Google Glass integrated into a pair of cool shades. A man who used Google Glass for 18 hours a day was admitted to a substance abuse and recovery program for Internet addiction disorder, according to a report from The Guardian Tuesday and a scientific paper published about the patient. The man…
Russia Launches New Intermediate-Range Missile at Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said the attack was in response to Ukraine’s recent use of American and British weapons to strike deeper into Russia. Source link
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas's military commander.A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.A warrant was also issued for Mohammed Deif, although the Israeli military has said he was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July.The judges said there were “reasonable grounds” the three men bore "criminal responsibility" for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war between Israel and Hamas. Both Israel…
She Moved to New Delhi for a Fresh Start, but the Air Made Her Sick
new video loaded: She Moved to New Delhi for a Fresh Start, but the Air Made Her SicktranscriptBacktranscriptShe Moved to New Delhi for a Fresh Start, but the Air Made Her SickSince moving to New Delhi, which had the world’s worst air quality on Monday, Ameesha Munjal hasn’t been able to exercise or see friends. She has been on several medications to battle sickness caused by the pollution.The pollution was so bad that I went to the doctor, and he just said that, ‘you should move out of the city. You won’t be able to survive in this air.’ There’s…
Motorola and HTC reveal its Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrade plan
Are you happy with the new Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Android 5.0 Lollipop announcement? Your next question will probably be the Lollipop software update schedule for your current smartphone, which some manufacturers will not tell you until the software update is ready. Right after the Google announcements, Motorola has confirmed that it …
Christian Bale in talks to play Steve Jobs in Aaaron Sorkin’s Jobs biopic
With Leonardo DiCaprio now out of the running, Variety reports today that Batman star Christian Bale is in talks to take on the role of Steve Jobs in the upcoming Jobs biopic penned by the incomparable Aaron Sorkin. Oscar-winner Christian Bale, who…
The BBC debuts Genome, a database covering all Radio Times listings from 1923 to 2009
The BBC is creating a complete archive of the scheduling for its radio and TV output. The Genome project covers the listings from every issue of the Radio Times, a weekly magazine… Keep reading →
Austin Google Fiber rollout begins in December
Austin, Texas is one of the places in the country where high tech companies flourish. Some major technology companies have operations in Austin including Motorola and Dell among others. In April 2013, Google announced that after Kansas City, Austin would be the second city to get the ultra fast Google Fiber …
Apple Leaks iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2
Google is getting all the limelight today after announcing the Nexus 6 smartphone and the Nexus 9 tablet, but the spotlight will shift off Mountain View very quickly. In fact, tomorrow all eyes will be on Apple is it launches its new iPads, sadly making the Nexus devices quite literally yesterday’s news…
The Projecteze System Keeps You Productive with Just a Word Processor
A lot of to-do list systems require you to adopt new apps or tools. The Projecteze method works with your favorite word processor and requires almost no time to set up.Read more…
Watch the Brushstrokes of Classical Landscapes Invade the Real World
In "Regular Division" shots of gardens inside greenhouses and domes all over the world mosaiced together. That would be trippy enough, but overlaying each shot is a magnified, high resolution paint stroke from a landscape. It gives the short film, which already whirls around in a dizzying circle, an…
You can now get a 7-inch 3G Android phablet for just $54 in China
No, that’s not a bulk purchasing price. According to the folks at Beijing chip designer NuFront, some Chinese retailers are now selling 7-inch 3G phablets — powered by NuFront’s TL7689 chipset — to consumers for as low as CN¥330 or about $54 per…
An entire city tells Comcast it’s not wanted thanks to ‘deplorable and substandard’ customer service
Comcast’s awful customer service has rightly become the stuff of legends and now one city in Massachusetts is telling the company that it wants nothing to do with the cable giant’s unique blend of wallet-incinerating prices and customer service agents who would make Kafka novel bureaucrats blush. Continue reading…
Giants rally past Cardinals to close on World Series
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The San Francisco Giants scored three runs in the sixth inning to move to the brink of a return to the World Series with a come-from-behind 6-4 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. The victory gives the Giants a 3-1 lead in the best-of-…
The dream is real: Royals are going to the World Series – USA TODAY
USA TODAYThe dream is real: Royals are going to the World SeriesUSA TODAYKANSAS CITY, Mo. — They have nearly a week before the reality of a World Series sets in. The Kansas City Royals players, running so fast and playing so hot they don't dare stop to figure out …
Important NBA Voices Begin Agitating For A Shorter Season
The book on NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reads that he is an innovator, more open to radical change than expected from somebody whose most salient job responsibility is protecting a multibillion dollar industry. And now that Silver has kicked Donald Sterling to the curb and signed a new media rights…
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Protocol? Communiciation.
Dallas Morning News: Health care workers treating Thomas Eric Duncan in a hospital isolation unit didn’t wear protective hazardous-material suits for two days until tests confirmed the Liberian man had Ebola — a delay that potentially exposed perhaps dozens of hospital workers to the virus, according to medical records…
In South, Clinton Tries to Pull Democrats Back Into the Fold – New York Times
New York TimesIn South, Clinton Tries to Pull Democrats Back Into the FoldNew York TimesHillary Rodham Clinton campaigned on Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., with Alison Lundergan Grimes, right, the Democratic candidate who is trying to unseat Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader. Credit Tyler … White Democrats voted …Dems …
In Florida Election, The Rick Just Hit The Fan
In what any Very Serious Journalist would consider a disqualifying move that requires the Republican Party to abandon the race completely, Florida Gov. Rick Scott refused to debate his Democratic opponent, the former Republican and former governor of Florida Charlie Crist (because of course; it’s Florida!), on Wednesday…
White House shifts into crisis mode on Ebola response
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising public anxiety about the Ebola virus has forced the White House to shift into crisis mode and cancel two days of planned political events as President Barack Obama strives to show he has control over stopping the spread of the deadly disease. Just three …
Why the U.S. Should Worry About the Global Education Problem – Foreign Policy
Foreign PolicyWhy the U.S. Should Worry About the Global Education ProblemForeign PolicyI just finished Gabriel Zinny's Educación 3.0, which covers the changing landscape of education both in the United States and in Latin America. The radical changes needed have major implications on U.S. foreign policy and development policy …