Turkey Has Banned Twitter (from Gizmodo)

Turkey’s Internet watchdog has blocked Twitter, following threats by its Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan fuelled by the network’s ability to carry rumors about government corruption. It’s a bold and draconian move from a country desperate to join the EU—which means it joins the ranks of Syria, North Korea and Iran on a list of authoritarian states…

The winners of the 2014 World Photography Awards (from Gizmodo)

The World Photography Organization has announced the winners of the 2014 World Photography Awards. I love this one by Michael Nordqvist, a Swedish skydiver and base jumper who won the 1st Place Nordics National Award. Captain Sweden! Full article:http://sploid.gizmodo.com/the-winners-of-the-2014-world-photography-awards-1547708390?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Steampunk USB cufflinks are as awesome as they are pricey (from Engadget)

You wouldn’t think something classifiable as “wearable storage” would look so darn dapper, but here we are, staring at just about the finest cufflinks we ever did see. Not only are these handmade shirt cuffs beautiful in the most steampunk of ways, they’re also pretty useful as each features an 8GB flash storage chip with the utterly…

This is Motorola’s new Android Wear smartwatch: Moto 360 (from Engadget)

LG went first, and now it’s Motorola’s turn to unveil its Android Wear smartwatch: the Moto 360. Putting an emphasis on the tried-and-true design of classic timepieces, Motorola’s crafted a smartwatch that hews closely to a more traditional, premium look. The Moto 360 boasts a circular, digital watchface powered by Android Wear that grants users access to notifications…

Lenovo ThinkPad 8 review (from TheVerge)

Windows 8.1 is in the throes of an identity crisis. The operating system meant to usher in the future of computing found itself mired in the present, installed on laptops and desktops where its hyper-connected, touch-friendly interface didn’t fit quite so well. Microsoft has steadily added back features it once removed, tweaking the operating system…

YOUTUBE USING 200 ‘SUPER FLAGGERS’ TO HUNT DOWN OFFENDING CONTENT (from Mashable)

With 100 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute, it’s impossible for the site’s employees to keep tabs on the mass of content continuously pouring in. While most of it is innocuous enough, some prohibited material slips through the net, including pornography, gratuitous violence, and abuse of various forms. Full Article: http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/youtube-using-200-super-flaggers-to-hunt-down-offending-content/#!AphGs  

How would you change the original Surface? (from Engadget)

At the tail-end of 2012, Microsoft launched the Surface with Windows RT, a gorgeous, homegrown tablet that was meant to be a productivity-focused alternative to the iPad and Android tablets. Full Article: http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/16/hwyc-surface-rt/?ncid=rss_truncated&utm_campaign=sf