via news.cnet.com
A significant but unsuccessful cyberattack was launched on the U.K. Foreign Office and other government departments this summer, according to the head of the country's communications spy agency.
Monday, October 31, 2011
What’s wrong with Nintendo?
Nintendo’s disastrous financial news last week can’t help but make one wonder about the future of the Japanase game giant.
For those who missed it, Nintendo posted a record loss of $926-million for the first six months of its current fiscal year, which ends next March. That’s about twice what Nintendo was expecting, and it helped drive the company’s stock to a five-year low (its current sub-$20 price is down from the mid-$70 plateau it enjoyed in 2007 and 2008).
5 Essential Steps To Achieving Your Goals
via openforum.com
There our many points in our lives when we decide we need a change. Whether it's starting a business, changing jobs, losing weight, the list goes on...it’s the thing we fear the most and what we have to go through to achieve our goals.
Whatever the change, we set goals and work toward them. And for awhile there is some progress. Then we start to slip, and before we know it we are back where we started.
Ubuntu Linux eyes tablet territory
via news.cnet.com
The company plans to make an announcement to that effect at the Ubuntu Developer Summit taking place this week, according to Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols, a blogger for CNET sister site ZDNet. The platforms beyond the desktop that Canonical is targeting include not only those mobile devices but also smart TVs.
Artistic Ceilings
Ceiling painting has been popular through centuries. From as early as 1450 to today, ceiling art has been used in decorating the interior space. Beautiful, remarkable works of art can be found in many museums through out the world and can inspire wonderful creations in your own home.
China denies reports it hacked into U.S. satellites
Beijing on Monday denied a U.S commission’s claim that China may have been responsible for hacking incidents on U.S. environment-monitoring satellites, saying that the committee had “ulterior motives” in writing such a draft report.
Motorola Mobility to drop 800 jobs
via engadget.com
Motorola Mobility has issued a regulatory filing outlining the loss of 800 jobs. The cut will cost the handset manufacturer $31 million -- that number includes $27 million in severance and $4 million to close locations. The reason for the cuts? Bloomberg suggests that it's part of an attempt to lower costs, as the company readies itself to join the Google family -- a decision Motorola's board will vote on in the middle of next month. This news follows last week's earnings report, in which the mobile company reported a $32 million net loss -- not the greatest financial report, sure, but a marked improvement over the prior quarter's $56 million loss.
Video vows Anonymous will take on Mexico’s brutal Zetas cartel
An Internet video is threatening Mexico's Zetas drug cartel with exposure of its allies in the local police and news media this week unless the gang frees a kidnapped member of the international hacker movement known as “Anonymous.”
AT&T's First LTE Phones Arrive November 6th
via gizmodo.com
The wait is almost over: AT&T is bringing the LTE ruckus with two new Android smartphones: the HTC Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. They're very similar, but hey, forget specs for a minute: LTE, finally.
Planking Photography! Most Imaginative Examples Of Face-Down Photos
via kitaro10.com
Planking” (or the “Lying down Game”) is an activity consisting of lying face down in a curious or inconsistent location. The hands must touch the sides of the body and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the Internet is an integral part of the game. Since early 2011, many participants in planking have photographed the activity on unusual locations such as atop poles, roofs and vehicles. Now a day’s planking is becoming a branch of photography. Today we have compiled some planking photography for your inspiration, so let’s have a look below
Microsoft's 'astounding' vision of the future
via theweek.com
How will technology transform and glamorize the future? Microsoft (yes, that Microsoft) offers some surprisingly intriguing ideas in an "astounding," "amazing" video released Thursday. (Watch it below.) Microsoft envisions ubiquitous touchscreens — from leaf-thin smartphones to wall calendars to sleek offices where workers video conference on huge wraparound computer monitors.
World’s most powerful laser could ‘tear apart the vacuum of space’
Scientists have plans to build a laser so powerful it could boil the fabric of space and, in doing so, possibly reveal extra-dimensions.
In today’s installment of potentially catastrophic science experiments, scientists have plans to create a giant laser that can emit a beam with an amount of energy equivalent to all of the power the Earth receives from the sun combined, reports Richard Gray in the Telegraph. It is believed such a laser will have the ability to rip apart the vacuum of space — literally boil the underlying fabric of the universe.
40 Inspirational Examples of Websites Using HTML5
via designbeep.com
A week ago we have collected videos about revolution of HTML5 and the future of web.There is one certain thing which HTML5 will change the way we use web and will allow better user interface among the websites.You know,HTML5 is still under development and developers are always experimenting the potential of HTML5.
Anyway,today we are showcasing websites which are HTML5 powered.hope you like the collection.
Disney-ABC Signs Streaming Deals With Amazon And Netflix
via techcrunch.com
Mark one up for Amazon…and mark one up for Netflix.
The two companies just announced separate streaming deals with the Walt Disney Co. that will provide subscribers with even more content from Mickey & Co. Under these agreements, both streaming services will see even more Disney/ABC content, expanding their respective libraries with current and past TV programming.
HTC profit soars on 13.2 million handset shipments
via news.cnet.com
HTC's financial performance improved greatly in the third quarter, thanks to massive growth in handset shipments.
During the period, HTC generated nearly NT$136 billion (US$4.5 billion) in revenue, jumping 79 percent over the same period last year. HTC's after-tax profit hit $624 million, representing a 68 percent gain year-over-year.
According to HTC, which announced its earnings today, it shipped 13.2 million handsets worldwide, up 93 percent year over year.
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket LTE Launching On AT&T
AT&T is about to get its first two LTE phones courtesy of Samsung and HTC.
Samsung now has a new LTE-powered model of the Galaxy S II called the Skyrocket. It goes on Sale November 6 for $250 with a two-year contract from AT&T.
It features most of the same specs as the current Galaxy S II, but with the addition of LTE data speeds.
And Now Another Analyst Says Groupon Is Worth Less Than The IPO Price...
Well, that makes three of us.
Last week, I ran some numbers on Groupon and concluded that the company was probably worth $6-$9 billion, well below its contemplated IPO price.
Given the risk in the company's transition to profitability--chopping back marketing spending, revenue deceleration, intense competition, backlash against the product--this led me to conclude that the stock wouldn't really offer a compelling value unless it were valued at $5 billion or below.
Your Online Business: Avoiding Tech Disasters
via openforum.com
Technology can make running your business easier, but too many entrepreneurs have horror stories about losing information when their computers crash or their accounts are hacked. Dan Ackerman, senior editor at CNET.com, has some advice for making sure your operating systems are secure and your data is protected.
Essential Elements of a Design Agency Website Layout (with 30 examples)
via speckyboy.com
Today, I’d like to cover some really crucial tips to constructing a great template for your company. Design labs and agencies either work with set clients or tend to release a few products and maintain support from customers. Thus your website is intended to sell the skills your team can offer designing pixels for the world to use.
Steve Jobs: His Last Words
via mashable.com
Steve Jobs’s biological sister, Mona Simpson, wrote a moving and highly personal eulogy for a private funeral service for the fallen tech titan that took place a few days after his death in early October.
An acclaimed novelist, she delivered a beautifully written description of Steve Jobs’s life, illness and death. She said his last words before he slipped into unconsciousness for the last time were, “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.”
40 Fresh and Very Useful Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
via designbeep.com
You know Adobe Illustrator is the leading software in vectoral graphic industry so learning a ”how-to guide” from a professional illustrator user gives a great advantage to you.You can learn the techniques which you haven’t seen before or improve yourself very easily.
So today we have a great round up of adobe illustrator tutorials from really professional users.I’m sure you will learn many new tecniques and tips from the below tutorials.
Apple Acquires C3 Technologies For iOS Maps
Apple recently acquired a 3D mapping company called C3 Technologies in order to bolster its Maps feature in iOS, according to 9to5 Mac.
C3 is able to create photo realistic 3D maps of cities and geographic features. It uses the same technology the military uses in missile targeting to form the maps.
It is official Samsung outsells Apple in Smartphones
via devicemag.com
A lot of people have been rooting for Samsung in the Apple/Samsung patent wars. A lot of people have also thought that Apple started the fight to ban Samsung’s products worldwide because they wanted to weaken their biggest competitor.
Whatever the reason, Apple should be interested in the latest news from Samsung. In the last quarter, Samsung surpassed Apple to become the world’s leading smartphone seller.
Siri Hacked For iPod Touch iPhone 4
The same developer who was able to get Siri running on an iPhone 4 has managed to port it to an iPod Touch too, 9to5 Mac reports.
This time, Siri is fully functional, meaning it can talk to Apple's servers and respond to your voice. Before, the port could not contact Apple's servers and had limited functionality.
Apple prepping Air-like 15-inch MacBook, report says
via news.cnet.com
Apple is readying a MacBook that would extend the ultrathin Air design beyond the 13-inch market segment, according to reports.
Japanese-language site Macotakara says a new 15-inch model has entered the test phase.
It's not clear at this point whether this will be an addition to the MacBook Air series--currently offered in 11- and 13-inch sizes--or a new MacBook Pro.
Splendid Examples of Lighthouse photography
The view of a lighthouse in the morning light or before the sunset is an absolutely enthralling experience for any photographer. The lighting condition during this period is the best suited for photography and it incurs a natural effect of its own leaving all of us awestruck. here we present some beautiful examples to inspire you
Bionic exoskeleton helps wheelchair users walk - Photos
via news.yahoo.com
The bionic device developed by Ekso Bionics is a wearable, battery-powered, robotic exoskeleton, designed to aid wheelchair users and those who have suffered from spinal chord injuries to stand and walk.
Facebook adds 'subscribe' feature to comments
via news.cnet.com
Facebook has added a "subscribe" button to its comments box plugin, allowing users to follow comments made by users who have enabled Subscribers.
Something Has Exploded In a Spectacular Fashion On Uranus
via gizmodo.com
Quit snickering! Something on Uranus has erupted and now scientists are all in a tizzy about what and why it might be.
The news is exciting for a number of reasons. The simplest being we know very little about Uranus, mostly due to its incredible distance form Earth and because it's, well, frankly one of the more "boring" planets out there.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
100+ Awesome Macro Photographs
via ispsd.com
Macro photography is a unique style, which requires a specialized technique in order to capture what you want – lighting, focusing, and composition are all a bit different here. Here we introduce 100+ cool macro shots
The 3 Kinds of Writing That Builds a Business
via copyblogger.com
Copyblogger Media is a company that was built on two blog posts per week.
In the early days it was just Brian, and those two posts. Week in and week out.
A lot has happened since then, but the basic structure of how this business is marketed remains.
Nearly 4 out of 5 of burglars use social networks to find empty homes
With many users of social networks like Twitter and Facebook are updating the services with locations in status updates, criminals are using that information to find potential targets for home invasion.
Showcase of Vintage Ads and Typography
via desizntech.info
Before Photoshop, computers and everything digital the ads were crafted by hands and imagination. These vintage included beautiful crafted typography, design and colors. Retro ads after 1900′s very colorful with legible, stylish typography’s. Some these ad design can be very inspirational and helpful for modern designer. Following are some vintage ad that caught out attention.
NATO: 13 killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack
via cnn.com
Five troops and eight civilians were killed in central Kabul when a suicide bomber struck a vehicle in a military convoy, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Saturday.
Master Corporal Byron Greff, a Canadian, was killed in the attack, according to the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command.
The Best Videos of the Week
via gizmodo.com
Maybe you were swamped at the office this week and couldn't check your favorite Gawker Media sites. Or maybe you're about to go back to work and could use one last distraction. Whatever the case, we've got you covered. Here are some of the best videos we watched during the week that was.
The World's Top 9 Countries With The Fastest Internet Speeds
Akamai, a company that collects data about Internet use, says it gets over 1 trillion requests per day to its global server network. It has organized this data into its quarterly "State Of The Internet" report, which examines, among other things, the world's fastest and slowest Internet connections by country.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol trailer
via movies.yahoo.com
An exclusive release of the newest Mission Impossible movie "Ghost Protocol". The trailer looks like it should be a great movie. I find it amazing that Tom Cruise hasn't aged a day in the past 10 years. Don't believe me, watch the trailer and see for yourself.
Travel & landscape photography by Lucie Debelkova
via thedphoto.com
“ Why photograph? For me it’s simply an extension of the natural impulse to explore the larger world.
Photography is a great self learning process that has no borders. It should be far more than the simple act of recording a lasting memory. In a way, it is about tempting our imagination to create an outer image. In essence, it is an art form and a way of expression. The wilderness is the perfect palate from which to draw inspiration with its ever-changing array of natural colors, textures, shape and life.
Got An Idea For The Next New Thing?
via openforum.com
If so, you are in luck. Not only is there more money being freed up to push young college students into creating their own companies, but the Obama administration might unload some of your school debt, too.
But first, you have to get started.
YouTube announces new channels, tons of original content coming soon
Google-owned YouTube announced today that it will soon be launching a number of channels featuring original, professional-grade content, designed to push more traffic to the site and attract high-end advertisers.
35+ Mind blowing Examples of Double Exposure Portraits
via lava360.com
In photography, double exposure is a technique in which a piece of film is exposed twice, to two different images. The resulting photographic image shows the second image superimposed over the first. If youd ever tried yourself in double exposure photography you know how much fun is in it. The portraits below were taken by some amazing photographers, and it is really worth to see them as they are Mind blowing examples of double exposure. I really hope you will enjoy these double exposure photos as much as I did.
The iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Have Been Jailbroken Under iOS 5
via cultofmac.com
While Apple’s latest gadgets are a must-have for some, they’re not all that useful for iOS jailbreakers. The company’s new iPhone 4S, along with the iPad 2, cannot be jailbroken when running iOS 5. But thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team, it won’t be long before you’re using Cydia on them.
Google moves Street View into buildings
Likely designed to appeal to small businesses, Google is offering a new optional service that allows pictures of the interior buildings to show up within the Street View interface.
Kicked off in the pilot program during the first half of the year to start collecting photographs, Google has officially launched an interior version of Street View for buildings.
28 Excellent iPhone Apps To Make Your Life Easier
via smashingapps.com
Having a smartphone in your pocket has somewhat become a style statement, but apart from its appearance and style appeal, it allows you to perform all tasks that you would perform with your laptop or computer. This is the main reason of smartphone popularity.
Look out: Fossil fuels may be out-innovating green tech
via news.cnet.com
Scrappy green-tech start-ups aren't the only ones who make big bets on technology.
A spate of articles this week points to the fact that new technologies in the fossil fuel industry are making it harder for alternative clean energy technologies to get a larger foothold.
Top Ten Tips to avoid Battery Issue on iPhone 4S
via newsflap.com
We have formerly discussed in our article about a very big issue that is been faced by the iPhone 4S users that is the battery life. Each and every user is facing the problem that became so hectic these days for them. This issue is not only concerned specifically concerned with the iPhone 4S users but also to the general users who have upgraded to iOS 5 from iOS 4. This one is the problem reported by the users. Well if you are one of those individuals, don’t worry we have top 10 best tips to bank battery life on iPhone 4S.
Best Professional Services to Convert Website for Mobile Devices
via designmodo.com
The future of internet access is supposed to take a new turn with the introduction of smartphones. Instead of sitting near PCS or carrying laptops, the next generation would rather prefer to access internet through their handy hi-tech mobiles. Moreover, it really makes sense that one can stay attached to his work at any time accessing the World Wide Web on his mobile that is more comfortable to use. To justify the growing need, designers are thus thinking to create mobile versions of different sites. Now, get the unique opportunity to learn about the several cost effective and value added services to convert website for mobile devices.
The Wrong Way to do Online Shopping with a Credit Card - Hilarious!
via howtogeek.com
How many of us have encountered someone somewhere who did something odd like this to their computer?
Could a lawsuit derail Android? Understanding Oracle’s threat to Google
The upcoming legal battle between Google and Oracle isn't a simple one, but the outcome will be pivotal to the future of Android. Here's what the two companies are fighting over, and what could happen if Oracle's claims hold water in court.
40 Photographs That Will Make You Smile
via pelfusion.com
Your beautiful smile, that comes from the heart, can make someone else smile too. Even the photographs of such hearty smiles can help you forget the worries and gives you energy. So to freshen up your day I have collected the most beautiful smile photographs, and i hope it will make you smile.
The Navy's Robot Jet Fighter Goes for Its First Cruise
via gizmodo.com
UAV's are big, but they're not jet big—something the Navy's trying to correct with its X-47B, which aims to replace traditional fighters. Y'know, the ones with humans in them. Watch the drone killer stretch its wings a little.
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