Steve Jobs, Apple’s late co-founder, long ago called the Apple TV, the video-streaming set-top box, a “hobby” because it was nowhere near a blockbuster hit like the iPhone. That label has stuck with Apple TV ever since. … [Read more...]
Itineraries: Removing Fare Data From Travel Sites, Some Airlines Seek More Bookings
When Josh Marion had to book a last-minute business trip to New York, he knew the plane ticket wouldn't be cheap. A loyal Delta flier, he went to TripAdvisor, which lists flights from many airlines, to compare Delta's price against those of its rivals. He hit a wall. "The fare wasn't even there," he said. … [Read more...]
The Week Ahead: Apple’s Conference, G.M.’s Annual Meeting, and a Trade Vote in Europe
Apple Upgrades, Minus TV Apple is set to kick off its annual conference for software developers on Monday. The company is expected to show new and improved versions of OS X, its Mac operating system, and iOS, the mobile software system powering iPhones and iPads. The company will also introduce a new streaming music service that it developed with Beats Electronics, the company … [Read more...]
$100,000 Reward Offered for Capture of Escaped Prisoners
New York State is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and arrest of Richard Matt and David Sweat, the two convicted murderers who escaped from an upstate maximum security prison, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today. … [Read more...]
HackerOne Connects Hackers With Companies, and Hopes for a Win-Win
SAN FRANCISCO - In 2011, two Dutch hackers in their early 20s made a target list of 100 high-tech companies they would try to hack. Soon, they had found security vulnerabilities in Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and 95 other companies' systems. … [Read more...]
The Wrong Pac-Man Just Got Into the Video Game Hall of Fame
There’s a World Video Game Hall of Fame now, and the first class of inductees was announced yesterday. Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Doom, and World of Warcraft are to video games what Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner are to baseball. … [Read more...]
Severe Weather Rocks Colorado – Photos & Videos From the Ground
Heavy hail, insane lightning and tornadoes throughout Colorado, we have the images to prove it! … [Read more...]
Ukraine Repels Separatists in Fierce Fighting, Poroshenko Says
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian forces repelled an attack by about 1,000 pro-Russian separatist fighters in the town of Maryinka, west of Donetsk, this week and captured at least 12 of them, including a Russian citizen, President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine said on Friday. … [Read more...]
Insidious 3 Offers A Textbook Lesson In How To Kill A Horror Franchise
Insidious and its sequel were enjoyably frightening tales of a family haunted by parasitic spirits — and the medium, Elise (Lin Shaye), who sets them free. Insidious: Chapter 3 introduces a new ghostly dilemma, then pastes Elise into the narrative — like an afterthought, who also happens to carry the entire story. Some spoilers follow. … [Read more...]
Physicists Recreate Sartre’s No Exit, Using The Efimov Effect
Here’s an example of science becoming dangerously poetic. Under the right conditions, three atoms that all repel each other will be forced into an inseparable triad. It’s time to get existential. … [Read more...]