Remember how we told you that the resolution of Google Maps’ satellite images would soon be doubled ? Well, today we’re seeing the first of those images pop up, and they are indeed a noticeable improvement. New York and San Francisco are the first to get the high-res 3D treatment, but we should see this update rolling out for more cities around the world in 2015. Read more…
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Google Earth’s New Satellite Imagery Is So Much Better
After a long drought, California is suddenly getting pounded with its biggest storm in a decade. Whoa, what’s happening? It’s all the work of an atmospheric river, a particular weather event that can be devastating when it hits land. Read more…
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The Meteorological Phenomenon That’s Flooding California
Remember when Apple went after that handy note-taking widget , a popular app that’s one the first truly useful widgets for iOS 8? Turns out, Apple’s been pulling all kinds of apps that take advantage of new features in iOS 8—even after they’ve been approved to be in the App Store. And developers are starting to get pretty upset. Read more…
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Apple Is Pulling a Bunch of the Neatest iOS 8 Apps
This picture represents over 30 years of progress in video game graphics. And my, how far we’ve come. On one side, we have Indiana Jones in the video game version of Raiders of the Lost Ark on the Atari 2600. On the other side, we have Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4 on the PS4. We’ll let you guess which side is which. Read more…
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The incredible evolution of video game graphics in one image
According to an article in World News Daily Report , loggers in the Amazon have accidentally cut down a 5, 800-year-old Samauma tree, the oldest in the world. Except there is no such tree. This “news” article with 143, 000 Facebook shares is a wholesale fabrication. Read more…
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Loggers didn’t cut down world’s oldest tree—but the real story is better
Reminder: Computers are dangerous. Lenovo issued a recall this week for over 500, 000 possibly defective power cords that could overheat, spark, burn, or melt. Yeesh. Read more…
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Lenovo Is Recalling 500,000 Power Cords for Being a Fire Menace
Swedish police have reportedly raided The Pirate Bay. The Portal has been down for several hours. The site has long hidden behind the relatively lax laws of Sweden, but it appears it’s exhausted the leniency. Read more…
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The Pirate Bay Raided By Police, Site Down
You’re looking at some of the most intricate images of live nerve endings ever captured, in which it’s possible to make out individual nerves and touch receptors in unprecedented detail. Read more…
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The Most Intricate Images of Live Nerves Ever Captured
For years, prairie dogs have been the bane of cattle ranchers, whose livestock are routinely injured when stepping in prairie dog holes. In response, ranchers have gassed, poisoned, drowned, or buried entire colonies alive. But one enterprising pest control company has devised a more humane method of removing the rodents—with a modified sewer cleaning truck. Read more…
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This Giant Vacuum Sucks Prairie Dogs Right Out of Their Holes
Amazon’s streaming video service just got an upgrade . Starting today, Prime Instant Video offers 4K Ultra High Definition streaming at no extra charge, so people with compatible TVs will have the option to watch Transparent and a limited selection of movies and television in 4K HD. Read more…
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Amazon Instant Just Got 4K Streaming