Monthly Archives: November 2011

AT&T Ad Goes Viral by Telling it Like it Is

Many smartphone ads tout all of the wonderful ways their devices will help you keep on top of your job, but we all know that there’s more to smartphones than that. Perhaps that’s why this ad from AT&T promoting Research … Continue reading

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The Waldorf-Astoria’s Presidential Entrance Includes a Secret Train Station

How did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt get into the Waldorf-Astoria without alerting the paparazzi? A secret subterranean train station, obviously. This is track 61, a little-known extension of the New York subway system that runs directly under the world-famous Waldorf-Astoria … Continue reading

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Republic Wireless launches with $19 unlimited plan

Republic Wireless went live on Tuesday with its impossibly cheap $19 unlimited talk, text and data plan, presenting a service that could potentially save some users a tremendous amount of money each month. “Newsflash: anything a cell network can do, … Continue reading

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AT&T and Intuit square up to… Square video — Engadget

Better watch your back, Jack. Smartphone-payment player Intuit has formed an unholy alliance with AT&T to produce Intuit GoPayment for AT&T these guys love the sound of their own names in the hope of muscling in on Squares burgeoning smartphone … Continue reading

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Must See to believes [This Video Shows Why Photoshop Will Never Cease to Amaze Me]

Or better said, the people using Photoshop would never cease to amaze me.The thing I like the most is the way he paints in greyscale and then modifies colors using the Hue & Saturation panel. The use of the Liquify … Continue reading

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DARPA wants hackers’ help to go on the ‘cyber-attack’ offensive | The Verge

It’s been a rough week for digital security in the USA, with China accused of hacking satellites and stealing secrets (claims they deny). Now it looks like the United States is planning on better readying itself for electronic threats by bumping up its cyber arsenal, both … Continue reading

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Electric DeLorean | Uncrate

Forget trying to hunt down a used specimen in pristine condition — if youre looking to buy a DeLorean, why not wait to purchase an all-new model? The Electric DeLorean $TBA was developed by the DeLorean Motor Company of Texas … Continue reading

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Non-Mad Scientists Say They’ll Turn Rice into Blood

It sounds like an act of witchcraft, but it’s actually the cutting edge of medicine—on paper, at least. Researchers at China’s Wuhan University say they can grow genetically engineered rice that yields blood. Human blood. Blood rice. The trick lies … Continue reading

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There Is a Secret Panorama Mode Hidden In the iPhone’s Camera

The iPhone camera has a secret Easter Egg: a panorama mode. This special mode—which Apple has not enabled for consumers yet—will allow you to capture large panoramic scene using multiple photos. This is how you can enable it: via There … Continue reading

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Yup, That Unbelievable $19 Unlimited Data/Voice/Text Plan Is Mostly Real and You Should Sign Up

Remember Republic Wireless? The brand new carrier set to launch the unbelievable $19/month plan that would give users unlimited data, voice and text? Yeah! Well, they actually did it. Like for real. Like you can sign up right now for … Continue reading

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