Panasonic’s 4K-ready Lumix GH4 priced at $1,700, ships in late April
Panasonic promised it would deliver a GH mirrorless camera capable of recording 4K video for under $2,000, and now we know just how far under that is. The Lumix GH4 camera body and its 16MP CMOS Micro...
View ArticleMt. Gox CEO’s blog hacked, database leak claims there should be a 951k...
The latest twist in the fall of Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is here, as CEO Mark Karpeles, personal blog, MagicalTux.net (along with his Tumblr and Reddit accounts) has apparently been hacked. Whoever...
View ArticleSony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc, a new optical disc standard...
Aiming to offer a long-term storage option in disc form, Sony and Panasonic have announced the new Archival Disc format that will store between 300GB and 1TB per disc. The companies are bigging up the...
View ArticleUK Prime Minister wants a ‘permanent technological revolution’… and movies...
David Cameron outlined his Spectrum Strategy for the UK’s digital future, touching on 5G mobile broadband, better use of existing wireless frequencies and (as we keep hearing) the internet of things....
View ArticleHow to Bedazzle Your Sneakers
Transform a pedestrian pair of white sneakers into something unique and special using Mod Podge, glitter and jewels. This craft will not only produce fashionable shoes, it’s a great activity to do...
View ArticleNetflix reportedly reaches another Comcast-style agreement, but with a...
Netflix’s oddly public peering agreement to connect directly with Comcast has, as many expected, been followed closely by a similar deal. What may surprise some is that this arrangement is with...
View ArticleHTC’s next One leaks again in all-angle photo shoot
HTC’s upcoming successor to the One, codenamed M8, has been a leaky ship while sailing to its March 25th launch. But the latest set of photos from a Chinese Weibo site leave nothing to the...
View ArticleScreenshot Tour: What’s New in Windows 8.1 Update 1
Windows 8.1 Update 1 offers some crucial improvements for mouse and keyboard users. Windows will now automatically detect whether your computer has a touch screen and do the right thing. It also...
View ArticleWindows XP End of Support is on April 8th, 2014: Why Windows is Warning You
Microsoft won’t be releasing new security patches for Windows XP come April 8th, 2014, and they’re making sure all Windows XP users know it. You’re on your own after this point — no more security...
View ArticleOne of Facebook’s biggest science pages is becoming a TV show
Science TV shows are enjoying a small renaissance, it seems. Virtually in sync with the first episode of the Cosmos reboot, Facebook page and stand-alone website I F-ing Love Science (yes, we know how...
View ArticleAn e-reader that makes calls: InkPhone promises two weeks on a charge
When we reviewed the dual-screen YotaPhone, some of you thought it’d have been better if the device simply skipped the LCD and relied on a single E Ink display instead. Well, that’s exactly the...
View Article[GEEK SCHOOL] PC Maintenance 1: Don’t Spend Money, Cleaning Your Own PC is Easy
This series is for moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas, and anyone else in the family tree who has ever asked their geek relative to “fix” their computer during a holiday visit. It’s for the neophyte or...
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View ArticleTitanfall: The Joystiq Review
Titanfall is strictly coiled around the player. You couldn’t excise even one piece without slackening it like a ruined kidnapper’s rope. The serpentine level design, the liberating sense of movement,...
View ArticleBitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy in the US
Just days after it sought protection in Japan, once popular Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been forced to file for bankruptcy in the US in the hope of climbing out of the huge hole it’s found itself in....
View ArticleWatch Edward Snowden’s SXSW virtual conversation at 12PM ET
At SXSW today, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will make his “first appearance front of a live audience” since he unveiled the under belly of the government surveillance program. Snowden will speak...
View ArticleShaquille O’Neal talks Fitbit, Google Glass and smartphones at SXSW
This is Shaquille O’Neal’s second SXSW, and this year he stopped by Austin to talk about wearables. In a panel with Rick Valencia of Qualcomm yesterday, Shaq touched on the importance of activity...
View ArticleA closer look at Titanfall’s not-so-secret weapon: Microsoft’s cloud
While you were busy running along walls and throwing missiles back at your opponents during the Titanfall beta, countless data centers across the world were making sure that each AI-controlled Titan...
View ArticleEnable the Confirmation when Deleting Files and Folders Using the rm Command...
By default in Ubuntu 13.10, when deleting files on the command line using the “rm” command, no confirmation displays before the file is deleted. However, you may want that extra layer of protection....
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Approves E-Cigarette Regulation
European Parliament Approves E Cigarette Regulation The European Parliament has approved new e cigarette regulation that experts contend will impact pending FDA regulation in the US. Industry experts...
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