
PandoDaily Skillz rides skill-based real money gaming to pass 1M downloads in its first two weeks | |
Betting is nearly as old as human civilization itself, as demonstrated by writings and artifacts found in ancient tombs and other archaeological sites. It’s not surprising then, that with the emergence of casual social and mobile gaming, players have gravitated toward putting money on the line... 1 hr ago | |
Gizmodo Sebastian Vettel's Monaco Helmet Reveals A Naked Pinup When Heated | |
It's the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, which means all the teams do something a little special. Lotus has Daft Punk on their side pods. But Sebastian Vettel wins, because his helmet reveals a (mostly) naked woman as it gets warmer. Read more... 1 hr ago | |
Gizmodo Google Glass Will Make Amateur Photographers Even More Annoying | |
As excitement over Google Glass builds, we all really need to take a step back and seriously think about how the new technology will impact our lives. Sure, having directions and face recognition always accessible could be kind of neat. But if you're already annoyed with people using smartphones... 1 hr ago | |
Engadget Microsoft finally wins ITC battle with Motorola over wireless P2P patent (update) | |
In with a bang, out with a whimper. After making us fear for the Xbox 360's (shelf) life by delivering an adverse ruling in Motorola's ITC patent infringement case against Microsoft last year, the presiding Administrative Law Judge reversed his stance a couple months ago after prodding by the full... 1 hr ago | |
Engadget Hisense's Sero 7 LT and Pro tablets hit Walmart stores tomorrow for $99, $149 | |
There are a lot of 7-inch tablets on the market, but few can be had at a US-based retailer for less than 100 bucks. Chinese manufacturer Hisense is set to undercut that saturated market with a pair of budget Jelly Bean tablets: the Sero 7 LT, priced at $99, and the Sero 7 Pro with a $149 MSRP.... 1 hr ago | |
Computerworld Intel claims Haswell will offer 50 percent more battery life in laptops | |
Intel's upcoming family of Core processors, code-named Haswell, will offer 50 percent more battery life in laptops than did their "Ivy Bridge" predecessors, Intel said on Thursday. 1 hr ago | |
Ars Technica How the Xbox One draws more processing power from cloud computing | |
Kyle Orland While Tuesday's Xbox One presentation answered some questions about Microsoft's upcoming system, it left just as many or more unsettled. We got a chance to sit down with General Manager of Redmond Game Studios and Platforms Matt Booty to try and get some more answers, and while he... 1 hr ago | |
AllThingsD Tremor Video Files for IPO | |
Tremor Video, a big video ad network that has long been eyeing a public offering, has finally decided to go ahead with one. The New York-based company just filed its S-1 , and should be headed out on a road show within the next month. Here’s the summary of what Tremor executives will be telling... 1 hr ago | |
AllThingsD Google Copies Amazon's Playbook | |
Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin say they don’t pay much attention to rivals. But the search company increasingly appears to be following Amazon.com Inc.’s lead. The latest example involves cable ties, AC-DC adapters, radiation detectors and the like. In April of last year, Amazon... 1 hr ago | |
9 to 5 Mac 9to5Toys Last Call: App Sales Galore, $80 Logitech UE Bluetooth Speaker, $450 iPad mini 64GB, more | |
From 9to5Toys.com : A large majority of the deals we cover each day come from a variety of ‘Daily Deal’ websites that feature a couple exceptional deals for just 24 hours. We know you can’t be at your computer every second of the day, so we’re going to roundup the best daily deals to make sure you... 1 hr ago | |
TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog Amazon's MacBook Air stock dwindles | |
Last week TUAW reported on the diminishing numbers of MacBook Airs available from third-party retailers like Best Buy. Now the source of that information, AppleInsider, is reporting that Amazon is completely sold out of the 11.6-inch low-end MacBook Air (1.7 GHz Intel Core i5, 64 GB storage) with... 1 hr ago | |
TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog Turn your photos into a comic book with Halftone 2 | |
We looked at the original Halftone app for iOS a couple of years ago and were impressed . The app has been completely rewritten and is more touch oriented , supporting vector graphics for smooth insertion of picture elements. Halftone 2 , which is iPad-only and was released today, lets you import... 1 hr ago | |
The Register Joyent cuts prices on cloudy infrastructure | |
Aligns with AWS instances, and offers the same or lower prices Joyent, one of the upstart cloudy infrastructure providers that is taking a custom software stack to market to peddle virty server and storage, has done a major revamp of the way it carves up slices on its Joyent Compute Service cloud.… 1 hr ago | |
Techcrunch Laptop Week Review: The Toshiba Kirabook | |
Features: Ships with Windows 8 64-bit 13.3-inch display running at 2560 x 1440 (221ppi) 256GB SSD 2GHz Intel Core i7-3537U Processor 8GB of RAM MSRP: Starts at $1,599, model reviewed costs $1,999 Pros: An incredibly high-res display for a Windows laptop 2 years of free premium support Respectable... 1 hr ago | |
Techcrunch Report: Google Could Soon Face New FTC Antitrust Probe Into Its Display Ads Business | |
Bloomberg today reports that Google could face a new U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust probe into its display advertising business . As Bloomberg’s Brian Womack and Sara Forden note , the FCC is looking into whether Google used its strong position in this market to “illegally curb... 1 hr ago | |
SlashGear Samsung GALAXY S 4 Developer Edition opens door to Android purity for Verizon | |
This week the Samsung GALAXY S 4 Developer Edition has been announced by the company for Verizon and AT&T, here opening the door to a more “pure” Android experience for those wishing to hack and port. While the Google Edition of the Samsung GALAXY S 4 is being delivered with stock Android next... 1 hr ago | |
SlashGear Verizon HTC One tipped for “later” by HTC ROM creator | |
As this week’s hope for an HTC One from Verizon is dashed by none other than Jennifer Lopez, fans of the device turn to a developer of ROMs for the manufacturer. In a bit of a cryptic announcement by the developer known only as LLabTooFeR , confirmed HTC addict and insider here and there, it would... 1 hr ago | |
Pocket-lint Huawei Ascend P6 press shot leaks at 6.2mm thin | |
Huawei is launching its thinnest Ascend handset yet, at 6.2mm-thick, during its media event planned for 18 June. That's not stopping leakster EvLeaks from posting a revealing press shot of the Ascend P6 on Twitter for all to see ahead of the event. ... 1 hr ago | |
PhoneArena New rumor claims the next iPad won't launch until after the iPhone 5S | |
Surprisingly, things have been relatively quiet on the Apple rumor front since before Google I/O. Usually, there would be a fairly steady stream of leaks from Apple after big announcements like what we saw from Google last week, but that hasn't happened. If you've been jonesing for some Apple... 1 hr ago | |
PandoDaily The bible belt’s “porn problem”: Religious cities watch as much porn as non-religious cities | |
Apple’s got a porn problem . Xbox? Huge porn problem . Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest? Just three giant porn problems , basically. And with a name like Wii, you know it’s got a porn problem . And the biggest porn problem of all? Tumblr , of course. But now that’s somebody else’s problem . Jared... 1 hr ago | |
Imaging resource Parody video pokes fun at the upcoming rise of the Google Glass photographer | |
Ever since Google introduced its Project Glass project last year , privacy advocates have been up in arms. Some have predicted that the wearable computer -- which features a small built-in camera that can be activated simply by winking -- is the beginning of the end for any hope of privacy we might... 1 hr ago | |
Imaging resource Torture test video shows Nikon D3S being dragged to hell and back (and surviving) | |
Everyone knows Nikon's flagship professional digital SLRs are tough cameras, but how tough are they really? In our 2010 review of the D3S , we praised its "rugged construction with magnesium alloy body and full environmental sealing." Half the time, though, most photographers don't get close to... 1 hr ago | |
HotHardware Best deals on PNY 120GB SSD, Dell S2440L 24" LED monitor & more | |
Upcoming Memorial Day has brought some exciting deals in the form of $88 PNY 120GB SSD, cheapest HP Core i5 Ivy Bridge Desktop from any brand and a quality 24-inch Dell S2440L 1080p LED-backlit LCD Monitor under $200. Scroll below to check out a few more hot deals and don't forget to tune into... 1 hr ago | |
Gizmodo Architecturally-Inspired Forms Have a Place on Your Dessert Plate | |
The shapes you see in architecture can be reflected in the things you eat with these silicon food molds made by the Italian kitchen company Alessi . Read more... 1 hr ago | |
Gizmodo Scientists Found the Itch Molecule—and They Know How to Turn it Off | |
It is not the louse we hate. Nor is it the mosquito, shirt tag, wool sweater, chicken pock, or sudden rash that torments us—the itching itself is what drives us mad. But finally, scientists have finally been able to identify the molecule that signals our brain to start scratching us raw—and... 1 hr ago | |
Gizmodo Forget Barcodes, 1961's Cash Register of the Future Understood Speech | |
Okay Glass, pay for Tang. Read more... 1 hr ago | |
GigaOM Apple ebook antitrust trial set for 9-12 days in early June | |
The Justice Department, state governments and Apple met in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday before U.S. District Denise Cote to make arrangements for an upcoming trial in which Apple is accused of colluding with big publishers to fix the price of ebooks. The purpose of the hearing was to set... 1 hr ago | |