Parachute has introduced a new feature, Superlock, that is designed to stop an unauthorized user from killing your live-streamed video.
Google Shares Details And Pictures From Its Glass Foundry Event
It was revealed last month that Google would be inviting developers to two separate hackathons to work on the future of Glass. These events wouldn’t be open to the public, and the attending developers can’t say anything about what they…
White House Invites Developers To We The People 2.0 Hackathon
To its credit, the Obama administration has been far more tech savvy than any before it. One of its defining moments in this area was the building of the We The People Web site and making the software behind it…
Foursquare Hackathon Winners: Shame Yourself for Your Lack of Gym Motivation and More
Foursquare held its annual Hackathon over the weekend, and they saw over 200 hackers participate in building apps using Foursquare’s API. Foursquare touts high participation in NYC, San Francisco, and “unofficial” sites like Myrtle Beach, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. Out…
Facebook Skips On Hosting The F8 Conference This Year
An tech company is only as strong as the developers who make apps for their services. That’s why Google, Apple and the rest court developers every year with a big show that touches upon the latest in developing for iOS,…
Son Of The Year Gives His Mom Her Ability To Communicate Back
The Kinect has proven to be a favorite among hackers. When paired with a PC (or Mac), it can be used for a multitude of hands-free computing that wasn’t possible before. One guy used it to give the power of…
Calling All Ladies: Hack Away At LinkedIn’s DevelopHer Hackday
One of the major problems facing the technology industry today is a lack of women. Every position from management to the coders are predominantly male and that’s a problem. All the lady geeks I know are fantastic at what they…
Google Announces The “Develop For Good” Hackathon
It’s already a known fact that Google I/O sold out faster than Green Day, but that doesn’t mean you have to mope about it. You’re a developer – you can do so much good in the world with your skills.…
Google TV’s First Hackathon Was A Success
Google announced a few weeks ago that they were going to hold the first ever Google TV hackathon. It was a pretty novel concept since smart TVs are still not really that widespread. All the better too since this will…
Mozilla Talks Up HTML5 Inside Old Nuclear Reactor
I always thought staying up all night hacking away at code during hackathons was crazy, but our friends in Sweden just took it up a notch. Mozilla recently attended the Moysnc Hackathon in Stockholm. The catch was that it took…
Google Announces The Global Dart Hackathon
Hackathons are the in thing these days. From the competitive scene like Google’s Code Jam (which our very own Michael Marr liveblogged this year) to the more traditional like Google’s TV hackathon. Google, not content with just one, two or…
Google TV Gets First Ever Hackathon
Google technology thrives off of hacking. No, not that kind of hacking. The kind of hacking that unlocks the full capabilities of the device and explores new ways it can be used. The Google TV has seen a number of…
Google I/O Registration Is Now Open
Google I/O is one of the biggest developer events of the year and for good reason. It’s a place where developers can learn what Google is up to this year while learning from each other in a developer-centric environment. If…
Google Patches Chrome Flaw In 24 Hours
Yesterday we brought you news that Google had paid out $60,000 to Russian university student Sergey Glazunov for finding a security flaw in their Chrome browser. Glazunov, a participant in Google’s Pwnium contest, used a sandbox bypass to hack the…
Google Chrome Hack Earns Student $60,000 At Pwnium
The Google Chrome Security Team made the offer to hackers the world over: come to CanSecWest security conference, have a crack at finding Chrome exploits, win $60,000 if you succeed. A part of the Chromium Security Rewards Program, the contest…