The Russian search company has just announced a collaboration with Twitter. Here’s how they’re becoming more like Google–and also how they also zag with every Google zig. Yandex and Twitter just announced a collaboration that would give the Russian search company access to Twitter’s fire hose of real-time updates, news, and events. In our...
Ever felt like Bing wasn’t for retail stores or print journalism? The two latest Windows Phone updates won’t dispel that fantasy, sadly. Bing Vision been update so it can read Barcodes, CD, DVD and Book Covers so you can find out how much cheaper the item in your hand is if ordered online. Image...
Name: Julie GomollLocation: Austin, TX Size/Room: ~3,000 sq. ft Years lived in: 12 Julie has done it all — grew (and then sold) a business, travelled the world (literally), swum with sharks, and read a library’s worth of books. Someone this fun, adventurous, and creative is bound to have a unique home, right? Well,...
The next time you get caught hijacking your friend’s Facebook, remember it could be worse. On Friday, British Student Glenn Mangham was sentenced to eight months in not-so-social jail, for hacking deep into Facebook’s servers. Apparently no user details were taken, with Mangham heading straight for “invaluable” intellectual property instead. Facebook alerted the authorities...
Software Data Cable Connects and Transfers Data to Your Android Phone, No Cables Required (Android) If you’ve ever forgotten a USB cable and need a way to transfer data to your Android phone from your PC (or vice versa), Software Data Cable is a free app for Android that turns your phone into a...
Our annual Link Love party begins Friday, February 24th. Get ready to nominate your favorite home blogs and send mad props around the web. Past winners are below the fold. More Read More… Main | Apartment Therapy
With companies like Tesla and Ford replacing tactile, in-dash systems with touchscreens and gizmos, the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration wants to set “distraction guidelines” for how automakers implement factory-installed in-car electronics. Nearly a year after discussing the possibility of bringing restrictions to in-car information, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood unveiled phase one...
Facebook’s new Timeline feature is rolling out to all users, and while we think it’s pretty awesome—not to mention ripe for customization—there are a lot of people who aren’t big fans. If you don’t really like the Timeline view, here’s how to get rid of it. More » Lifehacker
What is a garden designer without a dirt level garden to do? Well of course, make the most of the available 150 sq ft balcony. Jenny Peterson, who lives and works in Austin, Texas transformed her ‘L’ shaped balcony from a mish-mash of outdoor ‘stuff’ to a cohesive and relaxing southern inspired place for...
Kinect hacks previously brought gesture and voice control to Boxee and XBMC, and now that the Kinect for Windows hardware has been released we’ve got a solution for Windows Media Center. The aptly named Kinect for Media Center brings all the normal playback controls (for WMC and add-ins like Netflix) to your fingertips and...