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Gaming is about to get a bit more interactive. This “Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor” app goes by the name of Palantir and it listens to you play the game. This Tolkien-themed game isn’t out yet, and the app comes out in a matter of days, but the concept has real potential. This app
KGI Research has issued its predictions for Samsung’s next flagship Galaxy device. The document suggests that the phone will be available in two different configurations. The standard version will come equipped with 2 GB of RAM, a quad-core Qualcomm MS M 8974AC or 8-core Samsung Exynos 5422 processo
Recently, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel revealed why he turned down a $3 billion cash acquisition offer from Facebook late last year. Spiegel claimed short-term gain wasn’t worth giving up the business he built. Of course this is all from the perspective of a very young entrepreneur, and a very young bu
We’ve seen plenty of concept art for Apple’s unannounced iWatch over the past few years. Some have been traditional, others fantastical, but the latest mockup by designer Todd Hamilton might be the most attractive concept yet, and it looks completely functional to boot. Last October we showed you an
Imagine being able to hear a great historical figure’s voice. It would add such richness to the facts and dates about her or his life. Starting today, Wikipedia will make that possible with the Wikipedia Voice Intro Project, adding short voice recordings to the online encyclopedia. And that
FDNY officials are using a 60-facet algorithm to determine which department-inspected buildings pose the greatest fire threat, fast-tracking fire inspectors to the riskiest buildings. Structures that are old, vacant, or located in poor neighborhoods are generally at a higher risk, and thanks to the
There has been plenty of discussion lately on how Nintendo can recover from its downward spiral, but none of the potential solutions have included allowing users to hack their consoles. Nevertheless, this might be a future Nintendo has to face if a recent European Union court ruling is upheld. Ninte
Someday in the not-too-distant future, you might take a bike ride with a couple of drones, one flying in front and one in back, to protect you from nearby cars. As you ride around tight corners, the “Cyclodrone” will shine a beacon of light to warn drivers that you’re there, hosting a tiny camera to
App.net, the social platform by Dalten Caldwell has launched a new crowdfunding service called Backer that allows companies to ask users for money before committing to build software features. The idea behind Backer is that when a company wants to add a new feature to its software, it should be able
Samsung is already the king of the phablet market, but it appears that the company will increase its stake in that category even more in 2014. Following up on its recent quarterly earnings report, Samsung’s Executive Director Hyunjoon Kim stated on a conference call with reporters and analysts that
Tumblr has updated its terms of service for the first time in two years and released a draft of it on Github before they post it on the site. At the heart of the update, Tumblr wanted to provide guidelines or rules for how users should use the blogging site. The Yahoo!-owned company is reminding use
The big knock on massive open online courses, or MOOCs, is that while thousands of people may register for them, only a sliver of students ever successfully complete them. MOOC retention rates are appallingly bad. In many cases, just five percent of people who sign up stick with a course and pass it
