Twitter’s favorite spambot, @Horse_ebooks, hits 100k followers

And what a glorious run it’s been so far.

The Blit: an early Unix GUI on a big, green, portrait screen

AT&T Tech Channel has posted an amusing video from 1982 showcasing the Blit, an early graphical user interface (GUI) for Unix systems. Developed by researchers at Bell Laboratories, the device boasts a Motorola 68000 processor and a full “quarter-megabyte of memory,” both used to power a 800 x 1024 dot portrait screen.

Exclusive: Samsung to launch 4.8-inch ATIV S Windows Phone 8 device

Samsung will unveil a 4.8-inch Windows Phone 8 device, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans. The large screen Windows Phone will be named the ATIV S, as part of a new branding effort by Samsung for its Microsoft-powered hardware. It will include a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED Display, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and 1.9-megapixel forward facing camera.

Behind the scenes at Vox Studios

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Netflix Board Of Directors Meets To Decide If ‘Michael’ Is Stream Worthy | The Onion

BREAKING!

LOS GATOS, CA—According to sources within the company, Netflix’s board of directors held a tense series of meetings Friday to decide whether the 1996 fantasy-comedy Michael, starring actor John Travolta, should be included among the movies available through its instant-viewing program.

Sony enters the 4K TV era with the XBR-84X900

A glorious 84-inches of 4K TV

Sony’s Xperia Tablet S takes on your laptop and your remote control

Nokia teases September 5th Windows Phone event, claims ‘things are about to change’

What’s coming from Nokia?

(Source: weird5cience, via 2087)

Researchers grow cyborg tissue around nanowires and transistors

Researchers at Harvard University have managed to grow human tissue around a complex scaffolding of nanowires and transistors, creating so-called cyborg flesh that can monitor and transmit data such as a body’s heart rate.

Teenage Engineering OP-1: a Swedish company redefines the synth with a handful of plastic

Facebook Camera iOS app updated with album creation, photo notification feed

First major update for the standalone camera app

OnLive lost: how the paradise of streaming games was undone by one man’s ego

“I’m the one that brought you here. I’m the one that ultimately made decisions, and I’m the one that ultimately takes responsibility. So I am sorry, and it didn’t end up exactly as we’d hoped.”

Two Fridays ago, Steve Perlman told the 200 employees of cloud gaming company OnLive that it was all his fault. He thanked them for their hard work, and then he had HR show them the door with no severance pay.