Vine’s Website Turned Into a Massive Searchable Library of Tiny Vids

Vine, Twitter’s six-second looping video app, just pushed another big update to its website, and it looks strangely familiar. It’s got playlists, channels, trending tags, and a “popular now” curated feed. And you no longer have to be a Vine user to use it. In short, it looks a hell of a lot like YouTube, packed to the brim with looping vids that are GIFs in spirit if not in form. Read more…

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Here’s the Reliable and Unreliable Data You Get from Fitness Trackers

I’ve previously looked at the ups and downs of tracking everything in my life , finding that the data helps provide a little guidance but is certainly nothing to live by. What I couldn’t tell, however, is how accurate that data actually was. Rachel Feltman , writer for Quartz, decided to wear four fitness trackers at once to find out. Read more…        

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Apple’s Upcoming Healthbook Software For iOS 8 Extensively Profiled Amid New Leaks

Apple is widely expected to launch health-monitoring software for its mobile operating system, possibly as soon as iOS 8, which should make its developer debut at WWDC this June. The software would monitor and track various aspects of a user’s health, and 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman has a new report out today that details exactly how that might work. Using recreated screenshots based on… Read More

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The New Kind of DDoS That Could Cripple the Internet

If you’re a regular on the internet, you probably know how a DDoS can choke your favorite site with garbage traffic . Well get used to it because they’re not going away; they’re actually getting worse. Read more…        

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Depending On Price, The Samsung Gear Fit Could Dominate The Wearables Market

Forget about the rest of Samsung’s MWC offerings. The Gear Fit is about the most exciting product announced in Barcelona today. It’s the first Samsung wearable that has a legitimate chance of catching on. The Fit is focused to the fitness crowd – natch – but it packs enough features to be a hit with the general consumer. Like other wearables in this category, the Fit tracks movement, heart rate and sleep patterns. But unlike other current products, the Fit is water-resistant and packs phone notifications, a timer, stopwatch and a sleek curved OLED screen. Best of all it lacks all the nonsense found on its larger brothers. The Fit doesn’t sport a camera, speaker or a massive screen. It’s svelte and sexy just like a smartwatch should be. Samsung has yet to reveal the price on the Fit and that could be the deciding factor here. If the Fit was priced under $200, say, $179 or $149, Samsung could have a big hit on its hands. With a smart feature set and the right price, the Fit could be the missing link from fitness device to smartwatch the market has so far been missing. Gear_Fit_Black_01 Gear_Fit_Black_02 Gear_Fit_Black_04 Gear_Fit_Black_03 Gear_Fit_Black_05 Gear_Fit_Grey_01 Gear_Fit_Grey_02 Gear_Fit_Grey_04 Gear_Fit_Grey_03 Gear_Fit_Grey_05 Gear_Fit_Orange_01 Gear_Fit_Orange_04 Gear_Fit_Orange_03 Gear_Fit_Orange_05 Gear_Fit_Orange_02 Gear_Fit_Group 4 3 2 7 1 6 5   View Slideshow Previous Next Exit

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Apple just released OS X 10.9.1, the first update to Mavericks.

Apple just released OS X 10.9.1 , the first update to Mavericks. Included in the update are some fixes for Gmail support in Mail, smart inbox improvements for Mail, and most importantly, it resolves an issue that prevented VoiceOver from speaking sentences that contained emoji. You can grab the in the Mac App Store now. Read more…        

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How to Build Your Own Syncing RSS Reader with Tiny Tiny RSS and Kick Google Reader to the Curb

Yes, Google Reader is going away , and yes, there are great alternatives . However, if you’re tired of web services shutting down on you , why not take matters into your own hands? Tiny Tiny RSS is a free, open-source syncing RSS platform with more features than Google Reader ever had, and it can’t get shut down. Here’s how to install it and set it up. More »

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Google Is Killing Google Reader

Google has just announced that it’ll be killing off Google Reader in its latest ‘spring cleaning’, which is a euphemism for getting rid of products that not enough people use (even if they still love using it). So yes, that means many people’s favorite RSS reader will be turned off for good on July 1, 2013. You have a little over three months to figure out where to get your feed fix next. More »

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Are There More Calories in Food Than What’s Listed in the Nutrition Facts? (Yes)

Our friend Casey Neistat made a wonderful documentary for the New York Times , he went and compared the actual calories of food to what’s listed on the nutrition facts. And guess what? More times than not, food had more calories than what was advertised. More »

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Virtual Router Plus Turns Your Windows 8 PC Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Windows: If you need to share your computer’s internet connection with the wi-fi only devices in your house—say, if you don’t have a wi-fi router—Virtual Router Plus will turn your computer into a wi-fi hotspot. More »

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