Microsoft Wants You To Believe In Holograms
• http://www.popsci.com, By Dan MorenAnd by "holograms," they mean "augmented reality"
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The Shadow Internet That's 100 Times Faster Than Google Fiber
• http://www.wired.com-Klint FinleyWhen Google chief financial officer Patrick Pichette said the tech giant might bring 10 gigabits per second internet connections to American homes, it seemed like science fiction.
Google puts its self-driving car in the hands of area suppliers
• http://www.crainsdetroit.com-Dustin WalshThe fate of Google Inc.'s self-driving car rests in the hands of Livonia-based Roush Industries Inc. and other local suppliers.
The Free Encryption App That Wants to Replace Gmail, Dropbox, and HipChat
• WiredPeerio, an "encrypted productivity suite" meant to help individual users and businesses encrypt everything from IMs to online file storage. The software, initially launching as a Windows and Mac app as well as a Chrome plugin but coming to mobile
USB wall charger secretly logs keystrokes
• http://www.dailypaul.com-VRCalled KeySweeper, the stealthy Arduino-based device can sniff, decrypt, log, and report back all keystrokes -- saving them both locally and online.
Google Translate app now translates street signs and real-time conversations
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Stu RobartsNot so long ago, the idea of a universal language translation device making the jump from science fiction to reality seemed preposterous.
For $15 a Month, Verizon Will Make Your Crappy Car Internet-Savvy
• http://www.wired.com-ALEX DAVIESNext time your check-engine light comes on, your first call may not be to your mechanic, but to Verizon.
The Brilliant Air Vents You Never Knew You Needed
• http://www.wired.com-MARGARET RHODESNest created a whole class of copycat smart thermostats. But the vents that actually crank out all that finely tuned air still remain largely in the shadows.
Your computer might know you even better than your friends do
• http://www.gizmag.com-Stu RobartsNew research has found that computers can "judge" personality traits far more precisely than previously thought. The study found that it is possible for computers to draw inferences about a person as accurately as their spouse can. Even then, the jud
Microsoft slams Google for spilling the beans on Windows 8.1 security flaw
• http://www.zdnet.com-Charlie OsborneThe Redmond giant isn't exactly chipper after Google disclosed a Windows bug just two days before Microsoft planned to issue a fix.
Watch My Bit - A Video Platform for the Art & Soul
• Watch My BitThe first Bitcoin enabled, micro-payment video streaming platform. Monetize your videos--earn bitcoin.
Linux's Creator Wants Us All to Chill Out About the Leap Second
• http://www.wired.com-ROBERT MCMILLANThe leap second is the rare and obscure practice of occasionally adding a second to the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) system that most of us use to set our watches.
CES 2015: all the latest from the biggest tech show of the year
• TechRader.comCES 2015 is far from over as Day 3 rambles on in Las Vegas. We're still on fire, if a little threadbare, posting news and hands on reviews straight from the show floor.
What mattered on Day 1 at CES 2015
• CNET.ComThe crowds have hit the ground running at CES in search of the novel and interesting technology that wasn't covered on Press Day. Here's everything you need to know from Day 1.
CES 2015: all the latest from the biggest tech show of the year
• TechTraderThe tech fest to end all tech fests is here
Ernest Hancock at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015 in Las Vegas, NV...
Donna HancockErnest Hancock is in Las Vegas, NV at the Annual Consumer Electronics Show 2015, scouting out the latest technogadgets and technology. Check out photos from the event that will be posted and updated through-out the day...
MIT aims to simplify web development with new language
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Chris WoodUr/Web is a new approach to coding for the web set out in a white paper being presented by MIT researcher Adam Chlipala.
Microsoft May Soon Replace Internet Explorer With a New Web Browser
• http://www.wired.com, By Davey AlbaMicrosoft's Windows 10 operating system will debut with an entirely new web browser code-named Spartan, according to a report citing anonymous sources.
What is Factom?
• Factom.OrgFactom is a system for securing millions of realtime records in the blockchain with a single hash. Factom is a simple extension of the Bitcoin blockchain that lets you build faster, cost effective applications
Uber slapped with suit by 45 Philadelphia taxi companies
• http://www.post-gazette.com, By Erin ArvedlundA group of 45 Philadelphia taxi companies filed suit in federal court Tuesday alleging that Uber, the app-based taxi enterprise, is waging unfair competition against medallion owners who must operate under state laws and regulations.
Ghostery Plugin Identifies and Neutralizes Trackers on Your Web Browser
• http://thelibertybeat.com, by John BushGhostery is a browser plugin that identifies trackers running in your browser from websites you visit.
Google self-driving car prototype ready to try road
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk-AFPGoogle on Monday announced that the first completed prototype of its self-driving car is ready to be road tested.
Rapid Prototyping and TEOTWAWKI
• http://survivalblog.com-PMNIf there is a breakdown in the normal manufacturing system because of TEOTWAWKI, the usual supply of parts may be unavailable to replace the broken pieces of our machines. However, 3d printing might provide a solution by allowing us to make whatever
Rise of the car-sharing apps poses threat to auto sector
• http://news.yahoo.com-Atul Prakash and Sudip KarThe humble smartphone could throw a spanner in the works of the car sector's post-crisis turnaround, with the big manufacturers facing a long-term threat from apps that make it easier and cheaper to share or hire vehicles than to buy them.
How Skype Used AI to Build Its Amazing New Language Translator
• http://www.wired.com-ROBERT MCMILLANVery soon now, a select group of Skype beta testers will have a new Microsoft technology that seems borrowed from the world of Star Trek.
DIAGNOSE AN EAR INFECTION WITH A SMARTPHONE ACCESSORY
• http://www.popsci.com-Dan MorenIs there anything that's worse than having a child who might be suffering from an ear infection? (Other, of course, than being said child.)
Smaller, faster, greener "high-rise" 3D chips are ready for Big Data
• http://www.gizmag.com-Dario BorghinoStanford engineers have pioneered a new design for a scalable 3D computer chip that tightly interconnects logic and memory, with the effect of minimizing data bottlenecks and saving on energy usage.
Ghost ship projected onto Amsterdam canal
• http://www.gizmag.com-Stu RobartsVisitors to Amsterdam at the moment better have nerves of steel. A ghost ship has been spotted moored on one of the city's famous canals.
BPG image format offers JPEG quality at half the file size
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Loz BlainFrench programmer Fabrice Bellard has come up with a graphics file format he believes can "replace the JPEG image format."
The FBI Used the Web's Favorite Hacking Tool to Unmask Tor Users
• http://www.wired.com, By Kevin PoulsenFor more than a decade, a powerful app called Metasploit has been the most important tool in the hacking world:
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