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YouTube's Tape Mode Easter Egg

YouTube's player added a "tape mode" button for many videos to celebrate "the 57th birthday of the first commercially available video recorder". The tape mode uses some VHS-like effects that add noise, distortion, pixel blocks, video compression artifacts. Show More Summary

Schneider iPro Series 2 Adds Two New Lenses And iPhone 5 Compatibility

Yesterday, I visited the nerd-o-rama that is the annual Barcelona comics convention, and along with the overweight folks in too-tight superhero costumes, there were overweight folks in black t-shirts and sweatpants taking lots of photos. And their comfy clothing choices were explained by the fact that they had to carry like 20 kilos of glass [...]Show More Summary

The Most Controversial And Entertaining Things Larry Ellison Has Ever Said (ORCL)

Larry Ellison, is one of the most outrageous, outspoken personalities in the tech industry. And he has been for years. He's held the CEO role at Oracle since 1977. That makes him the longest-running tech CEO in Silicon Valley history. Show More Summary

The Life Of Startup Founder Ramona Pierson Is The Most Inspiring Story Ever

Everybody has a story but few are as painful and triumphant as Ramona Pierson's. Pierson is the CEO of a stealth startup, Pierson Labs. She is also, quite possibly, the most inspiring tech founder in the Valley today. And that's saying something. Show More Summary

Culination Is A Virtual Cookbook That Will Force You To Eat Healthier

Caen Contee learned how to cook from his mother. As a young boy, just seven years old, he watched her prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day from their home kitchen in Brazil for a squad of family members. "That really was the...Show More Summary

iMac G3 on Computer Chronicles

Computer Chronicles aired on PBS during the '80s and '90s and tracked the rise of the personal computer. Not surprisingly, Apple was often featured on the program. We've stumbled upon one episode that Apple users may find interesting. The 1998 episode kicks off with a look the new iMac G3, one of Apple's big comeback devices. Show More Summary

Steve Jobs's Widow Is Finally Stepping Into The National Spotlight

A year and a half after her husband's death, Laurene Powell Jobs is carefully stepping into the national spotlight. Tonight, NBC's Brian Williams will interview her on his show, Rock Center. They're going to talk about a documentary Jobs is helping promote. Show More Summary

Two New Videos About Testing at Google

by Anthony Vallone We have two excellent, new videos to share about testing at Google. If you are curious about the work that our Test Engineers (TEs) and Software Engineers in Test (SETs) do, you’ll find both of these videos very interesting. The Life...Show More Summary

Silicon Valley's Biggest Stars Are Making A Huge Push For Immigration Reform

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg jumped into the center of the immigration debate Thursday with the launch of a new lobbying group aimed at fixing the country's "strange immigration policy." "We have a strange immigration policy for a nation of immigrants," Zuckerberg wrote in a Washington Post op-ed announcing his new group, FWD.us. Show More Summary

ANDREESSEN: We're Going To Invest A Boatload Of Dough In Google Glass Startups

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz just announced that the firm is teaming up with Kleiner Perkins and Google Ventures to fund a new generation of startups building apps for Google's computerized glasses, Google Glass. Show More Summary

Google Glass and the Glass Collective

I am tickled pink to announce Andreessen Horowitz’s participation in a new project called the Glass Collective. Along with our friends at Google Ventures and our old partners in crime at Kleiner Perkins, we are working with Google to encourage a new generation of startup entrepreneurs to build applications for Google’s new breakthrough Glass platform.…

Apple and Yahoo in active discussions regarding increased partnership for Siri, search

Apple and Yahoo are in active discussions regarding increasing their partnership, according to The Wall Street Journal. While the report does not provide any true specifics regarding what an increased partnership could entail, the report notes that discussions have surrounded increased Yahoo integration into Siri. Show More Summary

This iOS 7 Concept Gives You All The Toggles You Could Ever Need On Your Homescreen [Video]

One thing that we really hope Apple adds to iOS is the ability to toggle certain settings right from the homescreen. There are a number of jailbreak tweaks that let you do it, but we’d love a Cupertino-brewed solution. Ran Avni has a new iOS 7 concept that solves a lot of the problem with [...]Show More Summary

Review: Lunatik Seismik case for iPhone 5 (Verdict: it bounces!)

I've been using the Seismik case for my iPhone for a couple of weeks and can personally attest to the protection it offers.

Facebook's Weird New 'Home' Ad Triggers Wave Of Negative Reaction (FB)

Facebook's new ad for Facebook Home is very, very strange, and just like a previous TV commercial ("Chairs") it's attracting a lot of attention. But perhaps not the attention Facebook hoped for. The ad, titled "Airplane," shows a man...Show More Summary

Pluck Lets You Pick Your Music From The Lock Screen On iOS [Jailbreak]

Apple lets you control music playback on your iOS devices from the lock screen, but your options are very limited; you can play or pause tracks, and skip back and forth between them. But if you want to listen to another album, you’ll need to unlock your device and open the Music app to find [...]Show More Summary

iOS 7 concept video shows intriguing possibilities

With Scott Forstall out of the fray at Apple, having been replaced with Jony Ive, a lot of people are very excited to see what type of UI changes Apple may incorporate into iOS 7. Recently, we reported on a number of rumblings which suggest that development on iOS 7 is running behind schedule. Show More Summary

Musubo Retro iPhone 5 case review

When I think of Musubo iPhone cases, this is the kind of case I expect. It has a very unique design, it has dual-layer construction, and it provides a decidedly un-iPhone feel that's still pretty cool. The exterior that provides theShow More Summary

Here Are Some Changes Apple Should Make To The iPhone's Software (AAPL)

Apple is preparing the next version of iOS, the software use on iPhones and iPads. A lot of people believe Apple needs to change the look and feel of iOS as well as the way iOS works. Someone posted a video to YouTube with a concept video for iOS, addressing the latter problem. Show More Summary

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