Barista's edition for Sat 15 February 2014
Instagram Is Shaping Up To Be The World's Most Powerful Selling Tool
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Amid dire predictions for a mass exodus from Facebook, the social network did make a winning buy with Instagram. The photo app amassed over 150 million users in three short years --twice as fast as Twitter. That quantity has some quality. According to research by L2 Think Tank, Instagram's community boasts 15 times [...]
People often retweet without reading, data shows
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http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/14/5411934/youre-not-going-to-read-this Sharing on social media doesn't actually mean a user has read a piece of content, The Verge reports, citing findings from real-time analytics site Chartbeat. Chartbeat says its data shows no correlation between sharing and reading - fair reasoning behind Upworthy's decision to value an engagement metric called "Attention Minutes" over both pageviews and...
Throwback Thursday: Intimate Portraits of the Beatles, Revived After 50 Years in the Dark
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It's amazing that, even now, new Beatles images continue to emerge. Each time new photos come to light, it's like someone invented a time machine specifically to go back and take more. Photographer Mike Mitchell was just 18 when he captured the Beatles before and during the band's first American concert at the Washington Coliseum in Washington D.C.
Marijuana is now legal for US banks, too
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Soon, legal marijuana businesses may have a better place to put their cash than a safe or a duffel bag: In the bank. The wonders of the US constitution have created a situation where 20 states allow marijuana to be used or distributed, but the drug is still illegal according to federal law.
Nokia X A110 (Android phone) details appear in early retail
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This morning a rather sizable leak has appeared overseas with a retail listing of Nokia's first Android phone. This device is called the Nokia X A110, according to the listing, and it's ready to roll with mid-tier specifications.
14 Simple Ways Peanuts Taught Us What Love Is
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Relationships have changed quite a bit since the free-loving '60s. With online dating, sex apps and robot weddings, hippies would hardly know where to start. Despite our technological advances, the truth is, good old-fashioned romance has kept up with the times - whether we realize it or not.
House of Cards season two is ready for viewing on Netflix
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After an all-too-long wait, the second season of House of Cards is available for streaming on Netflix. Season one (feel free to revisit it with director's commentary if you like) wasn't Netflix's first foray into streaming (regionally) exclusive content, but the series has served as its highest profile jewel, winning awards -- the first ever streaming exclusive nominated for a primetime Emmy -- and garnering critical praise for all involved.
'House of Cards' Season 2 is available now on Netflix
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Just over a year ago Netflix released the first season of House of Cards , proving that an online streaming company could make a television show with the kind of quality and production values to rival the very best programs out there.
Google and VMware team up to put your Windows desktop on Chromebooks
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So, your bosses have replaced most of the office computers with Chromebooks, but you need those old Windows apps to keep you sane. If the IT folks aren't on top of it already, you may want to tell them about a remote access solution developed by Google and VMware called Horizon Desktop as a Service (DaaS).
Skier Gus Kenworthy Proves His Heart of Gold by Saving Puppies in Sochi
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Now this is how you win the Olympics - or at least our hearts. Team USA skier Gus Kenworthy is spending his free time in Sochi rounding up adorable stray puppies in hopes of keeping them safe. Olympics officials were outed before the games for killing stray dogs there in an attempt to maintain a clean image.
Happy Valentine's Day, from Mars
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For three (Martian) years, NASA has been collecting images of heart-shaped features on the Red Planet. Here they are, just in time for Valentine's Day. (Credit: NASA) Mars loves us. And how do we know? Because it's covered in heart-shaped features that are obviously there to tell us how much we're loved by our red neighbor.
Astronaut Snaps Beautiful Image Of Moon From Space Station
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This photo is of a crescent moon seen on the fringes of the Earth's atmosphere. The shot was taken on February 1 by Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata. According to NASA, "[d]istinct colors are visible because the dominant gases and particles in each layer of the atmosphere act as prisms, filtering out certain colors of light."
Ready to break the internet? Netflix's "House of Cards" premiere is a big test of how video gets to you
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"My wife and I like to lay in bed and watch Netflix," Tom Wheeler, chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission, said the other day. But when their internet connection slows down, breaking up the video feed, Wheeler's wife is incredulous: "You're chairman of the FCC," she says to him.
You Can Download Every De La Soul Album for Free Today
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Era-defining hip hop legends De La Soul have decided to make their entire back catalog available for free download today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album. Because of label and sample clearance issues, most of De La Soul's catalog has never made it online, and is peculiarly absent from the likes of iTunes and Spotify.
Download every De La Soul album for free today
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Hip hop legends De La Soul are making their entire catalog available for free download today, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their debut album. The catalog will be available at De La Soul's website from 11 AM ET on Friday until noon Saturday - 25 hours for 25 years.
U.S. Ice Storm 'Holds Hands' With UK Flood
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Yet another storm battered southern parts of the United Kingdom on Friday, with winds up to 80 mph and heavy rain. Based on satellite imagery, this storm is drawing in moisture from the same storm system that dumped heavy snow and ice across the eastern half of the U.S. this week.
Android Makes Up Nearly 80% of Global Smartphone Shipments
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There is no end in sight to the Android versus iPhone debate, but while we can all argue over the pros and cons of each, the numbers don't lie: Android is still the most popular operating system in the world. According to data from market intelligence firm IDC, Android's dominance in the mobile market is still growing.
Japanese Internet Giant Rakuten Acquires Viber For $900M
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Rakuten, one of Japan's largest Internet companies, has announced that it will acquire Cyprus-based messaging platform and app maker Viber for $900 million. The deal is the latest and largest in an aggressive acquisition spree by Rakuten as it seeks to "become the world's No.
PlayStation 4 beats out Xbox One as the best-selling console
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New data shows that Sony's console sales were nearly double those of Microsoft in January. Meanwhile, video games sales fell compared with the same time last year. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) In the battle for the best-selling console, Sony's PlayStation 4 has come out on top -- beating Microsoft's Xbox One -- for the month of January.
Military pizza prototype lasts three years without spoiling
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Military researchers believe they're close to reaching one of the most sought-after rations ever: a pizza that can be left out for years without spoiling. The AP reports that food scientists at the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center in Massachusetts are testing a prototype pizza to include in military meals ready to eat, or MREs.
Barack Obama Asks 'House of Cards' Fans Not To Post Spoilers
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U.S. President Barack Obama tweeted what's on the mind of every House of Cards fan, imploring binge-watchers not post any spoilers when season two debuts Friday. Netflix will unleash all 13 episodes of the political thriller's new season at 3:01 a.m.
Japan's Rakuten Buys Viber Messaging Service for $900M
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Instant messaging app Viber has been acquired by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, owner of Buy.com and Kobo, for $900 million. The free messaging and VoIP service boasts a global user base of 300 million registered users, and spans smartphone, tablet, and PC platforms. "Simply put, Viber understands how people actually want to engage and have built the only service that truly delivers on all fronts," Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said in a statement.
Kenguru is a tiny electric hatchback for wheelchair users
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Kenguru's electric car has no seats, and you drive it by putting your hands on motorcycle-style handlebars. It's built for wheelchair users, who can roll right through the rear hatch of the car into the driver's area. The Austin-based company is preparing to launch its first product, which has an estimated range of 60 miles on an eight-hour charge.