How To Master Your Third Arm
Because in a virtual world, why should you only have two?

January 28, 2015 at 03:49PM
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Peeing My Way Around New York City With Airpnp, The App For Bathroom Emergencies
Airpnp is the worst-designed app I’ve ever used. It’s also the most profound.

January 28, 2015 at 03:49PM
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Canada Joins World Powers in Spying on Smartphone and Download Data
In North America, the Canadians have long had to play country mouse to the flashier city mouse of the U.S. It’s the latter that gets all the attention, while the former sits quietly in a corner .But recent stories have shown just how big a player the Canadians are becoming — at least in the surveillance realm.

January 28, 2015 at 02:40PM
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Oculus Story Studio is the Pixar of virtual reality
Moments before Oculus Story Studio’s new virtual reality short “Lost” reached its satisfying climax, I found myself in a compromised position. Sequestered in a private demo booth, I was involuntarily crouched down, covering my head in a defensive position and, I should add, squealing with delight.

January 28, 2015 at 01:40PM
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AT&T Will Use Snapchat To Launch Scripted Superhero Series
“SnapperHero” will center on a superhero premise and will feature influential social-media personae in its cast.

January 28, 2015 at 09:12AM
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How Double Fine, Disney, Lucasarts And Sony Resurrected ‘Grim Fandango’
“Grim Fandango” survived for 15 years on a mess of ancient storage devices that are about as easy to access today as eight-track tapes.

January 28, 2015 at 09:12AM
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What Happens If Apple Drops Google From Its Browser?
When Google reports its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, one subject that is almost guaranteed to come up is the prospect that Apple could replace Google as the default search engine on Safari, the basic browser on all of its devices. The search contract between the companies is believed to be up for renewal this year.

January 28, 2015 at 09:12AM
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Netflix’s Viewing Data: How We Know Where You Are in House of Cards
Over the past 7 years, Netflix streaming has expanded from thousands of members watching occasionally to millions of members watching over two billion hours every month.  Each time a member starts to watch a movie or TV episode, a “view” is created in our data systems and a collection of events describing that view is gathered.

January 28, 2015 at 08:30AM
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Meeting a Craigslist Stranger to Trade iPhones
Envy is unattractive. As are displays of wealth and dissatisfaction. As is a preoccupation with electronics. But one day, very secretly, I posted to Craigslist that I have the 6 but would like the 6 Plus.

January 28, 2015 at 08:16AM
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From efficiency to airflow, it’s a golden age for racing tech in our driveways
Why do car companies go racing? First and foremost, they do it for marketing. Whether that still holds true 50 years later in an age of far greater competition for our interest isn’t clear, but today salesmanship certainly isn’t the only reason to race.

January 28, 2015 at 08:16AM
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