Do you know where chocolate comes from? Apparently, not from the checkout line at grocery stores! How to Make Everything shows how to make chocolate from scratch, from the fruit of the cacao tree to the fermentation to the sun drying process to making sugar and cocoa butter to the grinding and tempering and molding of the chocolate bar. There are so many steps, it’s a wonder how we ever figured it out. Read more…
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How to Make Chocolate from the Fruit to the Candy Bar
Sip your morning coffee suspiciously, friend—it may not be what you think. Read more…
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Counterfeit Coffee Is Now Something You Need to Worry About
Toonz, the software used to create Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away and TV shows like Steven Universe and Futurama, is now OpenToonz. It’s open source and free for any budding animator to download and use. Read more…
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OpenToonz, the 2D Animation Software Used by Studio Ghibli, Is Now Free
Janko Roettgers reports for Variety: Sony is launching its 4K movie streaming service called Ultra next month: Consumers will be able to buy movies from the service, and stream to supported Sony 4K TV sets, starting April 4. The new service will offer 4K HDR movies to stream, including extras that have previously been able only on physical discs. Ultra ties into UltraViolet, the cloud locker service backed by Sony. Consumers will be able to upgrade SD and HD quality movies from their UltraViolet cloud locker for $12 to $15, respectively. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Sony’s Ultra 4K Streaming Service Launching On April 4; Titles Priced At $30
Late last week, Islamic State militants were routed from the historic city of Palmyra, a UN World Heritage site. A preliminary investigation of the ancient ruins suggests that the damage is not as bad as feared, and that a significant portion of the relics could be restored quickly. Read more…
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ISIS Damage to Ancient City of Palmyra Is ‘Enormous’
Hackers and hospital computers are a bad mix , as a string of attacks has been proving. The latest victim is MedStar Health, a company that operates a chain of hospitals around the Baltimore and Washington area. Read more…
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A Virus Has Forced an Entire Hospital Chain to Shut Down Its Computers
The saga over whether the government should legally be allowed to force Apple to write software to help it unlock seized iPhones may be over soon—or at least the first round. The government has confirmed that it was able to get the data off the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook without Apple’s help. Read more…
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The Government Didn’t Need Apple’s Help Unlocking the San Bernardino iPhone After All
anderzole quotes a report from BGR: With calls for Apple’s upcoming iPhone models to be “spectacular, ” it appears that pundits and those who have been quick to proclaim that we’ve reached “peak iPhone” have nothing to worry about. While we’ll know what type of wild new features the iPhone 7 will incorporate in just about three months, a new report from reputed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo provides us with some interesting insight as to what Apple has planned for 2017 when it releases what will presumably be called the iPhone 7s. According to a research note Kuo provided to investors, Apple is busy working on an iPhone model with curved pieces of glass and an AMOLED display. What’s more, the report relays that Apple also has plans to shake up its iPhone lineup with a model sporting a 5.8-inch display. Further, Kuo believes that the bezels on the iPhone 7s will be smaller than they are on Apple’s current iPhone lineup. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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iPhone 7s May Sport Curved Glass and AMOLED Display
Netflix is bringing back Voltron , and they’ve just revealed the first glimpse of the cartoon, and it looks awesome. Read more…
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Netflix’s Voltron Series Looks Awesome, And it’s Coming June 10th
An anonymous reader quotes an article on SlashGear: Classic and retro video game fans will be eager to hear that Atari Vault has just landed on PC via Steam, making it the easiest way possible to enjoy 100 of the most iconic arcade and home console titles from the early generation of gaming. This eliminates the need to use emulators and ROMs to enjoy games like Asteroids, Centipede, Pitfall, and Pong, not to mention it being cheaper than buying several included titles individually. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Atari Vault Hits Steam, Play 100 Classic Games On PC