There’s a new iPhone. Well, to be completely accurate there are two new iPhones. But the new iPhone 5S is Apple’s flagship phone and it’s the best iPhone you can buy. It looks exactly like how the iPhone 5 looked last year but with improved internals and guts that will make everything run even faster. Read more…
View article:
Apple iPhone 5S: Everything You Need to Know
Apple has just laid claim to a world first: 64-bit processing inside a smartphone. The new A7 processor will power the iPhone 5S with a “desktop-class architecture” consisting of over 1 billion transistors. Developing… Filed under: Cellphones , Mobile , Apple Comments
Visit link:
Apple unveils A7 chip, brings 64-bit processing to the iPhone 5S
schliz writes “A team of scientists from Japan and New Zealand have helped baker’s yeast live 50% longer than usual by artificially stabilizing a genetic sequence called ribosomal DNA. The study’s authors say that rDNA is a ‘hot spot for production of the aging signal.’ Because rDNA genes are very similar in yeast and humans, they say their experiment is a first step towards anti-aging drugs.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Read this article:
New Research Could Slow Human Aging
cold fjord writes “ZDNet reports, ‘Seagate on Monday took the wraps off a hard drive designed for tablets that brings 7x the storage capacity of a 64GB device with the same performance as a Flash drive. The drive, the Seagate Ultra Mobile HDD, uses software to boost performance. The idea is that Android tablet manufacturers will use the Seagate drive, along with the company’s mobile enablement kit and caching software, to up the storage. The 2.5-inch drive is 5 mm thin and weighs 3.3 ounces. As for capacity, the drive has 500GB—enough for 100, 000 photos and 125, 000 songs.’ More at The Wall Street Journal.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Read More:
Big Jump For Tablet Storage: Seagate Intros 5mm Hard Disk For Tablets
With no shortage of rumors about a next-gen Surface and Surface Pro — not to mention significant price cuts for both those devices — it’s no surprise that Microsoft is about to launch some new hardware. Redmond just sent out invitations to a press event scheduled for September 23rd, and it’s pretty clear from the image that the company has a new tablet (or two) to share. Will we see a smaller-screened Surface this time around, and can we expect a slew of new accessories ? Stay tuned — we’ll be bringing you all the news live from NYC. Filed under: Tablets , Microsoft Comments
See the article here:
Microsoft plans Surface launch event on September 23rd in NYC
It was predicted that computer graphics would one day give everyone the ability to create their own blockbuster film. But the software used for modern visual effects is still pretty complicated for the average user. At least until this magical software that can almost instantly turn a still photo into a 3D model is available. Read more…
See the article here:
This Impossible Software Can Make 3D Models From a Single Photograph
Instagram revealed its user base for the first time back in January , and after topping 100 million users February 26th a blog post today says its community has grown to “more than 150 million people capturing and sharing moments every month”. That means it’s added 50 million users in the last six months, growth that’s survived and thrived through the company’s acquisition by Facebook, ToS outrage and the introduction of video . There’s value in that many eyeballs however, and COO Emily White tells the Wall Street Journal it will begin selling ads in the next year — time to find out if it can balance popularity and profitability. Filed under: Internet , Software , Mobile , Facebook Comments Source: Instagram (Tumblr)
See more here:
Instagram adds 50 million users in six months, will start selling ads next year
The Evasion jailbreak for iPhones running iOS 6.x was patched up real well by Apple in iOS 6.1.3—but now, a dev has managed to finally crack version 6.1.4 on the iPhone 5 . Read more…
Read More:
iOS 6.1.4 Is Finally Jailbroken
There have been rumors for about a month that the iPhone 5S home button is going to be ringed in silver. Clayton Morris even told This Week In Tech that he was “unequivocally” sure about the change , and that the home button would otherwise have the same concave design. Other leaked photos have supported the rumor, though as usual their authenticity is somewhat questionable. Read more…
View post:
Will There Be One Ring To Rule the 5S Home Button?
Ars Technica reviewer Casey Johnston gives a mildly positive review to the Oyster book-rental app (and associated site), which intentionally tries to be for books what Netflix has become for movies: a low-price, subscription-based, data-sifting source of first resort. For $10 a month, users can read any of the books in Oyster’s catalog (in the range of 100, 000, and growing), and their reading habits are used to suggest new books of interest (with some bum steers, it seems, at present). It’s iOS-only for now, with an Android version expected soon. I’ve only grudgingly moved more and more of my reading to tablets, but now am glad I have; still, I don’t like the idea of having my books disappear if I don’t pay a continuing subscription. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Continued here:
Ars Test Drives the "Netflix For Books"