Day: September 6, 2013

Fox Business confirms (or not) that Twitter will have an IPO (or not)

In an exchange with a Twitter spokeswoman that stretches the boundaries of coyness, Fox Business reads less between the lines and more between the quotation marks. Or not…….


IFTTT flexes its muscle with new SmartThings channel

The already undeniably cool Web service just got that much cooler. Here’s what you need to know…….


Gut Bacteria In Slim People Extract More Nutrients

Beeftopia writes “Researchers discovered that inserting gut bacteria from obese people into mice without gut bacteria led to the mice becoming obese. Gut bacteria from slim people inserted into the same mice did not lead to mouse obesity. The researchers concluded (abstract) that gut bacteria from the slim people were more efficient at extracting nutrients…


AjaXplorer 5.0.2 Shell Upload / Traversal

AjaXplorer versions 5.0.2 and below suffer from remote shell upload and path traversal vulnerabilities…….


PrioVR: A full-body mo-cap suit for gaming

A project currently seeking funding on Kickstarter uses real-time motion capture to put your body’s movements inside a video game…….


Get up close and supersonic with Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo

Thanks to a new video shot from the tail of SpaceShipTwo, we can see what space tourism might look like, at least from the window view that $250,000 buys…….


US Intercepts Iranian Order For Attack On US Embassy In Iraq

cold fjord writes “Another NSA story? The Wall Street Journal reports, ‘The U.S. has intercepted an order from Iran to militants in Iraq to attack the U.S. Embassy and other American interests in Baghdad in the event of a strike on Syria … U.S. officials said they are on alert for Iran’s fleet of small,…


Want the latest Android version? Good luck with that

With 4.4 on the way, 4.3 is practically a no-show……


Sony SmartWatch vs. Samsung Galaxy Gear: The first big battle in the wearable tech war

Two electronics titans target each other, waging war over your wrist…….


What I’d like to see at Apple’s iPhone event

September 10 is around the corner. Here’s what I hope I get to see before that day ends…….