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  • Could the Computer Age Have Begun in Victorian England?

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 31, 2022 at 11:28AM
    I was always taught that Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine was the first computer. Its a shame that none of his designs came to full fruition but this article explores what could have been had Babbage's designs been completed. Check it out here. 
    Science

  • Is there a savant inside all of us?

    By Elena Ananieva | Posted October 4, 2022 at 12:17PM

    There are so few confirmed cases — perhaps 30 in the world – that plausible explanations are hard to come by. Take Orlando Serrell, a 44-year-old from Virginia who was hit on the head by a baseball as a boy, and later found he could do complicated calculations and remember the precise...

    Science

  • Teaching an old dog new tricks: How to fix Microsoft

    By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted September 25, 2022 at 12:45PM
    A month from now Microsoft will release Windows 8, a bold new operating system that seeks to bring touchscreen interfaces to desktop computing. It's the company's biggest product since Windows XP and yet the only thing the tech world has seemingly talked about over the last 12 months is what the...
    Business, Mobile

  • How the brain filters bad news

    By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted September 25, 2022 at 12:30PM

    Most of us go through life with a selective ear for the news we take in. We hear the good more than the bad, the flattering more than the insulting. And we update our beliefs in a way that reflects that bias.

    The effect appears in many guises. We update our self image when told we are...

    Science

  • Sony's networks attacked by DOS attack

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 25, 2022 at 09:56AM
    We have news that Sony's network as well as their Playstation Network are down due to a denial of service attack. Curiously, news stations are reporting that a Sony exec's plane was diverted yesterday - naming that exec in the warning about a bomb. More word about the DOS attack here.
    Social

  • USB finally fixed

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 18, 2022 at 11:24AM
    Why did this take so long? I mean, everyone knows it takes three tries to get a USB connector plugged in with its current design but now Apple is fixing this flaw. Check out the news story here.
    Apple

  • Building an Astin Martin DB4 with 3D Printing

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 8, 2022 at 12:33PM
    So you read articles how 3D printing will be a new revolution and you wonder how it can do anything for you. I came across this nice site where a car enthusiast is building an Astin Martin DB4 with 4x4 inch squares of plastic printed in a 3D printer here. If I'm understanding his process he will...
    Science

  • Google Announces Chromecast

    By Quincy Oshiro | Posted July 25, 2022 at 11:37AM
    Google, has just announced their release of an internet to television device known as "Chromecast."  The stick only costs $35, which is fairly cheap. However, they say that this device is not like the others. The article can be read here.
    Business

  • Mark Zuckerberg Is The Voice Behind The “Poke” Notification Sound And Wrote Code For The App

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted July 24, 2022 at 11:09AM
    Well if you can't buy em take their idea and make it your own. Then have your CEO involved with writing code to put a 'positive' spin on the whole idea. Wait - what? As Facebook has litigated tirelessly to protect its intellectual property I wonder what will come of this in the long run. Read...
    Social

  • Apple headphone jack

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted June 5, 2022 at 10:41PM
    The more of this story I read the less I liked it. I like being able to have one set of headphones for all my equipment - having to buy proprietary adapters or not being able to use future Beats headphones with anything but Apple products just doesn't seem appealing. Read about it here.
    Apple

  • Improve your wifi speed

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted April 24, 2022 at 10:15AM
    I came across an article to improve your wifi performance. Lot of good tips here and we've reviewed some of the products mentioned in the article. It can be found here.
    Hardware

  • 4WD wheelchair

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted March 14, 2022 at 05:21PM
    We just got information for this product. Normally I don't post news based on an email message but a 4WD wheelchair is something that allows people off paths and that's just too cool to pass up. See more at http://whill.us 
    Gadgets

  • Conference Call with Viewsonic and Userful

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted March 9, 2022 at 10:04AM
    I was recently offered an opportunity to speak to representatives from both Viewsonic and Userful. What interested me in this was that news had just broken that the third largest company in VDI, Ncomputing, was being bought and had just laid off the majority of its workforce. I think Ncomputing...
    Misc

  • Star Wars Episode 7 Teaser Trailer

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted November 28, 2021 at 05:27PM
    The teaser trailer for Episode 7 is out. Almost no information is given up, which is true to the prequal trailers. Check it out here.
    Misc

  • Back to the Future

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 21, 2021 at 10:10AM

    Today Doc Brown and Marty McFly come to their future. Sadly they've found not only have they time traveled but now they are in an alternate universe. These are the problems with time travel and moving matter through the space time continuum. Here's some things I think would really upset Marty...
    Misc

  • Nokia Makes Attempt to Bring Back Consumers

    By Quincy Oshiro | Posted July 3, 2021 at 12:37PM
    Nokia is ranked #2 in the world for cell phone manufacturing. They have been in business for quite a long time and have taken in tough plunge downward in sales over the past year. This new attempt in bringing back customers may  be a great move. Read the article here.
    Mobile

  • The Xbox One Might Let Sony's PS4 Win By Default

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted June 7, 2021 at 10:22AM
    Microsoft is either going to redefine what the gaming experience with a console or alienate its core crowd. Will gamers live with an always on internet connection and attached web camera? What about not being able to play used games without paying a new license fee? Seems like Sony may be the...
    Social

  • Fix for IE released

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 3, 2014 at 02:26PM
    We warned you that you needed to avoid Internet Explorer like the plague until a patch was released for its latest security flaw. In a very strange move Microsoft has decided to patch Windows XP users at this time also. Strange considering XP is no longer a supported OS but I guess the threat to...
    Misc

  • Major IE security flaw

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted April 28, 2014 at 11:49PM
    A huge security flaw in Internet Explorer has been identified leading to the shocking advice from Microsoft to use their competitors browsers until a patch is released. Read about it here
    Misc

  • iOS 7.1.1 Now Available

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted April 23, 2014 at 11:59AM
    Just as the title says - its time for the latest update from Apple. Bug fixes seem to be the main focus of this update. 
    Apple

  • Samsung S5 fingerprint scanner already hacked

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted April 16, 2014 at 04:06PM
    What was it, a week maybe? Early adopters of the Samsung S5 should look forward to an update to fix this security flaw.
    The article can be found here.
    Misc

  • Forthcoming Galaxy S5

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 24, 2014 at 01:54PM
    Anandtech has an article on the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S5. Its big on techie details but basically its more processing power, more memory, and a better camera. Check out the article here.
    Mobile

  • Apple releases iOS 7.06

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 24, 2014 at 10:18AM
    To combat a recently discovered security hole Apple has released a new iOS today. It's small - 13 mb. During the process my phone got stuck on the updating process - I'd get the Apple logo on the screen during startup but the OS wouldn't load. After connecting the phone to my laptop iTunes...
    Apple

  • Flappy Bird Going Away

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 9, 2014 at 11:14AM
    In a bizarre move the developer of Flappy Bird is pulling the app from the app store. You have until noon Eastern Time to get a copy of the game. This article states its not for legal reasons and the developer was making $50,000 a day in advertising. A strange move that doesn't make sense...
    Misc

  • iPhone 6 and Phablet news

    By Victor Oshiro | Posted January 7, 2014 at 11:56AM
    Some interesting updates in this article. First, a price drop for the 5s to coincide with the release of a Phablet (phone/tablet) and some more firm news on the iPhone 6. Previously Apple wasn't willing to cut the throat of the iPad with a phablet but that appears to be shifting quickly. 

    Apple
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