Today we’re having a quick peek at the Xbox Dot View cover – a sort of limited-engagement release made specifically for the Windows Phone version of the HTC One (M8). This case works exactly the same as the standard HTC Dot View cover, but here you’re getting it in Xbox Green. You’ve also got the Xbox brand on the back, … Continue reading
Existing connected car dongles might tell you about your drive stats and provide feedback on making you a better motorist, but driving is a team effort. Your car has to perform, and when it starts to tell you it’s not ready to go, frustration and a touch of panic set in. What does the “check engine” light mean? Why is … Continue reading
The hoverboard from Back to the Future: Part II is one of the most iconic artifacts of 20th century futurism. But surprisingly, the hovering toys were originally envisioned to be much larger than what made it on screen. That’s according to John Bell, the visual effects art director on the classic 1989 film.
There are about 630,000 bridges in the United States, ranging from impressive new structural creations like Margaret Hunt Hill bridge in Dallas to deteriorating slabs of concrete in desperate need repair. It’s that last growing group of bridges, ports, and highways that represent the slowing decaying infrastructure that was once the best in the world.
On September 17, the National Archives published a seemingly routine announcement in the Federal Registrar. Couched in language about preserving records of value is a line about the destruction of records and a list of federal agencies. The CIA is one of these agencies, and its emails about waterboarding could be some of those records.
The photo backup features in mobile apps like Dropbox’s Carousel and Google+ are there partly to take the load off of your phone — you don’t have to keep every shot close at hand. Wouldn’t it be nice if the software got rid of local images when they…
It first graced the Gizmodo front page way back in 2007 , but finally, seven years after we all first really wanted one for ourselves, that keyboard-shaped waffle maker could really be yours. Assuming, of course, its creator’s $50,000 Kickstarter campaign reaches its funding goal—so close, but yet still so far.
If you’re a Vine aficionado, you probably have a short list of people whose six-second videos you want to see right away — you may want to marvel at a Zach King illusion or scratch your head at one of Will Sasso’s lemon clips, for instance. Well, yo…
Just yesterday we reported that computer systems at Sony Pictures were hacked and employees were treated to an image which you can see above. The group that did this goes by GOP of “Guardians of Peace,” and they threatened to leak sensitive information stolen from Sony Pictures’ systems if their demands were not met. Comments from a member of that group imply that there was some internal involvement from within the division as well, because one of the reasons why this was done was to demand “equality.”
In an email to The Verge, a hacker who only identified as “lena,” didn’t reveal much about how this attack was carried out but did say that “Sony doesn’t lock their doors, physically, so we worked with other staff with similar interests to get in.”
This implies, even if vaguely, that perhaps some employees of Sony Pictures might have been involved as well. “Im sorry I can’t say more,” writes lena, “safety for our team is important [sic].”
In a tweet the group called out Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton after the hack and dubbed him a “criminal” in a tweet, with lena writing that “We Want equality. Sony doesn’t. It’s an upward battle.”
There hasn’t been much out of Sony on this matter. The company has kept silent throughout the whole ordeal. It only said that an “IT matter” was being investigated last night, and today simply says that Sony Pictures Entertainment is working hard to resolve a “system disruption.”
Hackers Who Broke Into Sony Pictures Want ‘Equality’ , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Twitter today introduced a new product which will allow users to available discounts through tweets with card-linked promotions. Called Twitter Offers, the claimed discount can then be redeemed at that particular retailer’s online or brick-and-mortar store. Its an easy way to eliminate coupons while giving users the freedom to shop both online and at a physical location.
So what do you have to do in order to avail a discount? If you see a Twitter Offer in your timeline, you need to tap on it to be able to add your debit or credit card in a few easy steps. Once that’s done the discount can be claimed at the retail or online store.
The offer itself is tied to the card so you don’t have to handle any coupons or install or kinds of different apps. Once the purchase is made, cash back savings will automatically appear on the card statement after a couple of days.
Twitter says that the card information will be encrypted and safely stored so that users won’t have to enter those details again when availing another discount. Users will also have the ability to remove card information from their accounts at any time.
Twitter Offers is only being rolled out in the U.S. for now. The company says it will work with a number of brands to bring this new feature to users over the holiday shopping season.
Twitter Now Lets You Avail Discounts From Tweets , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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