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Rogue Hurricane Sandy volunteers are redistributing wealth By Liat Clark, wired.co.uk Politics New Yorkers weary of urban inequality have taken it upon themselves to pilfer equipment from luxury development sites in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and redistribute it to those in need. The group is operating… RT @WiredUK: Rogue Hurricane Sandy volunteers are redistributing…
One day smartphones will know your body better than you do By Guest Author, wired.co.uk Technology This is a guest post by Mark Curtis, chief client officer at design consultancy firm Fjord. Smartphones, tablets and the range of apps that run on these devices are transforming the health and lifestyle sector, and a… RT @WiredUK:…
Open-source Funf platform taps into Android’s huge knowledge about you By Daniel Cossins, wired.co.uk Magazine This article was taken from the November 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired’s articles in print before they’re posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing… http://flip.it/FiWXt Related articles Why…
Banks consider quitting food speculation due to role in global hunger By Brandon Keim, wired.co.uk Business Financial giant Barclays is considering an end to food speculation, a controversial practice linked to sudden, dangerous spikes in global food prices. Rich Ricci, head of Barclays’ corporate and investment banking… http://flip.it/eCcTF Related articles Millions face starvation as world…
DIY History crowdsources the transcription of 17th century cookbooks By Carren Jao, wired.co.uk Culture “We are what we eat,” the old saying goes. If so, there’s no better way to digest culture than to comb through painstakingly handwritten cookbooks. Now, the University of Iowa Libraries has made the task exponentially easi… RT @WiredUK: DIY History…
How to make calves’ head soup, and other culinary treats from the past By Carren Jao, wired.co.uk Culture The University of Iowa Libraries has made the task exponentially easier with the launch of DIY History, a crowdsourcing initiative that allows volunteers to transcribe the Szathmary Culinary Archives, centuries’ wort… http://flip.it/m6bBi Related articles BioCurious DIY BioPrinter…
Google ends free Apps for Business service By Sarah Mitroff, wired.co.uk Business I kick myself for not signing up for Google Apps earlier. I wanted a custom email address using my website’s domain name and the easiest option is signing up for a free Google Apps for Business account. The 7-year-old service… http://flip.it/c0hiH
Max Little knows how to detect early symptoms of Parkinson’s. Just call him By Madhumita Venkataramanan, wired.co.uk Magazine This article was taken from the December 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired’s articles in print before they’re posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing… RT…
How a Kinect hack is turning documentary film on its head By Tom Cheshire, wired.co.uk Magazine This article was taken from the December 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired’s articles in print before they’re posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing… RT @WiredUK: How…
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IBM predicts how future technology will radically augment your senses By Chris Welch, theverge.com IBM today published its annual 5 in 5 report, citing five arenas of technology the company believes will see vast advancements over the next five years. This year’s list focuses on the five human senses and how future tech will… RT…
National Rifle Association disappears from Facebook and stops tweeting in wake of school shooting By T.C. Sottek, theverge.com The National Rifle Association (NRA) — the largest gun rights advocacy group and one of the prevailing lobbying organizations in the United States — has pulled back from its social media presence following the Newtown, Connecti… RT…
Google Drive vs. Dropbox, SkyDrive, SugarSync, and others: a cloud sync storage face-off By Ellis Hamburger, theverge.com Does Drive stand a chance against sync and backup veterans? Google’s very own “Loch Ness monster,” also known as Google Drive, has finally launched. It’s the new face of Google Documents, and it’s also Google’s oft-rumored Dropbox-killer. It……
Lapka for iPhone: five sensors to measure the world, inspired by NASA and Yves Saint Laurent By Ellis Hamburger, theverge.com A small Russian hardware startup brings ‘luxury tools’ to your phone Lapka’s tagline may be the “Personal Environment Monitor,” but its name is rooted in the Russian word for paw. “We want to be the…
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ is a middling return to Middle-earth By Bryan Bishop, theverge.com Peter Jackson ditches romance and charm for high frame rates and 3D A decade ago, Peter Jackson pulled off what many thought was impossible: adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings into an epic big-screen trilogy. The movies… RT…
The Verge at work: backing up your brain By Thomas Houston, theverge.com How I use Evernote as a memory tool for deep reading, writing, and research The Verge at Work is a series about process. We’re not scientists, and we’re not gurus, we’re just trying to get some work done. The solutions presented here ar……
Netflix launches monthly ISP speed rankings, praises Google Fiber, and calls out AT&T By Adi Robertson, theverge.com Netflix is widely acknowledged to make up a large chunk of downstream internet traffic, and the company is now using that position to start charting how fast ISPs can stream movies to customers. Every month, it’s announced, it…
Electricity’s ‘hum’ helps forensic experts detect manipulated audio recordings By Chris Welch, theverge.com An average person on the street may find it hard to tell the difference between an unaltered recording and one that’s been edited or tampered with in some way, but forensic experts are often tasked with just that responsibility.… RT @verge: Electricity’s…
Johnny Depp assumes the role of artificial intelligence in new sci-fi flick ‘Transcendence’ By Kimber Streams, theverge.com Johnny Depp will play a scientist whose consciousness is uploaded to a supercomputer in the upcoming science fiction film Transcendence, TheWrap reports. Inception director Christopher Nolan is executive… http://flip.it/GwUjo Related articles Johnny Depp’s ‘Transcendence’ Adds Paul Bettany, Gets…
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’ features robots battling giant monsters By Ben Kersey, theverge.com Complete with the familiar tones of Portal’s GLaDOS Hollywood seems keen to turn 2013 into the year of the sci-fi blockbuster, with trailers released so far for films such as Oblivion and After Earth. The industry has yet… RT @verge: Watch…
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Mailbox for iPhone: a next-generation email app inspired by Sparrow and Clear By Ellis Hamburger, theverge.com Cloud to-do list company Orchestra today announced Mailbox, an email client for the iPhone it’s been building for the last year. I’ve been testing Mailbox for the last few weeks and it’s nothing short of spectactular. It’s the best…
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