Day: August 29, 2013

Microsoft makes Surface sale prices permanent

Price cuts on the Surface Pro, Surface RT, and Touch Covers are made permanent, rather than promotional…….


‘Desolation of Smaug’ trailer re-created in Lego stop motion

YouTube fantasy stop-motion channel Brotherhood Workshop has lovingly re-created the trailer for the second film in “The Hobbit” trilogy using Lego…….


The Augmented Reality America’s Cup

First time accepted submitter Tekla Perry writes “In ‘The Augmented Reality America’s Cup’ Stan Honey and Ken Milnes describe the positioning, communications, graphics, and augmented reality technology they developed that will be used in the upcoming America’s Cup races and, they hope, will change the way sailing is televised and watched forever after. Honey and…


Splunk raises outlook, delivers strong Q2

In the second quarter, Splunk signed more than 400 new customers and had more than 6,000 customers globally…….


Bang With Friends is back in the App Store — with a new name

The hookup app, which raised plenty of eyebrows before getting the boot, now has the less salacious name of “Down.”……


So, how’s your 2013 Nexus 7 holding up?

The new Nexus 7 is a great tablet, when it’s working. Since its release the tablet has seen a fair share of reported problems. CNET takes a closer look…….


The 404 Special Feature: Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (podcast)

Two of the stars from shows like Reno 911! and The State sit down with Jeff Bakalar to talk about their new film, “Hell Baby.”……


Deja vu: SimCity has another error-filled launch

Splines are not reticulating for the Mac version of SimCity. Can Electronic Arts please launch an online game without issues plaguing users?……


Metasploit – The Exploit Learning Tree

This is a whitepaper called Metasploit – The Exploit Learning Tree. Instead of being just another document discussing how to use Metasploit, the purpose of this document is to show you how to look deeper into the code and try to decipher how the various classes and modules hang together to produce the various functions…….


Hold on to your bricks: Jurassic Park Lego needs visitors

A designer disrupts the Lego world with a top-notch design for a Jurassic Park set, including the giant entrance gate, a T-Rex, and more. Now, he just needs votes to get Lego to take it seriously…….