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Google is messing around with the color of its search results links
The tech giant is currently experimenting with black links in search results, so if you’re still seeing classic blue links instead, consider yourself lucky. Otherwise, your links are appearing the same color as regular black text on a typical webpage. This departure to black is very different though, and it’s unclear exactly why Google is […]
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CloneApp Backs Up All Your Windows Program Settings Windows: Whether you’re migrating to a new computer or doing a clean install, life is easier when you take all your settings and tweaks with you. If you don’t want to do a full backup and restore, CloneApp backs up settings for the most popular Windows programs […]
More...Watch A Katana-Wielding Robot Battle A Human Samurai Sword Master
In the red corner, Machii Isao—an Iaido master and expert swordsman. Isao is a five-time Guinness World Record holder, including fastest 1,000 iaido sword cuts (completed in 36 minutes and 4 seconds) and most Iaido sword cuts to one mat (8). And in the blue corner, MOTOMAN-MH24. Able to carry 24 kilograms (53 pounds), this […]
More...There’s an Android bot peeing on an Apple logo on Google Maps
The image, is obviously not an actual feature of the Pakistani terrain, so how did it get there? At this point, we don’t know — it could be an inside joke by one of Google Maps developers, or some sort of hack. A Google spokesperson explained that the image is likely a result of a […]
More...Microsoft is finally going to kill Internet Explorer
At Microsoft Convergence, a conference dedicated to inter-company collaboration, marketing chief Chris Capossela revealed that the software giant would be largely killing of the Internet Explorer brand. For Windows 10, Microsoft will be introducing a new browser, currently dubbed Project Spartan, an homage to Halo’s Master Chief. Internet Explorer has been around since 1995. It […]
More...The NSA hides surveillance software in hard drives
It’s been known for a while that the NSA will intercept and bug equipment to spy on its soon-to-be owners, but the intellgency agency’s techniques are apparently more clever than first thought. Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered apparently state-created spyware buried in the firmware of hard drives from big names like Seagate, Toshiba […]
More...Twitter tests new homepage to attract the 125 million users who don’t log in
Apparently things aren’t too well for twitter. The social network has begun testing a new look for its homepage, showing off some accounts and conversation topics by genre, rather than simply displaying a log-in screen. Here’s a first look of the ongoing experiment: During an analyst event in November, Twitter’s executive team revealed that 125 […]
More...Internet Archive now lets you play 900 classic arcade games
The Internet Archive, a non-profit best known for backing up web pages, has added a collection of 900 video games from the 1970s to 1990s that can be played in your web browser — no coins required. Called the Internet Arcade, the collection includes familiar games such as Astro Invader and Pac Man, as well […]
More...Instagram? How about Instapaper?
Instapaper is a tool supported by iOs, Android & even on PCs for saving web pages to read later. The service was founded in 2008 by Marco Arment and had about 2 million users as of late 2011. In 2013, Arment sold a majority stake in Instapaper to Betaworks, where it is now operated. On […]
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