Topic: Phone - on September 12, 2013 at 1:57:00 PM CEST
Phonebloks
A phone only lasts a couple of years before it breaks or becomes obsolete. Although its often just one part which killed it, we throw everything away since its almost impossible to repair or upgrade.
Phonebloks is made of detachable bloks. The bloks are connected to the base which locks everything together into a solid phone. If a blok breaks you can easily replace it, if it's getting old just upgrade.
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Topic: CARS - on September 12, 2013 at 1:55:00 PM CEST
Ferrari 458 Speciale’s Technology Explained Through Video
One of the most popular cars at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show, the Ferrari 458 Speciale, also happens to be one of the most technologically advanced. There are so many intricate systems present that it’s hard to get a grasp on how the technologies all help make this hardcore 458 variant one of the fastest road cars ever launched by Ferrari.
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Topic: SEX - on September 12, 2013 at 1:53:00 PM CEST
Naked man caught 'having sex' with Land Rover
A court heard how drunken Daniel Cooper, 24, was stripped off and started grinding against the blue 4x4 Land Rover Discovery.
Cooper was caught on CCTV simulating sex with the Land Rover which was parked outside a takeaway restaurant.
Cooper said he was so drunk he could not remember what happened until he was shown the CCTV pictures.
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Topic: NASA - on September 12, 2013 at 1:50:00 PM CEST
Frog Blasts Off With Recent NASA Rocket
Oh my! We’re not sure to laugh or cry on this one (maybe both). This frog gives new meaning to “flying leap,” (or giant leap). This little guy was obviously startled by the ignition of the Minotaur V rocket that launched the LADEE spacecraft last Friday.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on September 12, 2013 at 1:48:00 PM CEST
T-Shirt Size Distribution at a Computer Science Conference
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Topic: SECURITY - on September 12, 2013 at 1:46:00 PM CEST
Did the FBI Lean On Microsoft for Access to Its Encryption Software?
The NSA is reportedly not the only government agency asking tech companies for help in cracking technology to access user data. Sources say the FBI has a history of requesting digital backdoors, which are generally understood as a hidden vulnerability in a program that would, in theory, let the agency peek into suspects' computers and communications.
In 2005, when Microsoft was about to launch BitLocker, its Windows software to encrypt and lock hard drives, the company approached the NSA, its British counterpart the GCHQ and the FBI, among other government and law-enforcement agencies. Microsoft's goal was twofold: get feedback from the agencies, and sell BitLocker to them.
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Topic: SECURITY - on September 12, 2013 at 1:44:00 PM CEST
Yahoo CEO Mayer: we faced jail if we revealed NSA surveillance secrets
Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook struck back on Wednesday at critics who have charged tech companies with doing too little to fight off NSA surveillance. Mayer said executives faced jail if they revealed government secrets.
Yahoo and Facebook, along with other tech firms, are pushing for the right to be allowed to publish the number of requests they receive from the spy agency. Companies are forbidden by law to disclose how much data they provide.
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Topic: SECURITY - on September 11, 2013 at 5:28:00 PM CEST
NSA shares raw intelligence including Americans' data with Israel
The National Security Agency routinely shares raw intelligence data with Israel without first sifting it to remove information about US citizens, a top-secret document provided to the Guardian by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals.
Details of the intelligence-sharing agreement are laid out in a memorandum of understanding between the NSA and its Israeli counterpart that shows the US government handed over intercepted communications likely to contain phone calls and emails of American citizens. The agreement places no legally binding limits on the use of the data by the Israelis.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on September 11, 2013 at 4:41:00 PM CEST
Complete scheme to “teleport” quantum information by photons
The principles of quantum mechanics allow us to realize ultra-high-capacity communication and ultra-high-speed quantum computation beyond the limits of current technology. One of the most important steps toward this goal is the transfer of quantum bits (superposition of 0 and 1) carried by particles of light by what is termed “quantum teleportation”.
The research group of Prof. Akira Furusawa and graduate student Shuntaro Takeda at the Graduate School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo have realized, for the first time, the complete quantum teleportation of photonic quantum bits using an innovative scheme of combining photonic quantum bits with optical wave teleportation.
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Topic: POLITIK - on September 11, 2013 at 4:35:00 PM CEST
Russian lawyers say Harry Potter character Dobby is based on Putin
A group of Russian lawyers is reportedly planning a law suit against Harry Potter producers Warner Bros over apparent similarities between Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, and CGI-tastic Chamber of Secrets star Dobby the elf.
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Topic: SECURITY - on September 11, 2013 at 4:32:00 PM CEST
Brazilian TV show accuses NSA of spying on oil firm based on leaked docs
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that if leaked NSA documents showing the US spied on her country's state-run oil firm Petrobras are "confirmed", then it must have done so for “economic and strategic” reasons rather than for "national security".
The leaked "intelligence documents" appear to run counter to US claims it isn't involved in industrial espionage.
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Topic: TV - on September 11, 2013 at 3:41:00 PM CEST
Weird Japanese commercial compialtion
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