Day: February 27, 2014

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‘Calvin and Hobbes’ creator Bill Watterson publishes his first cartoon in 19 years

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As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister Nearly 20 years after he finished the beloved comic strip Calvin & Hobbes, Bill Watterson has gone back to the drawing board for one more panel. Watterson has contributed the movie poster for Stripped, a new documentary about cartoonists struggling with the death of newspapers and the future of the medium. There, he joins such a host of fellow comic strip legends such as Jim Davis of Garfield fame, Cathy Guisewite of Cathy,…

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Welcome to Googletown

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As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister Here’s how a city becomes company property Some days it feels like Google is taking over the world. For the residents of Mountain View, California, that feeling is personal. Two weeks ago, Google signed a deal for its very own airport just east of the Googleplex, complete with a blimp hangar large enough to house the Hindenburg. But building a better blimp probably isn’t the reason that Google is leasing…

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Google Now Launcher Comes To Play Store, With Always-On ‘Ok Google’ And Swipe For Now

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Darrell Etherington Google reconfigured the Android home screen launcher somewhat with the Nexus 5, but that redesign didn’t make its way out to other Nexus or Google Play Edition hardware when they received the Android 4.4 KitKat update. Today, Google has released the new “Google Now Launcher” as a standalone app in the Play Store (via Android Police) to bring that modified home screen goodness to a wider audience. Note that I didn’t say…

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Google SmartPhone

Google wants its Project Ara modular smartphone to cost $50

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As reported on Engadget. BY SEAN BUCKLEY How much will a modular smartphone set you back? If Google gets its way, about $50 — assuming you forgo all of the bells and whistles. The team behind Project Arawants to launch what it calls a “grayphone,” a barebones customizable exoskeleton that comes with little more than a screen, a frame and a WiFi radio. That wouldn’t be much of a phone, of course, but its only the bait. Google’s Paul…

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Apple Security

Apple explains how the iPhone’s fingerprint sensor keeps your info secure

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As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS If you’ve ever wanted to know how the iPhone 5s’ Touch ID fingerprint security works beyond a basic overview, you’ll be glad to hear Apple has just delivered a motherlode of new details. An updated version of its iOS Security white paper (PDF) explains much of what happens to your finger data after you touch the sensor. In short, your information may be more hack-resistant than it seems at…

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