http://dailyme-com-1118544767.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Most recent articles.en-ushttp://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005433You apparently can have too much of a good thing. Ed Carter only wanted to raise $21,000 through Kickstarter to finance a deluxe edition of "Glory to Rome," a board game produced by his company, Cambridge Games Factory. He ended up raising more than $73,000, with pledges from more than 1,600 people.SEE ALSO: 20 Funniest YouTube Videos According to RedditAfter that, things started to go downhill for Carter. His Kickstarter campaign had promised supporters they would receive free shipping on their games if they agreed to pick up the games from specific retailers. Carter hoped to develop business relations with these retailers as well as provide an incentive for his supporters. However, shipping the game to 1,600 people isn't exactly cheap, especially when you've received a significant number of orders from Brazil and Australia. Read more...More about Startup, Business, Kickstarter, Startups, and ConversationsTue, 18 Jun 2013 22:03:25 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005433http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005435Martin Mull famously said, "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." But what if you actually did dance about architecture?SEE ALSO: More Comics on MashableIn this comic, Grant Snider of Incidental Comics illustrates a variety of architectural forms and their corresponding dances. Which one is more your style — Bauhaus Bounce or Cubist Shuffle?You can purchase Snider's comics as prints through his poster shop.Comic illustration by Grant Snider, Incidental Comics. Published with permission; all rights reserved. Read more...More about Comic, Comics, Humor, Watercooler, and Incidental ComicsTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:10 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005435http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005437Physically going out to the ol' ballgame has always been an unmatched sporting experience. More recently, however, fans have flocked to online social platforms to talk trash, post thoughts and generally partake in the fun of spectator sportsWell, fandom's offline and online realms just got married at AT&T Park, home of MLB's San Francisco GiantsSEE ALSO: How the World Series Was Won on TwitterThe team unveiled its new "@Cafe" this week, distilling the team's online buzz in one physical location for supporters to visit just beyond the ballpark's centerfield wallThe Giants are billing the location as a sports marketing first. It's appropriate the step comes from one of the most digitally creative teams in the world. The team's innovative promotions and social-savvy audience have long led all the major leagues, culminating in the team besting a mid-campaign Barack Obama in Klout cred during its World Series run last fall. Read more...More about Mlb, Entertainment, and SportsTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:46:28 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005437http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005446Think back to last Thanksgiving. Your meal probably started out normally enough — a few slices of turkey here, a few dozen spoonfuls of mashed potatoes there — and ended with you clutching your food baby while passed out on the couch at 6 p.m. in front of the football gameWe don't blame youFood is delicious. Food comas, however, are not. Just like a bad break-up, they leave you bloated, sluggish and miserable. That is, until you bounce back and are ready to dive into your next meal.SEE ALSO: How Photographing Your Food Can Help Fight World Hunger [MEOW]While you wait for your stomach to return to its previous dimensions, chew on the 17 stages of a food coma Read more...More about Humor, Watercooler, Pics, Food, and ListsTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:50 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005446http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005452Since banning Viber, Saudi Arabia appears to have its set its sights on another popular Internet messenger smartphone application. This time it's WhatsApp, which could be blocked in just a few weeks unless it complies with local regulationsThe country's Communications and Information Technology Commission is considering banning WhatsApp in the coming weeks, probably before Ramadan, which starts on July 9SEE ALSO: In Turkey, a New Form of Protest: Standing Silently for HoursThe ban is being considered both because WhatsApp communications are allegedly harder to monitor, and because the service cuts into local telecom companies' revenue, since it allows users to send messages over the Internet instead of the telephone networks Read more...More about Saudi Arabia, Whatsapp, Apps Software, Us World, and WorldTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:03:39 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005452http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005453If you watched Superman's life unfold on a white board yesterday, you're aware of his wide range of superhuman abilities. One swipe of his right fist is enough to send you into another dimension.But imagine if you were on the other end of that punch.SEE ALSO: The 10 Most Viral YouTube Videos of 2012YouTube sensation Vsauce3 gives a scientific breakdown of how much damage Superman could incur on an average human. The video, which has already accrued more than 1.4 million views, uses physics to prove its findings. He even references Big Mac calories for good measureImage courtesy of YouTube, Vsauce3 Read more...More about Viral Videos, Science, Physics, Watercooler, and VideosTue, 18 Jun 2013 19:32:23 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005453http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005457If you want to avoid being a terrible person, always tip your waiter or waitress. You could also make a lasting impression by leaving a tip with a little flare. You have your whole meal to decide on a way to present the money you'll leave, and the possibilities are endlessSEE ALSO: Ermahgerd! The 12 Best Memes of 2012You could see it as an opportunity to dazzle the waitstaff with your artistic ability, or just see it as a way to make them smile. At the very least it could get you on Reddit 1. Incorporate the tip into your artImage courtesy of Reddit, rkeyes47 Read more... 2. Or just make the tip itself into artMore about Lists, Tips, Money, and WatercoolerTue, 18 Jun 2013 18:30:03 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005457http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005461President Obama's choice for the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler, will likely get the job, if Tuesday's confirmation hearing is any indication.How can we be so sure? Senate Commerce Committee Chair Sen. Jay Rockefeller told Wheeler he was "certain" he would get the job before the hearing even got to several of the major issues facing the FCC. Rockefeller's early nod of approval was particularly significant given the senator previously urged Obama to nominate FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel for the chairmanship.SEE ALSO: 20 Strange and Hilarious Google Street View Sightings Read more...More about Fcc, Congress, Us World, Politics, and UsTue, 18 Jun 2013 18:11:10 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005461http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005464Facebook now has more than 1 million businesses actively advertising on the social network, the company announced Tuesday.The "vast majority" of those advertisers are small businesses, according to Dan Levy, Facebook's director of small business, who announced the milestone during an event at Facebook's office in New York.SEE ALSO: 20 Things Your Most Annoying Friends Do on Facebook"The feedback we hear from businesses from all over the world is, 'Just make it simpler,'" Levy said at one point during the event. Perhaps with that in mind, Facebook announced plans to slash the number of ad products in half in order to streamline and improve the experience for advertisers Read more...More about Facebook, Advertising, Facebook Ads, and BusinessTue, 18 Jun 2013 17:55:36 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005464http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004974Google, eager to salvage its security-related reputation in the wake of disclosures about the NSA's PRISM surveillance program, has asked a secretive intelligence court to let it disclose more details regarding government requests for information about its users, reports the Washington Post. In a legal filing Tuesday, Google cited a First Amendment right to speak about the information it must legally provide to the government. The company is seeking to have the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court lift a gag order that prevents companies from discussing or describing surveillance orders issued by that court, even in general terms. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004974http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005465In its latest push against secrecy, Google has asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to ease its gag orders and allow the company to publish more data about the requests it receives from the court.On Tuesday, the company filed a motion before the court, arguing that it has a First Amendment right to publish the total number of requests the court sends it, and the number of users affected by those requests. Additionally, Google argues that it should be allowed to publish the total number of requests because that information is not classified.SEE ALSO: How Yahoo Fought Against PRISM in Secret — and Lost Read more...More about Google, Privacy, Surveillance, Prism, and Us WorldTue, 18 Jun 2013 17:42:18 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005465http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005478Miss Utah Marissa Powell didn't win Sunday night's Miss USA pageant after botching her interview question, but she did win most viral moment of the evening.In the interview portion of the competition for the final five contestants, the 21-year-old awkwardly responded to judge NeNe Leakes's question about income inequality. Her response contains the now-infamous phrase, "create education better." SEE ALSO: New Reality Show '@SummerBreak' Will Unfold on Social MediaPowell, who finished the evening as third runner-up and Miss Photogenic, was given a shot at redemption on the Today show on Tuesday. In a clip released Tuesday , anchor Matt Lauer asks her the question again, to which she replies: "So this is not OK. It needs to be equal pay for equal work, and it's hard enough already to earn a living, and it shouldn't be harder just because you're a woman." Read more...More about Today Show, Matt Lauer, Entertainment, Tv, and VideosTue, 18 Jun 2013 17:34:53 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005478http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003807Facebook for iOS has gotten a small update today that adds a couple of nice changes. Foremost is the ability to very quickly edit the privacy of a given post... Keep reading →    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:56:17 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003807http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005481Actor James Franco is turning his pockets to the public to wrangle funds for his latest project, Palo Alto Stories, a series of three features that will be adapted from pieces of his 2011 fiction-writing debut.The 35-year-old multihyphenate has launched a campaign on crowdfunding website Indiegogo, calling for $500,000 worth of backing for the films, which draw on high school experiences revolving around his hometown of Palo Alto, CalifSEE ALSO: Everything Geeks Think They Know About Kickstarter Is WrongFranco pledged to donate all profits from the movie sales to Art of Elysium, a non-profit that helps actors, artists and musicians to volunteer their time and talents to work with children battling serious medical conditions. Read more...More about Books, Indiegogo, Films, Crowdfunding, and EntertainmentTue, 18 Jun 2013 16:52:46 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005481http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005488Chinese electronics manufacturer Huawei billed its new Ascend P6 model as the "world's slimmest smartphone," during an unveiling event in London on Tuesday.The Huawei Ascend P6 is 6.18 mm in depth, which is thinner than competitors like the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 . This new model is now the flagship smartphone in Huawei's Ascend P series. Earlier this year, Huawei launched its Ascend P2 phone, which at the time the company called the "world's fastest smartphone."The new Ascend P6 features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch HD display, a 8-megapixel rear camera, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera and runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, according to Huawei. The phone also boasts "Magic Touch" technology that lets users use the touchscreen even with gloves on. Read more...More about Smartphone, Smartphones, Tech, Mobile, and HuaweiTue, 18 Jun 2013 16:39:41 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005488http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005492We're always being watched. And a new app lets you know itSurv combines user input and technology to create maps with detailed descriptions of the locations and types of surveillance cameras. Kaza Razat and Khalid Mills developed the app after realizing how little access to this information law enforcement agencies have. SEE ALSO: Top 25 Free iPhone Apps of All TimeFormerly game developers, Razat and Mills created a utility app that actually provided the information they saw in spy games and movies. Their gaming experience informed competitiveness in Surv too, with a leader-board and new features unlocked by contributing. They hope to expand slowly through a Kickstarter campaign, but they are currently focused on creating a group of slightly exclusive users Read more...More about Surveillance, Kickstarter, Tech, Apps Software, and UsTue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:30 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005492http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003411The 'Prancercise Lady' has teamed up with musician John Mayer for the most bizarre music-plus-exercise combination imaginable.By now, you've probably heard of SEE ALSO: The 10 Most Viral YouTube Videos of 2012Although this might seem like a hoax or a bootleg mash-up, the collaboration is the real deal. Mayer enlisted Rohrback to "Romancercise" to the first release from his upcoming album, Paradise Valley. His actor friend Jarrad Paul even takes part in the joke. In the words of Rohrback in the introduction to the video, Romancercise — with Mayer's music — is certainly a "prance to romance to."BONUS: 20 Entertaining YouTube Videos Under 20 Seconds 	Homepage image courtesy of YouTube, John Mayer VEVO Read more...More about Video, Viral Videos, John Mayer, Entertainment, and VideosTue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:33 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003411http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003412Meet Sven and Olaf: a lovable yet unsuspecting duo in Disney's Frozen that gets into a rather sticky situation on an icy lakeAnna joins forces with a hardy mountain man and his trusty reindeer, Sven, on an epic journey to find her sister Elsa . Elsa has trapped the kingdom in an eternal winter, and Anna and Kristoff — alongside the many friends they meet along the way — race to save the kingdom from its icy fate.SEE ALSO: Every Bippity Boppity Ouchie in Disney MoviesThe film, an epic 3D musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, movie hits theaters Nov. 27 Read more...More about Video, Entertainment, 3d, Disney, and FilmTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:58:21 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003412http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003420Today, in horrifying things: A giant yellow snake successfully opens a door.The video above, which stars a 16-foot albino burmese python, was uploaded two years ago by Vimeo user Jenner. However, the snake, named "Julius," is the latest pet to experience Internet fame.SEE ALSO: The 10 Most Viral YouTube Videos of 2012According to Jenner, when the snake is tired of being in a dark room, "she flips on the light, opens the door and bails." "This is why we keep doors locked with her around. We don't need her harassing the neighbors," add Jenner in the video description.Locked doors or not, this enormous snake will certainly be slithering through our most terrifying dreams tonight Read more...More about Viral Videos, Pets, Animals, Creepy, and SnakeTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:41:06 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003420http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003423This year's E3 was amazing: dozens of terrific-looking games for fans, press and industry to demo and watch. Yet one really stood above the pack, even if it was a simple tech demo.Still, most demos don't let you dogfight in space through the power of virtual reality.CCP developer Dave Gundry said the team was so excited when they got their Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets that they wanted to make something to test the technologyEVR was created in-house by CCP, best known for its long-running MMO EVE OnlineSEE ALSO: Oculus Rift: Hands-On With the Future of GamingIn EVR, you ride in a cockpit as a space fighter. The Oculus Rift headset fits over your head, eclipsing your field-of-view with a 110-degree screen, making the experience completely immersive. Look behind you — can you see the back of your seat? Can you look down and see pilot's legs? With headphones, you only hear the heavy breathing of a person alone in space. Read more...More about Gaming, Entertainment, Eve Online, Oculus Rift, and E3 2013Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:30:02 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003423http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003431If you're feeling a little stressed today, don't worry — you probably just instinctively knew you had to celebrate International Panic DayThough today is a time to let your anxieties go, there are many forms of panic that can hit on any day.SEE ALSO: 25 Rage GIFs That Perfectly Express Your AngerBe prepared to share your panic with those around you in GIF form, because who knows if you'll be able to form sentences. 1. For morning panicImage courtesy of Tumblr, arlenexii 2. When you feel like you need to breathe into a paper bag.Image courtesy of Tumblr, strikebackbubbles Read more... 3. When you're beginning to think the whole breathing into a paper bag thing might be a myth.More about Lists, Gif, Gifs, Watercooler, and PicsTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:31 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003431http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003433Justin Bieber won the race to become the first Twitter user to reach 40 million followers, but Rihanna just dethroned him on YouTube, claiming the most-viewed-artist title on TuesdayRihanna's channel, which has existed since May 2009, has 3,784,030,789 views. Meanwhile, Bieber's official channel, which turned up in September 2009, has 3,782,989,210 viewsSEE ALSO: Aaliyah Comes Back to Life in Chris Brown's 'Don't Think They Know'On the strength of such videos as "Only Girl ," "We Found Love," and "Man Down," Rihanna has also attracted 8.7 million subscribers, compared to Bieber's 4.9 million Read more...More about Youtube, Viral Videos, Music, Entertainment, and CelebritiesTue, 18 Jun 2013 14:43:51 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003433http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003440Of the many announcements Apple made last week, the news about iCloud Keychain seemed fairly minor. After all, senior vice president of of software engineering Craig Federighi spent just 1:20 on it at Apple's WWDC keynote.However, iCloud Keychain could end up having a big impact on consumer habits. We all know we should use different, hard-to-crack passwords for the many services we use every day, yet few people do so. A recent study found that almost two-thirds of consumers re-use passwords across multiple sites, making them much more vulnerable to a phishing attack.SEE ALSO: 5 Best iPad Apps of 2012 Read more...More about Apple, Password Manager, Tech, Apps Software, and Ios 7Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:33:46 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003440http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003452The National Security Administration's surveillance programs have helped foil more than 50 terrorist plots across the world, NSA Chief Gen. Keith Alexander said during a Tuesday congressional hearing."In recent years these programs, together with other intelligence, have protected the U.S. and our allies from terrorist threats across the globe to include helping prevent potential terrorist events over 50 times since 9/11," Alexander said during testimony to the House Intelligence CommitteeSEE ALSO: Apple: We Don't Give the NSA Direct Access to Our ServersAlong with deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Sean Joyce, Alexander gave additional details on how the surveillance programs were used in two specific instances: One to prevent an attack targeting the New York Stock Exchange and another to identify a person inside the United States bankrolling terrorist groups in Somalia Read more...More about Privacy, Us World, Politics, Us, and NsaTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:11 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003452http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003454AT&T announced it will set up 25 solar-powered charging stations for mobile devices throughout New York CityFor this project, dubbed Street Charge, AT&T partnered with solar power company Goal Zero and Brooklyn-based Pensa Design, which pioneered the concept a couple months back.SEE ALSO: Tiny iPhone Charger Fits in Your PocketThe chargers will begin popping up on Tuesday at Fort Green Park in Brooklyn. A total of 25 will be installed in Union Square, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Coney Island, Riverside Park and Hudson River Park"Nearly half of all Americans own a smartphone, and the amount of time we spend on handheld devices has increased dramatically," said Joe Atkin, president and CEO of Goal Zero. "All too often, we hear the dreaded low-battery beep and it happens at the most inconvenient times. Street Charge will fix that." Read more...More about New York City, Solar Power, Tech, Mobile, and Solar ChargersTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:36:15 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003454http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003464Forget about birds, Portlandia fans — the new trend is to "put a cat on it."An Indiana mom wanted to spice up her daughter Laura's graduation cake, so she made the seemingly normal request for the bakery to "put a little cap on it."SEE ALSO: 11 Graduation Caps That Stole the Entire ShowSomewhere along the way, the message was misheard, and Laura's mom picked up this cake with a little cat across her daughter's forehead. Naturally, the new graduate uploaded a photo to Reddit, where it got the face-palm seal of approval."When my mom got to the store and started laughing they tried to wipe off the cat and put on a plastic cap, but she told them to keep it," writes Laura in response to Reddit users. Read more...More about Pics, Humor, Watercooler, Conversations, and FailsTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:25:02 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003464http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003473E3 is a crazy place, where you can find everything from a building-sized working robot to real-life zombies trying to escape from behind a fence. Game publishers big and small go all out for the annual conference, making it a sight you have to see to believe.Curious what it's like to actually be on the E3 show floor?SEE ALSO: 10 Signs You've Landed at E3We shot a video tour of the event using Google Glass. Originally clocking in at over thirty minutes, we sped up the final product, allowing you to see the whole show floor in a little over three minutes. Check out the video above for the result. Read more...More about E3, Gaming, Tech, Google Glass, and E3 2013Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:04 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003473http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003478The most addictive smartphone game in recent memory may be making its way to Wall StreetMidasplayer , the gaming company behind several popular titles including Bubble Witch Saga and the phenomenally successful Candy Crush Saga, is said to be taking steps towards an IPO. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company has hired several banks including JP Morgan and Bank of America to pursue a public offering.King did not immediately respond to our request for comment.SEE ALSO: I'm So Addicted to 'Candy Crush' I Hacked It for Limitless GameplayIf true, the move towards an IPO wouldn't be a complete surprise: King's CEO noted in an interview last year that he was thinking about taking the company public sometime in 2013 Read more...More about Stocks, Zynga, Business, Gaming, and Candy Crush SagaTue, 18 Jun 2013 12:55:01 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003478http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003500With new technology often comes trepidation — people ask, do we really need this, and what's the worst case scenario? From the printing press to the radio and, of course, the Internet, skeptics find a way to spread tall tales of impending doom. But the fear is quickly set aside as we adopt new gadgets or programs, even if a little clumsily at first.The same will be with Memoto, the lifelogging camera, a huge Kickstarter success from a Swedish startup by the same name. The device is available for presale now and will ship this fall.Memoto is a wearable device that takes a photo every 30 seconds. It essentially saves you from thinking, "Should I take a picture of this?" because no matter where the day takes you, you'll have a visual record. Imagine your future, and perhaps with this device, you may capture your first sight of the person you'll marry, or the purse thief you encounter in a crowded intersection. Read more...More about Wearable Tech, Tech Innovators Series, Tech Innovators, Memoto, and LifeloggingTue, 18 Jun 2013 12:51:26 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003500http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002819If you are waiting to get your hands on the latest and greatest of Google’s Nexus Android smartphones and tablets, the last month or so has been both exciting and disappointing. Google's Hugo Barra announces Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4Google announces new Nexus smartphones and tablets when it ships new versions of Android. With every sugary dessert iteration, avid Android fans get flagship devices running unadulterated Android to satiate their geeky desires. The only problem? Google hasn’t announced a new version of Android yet. And there is no firm timetable for when it will.Google had set a pattern of announcing the newest Android versions at its I/O developer conference over the last couple of years. Android developers got lots of goodies from Google this year at I/O but a shiny new version of Android was not among the announcements. To make up for the missing Android refresh , Google has made deals to bring the stock Android user interface to the most popular smartphones currently on the market. Google announced the availability of a “Google Edition” Samsung Galaxy S4 running the Nexus user interface during the I/O keynote. The well-received HTC One will also come out with a Google Edition Nexus version. Gadget manufacturer LG shipped a white version of the Nexus 4. Both the Nexus S4 and HTC One will be available on the Google Play store on June 26th and will be unlocked and ready to use on T-Mobile or AT&T in the United States. The price will be fairly steep though, with the HTC One selling for $599 and the S4 for $650. In comparison, the Nexus 4 from LG was only $299 when it was released in November 2012. “When It’s Ready”I was sitting in a room with a Google executive on the Android team shortly after the I/O keynote address. Ostensibly, we were taking about apps. Lots and lots of apps. Yet I couldn’t ignore the elephant in the room.“So,” I asked, trying to sound casual, “when is the next version of Android coming out?”The exec smiled. This question was not unexpected. Google did not announce a new version of Android during I/O. Not a new version of Android Jelly Bean or the rumored Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. Nothing.“When it’s ready,” she said. That is a very Apple-like response from Google and not one that the company has employed previously with Android. Google historically has released new versions of Android at a breakneck pace as it worked to create feature parity with iOS and other mobile platforms. That parity was largely achieved with the release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and arguably surpassed since with the two updates of version 4.1 and 4.2 Jelly Bean. Google now has the ability to be patient with the next release of Android as opposed to iterating something minor on the top of what has become a stable, feature-rich platform.The longest that Google has gone without announcing a major new named version of Android has been seven months . Google has already gone seven months between its last platform update and almost a full year between named versions with Jelly Bean 4.1 released in July 2012. Source: Wikipedia By the time Google comes out with its next major Android update, it will be the longest the platform has ever gone without a new named version. We don’t know when the next version is coming, but a fair presumption is that Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie will drop sometime this fall, just in time for the holiday device buying season.Google's Challenge: Keeping Device Makeres & Android Users HappyWhen it comes to Google’s Android flagship Nexus devices, the search giant has a massive balancing act to perform. On one hand, it needs to stroke the egos of its primary manufacturing partners like Samsung, HTC and LG. On the other hand, it has a legion of loyal Android fans that just want their new Nexus devices to be the best of the best, run un-skinned and unadulterated Android and be reasonably inexpensive. The “Google Edition” versions of the Galaxy S4 and HTC One are a compromise from Google between these two factions. Users get the chance to get some of the best devices currently on the market running the stock Android user interface. Manufacturers get the privilege of having “Nexus” editions while also being able to charge full price for their top devices. Google wins because it was able to get ostensible Nexus devices to market without yet having to come out with a new version of Android. How will this play out in the future? LG made the last Nexus smartphone but has said that it will not be making the next one. Samsung had the previous two Nexus smartphones before that and HTC made the first Nexus device. Acer has made the Nexus 7 tablets thus far. Google owns Motorola and has said that it treats the company like any of its other Android manufacturing partners, which would put Motorola in the running for a Nexus device in the future. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:39:50 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002819http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003503It’s happened to all of us. You’re planted in front of the television, laughing through another Seinfeld rerun, when the channel cuts to Sarah McLachlan’s ASPCA commercial and things get ... roughYou and your friends, chatty and giggling just a moment ago, quiet down and stare at the floor, trying to hide the tears welling up in your eyes. After the longest two minutes of your life, the ad ends and you breathe a sigh of relief. That is, until the latest Google Chrome commercial comes on.SEE ALSO: 10 Heart-Wrenching Videos Guaranteed to Make You CryThere’s something strangely satisfying about watching a commercial that makes you feel something . Check out our top 10 list of the saddest TV spots ever to hit the airwaves. Pro tip: Consider grabbing a tissue before scrolling down. Read more...More about Advertising, Viral Videos, Ads, Television, and CommercialsTue, 18 Jun 2013 12:38:30 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003503http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003812Banking startup Simple has updated its iPhone app today with its popular ‘Goals’ feature, giving users an easier way to manage their savings and budget for regular expenses while on... Keep reading →    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:33:06 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003812http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003513To distance itself from allegations of collaborating with the secret surveillance program PRISM, Apple issued a statement on Sunday night that denies it granted the National Security Agency direct access to its servers. The company went one step further: Apple claimed it couldn't turn over certain data to the U.S. government, even if it wanted to."Conversations which take place over iMessage and FaceTime are protected by end-to-end encryption so no one but the sender and receiver can see or read them," the statement reads. "Apple cannot decrypt that data." SEE ALSO: Wickr: Can the Snapchat for Grown-Ups Save You From Spies? Read more...More about Apple, Privacy, Encryption, Imessage, and Apps SoftwareTue, 18 Jun 2013 12:30:21 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003513http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003515Microsoft is rolling out a series of social features to make creating on the web even easier, from a new meme generator tool to creating animated photographs you can share on social networks.The updates are coming to the company's Socl online community, which was first designed as an experiment aimed at students. Developed by Microsoft Research FUSE Labs and launched in 2011, the community has since attracted more than 400,000 registered users across all demographics, especially those with a creative spirit. In that vein, the new features will allow users to create more digital content that is shareable with other social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Read more...More about Microsoft, Windows, Memes, Windows 8, and TechTue, 18 Jun 2013 12:18:14 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003515http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003817Google Hangouts competitor Rounds has just announced the launch of a new “co-browsing” feature which lets friends browse a limited number of popular sites together simultaneously. This news follows Round’s rollout of... Keep reading →    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:13:52 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003817http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002851The developer community has a message for Pinterest: what’s taking so long?Ever since March 2012, the image-sharing network has promised developers an API. And it's in demand - according to ProgrammableWeb, the Pinterest API profile is the most frequently viewed page on the site, revealing the community’s anticipation for the feature.Whatever the reason, the lack of API access from Pinterest is not sitting well with the developer community.Promises But Little ProgressAn API, or application programming interface, is a group of requirements that permit one device to talk to another. They’re essential for developers who want to build applications on top of an existing site’s functionalities. Most social networks have wised up to how vital APIs can be for innovative features. After Twitter launched in March 2006, it only took the company six months to release a public API. Facebook’s came less than a year later, in May 2007. As it approaches its fourth anniversary, Pinterest is no longer the newest social network on the block, and still no API. Any particular reason?A Pinterest spokesperson told ReadWrite the company is being “thoughtful” about the release. That’s no less vague than the comment a spokesperson gave me when I visited Pinterest HQ last September, that the API was “in the works.”That’s not to say, however, that there hasn’t been any progress at all. In May, Pinterest launched a Developer Site as a resource for site owners and developers who are building with existing Pinterest tools, like the Pin It button and rich pins. The week of the launch the site even had a pinboard for API documentation, a pinboard that now leads to a 404.There’s also a Google form developers can fill out to become the first to know about updates to the Pinterest API. However, since signing up on this form after the first announcement in March 2012, I haven’t heard a peep. Why We Need It NowWithout a public API, there’s only one way to create applications that work on top of Pinterest - data scraping, the automated gathering of data through a site's interface. This is exactly what existing Pinterest applications are doing now.Repinly, a Pinterest statistics and ranking site, is one example. According to founder Rami Madi, the lack of an API has forced him to get creative. “Since we don't use an API, we crawl Pinterest and we index the information of top pinners, popular boards and trending pins,” Madi said in an email. But without an API, Madi’s data is only accurate up to a point. While an API would allow Repinly to communicate with Pinterest in real time; data scraping only updates his resources hourly. The top pins on Repinly will not be up-to-the-minute. And no matter how much Madi perfects the tool, there’s no way to really improve without an API. That’s to say nothing of how labor-intensive and time-consuming data scraping makes Madi’s job. Centered around window shopping, Pinterest is an exceptionally lucrative social network and there’s no shortage of developers who want to build applications for it. But even the best developers will have accuracy problems until the API is released.How Much Longer?One of Pinterest’s newest hires may be a sign that the API could finally be on the way. In June, the company hired John Yi to head “Marketing Developer Partnerships.”According to his LinkedIn profile, Yi spent the last four years at Facebook, where he appears to have been heavily involved in API integration. If that’s the case, it could be that Pinterest has hired him to do the same thing. Once again, Pinterest has got developers excited about its API. Hopefully they won’t be let down this time.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002851http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003822Messages for OS X is a mess. I don’t care who you ask inside Apple or out, they know it’s jacked up. I have no idea when Apple will get... Keep reading →    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:14 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003822http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003517History and science books have all the right answers, right? Right? New discoveries keep our world turning 'round, but how are we supposed to disavow facts that every teacher from kindergarten through high school drilled into our heads? The death of certain theories doesn't mean that scientists and historians are lying to us — rather, it means society is getting a little bit closer to the truth. Below, we've compiled some mind-blowing revisions and revelations to the world as we know it. Some may result in totally new school curricula — and for others, it's an edited Wikipedia page or two. Read more...1. A professor discovered a new human body part.More about Lists, Education, Science, History, and WatercoolerTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:35 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003517http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003527During balmier months, many young women beat the heat by showing more skin in short-shorts and sundresses. But some in China are opting to do the opposite, perhaps in an attempt to fend off oglers.A user named Happy张江 on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter equivalent, uploaded a photo of stockings designed to look like hairy man legs. The picture has since gone viral, likely due to its quirky concept.SEE ALSO: Eyeball Licking: Japan's Craziest New Fetish"Super sexy, summertime anti-pervert full-leg-of-hair stockings, essential for all young girls going out," the caption reads.It is unclear whether or not the 'Anti-Pervert' stockings are available for purchase. Read more...More about China, Pics, Sina Weibo, Watercooler, and ConversationsTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:24:50 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003527http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003529Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comCBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson thinks she knows who hacked her computers — but she's not prepared to point any fingers just yet."Well, I think I know, but I, I’m just not prepared to go into that. So, we're continuing our investigation., Attkisson told Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly when he asked if she had any "suspicion" about the hackers. "There are multi-facetted, you know, looks at what to do next."SEE ALSO: 6 Ways to De-Cloud and Avoid TrackingAttkisson told O'Reilly her legal counsel prevents her from going into further detail, but she assured the Fox host that the computer hacking exceeded run-of-the-mill malware. Read more...More about Malware, Journalism, Hackers, Cybersecurity, and Us WorldTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:22:22 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003529http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002860A few years ago, a fast-growing startup, adding staff at a breakneck pace, hired a facilities manager as a contractor without asking too many questions.That startup was Yammer, now part of Microsoft. And that contractor - Marcus Tillman - is now behind bars, facing the 40-year sentence he dodged in Georgia years ago.Federal investigators, acting on a tip from authorities in Georgia, went to Yammer's office in San Francisco last week seeking information about Tillman, known to his colleagues as "Stephen Warner."Marcus Tillman, a convicted child molester, worked at Yammer under a false name for years."They were more than cooperative once we told them what was going on," Deputy Joe Palmer told ReadWrite.Within days, and with help from the information Yammer provided, Palmer and his colleagues arrested Tillman at the Cup-A-Joe Coffee House in San Francisco Thursday night. Tillman was taken into custody, awaiting extradition to Georgia.“We are as shocked and saddened as anyone to learn of these developments," a Microsoft spokesperson told us. "While we do not want to comment on a criminal matter, we can confirm that at no point was Tillman a Yammer or Microsoft employee. Tillman was a contractor assigned to facilities-related work. We cooperated with authorities in his capture and are relieved that he has been brought to justice.” "America's Most Wanted"In February 2009, facing trial on two charges of child molestation, Tillman cut off his ankle monitor and fled. He was convicted in absentia and sentenced. Later that year, he used a bank account opened in Atlanta to purchase a ticket at a California bus depot, drawing attention from authorities in that state. But after that, the trail appeared to have gone cold.Tillman made several appearances on "America's Most Wanted." But until last week, he lived relatively openly in San Francisco, albeit under his assumed name. Early employees remember him working at Yammer as long ago as 2010 or 2011. His duties included stocking the refrigerator, cleaning common areas, and fixing broken equipment.He was a constant presence at Yammer's office - including occasions when parents brought their children to work.Surrounded by some of the industry's brightest software engineers, Tillman appears to have excelled instead at the dark arts of social engineering, or manipulating people to his own ends. It's not clear how Yammer hired or paid Tillman. Our sources disagree on whether he worked through an agency or as an independent contractor: It appears that his status varied over the years, and that Tillman may have used these changes in payment arrangements to deflect suspicions.Surrounded by some of the industry's brightest software engineers, Tillman appears to have excelled instead at the dark arts of social engineering.After Microsoft bought Yammer, a maker of tools for collaboration and information sharing with businesses, for $1.2 billion in the summer of 2012, Tillman's employment arrangements became a subject of talk at the Yammer office. Microsoft does not work with independent contractors; instead, it employs them through agencies.At the time, Yammer employees recalled discussing a widely held belief in the office that their facilities manager did not have a Social Security number. One explanation that circulated around the office: Warner's religious beliefs forbade him from getting a government-issued identification number.But any suspicions came up at a time when Yammer was preparing hundreds of employees for a new parent company and a simultaneous move into a new office in San Francisco's Mid-Market district. Contractor or not, Tillman had worked as "Warner" for years at that point.He appears to have created profiles on LinkedIn and Facebook under the Warner name. Several Yammer employees are friends with "Warner" on Facebook.One thing is clear: Had Yammer hired him as a regular employee, its practice of conducting criminal background checks - an unusual scruple for a startup of its size - would almost certainly have caught Tillman's subterfuge.Instead, he was able to pull an elaborate deception on the place where he worked for years, exploiting loopholes and perhaps the sympathies of the people whose desks he repaired and whose cafeteria he cleaned.We asked Microsoft for the name of the agency or agencies through which it and Yammer had contracted with Warner over the years. The company declined to name them.The software giant has slowly been integrating Yammer's operations. The companies will combine their sales teams in July. In October, human resources and finance operations will shift over to Microsoft's central groups. Mugshot courtesy US Marshals; photo of Yammer office by Robert ScobleTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002860http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003536Yahoo is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Qwiki, the makers of a popular iOS app that turns photos, sound and video clips into short movies.That's according to AllThingsD, which says the deal could go for as much as $50 million.SEE ALSO: 6 Ways Yahoo Can Become Cool AgainQwiki fits in well with Yahoo's recent acquisition history: It's a mobile-first startup priced under $100 million. Yahoo has acquired more than a dozen startups fitting this description, shutting down their respective apps and diverting engineering resources to Yahoo's expanding portfolio of mobile apps.The big exception to that trend is, of course, Tumblr, which Yahoo acquired last month for north of $1 billion and promises to run as a separate business. Read more...More about Yahoo, Qwiki, Business, Startups, and Apps SoftwareTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:02:21 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003536http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003538CANNES, FRANCE — Some of the most popular content online throughout the past year wasn’t created by publishers like Mashable, but by brands like Red Bull, Dove, P&G and Oreo. In response to this trend, we launched a new ad product at this year's SXSW called Social Lift, which allows brands to amplify their social assets in the stream on Mashable’s website. Our very first Social Lift ad featured our good friend Grumpy Cat starring in a Vine created by Friskies. Since then, a diverse group of brands have utilized Mashable's Social Lift to promote YouTube videos, Vine posts and other social media creations. Here’s how it works: Read more...More about Advertising, Marketing, Business, Content Marketing, and Native AdvertisingTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:33 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003538http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003545Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Digg officially announced on its blog that Digg reader is coming your way, in what the company hopes will be a Google Reader replacement. Next up: The hotly anticipated Adobe Creative Cloud has arrived. And we've summarized everything you need to know so far about the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity — the “biggest celebration of creativity in communications" — which is trending on Twitter. Read more...More about Digg, Twitter, Adobe, Features, and First To Know SeriesTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:34:40 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003545http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003551Sometimes, failed projects do have happy endingsGeorg Petschnigg spent more than a decade working at Microsoft, where he headed up the company's efforts to develop a dual-screen tablet called the Microsoft Courier. Despite attracting plenty of press for being a possible iPad rival, Microsoft ended up scrapping the project in 2010, only to release the more traditional Surface tablet a couple years later.SEE ALSO: The 25 Best Free iPad AppsRather than abandon his ideas for tablet computing, Petschnigg decided to build on them by launching a startup called FiftyThree and bringing on some of the members of the Courier team. The team released its first product last year, an iPad app called Paper that serves as an elegant sketchbook for iOS users. The app has since been downloaded more than 8 million times, and was such a hit that Apple named it the iPad app of the year — a big statement considering the Microsoft affiliation. Read more...More about Microsoft, Startups, Jack Dorsey, Paper, and Ipad AppsTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:22:16 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003551http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003562On June 6, 2011, Eric Lim received a phone call from his older sister, Tanya. She wanted to apologize for an argument they'd had when she visited Los Angeles a few months before, but as Lim began to lecture her, Tanya cut him off."Eric, I just want you to know I love you very much, and I'm so proud of you," she told him. "You're going to do great in the film industry, I know it."Lim, tired from having just moved across town, didn't think much of his sister's withdrawal. Later that day, he received another call — this time from his father in Chicago."We've lost your sister," he said. Tanya had committed suicide. Read more...More about Video, Film, Features, Healthcare, and Social GoodTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:12:05 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003562http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003587The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.Name: Darby SmartOne-Line Pitch: A DIY site that offers crafting kits complete with materials and instructions.Why It's Taking Off: Kits are designed by DIYers and design enthusiasts with large online followings.Nicole Shariat Farb's love of crafting long predates her tenure at Goldman Sachs, where she worked from mid-2009 to early 2013 in the bank's tech investment banking division, helping with Facebook's IPO and gaining exposure to early-stage startups like Dropbox and Polyvore. In recent years, however, she has struggled to execute the crafting tutorials she has found on blogs and on sites like Pinterest, which is why she's gone on to found an online DIY platform of her own. Read more...More about Startups, Pinterest, Business, The Launchpad, and Darby SmartTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:07:57 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003587http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005299Not everything you find on the internet is public domain, even if it's labeled as such, attorney Brian Heidelberger warns. Virgin Mobile found that out the hard way.Advertising Age Playerbrightcove.createExperiences;Continue reading at AdAge.comTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800005299http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001700Overnight, Turkish choreographer Erdem Gunduz has inspired a new form of anti-government protest: Standing silently while staring at his country's flag for hours on end.Gunduz began his protest Tuesday alone in Istanbul, going unnoticed for several hours. Once people realized what he was doing, images of his actions went viral on Twitter. That inspired hundreds of protestors in Istanbul and other cities across the country to join him in motionless, mute demonstrations, according to the Associated Press.SEE ALSO: Turkey Protesters Take to Twitter as Local Media Turns a Blind Eye Read more...More about Turkey, Protests, Us World, World, and Istanbul ProtestsTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:47:04 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001700http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001976Building on its success with the Where’s My Water? franchise, Disney has announced Where’s My Mickey? a new game coming later this week to iOS, Android and Windows that features... Keep reading →    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:26 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001976http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001984Today the habit forming app Lift is launching a new Web app that works across desktops and devices like Android and Windows phones. The app is designed to compliment the... Keep reading →    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:16 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001984http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001705Sally Ride never intended to be a hero. In fact, she was a shy girl who never raised her hand in class, loved to play tennis and read Scientific American religiously. When she responded to a NASA ad calling for applicants, the fine print didn't include shouldering the weight feminism in science. Sally always saw herself as an equalBut that's the thing about true heroes: They never set out to change the world — they're just themselves. For Sally, it all clicked after her first space flight. She was our role model. "And I began to understand the importance of that to people," she told Harvard Business Review shortly before her death in 2012. Read more...More about Space, Nasa, Quotes, Women, and Womens RightsTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001705http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002875Finding a Chromebook from Google has never been particularly hard to do, since they've been available at Best Buy and Amazon for quite a while. But now Acer's $199 model Chromebooks have gotten even more prolific, now available on the shelves of 2,800 U.S. Wal-Mart stores.The expansion of Chromebook inventories doesn't stop there, according to Google's blog post yesterday. Starting this weekend, Staples will have Chromebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung in every one of its 1,500-plus U.S. stores.Expansion is coming to other markets as well, wrote David Shapiro, Director of Chromebook Marketing:In addition to Dixons in the UK, now 116 Tesco stores are selling Chromebooks, as well as all Media Markt and Saturn stores in the Netherlands, FNAC stores in France and Elgiganten stores in Sweden. In Australia, all JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman stores will be carrying Chromebooks for their customers as well.See also HP TouchPad is Clever, Not a KillerWhile sales numbers of Chromebooks have not been made available, the numbers must be at least decent enough for Wal-Mart, Staples and the rest of these retail outlets to be interested in selling them. Clearly, a repeat of the HP TouchPad debacle is not happening here.Is the Chromebook about to succeed in a market that seems to lean hard on tablets? Thinking about getting one yourself? Let us know. Image courtesy of Google.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:16:30 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002875http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001985Poutsch, a service which we likened to Quora for polls earlier this year, is launching on the iPhone. With this move, the startup is clearly pushing the social aspects of... Keep reading →    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:07:05 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001985http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001709Amazon's Friends and Family Gifting feature is getting a little more social with the Tuesday launch of a tool that allows you to create and send group gift cards to your Facebook friends on their birthdays.By connecting your Facebook and Amazon accounts, you can keep tabs on your friends' birthdays and prepare group gift cards in advance. To get started, head over to Amazon.com/birthdaygift, select a friend with an upcoming birthday and privately invite friends to contribute to a gift card. Participants can contribute as little as $1 and as much as $25, and can also invite other friends to join, a spokesperson for Amazon told Mashable. The card, personalized with your message, is delivered to the recipient's Facebook wall on his or her birthday. Read more...More about Amazon, Facebook, Gifts, Business, and Work PlayTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:01:14 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001709http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001716This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.Content marketing –- creating and distributing relevant content to attract, acquire, and engage your target audience –- has become a popular marketing tactic over the past few years. But although most companies understand how to promote their content via their “owned” channels, such as their Facebook Page, their Twitter account or LinkedIn Company Page, many are missing out on the opportunity to get their content in front of a larger audience through paid social promotions. Read more...More about Marketing, Features, Business, Paid Content, and Open ForumTue, 18 Jun 2013 08:38:12 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001716http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002878Yahoo has joined the ranks of Internet technology companies demonstrating their commitment to openness - and trying to rebuild trust with their users - with its own revelation of data requests received from law enforcement agencies.Yahoo announced the numbers in a Tumblr blog from CEO Marissa Mayer and General Counsel Ron Bell, citing figures from December 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013.During that time period, we received between 12,000 and 13,000 requests, inclusive of criminal, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act , and other requests. The most common of these requests concerned fraud, homicides, kidnappings, and other criminal investigations.The FISA requests are presumably tied to the leaked program known only as PRISM, alleged to be the NSA's secret access to major Internet companies' data stores in the intelligence agency's hunt for terrorists.See also PRISM Leaker Goes Public To Defend ClaimsSince information on PRISM was leaked by Booz Allen technician Edward Snowden earlier this month, the companies implicated in the leaked material have made a point to disclose what they can about requests for information, while asking to go farther and be allowed to separate the FISA request figures from the other law enforcement requests.The implication is that FISA requests are much fewer in number than standard law enforcement requests, which would thus let companies like Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Yahoo release some of the intense scrutiny they have been under since Prism was first detailed. But, until they are permitted to make such distinctions, it seems that these public transparency reports will have to do.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:37:53 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002878http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001738Vine is quickly becoming the go-to place for, well, everything. Users of Twitter's video-sharing service have uploaded six-second clips to scare you, impress you, and now, to help you become the next Iron ChefSEE ALSO: 16 Perfect-Loop Vine PostsWe've assembled our 15 favorite cooking Vine videos here. Check out the list and let us know which are your favorites.Do you think six seconds is enough to learn a thing or two? Did you create your own cooking Vine? Share in the comments below.1. Omelettes2. Spaghetti and Meatballs3. Veggie Pizza4. Tarragon Chicken with Spring Greens Read more...5. Tzatziki SauceMore about Video, Social Media, Features, Cooking, and VineTue, 18 Jun 2013 06:56:14 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001738http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001743CANNES, FRANCE — Dumb Ways to Die, a catchy public service announcement from Metro Trains in Melbourne, Australia, won the Grand Prix in the public relations and direct marketing categories at the Cannes Lions festival, representing a world conquest for the little PSA.The video, which features various animated characters singing a catchy tune warning of the dangers of acting unsafely around trains, was expected to pick up at least one prize at Cannes. The film may end up winning a third Grand Prix since it is favored to win in the Films Lions category later this week. The PSA beat out contenders including Dove's "Beauty Sketches" campaign and Oreo's Blackout Tweet Read more...More about Advertising, Cannes, Business, and Dumb Ways To DieTue, 18 Jun 2013 05:25:49 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001743http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001749Is your financial knowledge a little rough around the edges? Do you ever experience the burning desire to handcraft a sail boat? Have you frequently found yourself wondering if you should button the top button or just leave it open, and how that decision will affect the rest of your day and, subsequently, the rest of your adult life?If you answered yes to any of these questions, we're here to let you know: There's a subreddit for that.SEE ALSO: 13 Fantastic Subreddits You Should Subscribe ToAside from being a place where standing U.S. Presidents go to field your questions, Reddit can also be used as a source for DIY life hacks and pro tips Read more...More about Reddit, Tips, Features, Diy, and AdviceTue, 18 Jun 2013 05:01:49 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001749http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001757Following in the footsteps of Apple, which released a statement about privacy yesterday, Yahoo now released a similar statement, disclosing the number of requests for user data from government agencies the company has receivedAccording to Yahoo, law enforcement agencies made between 12,000 and 13,000 requests for user data between December 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013. The most common of these requests, claims Yahoo, concerned "fraud, homicides, kidnappings, and other criminal investigations."Yahoo also vowed to issue its first "global law enforcement transparency report" later this summer. The report will be refreshed with current data twice a year Read more...More about Yahoo, Privacy, Data, Prism, and BusinessTue, 18 Jun 2013 04:39:22 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001757http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000910Nuance Communications today released an update to its Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android. Users with supported devices will find that it now includes hands-free driver technology, voice notifications, and... Keep reading →    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:51 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000910http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000760Kanye West jumped the gun on the June 18 release date for his sixth studio album, Yeezus, making it available to buy at KanyeWest.com a day early Monday night for $11.99. West skipped selling pre-orders of the album on iTunes.UPDATE: For some Spotify users, Yeezus is already available to listen to online. Meanwhile, on iTunes, the album costs $11.99. And over on Amazon, it's a few bucks cheaper at $9.99.Visitors to the KanyeWest.com are greeted with an American Psycho-themed short film promoting the album. The clip — featuring Scott Disick and Jonathan Cheban from reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians — debuted last week during a private listening party in New York City , but this site-version is higher quality. Read more...More about Music, Entertainment, Celebrities, Kanye West, and YeezusMon, 17 Jun 2013 23:32:42 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000760http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000762Many people are avid users of Reddit, but if the conventions of dating had similar quirks and social cues, they'd likely down-vote it to oblivionFor its latest video, web series "If Dating Was Like..." looks at how courtship would work if it functioned like the social-sharing site — and the results are spot-onSEE ALSO: The 10 Most Viral YouTube Videos of 2012Obviously, there would be lots of topic-jumping, maybe some trolling, an Internet meme here or there. It's the kind of stuff that works online, but probably not IRLReddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian agrees that the video accurately represents the spirit of Reddit. Indeed, he left a comment on YouTube, giving his stamp of approval Read more...More about Reddit, Viral Videos, Videos, Humor, and WatercoolerMon, 17 Jun 2013 22:57:07 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000762