http://techcrunch.com – Google’s underwater Street View launched last September, but Google’s Ocean program actually began six years ago, when one of the founders of Keyhole (which, after being acquired by Google, later became Google Earth), was inspired to also look into mapping the ocean. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – Andrew Mason must be some kind of spirit animal of optimism. We assumed he was kidding when today he wrote that he had recorded “a seven song album of motivational business music”. Just three months ago the founder and CEO got booted from Groupon. But we’ve just confirmed with him that his album “Hardly Workin’” is for real. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – Emotions play tricks on our memories, making our recollections of events much happier or heart-wrenching than they actually were. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – “Los Angeles is an underachieving city,” wrote the Los Angeles Times in its 2013 mayoral endorsement. ”The candidate with the most potential to rise to the occasion and lead Los Angeles out of its current malaise and into a more sustainable and confident future is Eric Garcetti.” An overwhelming number of startup founders seem to agree that Garcetti is the best candidate to (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – There has been a lot of talk about rooting your Glass device, or if it’s even possible. Well, it is. During a Hacking Google Glass session today, the team shared the steps to go through to gain root access for your Glass device. Only the Fastboot tool for UNIX works, but there have been issues with using the OS X one. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – Secret sharing app Whisper has seen tremendous growth since launching last fall. But until recently, it’s only been available on iOS. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – Leap Motion was showing off its still unreleased gesture motion controller for computers at Google I/O 2013. The demo unit allowed you to use the controller to navigate Google Earth, and the functionality felt ready for prime time to me, as this was the first time I’d ever used the Leap Motion. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – If subjects like “XORing Elephants: Novel Erasure Codes for Big Data” get you all worked up, you’ll dig the “Research Publications At Facebook” site, which collects scientific papers written by Facebook employees and researchers. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – Participating in hackathons is nothing new in certain parts of the world, especially Silicon Valley. (IT news)
Email this pagehttp://techcrunch.com – I remember waking up 6am, going downstairs, and firing up my Atari 800XL. The disk labeled Karateka inserted, the drive would grunt a few dozen times and the screen would flash. Suddenly, with barely any warning, the opening titles would appear and then the music would start – six notes to signal a game that was menacing in its simplicity. The story was simply told. (IT news)
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