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Battle Over Pronunciation Of “GIF” Becomes Its Own Meme, But Image Format Inventor Settles Debate

by Tyler Riggs on May 23, 2013 in News

GIF images, the meme-tastic image format that’s animated form has experienced an explosion in popularity the past couple of years, has been the subject of much debate amongst users both casual and frequent: Do you pronounce GIF the same way you say “gift” or is it a soft ‘G’ like Jif, the peanut butter. This [...]

Twitter Introduces Two-Step Authentication To Increase Security For User Accounts

by Tyler Riggs on May 23, 2013 in Apps, How To, News

Twitter introduced a new security feature Wednesday that, if enabled on user accounts, will go a long way toward preventing said accounts from being compromised by hackers or “phishers.” Two-factor authentication is the new feature, and it works by requiring a verification code in addition to a user’s password before access is granted to a [...]

Next Time You Call Customer Service You May Be Talking To Watson (The IBM Supercomputer)

by Tyler Riggs on May 23, 2013 in Apps, New Technology, News

Watson, IBM’s supercomputer that a few years ago defeated Jeopardy superstars Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter and has since been “training” in medical fields to serve as a resource for doctors to seek advice, will likely soon be used by businesses in customer service roles. According to Forbes, several businesses ranging from Australia’s ANZ Bank [...]

You Can’t Play Xbox 360 Games On Xbox One

by Mike Beauchamp on May 21, 2013 in Gadgets, New Technology, News

Steve Kovach over at Business Insider spoke with Todd Holmdahl, the “hardware boss” at Microsoft, about the new Xbox One they announced today. Specifically, he asked about the new Xbox One not being backwards compatible with Xbox 360 games. Holmdahl told BI: “We created a new architecture [...] It was too much of a burden [...]

This Rugged Version Of The Galaxy S4 Looks Awesome But You Can’t Buy It In The U.S.A.

by Mike Beauchamp on May 21, 2013 in Android, Gadgets, News

By now, we’re all familiar with Samsung’s latest and greatest flagship phone: the Galaxy S4. It’s already available for sale from most carriers in the U.S. (Verizon’s launches this Thursday) and has received rave reviews. However, there’s another version rumored to be launching in July – the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active – but only in Europe. There [...]

The Numbers Behind Verizon’s Massive 4G LTE Network

by Mike Beauchamp on May 20, 2013 in New Technology, News

Verizon has finally released a complete list of all markets across the U.S. they currently cover with 4G LTE. It’s a lengthy list, just shy of 500 major cities (497 to be exact). In comparison, their closest competitor, AT&T, currently covers 207 major cities. Behind AT&T is Sprint, which currently has 88 markets covered with [...]

Here’s How Car Maker Fiat Pranked Its Rival Using Google Maps

by Drew on May 20, 2013 in News

Car makers Fiat and Volkswagen are competitors. Fiat saw an opportunity to play a creative prank on its rival. As the Daily Mail reported: Fiats workers spotted the Google Street view car, which captures panoramic views of locations around the world with a roof camera, driving past its offices and quickly drove to Södertälje 45 minutes [...]

For The Presidential Memorabilia Collector Who Has Everything: The U.S. Government Is Selling An Old Air Force One Airplane

by Tyler Riggs on May 20, 2013 in News

For the presidential memorabilia collector who thought they had everything, the U.S. Government is selling an item that likely hasn’t made his/her collection, yet. The government-ran auction site GSAAuctions.gov is selling an old DC-9 aircraft that was part of the Air Force fleet that served missions carrying government dignitaries. According to the item description for [...]

This 220-Story Building In China Could Change The Way We Live In The Future [VIDEO]

by Tyler Riggs on May 20, 2013 in News

One could argue that the ultimate “gadget” is a building equipped with lots of technology. If that’s the case, a building scheduled to be built later this year in Changsha, Chian, might be end up being the biggest of big — and the processes that will be used in constructing it are pretty innovative themselves. [...]

This Jacket Gives Its Wearer A Hug

by Alison J. Herzog on May 20, 2013 in News

If you’ve ever felt lonely or like you needed a hug, never fear, the Hug Jacket is here! You may have seen other sad products like the boyfriend pillow out on the market. Well, now there’s another one proposed for creation. Si Chan is the creator of the Hug Me Jacket. You can view all [...]