YouTube raises limits on video use in third-party apps
YouTube launched its Data API to let developers integrate online video into their apps, but the modest caps on daily use have limited the potential of those apps. As of today, YouTube is offering much...
View ArticleGamescom 2013: a recap of the week’s news
It's true -- we already gave Gamescom 2013 a quick wrap up, but now that the sun has finally set on the show's public days, it's time to look back on the past week and sift through the madness. Upon...
View ArticleGoogle+ now says when photos get the Auto Awesome treatment
ザ Auto Awesome enhancements in Google+ are great for livening up burst photos and animations, but it's not always clear when the service creates. That's no longer an issue in the wake of an update:...
View ArticleNintendo 2DS: dropping one dimension, adding one more choice (hands-on)
Nintendo caught us all by surprise when it announced its -- all too literally named -- 2DS handheld last week. But are we really surprised? For a company that found it's last success with the "family"...
View ArticleSee how the Moto X is made (ビデオ)
Not everyone gets to walk behind the tech industry's velvet ropes. So when Motorola opened the gates to its Fort Worth, Texas facility -- the place where custom Moto X's are made -- we were there to...
View ArticleRefresh Roundup: week of September 9th, 2013
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so...
View ArticleTesco puts its name to a budget 7-inch tablet in the UK: the £119 Hudl
Not content with flogging other people's smartphones and tablets, now UK supermarket chain Tesco has become the latest to launch one of its own. Priced at £119 and available from September 30th, the...
View ArticleGerman Ghost Cars from the Future, by Kat Bauman
Reporting by Kat Bauman This season, Germany is for car lovers. Last week's Frankfurt Auto Show saw the debut of a slew of new cars—some slated for production, some beautiful, high-functioning pipe...
View ArticleWatch the first mega Mighty No. 9 documentary episode
ザ Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter isn't even over and there's already a documentary. Made by 2 Player Productions, who you may recognize from similar films for Mojang, Double Fine, Penny Arcade, and Sony,...
View ArticleInstagram for Android update adds photo straightening, enhanced video control
iPhone users with Instagram version 4.1 have had the ability to straighten photos for a couple of months now, but Android smartphone owners are a bit behind the curve when it comes to sorting out...
View ArticleVariety: Google is near buying game video service Twitch
AT&T may not be the only one landing a big acquisition this weekend. Variety claims that Google's YouTube division has struck a deal to buy Twitch, the game-focused video streaming service, for...
View ArticleBroadband is more important to Americans than cable
In the same way that WhatsApp has caused the number of text messages to fall, it looks as if cable is now less important than broadband in American homes. For the first time, the number of households...
View ArticleReddit Notes: Don’t call it a currency
Back when Reddit -- bastion of the internet's weirdest conversations -- raised another $50 million in venture funding, the investors involved agreed to give a combined 10 percent of their shares back...
View ArticleBitcoin exec to spend two years behind bars for Silk Road transactions
Charlie Shrem, former Bitcoin Foundation board member and CEO of the now-defunct exchange BitInstant, has been sentenced to two years in prison for helping Silk Road users anonymously swap cash for...
View ArticleSegway is now a Chinese company thanks to Ninebot and Xiaomi
Can't say we saw this coming, but Segway has just been fully acquired by a Chinese company called Ninebot, which also specializes in self-balancing human transporters. The irony here is that Segway...
View ArticleAT&T gets official with LG Optimus G Pro, available May 10th for $200...
We've already seen this one leaked と detailed -- と reviewed the non-AT&T variant -- but the carrier's now finally gotten official with its latest high-end smartphone: the LG Optimus G Pro. If this...
View ArticleYouTube brings live streaming to Capitol Hill, whether you like it or not
In between watching giraffes fight and people who can't parallel park, you'll find a new attraction on YouTube this week: live streams from members of US Congress. Today, the video-sharing website...
View ArticleiMakr 3D printing store opens in London, carries Solidoodle and more
The notion of a physical store dedicated to 3D printing is still new to us, and Solidoodle's Asia-focused plans didn't give much reassurance that we'd see more shops in English-speaking countries all...
View ArticleSynthesizer giant Bob Moog to be inducted into Inventors Hall of Fame today
Lovers of classic synth, celebrate: pioneer Bob Moog will join the Inventors Hall of Fame today. The USPTO is bestowing that honor for patent number 3,475,623 granted in 1966 for the so-called Moog...
View ArticleFantasy Artwork by Jian Guo
Jian Guo, aka breathing2004, is an artist based in Shanghai, China who has worked on fan art of games like WOW, Diablo, Starcraft and Dragonsong, etc. His work fuses fantasy with elements of Asia...
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