Three days just isn't enough to absorb all the info from Google I/O. In fact, it's physically impossible to get to every session, be it due to ...
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From the Editor's Desk: After Google I/O
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Read more.Apps of the Week: Hubble Space Center, Sonic the Hedgehog, Field Trip and more!
A game and a couple of tools highlight this abbreviated list of picks
The combination of Google I/O going on in San Francisco and BlackBerry Live in Orlando this ...
Read more.Verizon increasing data allowances on prepaid plans
New plans available to existing customers now; new customers can take advantage June 6
As an update to a previous blog post detailing changes to its prepaid plans, Verizon stealthily ...
Read more.Mystery Google media player drops by the FCC
Could a Nexus Q successor be on the way?
Google's kept pretty quiet about the Nexus Q since removing it from sale last summer. Last we heard, the company ...
Read more.Google expanding mark up tools to select partners to influence Google Now cards
Specific partnerships not yet named; hotels, flights and reservations are the focusSpeaking on one of the countless Google Developers Live talks at Google I/O, one of the creators ...
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MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
OptionsMini review: Samsung Galaxy S4 with Exynos 5 Octa SoC
We have already published our full review of the Galaxy S4 for the US, which ships with a Qualcomm S...
Read more.Mini review: Samsung Galaxy S4 with Exynos 5 Octa SoC
We have already published our full review of the Galaxy S4 for the US, which ships with a Qualcomm S...
Read more.Mozilla delays plans to block third-party tracking cookies in Firefox
Mozilla is delaying plans to start blocking third-party tracking cookies in Firefox by default, acco...
Read more.Mozilla delays plans to block third-party tracking cookies in Firefox
Mozilla is delaying plans to start blocking third-party tracking cookies in Firefox by default, acco...
Read more.Yahoo schedules press event for May 20, topic 'something special'
Yahoo is holding a "product-related" event on May 20. The New York City event will see CEO Marissa M...
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Gizmodo
OptionsBad Bad Hats: It Hurts
When you're looking for something upbeat, some rhythmic clapping and a kazoo solo really help. "It Hurts" is from Bad Bad Hats' 2013 EP of the same name and ...
Read more.Pinhole Cameras That Are Actually Meant To Be Used
If you've been searching for a pinhole camera to enjoy and then pass on to your children, you're in luck. Industrial designer and carpenter Elvis Halilović has created ...
Read more.It Takes An Earworm To Memorize The Periodic Table
Fair warning, this video is an illustrated version of the periodic table set to The Can-Can. There are consequences to watching. But hopefully one of them is that you learn ...
Read more.Gizmodo and Adhocracy: A Night of Great Conversation at the New Museum
Over the past year, we've thrown a brisket party, a Faux Loko party, and a planetarium party. And on Friday, after we announced some very big news about our ...
Read more.Want To Buy A 1950s Humanoid Robot?
Sometimes it's important to just take a moment and reflect on life. It can be a real relief to let go of technology for a moment and think about ...
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OptionsWired Space Photo of the Day: Dunes of Titan
Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show that the sizes and patterns of dunes on Saturn's moon Titan vary as a function of altitude and latitude. The dunes in ...
Read more.Autodesk Purchases, Revives 3-D Design App Tinkercad
On Saturday, Autodesk announced it is purchasing Tinkercad and reinstating the service. The move comes in time to prevent the previously announced shutdown of any accounts or services, and users ...
Read more.Wired Space Photo of the Day: Galactic Wheels
How many rings do you see in this new image of the galaxy Messier 94, also known as NGC 4736? While at first glance one might see a number of ...
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ZDNet
OptionsApple's iPad Mini pricing: Did it miss the tablet death blow?
The iPad Mini expands the total addressable market for Apple and strengthens its hammerlock on the tablet category. But Apple could have delivered a death blow to rivals with a ...
Read more.SK Hynix posts small Q3 operating loss
Spike in demand for mobile and flash memory chips helps South Korean chipmaker limit the impact of a slumping PC market to book an operating loss of US$13.6 ...
Read more.Conroy gives blessing to Telstra acquisition of Adam Internet
Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has no problem with the telecommunications giant gobbling up the long-standing Adelaide-based ISP.
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Lifehacker
OptionsInvert Your Phone's Colors For Nighttime Navigation
Most standalone GPS units have a night mode that draws the map with dark colors so the glare doesn't distract you while driving, but a lot of smartphone GPS ...
Read more.Imgur Extension by Metronomik Rehosts Images Instantly
Chrome: Imgur took the crown as our favorite image host for it's speed and ease of use, and imgur Extension by Metronomik takes a few extra steps out of ...
Read more.I have an idea for an Arduino project, but I don't have experience.
Get a Text When Your Sump Pump Fails
A lot of sump pump systems have a backup pump and an alarm that goes off in the case of failure, but that alarm is only good if you're ...
Read more.Create a Center-Pull Ball of Yarn By Hand
If you're into knitting—or if you regularly need yarn for your DIY projects—you know it can be tough to keep your yarn under control and tangle free ...
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Kotaku
OptionsGot time for one last set of Next Xbox rumours?
Samus Dreams Of Amazing Cosplay
Bit of a quiet week in cosplay last week, so there's not much new stuff to share. Thankfully, there's some new shots of favourite old costumes to get ...
Read more.It's Like Elder Scrolls, Only Made By Two Guys
This is Frontiers, a game designed and being developed by two men. Something that blows your mind when you see footage of the game in action.
Developers AAD Productions describe ...
Read more.There Is A Kickstarter For "Flying Assault Butts"
There are genuinely attractive Kickstarters, there are joke Kickstarters, and then there are Kickstarters like this, which somehow manages to be both at once.
Flying Assault Butts is a campaign ...
Read more.Cards Against Humanity was once a Kickstarter asking for $4000.
Cards Against Humanity was once a Kickstarter asking for $4000. It's since made over $12 million in revenue. Here's a great writeup on how the game, and its ...
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TechCrunch
OptionsThe New “Handmade”
Amid grumblings of a “general fatigue” when it comes to software-based startups, a potentially transformative technology called 3D printing is poised to reach critical mass and mainstream awareness. Today’s ...
Read more.BrandYourself Upgrades Its Online Reputation Tools With A Full-Service Concierge Feature
BrandYourself is expanding its efforts to take on the big names in the online reputation market (particularly Reputation.com) with the launch of a new version of its service.
The ...
Read more.What Sets The Google Cloud Platform Apart From The Rest
There is a misperception about the new Google Cloud Platform that the company put into general availability last week at Google I/O. It’s not a brand new platform ...
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AppleInsider | Frontpage News
OptionsGoogle engineers talk fragmentation, how to make Android work for emerging markets
This week's Google I/O saw no announcements of any new versions of the company's mobile operating system, Android, and that may be because the team that is ...
Read more.Editorial: Apple's billions are building an empire for the future
Given that Apple now sits on well over $144.7 billion in liquid resources, there's lots of discussion about how the company could or should be spending it. What ...
Read more.Review: AL13 raises the bar for iPhone bumper design
Designed by m has managed to craft one of the most exquisite and well designed iPhone bumpers we've ever seen ? in fact "bumper" seems too unrefined a descriptor ? but ...
Read more.10M Samsung flagship phones in 28 days a 'record,' 5M iPhone 5 in 3 days 'disappointing'
Samsung earned industry praise for estimating that it expected to ship 10 million units of its flagship Galaxy S4 to carriers in its first month on the market, six months ...
Read more.Song skipping feature in Apple's 'iRadio' reportedly holding up Sony deal
Adding to an earlier report regarding Apple's much rumored "iRadio" streaming music service, another potential stumbling block has been detailed regarding Sony's unwillingness to agree to "skip song ...
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CNET
OptionsA Beautiful Mess (iOS)
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Good: A Beautiful Mess has an intuitive interface for adding stylized text, borders, and doodles on your photos. You can quickly share your work with ...
Read more.Fujifilm X20 (Silver)
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Good: A new sensor lets the Fujifilm X20 deliver better photo quality than its predecessor, and tweaks to the design improve the shooting experience significantly ...
Read more.Fujifilm X20 (Black)
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Good: A new sensor lets the Fujifilm X20 deliver better photo quality than its predecessor, and tweaks to the design improve the shooting experience significantly ...
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USA TODAY Tech News
OptionsUncertainty fading from quantum computer?
Quantum computers promise faster solutions, if it works. One tested well this week.
Read more.'Donkey Kong' swings onto Nintendo 3DS
One of Nintendo's finest console games in recent memory is now available for portable play
Read more.Send in the clones and the bioethicists
Human experimentation rules make cloned babies immoral, say stem cell researchers.
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AnandTech
OptionsGigabyte Z77-HD4 Review
While most of the focus for motherboards is on the big models, what happens when we get down to the lower price points? If you want a basic ATX Z77 ...
Read more.The Next Version of Android - Some of What's Coming
Google I/O 2013 recently wrapped up, and I’ve been spending some time ingesting all the information from sessions during the event, including ones I couldn’t directly attend ...
Read more.The Nexus Experience Galaxy S 4 - What We Know
Just two days ago, Google announced a variant of the Galaxy S 4 packing the "Nexus user experience." Although not an I/O giveaway, Google chose I/O to announce ...
Read more.NVIDIA Shield Up For Preorder Today
In response to buzz about NVIDIA's Shield console, NVIDIA has moved up the preorder date a few days, May 20th to today, May 17th. Shield will be available for ...
Read more.Best Business Laptops – May 2013
It’s been a couple of weeks since our last “best laptop” article, mostly because I had concerns about recommending anything with AMD’s Richland and Intel’s Haswell processors ...
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Fast Company
OptionsThe Rise, Fall, And Rise Of The "Steve Jobs Of Denim"
In the 1990s, hip-hop stars everywhere wore Maurice Malone's clothes. By 2001, he was broke. But his new venture is simplicity itself: quality jeans at a reasonable price.
Maurice ...
Read more.Can The Daily Racing Form Become The Bloomberg Terminal Of Horse Races?
The company's CEO, John Hartig, is certainly betting on it. As the racing world preps for tomorrow's Preakness Stakes, here's how an old-school (118 years old!) media ...
Read more.The Most Important Details From Google I/O So Far
At its annual developers conference, Google announced an overwhelming number of updates to search, maps, games, and music. Here's a guide to the features you'll want.
The highlight ...
Read more.Who's Who At Google I/O 2013
Google's project leads and executives will take the stage this week at Google's annual developers confab, I/O. But who are they, exactly? Here's a Mountain View ...
Read more.Watch Google I/O 2013 Live
Follow along as the Google team takes the stage at the annual developer conference.
Google's annual developers conference kicks off today.
For your convenience, here's a rundown of ...
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OptionsThe Week In Numbers: Fire In Space, The First Cloned Human Embryo, And More
Grains of interstellar dust stretching across a segment of the Orion Nebula ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
1,350 light-years: the distance to a "fiery ribbon" stretching across the Orion ...
Read more.8 Of The Year's Most Oddly Gorgeous Science Images
Maze Dweller A goby fish peeks out of the coral it lives in. Goby fish are good housekeepers--they may remove algae from the coral that would otherwise smother it, undergraduate ...
Read more.A Zombie Worm And Other Amazing Images From This Week
Zombie Worm This horrifying worm is an Osedax, also called a zombie worm or bone-eating worm, for a pretty obvious reason: it lives inside the bones of dead sea creatures ...
Read more.Drone-Vision Rifle Goes On Sale For $22K
TrackingPoint XactSystem Series 1) The hunter marks his prey. 2) The ballistics computer determines where the shot will land in current conditions. 3) The hunter corrects his aim and fires ...
Read more.7 Reasons Why 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Is A Beginner's Guide To Star Trek [Spoiler Alert]
Star...Battles? The USS Enterprises faces off against a much larger warship.
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Everyday science, familiar plotlines, and an absence of jargon make this the most accessible Star Trek yet ...
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Mashable!
OptionsIs Lagos Home to an African Tech Movement?
The Lagos taxi driver roars across the biggest bridge in Africa at 110 mph. Buffeted by the night wind, it feels as if we're riding a motorbike.
I am ...
Read more.Singer Miguel Jumps on Fans' Heads in Freak Accident
In an ugly freak accident, singer Miguel landed on the heads of fans while attempting to jump over them during his performance of "Adorn" at the Billboard Music Awards
Read more.The 7 Habits of Serious Procrastinators
Procrastination is a serious business. In fact, procrastinators who are accomplished in their craft have a number of tools to help them — seven tools, to be exact, and counting.
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