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How Did Scarlett Johansson’s Phone Get Hacked?

When naked pictures of Scarlett Johansson hit the internet, take notice—but not for that reason. If You Are Famous and Take Nude Photos of Yourself, They Will End Up on the Internet If the wave of other possible leaked pics obtained from “hacked phones” is any indication—Jessica Alba, Vanessa Hudgens and Blake Lively, among others-ScarJo…

Tech News Rachel Swaby Sep 20 '11

Xbox Might Get Comcast and Verizon Cable Soon

Microsoft appears to be close to closing the deal on bringing Comcast and Verizon to the Xbox, with the console serving as a set-top box, according to Digiday. https://kotaku.com/rumor-xbox-as-comcast-verizon-cable-box-imminent-5841841 If the reports are accurate, the deals could be done within the next 30 days. The deals would allow customers to subscribe to TV packages through…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Sep 20 '11

Turn Your Next Trip to the Dry Cleaner’s Into a Solo Concert

You really can’t get tired of people going to unexpected places and making unexpected music. Here we have experimental musician Diego Stocco making a crazy percussive opus right in front of us with a dry cleaner’s tools of the trade. I’ve always found my dry cleaner to be a little intimidating. Now I kind of…

Tech News Kwame Opam Sep 20 '11

UFO photographed floating over Serbian village

According to Serbian news, on September 10, a man snapped a UFO floating over the town of Bukovac. He’s offered the footage up for analysis and has gone so far to recruit a physicist at the nearby University of Novi Sad to check out the film. And to make matters weirder, the air force had…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 20 '11

HTC Rhyme Hands On: Don’t Call It a Lady Phone (Or Do)

Droid phones on Verizon are pretty butch. Lots of cold black metal and sharp angles. While the HTC Rhyme isn’t “girly”, per se, it’s definitely got a closer balance of masculine/feminine… buuut then those accessories tip it over the edge. The Rhyme is a mid-range phone for Verizon. It’s not going to blow anybody away…

Tech News Brent Rose Sep 20 '11

Will the New Patent Law Help or Hurt Innovation in America?

President Obama signed into law the American Invents Act this past Friday with the intent of reforming the patent process in the U.S. But will it streamline the process or provide more fuel for the antics of corporations and trolls? https://gizmodo.com/the-us-patent-system-is-killing-innovation-5831354 Obama says that the patent reform is intended to speed up the time between…

Tech News Adrian Covert Sep 20 '11

The Mathematical Formula for Designer Babies with Tiger Stripes or Leopard Spots

The leopard and the jaguar are renowned for their lovely spotted coats, and tigers for their stripes. Math and genetics show us how we can get the same things for our own offspring — along with why no striped animals have spotted tails. As weird as it may seem, one model describes almost all mammal…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Sep 20 '11

The Deadliest Volcano In the Planet Is Ready to Explode Again

The last time the deadliest volcano in the planet exploded it was 1815. It killed more than 71,000 people on the spot and it was responsible for a volcanic winter that caused the worst worldwide famine of the 19th century. Now it may explode again. Its name is Mount Tambora and it’s located in the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 20 '11

Russia’s Predator Drone Goofily Crashes and Explodes

First China tried to clone the Predator, and it went kablooey in the woods. Now new footage shows that Russia’s Predator counterpart met an equally unflattering fate: a wobbly takeoff followed by a very messy explosion. Flightglobal explains this crash is likely the reason Russia, a giant, sophisticated military power, oddly doesn’t have any UAV…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 20 '11

Craig Ferguson and Elmo Conduct Possibly the Cutest Experiment Ever

This is the REAL Elmo, mind you. For your consideration, comedian Craig Ferguson and Elmo explain the word “Experiment” and act it out to terribly cute effect. Because this JUST the way you start your day. Good morning, scientific method! [The Mary Sue] https://gizmodo.com/netflix-doesnt-own-the-qwikster-twitter-feed-this-foul-5841636

Tech News Kwame Opam Sep 20 '11

Has Neal Stephenson gotten too conventional?

Neal Stephenson has always specialized in producing dense, challenging works, peppered with equations and ideas. But his latest book, the thriller Reamde, is being touted as his most “accessible” to date. Andrew Leonard at Salon.com worries that Stephenson is going too mainstream.

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Sep 20 '11

Mongolian Nomads See a Picture of Themselves for the First Time in Their Lives

We all take seeing ourselves for granted. We’re surrounded by it. It happens a disgusting amount. Login screens, buddy icons, Facebook vanity bonanzas—portraits mean nothing. But for these Mongolians, it’s an amazing moment. You. Will. Smile. During. This. As photographers Vanessa Hollander and Wilson Philippe trekked across Mongolia, they whipped out their Polaroid instant camera—a…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 20 '11

A Children’s Book That Celebrates the Wonders of Real

We tell our children stories about fairies and giants and wizards and trolls—all still favorites, even as an adult. So let’s not stop with the fables. But can’t we also share with kids the wonders of what’s real? That’s what evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has done with The Magic of Reality, a children’s book that…

Books & Comics Brian Barrett Sep 20 '11

Build an iPhone Solar Charger in 30 Minutes and More from TreeHugger

This week, stormtrooper helmets made of sneakers, a bike designed for amputees wins a Dyson Award, using your cell phone to unlock doors, orange peels to power cars, and more. 1. What It Looks Like To Orbit The Earth From The International Space Station (Video) This awesome time-lapse video will make you feel like an…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch - Treehugger Sep 20 '11

Chris Evans explains why The Avengers has it all. Plus tons of Doctor Who and Game of Thrones hints!

What will Russell Crowe look like as Man of Steel’s Jor-El? Nicolas Winding Refn explains why he’s destined to direct Wonder Woman. Plus new trailers for The Thing, and James Marsden wants to bring X-Men’s Cyclops back from the dead! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Avengers. The Avengers Chris Evans explains…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Sep 20 '11

Researchers Break Browser Encryption that Protects Almost the Entire Internet

Do you use Gmail? How about Facebook? Maybe Amazon? All of these rely on SSL, an encryption technology that keeps what goes between you and a website. It’s the little lock icon. Now two guys say they’ve cracked the code. Thai Duong and Juliano Rizzo are these two guys. This week, The Register reports, they’ll…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle Sep 20 '11

Our Holographic Future Will Debut In The Back Seat Of A Car

Imagine being 8-years-old again and on a long car trip. Instead of whining “Are we there, yet?”, you pick up a controller and play with your holographic animals. It sounds like science fiction, but it could be reality someday. Researchers at the Games and Experimental Entertainment Laboratory (GEELab) in Australia are developing a holographic entertainment…

Tech News Kelly Sep 20 '11

HP Slashes Its WebOS Division By 500 Employees

HP handed out pink slips to employees in its webOS Global Business Unit on Monday. The computer company wouldn’t say how many workers it was letting go, but rumors suggest over 500 people are now unemployed. [AllThingsD]

Tech News Kelly Sep 19 '11

Descend into New York’s Hellmouth Elevator

It’s kind of hard to startle a New Yorker. That’s not arrogance speaking so much as being numb to all the public masturbators by this point. Still, an elevator in a nondescript office building in Queens opening to a hellish mix of Carnivàle and a Tim Burton flick is something to see. The surreal elevator…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Sep 19 '11

The F-22 Is Back in the Sky! And Still Kinda Broken!

Remember when the Pentagon let the F-35 start flying again, even though its underlying defects hadn’t been fixed? They just did literally the exact same thing with the F-22 Raptor. Hope you’re not worried about oxygen deprivation. https://gizmodo.com/the-f-35-is-cleared-to-fly-again-and-still-not-fixed-5832176 This past spring, the country’s entire $62 billion F-22 fleet was grounded after pilots reported symptoms of…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 19 '11

How Did Scarlett Johansson’s Phone Get Hacked?

Xbox Might Get Comcast and Verizon Cable Soon

Turn Your Next Trip to the Dry Cleaner’s Into a Solo Concert

UFO photographed floating over Serbian village

HTC Rhyme Hands On: Don’t Call It a Lady Phone (Or Do)

Will the New Patent Law Help or Hurt Innovation in America?

The Mathematical Formula for Designer Babies with Tiger Stripes or Leopard Spots

The Deadliest Volcano In the Planet Is Ready to Explode Again

Russia’s Predator Drone Goofily Crashes and Explodes

Craig Ferguson and Elmo Conduct Possibly the Cutest Experiment Ever

Has Neal Stephenson gotten too conventional?

Mongolian Nomads See a Picture of Themselves for the First Time in Their Lives

A Children’s Book That Celebrates the Wonders of Real

Build an iPhone Solar Charger in 30 Minutes and More from TreeHugger

Chris Evans explains why The Avengers has it all. Plus tons of Doctor Who and Game of Thrones hints!

Researchers Break Browser Encryption that Protects Almost the Entire Internet

Our Holographic Future Will Debut In The Back Seat Of A Car

HP Slashes Its WebOS Division By 500 Employees

Descend into New York’s Hellmouth Elevator

The F-22 Is Back in the Sky! And Still Kinda Broken!

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