Sunday, May 1, 2016
#29 Willie T. Ribbs becomes first African American to qualify for Indy 500
Countdown to Indy: 100 headlines that shaped the greatest spectacle in racing
Although this year marks the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, “firsts” are still happening.
One of those firsts came back in 1991, when Willy T. Ribbs became the first African American driver to qualify for the race.
Ribbs qualified 29th for Walker Racing out of a field of 33 cars.
He finished 32nd after engine failure on the fifth lap.
#29 Willie T. Ribbs becomes first African American to qualify for Indy 500
The original Ghostbusters is heading back to theaters
The Ghostbusters franchise has a big summer planned already, but Fathom Films just added another event for fans to mark in their calendars. Ghostbusters, the original 1984 comedy, will screen in theaters nationwide this June, in honor of its 34th anniversary.
That’s the reason that Fathom Films claims is behind the theatrical re-release, anyway. Tickets are available starting May 6 for both dates: June 8, with an encore on June 12. But it’s just as likely that Ghostbusters 1.0 is screening in anticipation of the franchise’s new movie, in theaters just…
The original Ghostbusters is heading back to theaters
Tesla Model S "Elizabeta" By LARTE Design Underscores Lightning Performance
No matter how you look at it, the Model S is a sleeper, its unassuming looks hiding an electric powerhouse waiting to be unleashed.
It is no supercar, but the P90D can mix it with the best of them and win. The looks might be too restrained for some owners who want to make its performance credentials a bit more obvious.
This is where Larte Design comes in, as the tuner prepared a striking aerodynamic package that emphasizes the vehicle’s grunt.
Larte named this project the Elizabeta, and the package includes redesigned front and rear bumpers highlighted by a…
Tesla Model S "Elizabeta" By LARTE Design Underscores Lightning Performance
Hated encryption bill should prompt U.S. intelligence reform
You don’t need anything decrypted to see that nobody likes the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016, the draft encryption bill released two weeks ago. Coauthored by Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein, the bill would allow courts to order companies to break encryption on communications and devices for law enforcement purposes.
There are plenty of reasons to dislike it. Here are mine, along with some thoughts about what the bill reveals about our government’s approach to intelligence.
1. The proposed bill won’t work as a deterrent to unlawful…
Hated encryption bill should prompt U.S. intelligence reform
‘The Division’ cheaters face new detection methods, exploit sanctions
Ubisoft is cracking down on “The Division” cheaters, saying in a statement today that it is strengthening its anti-cheaters efforts to deal with the issue. Gamers have been vocal in their outcry about the issue; to satisfy them, Ubisoft has new cheat detection methods for hunting down a greater number of unfair gamers. As well, Ubisoft says those who are caught cheating will also face a longer first-offense suspension and won’t be given a second chance.
Says Ubisoft, players have been vocal about the issue of cheaters in the…
‘The Division’ cheaters face new detection methods, exploit sanctions
How to Stream Drake’s Views Online
The month of April has been great for the music world as it has seen several high profile releases from some of the biggest stars in the industry. Beyonce released her Lemonade album and now another male rapper has taken the spotlight as Drake shocked the music world when he suddenly dropped his much awaited album “Views”.
The latest album sent the whole world of social media in a frenzy and everyone quickly tried to find out how they can stream Drake’s “Views” online so that they can finally listen to the new album from the 6 God. The…
How to Stream Drake’s Views Online
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Far more advanced than its previous predecessors, this Pudding TPU Case for your Samsung Galaxy S6 is fashioned from multiple thermoacrylics forming a case that is highly elastic and highly resistant to oil, corrosion and abrasions. Precise cutouts throughout and raised TPU cover your volume and power, for a little extra coverage. The Pudding case delivers everyday wear and tear protection. The matte back finish promotes gripability and minimizes sliding on flat surfaces while the glossy bumper gives you a…
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US Spy Court Didn't Reject a Single Government Surveillance Request In 2015
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This device could determine if you were texting and driving
Texting and driving continues to be a major problem on today’s roadways and let’s be honest with ourselves – public service announcements alone aren’t going to reverse the trend. Fully autonomous vehicles will negate the issue but those are still many years away.
In the interim, New York lawmakers have proposed implementing a test that would determine if a driver involved in an accident was texting or otherwise using their phone in a manner that may have been distracting and ultimately caused said accident.
The test, dubbed the Textalyzer,…
This device could determine if you were texting and driving
Gunning for Google, Comcast Preps Gigabit Internet That Works With Regular Cable
Comcast, the Internet provider everyone loves to hate, is gearing up to offer one-gigabit-per-second Internet service in five U.S. cities this year. The first five cities to see the blazing speed are Nashville, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, and Miami. In line with Google Fiber, Verizon FiOs, and municipal offerings at one-gigabit speeds to the home, the new Comcast service will dramatically increase download speeds. Most subscribers currently receive download speeds of 25-100 megabits per second. For the customers with a 100Mbps connection, the increase boosts their…
Gunning for Google, Comcast Preps Gigabit Internet That Works With Regular Cable
New initiatives emerge to help refugees
Prompted by the ongoing refugee crisis affecting much of the western world, new initiatives have emerged to provide solutions to the many challenges facing the beleaguered masses. As Rahm Emanuel once famously said, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.”
In a sea of clueless government bureaucrats and fearful…
New initiatives emerge to help refugees
BIZ DEV: Fox Home Entertainment Names Cohn & Wolfe As Lead Corporate Agency
Cohn & Wolfe was named lead corporate agency for Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, charged with supporting a corporate strategy, platform and activation campaign in the U.S. The agency
will also promote Fox’s Innovation Lab, which concentrates on next generation platforms, including mobile content and virtual reality. Fox Home Entertainment spent $48.8 million on measured media in
2014 and $22.1 million in 2015, per Kantar Media.
BIZ DEV: Fox Home Entertainment Names Cohn & Wolfe As Lead Corporate Agency
Scientists find a tailless comet from Earth's early days
It’s well-established that the many asteroids and comets in the Solar System are the result of its violent early history, but finding an untouched example from the inner system is difficult. However, an astronomy team has discovered just that — and it might shed a lot of light on our homeworld’s early days. Thanks to both Pan-STARRS 1 and the Very Large Telescope, they’ve spotted a tailless, predominantly rocky comet (C/2014 S3) that has all the telltale signs of a “pristine” asteroid formed in the inner Solar System around the same time…
Scientists find a tailless comet from Earth"s early days
'Hell on Wheels' Kicks Off 'End of the Line' in Final Season Trailer
Hell on Wheels fans have known for some time that the adventures of Cullen Bohannon would drive that final golden spike in 2016, and the closing stretch of track is officially before us. Now that we know when Hell on Wheels’ final seven episodes will premiere, so too do we have a look at the first trailer.
Beginning the first of seven final Hell on Wheels episodes on Saturday, June 11 at 9:00 P.M., AMC has released the first official ‘End of the Line’ footage as well. The premiere of Robert Redford’s The American West…
"Hell on Wheels" Kicks Off "End of the Line" in Final Season Trailer
The original Ghostbusters is heading back to theaters
The Ghostbusters franchise has a big summer planned already, but Fathom Films just added another event for fans to mark in their calendars. Ghostbusters, the original 1984 comedy, will screen in theaters nationwide this June, in honor of its 34th anniversary.
That’s the reason that Fathom Films claims is behind the theatrical re-release, anyway. Tickets are available starting May 6 for both dates: June 8, with an encore on June 12. But it’s just as likely that Ghostbusters 1.0 is screening in anticipation of the franchise’s new movie, in theaters just…
The original Ghostbusters is heading back to theaters
Good, Bad and Indifferent Inventions from 1866
Axle Gauge: Manufacturing in 1866 still had to rely on “the unreliableness of manual dexterity.” This measuring device was supposed to help the blacksmith make more precise wagon axles. Image: Scientific American, September 29, 1866
Adjustable Mirror: With two mirrors, you can see the back of your coiffure…
Good, Bad and Indifferent Inventions from 1866
Candace Cameron Bure on the Beauty Problem That Constantly Plagues Her
Between
gearing up for season two of Fuller House and co-hosting The View, 40-year-old Candace Cameron Bure has a beyond busy schedule. And now the mom of
three is adding one more role to her resume: Advocate for recycling, teaming up
with Unilever to bring attention to way
bottle—namely, our beauty bottles—are recycled in the U.S. The scary stat: 56
percent of Americans recycle their kitchen items, yet only 14 percent do the
same for the bottles in their bathroom.
On her “A-ha”
moment to get involved with the campaign:
“It’s funny because I didn’t…
Candace Cameron Bure on the Beauty Problem That Constantly Plagues Her
Intel Cancels Low-Power Chips Aimed at Mobile Devices
As part of a restructuring announced last week, Intel reportedly is ending its SoFIA and Broxton projects and shifting the money to its 5G efforts.
Intel reportedly is ending its efforts around some chips aimed at smartphones and tablets as part of larger strategy to shift to areas that promise more growth.
The chip maker, which last week announced it is cutting 12,0000 jobs and refocusing its efforts around such markets as the data center, Internet of things (IoT) and the cloud while reducing its reliance on PCs, is…
Intel Cancels Low-Power Chips Aimed at Mobile Devices
Are Firefox Add-on Collections dead?
Mozilla introduced Collections to its Firefox Add-ons website (AMO) back in 2009 to provide users of the web browser with options to keep track of add-ons, and to showcase add-ons, for instance by creating themed collections.
It allowed anyone with an account to create and maintain collections by adding add-ons (which included themes) to them.
Creators could add and remove add-ons from collections, and others could follow them to receive notifications about changes made to these collections.
Firefox users benefit from Collections in two ways: collections may help…
Are Firefox Add-on Collections dead?
Microsoft develops IFTTT rival called Flow for connecting apps and services
Apps like IFTTT (If This Then That) connect services in logical ways: texting your spouse, for example, when you leave work. Microsoft has created a business-oriented preview service called Flow that acts in much the same way, but with its own software and partner apps.
Flow isn’t an app, but a way to connect apps and ask them to do specific tasks. To help users get started, Microsoft has created a series of “templates” of common use cases: for example, having Twitter tweets saved in a CSV file in OneDrive, or having a text sent to yourself when you receive an…
Microsoft develops IFTTT rival called Flow for connecting apps and services
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Has Citroen Lost The Plot With The Second-Gen C6? [55 Pics]
By revisiting the C6 nameplate with this all-new model, Citroen’s commitment to the Chinese market seems to be more about comfort and less about aesthetics.
As seen in these images from Autohome, the C6 is playing it very safe, relying on its spacious cabin, packed with nappa leather upholstery, wood trim highlights, and features such as the 12.3″ digital instrument cluster, central touchscreen display, panoramic roof and four-zone climate control to draw customers
It also measures over 5 meters (197 in) in length, making it bigger (longer) than a BMW 5-Series, and…
Has Citroen Lost The Plot With The Second-Gen C6? [55 Pics]
Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: May 2016
We always try to challenge your artistic abilities and create some interesting and inspiring artwork. As a matter of fact, we discovered the best source for inspiration: desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd.
This creativity mission has been going on for eight years now1 and, like every month, artists and designers from across the globe got their creative juices flowing to produce desktop wallpapers for you to indulge in. The wallpapers all come in versions with and without a calendar for May 2016 and can be downloaded for…
Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: May 2016
Google has a crazy idea for injecting a computer into your eyeball
Google has filed a patent for what sounds like a bionic eye.
A patent filed in 2014 and published Thursday describes a device that could correct vision without putting contacts in or wearing glasses everyday.
But to insert the device, a person must undergo what sounds like a rather intrusive procedure.
Here’s how it would work: After surgically removing a person’s lens from the lens capsule of his or her eye (ouch!), a fluid would be injected into the capsule. This fluid would act sort of like a glue, allowing whoever is conducting the procedure to attach…
Google has a crazy idea for injecting a computer into your eyeball
Engadget: ‘Apple iPhone Sales and Revenue Finally Decline’
On the earnings call, CEO Tim Cook gave some context for the iPhone sale slump. Specifically, he said that while iPhone 6S upgrades were outpacing those when the iPhone 5S launched, it hasn’t been able to match the “accelerated” upgrade cycle the company saw when it launched the iPhone 6 in 2014. He said the two other main sources of iPhone buyers come from switchers from other smartphones like Android as well as first-time buyers. In both of those regards, Cook says the business is healthy. The last six months have seen more switchers…
Engadget: ‘Apple iPhone Sales and Revenue Finally Decline’
Here’s how the Mars-bound Dragon 2 works (infographic)
Mars is soon to welcome a new spacecraft from Earth, with SpaceX’s Dragon 2 planned to head to the red planet in 2018. But how will it work?
Elon Musk’s life goal of sending humankind to Mars was always going to be a long shot – we’ve never gone further than the moon, which we achieved 57 years ago.
“I’m not saying we will take people to Mars but we can take things as far as possible,” said Musk a few…
Here’s how the Mars-bound Dragon 2 works (infographic)
T-Shirts & Apparel : Star Wars Lineup Ladies' Flip Flops
If you’re spending a lot of time on Tatooine or Jakku, you’re going to find out that sand finds its way into the oddest places. What? We didn’t even… layers and layers of clothing. How did sand make its way there?
Sand’s a lot like the Force: it flows through all things. It’s simpler if you just go with it. Be ready to wiggle your toes in the warm sand at a moment’s notice in these Star Wars Lineup Ladies’ Flip Flops. These are not flip flops you pick up at the dollar store. They’re actual Havaianas. Thong style, both footbeds have a lineup of…
T-Shirts & Apparel : Star Wars Lineup Ladies" Flip Flops
Samsung wants parents who are away from home to read bedtime stories to their children using VR
Samsung has unveiled a new virtual reality application, Bedtime VR Stories, that it is calling “the future of children’s bedtime.” By using the app with compatible VR headsets, parents can enter virtual worlds with their children and narrate stories to them.
It’s still in the prototype stage and is being tested with select families in the UK. The company says the app isn’t designed to replace the physical bedtime storybook, but is a way for parents who are away from home to spend time with their children.
“Parents will be able to tell…
Samsung wants parents who are away from home to read bedtime stories to their children using VR
Keep your Galaxy S5 safely secured to your hip for just $4.95 today!
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The form fit rear shell is impact resistant for complete protection and quickly slides in and out of the holster for instant phone access. The holster is lined with a soft fabric for a scratch free Samsung Galaxy S5 and the 180-degree swiveling belt clip doubles as an adjustable clip stand–perfect for displaying or media viewing. Both the shell and holster feature a…
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Bison To Become First National Mammal Of The US
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Our 8 Favorite VR Experiences From the Tribeca Film Festival
Virtual reality may be a babe in the woods, but it’s growing up fast. The trajectory of innovation has been steep in the past year, as constant experimentation has also helped videographers break new ground in editing and storytelling techniques within the realm of VR. It’s no longer enough to just stick a 360-degree camera rig in an interesting place and let the novelty of watching it on a facemask do all the work. At this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, several VR projects premiered as part of the “Experiential Storytelling” showcase at the…
Our 8 Favorite VR Experiences From the Tribeca Film Festival
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
It doesn’t matter where you grew up or for that matter in which decade to establish if you’re destined for a life of automotive culture. Determining factors surround us on a daily basis and it’s fate that finally brings the sounds of a hopped-up V-8 into your world, forever changing it. For Chris Longhouse of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, it all started the day his parents handed him his first plastic kit model to assemble at the kitchen table at age 6. It didn’t take the youngster long before he was elbows-deep in the build, canvassing the…
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
Roaming within the EU has just become cheaper
The new roaming caps introduced today, alongside stricter European net neutrality rules, will also be the last such reduction. That’s because from June 15th next year, the concept of roaming will cease to exist, at least among EU carriers and their customers. In the UK, Tesco Mobile is giving its users a transient taste of this level of freedom over the summer, by scrapping roaming charges across Europe until early September.
Roaming within the EU has just become cheaper
A jet-powered hoverboard just smashed a world record
Franky Zapata, the French jet ski champion who invented the Flyboard Air, has set a new Guinness World Record for the farthest hoverboard flight. Zapata achieved the feat Saturday morning off the coast of Sausset-les-Pins in the south of France, riding his Flyboard Air hoverboard for a distance of more than 2,252 meters (7,388) feet). That far surpasses the previous record of 275.9 meters (905 feet, 2 inches), set last year by Canadian inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru.
Zapata, 37, gained wide attention online earlier this month after videos of himself riding…
A jet-powered hoverboard just smashed a world record
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
It doesn’t matter where you grew up or for that matter in which decade to establish if you’re destined for a life of automotive culture. Determining factors surround us on a daily basis and it’s fate that finally brings the sounds of a hopped-up V-8 into your world, forever changing it. For Chris Longhouse of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, it all started the day his parents handed him his first plastic kit model to assemble at the kitchen table at age 6. It didn’t take the youngster long before he was elbows-deep in the build, canvassing the…
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
It doesn’t matter where you grew up or for that matter in which decade to establish if you’re destined for a life of automotive culture. Determining factors surround us on a daily basis and it’s fate that finally brings the sounds of a hopped-up V-8 into your world, forever changing it. For Chris Longhouse of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, it all started the day his parents handed him his first plastic kit model to assemble at the kitchen table at age 6. It didn’t take the youngster long before he was elbows-deep in the build, canvassing the…
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
It doesn’t matter where you grew up or for that matter in which decade to establish if you’re destined for a life of automotive culture. Determining factors surround us on a daily basis and it’s fate that finally brings the sounds of a hopped-up V-8 into your world, forever changing it. For Chris Longhouse of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, it all started the day his parents handed him his first plastic kit model to assemble at the kitchen table at age 6. It didn’t take the youngster long before he was elbows-deep in the build, canvassing the…
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
Why Good Wife Fans May Not Like The Series Finale, According To Julianna Margulies
After seven seasons, CBS’ The Good Wife is finally wrapping things up at the end of this season. Well, “wrapping up” might not be the right phrase to use, as series star Julianna Margulies says things won’t quite be so tidy when the show ends.
I said to Christine [Baranski] when we shot the last scene, ‘Wow. The fans are either gonna love this or hate this, but there’s not going to be a ‘meh.’ There’s no tied up bows. And I hope that the fans can understand the trajectory it puts Alicia on.
Julianna Margulies spoke with Variety Thursday night…
Why Good Wife Fans May Not Like The Series Finale, According To Julianna Margulies
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
It doesn’t matter where you grew up or for that matter in which decade to establish if you’re destined for a life of automotive culture. Determining factors surround us on a daily basis and it’s fate that finally brings the sounds of a hopped-up V-8 into your world, forever changing it. For Chris Longhouse of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, it all started the day his parents handed him his first plastic kit model to assemble at the kitchen table at age 6. It didn’t take the youngster long before he was elbows-deep in the build, canvassing the…
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
Why Good Wife Fans May Not Like The Series Finale, According To Julianna Margulies
After seven seasons, CBS’ The Good Wife is finally wrapping things up at the end of this season. Well, “wrapping up” might not be the right phrase to use, as series star Julianna Margulies says things won’t quite be so tidy when the show ends.
I said to Christine [Baranski] when we shot the last scene, ‘Wow. The fans are either gonna love this or hate this, but there’s not going to be a ‘meh.’ There’s no tied up bows. And I hope that the fans can understand the trajectory it puts Alicia on.
Julianna Margulies spoke with Variety Thursday night…
Why Good Wife Fans May Not Like The Series Finale, According To Julianna Margulies
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
It doesn’t matter where you grew up or for that matter in which decade to establish if you’re destined for a life of automotive culture. Determining factors surround us on a daily basis and it’s fate that finally brings the sounds of a hopped-up V-8 into your world, forever changing it. For Chris Longhouse of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, it all started the day his parents handed him his first plastic kit model to assemble at the kitchen table at age 6. It didn’t take the youngster long before he was elbows-deep in the build, canvassing the…
This 1930 Ford is Chopped, Channeled & Vintage Caddy Powered
Kurt Sutter Updates on 'Dark and Beautiful' 'Sons of Anarchy' Spinoff
We haven’t heard very much from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter after the public cancellation of FX followup The Bastard Executioner, and less so on the proposed biker spinoff, at least until now. A new update from Sutter indicates the Mayan-focused Sons of Anarchy spinoff is moving forward, potentially even scouting locations as well.
Where previously Sutter’s involvement in the biker spinoff was tied up in The Bastard Executioner’s international production, the controversial creator indicated over Twitter that…
Kurt Sutter Updates on "Dark and Beautiful" "Sons of Anarchy" Spinoff
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
It was Ditch Day at work Thursday, so we picked up some nugs, pimped a 40, and headed to our buddy “RAD” Dan Burkett’s house because his folks were gone and we were ‘bout to get tore the f**k up. Well, actually, most of that didn’t happen, but we did get an invite from the mullet king himself to join him and RAD Industries accomplice Jeff Le as they prepped and shook down Burkett’s Mark IV Toyota Supra at Walt James Stadium on the grounds of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park before the team packs up for Round 1 of the Formula…
Formula D Pro2 Mk4 Supra – Checking In With RAD Dan
Friday, April 29, 2016
Why do we hate humans?
Chat bots are the tech du jour, and for good reason. No one likes the frustrating parts of customer service: the long hold times, multiple transfers, repeated requests for information, and unresolved issues. Bots offer the promise of personalized service — at lower cost and larger scale — by removing humans from the equation.
There’s huge potential upside for brands and consumers alike, especially now that Facebook is in the game, bringing with it the developer ecosystem and user base to make chatbots mainstream. That said, we shouldn’t make the…
Why do we hate humans?
T-Shirts & Apparel : Star Wars Rebel Marsala Stripe Tie - Exclusive
When products come to us already named quite appropriately, we have to give the manufacturer props. Because, see, the company who made this tie for us must have known that we have a habit of getting food and drink on our ties. When you name the tie after the food or drink it’s similar in color to, you’re totally speaking our language. (Not Aurebesh, in this case.)
Wear this Star Wars Rebel Marsala Stripe Tie to the next event where you’re likely to pick up a glass of marsala. Or eat chicken marsala. See, this tie’s usefulness just blew your mind, didn’t…
T-Shirts & Apparel : Star Wars Rebel Marsala Stripe Tie - Exclusive
Microsoft Issues Excel Data Transformation Updates, Performance Perks
The April 2016 update for Excel 2016 streamlines several tasks, including appending multiple tables, and provides a snappier user experience on select features.
Microsoft has new updates in store this week for Excel 2016 power users, including performance enhancements and more flexible ways of transforming and mashing up data.
After applying the update, available now to Office 365 subscribers, Excel 2016 will allow users to append multiple tables using a single Append operation. In the past, combining more than two tables…
Microsoft Issues Excel Data Transformation Updates, Performance Perks
Google’s self-driving car is almost ready for primetime
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Google’s self-driving car is “close to graduating from X,” according to Astro Teller, who leads the secretive moonshot laboratory. The Verge reports that the autonomous vehicles are almost ready to become a profit-driving business.
It’s still unclear how Google’s parent company Alphabet actually plans to make money off the technology. The self-driving cars could operate as a futuristic taxi fleet…
Google’s self-driving car is almost ready for primetime
Apple Promotes New Apple Music API Introduced in iOS 9.3
– Developers can see if a user is currently a member
– Developers can see which country the users account is based
– Developers can queue up the next song or songs based on a song ID for playback
– Developers can inspect playlists already in My Music or create a new playlists with a title and…
Apple Promotes New Apple Music API Introduced in iOS 9.3
App watches you take your pills and knows when you’re faking
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YOUR phone is buzzing: it is time for your medication. You point the camera at your face so that an app can confirm your identity. It then approves the dose of the pill you show it, and watches as you put the pill on your tongue and drink a glass of water. Algorithms listen in and inspect your face and throat for any signs that you might be faking. The app dings. You may now go about the rest of your day.
The app, AiCure, is being used in US drug trials to ensure participants stick to the rules. It could also have…
App watches you take your pills and knows when you’re faking
Retro Tech: Vintage muscle machines that pushed the limits
Base model retail price: $10,995 (about $23,048 today)
CPU: 20MHz Intel 80386
In 1987, IBM unveiled its next big step in the IBM PC space, the Personal System/2 (PS/2) line, which introduced innovations such as 3.5-inch floppy support, VGA graphics, OS/2, the Micro Channel bus, 72-pin RAM SIMMs, integrated mouse support (through the now-famous PS/2 mouse/keyboard ports), and most importantly, IBM’s first 386-based PC. The 386 arrived in the highest-end PS/2 unit, the Model 80, which shipped in a hulking tower-based configuration that could support up to 2MB of RAM…
Retro Tech: Vintage muscle machines that pushed the limits
Obesity 'Explosion' In Young Rural Chinese A Result Of Socioeconomic Changes, Study Warns
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Google CEO: “We will move from mobile first to an AI first world”
We all know that Google is more than just a search engine. Android is the leading smartphone platform, Gmail is the best email client and Google Photos is the best photo service available on the web. Then you’ve got Google Maps, Google Play Music, and the list goes on. In Google’s annual Founder’s Letter, Sundar Pichai shared that the company will continue to push in different directions, emphasizing enterprise cloud solutions and artificial intelligence.
Google has been in the cloud computing game for some time, but the company is finally ready to offer…
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Google CEO: “We will move from mobile first to an AI first world”
Trump University and the art of the get-rich seminar
Editor’s note: Though this isn’t usual Ars Technica fare, we’re publishing a non-tech story because we had a reporter with deep personal experience relevant to a topic of national interest.
In 2005, both of us became fixated on a late-night infomercial that promised access to “hundreds of billions of dollars” in “free government money.” As journalism grad students at the time, our evenings often ended with a couple beers as we decompressed by watching whatever was on our tiny 13″ TV. And what was on at the time—repeatedly—was a half-hour…
Trump University and the art of the get-rich seminar
Galaxy S7 Edge battles HTC 10 in speed tests
We are all impatient today and what may be only a few seconds for your smartphone to boot up or perform a task feels like an eternity when you are in a hurry. The HTC 10 and Galaxy S7 Edge have been pitted against each other in several speed tests to see which is faster for a variety of tasks. The first is a simple bootup test.
The Galaxy device in the test uses the Exynos chip and the HTC has a Snapdragon 820. The Samsung device boots up quite a bit faster than the HTC. The next test was a comparison of how fast the two…
Galaxy S7 Edge battles HTC 10 in speed tests
Pokemon GO: All Pokemon Spawns Shared By Players
Pokemon fans will feel like real trainers with the upcoming Pokemon GO as they explore outside their homes just to catch a creature in real world locations. Making Pokemon appear in real world locations has raised numerous questions among fans on how Niantic will implement this in the game. Some fans are wondering how far they might travel just to capture a rare Pokemon, and some are wondering how they will be able to catch Legendary Pokemon in the game.
The most interesting question raised recently is if all players will see the same Pokemon that appears on their…
Pokemon GO: All Pokemon Spawns Shared By Players
How Domino’s Put Automagic Pizza on Every Device. Like, Every Device
“Alexa,” I said, “order a Domino’s pizza.”
Alexa wasn’t having it.
Amazon’s electronic assistant foiled my first attempt at ordering a Domino’s pie through one of the company’s many platform plays. I also could have tweeted or texted or even turned on the TV. But I chose Amazon Echo because my Echo and I have a good rapport. Or we did, until I tried having it deliver a pizza to my mouth.
Alexa vexed me. I’d done the requisite work, setting up a Pizza Profile on the Domino’s desktop site, enabling the Domino’s “skill” in my Alexa app,…
How Domino’s Put Automagic Pizza on Every Device. Like, Every Device
Can tech teach kids to teach themselves? XPRIZE, Google, and the UN team up to find out
Hundreds of millions of kids around the world lack access to, among other things, basic education — much less organized school systems with adequate teaching resources. XPRIZE is hoping that tech can help where humanitarian efforts have yet to make a dent — and putting $15 million on the line to that end, with the help of Google and the United Nations.
The goal is to create a software and hardware platform that will allow kids anywhere — but in Tanzania, to start — to pursue their own literacy education without the need for any top-down organization…
Can tech teach kids to teach themselves? XPRIZE, Google, and the UN team up to find out
Cute robotic monk knows the meaning of life
Xian’er’s touchscreen chest gives him a way to answer questions, such as “What is the meaning of life?” To which he’d reply: “My master says the meaning of life is to help more people finally leave behind bitterness and gain happiness.” He also has a WeChat account under the name 贤二机器僧 where he talks with people who can’t go to the temple, though we couldn’t seem to find and add him when we tried. The temple’s human monks have no plans to mass produce Xian’er, but they’re already working on a smarter, more advanced robot that…
Cute robotic monk knows the meaning of life
New ‘gym’ for AI developers packed with Asteroids, Pong and Space Invaders
Elon Musk’s $1bn OpenAI non-profit has just opened up its AI learning ‘gym’ to the public, with Atari games the perfect foil for a developing piece of software, it seems.
Released on Wednesday, the OpenAI Gym is a toolkit for developers to work on their AI programs, using reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms to garner improvements. The $1bn creation of a group including Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, the…
New ‘gym’ for AI developers packed with Asteroids, Pong and Space Invaders
Jazz drumming to Super Smash Bros. is better than any commentary
I usually have a hard time following competitive Super Smash Bros. matches, but honestly, they make so much more sense when accompanied by some freeform jazz drumming. The video above shows what a perfect pairing this is — with drummer Caleb Goss providing a soundtrack to a January 2015 bout between players Armada_UGS and L3ff3n.
It’s amazing how well Goss matches his drumming with the characters’ attacks. Look at 1:04 for example, when Goss taps out Fox McCloud’s laser hits on the cymbal, or at 1:32 when he matches Princess Peach’s killer turnip blow…
Jazz drumming to Super Smash Bros. is better than any commentary
MSI Cubi 2 Plus Review: Close to the perfect mini PC
You would be forgiven for thinking the desktop PC is in trouble considering how often we hear about declining desktop sales — even Microsoft is pointing to the market’s nine-year slump for missing its quarterly profit target. But despite regularly reading about poor mainstream PC sales, it isn’t all bad news as two very different desktop segments are on the rise and in a big way.
Unsurprisingly, gaming PCs are in huge demand right now and at the opposite end of the spectrum so too are small form-factor computers. Driving both ends of the market is Intel with…
MSI Cubi 2 Plus Review: Close to the perfect mini PC
Legends of Tomorrow: Leviathan Review
This Legends of Tomorrow review contains spoilers.
Legends of Tomorrow Episode 13
And we’re back in business. After last week’s rather inconsequential episode, it finally felt like Legends of Tomorrow got back to telling a story with some actual weight to it this week. If I’m reading this thing right, “Leviathan” is basically the first hour of a four hour season finale, and Legends has by far done its best work when it behaves as if it has no time to lose. Which it doesn’t.
Seriously, I will be shocked if the show leaves 2166 again before that final episode….
Legends of Tomorrow: Leviathan Review
Facebook Debuts Updated Apps For Windows 10
It what is surely music to Microsoft’s ears, Facebook is finally launching some updated Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram apps for Windows 10.
“These new apps will load quickly
and easily within Windows and have the most up-to-date features,” Davis Fields, Product Manager at Facebook, promises in a new blog post.
For Windows 10 users, Facebook is now one click
away from their Start Menu, while the app will now start and load their News Feed faster than before.
Additional new features include Reactions, stickers in comments, desktop notifications,
and the…
Facebook Debuts Updated Apps For Windows 10
Wow, Bones Just Delivered Its Creepiest Serial Killer Yet
Spoilers for Bones are below.
For 11 seasons now, Bones has bludgeoned viewers with a variety of sadistic and malicious murderers, holding our eyes open with other people’s fingernails to make sure we caught every disturbing moment, and then buried us alive with the memories. But whoa boy, “The Monster in the Closet” really kicked things up a notch in the horror zone for the show’s latest (and possibly last) serial killer, who has already ascended the ranks to become the most unsettling antagonist yet. Future episodes may water down that opinion, of…
Wow, Bones Just Delivered Its Creepiest Serial Killer Yet
'Suicide Squad' Star Margot Robbie Defends Harley Quinn's Costume
Not only did Harley Quinn become an instant fan favorite following her debut on Batman: The Animated Series, but she quickly became an iconic villain, and it wasn’t long before she transitioned to the pages of DC Comics. While most fans agree that Margot Robbie is the perfect choice for the role in Suicide Squad, there’s been much less agreement over her wardrobe — or lack thereof — in David Ayer’s upcoming film. Robbie herself has officially chimed in, offering her thoughts on Harley’s controversial fashion…
"Suicide Squad" Star Margot Robbie Defends Harley Quinn"s Costume
Wonder Woman: New Set Photo Hints at Bruce Wayne Connection
Last month’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice broke box office records to the tune of $850 million and ushered in a new era for the DC Extended Universe. Next up for the franchise is Suicide Squad, which premieres in theaters later this year and where Batman will make another appearance. But for a continuation of the story started in Dawn of Justice, fans may have to wait until next year’s Wonder Woman.
Currently filming in Italy and France, the standalone superheroine film is said to be an origin story that will follow a young Princess Diana as she becomes…
Wonder Woman: New Set Photo Hints at Bruce Wayne Connection
OneDrive referrals may get you 10GB extra storage
Microsoft announced back in 2015 that it made the decision to downgrade OneDrive plans for paying and free users without revealing at that time why it made the decision.
The company came clean later by stating publicly that the economics of existing plans were unsustainable, and that it had to change them because of that.
The move did irritate users of the service and here especially free users who Microsoft wanted to restrict to 5 Gigabytes of storage.
That was a big downgrade from the 15 Gigabytes the company offered to free users (which does not even include free…
OneDrive referrals may get you 10GB extra storage
Every item on Dark Souls 3's intimidating Status screen, explained
PREPARE TO DIE LESS
Your journey through Lothric doesn’t end here. Be sure to check out the rest of Polygon’s Dark Souls 3 guide , which offers everything from tips for beginners and returning masochists to detailed walkthroughs of every area — including all of the secret, bonus content.
At first, Dark Souls 3‘s Status screen looks like an intimidating chart of mathematical equations, but without much work, you can understand and use it to craft a character specifically tailored for your style. If you understand the mechanics of the Status screen, you will…
Every item on Dark Souls 3"s intimidating Status screen, explained
React Fast: How Size Determines Rate
Key concepts
Chemistry
Physics
Reaction
Surface area
Introduction
Did you know that flour can explode? Luckily, this does not happen spontaneously on your kitchen counter, but only if the conditions are right. You need a very fine powder of flour to make an explosion happen. In fact, any solid flammable material that is dispersed in the air as a dust cloud will explode if it comes into contact with flame (a reason extreme caution must be used where there is a large amount of grain dust, such as in storage facilities). Why is that? It has to do with the particle…
React Fast: How Size Determines Rate
Microsoft Issues Excel Data Transformation Updates, Performance Perks
The April 2016 update for Excel 2016 streamlines several tasks, including appending multiple tables, and provides a snappier user experience on select features.
Microsoft has new updates in store this week for Excel 2016 power users, including performance enhancements and more flexible ways of transforming and mashing up data.
After applying the update, available now to Office 365 subscribers, Excel 2016 will allow users to append multiple tables using a single Append operation. In the past, combining more than two tables…
Microsoft Issues Excel Data Transformation Updates, Performance Perks
Google’s self-driving car is almost ready for primetime
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Google’s self-driving car is “close to graduating from X,” according to Astro Teller, who leads the secretive moonshot laboratory. The Verge reports that the autonomous vehicles are almost ready to become a profit-driving business.
It’s still unclear how Google’s parent company Alphabet actually plans to make money off the technology. The self-driving cars could operate as a futuristic taxi fleet…
Google’s self-driving car is almost ready for primetime
Volkswagen reveals more efficient new 1.5 TSI engine
Volkswagen AG has unveiled the first of its more efficient new-generation EA211 turbo-petrol engines, a 1.5-litre TSI that will replace the 1.4 TSI used in models such as the Golf, Skoda Octavia and Audi A3.
Revealed overnight at the annual Vienna Motor Symposium, this new unit trickle into a range of VW products from the end of 2016. Notably, it has variable turbine geometry — something VW says is the first such application on a “volume-produced” spark ignition engine.
The 1.5 will be available in two applications, producing 96kW (up from 92kW) and 110kW…
Volkswagen reveals more efficient new 1.5 TSI engine
App watches you take your pills and knows when you’re faking
Tom Merton/Getty
YOUR phone is buzzing: it is time for your medication. You point the camera at your face so that an app can confirm your identity. It then approves the dose of the pill you show it, and watches as you put the pill on your tongue and drink a glass of water. Algorithms listen in and inspect your face and throat for any signs that you might be faking. The app dings. You may now go about the rest of your day.
The app, AiCure, is being used in US drug trials to ensure participants stick to the rules. It could also have…
App watches you take your pills and knows when you’re faking
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Germany will offer 4,000 euro incentives for plug-in vehicles
The German government has agreed to a plug-in vehicle incentive plan that would hand out about $1.4 billion in perks to those who buy electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. About half of that funding will come from the German automakers themselves. Think of it as a wake-up call for a German plug-in vehicle sector that’s sort of been in snooze mode. Germany’s parliament still needs to approve the plan, which initially involved automakers paying for about 25 percent of the funding, Bloomberg News says, citing a press conference with German political…
Germany will offer 4,000 euro incentives for plug-in vehicles
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell teams up with Spil Games to make mobile games
Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari and the father of modern video games, just can’t get enough of gaming. So he has teamed up with Netherlands-based publisher Spil Games to publish a series of mobile games.
Bushnell is 73 years old, but he is still young at heart and he has gaming in his blood. In an interview with GamesBeat, he said, “I’m always designing games.”
But this guy is learning new tricks. These are the first “mobile first” games that Bushnell has created, and Spil Games is more than happy to turn his designs into full-fledged mobile…
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell teams up with Spil Games to make mobile games
Allergy-Free Peanuts? Not So Fast
My husband and I discovered our daughter’s peanut allergy while we were 35,000 feet in the air over Denver. Even though we knew she was allergic to eggs, our allergist had told us there was no reason to avoid any other foods, and so the week before I’d given her a bit of peanut butter and chalked up the slight rash she developed to eczema. As we began our descent into Denver, I gave her a bite of a protein bar. About ten minutes later she started screaming. Her face turned bright pink.
Was it anaphylaxis or the pressure in her ears from landing? She was only…
Allergy-Free Peanuts? Not So Fast
Intel Wants To Eliminate The Headphone Jack And Replace It With USB-C
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Fiorina Joins Cruz's Campaign as VP Running Mate
In an unusual move by a candidate so far behind the in delegate count, Cruz taps Fiorina in hopes of making it to a contested GOP convention.
She may have a checkered past a tech executive and a political record comprising two failed bids for office, but the Republican Party apparently is not yet done with Carly Fiorina.
As had been rumored for much of the week and a possibility for more than a month, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz on April 27 named the former Hewlett-Packard CEO and one-time campaign rival as his vice…
Fiorina Joins Cruz"s Campaign as VP Running Mate
Instagram testing wild new black and white design
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Instagram has a pretty recognizable design, but it could be due for a massive overhaul. Mashable reports that the Facebook-owned app is testing out a questionable new look on some of its users.
You can see the new version of the app above on the right, with the current official design on the left for comparison. The refreshed user interface is completely black and white, offering a simpler and duller feel overall….
Instagram testing wild new black and white design
A Beautiful Planet: Shooting IMAX Is Hard Enough on Earth. In Space, It’s Preposterous
The IMAX 3D movie A Beautiful Planet hits theaters tomorrow, on April 29. The film was shot on the International Space Station, so unless you’re an astronaut, you’ll see views of our pale blue dot that you’ve never seen before. Mesmerizing flybys of cities at night, street lights smoldering like charcoal embers. Neon-green auroras, glowing like black-light posters. The crystal-blue waters of the Bahamas, urging you to cannonball in from orbit.
Surprisingly, A Beautiful Planet is the first IMAX space production to use digital cameras instead of film cameras.
A Beautiful Planet: Shooting IMAX Is Hard Enough on Earth. In Space, It’s Preposterous
How to recover files from a dead external drive
Nannette Abia Rivera’s external hard drive stopped working, and she needs to recover files stored on it.
When you store files on an external drive, it’s easy to forget my first rule of tech storage: Never have only one copy of anything. We tend to think of external drives—especially external hard drives—as a backup medium, so of course anything on the drive must be a backup.
But if files exist only on that external drive, they are not backed up. And you need to make sure they get backed up to something other than that particular drive—whether it’s an…
How to recover files from a dead external drive
Tour booking software startup Xola scores $5M Series A led by Rakuten Travel
Xola, a software platform that manages booking and marketing for tour providers, is venturing deeper into international markets after closing a $5 million Series A. The funding was led by Rakuten Travel, which is Japan’s largest online travel agency, and contributed half of the round.
Rakuten Travel is a unit of Rakuten, the largest e-commerce marketplace in Japan. The company also has operations throughout Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, which San Francisco-based Xola can leverage as it seeks international growth.
In particular, Rakuten Travel…
Tour booking software startup Xola scores $5M Series A led by Rakuten Travel
Nintendo reveals Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem experiences for mobile
Nintendo’s Miitomo was a nice introduction for the company’s presence on Android and mobile, but it seems they’re about to get even more serious. The company has revealed plans to launch new games and apps based on Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem this fall.
In case you’re not familiar, Animal Crossing is a game where you’re placed into a town full of friendly characters. Your goal is to help keep the place looking good and running smoothly, and doing things to help the residents who inhabit the area. In turn, you get rewarded with currency to buy stuff for…
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Nintendo reveals Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem experiences for mobile
ZTE Axon 2 pops up at TENAA packing Snapdragon 820 and 4GB RAM
A new ZTE smartphone has turned up and this time the little beast is called the ZTE Axon 2. The phone has turned up on TENAA bringing some of the specifications with a couple images of the smartphone. This isn’t the first ZTE device that we have spied at TENAA this month, the ZTE Nubia X8 and X8 Mini were seen previously. The ZTE Axon 2 has significantly better specs than either of those other two devices.
TENAA lists the Axon 2 as having a 5.5-inch QHD OLED screen. The chipset running the show is a Snapdragon 820 paired with 4GB…
ZTE Axon 2 pops up at TENAA packing Snapdragon 820 and 4GB RAM
UK doctors say smokers should be encouraged to use e-cigarettes
Although the long-term effects of e-cigarettes aren’t yet known, the PCP says that the likelihood of there being a “hazard to health” arising from sustained vapour inhalation is “unlikely to exceed 5 percent of the harm from tobacco smoke.” This mirrors a Public Health England (PHE) report that said that e-cigarettes are 95 percent less harmful than tobacco.
Doctors also found there was no evidence to suggest that e-cigarettes normalize smoking or serve as a gateway to regular tobacco: “None of these products has to date attracted…
UK doctors say smokers should be encouraged to use e-cigarettes
DayZ PS4 And Xbox One Release Soon? Game Development On Schedule, Says Devs
DayZ’s current-gen console release is apparently on track, according to developers, but they’re now focused on developing its PC version. According to them, they’re still working on the game; however, no release dates have been announced yet. Will we see an Xbox One and PS4 DayZ console version soon?
According to WCCFTech, the game is still being worked on by the company despite the long development time since it was officially confirmed by its creators. Bohemia Interactive has reassured fans through their Twitter account that both console versions are still…
DayZ PS4 And Xbox One Release Soon? Game Development On Schedule, Says Devs
Hey Siri, who's better: you or Alexa?
It’s too easy, almost lazy, to lump Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa into the same category. They’re both virtual personal assistants made by two of the biggest, most influential companies in tech. They both answer questions, add things to shopping lists, control your smart lights, and tell awesome dad jokes.
But in reality, Siri and Alexa are pretty different; in fact, sometimes it seems as though the only thing they have in common is that they both respond to voice. Siri is on Apple mobile devices (and Apple TV); Alexa is on speakers (and Amazon Fire TV)….
Hey Siri, who"s better: you or Alexa?
Netflix Announces Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Netflix is sending us back to camp. That’s right, we’re getting more Wet Hot American Summer.
The streaming service announced Wednesday that they have ordered eight episodes of Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. This will be Netflix’s second original series based on the cult film and set at Camp Firewood, after last year’s Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.
The Ten Years Later premise is actually a play on a gag that’s tagged on to the end of the original film, which imagines the cast of Amy Poehler, Michael Ian Black, Elizabeth…
Netflix Announces Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Fast 8 Makes History Again In Its Latest Announcement Video
For some time now, F. Gary Grey and his Fast 8 family have been looking to write a page in the record books, as the film aimed to be the first American production to shoot in Cuba. Tonight those wishes have come true, and Grey has confirmed through the Tweet below that Dominic Toretto and his crew are heading to the tropics.
Welcome to Cuba – #F8 is now in production!https://t.co/0aneIVMhJm
— Fast & Furious (@FastFurious) April 28, 2016
The announcement comes from the official Fast and Furious Twitter account, which saw the video of local extras bidding a fond…
Fast 8 Makes History Again In Its Latest Announcement Video