same status as a modern, wall-mounted television or a couch from a world-class designer. It’s not like you invite a friend over to check out the new double bolt on the front door: “Hey, you should come by and check out my new door lock! I also bought a new television and a couch, but forget that. This new door lock is awesome!” But…

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Automotive

Uber Strikes Deal To Lower The Cost Of Car Ownership For Drivers

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Ryan Lawle On-demand transportation service Uber is trying to get new drivers on the road, while also improving the experience for those who are already on its platform. To do that, it’s partnered with a couple of auto manufacturers and a few financing providers to reduce the cost of new car ownership for Uber drivers in six of its fastest-growing markets. Over the past year, Uber has been aggressively expanding into new cities,…

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Art

Monty Python will reunite for new live stage performances

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As reported on The Verge. By Carl Franzen The Knights of Ni will ride again: Monty Python, the seminal British sketch comedy group best known for its long-running TV series Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and movies Life of Brian and Monty Python and the Holy Grail, is reuniting for a live stage show, according to The Sun. The five surviving members, now all in their 70s — John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and Terry Jones — have reportedly signed on…

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Imagery

Turn any Tumblr into an interactive Fractal Fest

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As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris IBM has created a site that will turn any Tumblr into a series of fractal images. Why? 38 years ago, one of its mathematicians, Benoit Mandelbrot, discovered that nature’s repetitive, complex patterns are based on simple math. Mandlebrot called these hidden patterns “fractals,” and in 1978 he and others began to visualize the formulas behind them. Fractal imagery is typified by elaborate boundaries that are recursive; when magnified,…

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Games

Review: Microsoft Xbox One

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Greg Kumparak The final contender in the next-gen console battle has entered the arena. The Xbox One will launch this Friday, 8 years to the day after the 2005 debut of the Xbox 360. As someone who has happily played three Xbox 360s to their red-ringed graves, I couldn’t have been more excited. I spent the past few days living with an Xbox One, watching on as Microsoft shipped its final few last-minute…

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Business Tech

Here Are The Hottest Companies In Tech Right Now, According To Goldman Sachs

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Colleen Taylor I think we’ve established by now that what happens in Vegas actually never stays in Vegas. And, as you can see by the agenda obtained by TechCrunch that’s embedded below this post, the Goldman Sachs Private Internet Company Conference scheduled to take place in Sin City over the next two days is no exception. The Goldman Sachs conference for private web firms is one of the most high-end and hush-hush events…

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Apple Business

The spaceship is cleared for landing, Cupertino approves new Apple HQ

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As reported on Engadget. BY NICOLE LEE A little over two years since Steve Jobs presented his case for it and after theoccasional setback, the Cupertino City Council has finally given Apple full approval to go ahead with its futuristic campus. In exchange, Apple has agreed to fork over more money to the city in the form of a reduced sales tax rebate — going forward, Cupertino will only give back 35 percent sales tax instead of the 50 percent it…

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