The game may not quite be a household name on the level of the most famous video games of all time yet, but it’s quietly worked its way into the fabric of society in a way that very few games ever have.
Amprius Begins Shipping a Better Smartphone Battery
A company called Amprius is getting closer to delivering salvation from so-so smartphone batteries.
Google+ Hangout: The Future of Minecraft with CaptainSparklez, Block Fortress and Will Blew
Join us on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 1PM Eastern for a Google+ Hangout to discuss all things Minecraft.
An Airway Created with a 3D Printer Saved This Baby’s Life
If you think 3D printing’s overhyped, you clearly haven’t seen this.
Google to Add Galapagos Islands to Street View
Soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a tablet to explore some of the Galapagos Islands’ most remote areas, surrounding waters and unique creatures.
How to Get Emergency Texts on Your Phone
If you recently purchased a new phone, whether it’s a smartphones or feature phone, it may receive emergency alerts.
Jennifer Lopez to Open Cellphone Stores
“Jenny from the Block” wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her.
Google X: A Secret Lab for Moonshots and More
Businessweek’s Brad Stone details Google X, the search giant’s secret lab that’s “home to the self-driving car initiative and the Internet-connected eyeglasses, Google Glass, among other improbable projects.”
Inside Google’s Secret Lab [Businessweek]
TechnologizerApps & Software
Mailbox: Still Beautiful, Still Clever, Now on the iPad
The e-mail app that practically caused riots among iPhone users arrives on Apple’s tablet — no wait required.
Twitter Adds Security Measure to Logins
Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users’ accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.
TechnologizerVideo Games
Survival of the Blockiest
In Minecraft’s aptly named Survival Mode, players must find shelter, feed themselves and fend off monsters. But they start by mining blocks.
TechnologizerMicrosoft
The Xbox One Is All-New — But Familiar, Too
While the Xbox One is all-new from a technology standpoint, it also feels like a continuance of the ideas that Microsoft has been adding to the Xbox 360 since 2005.
Xbox One Raises the Burden of Privacy Safeguards: 5 Questions for Microsoft
Xbox One will be Microsoft’s eyes and ears in your home, but that only increases the company’s burden to safeguard our privacy.
