Lytro’s founder Ren Ng has always maintained that there was potential in light field photography far beyond the main refocusing trick that the Lytro Camera launched with. And when the latest Lytro desktop software update hits on December 4th, we’ll get to see a couple more of those tricks: perspective shift and living filters. More »
Skyrim‘s new Dragonborn DLC is just a few weeks away from release, and today Bethesda is trying to build up some hype with a slew of new screenshots. We were already given a bunch of details back when the DLC was officially announced, but now it’s time to see some of the environments and races that will be found on the island of Solstheim. Hit the jump to see the full collection.
While there isn’t too much given away in these screenshots, there are enemies that we’ve never encountered before, which is certainly exciting. We get a glimpse at the new armor types that are being added in the expansion – Chitin and Bonemold – and also get to look some of the new weapons that we’ll be collecting in Dragonborn. The screenshots certainly give it that Morrowind feel, so we’re thinking that Morrowind fans will be pumped to pick this up.
As stated above, Dragonborn takes us out of Skyrim and to the island of Solsteim, which was the focus of Morrowind‘s Bloodmoon expansion. It’s there that players will come face-to-face with the first Dragonborn, learning new powers along the way. It certainly sounds like the Skyrim expansion players have been waiting for, so here’s hoping that Dragonborn doesn’t disappoint when it finally arrives on December 4.
Sadly, the Skyrim PS3 DLC situation isn’t looking much better. Bethesda said last week that it will soon share information on additional Skyrim content for PS3, but at the time of this writing, nothing has been revealed. Could it be that Dragonborn will be launching on PS3 before the year is out? We suppose anything is possible, but we’ll just have to wait for more details from Bethesda before we know what’s truly going on. In the meantime, have a look at the new screenshots in our gallery below and let us know if you’re excited for Dragonborn!
Skyrim Dragonborn DLC struts its stuff in new screenshots is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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You find the strangest stuff over on Etsy sometimes. Like this mask which envisions a hybrid between Batman and Bane. The artist who made it likes to call it “Batbane.” I just like to call it straight-up weird.
Grab the Batbane mask for about $163(USD) from Ministry of Masks if you’d like to be the biggest freak in town.
When Gotham is in ruins, you have my permission to take this mask off your head.
We’ve been a little distracted this afternoon, watching a turtle named Franky navigate a a pet store on Dropcam. Not making that up. He got stuck in a corner for a while, poor guy. Anyway, the fun doesn’t have to stop when we leave the office for the day, because Dropcam just launched a new iPad app. More »
A few months back AT&T made some changes to its international data plans and today old Ma Bell is at it again. The carrier’s new text and call packages will take effect on November 16th and will offer flat rate pricing to globetrotters who often find themselves abroad. AT&T’s Europe Travel plan offers minutes in increments of 30, 80 and 200 respectively priced at $30, $60 and $120 per month, with an overage rate of $1 per minute. For customers traveling elsewhere, the company’s new Rest of World Travel setup features buckets of 15, 40 and 100 minutes of talk time also priced at $30, $60 and $120 a month, with an overage charge of $2 per additional minute. As for those who’d rather text than talk, AT&T’s newest Global Messaging plan serves up 600 text, video and picture messages for $60 per month in over 120 countries. Finally, customers who have 300MB or 800MB international data add-ons will be able to use AT&T’s WiFi International app to access up to 1GB of free WiFi data each month. Now take a breath and let all of that info marinate. Got it? Good. So, if you’re a frequent flyer trying to save some won, euros or rupees, or whatever — then be sure to check out the press release for a complete list of countries covered under these new plans.
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AT&T announces new flat rate global talk and text plans, offers options for weary travelers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s time for Dell to let it be known what their fiscal results are for their third quarter of 2013, and it’s not looking very fantastic. With comparisons galore to the same period of time last year, Dell is anywhere in-between doing slightly worse and getting cut in half – and it all starts with a number that, if you didn’t know better, would look positively fantastic: $13.7 billion in revenue.
This number comes in with a net income for Dell dropping 47% year-over-year. Again that’s nearly half of what it was last year at this same report at the same time of year. The second quarter of the company’s fiscal 2013 had them showing $14.5 billion, while a year ago in Q3 the computer manufacturer reported a cool $15.5 billion. Net income for Dell this Q3 2013 was in at $475 million while back on year ago they brought in $893 million – that’s the 47% downturn.
The consumer devision for Dell reported a total loss of $65 million for this fiscal Q3 2013, with revenue dropping by 9 percent in the USA and well above 10 percent for Asia and across Europe. The Enterprise Solutions division of Dell had a continued revenue growth of three percent – that being year-over-year in this case. You’ll find that operating income (GAAP) here in this most recent reporting period went down 48% as well, while non-GAAP operating income went down just 31%, both of these numbers being year-over-year.
Brian Gladden, Dell CFO has made it clear that they’re feeling good about the enterprise business they’re growing in. “In a difficult global IT spending environment we saw solid proof points that demonstrate progress in our strategy,” he noted, “we’re also encouraged by early interest in our new Windows 8 touch portfolio and the opportunities it creates for our commercial and consumer businesses.”
Now we’ve got to see if Dell can pull out a win with a combination of Windows 8 and enterprise business across the board. With cash flow from operations this quarter racking up $1.3 billion and working with $14.2 billion in cash and investments, we won’t see the company going away for a very, very long time. Have a peek at our Dell tag portal for more on the big D.
Dell Q3 2013 earnings show deep year-over-year dip is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Lytro has just announced a software update that expands upon the multidimensional elements of the little light-field point-and-shoot. The Lytro Desktop software will get two new features, dubbed Perspective Shift and Living Filters, both of which expand upon the device’s focus-shifting capabilities. Perspective Shift lets you change the photo’s center of perspective, while Living Filters are interactive image effects that range from cool to kooky. We had a chance to get an early look at these features, so join us after the break for our impressions and video of them in action.
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Lytro to get Perspective Shift and Living Filters for more focus-shifting fun (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Our need for resources is driving development of some of the world’s most remote regions. So how do we get the heavy machinery needed to explore areas where roads exist only as dotted lines on a map? You use a helicopter the size of a jumbo jet. More »
Kindle Fire owners with a penchant for on-the-go image editing will want to take note: Adobe’s Photoshop Touch is now live on the Appstore. The app, already a mainstay on iOS and Android’s respective markets, has been optimized for Amazon’s recent tablet lineup, scaling up for both the 7- and 8.9-inch form factors and retailing for the same $9.99 price. Unfortunately, it won’t work for owners of the original Bezos-backed tab since it still runs on the Gingerbread kernel. Sorry early adopters, but that’s the price you pay for progress.
Amazon adds Adobe’s Photoshop Touch to Kindle Fire Appstore originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Earlier today, we heard the news that NASA had suffered a major security breach when the laptop of an associate deputy administrator was stolen out of his car. The laptop contained the personal information of a number of NASA employees, including social security numbers. Naturally, this is a pretty big problem for NASA, so now it’s no surprise that we’re seeing the organization take measures to make sure that nothing on this scale happens again.
The problem with the stolen laptop was that it wasn’t properly protected. The information was stored away behind a password, but just protecting vital information like that with a password never means that it’s 100% secure. Had the information on the laptop been encrypted, this whole mess could have been avoided, despite the fact that the laptop was stolen.
NetworkWorld reports that NASA is now requiring full disk encryption on its laptops. The organization wants this implemented on the “maximum possible number of laptops,” by the time November 21 rolls around next week, with each and every laptop NASA owns required to have encryption capabilities by December 21. Once we’re past that date – provided we all survive the apocalypse – no unencrypted computer will be allowed to leave NASA’s buildings.
So, at least NASA is doing something to prevent unprotected computers from falling into the wrong hands. That won’t be much consolation to the folks whose information might be floating around in the wild at the moment, but NASA is offering to pay for credit tracking and insurance in the event that their identity is stolen. Keep it tuned to SlashGear, as we’ll update you on this breach if any new information becomes available.
NASA now requiring encrypted laptops to avoid future breaches is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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