Monthly Archives: January 2013

If you’ve never been inside a “real” arcade, it could be hard to distinguish one from say, oh, a Dave & Buster’s. Authenticity is a hard nut to crack, but there are a few hallmarks of the video game arcade … Continue reading →

Apple announced that sales will halt in a month in a letter the company sent to resellers on Thursday, a copy of which was obtained by MacRumors. The company cited Amendment 1 of Regulation IEC 60950-1, but did not explain … Continue reading →

Former soldier Brendan Marrocco is speaking publicly today for the first time about his long recovery from a bomb blast in Iraq and what it feels like to have two new transplanted arms. Marrocco, 26, of Staten Island, N.Y., was … Continue reading →

Anyone who visited Soverain Software’s website could be forgiven for believing it’s a real company. There are separate pages for “products,” “services,” and “solutions.” There’s the “About Us” page. There are phone numbers and e-mail addresses for sales and tech … Continue reading →

The University of Kent’s hackerspace, TinkerSoc, recently had a talk on software-defined radio using an incredibly inexpensive USB TV tuner. Of course this is nothing new to Hackaday readers, but they did manage to build one of the best antennas … Continue reading →

As technology progresses, sometimes science fiction becomes reality. Soon, lasers could leave the realm of imagination and a galaxy far, far away. Thanks to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the futuristic arm of the U.S. military, this year … Continue reading →

Using a long phrase or a short sentence as a password may not be as secure as some security experts think. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Software Research have found that long passwords that incorporate grammar — good … Continue reading →

Well-known connectivity and networking company, Belkin, has announced today that they plan to purchase another well-known connectivity and networking company, Linksys, from Cisco. Belkin has entered an agreement that will see it purchase the Home Networking Business Unit from Cisco, … Continue reading →

Everybody’s favorite cetacean just got a little more lovable. For the first time, dolphins have been spotted teaming up to try to rescue an injured group member. The act does not necessarily mean dolphins are selfless or can empathise with … Continue reading →

NASA continues to push forward with the design of its new heavy lift rocket, the Space Launch System. With the cancellation of the Constellation Program, SLS is NASA’s planned heavy launch vehicle at the moment. While commercial entities continue to … Continue reading →

As per U.S. federal stipulation, the unauthorized unlocking of certain cellphones will be considered illegal, and enforcement is set to start with new phones purchases made from Saturday onward. More

A Port Macquarie surgeon is suing Google for defamation over an auto-complete search suggestion that he believes has cost him clients. Google has been involved in several lawsuits around the world in the past year revolving around its autocomplete suggestions … Continue reading →

Hello, As someone who has covered our boards a while I wanted to let you know the below info about that group that was announced internally here today. This is resource reallocation and alignment to new and emerging form factors … Continue reading →