A new job posting via Apple suggests Maps isn’t dead just yet. In fact, Apple may be gearing up to take a run at Google Maps, and in more ways than just offering a topical view or your surroundings or suggesting routes to take. Apple might just be looking to you for help this time, as the job posting asks … Continue reading
This week a North Korean diplomat denied the hacker attack suspected of being launched by Pyongyang late last month. North Korea has been a primary suspect for the attack since it was launched. Before the attack, North Korean government officials denounced the Sony-made film “The Interview” on grounds that it made light of a proposed assassination of their leader, Kim … Continue reading
The moon landing. Birth control. Civil rights. The cultural and technological achievements from 1945 to 1971 represent a “Golden Quarter” in human progress, according to science writer Michael Hanlon in a new article over at Aeon. Since then, Hanlon insists, we’ve stalled out. But he really couldn’t be more wrong.
The Fox, Only Better is a Firefox extension that won an official competition for new add-ons. It gets most of the browser’s chrome out of the way to maximize the available room for websites, and comes with a couple of other small but useful features as well. Here’s how to use it.
The recent surprise announcement of Sony’s a7 Mark II had people reeling about the first-ever 5-axis in-body stabilization on a full-frame camera. We recently got our meathooks on one of the new cams and wanted to show you just a bit of what it can do before giving it a more comprehensive report.
You know you’re tempting fate trying to clean your smartphone’s screen with anything other than a micro fiber cloth, but who outside of photographers always has one in easy reach? Anyone, with these iron-on micro fiber patches that let you hide screen and lens cleaners all over your outfit.
Oh crap. Your Internet’s just gone out and doesn’t seem like it will be coming back anytime soon. First off, don’t panic. Or wait, maybe you’re supposed to panic? I can never remember these things, lemme Google it real quick. OH CRAP, THE INTERNET IS OUT. Game over, man! Game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?
Superconductors are supposed to change the world. The only problem is that all of the materials we’ve used to produce need to be kept at near absolute zero temperatures in order to be superconducting. (See above.) But now, thanks to high-powered lasers, scientists successfully made a piece of ceramic superconducting at room temperature.
The NSA’s got its long, spindly proboscises slurping up sweet, sweet information from within governments and businesses the world over, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to hear that wireless carriers are targets, too. That’s the thrust of a lengthy…
When you live in a crowded city, having a vehicle can sometimes feel more like a burden than a luxury. Finding parking, paying for insurance, dealing with the occasional fender bender – managing all of these things could drive even the most serene am…
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