One of the more annoying things about Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon’s television streaming libraries is the vast difference between the selection available. It would be almost impossible to get a thorough idea of who has the better library without searching for hundreds of TV shows on each service and comparing them manually. So we did just that. Read more…
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TV Streaming Head-to-Head: Netflix vs Hulu vs Amazon Prime
Quantum computing is being hailed as the future of data processing, with promises of performing calculations thousands of times faster than modern supercomputers while consuming magnitudes less electricity. And in the span of just two years the only commercially available quantum computer, the D-Wave One , has already doubled its computational power. Kiss your law goodbye, Mr. Moore. Read more…
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The Quantum D-Wave 2 Is 3,600 Times Faster than a Super Computer
Today is Mardi Gras , and like any booze-fueled street celebration, that means tons of full-bladdered revelers seeking out a place to relieve themselves. Thankfully, technology’s here to save New Orleans from becoming a literal Urinetown . Meet AirPnP , the web app that lets you do your business in the privacy of a stranger’s home. Read more…
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AirPnP Connects Mardi Gras Partiers With Places to Pee
concertina226 writes “If you think the crisis in the Ukraine is limited just to being just on the ground, think again. A cyberwar is flaring up between Ukraine and Russia and it looks like just the beginning. On Friday, communication centers were hijacked by unknown men to install wireless equipment for monitoring the mobile phones of Ukraine parliament members. Since then, Ukrainian hackers have been defacing Russian news websites, while Russia’s Roskomnadzor is blocking any IP addresses or groups on social media from showing pro-Ukraine ‘extremist’ content.” Adds reader Daniel_Stuckey: “On the other side of the border, RT — the news channel formerly known as Russia Today and funded by the state — had its website hacked on Sunday morning, with the word ‘Nazi’ not-so-stealthily slipped into headlines. Highlights included ‘Russian senators vote to use stabilizing Nazi forces on Ukrainian territory, ‘ and ‘Putin: Nazi citizens, troops threatened in Ukraine, need armed forces’ protection.’ RT was quick to notice the hack, and the wordplay only lasted about 20 minutes.” Finally, as noted by judgecorp, “The Ukrainian security service has claimed that Russian forces in Crimea are attacking Ukraine’s mobile networks and politicians’ phones in particular. Meanwhile, pro-Russian hackers have defaced Ukrainian news sites, posting a list of forty web destinations where content has been replaced. The pro-Russians have demonstrated Godwin’s Rule — their animated GIF equates the rest of Ukraine to Nazis.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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In Ukraine, Cyber War With Russia Heating Up
A. Strakey Hundreds of open source packages, including the Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Debian distributions of Linux, are susceptible to attacks that circumvent the most widely used technology to prevent eavesdropping on the Internet, thanks to an extremely critical vulnerability in a widely used cryptographic code library. The bug in the GnuTLS library makes it trivial for attackers to bypass secure sockets layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protections available on websites that depend on the open source package. Initial estimates included in Internet discussions such as this one indicate that more than 200 different operating systems or applications rely on GnuTLS to implement crucial SSL and TLS operations, but it wouldn’t be surprising if the actual number is much higher. Web applications, e-mail programs, and other code that use the library are vulnerable to exploits that allow attackers monitoring connections to silently decode encrypted traffic passing between end users and servers. The bug is the result of commands in a section of the GnuTLS code that verify the authenticity of TLS certificates, which are often known simply as X509 certificates . The coding error, which may have been present in the code since 2005 , causes critical verification checks to be terminated, drawing ironic parallels to the extremely critical “goto fail” flaw that for months put users of Apple’s iOS and OS X operating systems at risk of surreptitious eavesdropping attacks. Apple developers have since patched the bug . Read 7 remaining paragraphs | Comments
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Critical crypto bug leaves Linux, hundreds of apps open to eavesdropping
When Roku released its first Streaming Stick in late 2012, it was a tough sell. It cost $99 (as much as the highest-end Roku box), only worked with TVs that were certified as ” Roku Ready , ” and it didn’t even ship with a remote. So the god-father of set-top streaming boxes went back to the drawing board for the 2014 version of the Roku Streaming Stick, which abandons its reliance on MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) for standard issue HDMI. It also comes prepackaged with a remote, though it lacks the motion control and headphone jack you get on more expensive models. For the internals, the company essentially crammed the Roku 1 into a dongle format — and that includes its wallet-friendly $50 price point. While it’s not quite as cheap as the Google’s streaming stick, it does play host to a plenty more content sources. Whether or not PBS , Showtime and over 1, 000 niche channels of video programming is worth the extra $15 is depends on you. Other than form factor, the only difference between the Roku 1 and the Stick is that the latter ships with the latest versions of Roku’s apps, though, those will be coming to the full sized box in the near future. That means you’ll be able to cast photos and videos directly from your phone. Alongside the 2014 edition of the Streaming Stick, the company is launching a revamped mobile app. The most immediately obvious different is the UI, which puts stark purple line drawings on black background. More importantly though, it puts the platform’s universal search at your fingertips. So, rather than having to look at your TV to browse through the results, you can pick out the best place to watch Sherlock for free with just the tap of your touchscreen. The new Roku Streaming Stick will be available in April either direct from the company’s site or through the usual retailers (like Best Buy) for $50. Filed under: Home Entertainment , HD Comments
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Roku’s new Streaming Stick works with most TVs, drops price to $50
Behold the future, my friends. It isn’t hoverboards or laser swords or transportation hailing apps or drone deliveries, it is this: a gigantic touchscreen that lets you build your own pizza on the table that you will eat it on. Use the touchscreen to perfectly customize your order, play games while you wait and pay from your smartphone. The future looks delicious. Read more…
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I’ve seen the future and it’s this touchscreen Pizza Hut menu table
RadioShack’s Super Bowl ad showing how cool and hip it is may’ve come a little too late, as the retailer has today announced its intention to close up to 1, 100 “underperforming stores” across the US. The news was bundled in the company’s 2013 financials, which tell a story of declining sales and continued losses. RadioShack’s CEO blamed poor performance on “lower store traffic” and “intense promotional activity, ” among other things, but expressed faith in the retailer’s changing brand identity to turn things around. On the up-side, the fancy new “Concept Stores” are allegedly going strong, and around 4, 000 locations on top of the thousand-odd facing closure will continue to operate as usual. Perhaps some of those underperforming stores should’ve been cleared out in the 80s, after all. Filed under: Misc Comments Via: The Wall Street Journal Source: RadioShack
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RadioShack plans to close over 1,000 ‘underperforming’ stores
You no longer have to live in one of a few fortunate countries to make a Skype call while checking your Outlook.com email: as of today, Skype for Outlook.com is available worldwide . All you need now is to download a browser plugin and link your Skype account. The global release comes alongside improved software support, too. PC users can now participate in HD video chats, while Mac users get a Safari plugin. If you’re heavily invested in Microsoft’s internet services, everything you need to get started is at the source link. Filed under: Internet , Microsoft Comments Source: Skype
Don’t panic! Your Twitter account hasn’t been hacked, the password has just been accidentally reset . Read more…
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Twitter Accidentally Reset Its Users’ Passwords