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Tech

What Makes Girls Fall In Love With Computers And Code?

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Colleen Taylor he perennial discussion about women in technology is in high gear once again, this time after remarks made by Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham about the relative dearth of female tech founders and the perks of starting to code at a young age in an interviewwith The Information were picked up byValleywag. Discussions about career, gender and age with a dash of the inherent class associations that often accompany them are always dicey topics, so it…

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Government Security

New Leaks Detail How The NSA’s ‘TAO’ And ‘ANT’ Units Spy On Devices, Global Networks

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Colleen Taylo New leaks emerged today in Germany’s Der Spiegel newspaper about the scope of electronic surveillance conducted by the United States’ National Security Agency. In short, it looks like the agency has even more access to personal data than we already thought. Der Spiegel says it has obtained documents detailing the depth and breadth of access that the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) unit, an elite group within the NSA that’s reportedly tasked with gaining access to foreign…

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Engineering

Samsung’s new chip could put 4GB of memory in your next smartphone

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As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS Think the 3GB of RAM in the Galaxy Note 3 was a lot? Samsung was only getting started. The company has just unveiled the first 8-gigabit (1GB) low-power DDR4 memory chip, which could lead to 4GB of RAM in a multi-layered, mobile-sized package. Moving to the higher-bandwidth (3.1Gbps) DDR standard should also provide a hefty 50 percent speed boost over existing DDR3-based chips, even though the new silicon uses 40 percent less power than…

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Android Automotive

Google, Audi to announce in-car Android plans next week, says WSJ

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As reported on Engadget. BY STEVE DENT Google has big plans to put Android in cars, and will start by announcing a tie-up with Audi at CES 2014 next week, according to the WSJ. Its sources said that Android will power an in-car entertainment system for that automaker, which will run on hardware built directly into the car rather than your smartphone. The collaboration will also involve NVIDIA, and such a system would give you access to the same…

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Art

Bah, Humbug: Holiday Specials for People Who Hate the Holidays

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As reported on Wired. BY RACHEL EDIDIN Are you a Christmas Person? Do you spend the last five months of every year in breathless anticipation, stockpiling decorations and preparing holiday playlists in October so you’ll have them on hand the moment the clock ticks past midnight after Thanksgiving Day? Go away. This isn’t for you. This one’s for the rest of us: the ones for whom Christmas is frustrating and fraught and painful. It’s for the…

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Art

Parisian graffiti block preserved in digital 3D ahead of demolition

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As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris For the best part of a decade, Paris’ Magasins Généraux Pantin has played host to street artists from all over the French capital and beyond. Originally an embodiment of French industry, the building closed at the turn of the century, only to be reimagined as “Graffiti Général,” a five-floor monument to graffiti. The building is now scheduled for refurbishment in a story that’ll sound familiar to anyone following…

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iPhone Photography

The Verge at work: making perfect pictures on your iPhone

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As reported on The Verge. By Jordan Oplinger  Create the ultimate mobile darkroom The Verge at Work is a series about process. We’re not scientists, and we’re not gurus, we’re just trying to get some work done. The solutions presented here are highly personal, and highly personalized. Not the only way, but our way. I’m in love with the photo-making process: from the click of the shutter to the final product, it’s magic to me. And although…

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Android Application

AllCast Gives Your Android Device AirPlay Video Powers And Streams To Other Devices, Too

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Darrell Etherington Android app AllCast has just left beta, and is now available as a full version for all to try out. There’s a free version and a paid license, so you can find out if this Swiss army knife of media streamers for Google’s mobile OS works for you. It accomplishes the impressive feat of letting you stream from your Android phone or tablet to the Apple TV, or any other…

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News

UK pardons computing pioneer Alan Turing

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As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS Campaigners have spent years demanding that the UK exonerate computing legendAlan Turing, and they’re finally getting their wish. Queen Elizabeth II has just used her royal prerogative to pardon Turing, 61 years after an indecency conviction that many now see as unjust. The criminal charge shouldn’t overshadow Turing’s vitalcryptoanalysis work during World War II, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said when explaining the move. The pardon is a purely symbolic gesture, but an…

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Business

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Selling Anything

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As reported on TechCrunch. by James Altucher I’ve never read a book on sales. They seemed corny. Like many people, I always looked down on the concept of “selling.” It seemed like something lower than me. To some extent, selling appears manipulative. You have a product where you give the perception it has more value than it has in reality. So you need to manipulate people to buy it. This seems sad, as in “Death of a…

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