It’s not quite the sound of Japan’s earthquake, but audio programmer Micah Frank has used the raw data from the seismic activity to create a frightening aural interpretation. The streaming audio can be heard at Frank’s website.
Frank’s “Tectonic” program gathers raw data in real time from the U.S. Geological Survey, including …
March 11, 2011 –
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Live long and prosper.
Making music is never a crime, except in this case there’s a possibility it might be. [via You Are Listening …
The charge was serious: that Twitter on more than one occasion told consumers that the company was protecting their privacy when they, in fact, were not. Which is where the hackers come in.
Specifically, the FTC alleged that due to “serious lapses” in security, hackers obtained “unauthorized administrative control of Twitter, …
They’re birds, and they’re angry, and now they’re flush with $42 million investment cash, thanks to a couple of bullish venture capital firms. Which means? A whole lot more Angry Birds, obviously.
Call it the next step in a series of improbable victories for the out-of-nowhere game about a bunch of surly (but cartoon-cute) avians …
Don’t blame the bloggers for starting all that gossip. Chances are, the email in your inbox from your friend is what started the rumor mill going.
Scientific American reported that when it came to the 2008 presidential election, which was rife with false gossip items along the likes of “Barack Obama wasn’t born in the US” and “Sarah …
I’m not really buying this whole story, but apparently a Chinese gadget blog got its hands on “mold engineering drawings” of the next iPhone. Why are these supposed drawings floating around? To “be used by case designers to create plastic, TPU, aluminum, silicone and leather cases,” of course.
Sounds like something Apple would totally …
One of the Motorola Xoom’s missing pieces will fall into place with the arrival of Adobe Flash on March 18.
Adobe made the news official on its blog. Flash 10.2 will arrive alongside Android 3.0.1, an over-the-air software update that’s rolling out to Xoom tablets now. Adobe’s considering this a beta release for tablets, but the final …
IKEA may be the go-to place for affordably-priced furniture, but did you know that it’s now branching out into virtual shelving, as well? IKEA sites in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are offering customers an app that lets them organize their desktop using the Swedish company’s Expedit shelving unit.
The app comes from …
If you’ve been thinking that Facebook plans to allow third party applications access to your address and phone number sound a little worrying, you’re not alone; four Democratic senators have written to Mark Zuckerberg to express their concern and ask him to reconsider.
Facebook first announced in January that third party apps would be …
While you can’t prevent natural disasters like earthquakes, you can prepare for them so you know what to do when one hits.
Your phone can become a tool to help you survive a dangerous situation. Here are some suggestions of which apps to download so you can be prepared when disaster strikes. While it’s still scary to be put in that …
Given the prevalence of advanced mobile devices in Japan, there’s been no shortage of citizen-broadcast videos and imagery from the recent earthquake. Here are some of the better places to follow along online.
VIDEOS
YouTube’s CitizenTube channel has established a playlist of videos related to the disaster, with footage rolling in …
Nobody likes layovers, especially long and boring ones. But if you happen to have a stopover at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, you at least can rent an e-book to keep you company.
The library, which opened last week, features about 30 iPads and other devices that each offer 400 titles, as well as 2,000 physical Chinese and …
