Short: At its iPhone SE launch event, Apple compared its new iPad with older Windows computers and called it a perfect PC-replacement. In this process, Apple’s marketing VP Phill Schiller went on to call the old Windows PCs “sad”. As a result, the company had to face widespread criticism in media and social networks. Yesterday,…
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New Paper Explains How The “Impossible” EM Drive Might Work
The controversial EM Drive might soon become a lot less controversial if a new hypothesis about how it works is confirmed. According to a new study, published in AIP Advances, from researchers in Finland, the EM drive is not a true propeller-less engine, so it does not violate the third law of dynamics. The physicists suggest that…
Here’s How Someone Made a PiPhone- A Raspberry Pi Based Smartphone
Short Bytes: In this article, I’m going to share how someone made a “PiPhone”. Well, as the name suggests, PiPhone is a Raspberry Pi based smartphone that can make actual calls. Let’s know more. Raspberry Pi is today’s most popular development board and it’s continuing to receive tons of love from developers and DIYers. Today…
Here are the five must read books if you are a coder/programmer
Every coder and wannabe programmer should read these five ‘must have’ books Books, which was once considered as a great source of knowledge and wisdom are hardly been read by people these days. To add to that, it is an even fewer occurrence a programmer reading books, as they mostly depend on the internet search…
This Viral Video Of Bill Gates Attempting To DJ Is The Best Thing You’ll See Today
Short: It looks like Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, is busy exploring his hidden talents and DJ skills. Recently, he appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon and shared an epic viral video that you just can’t miss. Read more about it and watch the video below. Earlier this week, Bill and Melinda Gates…
Transport of Saturn V Rocket Stage to Stennis Space Center a Matter of Real History
History both repeated and foreshadowed itself with transport of the S-IC-15 Saturn V rocket stage to NASA’s Stennis Space Center this month. It repeated in literal fashion. The stage was transported from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility to Stennis Space Center on June 16, via the same water route it took more than 45 years ago…
Bentley used NASA technology to take this 53-billion-pixel picture of a car
Look at the image above. Pretty nice picture of the Golden Gate Bridge, huh? Well, WRONG. It’s actually a pretty nice picture of a $330,000 car, the Bentley Mulsanne. You can’t see the vehicle at this distance, but you can visit Bentley’s website and zoom inyourself. It goes from panoramic view of the bridge, all the…
Breaking WPA2-PSK with Kali Linux
WPA2-PSK may not be as safe as you think. There are a few attacks against WAP2-PSK. One of the most common attacks is against WPA2 is exploiting a weak passphrase. Disclaimer – Our tutorials are designed to aid aspiring pen testers/security enthusiasts in learning new skills, we only recommend that you test this tutorial on…
This crazy wooden staircase looks like a tornado frozen in time
Nestled inside a 43-story office tower in Tel Aviv is a staircase that looks like a tornado. Designed by architect Oded Halaf and crafted by Tomer Gelfand, the structure rises nearly 46 feet from the ground of the building’s four-story lobby, forming an interior balcony on the first-floor mezzanine. The lines it creates look straight…
Former HTC CEO Peter Chou has left the company
After a decade at the helm of HTC, Peter Chou was last year suddenly ousted from his post as CEO in the wake of negative early reviews of the company’s 2015 smartphone flagship, the One M9. In my preview of the phone, I described it as a beautiful disappointment, and others agreed that it carried…
Meet the Panterragaffe, a Strandbeest walking bicycle
Panterragaffe is a pedal powered two person walking machine, a walking bicycle. The name has a few elements to it. It’s a play on pantograph, which is a mechanism for copying drawings, since it’s similar to the leg mechanism. Also; Pan – all or spanning. Terra – earth. Gaffe – an unintentional act causing embarrassment…
Apple adds new channels to Apple TV universal/Siri search
Apple’s universal search feature for the Apple TV today gains new supported channels allowing users to search for content within the apps directly from the Apple TV’s main search function and Siri. Today’s update adds support for A&E, History, Lifetime, Cooking Channel, DIY, Food Network, Travel Channel FYI, and HGTV. Apple has been regularly adding new…
