http://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)
http://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)
http://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)
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)
http://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)
http://techcrunch.com – Y Combinator’s Paul Graham revealed a bunch of personnel news in a just-published blog post. Let’s see if I’ve got everything: The incubator has added one full-time partner (Wufoo’s Kevin Hale) and four part-time partners (Socialcam’s Michel Seibel, Hipmunk’s Steve Huffman, imeem and App.net’s Dalton Caldwell and Groupon’s Andrew Mason). (IT news)
http://techcrunch.com – Participating in hackathons is nothing new in certain parts of the world, especially Silicon Valley. (IT news)
http://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)
http://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)
http://techcrunch.com – The weekend isn’t upon us just yet, but here’s a little project to tuck away for when the Sunday doldrums set in — the New York-based tinkerers/part suppliers at Adafruit Industries have worked up a way to give your old pair of Chuck Taylors a bit of luminescent DIY flair. The process is pretty straightforward — with about $21 in specialized parts like a small sheet of elec (IT news)