Editor’s note: Tadhg Kelly is a veteran game designer and creator of leading game design blog What Games Are. He manages developer relations at OUYA. You can follow him on Twitter here. It’s nice to know that the games industry can still surprise you and that – just when everybody thinks it’s been figured out – there’s room… Continue reading Flappy Bird, the New Addiction!
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Google Glitch May Have Sent Your Emails to Some Dude in Fresno
On Friday, a Gmail outage led to widespread panic and confusion across the globe. That same day, an apparently unrelated glitch also caused thousands of emails to end up in the inbox of some guy named David S. Peck. (A Hotmail user, it should be noted.) Here’s what happened: users who searched “Gmail” were led to a… Continue reading Google Glitch May Have Sent Your Emails to Some Dude in Fresno
Do you need anti-virus software for a tablet?
Do you need anti-virus for a tablet? A. Yes and yes! There have already been a few tablet-specific viruses and it’s only a matter of time before they become widespread. For anti-virus software, I recommend Lookout’s anti-virus app. It also works on smartphones, so download it for your other mobile gadgets, too. It helps to make… Continue reading Do you need anti-virus software for a tablet?
Russian Teen May Have Helped Steal Your Credit Card Info From Target
Via Yelp Turns out the mastermind behind the software leading to a massive Target breach that swiped credit card information from 110 million customers last November may have been none other than a (brilliant) teenager,according to investigators. Authorities suspect that an unnamed 17-year-old with “ties to St. Petersburg” may have developed the “malware” software used to skim… Continue reading Russian Teen May Have Helped Steal Your Credit Card Info From Target
An Honourable Photoshop Master- BaoJun Yuan
Baojun Yuan is a member of China Senior Photographers Association. He is highly respected by Chinese people. Why? In the past nine years, Mr. Yuan has repaired more than 2000 old photos for residents for free. Course it is not surprising enough if you have no idea about this great man. Mr. Yuan is 76… Continue reading An Honourable Photoshop Master- BaoJun Yuan
This Victoria’s Secret Model Also Codes In Her Free Time
Lyndsey Scott As much as we try to fight it, most people have a very stereotypical image come to mind when they think of coders and software entrepreneurs: pale, unshaven, twenty-something males. Lyndsey Scott is none of those things. Though passionate about acting, she majored in computer science in college and then went on to become… Continue reading This Victoria’s Secret Model Also Codes In Her Free Time
Create Your Own Professional Website
Choose one of our Top 5 Website Builders, and have a Professional Website in Minutes Building a website has never been easier. The days of paying high website design fees, or doing it yourself by struggling with HTML code are over. Today, you can let your own creativity, not your technical limitations, determine how your… Continue reading Create Your Own Professional Website
This Samsung TV is Priced at a Cool $150,000
Samsung promised at CES last January that it would deliver a 110-inch UHDTV this year, and with just a couple of days left to spare here it is. Apparently rolling out in China, the Middle East and a few European countries first, there’s no word on price (the 85-inch version that launched earlier this year had… Continue reading This Samsung TV is Priced at a Cool $150,000
NYPD Releases Interactive Crime Map
The NYPD and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications have fashioned an interactive crime map of the five boroughs. Type in an address and you can see the locations of all reported felonies nearby for all months from January 2012 to October 2013, or you can see how felonies stack up by precinct. “This administration has relied on… Continue reading NYPD Releases Interactive Crime Map
What To Look For When Buying a Tablet
For the tech lover’s arsenal, tablets have undoubtedly become a must-have. A tablet is one of the most portable and convenient ways to have access to Internet, e-mail, video chat and camera anywhere you go. What To Look For Looking for a tablet that suits your needs is relatively simple. First, you have to consider… Continue reading What To Look For When Buying a Tablet
Google Maps will Remove Satellite Image of Slain Teenager
Google will fast-track its efforts to replace a satellite image from its map service that shows the body of a slain California teenager. The Google Maps image shows police standing near the body of 14-yeart-old Kevin Barerra, who was found shot to death in 2009 along some railroad tracks in Richmond. The teen’s father, Jose… Continue reading Google Maps will Remove Satellite Image of Slain Teenager
Smartphones Hack – Using Your Camera and Microphone to Detect Your Pin Numbers
Researchers have found a way to figure out what personal identification number, or PIN, someone is typing into their smartphone by using the device’s built-in cameras and microphones to secretly record them. Smartphones are handling an increasing amount of sensitive financial information, with banking and payment apps and other features that turn phones into full-featured… Continue reading Smartphones Hack – Using Your Camera and Microphone to Detect Your Pin Numbers