Apple has been criticized over the years for producing iPhone upgrades that at times weren’t much of an upgrade. That fact has led many people to wonder exactly what improvements have been made with each new iteration of the iPhone. A really cool video has shown up that goes from the original iPhone up to […]
In a country that has no shortage of vending machines, Google Japan has decided to join the fray. The company has announced three dedicated Google Play machines that will sell 18 different gaming titles which are a mix of free-to-play and paid-for titles. To use the machines, you’ll need a smartphone running Android 4.0 and NFC — and that’s about it. You rest the phone on the tray below the screen, and NFC pairing takes care of the rest. We put the machine to the test with our LG G2 on hand, and had no troubles choosing and downloading a free game through the machine. There’s a slick unified animation from the giant touchscreen (which looks almost identical to drinks machines elsewhere in the country) to your Android phone of choice when the download kicks in. Also, for trying out another Google app, you’ll get a ‘present’ which ‘drops’ down from the screen and into the vending tray once your download is complete.
Not an Android user? Don’t worry, because the vending machine will offer up a Nexus 4 for you to try out, although you do have to give it back, however. Several boiler-suited Google employees will man the machines when they’re switched on tomorrow in front of the Parco department store in Shibuya. For now, it looks to be a Japan-only promotion — but it’s another great excuse to hit up the country’s vending machines. %Gallery-slideshow99512%
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc, Gaming, Software, Mobile, Google
Many Android fans are busy dreaming of the day when they can get Android 4.4 KitKat on their smartphone. Before that day comes, most users will get an upgrade to Android 4.3. That means that while Android 4.4 may be the operating system of your Android dreams, the closer reality is when will you get […]
Modern smartphones, such as the iPhone and Android devices, have made it easy for the visually impaired to interact with the world and have made their daily lives easier and more independent. Early on in the smartphone world, devices didn’t have much in the way of features that helped the visually impaired. Early on the […]
The UK government announced last December that it was building a “Cyber Reserve” to protect itself, and now it has a few more details to divulge. Crucially, rather than merely focusing on defending the country from attacks, it’ll also have an “offensive capability” to help it act as a deterrent. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said Britain needs to be able to “strike back in cyber space against enemies who attack us, putting cyber alongside land, sea, air and space as a mainstream military activity.”
Although it’s a fair guess to suspect that other countries are honing offensive cyber skills too, the Financial Times reckons that the UK is the first nation to admit it’s doing so. According to Hammond, the strikes could be used to disable enemy chemical weapons, communications, planes, ships and hardware. As for the forces carrying them out, they could be given a budget of up to £500 million ($800 million). Work on the Joint Cyber Reserve is already underway, with reservist recruitment scheduled to start next month. If the required physical military test intimidates you, there’s nothing to worry about: a less rigorous version will be used to let those of us with desk-bound physiques protect (and fight for) the Queen.
Filed under: Misc
Via: Financial Times
Source: Daily Mail
This article was written on November 20, 2006 by CyberNet.
They appear to get bigger and bigger every year, and range in size from “just” a yacht to “gigayachts.” While they are getting bigger, they’re also becoming the next “must have” toy for the insanely wealthy people to own. Of course the list of insanely wealthy people also increases every year which means that if you’re in the yacht business… it’s probably going pretty good right now!
Plans have been drawn up for what is being considered the most extreme Superyacht. Pictured above, here’s why it’s extreme. We’ll start with passenger load. According to Yachting Magazine, there are luxury staterooms for up to 28 guests. Along with the guests, there’s room for 11 personal staff and a crew of 48. You’re kidding me? Two crew members per one guest? Moving on… There’s a hot tub, swimming pool, sun decks, a helicopter pad, and tenders stored in “garages” which are built into the side and main hulls of the vessel. While the inside sounds impressive, the outside looks equally as impressive. It can “sprint” across the seas at 50 knots, and casually cruise at 40 knots. Not too shabby. And the price tag? Your guess is as good as mine.
According to Forbes, there are 6,000+ yachts which are over 80 feet in size that roam the seas. That number has doubled from just 10 years ago. I can only imagine what it will be like in another 10 years…. I’m picturing traffic jams on the high seas! Besides all of the upscale amenities, they also come with some of the latest technology: conference calling, video conferencing, and email by way of high-speed data links. In the same article on Forbes, it mentions that the last expensive yacht on their list is 24 million while the most expensive was over 103 million! All of the upkeep and maintenance is estimated at another 10% of the cost per year. I can only imagine having that kind of money… 🙂
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In an episode of The Simpson’s called The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, Homer appears to write a valid solution to defeat Fermat’s Last Theorem on a blackboard. But given that Fermat’s last theorem is proven, is it real?
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