The ability to drop bombs on targets a continent away can be a huge tactical advantage (even if it is just saber-rattling
The World's First Supersonic UAV Is Ready for Takeoff
War is a-brewin'. Video sharing has been slow to become part and parcel of our everyday schemata of social media, but with the success of Vine, competitors are scrambling to get in on the action. Among them? Reigning heavyweight social champ Instagram, which is reportedly adding video to its arsenal this month. Here's how it might be able to beat Vine at its own game.
It's Now Super Easy to Jump from Google Reader to the Best Alternative
With Google Reader about to meet its maker
A Whole Ton of Megaupload Data Just Got Obliterated
If you had your heart set on getting back some of the data you had stored on Megaupload, now would be a good time to stop hoping. According to Kim Dotcom, petabytes of user data have already been deleted off old Megaupload servers. Thousands of pirated movies cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
I was never much of a fan of Pandora. I started using it in the early days, and the predictions just weren't very good. I found myself using skip to the point of being shut out almost every time I tried to listen. I got a Zune Pass and never looked back. The Zune Pass evolved into an Xbox Music pass, and then I just started listening to Spotify for free instead. These whole predictive playlists just weren't cutting it for me. Then, I decided to start using iTunes Radio.
The First USB 3.0 Flash Drive That's Small Enough To Lose
It was inevitable that USB 3 flash drives would eventually catch up to their USB 2 predecessors in terms of shedding excess weight, but it's still nice to see I-O Data introducing what could be the smallest USB 3 flash drive now on the market.
You Should Stop Using Your iOS-Generated Hotspot Password Right Now
The ability to turn your iPhone into a Wi-Fi hotspot is a fantastically useful little tool in and of itself. But Apple, being the generous overlord that it is, goes so far as to automatically generate a network key, keeping even the most absent-minded of Wi-Fi-beggared safe and sound. Or so we thought. According to a…
3D Printing Graduates from Plastic Chunks to Incredible Micro-Batteries
3D printing is great for building lifeless husks out of plastic, but soon we'll be able to start printing guts as well. Scientists have figured out how to coax a fully functioning lithium-ion battery out of nothing but some paste, and those small batteries could have big applications.
