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From Office Space To Silicon Valley: How The World Has Changed In Mike Judge’s Tech Wonderland

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Ryan Lawler Tonight viewers will be treated to Hollywood’s latest take on the startups in Mike Judge’sSilicon Valley on HBO. But while Judge might be known best for his comedy, he is no stranger to the tech world — he used to be an engineer himself, and about fifteen years ago he filmed what would become a cult classic in Office Space. Things were different then — programmers wore ties instead of hoodies,…

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White House has had legal talks with Samsung about that presidential selfie

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As reported on Engadget. BY TIMOTHY J. SEPPALA It isn’t quite the selfie-retweeted-’round-the-world, but that hasn’t stopped the White House from answering questions about David Ortiz’s impromptu snapshot with the president. Obama’s senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer made an appearance on Face the Nation to talk about serious matters like the state of the Affordable Healthcare Act, but didn’t shy away from host Bob Schieffer’s questions about the above picture (those start around the 5:47 mark). Pfeiffer said that the president didn’t…

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30 years of mobile phones, all jamming together (video)

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As reported on Engadget. BY MAT SMITH In the technological equivalent of Band Aid, minus the charitable fundraising, Korea’s SK Telecom has celebrated 30 years in the carrier business, by composing its current jingle from yesteryear’s cellular hits. Stars include several car-phones from the eighties, the MotorolaStarTAC and more recent smartphones like the, er, LG Optimus Z. Well, we were long overdue another K-Pop ear-worm.  

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Explore the impossible architecture of ‘Monument Valley’

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As reported on The Verge. By Andrew Webster An M.C. Escher-inspired video game for your iPad I just spent 10 minutes rotating a floating castle in the sky while soft piano music tinkled in the background. This particular structure is surrounded by a series of disconnected staircases. When I turn it just right, they connect in ways that don’t quite make sense, but let me proceed through the level anyways. I can see the sun about…

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April Fools’ 2014: The Round-Up Of The Best

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Greg Kumparak It’s that time of year again, friends. The day when “up” becomes “down”, lies become truth, dogs become people, and when the Internet becomes a liiiittle bit unbearable for a day or so. It’s April Fools’ Day! Yay. As is something of a tradition around these parts, we’re keeping a big running list of the best (/worst?) of today’s gags from around the vast Internets. Check back throughout the day for the…

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Google Shows A Glimpse Of How Its Modular Phone Moonshot Is Progressing

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Natasha Lomas Google has released a video (embedded below) showing a glimpse of what’s going on behind the scenes at Project Ara, one of the hardware shunkworks projects coming out of its Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP). The ATAP group is also working on a 3D mapping handset which Google showed off in February, called Project Tango. Project Ara is the codename for the modular phone concept that Motorola was working on, and which Google retained when it sold the…

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12 million people are already using Office for iPad

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As reported on Engadget. BY TIMOTHY J. SEPPALA Microsoft’s version of Office for iPad has apparently been a rousing success. So much so, that the company’s taken to Twitter to boast that the productivity suite has topped 12 million downloads. In a week. As the Seattle Times points out, though, Redmond hasn’t said how many Office 365 subscriptions (which are required to create and edit documents) have been sold alongside the free, document-view-only downloads. We reached out to Microsoft for clarification, and, well, weren’t given much. A spokesperson told us…

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Samsung promises truly flexible electronics sooner with graphene breakthrough

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As reported on Engadget. BY MAT SMITH Graphene. It was going to reinvigorate the electronics industry. Better than silicon, flexible yet more durable than steel and with high heat conduction, it all sounded like The Dream for thinner components and wearables.. but it kinda faded away. Well, it’s back, according to Samsung. In a partnership with Sungkyunkwan University, it reckons it’s solved the tricky issue of manufacturing “large area, single crystal wafer scale graphene,” or simply: big,…

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Greenpeace praises Apple for its use of renewable energy

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As reported on The Verge. By Rich McCormick Two years after Greenpeace slammed Apple for using “dirty energy” to power its cloud data, the environmental group has praised the company for its usage of renewable energy in maintaining its datacenters, calling it “the most innovative and most aggressive” firm in Silicon Valley in terms of using clean power. Apple’s datacenters scored 100 percent in Greenpeace’s clean energy index, with none of their energy coming from coal, nuclear, or natural gas…

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Scarlett Johansson is a telekinetic superhuman in the trailer for ‘Lucy’

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As reported on The Verge. By Valentina Palladino Even with Captain America: The Winter Soldier hitting theaters, Scarlett Johansson isn’t taking a break. In the movie Lucy, written and directed by acclaimed French filmmaker Luc Besson, Johansson plays a woman working as a drug mule for the mob. But when some of the drugs she’s carrying start to leak into her system, she turns into a “metahuman” with telekinetic powers and the ability to absorb intelligence instantly. The first trailer promises…

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