Matthew Keys, one of Reuters News’ top social media managers, is facing potentially serious prison time after federal accusations that he’s a member of Anonymous. According to the DOJ, Keys tried to help hackers deface Tribune Company news sites. More »
Graphene is amazing. Or at least, it could be. Made from a layer of carbon one-atom thick, it’s the strongest material in the world, it’s completely flexible, and it’s more conductive than copper. Discovered just under a decade ago, the supermaterial potentially has some unbelievable applications for us in the not so distant future. More »
Surely by now we’ve all seen the latest addition to Instagram, the long awaited website. What did you think of the turn out? Was it what you expected? To be perfectly honest, I had no idea what to expect. My hope was that they would create some sort of a nice grid layout. To my surprise, they did not. As a long time interface designer, I wanted to test my skills and design the Instagram I wanted for myself. More »
Google Reader is on its deathbed, slated to meet its end on July 1st. Its demise has been looming in the distance for a while, so this should come as no surprise. And while this is certainly a time of mourning, there’s the unseemly business of finding a replacement. Here’s a list of platform agnostic alternatives that should help make the transition as painless as possible. We’re sorry for your loss. More »
A series of leaked videos purport to show off some of the Samsung Galaxy S IV’s new control methods, including a smart pause system and touch-free control. Why wait for tonight when you can check out all the goodies right now? More »
Andy Rubin left Android, and Chrome and Apps boss Sundar Pichai is taking over. Desktop melts into mobile. It’s a familiar dance, following iOS and OS X and the whole Windows 8 philosophy down the same convergence rabbit hole. But this one is a little different. More »
If you love watching movies but hate the unwashed masses—and happen to have giant heaping truckloads of money—designers and interior architects can offer a simple solution: your very own deluxe in-home movie theater. Here are some of the most amazing in the world, inspired by everything from Star Wars and Star Trek, to Paris and Egypt, to well, okay a little more Star Trek. More »
Hey there, biker dude/dudette. You’re biking pretty well there, carving up the street real nice. Nice control, decent stamina. But if you want to take your cycling to the next level, it’s time to enter the world of clipless pedals. More »
As you may remember, yesterday, we put up a post poking fun at this then-stranger who’d been photographed using a typewriter in Starbucks by one of his fellow students. Cries of rage soon followed from both sympathizers and opponents alike. This man’s typewriter and our mocking tone struck a chord. For some of you, a very deep, perhaps-could-be-helped-with-therapy chord. More »
When HTC first showed the world the One last month, it touted the merits of the camera’s larger “UltraPixels”. Theory says that larger pixels could produce better images than the competition. In practice? We’re pretty damned impressed. More »
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