With a literacy rate hovering around an estimated 5 to 10 percent of the population during the Middle Ages, only a select few of society’s upper echelons and religious castes had use for books. So who would have use for a sextuplet of stories bound by a single, multi-hinged cover like this? Some seriously busy scholar. Read more…
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This Transforming Medieval Text Is Actually Six Books in One
It’s not just you; Gmail appears to be down. Usually when this sort of thing happens it gets resolved quickly, but for now you might be stuck chatting with a real human person in your physical presence. Read more…
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Gmail Is Down, Everybody Freak Out (Update: Okay We’re Cool)
Rumors of larger iPhones that take a page from the Android phablet handbook have been swirling around for a while now , and the WSJ is now chiming in with reports that two are coming this year. One with a screen bigger than 4.5 inches, the other with a screen bigger than 5 inches. Read more…
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WSJ: Two Different Big-Screen iPhones Are Coming This Year
Netflix is gearing up to overhaul it pricing structure. According to a shareholder letter and interviews with Gigaom , the streaming site will introduce a new three-tiered system for its customers. Read more…
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Netflix Plans to Have a Three-Tiered Pricing Structure
After the bevy of problems Healthcare.gov encountered in its first few months of life, dumping one more onto the pile shouldn’t phase you all that much, right? Well, not if that hiccup is actually a gaping vulnerability—and one that can grant hackers access to over 70, 0000 private records in just four minutes, at that. Read more…
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Hackers Swiped 70,000 Records from Healthcare.gov in Four Minutes
Back in May of 2012 the NHK’s science & Technology Research Lab in Japan successfully broadcasted an 8K, 7680×4320 signal over a distance of 2.7 miles using UHF frequencies. As a proof of concept it showed that 8K TV could be successfully delivered to televisions over the air, but it lacked the distance of traditional TV broadcasts. Read more…
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8K (Yes, 8K) Broadcasts Just Took a Major Step Forward
The next time you’re peeling a fresh, organic, “all-natural” banana just remember: it’s filled with tons of chemicals! But don’t worry, so is everything else. Read more…
Scientists have long been toiling to create artificial life, managing to produce man-made cell walls and even synthetic DNA. But now, a team of chemists has produced a functioning cell made from polymers . Read more…
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This Is the World’s First Working Cell Made From Plastic
We know how extreme photo retouching can get when human bodies are the focus . But what about when the subject is an inanimate object? This time-lapse shows the insane levels of doting that go into make a Rolex watch look its absolute best. Read more…
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It’s Amazing How Much Retouching Goes Into Even a Rolex Photo
Until now, Spotify’s free accounts provided unlimited as-supported streaming via its desktop client for six months, until it then imposed a cap on your streaming. Now, though, that cap is being scrapped. Read more…
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Spotify Now Provides Unlimited Free Music on its Desktop App