Day: March 24, 2014

Art Entertainment

Artists pay tribute to Stephen King’s twisted legacy of horror

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As reported on The Verge. By T.C. Sottek  As one of the most successful and prolific American horror and fantasy authors, Stephen King’s works span decades and mediums. To celebrate his work, illustrators lined up to provide pieces for “King for a Day:” an art show from the Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles that’s billed as a “tribute to Stephen King’s full body of collected works.” The collection features dozens of pieces covering the gamut…

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Application

Fly Or Die: Whisper

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Jordan Crook  Whisper | Fly or Die Anonymity is all the rage these days, and so we bring our attention to Whisper. This week, we’re joined by Leena Rao, who has some mixed feelings about the craze around anonymous social sharing apps, like Whisper and competitor Secret. Whisper, based out of LA, launched back in 2012 to be the PostSecret of mobile. All the drama and intrigue was there. Most of the artistry still…

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Business Tech

Financial Firms Looking To Linux, Windows 7 As XP Support Dries Up

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As reported on TechCrunch. by John Biggs In an unsurprising move, ATM operators and other financial organizations are beginning to look to Linux as a replacement for their outdated Windows XP installations. That these organizations are deciding to move from XP only now is a testament to the staying power of the OS and a certain conservatism in financial circles. “Windows XP currently powers nearly 95% of ATMs around the world,” wroteComputerWorld reporter Jaikumar Vijayan. The operating system,…

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Article Mobile

Switched On: Return of the digital hub

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As reported on Engadget. BY ROSS RUBIN In the heyday of Palm organizers, when even the speeds of 3G data seemed like a distant fantasy, a debate raged as to whether the future of pocket devices could belong to one or two devices. Those who favored two devices argued that you didn’t really want all the bulk and battery consumption of a pocket computer in a small device that you wanted to use primarily to make…

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Apple TV

Latest Apple TV rumors have it teaming up with Comcast for streaming

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As reported on Engadget. BY RICHARD LAWLER Rumors Apple will launch a new TV-connected device/service seemingly never die, and now the Wall Street Journal reports it’s in talks with Comcast (and that rumored discussions with Time Warner Cable over a “Project Jupiter” team-up stalled when TWC became a takeover target). With interesting timing, the rumors focus on an aspect of the deal that would give Apple’s device(s) streaming of live TV and cloud DVR recordings over a “managed connection”…

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