TOP STORIES
REGULARS
18 Useful Voice Commands To Try With Cortana
Cortana is coming for you, Siri and Google Now. An integral part of Windows Phone — rumoured to be making the jump to Android and iOS, and about to be everywhere with the launch of Windows 10 — the personal assistant is fast becoming one of Microsoft’s most useful apps.
Tech Deals: Apple MacBook Pro And MacBook Air
When you’re in the market for a laptop that is portable, powerful and user friendly — it’s difficult to go past the convenience of an Apple MacBook. Be it the portable Air or the powerful Pro, you’re sure the find the right match for you. And did we mention the’re on sale right now? Yep, read on to catch some great savings.
Mark Zuckerberg Is Just Plain Bad At Net Neutrality
Mark Zuckerberg means well. Or at least the billionaire says he does in a recent blog post about net neutrality and the Facebook-backed nonprofit Internet.org. Long story short, publishers in India are pulling their content from the Internet.org app over apparent net neutrality violations, and well, Zuck’s reaction is pretty much: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Could Humble Milkweed Replace Down Feathers In Your Outdoor Gear?
Down is the most effective commonly-available insulator for outdoors apparel. But it’s also expensive, loses its ability to insulate when wet (if untreated) and — there’s no way around this — is horribly cruel to most of the ducks and geese who donate their underfeathers. Now, there may be a real alternative: milkweed.
Should Professions Like Pilots Have Less Medical Privacy?
Since it was revealed that Andreas Lubitz — the co-pilot who purposefully crashed Germanwings Flight 9525, killing 150 people — had been treated for psychiatric illness, a debate has ensued over whether privacy laws regarding medical records should be less strict when it comes to professions that carry special responsibilities.
Does Preserving The Past Keep Cities From Moving Into The Future?
In the last 50 years, the preservationist movement has become powerful — maybe too powerful in a place like New York City, where a third of the buildings are now protected. But the buildings we think of today as landmarks inevitably replaced older structures, ones we tend to forget were demolished in the path towards progress. This provocative video argues that “saving” so many buildings now will actually do more damage than good.
An MIT Professor Shaved Her Head To Teach You Neuroanatomy
A few seconds into this video, MIT neuroscientist Nancy Kanwisher pulls out a pair of scissors and — is she really, oh god she really is –cuts off all her hair. Kanwisher, best known for discovering a brain area for face recognition, gives one very memorable lesson in neuroanatomy.
Fanboys Stab Each Other Over Android Vs Apple
The ever-heated battle over mobile ecosystems left two wounded fanboys today: In Tulsa, Oklahoma, two roommates were hospitalised after a drunken fight about the relative benefits of Android and Apple phones.
© 2007-2015 Allure Media
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please leave a comment-- or suggestions, particularly of topics and places you'd like to see covered