Finding faces in Google Maps terrain
Using facial recognition software, a team has created a program that crawls Google Maps, seeking out the faces hidden in folds of the Earth. [Read more]
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Sports Team's Twitter Takeover Turns Disastrous After Rape Joke
The L.A. Kings handed its Twitter account over to a local morning show host, who ended up having to apologize for his posts Tuesday evening
Samsung buys stake in Pantech, 10% for the moment
Samsung and Pantech are direct competitors, and, even more, theyre from the same country, South Korea, together with LG. According to a press release today, the announcement says that Samsung buys...
Amazon's Kindle Worlds will pay writers to write fan fiction
The company's new publishing platform will provide royalties to writers who fashion their own stories after existing books, TV shows, and more. [Read more]
Malaysia's Yes 4G adds WiMAX to Samsung Chromebook, aims to transform local education
Samsung's Exynos 5-based Chromebook may have been available since last October, but how about one equipped with WiMAX radio? Graced with the presence of Google and Samsung reps in Kuala Lumpur (...
Ireland distances itself from Apple's tax inquiry
Ireland has responded to criticism from Senater Carl Levin (D-Mich.) that Irish tax laws allowed Apple to avoid playing taxes on tens of billions of dollars in profits using Irish subsidiaries. So...
Why Your App Design Doesn't Have To Be All Thumbs
Luke Wrobleski, a respected designer who sold a company to Twitter and more recently founded Polar, an app maker, thinks it's time to reconsider mobile design principles. Instead of worrying about...
Twitter Ups Web Account Security With Optional Two-Factor Authentication Via SMS
After hundreds of thousands of accounts were compromised a couple months ago, Twitter today launches two-factor authentication through SMS to protect people from hacks and phishing scams on the web...