Despite the fact that it was only at E3 in June, it feels like an age since Sony revealed the dates for its fourth annual PlayStation Experience. After a long six months, though, December 8 is nearly here and Anaheim, California, is bracing itself for […]
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Air Travel – San Francisco-Athens-Rome-San Francisco
I am using Kayak for Airline planning and was bit shocked on ticket prices for June 2018. What I have found out so far is that it is bit cost effective to fly to SFO-ATH and Return ATH-SFO instead of booking Multi-city travel (pricier) to […]
Samsung’s W2018 flip phone has a variable aperture camera
While this is the first time that variable aperture is applied to a smartphone’s fixed lens since the Nokia N86 MP, Samsung was surprisingly quiet about this rare feature. Thankfully, we came across a close-up video of the W2018’s main camera in action, and the […]
Shervin Pishevar responds to allegations of sexual misconduct, calling it a ‘smear campaign’
Early yesterday evening, a story broke on Bloomberg alleging Uber investor and Hyperloop One co-founder Shervin Pishevar had used his position of power to make unwanted sexual advances to at least five women. Pishevar, through his lawyer, now says these allegations are part of a […]
Photo of the Week: An Indonesian Volcano Roars to Life
Last week, Indonesia’s Mount Agung began erupting for the first time in more than half a century, ejecting clouds of smoke and ash nearly 23,000 feet into the sky. But as thousands fled the volcano’s slopes, AFP photographer Sonny Tumbelaka sped excitedly towards it. “Eruptions […]
The A to Z of photography: Kelvin
Every photographer knows that by adjusting the white balance on your camera, or when editing images, you can make the color of the light look neutral even if it’s warm-toned artificial light, or the cool blue of twilight. The science behind this process is the […]
Researchers create ultrasound needle for internal surgical images
Within the needle are two optical fibers. One generates ultrasonic pulses by delivering brief flashes of light and the other detects the light that’s reflected by the tissues in the body. “The whole process happens extremely quickly, giving an unprecedented real-time view of soft tissue,” […]
TASSE: PEZZOPANE, ”NO REVOCA COMMISSARIO, PUNTIAMO A RIDURRE I MOROSI”
L'AQUILA – “Il Consiglio comunale dell'Aquila ha posto il problema della revoca del commissario ad acta nominato per la vicenda della restituzione delle tasse sospese dopo il sisma 2009, va bene tutto ma non ci sono margini per la revoca, saremmo nuovamente inadempienti”. A lanciare […]
Droga in palestra: 50 indagati tra Lombardia, Piemonte, Emilia Romagna e Campania
TORINO, 01 DICEMBRE – Indagate 50 persone per vendita di sostanze dopanti e stupefacenti all'interno di palestre e furto di carburante in tutto il Nord Italia. I carabinieri del Nas di Torino, coadiuvati nella fase esecutiva da militari dei comandi … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
BlackBerry will pay Nokia $137 million over a contract dispute
It’s been a while since Nokia and BlackBerry were bitter smartphone rivals, but there’s plenty of bad blood left between the two companies. This morning, BlackBerry threw in the towel on the battle, agreeing to pay $137 million to the Finnish company. The award stems from […]