Old people are harmless. But deep down inside, they just want to take your Internet away from you.
On March 28, Internet users in Georgia and Armenia were plunged into several hours of disconnected darkness. What had befell them? Was a revolution sweeping the country? No, just an elderly Georgian lady.
The 75-year-old woman was …
This young man’s software is causing a bit of a stir.
He’s invented code that doesn’t simply recognize faces, but can track them as they move around. Not just faces, either. Almost any object you define on screen can be monitored, tracked, and memorized for future use.
Zdenek Kalal‘s pioneering work in object tracking has resulted …
YouTube is this generation’s boob tube. With some upcoming changes planned, it may soon become downright indistinguishable. The site is planning to revamp itself, putting the spotlight on topic channels and original content on its homepage.
The Wall Street Journal says that a good portion of these channels will showcase several …
Isn’t it supposed to be the new age of journalism where tech-savvy readers tout their tablets to catch up on the day’s latest headlines? Well, that’s what The Daily thought.
But new data reveals that News Corp’s iPad-only paper isn’t living up to its hype.
According to a Niemen Journalism Lab analysis based off of Twitter …
A new homepage isn’t the only change Twitter’s recently undergone. As the Twitter Engineering blog reports, last week saw the launch of Blender, a new server that reportedly makes its search function three times faster than before.
The new server doesn’t just speed up what the blog calls “one of the most heavily-trafficked search …
We’ve come a long way from the days of $200 3D glasses.
Starting April 24, Samsung will give away two pairs of active shutter glasses with all its 3D LED and Plasma TVs. On May 1, the company will drop the suggested retail price of its 3D glasses to $50, and they’ll probably sell for less in stores. Each pair of 3D glasses previously …
Earlier today, YouTube reshuffled some of their search functionality while adding a new layer to help users discover videos.
The new feature, dubbed “Filter & Explore,” builds upon the old “Search Options” mechanism by leveraging similar topics to help users find something cool to watch– even if they weren’t necessarily looking for …
Infinity Blade racked up tons of accolades and significant sales when it hit Apple’s App Store last year. (I loved it.) The touch action/RPG hybrid stands out as one of the best-looking and sharpest-feeling games on iOS, and Android users have surely been holding their breath for their chance to take on the GodKing’s ogres and hedge …
Toshiba just unveiled a new line of 3D panel televisions that will – for the first time – be available outside of Japan. And here’s the real kicker: They’re promising that at least one of these models will be completely glasses-free.
You hear that, 3D fans? Nothing weighing down your face. Just good ol’, unencumbered TV watching …
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Grooveshark became a rare victim of Android Market policy on Tuesday, when Google removed the streaming music app without explanation of which policies were violated.
Unlike other streaming music services, such as Rdio and MOG, Grooveshark doesn’t license …
It’s advertising gone crazy like a fox. Or alright, just crazy. Mobile ad network Adzookie wants to pay your mortgage – as long as it can turn your house into an advertisement for Adzookie.
The promotion – which only has a budget of $100,000, so that whole “paying your mortgage” thing sadly doesn’t mean paying all of your mortgage …
The kids of today think digital music sucks but want to keep Steve Jobs happy. Or at least that’s my takeaway from the latest of Piper Jaffray’s bi-annual surveys of high school students in the US, which asked 4,500 kids how they felt about Apple products and digital music.
Among the surprising results: The percentage of …
