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Why Doesn't Skype Protect You Against Eavesdropping?
Jul 19, 8:50AM
Skype has long claimed to be "end-to-end encrypted", an architectural category that suggests conversations over the service would be difficult or impossible to eavesdrop upon, even given control of users' Internet connections. But Skype's 2005 independent security review admits a caveat to this protection: "defeat of the security mechanisms at the Skype Central Server" could facilitate a "man-in-the-middle attack" (see section 3.4.1). Essentially, the Skype service plays the role of a certificate authority for its users and, like other certificate authorities, could facilitate eavesdropping by giving out the wrong keys.
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Apple has finally rolled out a MacBook Air update that fixes the Wi-Fi issues owners noticed last mo
Jul 19, 8:21AM
Apple has finally rolled out a MacBook Air update that fixes the Wi-Fi issues owners noticed last month. Happy interneting!
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Best Buy Just Knocked $200 Off the 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro
Jul 19, 7:45AM
Best Buy has announced a new back-to-school deal, and it's a goodie: everyone can get $200 off a MacBook, and students can shave off a full $300. Pass the credit card.
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You Can Download VLC for iPhone and iPad Now
Jul 19, 5:00AM
Hey now! VLC, the bestest fastest sweetest codec-iest easiest to usiest and every positive -est adjectie there is video player around, is now available (again) on iOS. If you're looking to play videos on your iPhone and iPad, VLC is probably going to be your best bet.
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Yellow Submarine
Jul 19, 4:00AM
They sure don't make trailers like this anymore. Or even movies, for that matter. I blame the Blue Meanies.
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The Complete Visual History of Wolverine's Suit
Jul 19, 2:30AM
Oh, that yellow spandex with beautiful blue trunks. As classic as that suit was, I have no beef with Wolverine's badassery tossing that away in the movies (plus, with a body like Hugh Jackman's...). But still, it's nice to see the Wolverine we all loved as a child again. Here's the full history of all the suits that Wolverine has ever worn.
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Every Lego Fan Needs These Red Brick Slippers
Jul 19, 1:00AM
One of the most painful feelings in the entire world is when you accidentally step onto a Lego brick with your bare foot. AGH the shooting needle of plastic is a horrific reminder of how big a weakling your feet are. No worries though. For true Lego fanatics, they can turn to Lego brick house slippers.
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You Won't Believe What Happens When You Light These Chemicals on Fire
Jul 19, 12:00AM
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you mixed Mercury(II) thiocyanate (Hg(SCN)2) and Ammonium chromate (NH4)2CrO4 together and then lit it on fire? NO?! What's wrong with you? It's unbelievably hellish and impossibly alien combined with one burning force of what the horrifically kraken insane.
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How Much Food Do We Waste Every Year?
Jul 18, 11:00PM
We're wasteful people. Maybe not you and maybe not me but definitely "we". Some of us try to live as consciously as possible but it hardly matters when the rest of us are inconsiderate and lazy. The United States wastes about $165 billion in food every year. Half of the food produced in the US is wasted between the farm and the fork! This video reveals the numbers behind the food we waste. It's pretty rough and it doesn't get much better. [Visual.ly via FoodBeast]
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Gawker Leaked: Secret Tape of Kanye West Ranting About Taylor Swift, Racism | Gizmodo A 69-Year-Old
Jul 18, 10:20PM
Gawker Leaked: Secret Tape of Kanye West Ranting About Taylor Swift, Racism | Gizmodo A 69-Year-Old Experiment Finally Worked For the First Time | io9 Newly discovered "Pandoravirus" could redefine life as we know it | Lifehacker Why I Still Use a Dumb Phone (and Have No Plan to Change)
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You Won't Need a PIN When You Pay for Everything with Your Face
Jul 18, 10:10PM
Imagine a world where your debit card stays in your pocket at all times, and you never have to touch cash. This is a place where you don't have to remember your wallet, or even phone, when you run down to the corner store. It's a future well off in the distance, to be sure, but dozens of companies are taking the first steps to get there.
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Origami for iOS and Android: A Better Way to Share With Family
Jul 18, 10:00PM
No one wants their parents on their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other social media site they might be busy embarrassing themselves on. They surely don't want to see pictures of you on the verge of consciousness every night and you certainly don't want them posting embarrassing things in a public forum. Origami keeps things private, so everyone wins.
What does it do?
Lets you share photos, albums, videos, and text messages with other members of your designated family. In addition to being an app, you also get the domain of [yourfamilyname].origami.com, where you get all the functionality of the app versions. Both the mobile app and the website have the same, familiar timeline-style feed. It will even send you a daily newsletter (if you so choose) with all of your family's latest happenings.
Why do we like it?
Not only are parents or grandparents joining social media sites often a point of contention, but there are some images, videos, and memories in general that you want to make sure stay within your family. And it doesn't really feel like adding an extra burden onto your social media plate, because for the most part (especially if you're the type of family that would use this app), you're already sharing these things anyway. Origami just simplifies it. However, the service is $5 a month, and with all the free—even if less convenient—options out there, it's probably not worth it for people who don't regularly keep up with their family online. But if you've got a family that loves and/or needs to use the internet to stay connected, this is a wonderfully private, easy way to do it.
Origami, Download this app for: iOS, Android; $5/month (free for first 30 days)
The Best: Confidence that everything is only being seen by family
The Worst: Subscription-only
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Newly discovered "Pandoravirus" could redefine life as we know it
Jul 18, 9:30PM
Scientists have discovered a pair of viruses that defy classification. Bigger and more genetically complex than any viral genus known to science, these so-called "pandoraviruses" could reignite a longstanding debate over the classification of life itself.
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San Diego Comic Con started today, which means a week full of nerd news, nerd toys, and nerd costume
Jul 18, 9:20PM
San Diego Comic Con started today, which means a week full of nerd news, nerd toys, and nerd costumes. Here's the best stuff from the show floor, from our friends at io9.
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This Vest Claims To Regulate Your Body Temperature
Jul 18, 9:00PM
In our ongoing coverage of things that claim to regulate one's body temperature, I present to you the Nike Aeroloft 800 Vest. It's $180.
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Ikea Resurrects the Little Table That Inspired Ikea as You Know It
Jul 18, 8:40PM
Ikea is coming full circle square. This week, the company announced the return of Lövet, the humble table that inadvertently sparked the flatpack revolution in 1956 when, in a fit of desperation, a young designer chopped off its legs in order to cram it into his car.
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Microsoft had to eat $900 million last quarter in unsold Surface RT tablets, which might help explai
Jul 18, 8:09PM
Microsoft had to eat $900 million last quarter in unsold Surface RT tablets, which might help explain that $150 price drop the other week. We'll be listening in on the earnings call later to day for any more details and to try to pinpoint exactly how many things Steve Ballmer smashed when he heard the news.
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What Are Your Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts?
Jul 18, 8:03PM
At Giz, we spend our days all clickity-clackity on our keyboards, and we're pretty sure a lot of you sit at desks all day, too. Like us, you've probably got some favored keyboard shortcuts that changed your life when you discovered them. We want you to share it with us. What are the best keyboard shortcuts?
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We're Way Behind Schedule For Curing the Common Cold
Jul 18, 8:01PM
Despite all of the wonderful advances we've seen in modern medicine over the last century, we still have yet to crack a stubborn little virus: the common cold. What a letdown.
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Buy These Headphones, Help a Deaf Person Hear
Jul 18, 8:00PM
It's not often that you can indulge yourself with a shiny new toy and help someone in need at the same time. But with LSTN, an up-and-coming company that specializes in making headphones out of reclaimed wood, that's the whole point.
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You Can Get a Free Year of Xbox Live Gold for Buying Office 360
Jul 18, 7:31PM
Good news, Microsoft fans! For a limited time buying Microsoft products will get you more Microsoft products for free. To be more specific, you'll get a yearlong subscription to Xbox Live Gold when you purchase the new(ish) Microsoft Office 365 which also happens to be a subscription based software suite. Advertised as a back-to-school deal, the offer is good from July 18 through September 28, and despite some initial concerns, it is available in the United States as well as 38 other countries.
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Withings Pulse Review: Lots of Data In a Little Package
Jul 18, 7:30PM
This year has produced a flood of fitness trackers and, as such, it takes more than it has in the past to stand out from the crowd. The unassuming Withings Pulse has a neat trick up its sleeve that just might do it: In addition to all the usual stuff, it can take your pulse.
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This Personal Alarm Weaponizes Your House Key
Jul 18, 7:20PM
A self-defense course will teach you how to use your keys as a weapon, but in practice, when you're under attack and panicking, protecting yourself with a keyring isn't as easy as it sounds. So the Hit, from Unikia, combines a loud audible panic alarm with a pop-up holder that turns a key into a switchblade that's easier to wield as a weapon.
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All the Gold on Earth Comes From Massive Space Explosions
Jul 18, 7:10PM
Previously, astronomers had been under the impression that the heavy elements—gold, platinum, lead, uranium, etc.—came from supernova explosions. But now, scientists have announced a new theory for these highly valuable elements, this one involving two ultra-dense neutron stars and one spectacularly violent, grossly expensive collision.
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Good news!
Jul 18, 7:01PM
Good news! VLC is back on iOS tomorrow. It had been pulled by Apple back in 2011, but VideoLAN thinks it's got everything worked out with copyright holders this time. Hopefully it's here for good this time around. [TNW]
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