Microsoft: An Open Source Windows is Definitely Possible
• Wired.comMicrosoft's software empire rests on Windows, the computer operating system that runs so many of the world's desktop PCs, laptops, phones, and servers.
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Drone Technology + Lawnmower + Video Camera = A Badass Way to Do Yardwork
• http://motherboard.vice.comMowing the lawn is, hands down, one of the crappiest chores that exists. Which is why a handful of people around the United States do it from their living room, in something that resembled virtual reality
Free Tool Shows What Your Apps Are Doing Behind Your Back
• http://www.wired.com,KLINT FINLEYDO YOU KNOW what do your phone's apps do when you're not using them?
This is the new browser Microsoft wants you to use instead of Internet Explorer
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Steve KovachInternet Explorer, which not long ago totally dominated the browser market, has been eclipsed in recent years by Google Chrome, according to stats compiled by Dadaviz.
Factom Raises $140k in First Day of 'Software Sale'
• coindesk.comFactom has raised 579 BTC, or roughly $140,000, through the first day of its crowdsale.
Obama Admin's New Spending Website Rolls Back Transparency
• http://freebeacon.comData previously available at click of a button now a needle in a haystack
The Virtual Reality Sim That Helps Teach Cops When to Shoot
• http://www.wired.com, ISSIE LAPOWSKY"I GOTTA GET the guns," Scott Digiralomo tells me over his shoulder as he leads me down the cinder block hallways of the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy in Morristown, New Jersey.
Microsoft Surface 3: Still Cheap, But Finally Full Windows
• Wired.ComMicrosoft Surface 3: Still Cheap, But Finally Full Windows
Windows 10 preview will soon be available for many more phones
• theverge.comMicrosoft opened up its Windows 10 Technical Preview to Windows Phone users last month, but only a scant few Lumia devices were supported.
How Facebook's Chief Geek Will Meld Reality With the Oculus
• WiredAfter so many years of unfulfilled promise, virtual reality--and its cousin, augmented reality--are finally moving towards the mainstream.
Twitter's Periscope App Lets You Livestream Your World
• http://www.wired.comOn Monday morning, I watched the Today Show. Not on TV, though, and not standing and screaming alongside middle-aged Texans in the vicious cold outside the show's Rockefeller Center digs.
Twitter's Periscope App Lets You Livestream Your World
• Wired.ComIn a week of beta-testing Periscope, the live-streaming app that Twitter bought for a reported $100 million early this year and is officially launching today, I've seen a lot of crazy things.
Clever App Reveals a Snapshot of Your Location--In the Past
• http://www.wired.comThe makers of the augmented reality app Pivot want to create a time portal--on your phone.
Windows 10 announcement: certified hardware can lock out competing OSes
• Boing BoingIt's an instance of Doctorow's first law: "any time someone puts a lock on something that belongs to you, and won't give you the key, that lock isn't for your benefit." It's a predictable and dismal salvo in the war on general purpose computers.
Apple soon to be worth more than $1 trillion, financial analysts predict
• The GuardianIt is the first time any company has ever been valued at more than $1tn, and would make Apple more valuable than the gross domestic product (GDP) of Indonesia, the Netherlands or Saudi Arabia, according to World Bank statistics.
Before IE Dies Completely, Remember the Browser Wars
• http://tucker.liberty.me - Jeffery TuckerWithout much fanfare, this month Microsoft announced that it is phasing out its notorious Internet browser called Internet Explorer. The DoJ was the main player in a story that seems to be oddly forgotten.
Google Just Fixed One of Wi-Fi's Biggest Annoyances
• WiredYou walk into a coffee shop, where your phone hungrily gloms onto the open Wi-Fi network--probably called something like Netgear, or AT&TWiFi--and promptly stops working.
Google: Our new system for recognizing faces is the best one ever
• http://fortune.com,by Derrick HarrisNew advances in facial recognition are a step forward for an artificial intelligence technique called deep learning.
After Terminator Arm, DARPA Wants Implantable Hard Drive for the Brain
• Military.ComAn experimental Pentagon program has already developed two types of a highly advanced, Terminator-like prosthetic arm.
Google's New Algorithm Will Only Show You 'What They Say Is True'
• http://naturalsociety.com, BY BARBARA MINTONWith 2.8 billion 'facts' currently in the database
Inside Popcorn Time, the Piracy Party Hollywood Can't Stop
• Wired.comPopcorn Time was an instant hit when it launched just over a year ago:
Neptune Suite: A Taste of What Computing Should Be in 2025
• Wired.comWhen Neptune launched its grand idea for upending the smartphone ecosystem, many responses boiled down to: Huh?
TED Day One: We Won't Use This to Make a Terminator, Honest
• Wired.Com"Effectively every single human being on the planet is going to be part of a manmade system for the first time," Rothkopf said.
An Open Google Now Is About to Make Android Super Smart
• Wired.ComGoogle Now, the card-based dashboard that provides a custom overview of what's coming up on your schedule, how hellish your commute will be, what news you might like to read and more, is an immensely helpful tool for Android users.
This App Lets You Piggyback Facebook's Free Internet to Access Any Sit
• motherboard.vice.comIn countries like Zambia, Tanzania, or Kenya, where very few have access to the Internet, Facebook is bringing its own version of the net:
Armchair travelers can now explore Mount Everest on Google Street View
• http://www.businessinsider.com, MEGAN WILLETTGoogle Maps announced in a blog post Thursday that it has officially made it to Mount Everest.
The internet of things goes extraterrestrial
• https://gigaom.com, by Kevin FitchardAs the internet of things grows to encompass many more "things," so are the number of wireless ways to connect them.
Rocket Scientists Are Arduino at Heart
• http://makezine.com, By Alasdair AllanThis is the story of a group of college students who moved to the Mojave Desert, bought a house, painted it white, and turned it into a makeshift lab. Then they went out to launch rockets.
Wreckamovie
• http://en.wikipedia.orgWreckamovie is a collaborative film production platform to allow individuals to set up a film production and find a community to collaborate with, or find others' interesting film productions and become a collaborator in a worknet. Its aim is to make
The internet of things goes extraterrestrial
• GigaomAs the internet of things grows to encompass many more "things," so are the number of wireless ways to connect them. Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Z-Wave, Bluetooth Low Energy and cellular are being embedded in every manner of gadget from thermostats to cars, b
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