Chris and Taylor talk about the Samsung Galaxy S4, AMOLED, Google Now on iOS, Living Social leaking passwords, Microsoft IllumiRoom, solar tech and much more!
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Top News
- Samsung Galaxy S 4: The empire strikes back with a faster, sleeker handset via ArsTechnica
- Galaxy S4 wins high marks for repairability from iFixit via cnet
- Three years in, AMOLED displays are finally getting it right via ArsTechnica
- Google Now comes to iPhone and iPad with new Search app update via theVerge
- Why LivingSocial’s 50-million password breach is graver than you may think via Ars Technica
Afterburner
- Twitter Now Has a Two-Step Solution via Wired
- Netflix will offer $11.99 family plan with up to four simultaneous streams via theVerge
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 announced, a low-end 7-inch tablet that makes calls via theVerge
- New, $20 Nokia 105 doesn’t have Wi-Fi, does have 35 days standby time via ArsTechnica
- Worldwide smartphone shipments outpace dumbphones for the first time via ArsTechnica
- Microsoft to unveil next Xbox at event on May 21st at its Redmond campus via theNextWeb
- After-Afterburners
- SpaceShipTwo fires rocket engine in supersonic flight via cnet
- Orbital’s Antares rocket makes successful test flight via ArsTechnica
- Applications open for Mars One, the first human space colony via ArsTechnica
- Remains of a supernova fall to Earth via ArsTechnica
- Detector in South Pole’s ice cap spots rare high-energy neutrinos
thEndUsr Stories
- White House Tumblr says it’s GIF, with a ‘hard G’ via cnet
- Microsoft IllumiRoom is a coffee table projector designed for the next-generation Xbox via theVerge
- Google releases Glass source code, declares platform open to hackers via Ars Technica
- Microsoft turns Forbes magazines into Wi-Fi hot spots via cnet
- IBM’s solar tech is 80% efficient thanks to supercomputer know-how via Ars Technica
Tip of the Week: Google adds ability to open Microsoft Office files directly in Chrome on Mac & PC via 9to5Google
App Pick: The Best Windows 8 Apps You Can Run on Your Desktop via Lifehacker
Kicker: Game Dev Tycoon developers give pirates a taste of their own medicine via Ars Technica
