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Archives for February 2016

The Original 'Damn, Daniel' Video Has Been Deleted From the Internet – Gizmodo

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Image: YouTube Damn, hackers! Damn, trolls! Damn, the price of viral Internet fame! The Twitter account of Josh Holz—the teenage mastermind behind the massively viral and head-scratching “Damn Daniel” video—was apparently hacked over the weekend, and the attacker took the prized video down with them. Holz recovered control over the account early Monday morning but […]

Here's how Google will launch its Project Loon Internet balloons – Digital Trends

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Digital Trends Here's how Google will launch its Project Loon Internet balloonsDigital TrendsGoogle this year plans to deploy an array of communication balloons around the world as part of its ambitious Project Loon initiative, which aims to bring the Internet to remote locations. To prepare for this rollout, Google has designed and is …and more » […]

Capcom says 'severe' punishments are coming to Street Fighter V rage quitters – Digital Trends

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Digital Trends Capcom says 'severe' punishments are coming to Street Fighter V rage quittersDigital TrendsStreet Fighter V was released earlier this month, and while it's not as feature-complete as previous releases have been, the core multiplayer experience is where Capcom expects many players to spend the bulk of their time. The only problem is that […]

Rant & Rave: Internet out too long – The Seattle Times

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Readers rave about returned $100, rant about Internet/phone company service interruption RAVE To the young man at McDonald’s who pointed out to my friend that he’d dropped a $100 bill on the floor. He refused a reward, though my friend offered a tip for his honesty. Whoever you are, thanks for your politeness, honesty and […]

The Internet of Things goes wrong: Hive thermostat changes to 32 degrees, bakes users – The Next Web

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Hive, a smart thermostat system built by British Gas, showed us how bad the Internet of Things can get over the weekend when some customer thermostats were pinned at 32 degrees celsius. The company issued a statement to The Memo today saying that “We are aware of a temporary glitch affecting a very small number […]

PlayStation TV Is Dying A Slow Death: Sony Quietly Halts Shipments Of The Microconsole In Japan – Tech Times

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Shipping of the PlayStation TV has been quietly halted in Japan. Does this mean the end of the device for the rest of the world is just around the corner?(Photo : PlayStation) Sony has silently discontinued the shipments of PlayStation TV in Japan. Does this mean that the microconsole is dying a slow death? The […]

Snapchat falls foul of CEO impersonation, hands over employee pay data – ZDNet

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Snapchat says it is “impossibly sorry” after being duped by a cyberattacker who impersonated the CEO and was able to elicit employee payroll information from the firm. In a blog post on Sunday, the messaging service revealed that a targeted phishing campaign which involved a cyberattacker impersonating chief executive Evan Spiegel was successfully levied against […]