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Tech NewsAll the Weapons Used by the Syrian Regime Against Homs
As the rebel resistance against Syria’s government intensifies, onlookers and combatants alike are picking apart the regime’s weapon choices. The Aviationist’s David Cenciotti and Bjørn Holst Jespersen break down Syria’s tools of violent counterrevolution. Bjørn Holst Jespersen (@bjoernen_dk on Twitter) is a long time contributor of The Aviationist. He has helped me preparing the daily … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Get Windows 8 Right Now
The beautiful Windows 8 Consumer Preview is upon is, and although it’s not the final version, it’s getting close. This isn’t just for developers—it’s for you. So get downloading and start using Microsoft’s amazing new beginning. Are you already a Windows diehard? Or an Apple user, looking to see how the other half lives? Either … Continued
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Tech NewsWindows 8 Consumer Preview Gallery
The Metro interface with live tiles showing updates from pinned People The Mail application preview Mail with Music running in Snap Mailing a link from IE My notifications in the People app Sharing from one app to another Uploading to SkyDrive The Video store Don’t worry, here is your Windows Desktop
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Tech NewsThe Five Best New Features in Windows 8 Consumer Preview
The Windows 8 consumer preview is loaded up with great features. Here’s a closer look at our five favorites. 1. Internet Explorer 10 I know, I know. We’re just as shocked as you are. But IE 10 is fast, fluid, and tons of fun in Metro. Swiping to navigate back and forward makes perfect sense; … Continued
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Tech NewsWindows 8 Consumer Preview Hands On: No Going Back
Windows 8 is a radical departure from anything Microsoft has done before. When you try it for the very first time, it feels a bit like stepping out onto ice. It is so slick as to be slippery. Commands and icons and apps and menus glide on and off screen and things zoom in and … Continued
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Tech NewsFive Things You Can Do With the New Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is here at last —now what can you do with it? Here is our pick of the project ideas that you can try with your Pi. https://gizmodo.com/you-can-now-buy-this-tiny-computer-for-35-updated-5889218 Note that not all of these are going to work straight of the bat. The Raspberry Pi is brand new and will require some fiddling … Continued
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Why Do We Need Leap Years?
Today is February 29th, that weird occasion that only comes round once every four years and has deprived poor folks like Ja Rule of so many official birthdays. You probably know that its existence is something to do with the Earth orbiting the sun, but why exactly do we have leap years? And isn’t there … Continued
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25 Anonymous Suspects Arrested in Global Interpol Sting
Dozens of alleged Anonymous members have been arrested in a global clampdown, spanning Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain. Coorindated by Interpol, the arrests were carried out by national law enforcement officers around the world. The suspects are aged between 17 and 40, and the Telegraph reports that they “are suspected of planning coordinated cyber-attacks against … Continued
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Tech NewsRefraction Has Never Looked as Beautiful as This
If you can dimly remember the concept of refraction from high school, you’re doing better than most. Perhaps if you’d been taught using this video as an example, you’d have paid more attention. Called Prismatica, the artwork depicted in this video uses pyramid-shaped crystals fixed to an LCD screen to work its magic. The LCD … Continued
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HP Dumps 275 Employees from the webOS Team (Updated)
It’s been a rough ride for webOS of recent times. But despite the OS continuing to survive, HP has decided to ditch a large chunk of it’s development team. https://gizmodo.com/hp-may-be-killing-off-webos-5854465 According to The Verge, HP “no longer needs many of the engineering and other related positions that it required before.” The Verge also has a … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Take Pictures of People Covered in Flames
There’s something extremely compelling about seeing a person covered in fire; it’s simultaneously terrifying and mesmerizing. Fortunately, it’s possible to take pictures like this without permanently scarring your friends. Here’s how. First, you need to find someone willing to be your subject. Then you’ll need flameproof clothes, some accelerant and a little luck to ensure … Continued
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Google Once Considered Launching Its Own Currency, Google Bucks
Google is fond of reworking existing concepts in modern ways; you only need to look at HUD glasses and autonomous cars to know that. But at one point in time, it was also mulling the idea of revolutionizing the economy by creating its own currency. https://gizmodo.com/google-could-soon-help-you-see-the-world-like-iron-man-5882798 According to IT World, Google has considered the possibility … Continued
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You Can Now Buy This Tiny Computer for $35 (Updated)
Over the past year, we’ve seen a lot to get excited about over this tiny computer, the Raspberry Pi. It can stream video via Airplay, can run Quake III, yet only costs $35. Fortunately, now you can buy it. https://gizmodo.com/35-gadget-streams-video-from-ipad-to-tv-using-airplay-5877804 The Model B Raspberry Pi is just finishing production in China, but is now available … Continued
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New Mozilla Browser Add-On Visualizes Who Is Tracking You Online
In the hour that Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs lets his 9-year-old daughter surf the web every day, her wanderings have been tracked by dozens of sites. To some degree, it’s to be expected. Tracking our online behavior is big business. The revenues involved in the top online tracking companies in the space is over $39 … Continued
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This Guy Robs Banks by Threatening Nuclear Annihilation
I’m not sure if I should be more impressed that this Prince George’s County criminal has successfully knocked over a string of banks without being caught or the fact that he had the balls to rob them while threatening to detonate a nuclear weapon. The Maryland-based thief has robbed four banks since December, the most … Continued
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Study: T. rex Had the Strongest Jaws of All Time
It turns out that T. rex’s physical size might not have been the only thing we underestimated. A new study suggests that the king of apex predators may have also possessed the most powerful jaws in history. https://gizmodo.com/the-t-rex-was-even-bigger-and-scarier-than-we-thought-5849834 The study was conducted by a team at the University of Liverpool which employed a new estimation … Continued
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Sprint TV Brings Cable Networks to the iPhone—Still Insists on Bundling Channels
$10 a month to get Comedy Central and ESPN streaming live on my iPhone? Woot! But I have to subscribe to Fox News and MTV to get them? Dammit. Sprint announced an exclusive offering to its iPhone customers (you know, the one’s it paid $15.5 billion for)—SprintTV, a streaming service that features live programming from … Continued
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New Banking Hack Chats with You as It Empties Your Account
Recent attempts to separate a user from his banking credentials have employed some highly advanced methods. But this new take on the Man in the Browser attack just seems downright dastardly—we’re talking mustache-twirling levels of deviousness. https://gizmodo.com/new-man-in-the-browser-attack-bypasses-banks-two-fact-5882888 The hack works like this. The attacker will target business and online commercial banking customers by infecting their … Continued
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Russia’s Designing a Deadlier AK-47
The AK-47 has been one of the most widely-used weapons in the world since its inception in the 1940’s. However, as the battlefield of the 21st century demands ever-greater degrees of accuracy, the Kalashnikov’s 350m range is no longer effective. That’s why Russia is giving the “world’s most dangerous weapon” a deadly new makeover. “With … Continued
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Stackable Pint Glasses Will Make You an Oktoberfest Superhero
The amount of friends you can make at an Oktoberfest celebration is directly proportionate to the number of pint glasses you can carry from the bar to your table. And with these clever stackable pint glasses, it’s a lot. The plastic washable and reusable cups feature a tapered hollow handle that allows them to be … Continued