Using FM to improve wireless networks
One minute your wireless Internet is working fine. The next minute, it takes an infuriatingly slow five seconds to load a single Web page. You paid for the fastest Internet speed available but during these all-too-frequent times, it seems like the connection barely works at all....
Technology
Using FM to improve wireless networksOne minute your wireless Internet is working fine. The next minute, it takes an infuriatingly slow five seconds to load a single Web page. You paid for the fastest Internet speed available but during these all-too-frequent times, it seems like the connection barely works at all....TechnologyNovember 9, 2015, 23:0:9Using FM to improve wireless networkssource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151109153820.htm | November 9, 2015, 23:0:9
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The man who created the original Batmobile has died
George Barris, the man who designed the original Batmobile and other iconic cars for some of the biggest names in Hollywood, died last week at the age of 89. A family spokesman tells The Los Angeles Times that the cause was cancer....
Design
The man who created the original Batmobile has diedGeorge Barris, the man who designed the original Batmobile and other iconic cars for some of the biggest names in Hollywood, died last week at the age of 89. A family spokesman tells The Los Angeles Times that the cause was cancer....DesignNovember 8, 2015, 22:31:10The man who created the original Batmobile has diedsource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/6/9680110/george-barris-death-batmobile-car-designer | November 8, 2015, 22:31:10
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OnePlus X, meet the iPhone 5S
The first thing you might notice about the OnePlus X is not its reasonable $249 price tag, but that it looks like someone took bits and pieces of trademark Android phone design and grafted it to an oversized iPhone 5 (or 5S). The OnePlus X’s boxy rectangular body, coupled with the 14 pairs of holes at the bottom that pump sound in and out, are dead giveaways....
Hardware
OnePlus X, meet the iPhone 5SThe first thing you might notice about the OnePlus X is not its reasonable $249 price tag, but that it looks like someone took bits and pieces of trademark Android phone design and grafted it to an oversized iPhone 5 (or 5S). The OnePlus X’s boxy rectangular body, coupled with the 14 pairs of holes at the bottom that pump sound in and out, are dead giveaways....HardwareNovember 8, 2015, 22:29:25OnePlus X, meet the iPhone 5Ssource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/8/9685246/one-plus-x-meet-iphone-5s | November 8, 2015, 22:29:25
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Snapchat now gets over six billion views a day, up three times from this spring
Snapchat has continuously added new features over the past year, and it looks like it is paying off. Snaps and videos in the app are now being viewed over six billion times a day. That's a massive three times increase from just this past May, when the company told Bloomberg that it was serving two billion views daily. The company confirmed the six billion views figure to Th...
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Snapchat now gets over six billion views a day, up three times from this springSnapchat has continuously added new features over the past year, and it looks like it is paying off. Snaps and videos in the app are now being viewed over six billion times a day. That's a massive three times increase from just this past May, when the company told Bloomberg that it was serving two billion views daily. The company confirmed the six billion views figure to Th...PlatformsNovember 8, 2015, 22:28:29Snapchat now gets over six billion views a day, up three times from this springsource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/8/9692894/snapchat-daily-video-views-six-billion | November 8, 2015, 22:28:29
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Hack Brief: TalkTalk Now Says Hackers Only Hit 4 Percent of Its Users
WHEN THE UK telecom TalkTalk admitted it had been hit with a “significant and sustained cyberattack” last month, the security community imagined sophisticated Chinese hackers—not the gaggle of British teenagers who were later arrested for the breach. Now it seems TalkTalk may have overblown the damage from that breach too, raising fears of a massive data spill when in fact ju...
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Hack Brief: TalkTalk Now Says Hackers Only Hit 4 Percent of Its UsersWHEN THE UK telecom TalkTalk admitted it had been hit with a “significant and sustained cyberattack” last month, the security community imagined sophisticated Chinese hackers—not the gaggle of British teenagers who were later arrested for the breach. Now it seems TalkTalk may have overblown the damage from that breach too, raising fears of a massive data spill when in fact ju...SecurityNovember 8, 2015, 21:59:21Hack Brief: TalkTalk Now Says Hackers Only Hit 4 Percent of Its Userssource: http://www.wired.com/2015/11/talktalk-hack-data-breach-hit-only-157k-users/ | November 8, 2015, 21:59:21
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Security News This Week: 9 Out of 10 Websites Leak Your Data to Third Parties
THIS WEEK, HACKERS won a million dollar bounty for discovering a long-sought iOS zero-day. Federal lawmakers introduced the Stingray Privacy Act, a new bill that would require state and local lawmakers to get a warrant before using the invasive surveillance devices. The world got its first look at the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. We found out the UK’s Ta...
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Security News This Week: 9 Out of 10 Websites Leak Your Data to Third PartiesTHIS WEEK, HACKERS won a million dollar bounty for discovering a long-sought iOS zero-day. Federal lawmakers introduced the Stingray Privacy Act, a new bill that would require state and local lawmakers to get a warrant before using the invasive surveillance devices. The world got its first look at the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. We found out the UK’s Ta...SecurityNovember 8, 2015, 21:58:54Security News This Week: 9 Out of 10 Websites Leak Your Data to Third Partiessource: http://www.wired.com/2015/11/security-news-this-week-9-out-of-10-websites-leak-your-data-to-third-parties/ | November 8, 2015, 21:58:54
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CIA Email Hackers Return With Major Law Enforcement Breach
This time the group, which goes by the name Crackas With Attitude, says it gained access to an even more important target—a portal for law enforcement that grants access to arrest records and other sensitive data, including what appears to be a tool for sharing information about active shooters and terrorist events, and a system for real-time chats between law enforcement agents....
Security
CIA Email Hackers Return With Major Law Enforcement BreachThis time the group, which goes by the name Crackas With Attitude, says it gained access to an even more important target—a portal for law enforcement that grants access to arrest records and other sensitive data, including what appears to be a tool for sharing information about active shooters and terrorist events, and a system for real-time chats between law enforcement agents....SecurityNovember 8, 2015, 21:58:19CIA Email Hackers Return With Major Law Enforcement Breachsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/11/cia-email-hackers-return-with-major-law-enforcement-breach/ | November 8, 2015, 21:58:19
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The Land That the Internet Era Forgot
FOR A GUY born and raised in Mexico, Roberto Gallardo has an exquisite knack for Southern manners. That’s one of the first things I notice about him when we meet up one recent morning at a deli in Starkville, Mississippi. Mostly it’s the way he punctuates his answers to my questions with a decorous “Yes sir” or “No sir”—a verbal tic I associate with my own Mississippi...
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The Land That the Internet Era ForgotFOR A GUY born and raised in Mexico, Roberto Gallardo has an exquisite knack for Southern manners. That’s one of the first things I notice about him when we meet up one recent morning at a deli in Starkville, Mississippi. Mostly it’s the way he punctuates his answers to my questions with a decorous “Yes sir” or “No sir”—a verbal tic I associate with my own Mississippi...TechnologyNovember 8, 2015, 21:57:25The Land That the Internet Era Forgotsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/11/the-land-that-the-internet-forgot/ | November 8, 2015, 21:57:25
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Mystery of the Arctic’s Toxic, Lethargic Shark
IN ICELAND THEY have this delicacy called hákarl that recently initiated diners describe as “the worst tasting food on Earth,” “the world’s foulest food,” and “the worst thing I have ever had in my mouth.” To say it smells like a urinal would be generous. Not that anyone should be surprised, considering hákarl is rotten shark meat fermented in the dirt or open air f...
Science
Absurd Creature of the Week: The Mystery of the Arctic’s Toxic, Lethargic SharkIN ICELAND THEY have this delicacy called hákarl that recently initiated diners describe as “the worst tasting food on Earth,” “the world’s foulest food,” and “the worst thing I have ever had in my mouth.” To say it smells like a urinal would be generous. Not that anyone should be surprised, considering hákarl is rotten shark meat fermented in the dirt or open air f...ScienceNovember 8, 2015, 21:57:1Absurd Creature of the Week: The Mystery of the Arctic’s Toxic, Lethargic Sharksource: http://www.wired.com/2015/11/absurd-creature-of-the-week-the-mystery-of-the-arctics-toxic-lethargic-shark/ | November 8, 2015, 21:57:1
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iPhone 7 rumors and iPad Pro news (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy)
Apple TV OS developers bring Safari and folders to the platform, and the iPad Pro comes to Sam's Club on November the 13th. Also, while there are already iPhone 7 rumors, don't worry about your iPhone 6S going out of style just yet....
Apple/iOS
iPhone 7 rumors and iPad Pro news (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy)Apple TV OS developers bring Safari and folders to the platform, and the iPad Pro comes to Sam's Club on November the 13th. Also, while there are already iPhone 7 rumors, don't worry about your iPhone 6S going out of style just yet....Apple/iOSNovember 7, 2015, 23:49:23iPhone 7 rumors and iPad Pro news (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy)source: http://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-7-rumors-and-ipad-pro-news-apple-byte-extra-crunchy/ | November 7, 2015, 23:49:23
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Is it time for Windows Phone owners to throw in the towel?
Over the last five years, Microsoft has tried to convince consumers to take a chance on its mobile software, an argument it has made through multiple versions of its Windows mobile software. But alas, people are still drawn to iPhones and to smartphones running Google's Android software....
Microsoft/Windows
Is it time for Windows Phone owners to throw in the towel?Over the last five years, Microsoft has tried to convince consumers to take a chance on its mobile software, an argument it has made through multiple versions of its Windows mobile software. But alas, people are still drawn to iPhones and to smartphones running Google's Android software....Microsoft/WindowsNovember 7, 2015, 23:48:27Is it time for Windows Phone owners to throw in the towel?source: http://www.cnet.com/news/is-it-time-for-windows-phone-owners-to-throw-in-the-towel/ | November 7, 2015, 23:48:27
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For YouTube, virtual reality means 3D video for everyone
SAN BRUNO, California -- In a cable car high above Japan, the country's distinctive architecture unfurls beneath me. I see clay kawara tiles covering rooftops, shimmering as the cable car gently swings....
Platforms
For YouTube, virtual reality means 3D video for everyoneSAN BRUNO, California -- In a cable car high above Japan, the country's distinctive architecture unfurls beneath me. I see clay kawara tiles covering rooftops, shimmering as the cable car gently swings....PlatformsNovember 7, 2015, 23:47:51For YouTube, virtual reality means 3D video for everyonesource: http://www.cnet.com/news/youtubes-next-phase-in-virtual-reality-3d-video/ | November 7, 2015, 23:47:51
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Say hi to Reddit, the budding Netflix wannabe
Reddit, the social news site that bills itself as "the front page of the Internet," on Wednesday debuted its first free-standing video series, a collection of documentary shorts about the intersection of humanity and machine called "Cyborg Nation." The idea was championed by Reddit co-founder and Chairman Alexis Ohanian, who turned to a science and t...
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Say hi to Reddit, the budding Netflix wannabeReddit, the social news site that bills itself as "the front page of the Internet," on Wednesday debuted its first free-standing video series, a collection of documentary shorts about the intersection of humanity and machine called "Cyborg Nation." The idea was championed by Reddit co-founder and Chairman Alexis Ohanian, who turned to a science and t...PlatformsNovember 7, 2015, 23:47:26Say hi to Reddit, the budding Netflix wannabesource: http://www.cnet.com/news/say-hi-to-reddit-the-budding-netflix-wannabe/ | November 7, 2015, 23:47:26
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