How Kickstarter Hides Its Failures from the Internet
We have our opinions on Kickstarter. But central to whatever Kickstarter claims to be is its ability to teach business neophytes the ropes. As Dan Misener shows, though, that’s undermined by suppressing the visibility of failed projects. Kickstarter does not want you to see failed projects. Failed Kickstarter campaign pages include robot meta tags to…
What Is Nokia’s PureView Technology?
You’ve seen the kinds of monster photos the Nokia 808 PureView can snap, and read how it’s got a digital zoom that doesn’t turn everything into a pixelated mess. But how does it actually perform these miracles, and what the hell is Nokia doing shoving a colossal 41-megapixel sensor in a phone anyway? It’s a…
This Cadillac Is Powered by Linux
The brand once known as the “Standard of the World” has fully embraced the Standard of Geeks for it’s latest play for the hearts, minds and cash of the upwardly mobile. This is the all-new 2013 Cadillac XTS, and while it certainly isn’t your great-great (great) grandfather’s Cadillac, it’s designed to appeal to everyone from…