| Trailer for 'The Bling Ring' Starring Emma Watson Debuts Online | | The trailer for Sofia Coppola's latest directorial effort, The Bling Ring, is making waves after hitting the interwebs Tuesday. Inspired by real-life events, the film follows a group of fame-obsessed teens who rob the homes of celebrities, including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox.
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| Samsung Galaxy S 4 Delayed on T-Mobile | | It seems HTC One will not be the only Android flagship that suffered from the delay flu this year, at least on some carriers. T-Mobile has announced that Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be available on April 29 instead of April 24 as was originally planned. "We know customers are really looking forward to getting their new Samsung Galaxy S 4 soon.
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| Is Pakistan the Next Frontier for Entrepreneurs? | | The Internet industry in Pakistan is at an extremely exciting point, and the outlook for local entrepreneurs and venture capitalists is strong in the mid to long run. As the sixth largest country in the world in terms of population, Pakistan has an ever-expanding web base which currently stands at 22 million users, with 8 million now on Facebook.
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| Twitter Is Working on Two-Factor Authentication, Report Says | | Twitter is currently testing two-factor authentication, and plans to roll it out to users soon, according to a report. The microblogging network is conducting internal tests before gradually debuting the security measure site-wide, Wired reported Tuesday night. Also known as "two-step verification," two-factor authentication prevents fraud by forcing users to provide two pieces of information that will verify their identity.
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| Twitter Two-Factor Authentication is Obvious — And Necessary | | Alongside the buzz about Twitter becoming our primary source of news is the realization that not everything you read on the microblogging network can be trusted. Usually, this is because people are too quick to tweet without verifying facts, but sometimes it's because the person behind the tweets isn't who you think they are.
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| Samsung Galaxy S4: Best Android Phone Ever | | 12:01:27 AM | Christina Warren |
| Samsung's Galaxy S III was one of the most successful Android smartphones of all time, but is the Galaxy S4 a worthy successor? In a word: yes. The Galaxy S4 manages to build on the framework that helped Samsung sell over 100 million Galaxy S III devices in under 12 months, and it packs in new features and better specs to keep it competitive with the likes of the HTC One and other high-end Android devices.
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| A Touchscreen You Can Pinch, Poke and Stretch | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 11:28 PM | Discovery News |
| There are touchscreen displays and 3D displays, but now there’s one that combines the two: a flexible screen that users can pinch, poke and stretch. The screen, designed by Dhairya Dand and Rob Hemsley, both of MIT’s Media Lab, is called Obake, named after a shape-shifting spirit of Japanese myth. It’s comprised of a flexible rubber sheet laid over a set of actuators.
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| BlackBerry Q10 Is for Keyboard Lovers Only | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 11:00 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Are keyboard phones still relevant? For BlackBerry, a company that practically invented the QWERTY phone, the answer could prove pivotal to its future. You can see how much BlackBerry understands that when you pick up the Q10, the first phone with a physical keyboard to run BlackBerry 10.
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| Nike+ FuelBand App Update Adds Facebook Photo Sharing | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 9:59 PM | Emily Price |
| Nike updated its Nike+ FuelBand app Tuesday to include the ability to share more information about a workout with Facebook friends. Users can now capture photos of their workout, such as a view from the top of a hill they just climbed, or spring flowers blooming along a running route. They can also include the location of their workout, as well as friends they had along for the journey.
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| Watch the Top 10 NBA Dunks This Season | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 8:30 PM | Sam Laird |
| Check out this mashup of the top 10 NBA dunks from this year, according to the league itself. Did your favorite slam make the cut?
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| Study Finds Voice-to-Text Apps Don't Increase Driver Safety | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 8:00 PM | Andrea Smith |
| In an effort to be a safer driver, many people, myself included, have started using voice-to-text mobile apps like Siri to keep two hands on the steering wheel. However, a new study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute finds using voice-to-text apps to send and receive text messages while driving don't increase driver safety.
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| Women Narrowing Gap in IT Jobs | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5:49 PM | Nextgov |
| Women in information technology jobs are earning roughly the same salaries as their male counterparts, provided they share equal levels of experience and education and parallel job titles, a recent report found. Now, a new report shows the number of women in IT jobs is also on the rise.
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| Apple Posts First Profit Decline in a Decade | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5:02 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Apple beat Wall Street's estimates for revenue and sales of the iPhone and iPad in the March quarter, but the company's profits declined year-over-year for the first time in a decade. Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads, surpassing analysts' estimates by about 1 million on both fronts.
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| Tips for Solving Your Sequester Flight Delay Woes | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:49 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| The sequester, a series of federal budget cuts that went into effect in March, forced the FAA to cut employees' hours by approximately 10% — air traffic controllers included. That loss is already causing cascading delays originating in some of the country's busiest airspace, including New York and Los Angeles.
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| Facebook Revamps Brand Pages for Mobile, Desktop Coming Soon | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 1:50 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Facebook has been quietly reworking the design of its mobile brand Pages, the first results of which are now on display on Facebook's mobile web and iOS apps. New designs will be coming to Android — and later, to the desktop version of Pages — soon, Facebook said in an e-mailed statement. The new design positions interaction — rather than content — at the top of the page.
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| AP Twitter Hack Falsely Claims Explosions at White House | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 1:38 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| The Associated Press falsely tweeted on Tuesday news that the White House was subjected to two explosions and President Obama had been injured. The message was a part of an alleged hack on the wire service's Twitter account. "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured," the AP tweeted.
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