Category Archives: Technology
Tiny flying robots! Meet the quadrotor
It’s a mesmerizing, surreal scene. Eight tiny, unmanned aerial vehicles called quadrotors begin to rise from the ground in unison. They hover at eye level, filling the room with a heavy buzzing sound. Then they move through a makeshift window, … Continue reading
Lessons from the sorority-girl e-mail rant
It’s been the rant read ’round the world this week — its prose so gloriously profane and its priorities so shockingly misplaced that the Web hasn’t been able to look away. Since first shared a week ago Thursday by Gawker, … Continue reading
Kretsinger, Sony hacker Recursion, jailed for year
A 25-year-old man known online as Recursion has been sentenced to a year in jail for hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment. Cody Kretsinger pleaded guilty last April, and admitted being part of an infamous hacking group known as Lulzsec. After his … Continue reading
Bitcoin miners generating high energy bills
Bitcoin is facing fresh scrutiny after a report revealed the power requirements of the currency’s miners. Tracking website Blockchain logged 982 megawatt hours of electricity consumption over a 24-hour period by Bitcoin miners around the world. According to Bloomberg, that … Continue reading
Facebook’s New Phone Commercial Is Even Weirder Than the Last
You gotta give Facebook credit for being willing to get weird. Latest example: The social giant’s new commercial for Facebook Home, the brand new software that turns your plain ol’ Android phone into a Facebook phone. It features a daydreaming … Continue reading
PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 is going to be a very good gaming system there’s not much said about what it can do yet but I’m pretty sure that it will not turn out to a bust and they’re are already planning … Continue reading
Samsung galaxy 4
The Samsung galaxy 4 is built with better features to top the iPhone 5 and is built with a better collection of smart software. It’s release date is April 25th, the same day as the NFL draft.