Posts in September 29, 2014

The encryption that protects your email and social updates is far from flawless -- it's relatively easy for spies to intercept your data using spoofs and hacked servers. If Greg Slepak has his way, though, there will soon be a safer way to send your... -- For more information read the original article here.

Google's Chrome OS will soon be graced with Adobe's Creative Suite, starting with streaming access to Photoshop.

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Ask pinball fans about classic tables and they'll probably mention The Addams Family. It was widely available, well-designed and full of technological firsts, such as computer-controlled flippers. However, it hasn't been recreated in software in its... -- For more information read the original article here.

Just because low-flying C-17s can drop their cargo under the cover of night does not mean they won't come under attack from heat-seeking missiles. Being one of most highly defended aircraft in the world, its defenses can include popping flares and clouds of infrared energy. It can even shoot lasers directly at the incoming missile. And holy crap is it pretty!

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Soft drink vending machines are one of those unobtrusive, inoffensive bits of life that can be placed almost anywhere without anyone noticing or complaining (apart from the occasional anti-obesity protester. Coke's trying to harness that unseen power (and sell more Coke!) by sticking Wi-Fi hotspots inside some South African vending machines.

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It was only a matter of time. When word came down that Sony was shuttering the PlayStation 3 virtual space, PlayStation Home, in Japan earlier this year, the service's domestic days were likely numbered as well. Citing a "shifting landscape" as the... -- For more information read the original article here.

In 1994, Stanford students Jerry Yang and David Filo listed a bunch of their favorite websites on a single directory page. They grew and managed that list until Yahoo was founded and the tool became a popular way to find content on the Internet.

20 years later, Yahoo is shutting down its founding feature, the directory.

Yahoo SVP Jay Rossiter writes in a progress report:

Yahoo was started nearly 20 years ago as a directory of websites that helped users explore the Internet. While we are still committed to connecting users with the information they're passionate about, our business has evolved and at the end of 2014 (December 31), we will retire the Yahoo Directory. Advertisers will be upgraded to a new service; more details to be communicated directly.

Here's a good history about how the Directory soared in popularity then got killed by Google.

Yahoo will also be sunsetting Qwiki, a service it acquired for about $50 million last year, as well as Yahoo Education.

Here's what the initial Yahoo homepage looked like in 1994, with the directory.

SEE ALSO: What 14 Popular Websites Used To Look Like

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The suddenly hip social networking site Ello experienced its first major outage today, suffering a Distributed Denial of Service attack that brought it down for approximately 45 minutes. The company says that it was able to fix the issue by blocking the IP addresses responsible for the attack. Read More -- For more information read the original article here.

on a recent designboom visit to the 2014 monaco yacht show, the CRN mega yachts 'j'ade' 60m vessel - the first to feature a floating garage - was a finalist in the interior design award category.

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