Steve Jobs was the man most often associated with Apple, but another Steve played a big part in the formation of the company, and Mr. Wozniak has some kind words about his friend and former business partner. Well said, Woz.
Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Hotmail’s spent the past few years playing catch up with the competition, but for the most part, it hasn’t done anything particularly groundbreaking with its services. Earth shattering might not be the appropriate descriptor for its latest addition, but Hotmail’s added a helpful new feature to distinguish plain old spam from the kind that comes form a trusted source. Now, when you get an email from a friend that smells of something sea dwelling — say a plea for some extra scratch from abroad — you can select “My friend’s been hacked!” from the “Mark as” menu, alerting the powers that be that your friend’s account has been hacked. When you mark a missive as junk, you can likewise click a box that reads: “I think this person was hacked!” Once that’s done, the spammers are kicked to the curb, and your friend is put through an “account recovery flow” the next time they attempt to log in. On the prevention front, Hotmail will soon roll out a new service that blocks users from selecting common passwords. It might not be enough to coax us over, but maybe this time the other guys could learn a few lessons.
Hotmail adds ‘My friend’s been hacked!’ feature to finger phishers originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We doubt many of you need a reminder but, just in case, we’re here to let you know that Space Shuttle Discovery is set for lift off today, at 4:50PM ET. While all shuttle launches are certainly worth watching, this one’s particularly notable for a number of reasons — it’s the last mission for Discovery and the third-to-last mission for the entire Space Shuttle program, and it’s the first mission to carry a humanoid robot into space: our friend Robonaut 2. Head on past the break to watch Spaceflight Now’s live coverage of the launch.
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Space Shuttle Discovery launches at 4:50PM ET today with Robonaut 2 on board originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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All in the name of art, artist/DJ/programmer Daito Manabe has outfitted his mate with his infamous electroshock visualizer, specially rigging it up to respond to music that is generated by playing that same friend. Yes, you read that right – playing his friend. This basically turns the human body into a big drum machine that is made out of flesh and blood. We do wonder how his friend is feeling, getting pinched and poked in all different places, but we’re pretty sure he doesn’t mind if he is being “played” by a hot chick who has a penchant for something different. Apart from that, just how far down can a person get wired up and connected?
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Man is all wired up to be a drum machine
