Day: October 7, 2013

Since Snowden Leaks, NSA’s FOIA Requests Are Up 1,000 Percent

v3rgEz writes “A veritable FOIA frenzy ensued in 2013 following a series of leaks about NSA surveillance programs, recently released documents show. From June 6 to September 4, the National Security Agency’s FOIA load increased 1,054 percent over its 2012 intake. In that three-month span, the agency received 3,382 public records requests. For comparison, the…


Nexus 5 details revealed in leaked manual

Key specs on Google’s next smartphone hit the Web, HTC One Max may have a fingerprint scanner, and T-Mobile plans to shake up the industry — again…….


Pluto’s Thick Air Isn’t Going Anywhere

astroengine writes “When the proposition for NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto was put forward, there was an air of urgency. The dwarf planet is moving away from the Sun in its eccentric orbit, so astronomers were concerned that the Plutonian atmosphere would freeze out and collapse onto the surface as fresh nitrogen-methane snow before…


AT&T’s U-verse expands live TV universe for Android, iOS

The carrier announces 100 channels of live TV using its U-Verse app for smartphones and tablets…….


For IT of 2020, big data explosion presents life, death security risks

Governments will start to come knocking in name of security……


The 404 1,358: Where we watch the time with the founder of Pebble (podcast)

We’ve been tapping our Swatches waiting patiently for his arrival and now he’s finally here. Eric Migicovsky, founder of the Pebble Smartwatch is in the studio answering questions about the SDK, popular complaints, and how to raise your own ten million dollars on Kickstarter…….


Percona channels Robin Hood, pilfers Oracle MySQL 5.6 tech

‘Anything you can do, we can do cheaper’……


Ask Author David Craddock About the Development of Diablo, Warcraft

The original Warcraft and Diablo games hold a special status in the hearts of many gamers. Each game brought its genre into focus, and their success elevated the status of Blizzard Entertainment and Blizzard North to the point that further games are still hotly anticipated more than 15 years later. In an effort to discover…


Will Ron Burgundy prove to tech firms that specs are boring?

Will Ferrell’s “Anchorman” character returns to advertise the Dodge Durango. Chrysler insists that though the truck’s technological advances are great, being entertaining is more important…….


Samsung Galaxy J, Sony Xperia Z1f leaked for Japanese market

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo is expected to offer variants of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z1 in the coming weeks…….