2015. május 31., vasárnap

Uber's New San Fransisco Headquarters is as Ostentatious as You'd Expect

If there’s anything we’ve learned about Uber over the past few years, it’s that the app-based taxi service company doesn’t like to do things quietly. On Wednesday, Uber released the first renderings for its new downtown San Fransisco HQ, and yep, they’re every bit as over-the-top and intentionally futuristic as you’d imagine.

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Tonight, Halt and Catch Fire's New Season Takes On Computer Gaming

The second season of AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire returns to AMC tonight with a whole new focus: internet gaming.

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Spotify is my new running mate, even if it doesn't know me well

Apparently, after all these years, Spotify still doesn't really get me. I've used the service since 2010. Technically I was a subscriber since before it hit US shores. And yet, Spotify clearly has no idea what kind of music I like. I say this because...

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Google Photos Keeps Tagging My Images Wrong And I Love It

Inhabitat's Week in Green: Self-driving Audis and free solar panels

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. California is giving away free solar panels to its poorest residents. Between now and 2016, the state wil...

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Actress Blake Lively tries her hand at eco-fashion design

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“Age of Adaline” star Blake Lively recently unveiled the first of 12 pieces in her new eco-friendly clothing line. Unveiled on her Instagram, the “Champagne” dress is made from 100 percent silk and recycled polyester crepe. Lively’s new clothing line was created in collaboration with Amour Vert, a leader in the sustainable fashion movement, and will be sold on the website Preserve.

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2015. május 30., szombat

Google's Skynet Drone Crash-Landed in the Desert and Nobody Noticed

Lefties: Does Technology Discriminate Against You?

So, I’m left handed. Among other things, this means I smear my words horrendously as I take notes, strangers go out of their way to tell me I’m probably a “creative type,” and learning a new sport involves a surprising amount of personal discovery.

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Google's Hiroshi Lockheimer on the present and future of Android and Chrome OS

In 2005, software engineer Hiroshi Lockheimer got a call from Andy Rubin, his former boss at Danger Research, the creator of the Sidekick (aka Hiptop), the first truly web-savvy smartphone. Rubin was now at Google, which had recently acquired his new...

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Intel Compute Stick review: nothing more than a prototype for now

Intel's new Compute Stick isn't that hard to grasp: It's a computer... on a stick! Using one of its Atom processors, Intel managed to cram everything a fully functional PC needs in something the size of a few packs of gum for just $150. All you need ...

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In The Wake Of Tomorrowland's Failure, Disney Kills Tron 3

Disney has officially powered down Tron 3. Last night, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the company has decided to halt preparations for the third film in the cyberpunk franchise. The move comes just a week after Tomorrowland pulled in a disappointing Memorial Day weekend box office.

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