The company’s move to a 64-bit chip is necessary. And it’s meaningful that Apple got there first…….

In order to preserve its air of thoughtful, progressive youth, the rent-someone’s-place-and-don’t-trash-it brand asks users to make Vines stimulated by cryptic tweets. It’s art…….

With 3-Sweep, you can “grab” an object in a photo and turn it around to see what it looks like from different angles. Check out the demo video…….

phlawed writes “I’ve been a Linux user since the previous millennium. I came from OS/2, which I really liked. I quickly felt at home with icewm, using a suitably tweaked config to give me something resembling Presentation Manager. I may have commented on that before. Today, I find myself in a position where my preferred…

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes “Lee Hutchinson writes at Ars Technica that when you’re picking out a DVR for your home, there’s a pretty short list of candidates — TiVo has its new 6-tuner DVRs, or you can get something from your cable provider, or you can roll your own. But SnapStream makes a line…

New submitter Ian Grant writes “This article takes a brief look at open source software in Brazil and how it’s transforming tech use in South America: Bringing free software to Brazil, however, is not just a matter of copying North American practices. The idea of free software has also been substantially transformed through contact with…

Samsung and Google have proved that it’s possible to needle Apple successfully. Why is it so hard for Microsoft?……

David Gerard writes “Here in the future, musicians and record companies complain they can’t make a living any more. The problem isn’t piracy — it’s competition. There is too much music and too many musicians, and the amateurs are often good enough for the public. This is healthy for culture, not so much for aesthetics,…

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has announced an agreement between the U.S. and Russia on a plan for removing and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons. “Damascus will be given one week from now to give an inventory of its chemical arsenal and will have to allow international inspectors into Syria ‘no later than November,’ Kerry…

After living with activity trackers meant to help him stay fit, columnist Danny Sullivan finds “big data” didn’t translate into more motivation…….