Cult of Android - Google Hangouts' slick update is all about the browser | Cult of Android

Cult of Android - Google Hangouts' slick update is all about the browser | Cult of Android: "‘We are launching another way to use Hangouts today,’ writes Google’s Jordanna Chord on Google Plus. ‘From our new site you’ll be able to take advantage of the best of Hangouts in the browser, along with an inspiring image to get you through the day.’"

It's like a miracle of modern JavaScript.

Europe, it’s time we built our own Silicon Valley | VentureBeat | Entrepreneur | by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, The Next Web

Europe, it’s time we built our own Silicon Valley | VentureBeat | Entrepreneur | by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, The Next Web: "Back in 2013, I was one of nine entrepreneurs who contributed to the European Startup Manifesto. With Dutch politician Neelie Kroes at the helm, Niklas Zennström (Skype, Kazaa), Daniel Ek (Spotify), myself, and six others tried to boil down the solution to Europe’s startup problems into a simple, 22-point action plan for managing and powering growth across the continent. Our action plan includes directives to help startups stretch across borders, make it easier for them to hire and fire, increase venture capital investments, and keep our best entrepreneurial brains from being lured overseas."

I think Europe already has two Silicon Valleys. One is called Cambridge, England and the other is called Germany.

iRobot's robotic lawn mower gets U.S. regulatory approval | VentureBeat | Mobile | by Reuters

iRobot's robotic lawn mower gets U.S. regulatory approval | VentureBeat | Mobile | by Reuters: "The Bedford, Massachusetts-based company, known for its robot vacuum cleaner Roomba, has designed a robot lawn mower that would wirelessly connect with stakes in the ground operating as signal beacons, rising above the ground by as much as 24 inches (61 cm)."

This is a great horror movie waiting to happen. No offense nerds.

Ingress developer Niantic Labs is no longer a Google company following Alphabet shakeup | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff Grubb

Ingress developer Niantic Labs is no longer a Google company following Alphabet shakeup | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff Grubb
Niantic Labs, which is the developer responsible for creating the massively multiplayer geocaching game Ingress, is now its own, independent company, according to a post on Google+ (via Tech Crunch). Ingress is a game where people use their smartphone’s positioning system to faux-hack real places around the world.

Wot is dat?

Recut television trailer shows more of Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs

Recut television trailer shows more of Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs: "Also shown are co-stars Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, and Kate Winslet. Rogen plays Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, Daniels stars as former Apple CEO John Sculley, and Winslet portrays ex-Mac marketing chief Joanna Hoffman."

Fasswunder. Too soon?

Microsoft releases preview of tools to convert iOS apps to Windows 10 as open source | iMore

Microsoft releases preview of tools to convert iOS apps to Windows 10 as open source | iMore: "code name 'Project Islandwood', will allow iOS developers to quickly convert their apps to ones that can run natively on Windows 10."

The holy grail commeth in our general direction early it seems...

Steve Jobs to be focus of upcoming opera set to debut in 2017

Steve Jobs to be focus of upcoming opera set to debut in 2017: "A U.S. opera company in Santa Fe on Wednesday announced plans for an upcoming production centering on Steve Jobs, adding to a growing number of books, movies and documentaries focusing on the life and times of the late Apple cofounder. "

With comedy like this, who needs Jon Stewart?

IBM's bulk buy of 200,000 Macs isn’t enough for Tim Cook | Cult of Mac

IBM's bulk buy of 200,000 Macs isn’t enough for Tim Cook | Cult of Mac: "IBM became Apple’s largest corporate customer this year when it agreed to buy 50,000 MacBooks from Apple, but according IBM’s chief information officer Jeff Smith, the company will more likely end up purchasing between 150,000 to 200,000 Macs when all is said and done."

Irony. Especially in light of the 1984 commercial.

This toaster is actually an iPhone charging station in disguise | Cult of Mac

This toaster is actually an iPhone charging station in disguise | Cult of Mac: "Keeping enough iPhone cables around the house to your entire family’s devices charged can result in some unsightly blogs of tangled cables. Most charging stations look horrible, or too nerdy to keep in open sight, but the Foaster is hoping the solve that problem by disguising an iPhone charging station in the shape of one of the most ubiquitous kitchen appliances."

The real question is: does it handle the English Muffin form factor?