Will Concierge Apps Mean the End of the Errand? — NYMag
For two weeks, I passed off anything that could be classified as an errand, housework, or chore to an app. And it worked.

April 7, 2015 at 07:33PM
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The Frontrunner in the Race to be a “Gigabyte State.”
Who’s on track to get citizens high-speed Internet? Hint: it’s the only state with the word “connect” in its name.

April 7, 2015 at 06:09PM
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Your Weather App Sucks
Do you get your weather from a weather app? The number of weather apps available for smartphones and tablets grows by the day, but they’re not all equal. Your weather app likely sucks — in fact, some apps are so wrong that you’re better off looking out the window. Here’s how to remedy the situation.

April 7, 2015 at 05:00PM
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Constructing a Nuclear Bomb Detector on a Budget
There are several ways to avert a nuclear terrorist attack. One is diplomacy. But signed promises between diplomats can’t stop a group or individual with enough horrific determination. That’s why the government wants a backup plan: nuclear-sensing networks around our most valuable assets.

April 7, 2015 at 02:56PM
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This Little-Known German Device Was Like Vinyl And An 8-Track Combined
It may not have taken off, but the tefifon is an interesting artifact: the guts of each cartridge are spooled tape, but they’re not magnetic. Instead they’re plastic with etched grooves, just like vinyl.

April 7, 2015 at 01:55PM
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Meet the privacy activists who spy on the surveillance industry
The group acknowledges that it might seem they are taking an extremist position when it comes to privacy, but “we’re not against surveillance,” Michael Rispoli, head of PI’s communications, tells me. “Governments need to keep people safe, whether it’s from criminals or terrorists or what it may be, but surveillance needs to be done in accordance with human rights, and in accordance with the rule of law.”

April 7, 2015 at 01:22PM
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A new experiment tracks credit card data as it travels through the criminal web
As security firms struggle to detect breaches earlier and faster, a new study is shedding light on how far and fast that data might travel in the wake of an intrusion.

April 7, 2015 at 10:57AM
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It’s time to take vertical video seriously
Many on the Internet hate vertical video. To self-righteous denizens of reddit and YouTube, people who shoot mobile videos in portrait mode are uncouth amateurs. But publishers and marketers who once dismissed vertical video as an amateurish mistake are changing their perspective.

April 7, 2015 at 10:57AM
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‘HBO NOW’ Goes Live on Apple TV Ahead of ‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere
The new channel allows Apple TV users to stream all of HBO’s original content, past and present, as well as its entire movie catalog. The standalone streaming service costs $14.99 per month, with customers receiving the first month free if they sign up in April.

April 7, 2015 at 10:30AM
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This working computer is smaller than a grain of rice
The University of Michigan’s Micro Mote is a fully autonomous computer that’s programmed and charged via light and could be used for a variety of medical and industrial purposes.

April 7, 2015 at 09:20AM
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