Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Atom-scale storage holds 62TB in a square inch



Storage tech doesn't get much better than this. Scientists at TU Delft have developed a technique that uses chlorine atom positions as data bits, letting the team fit 1KB of information into an area just 100 nanometers wide. That may not sound like much, but it amounts to a whopping 62.

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Monday, July 18, 2016

DIY Corner: How To Make Your Own Standup Arcade Game (64 pics)



Loading... "Changed the layout of the interface with custom graphics. Using Attract mode for RetroPie for the Raspberry Pi" "The cutouts in the door allow for ventilation for the components within the cabinet.

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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Ben Heck tears down the legendary Nintendo PlayStation



We got a good, close look at the Nintendo PlayStation last year and even talked to Sony veteran Shuhei Yoshida about it, but have you ever wondered about everything inside the ill-fated game console? Ben Heckendorn, aka Ben Heck, is happy to show you.

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Microsoft 'Patch' Blocks Linux Installs On Locked-Down Windows RT Computers



An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes a report from fossBytes:Microsoft has released a security update that has patched a backdoor in Windows RT operating system [that] allowed users to install non-Redmond approved operating systems like Linux and Android on Windows RT tablets.

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Friday, July 15, 2016





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Mentat will apply for jobs on your behalf and guarantee you get an interview



Did you know nowadays there are more people who dislike their jobs than like them? While there was once a time where the vast majority of Americans were happy with their current job, now anywhere from 50 to 70 percent of employees are dissatisfied with their current position.

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Learning to code as a 30-year-old kid with Apple’s Swift Playgrounds



If you've installed the iOS 10 public beta since it came out last week, you’ll know that compatible iPads come loaded with the “Swift Playgrounds” app that Apple announced at WWDC.

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