Yahoo announces 1TB Flickr accounts, new UI with high-resolution photos
As part of a special media event on Monday, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer unveiled major changes to photo management and sharing service Flickr, with full resolution image support, 1 terabyte of storage for each user, and a revamped user interface. The announcement, nearly overshadowed by news of Yahoo’s $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition, came during a […]more…
The next Xbox is coming: Watch the announcement on Windows Phone 8
The big day is almost here. Microsoft reveals the new Xbox at an event held on its Redmond, Wash.-based campus tomorrow, and speculation runs rampant around the web. We do not even know the name of this next-generation console, let alone what capabilities the device will come with. Tags: Microsoft Windows Phone WP8 XBoxmore…
Russian spacecraft returns to Earth with most of its furry crew dead
A Russian spacecraft containing 45 mice, 8 gerbils, and 15 newts returned to Earth on Sunday. The spacecraft, a modified Bion-M life sciences satellite, was launched in April 2013 and was intended to study the biological effects of long-term weightlessness. However, due to a combination of equipment failure and what scientists referred to as “the […]more…
US government seizing medical records
It seems that the French backed Junta which took control of the English colony of Virginia is desperate to populate its Big Brother databases on its citizens using its award winning “no taxation without representation” laws. A healthcare provider has sued the Internal Revenue Service and 15 of its agents, claiming that they seized 60 […]more…
Sony’s next gaming system is an out-of-focus black rectangle
Back when Sony’s February PlayStation 4 unveiling concluded without actually showing what the console itself would look like, I actually defended the company. After all, the look of the plastic shell surrounding the new PlayStation hardware didn’t actually matter as much as the games on display. After seeing today’s teaser trailer promoting the PS4’s E3 […]more…
Chinese hackers who breached Google reportedly targeted classified data
The Chinese hackers who breached Google’s corporate servers 41 months ago gained access to a database containing classified information about suspected spies, agents, and terrorists under surveillance by the US government, according to a published report. Tags: China Hackers Google Privacy Securitymore…