Samsung has long used Qualcomm chips to powers it flagship phones. But now …
Bloomberg: Samsung Is Dropping Qualcomm Chips for the Galaxy S6
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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Obama Dreams of Space, But Where’s the Money for a Mars Expedition?
During the State of the Union address, President Obama said stirring things about human spaceflight and the future. But these are the same dreams we’ve been talking about for years, and without more funding for NASA these dreams will fizzle instead of coming true.
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Obama’s War on Hackers Is Turning Everyone into a Suspect
So there’s good news, and there’s bad news. The good news is that Obama …
Illinois law allows schools to demand students’ Facebook passwords
By Chris Matyszczyk Conceived to combat cyberbullying, a new law in Illinois may result in schools demanding social media passwords, even if the posting was not done at school or on school computers.
Netflix CEO sees plenty of room to coexist with HBO online
By Roger Cheng Reed Hastings says that “it’s definitely not a zero-sum game” when it comes to online streaming-video services.
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The Original Apple Watch Definitely Wasn’t Smart
It’s no secret that the …
The Original Apple Watch Definitely Wasn’t Smart
It’s no secret that the …
Control RideOn ski goggles with your eyes
By Anthony Domanico A new startup promises the world’s first true augmented-reality ski goggles for skiers and snowboarders that you can control with your eyes.
NASA’s solar observatory marks 100 millionth image
By Amanda Kooser The Solar Dynamics Observatory celebrates five years of sun-worshipping by releasing its impressive 100 millionth image of our closest star.
Here’s What Embroidery Patterns Sound Like Played Through a Music Box
If you step back and compare the two, the intricate patterns you’ll find in a detailed folk embroidery don’t look that much different than the series of punched holes you’ll find on the scrolling scores used in a traditional hand-cranked music box. Artists Zsanett Szirmay and Bálint Tárkány-Kovács saw the same similarities, and discovered that when played through a music box, …