Alright Windows guys , move over. It’s time for the Apple camp to get some love. Show your affection for your Macbook on your Macbook while you Macbook on your Macbook with these Apple wallpapers. Read more… Continue Reading from the Source
Walmart Is Downsizing Its Superstores and Putting Apartments on Top
Walmart, the leviathan of the U.S. retail economy, has had a tough year. So tough that the company’s new CEO is prescribing a surprising strategy to slow decaying sales: Build smaller stores. And, in at least one case, put housing on top of them. Read more… Continue Reading from the Source
Real Racing 3′s latest update is all about open-wheelers
Real Racing 3 has been updated to include a batch of open-wheeled cars. These new rides include the Caterham Seven 620R, KTM X-Bow R, Ariel Atom 3.5 and V8, plus the Porsche 911 RSR (2014) and Hyundai Veloster Turbo have been tossed in for good measure. That Turbo actually has a special event associated with [...]
Canadian Teen Is the First Arrested for Stealing Data With Heartbleed
In what’s sure to be the first of many to come, a 19-year-old Canadian man was arrested for exploiting the Heartbleed bug to lift taxpayer data from a government website, making this the first official Heartbleed-related arrest. Read more… Continue Reading from the Source
4 Charts That Prove More Americans Are Biking and Walking
Americans are not only walking and biking to work, they’re gaining more support from local government and advocacy groups. And they’re also making cities safer: The higher the number of people walking to work, the lower the pedestrian fatality rate, according to a new report out today. Read more… Continue Reading from the Source
2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible
The drop-top Corvette Z06 is equipped with the same aluminum frame as the coupe. It also has the same 625hp supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine, brakes, suspension, transmission, wheels and tires. In other words, hold on to your hair. Hat Tip Link Continue Reading from the Source
Bill Gates’ New Patent Would Keep Glassholes From Spying on Your Screens
Google’s big Glass free-for-all has come and gone, but whether or not anyone actually bought the damn thing , cameras are popping up all over the place, and people are starting to get (perhaps rightfully) paranoid. Fortunately there could be tech in the future to save your screens from prying camera eyes. And Bill Gates [...]
How to Turn Off Facebook’s Auto-Playing Video Ads
Facebook recently introduced auto-playing video ads on desktop and mobile, but thankfully there’s now a switch to opt out. Here’s what you have to do. Read more… Continue Reading from the Source
Jaguar testing hardcore F-Type R-S GT?
Filed under: Spy Photos, Convertible, Performance, Jaguar, Luxury Some automakers make a hardcore model, then sit back and revel in its awesomeness. Jaguar does things a little differently. It takes a standard production model, gives it more power, bigger brakes and a tighter suspension and slaps the letter R on it. Then it gives it [...]
Audi RS7 Dynamic Edition
Ahead of its official unveiling at this week’s New York Auto Show, Audi teases an upgraded version of its sporty RS7 sedan with the all-new Dynamic Edition. This four-door sports car offers up some lavish enhancements including black valcona honeycomb-stitched leather sport seats, crimson red seatlbets, red brake calipers, Audi’s Dynamic Ride Control suspension and [...]
What could Apple possibly want with a dam in Oregon?
What could Apple possibly want with a dam in Oregon? Is raising condors with hand puppets going just a bit too far? Why should we all start eating prickly pears? Hey, it’s time for this week’s Landscape Reads. Read more… Continue Reading from the Source
TMZ Is Reporting That Wu Tang Affiliate Cut Off His Own Dick, Attempted To Commit Suicide
According to TMZ, a rapper named Andre Johnson (yes, his last name is Johnson) aka Andre Roxx affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan was rushed to the hospital early Wednesday after he cut off his penis and then jumped off a second story balcony in what police believe is a suicide attempt. Roxx is best known as [...]
“Google Buses Pay $1 per stop, but it costs me $2 to ride MUNI”: Logical fallacy explained
I defy anyone in San Francisco to attend any public event that in any way involves the forthcoming “Google Bus” Pilot Project without hearing at least one reference to the unfairly low fee that Google, et al, will be paying for using Muni bus stops. The argument is usually framed along the lines of, “Why [...]
[PREMIERE] Ashworth – God Must Be A Lonely Man : Chill Indie / Electronica [Free Download]
The path to finding ones true sound can be a blessing or a curse but having spent two years on the journey following hit remixes of Passion Pit and Maroon 5, New York producer Ashworth is ready to reap the rewards of his discovery with the release of his first original titled "God Must Be A Lonely Man". This hybrid single brings [...]
‘World’s Toughest Job’ Interview is a Cynical Viral Marketing Trick
You’ve probably seen the video of the ‘World’s Toughest Job’ interview by now, where candidates unknowingly interview for the position with completely impossible demands. For about 30 seconds, the slickly produced video is quite intriguing as you don’t know exactly what is going on, and the list of demands on the candidates gets increasingly [...]
Ultra Music Festival 2014: Day Two – 3.29.2014
Dancing Astronaut – house, electro, progressive, dubstep Ultra Music Festival 2014: Day Two – 3.29.2014 was posted by Jacob Lifschultz, and appeared first on Dancing Astronaut. Continue Reading from the Source
Behind the App: The Story of Lookout
Even before the days of iPhones and Androids, the team at Lookout has been protecting smartphones from security flaws and developing tools to deal with stolen phones. We caught up with co-founder and CTO Kevin Mahaffey to learn what led to the founding of the company and the development of the present-day app. Read more… [...]
Relive All of Your Favorite Retro Computer Reboots on One Website
Remember a time when every single software update you made to your computer’s OS or applications required a complete reboot of the system? Computers are still far from perfect, but over at The Restart Page you can relive those annoying and constant operating system restarts of yesteryear, and appreciate how far things have come. Read [...]
VW America president says Phaeton will return to US in 2018
Filed under: New York Auto Show, Plants/Manufacturing, Videos, Volkswagen Volkswagen knows that its US operations need some help, so it installed Michael Horn as CEO of its American operations a few months ago. In a new interview with Bloomberg, Horn goes into detail about his two-pronged focus for the company – making dealers happier and [...]
Ultralight Canister Camp Stove
Palm-sized and 3.9 ounces. That is a tiny stove. It’s like the Danny DeVito of stoves. JOGR’s ultralight canister camp stove also folds up accordion-style and stows in a equally tiny and durable orange box for transport. I can’t really think of anything DeVito can do comparable to that. Maybe stuff himself into a Zissou [...]