Accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater, Auburn University, Apple CEO Tim Cook talked about witnessing discrimination first-hand as a youth to frame his – and Apple’s focus on human rights, according to AllThingsD. Cook focused much of his speech to advocate for equal rights for the lesbian, gay, […] Read the original…
Month: December 2013
Recommended Reading: inside a sexcam studio, the death of a content farm
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology in print and on the web. Read the original post by Engadget
iTunes Radio vs Spotify free: Which free mobile music service is best?
With the launch of iTunes Radio earlier this year, Apple certainly ruffled a few feathers in the mobile music world. The seamless integration into iOS 7 and iTunes Desktop for Mac and Windows meant that folks who’d never entertained a music streaming service before were being exposed to it for […] Read the original post…
Google buying a robot-zombie army is terrifyingly cool
Google has just bought Boston Dynamics, the company that makes those incredibly disturbing robots that walk like something between a dog, centipede, and zombie. Since Android-founder Andy Rubin is now running the mecha division at Google, maybe this will now fall under his purview (Androids running Android). Either way, it’s […] Read the original post…
Software, like all great works, needs to be criticized
We already know what we think, the interesting bit is hearing what other people think. Discussion is important. Challenging conceptions is important. Whether we ultimately end up changing or simply reaffirming our opinions, the process we go through, the validation, the testing, the consideration, is what separates the ignorant from […] Read the original post…
The true value of China’s Jade Rabbit Moon mission
China’s lunar landing is without doubt a major technological triumph, a real achievement, but has it managed to fire the imaginations of ordinary Chinese? The Chang’e 3 lunar lander descended to the surface of the Moon in the middle of peak television viewing time, a little after nine o’clock on […] Read the original post…
Klipsch Image S4i-II In-Ear Headphones for $30 + free shipping via Prime
Amazon offers its Amazon Prime members the Klipsch Image S4i-II In-Ear Headphones in Black or White for $29.99 with free shipping. (Non-members can spend $35 or more for free shipping; otherwise, it adds $5.74.) That’s $10 under our Black Friday mention and the lowest total price we could find by […] Read the original post…
Everything is a remix – even the iPhone!
Everything is a remix – the popular series that showed how films, including Star Wars, are never as original as we think they may be – has shifted attention towards the iPhone. In the video above, Kirby Ferguson highlights both the real-world object influence on the original iPhone design (skeuomorphism) […] Read the original post…
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Sells Over 10 Million Copies
Some games are just destined to do extremely well when they roll out, and Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition happens to be one of them. Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Canon EOS Rebel SL1 18MP DSLR w/ lens, more for $460 + free shipping
Amazon offers the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 18-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera with the Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Lens, model no. 8575B003, bundled with the SanDisk Extreme 32GB Class 10 UHS-1 SDHC Card, model no. SDSDX-032G-AFFP, and the AmazonBasics Camera Case in Black, model no. RFQ468, for $460 with free […] Read the original post…
The Week in iPad Cases: Corner office
Corner office This week’s iPad-case roundup features some great keyboard cases, alongside a number of protective accessories designed for use in the boardroom, and a few that go just about anywhere. Belkin The FreeStyle (iPad Air; $60) is a folio-style case that features a special design capable of propping up your iPad for […] Read…
Refurb FreedomPop 4G Hotspot w/ 2GB service for $20 + free shipping
Groupon offers the factory-refurbished Freedom Spot Photon 4G Hotspot in Platinum bundled with a FreedomPop 2GB Internet Access 1-Month Trial for $19.99 with free shipping. That’s a $5 drop from our mention two days ago and the best price we’ve seen for this model. It provides WiFi for up to […] Read the original post…
The Pulse Bluetooth Speaker is Ideal for Those on the Go [Deals Hub]
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iOS 7.1 beta 2 adds Button Shapes, improves usability at the cost of aesthetics; Do you like it?
Apple seeded iOS 7.1 beta 2 to developers of its iOS developer program yesterday, with a number of changes, one of which was an option to enable “Button Shapes” that adds a border around text-only buttons. Continue reading → Read the original post by Jason
Vert conversion calculator goes universal for iPad, more
Vert, the currency and unit converter, has been updated to version 2.0. The new release is a universal binary that runs natively on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Also new in this release is a refreshed GUI updated for iOS 7, more color customization choices, status bar, default category and […] Read the original…