Top Stories republished
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Ultimate (Free) Virus Protection Guide
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The New Smartphone War: Seven Challengers To Apple And Samsung
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How To Get The Best Exclusive Features On Any Android Smartphone
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The Burden Of Apple iOS
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7 Lessons You Can Learn From Shooting With A Camera Phone
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iPhone Maths: What Would An Even Bigger iPhone Be Like?
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Almost Flat: The Future Of iOS Design?
‘Completely flat’, ‘like Android’, ‘Microsoft-flat’ etc., etc., etc. The talk about how Apple are going to ‘flatten out’ their UI style has set the rumour-mills ablaze with completely spurious conjecture. So I thought I’d add to it. However, let’s approach this not from ‘what one insider source told someone’ but instead from evidence of progression within some of the top iOS apps.
How Automated Licence Plate Readers Threaten Privacy
Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using sophisticated cameras, called “automated licence plate readers”, or ALPR, to scan and record the licence plates of millions of cars across the United States. These cameras, mounted on top of patrol cars and on city streets, can scan up to 1800 licence plates per minute, day or night, allowing one squad car to record more than 14,000 plates during the course of a single shift.
Four Cool Things You Can Do With Your Computer Now That It’s Watching You
Microsoft’s Kinect proved that real people are actually interested in moving their bodies to motion-control stuff on a screen. Leap Motion, whose motion detector is decoupled from a gaming console, could end up having a wider impact. It’s not just for gamers, and desktop and laptop manufacturers are reportedly looking at integrating Leap into their upcoming products.
Vertical Perspective Of Hong Kong’s Immense Skyscrapers
This collection by Romain Jacquet-Lagreze will have your head spinning in a dizzy state of confusion. The French photographer and graphic artist created Vertical Horizon as a visual exploration of Hong Kong and it’s rapid growth towards the sky. Using a unique perspective, Jacquet-Lagreze presents the ever-growing city in a repetitively graphic expression of its architecture.
Ultimate (Free) Virus Protection Guide
So you got caught with your pants down on the internet (figuratively, folks) and contracted a virus. That sucks. Or maybe you were wearing protection but still fell victim to some nasty bit of code that managed to slip by your antivirus software undetected. That sucks even more. Either way, it’s nothing to feel ashamed about. The web is a dangerous place and even the most tech savvy users sometimes slip up.
The Pirate Bay Finds Safe Harbour In Iceland
After making a run for it from Sweden to Greenland, and then finding that Greenland really didn’t want a bunch of pirates plundering its waters, Iceland seems happy to have the Pirate Bay. So, time to update your bookmarks: ThePirateBay.is is TPB’s new home.
Daft Punk’s New Single Totally Sounds Like A Michael Jackson Disco Jam
Fans of forward-looking music have at least two things to be excited about this spring: new albums from Boards of Canada (which is teasing fans with the rarest vinyl released this year) and Daft Punk, whose Random Access Memories is set for a May 20 release.
10 Terrible Tech Frustrations My Toddler Will Never Have
When I was growing up, my parents would tell me about all the ancient technologies they had to use in their youth. Whether it was a car with a manual choke, a phone that required you to ask an operator to connect you, or a record player with a hand crank, mum and dad experienced a lot of tech frustrations I would never know.
Five Simple Ways To Keep Your Android Device Malware-Free
While it’s true that Android is a little more susceptible to malware attacks than iOS, the situation isn’t nearly as bad as Apple would have you believe. With a little knowledge and a sprinkling of common sense, you can make your device impervious to even the most dastardly of digital assaults. Here’s how.
