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November 12, 2014
Microsoft Gets Around To Patching "19-Year-Old" Bug
Security experts say Windows users should download a software update as soon as possible.
Windows users are being urged to download an update after Microsoft fixed a bug that had existed in every iteration of the operating system since Windows 95.
Why Rebecca Minkoff And eBay Are Betting On Smart Dressing Rooms
Dressing rooms that know who you are, with touch screens that offer clothing in different sizes and sensors everywhere. Cool or creepy?
Just downstairs from a real estate agency in the San Jose suburb of Campbell, California, a team from eBay is experimenting on a very different type of dressing room for their partner, the tech-forward fashion brand Rebecca Minkoff. These dressing rooms feature Kinect sensors that record the customers' motions, adjustable lighting, touch screens, and a sophisticated tracking system which identifies the customer and remembers what they bring into the dressing room and don't purchase. The goal? A dressing room which sends emails to customers down the line, offering them the clothing that they didn't purchase in a size or color the store doesn't have.
November 11, 2014
Apple Facing Lawsuit Over Android iMessage Snafu
Apple finally fixed its iMessage glitch, but that may not have saved the company from facing a major lawsuit.
Yesterday, the Internet discovered that Apple had finally fixed a longstanding glitch that caused text messages sent by former iPhone users to get lost in a digital void, resulting in millions of missing communiqués between Android and iOS customers. The solution, a simple de-register page, was easy and painless—but it seems that it didn't come soon enough.
Name That Tune: 300+ Girl Talk Samples Visualized In Real Time
Here's a Pop-Up Video-like annotation of Girl Talk's sampled songs.
There's a small chance if you took your entire music collection and mixed it all together that it might sound decent, but more likely it'd sound like a trash compactor. Yet, somehow Gregg Michael Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, has built a career on mashing up several hundred sampled songs into something that sounds like a cohesive thought.
Increased Shares: Lyft's Rides And Revenue Grew Five-Fold In 2014
Despite hurdles, the ridesharing company's peer-to-peer and carpooling services have exploded this year—and the holidays are still coming.
The evolution of the ridesharing business has been largely contentious, as companies like Lyft and Uber battle regulators, insurance companies, and each other. But people want the service, and growth has been extraordinary. At Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference in San Francisco today, Lyft president John Zimmer revealed that his company, which has expanded from 15 to almost 65 cities in 12 months, has seen five-fold growth in both revenue and riders since the beginning of 2014.
This Coffeemaker Is Super Smart
Mr. Coffee's venture into the Internet of Things lets you set brewing times and track the progress of your brew, all via smartphone.
We've written about all kinds of alarm clocks to help you wake up: one that tracks your circadian rhythm, one that wakes you with colored lights, another that plays your favorite Pandora station, and even an alarm clock-sex toy. But when it comes to finding motivation to wake up and get out of bed, for many of us, nothing beats a freshly brewed pot of coffee.
Jennifer Lawrence, "Scorned" By Internet, Swears Off Social Media Forever
Oscar winner says she doesn't "get" Twitter and will "never" join.
Jennifer Lawrence says that, "because the internet has scorned me so much," she will never join Twitter or any other social media platform.
GitHub Reaches For The Cloud
The coding community will no longer rely solely on company's servers to get the job done.
GitHub is a place for web developers to share and collaborate on code, and the service is about to become much more accessible.
Report: Munchery Illegally Storing Food In Refrigerated Trucks
Neighbors say refrigerated trucks are left idling overnight, but Munchery's CEO denies the claims.
Munchery, the mega-successful fresh meal delivery startup, is in hot water this week after reports that it is illegally storing food in refrigerated trucks overnight.
Looking To Go Beyond Greek Yogurt, Chobani Announces A Food Incubator
The Greek yogurt titan is looking to invest in food startups in hopes of finding the next, well, Chobani.
The short version goes like this: Once upon a time, Americans ate super-sweet yogurt loaded with artificial preservatives and shiny neon fruit. Sometimes kids even drank the stuff down in hermetically sealed tubes.
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