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Leap Motion demos Windows 8 gesture-control functionality ahead of beta launch

, May 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Leap Motion has rolled out a preview of its gesture-control functionality on Windows 8 (it will work for Windows 7 as well, though). In case you're not familiar with the device, it allows users to go hands-off when using their computer, controlling via gestures made in front of the display. We've got the preview video available for your perusal after the break. Read The Full Story

Apple iRadio stymied by song-skipping issue says sources

, May 17th 2013 Discuss [2]

Back in March, we reported that Apple plans to launch it iRadio streaming music service by this upcoming summer, followed up by a piece in April on its reported signing of various licensing agreements. Now sources are saying the company has run into a snag with Sony over an issue with how much it will pay when users skip songs. Read The Full Story

LulzSec hackers sentenced in London court

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [1]

In April, LulzSec members Ryan Ackroyd, Jake Davis, and Mustafa al-Bassam plead guilty to various charges in London for their roles in cyberattacks against Sony, the NHS, News International, and more. Today the three of them - plus Ryan Cleary - were sentenced in the same court, with all but one getting prison sentences. This follows other members who have already been sentenced, including Cody Kretsinger, who was known as Recursion. Read The Full Story

Google Play Books adds ebook uploading feature

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

With the advent of ebook readers, not to mention the digitization of media in general, many individuals find themselves gravitating towards electronic books, which have several advantages over traditional paper-bound books, including portability and the ability to share across multiple mediums. Because of this, Google has announced a Google Play Books update adding support for uploading ebook files. Read The Full Story

Outlook.com update adds support for chatting with Gmail contacts

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's Outlook.com email service has been growing steadily, with some users making the switch from Gmail in order to have a more unified Windows experience, among other reasons. One aspects of making the switch from Gmail to Outlook that caused issues for some users, however, was the inability to chat with Gmail contacts, a fairly big sticking point for some of us. To remedy that, Microsoft has announced an update to the service that brings Gmail chat integration. Read The Full Story

Windows Blue officially called Windows 8.1, coming later this year

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [19]

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Blue will officially be called Windows 8.1, dropping the codename altogether and moving further into reality. The Redmond-based company also announced that the update will be coming later this year, and will be available for free in the Windows Store, allowing users to update when they see fit. Read The Full Story

Microsoft updates SkyDrive with faster uploads and photo timeline

, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has given SkyDrive another update, this one tailored towards the type of content it says it is primarily used for - photographs. With this update, which is rolling out now and will reach users within the next 48 hours, there's a new photo timeline, as well as faster uploads, a switched up thumbnail layout, and thumbnails for Word and PowerPoint files. Read The Full Story

“Star Wars Kid” talks about experience a decade after going viral

, May 11th 2013 Discuss [3]

Remember Ghyslain Raza? If you're thinking hard and still drawing a blank, that is probably because he is better known as "Star Wars Kid," the victim of what amounted to, in some ways, as a large scale personal attack by the Internet at large when a video of him went viral. Which video? The one of a 14-year-old boy wielding a stick as a lightsaber, flipping it about while alone in a room filming himself. After the video - which currently has millions of views on YouTube - went viral, Raza went silent. Read The Full Story

Torrented 3D-printed gun blueprints shows Internet can’t be silenced

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [5]

In case you missed it, yesterday the Department of Defense went after the much-publicized "The Liberator" 3D-printed gun, which has been successfully tested and can be created entirely (with the exception of the firing pin) with ABS plastic and a 3D printer. According to the US Department of Defense Trade Controls, the company responsible for the gun - Defense Distributed - could have violated the International Traffic in Arms Regulation by distributing the CAD file without authorization under the Arms Export Control Act. As a result, the file was pulled the same day it went live, but not after having been downloaded over 100,000 times. Now it has reached torrent websites, and there's no taking it back. Read The Full Story

Mars One astronaut applications near six-digit mark

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [4]

About a month ago, a rather ambitious plan was unveiled - to colonize Mars with astronauts who will never return to Earth. With such a harsh reality - never seeing loved ones or, well, earth again - it would reasonable to expect such a project to have trouble finding volunteers. Such was not the case, however, with the organization behind it, Mars One, seeing a flood of applications almost immediately. It has been a few weeks now, but the latest numbers show no slowing in those who hope to call Mars their second home. Read The Full Story

Flipboard for Android updates with custom magazine support

, May 9th 2013 Discuss [1]

Flipboard received a big update today on Android, bumping up to an even version 2.0. This time around, users can create their own Magazine of sorts, curating content into a magazine that other users can subscribe to. You can also share the magazine through social networks with a subscribe link, and you can keep continuing to add to the magazine, with the changes showing up for subscribers in real time. Read The Full Story

Netflix for iOS update brings auto-play and more recommendations

, May 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Netflix has updated its iOS app today with a couple of new features that are mostly minor, but are said to improve the app's experience overall. Just as with the web-based version of Netflix and other app versions, the new iOS app now automatically plays the next episode of a TV series after the previous episode ends. The update also includes recommendations that appear after a movie ends. Read The Full Story
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