| LEGO Finally Reveals 'Lord of the Rings' Tower of Orthanc Set | | Friday, April 26, 2013 9:52 PM | Geekosystem |
| Word's been out on the Internet since at least January about an official Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc LEGO set, thanks to a few images making the rounds, but now it's officially official: LEGO's announced their two-foot-tall Tower of Orthanc set. They take a few liberties, so be prepared for a few very upset Tolkien scholars. Well, assuming any of them actually care about LEGO sets.
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| Space Monkey Brings Peer-to-Peer Storage to the Cloud | | Friday, April 26, 2013 9:30 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| A Utah-based company says it wants to change how the world stores data — and the Kickstarter community is taking notice. Co-founders Alen Peacock and Clint Gordon-Carroll led the creation of Space Monkey, an encrypted peer-to-peer cloud storage network. Space Monkey is cloud storage on your desktop, but it works differently than services we've become accustomed to, like Dropbox or Google Drive.
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| NBA's Weirdest Player Tweets a Pic of His Drained Knee Fluid | | Friday, April 26, 2013 9:18 PM | Sam Laird |
| NBA fans know Metta World Peace is, shall we say, "out there." He changed his name from Ron Artest. He famously brawled with fans during a game in Indianapolis. He recorded the immortal Michael Jackson tribute song "Michael Michael." So it stands to reason that if any NBA player were to do something like this, it'd be Artest ... er, World Peace.
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| How to Erase Your Data From an Old Computer or Phone | | Friday, April 26, 2013 9:07 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| If you're disposing of old documents such as bank statements and tax forms, security experts recommend shredding the paperwork so it can't be used by identity thieves. It's a practice everyone should be familiar with, since it may be the top recommendation for preventing identity theft.
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| Louisville Coach Keeps Promise, Gets Championship Tattoo | | Friday, April 26, 2013 8:35 PM | Sam Laird |
| As Kevin Ware's amazing saga unfolded during the University of Louisville's March Madness championship run recently, another story got overshadowed: the fact that Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino had promised his team earlier in the year that he would get a tattoo if they ended up winning the title.
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| 5 Apps to Improve Work Productivity | | Friday, April 26, 2013 8:21 PM | Adam Popescu |
| We all want more time. Time to finish our work, handle tedious errands and check off items from our ever expanding to-do lists. The problem is, the day's not getting any longer and our responsibilities seem to never stop growing. The only thing we can do to work more efficiently is to know some very helpful shortcuts and pro tips. And whether you're working form home or remotely, there's a cheat sheet — so to speak — for any setting.
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| Beyonce Shuts Press Photographers Out of World Tour | | Friday, April 26, 2013 8:04 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Press photographers need not enter. That's basically the message organizers of megastar Beyonce Knowles' ongoing "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" have reportedly told the media. According to photography blog Fstoppers, Beyonce's tour guidelines for photographers stated: "There are no photo credentials for this show." Instead, media was directed to use pre-approved images for their editorial coverage.
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| 'Battle Worlds: Kronos' Promises New Vision for Turn-Based Strategy Games | | Friday, April 26, 2013 7:22 PM | AppAdvice |
| Battle Worlds: Kronos has been a labor of love for developer KING Art Games. Originally created more than six years ago, the project has taken Kickstarter by storm and has more than doubled its original goal with just three days to go. Designed for Mac, PC, Linux, and Web browsers, only $12,000 more in pledges will bring an iPad version of the game to fruition.
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| Suspect Behind World's Biggest DDoS Attack Arrested | | Friday, April 26, 2013 6:54 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| A Dutchman on Thursday was arrested and charged with being behind one of the biggest cyber attacks ever, according to reports. The man has only been identified by his initials "SK," his age (35-years-old), and his nationality. According to a press release (Google Translation) by the Dutch Public Prosecutor Service on Friday, SK was arrested in Barcelona by Spanish authorities the day before.
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| IFC and Marc Maron Overshare Their Way to Success | | Friday, April 26, 2013 6:31 PM | Christina Warren |
| Comedian Marc Maron has no problem expressing himself. "Can you hold on a second," he asks me during our phone call. "I have to deal with some bullshit." The "bullshit" Maron is talking about relates to some drama surrounding the promotion of his new show, Maron, which premieres on IFC on May 3, 2013. As with most things in his life, the situation indirectly ties into his social media personality.
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| Galaxy S4 Teardown Reveals What's Inside Samsung's Flagship | | Friday, April 26, 2013 6:00 PM | Pete Pachal |
| The Samsung Galaxy S4 isn't even for sale yet, but various people have already completely disassembled the smartphone, and the consensus is clear: It's relatively easy for owners to take apart and fix, if they're so inclined. Teardown site iFixit gave the Galaxy S4 a repairability score of 8, with 10 being the easiest to repair. The entire phone is held together by 11 screws, all a standard Philips component.
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| 2014 Corvette Stingray to Cost $2,395 More Than Its Predecessor | | Friday, April 26, 2013 4:56 PM | Charlie White |
| The 2014 Corvette Stingray debuted in January, but among all the impressive stats and glossy pictures was one crucial missing piece of information: its price. On Friday, Chevrolet solved that riddle, saying that the revamped sports coupe will sell for a base price of $51,995 when it's available this fall. Until now, Chevrolet would only say the price of the 2014 Corvette would be affordable for anyone who's able to buy the current model.
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| 50 Million LivingSocial Accounts Compromised After Hack | | Friday, April 26, 2013 4:36 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Add this to LivingSocial's growing list of woes: The money-losing daily deals site admitted Friday that it has been the victim of a cyber attack. A LivingSocial spokesperson said the company has begun reaching out to the more than 50 million customers whose data may have been compromised. Leaked data includes names, e-mail addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords.
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| AOL Music Is Closing | | Friday, April 26, 2013 4:09 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| AOL employees revealed Friday on Twitter that news website AOL Music and properties associated with it will close and employees in the division will be immediately laid off. Spinner, a rock news website under the AOL Music umbrella, tweeted (and then deleted) this message to its 48,000 followers: "Hey guys. Just found out from AOL that we're shutting down.
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| Childbirth vs. Kick to the Groin: Which Is More Painful? | | Friday, April 26, 2013 3:47 PM | Neha Prakash |
| It's the battle to end all battles. The question to end all questions. The one thing generations have always wondered: Which is more painful, delivering a baby or getting a swift kick to the family jewels? Unfortunately, it's a question no one person can answer, because, well, chromosomes and gender get in the way. But ASAP Science has tackled this mammoth of a question as best as they can in their latest fast-talking video.
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| Learn Color Theory With This Brainteasing Mobile Game | | Friday, April 26, 2013 3:35 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| If you fancy yourself as a right-brained creative type, there's a new mobile puzzle game that will tickle your artistic side and even teach you something. Blendoku is a free game for iOS and Android that is a hybrid of puzzles like Sudoku and crosswords. Instead of filling your grid with numbers or letters, in Blendoku you organize colors in a gradient by shade, hue and saturation.
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| 2 Ways to Fix the Typing-on-Touchscreens Problem | | Friday, April 26, 2013 3:10 PM | MIT Technology Review |
| Considering how much typing on a glass touchscreen blows in comparison to using hard keys, it's easy to imagine how Blackberry saw the first iPhone back in 2007 and thought, "Bah, this isn't a threat." We all know how that turned out. But typing on glass still blows, and voice dictation on mobile devices (while pretty awesome) isn't a good fit for every situation.
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| HTC One vs. Samsung Galaxy S4: Which Android Phone Wins? | | Friday, April 26, 2013 2:49 PM | Ryan Lytle |
| There are two smartphones that are bringing a lot of excitement to the Android community: the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One. Each phone brings its own distinctive features that makes it a standout in the market, and these devices have also sparked debate about which is the better phone. Mashable's Senior Tech Analyst Christina Warren called the Galaxy S4 the best Android phone ever in her recent review of the device.
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| Father and Son Win $1 Million in Tank Design Contest | | Friday, April 26, 2013 2:30 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| The spare-time online activities between a son, a father, and his friend resulted in a $1 million prize from the Pentagon's mad scientists from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The winners, Eric Nees, his father James Nees and his friend Brian Eckerly, worked together designing an amphibious tank for a DARPA challenge launched in January.
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| Phone Condoms Protect Devices From the Rain | | Friday, April 26, 2013 2:13 PM | PSFK |
| Smartskin Condoms for Smartphones are sheaths made from soft and stretchy thermoplastic that cover your device to protect it. The skins slip on and stretch to fit, and sealing tabs are provided to stick over the remaining area. The water-resistant plastic wraps are useful if you need to use your phone out in the rain or want to use it at the beach, without worrying about water or sand damaging it.
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| The White House Joins Tumblr and Promises GIFs | | Friday, April 26, 2013 1:56 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| The White House has joined Tumblr, and oh yes, there will be GIFs. "We see some great things here at the White House every day, and sharing that stuff with you is one of the best parts of our jobs," reads the White House's first post on Tumblr. "That’s why we’re launching a Tumblr," it continues.
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| Samsung Reportedly Working on 'Rugged' Galaxy S4 | | Friday, April 26, 2013 1:51 PM | Emily Price |
| Love the Galaxy S4, but wish it were built a little tougher? Samsung may soon have just the smartphone for you. The company is reportedly working on a rugged version of the Galaxy S4. According to the Wall Street Journal, the phone will be both waterproof and dustproof. Tentatively being called the Galaxy S4 Active, the handset is expected to be released in July.
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| 'Excited Biologist' Captures Hearts and Minds of Reddit | | Friday, April 26, 2013 1:34 PM | Matt Silverman |
| Reddit user Unidan rapidly rose to celebrity status on the network, after charming dozens of science lovers in a thread about unbelievable facts Wednesday. "Biologist here!" is how he starts most of his comments, and then proceeds to share some amazing tidbits about the Amazon rain forests, ornithology and other ecological topics. Redditors on the thread were fairly unanimous in their praise.
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