To launch the Easter egg, you simply need to type "atari breakout" into Google Image Search, and hit enter. You will get a game that's very similar to Breakout requiring the player to demolish brick walls with a ball.

If you win this "Easter egg" version, Google searches something random (like "table tennis") and creates new bricks with those images.

This addictive game, which was originally created in 1976, by a team including Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, was influenced by the Atari classic Pong.

Breakout also inspired a series of versions including Arkanoid and Brick Breaker.

The first game consisted of eight rows of bricks which must be smashed with a ball and the players had three turns to clear two screens of bricks for a maximum score of 896.

In 2011, Atari released new features for mobile devices, with new power-ups and unique brick types.

The new season is said to have appearances from Kristen Wiig and many famous guest stars but the for now the first trailer posted to YouTube, shows the quirky Bluth family — including Michael (played by Jason Bateman), Lindsay (Portia de Rossi), Gob (Will Arnett), George-Michael (Michael Cera) and other members — reuniting onscreen.

The first three seasons of the sitcom were aired on Fox from 2003 to 2006. Although the show gained a cult following, it was eventually canceled due to low ratings and viewership.

But following years of fan anticipation for a series revival or feature film, Netflix announced the launching of new season of Arrested Development last year.

To promote the return of the popular series the yellow, banana-shaped hut was set up in midtown Manhattan on Monday afternoon.  A long line of diehard “Arrested Development” fans crowded the streets for a chance to try one of the famed frozen bananas frequently featured on the show.

About 2,000 chocolate dipped frozen bananas were being given away Monday to celebrate the show’s upcoming season, a rep for the series said.

“They started this in London last week, and people were waiting in followed by Los Angeles to promote the series.

“It’s been crazy. People are really into it.”

Past seasons of the show are currently available on Netflix

Watch the entire season-four trailer, below.

But Hadfield had one more treat for his fans down on earth: he played a cover version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” showing how he's also a great singer.

He sings a "revised version" of the song the 1969 track (with modified lyrics such as, “Ground control to Major Tom, lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on,” referencing how his spacecraft will land him in Kazakhstan) while floating inside the ship. He plays an acoustic guitar while gazing at the Earth 230 miles below.

The clip is believed to be the first music video filmed in space.

Hadfield also recently hosted a singalong from space with thousands of Canadian schoolchildren.

He’s handed over command of the station to Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov ahead of his return.

The prank is a part of The Tonight Show's "Pumpcast News," where the customers at the gas station are surprised by a news anchor who can see them from the station's television screens.

In this case the victim of the prank stuns the host by performing a spontaneous Karaoke. The man delivers a killer impromptu karaoke rendition of Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer." The fun incident doesn’t end there. His wife then does her own spot-on performance of "Sweet Dreams" by the Eurythmics.

This must-see video has not gone viral for no reason. The lovely couple shows wonderful sporting spirit and provides great entertainment.

The actor competed with Fallon in a round of lip sync doing a mean impersonation of Katy Perry. He minced around in his suit while delivering a comic performance of the highest quality, even whipping off his jacket at one point.

But that was only part of the story, which began when Tonight Show host in waiting Fallon gave a cheesily soulful performance of Melissa Manchester's Don't Cry Out Loud.It was only after this John, 33, sprung into action with his unique take on Katy's number one hit Teenage Dream.

Jimmy, 38, was clearly intimidated by the young star’s confidence, saying afterwards: 'Fake breathing at the end and everything.'

This was just the warm up however as Fallon then lip-synced Das EFX's They Want EFX and Somewhere Over the Rainbow, not doing so badly himself.

Krasinski struck back, performing Run DMC's Peter Piper followed by Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love to You- saving his biggest moment for last.

He grabbed his earpiece, tore off his jacket, and loosened his tie inviting Fallon to fake-sing together, , 'I'll make love to you, like you want me to!'

So the real winners are the viewers who get to watch Krasinski serenade.

Enjoy the video:

He asks mom not to worry so much about cleaning, "Our house isn't messy, it's awesome. It's awesome because we live in it."

The young star goes on to say with sincerity, "It's just hard to grow up. Sometimes we just need moms ... to tell us everything is OK."

"Thanks for believing in us, putting up with us, and straight-up loving us," he adds, in his usual authoritative tone.

You don’t need to be as gifted in conveying your lines as the precocious kid in the video above, or do dramatic things, just send up some gratitude to the mother in your life in whatever way you can and let her know why she is the best. Remember, mom upside down is "wow."

We love you, moms. You're beautiful. Thank you for everything.

Do you want to know how to get iOS 7 Beta with UDID registration? Using the iOS 7 operating system will help you quickly swipe, pinch, punch and even tap some of the applications you have on your iPhone. Every few months, we need to upgrade the system in order to match it up with our current technology. The IOS 7 has an interface control that handles everything when it comes to selecting tasks on your iPhone. Even some of the tasks include shaking your phone (the undo option) or zooming in by pressing your browser on an image. There are even more commands that the iOS 7 includes so be sure to upgrade every few months.

You can easily get iOS 7 Beta by following the guide below. Use these instructions and you'll have iOS 7 in no time for your iPhone, iPod, or iPad. You don't even need a developer account for this.

Please keep in mind that this method has not been tested so we will be discouraging iOS firmware piracy. You can always apply for a developer account if you would like to BETA test this. Remember that once you have upgraded to iOS 7, there there is no way to downgrade. It doesn't matter if you still have the SHSH blobs available. What most people don't realize is that once they upgrade, iOS 6 will expire so make sure you want to do this before. Remember that when you install, you may not be able to make calls during preview mode although this doesn't happen with iPod touch fans. Here is more information on iOS 7 Beta with UDID Registration below:

• First, you will need to download the iOS 7 beta. The next step is installing it on your phone.
• In order to install it, iTunes program will be required for this. You can get a free iTunes copy online but you probably already have it installed.
• Once you have installed iTunes, you need to go to the activation screen and choose the home button.
• Click this at least three times in order to activate your voice over option.
• When you have triple clicked the home button, you'll see something called "Emergency call".
• Now that emergency call is on, and when it is in the midst of switching, you need to swipe downwards.
• You must do this using only 3 fingers and then you will see a notification center come up.
• Choose the weather widget and click on it. Now you will start to see this application loading.
• The only thing you need to do now is click on the home button. This will allow you to exit the springboard of your iPhone.
• Now your iPhone/iPad/iTouch should be activated and it will operate with iOS 7.

Now this mobile operating system produced by Apple will be able to quickly handle all of  your programs just like before, but even more conveniently. Upgrading to a new operating system is important when it comes to your iPhone or other mobile device. Do you remember when iOS first came out during 2007? It wasn't like other operating systems such as Microsoft Window Phone or Google Android. Also, Apple does not currently have license for iOS for installation. Did you know that there are currently over 700,000 iOS applications in the iPhone application store. Each month, it is still growing at a rapid rate with developers constantly putting out new technology.

As with any device or piece of technology, every year requires users to upgrade. How exactly do you think we went from using "The Eniac" (word's first computer) to the high powered Toshiba, Dell, or Acer laptops that we have today? The answer is simple really! Every year, they had upgraded their devices with something new. This could be a new feature, operating system, or even something they recently added. Of course, people need to test devices before it is released to the public. This is why we have BETA testers and even if it does have a few bugs, at least you'll be one of the first few people to use the device or program. It is truly a privilege to do this, as most people don't know how to become the very first users. This is why they have online tutorials, like the one we just gave you.

About the Author :

Patrick Coombe is a tech freak and has been blogging about technology  for about 4 years now. He has interest in android particularly and has developed a few android applications in the past 2 years!

But the appearance of a successful Hollywood actor using Kickstarter has been criticisized.

Few critics, like Emmy Award-winning writer Ken Levine, have said that the crowdfunding platform should be left for smaller, lesser-known filmmakers trying to finance their projects:

"The idea – and it’s a great one – is that Kickstarter allows filmmakers who otherwise would have NO access to Hollywood and NO access to serious investors to scrounge up enough money to make their movies. Zach Braff has contacts. Zach Braff has a name. Zach Braff has a track record."

Braff addresses the criticism he's received and talks about the benefits — for both his team and fans — that the project has sparked in the below interview, shot by film group KickStarted,

"This isn't a money-making endeavor ... Making a tiny art film is not where people go to to make money. This is a passion project," he says. "I'm making this movie for you and, ostensibly, with you. You're coming along on the ride, you're going to be a little GoPro camera on my shoulder experiencing how an independent movie is made ... I owe [the fans] everything."

Braff says he's still contributing a lot — an "ass-ton," he says jokingly — of his own money to the film. Braff has also been extremely interactive with his fan base, through Facebook and Reddit AMAs, and he says Kickstarter has increased that discussion even more. Plus, he says, the engagement will only grow as the filming process begins.

"It's a sense of community; it's a club," he says, "and it's a club of like-minded people who are interested in the same thing."

Besides,in his defense, Braff points out that Kickstarter had its highest traffic day ever, the day that he released his project and that this seems to have at least given a small boost to other projects.

KickStarted, the upcoming documentary project is headed by filmmakers Jason Cooper and Jay Armitage and will focus on crowdfunding and the creators behind it. The group will launch its own Kickstarter campaign for the film on May 21.

Watch the full interview for now, below.

You've probably heard of the term "root" or "rooting" within the Android community. If you are a new Android user, you probably don't know what this means. Before we get into any of the advantages of rooting, let's explain what rooting is.

Briefly, rooting is the action of acquiring access to your root directory. The root directory is actually located on the system of your Android device. So, similar to a computer - what you are doing here is granting yourself access to administration rights. SuperSU is a gateway which is between the core root directory and app. Now, you will have extended abilities which allow you to carry out certain actions on  your Android. You can easily root your device with Andriod rooting software.

You used to be required to capture a screenshot in order to get access to your  root directory. Now  a days, you don't need to do this in order to get access. Nor do you have to tinker with the hotspot either. The reason why is because the Android system now has this as a part of the actual system. However, if you want to use certain features, you'll still need to your the device that you have. It's always a good idea to do this and if you aren't a person who is familiar with tech, you may need to follow a detailed manual to help you in the process.

In this article, we'll recommend the best Android rooting software to help you get started. Everyone loves Android although many do not root their device. Did you know that by rooting your Android device, you will have more opportunities to do other things on the phone. This could include speeding up the Android device or even creating a customized look for your phone. You could use different themes that are available. If you ever saw someone with a cool theme on their phone and wondering how they added it, they most likely had to root their device first.

Rooting basically means giving permission for something. In this case, you will be receiving permission to take certain actions in your phone where you weren't able to do this before. Think of it this way. You want to run a program in Windows but you aren't allowed access. The only way to get around this is to log on as the administer. This is the same when it comes to rooting. You can do the same with your phone by installing Andriod rooting Software too. Did you know that if you have a rooted phone, you can have more applications and even flash ROMs that are customized? Yes, this is very possible. Having these extra features will have you loving your phone a lot more than you did before..

A lot of times, people run into a rooting method online but the tutorial is outdated either because the phone was upgraded or have gone through some changes with Android. Some rooting methods may be available for one or more phones but you need to know that not every method for rooting will work. This is why people need to test how to do this.

One of the best options for rooting your phone is using OneClickRoot. Before you go any further though, you need to know exactly what type of phone you have.  You could have a 2.3 Android version or either a 4.2. It really depends on the person so look up your version first. If you don't know how to, you can find it in the settings of your phone or check the box it came with. OneClickRoot is used as an exploit to get the root access to the device you have.

How to Root your phone with Andriod rooting Software

• First you will need to get OneClickRoot.
• Check what type of device version you have.
• OneClickRoot can support either 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0, 4.1, or 4.2 Android versions. Even new Android models can be used for OneClickRoot. This means Samsung Galaxy S2 or S3 would be okay.
• You can also use S3 Note or Note2 if you want. One of the most amazing features of OneClickRoot is that it can remove the main root from your phone just by clicking on it.OneClick-Root is an easy to use solution for rooting your Android device, the software contains multiple exploits to gain root access on your device.
• It's actually powered from the OneClickRoot Server so it will be perfectly safe to begin with rooting your phone.

Now that you know how to root your phone by using convenient Andriod Rooting Software, it is important that you give it a try. There are some applications that won't let you access certain features. By rooting, you can even lengthen the battery life by up to two hours. Also, you'll be able to make the phone a lot faster than it really is, even if you have too much stuff on it. Having the power of super-permission can really help your phone. You won't be stuck somewhere with your battery dead and no longer will you only install one application at a time because it freezes your phone. This will take all of that away and give you a convenient phone.

About the Author: Patrick Coombe is a tech freak and has been blogging about technology for about 4 years now. He has interest in android particularly and has developed a few android applications in the past 2 years!

Apparently, what is now displayed in the Google Maps sidebar will be shown on the top of a full-screen map and e site will also reflect new colors and icons.

The new feature also introduces tighter integration with its Google+ social network. The search results can supposedly be filtered for recommendations by users' Google+ circles.

Based on the screenshots published by the blog, the actual map won't change much, but the author pointed out that the update will create a more immersive interface that integrates well with mobile devices.

While the changes will likely appear first on the web-based version of Google Maps for desktops and laptops, it will also roll out to the company's Android app in due time. For tablets, the new design  should work well - but for smartphones, it seems likely that the company will have to make sacrifices in order to get information readable on sub-4in screens.

Google is constantly tinkering with its maps, adding new features like details for certain countries, live transit information, and high-resolution imagery. Drivers, cyclists and walkers have been ditching dedicated sat-nav units for Google’s satellite navigation functionality which was introduced in 2010 and offers turn-by-turn directions in 2010.

But, it's been quite some time since the company has done a major interface redesign.

While Google Operating System didn’t reveal when the new interface will be launched, the site hinted that it could debut at Google I/O, the company's annual developers' conference, next week, possibly alongside a rumoured refresh to the Android 'Jelly Bean' operating system.

On March 20, 2013, a piece of "wiper" malware designed to destroy data on hard drives and make them impossible to reboot, was launched against three South Korean media organizations and four banks. The virus, which the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) called "low sophistication—high damage" was designed specifically to disable two types of South Korean antivirus engines.

The wiper, which has come to be known as "DarkSeoul," poses little threat to U.S. computers. It does, however, reinforce the importance of purchasing and regularly updating virus protection software. It also shows how concerned officials are about the threat of an international cyber war.

Mysterious Origins of DarkSeoul

DarkSeoul was delivered to South Korean banks through e-mails that were said to contain credit card information about two weeks before the virus actually started to function. Instead of downloading credit card numbers, recipients downloaded the wiper virus, which became active at 2 p.m. KST on March 20.

On more than 30,000 computer screens, a message appeared: "Please install an operating system on your hard disk." Some media outlets reported that a graphic of three skulls popped up onscreen along with the words, "Hacked by Whois Team." Then cash machines stopped operating. Master boot records were deleted from the affected hard drives, and the computers could not be rebooted.

Some have speculated that DarkSeoul came from a North Korean cyber-crime laboratory, but no real evidence has linked the wiper back to Seoul's northern neighbor. However, because many experts agree that North Korea does have the ability to construct and deploy cyber attacks, the incident has raised fears of just how much damage a cyber war could cause throughout the world.

The Tallinn Manual

Coincidentally, just a few days before DarkSeoul was deployed, NATO released a manual called "The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare." The manual is designed to provide international legal guidance on how countries can respond to a cyber attack. However, critics argue that the document gives countries the legal ability to respond to computer virus attacks by shooting missiles.

How bad does a cyber attack have to be before a nation can mount an armed counterattack? Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Defense said that a cyber attack that shut down the U.S. electrical grid would warrant a missile launch in response. The Tallinn Manual says that attacks that cause physical or personal damage can warrant a military response, but U.S. military lawyers have argued that an attack that caused catastrophic financial losses, such as an attack that disabled Wall Street, could also warrant a military counterattack. The manual ultimately said that each country can individually decide the threshold of economic damage that would be sufficient to start a war.

This interpretation could cause problems for the U.S., which has its own cyber warfare program. The Stuxnet virus, which was launched by the U.S. in conjunction with Israelis against Iran's Natanz nuclear reprocessing plant, could have been interpreted by Iran, according to the Tallinn Manual, as an act of war. Also, the Tallinn Manual gives countries leeway to launch preemptive strikes if they find that a cyber attack is "imminent." Considering all of these possibilities, it's easy to see how a cyber attack could easily precipitate a dangerous armed conflict.

The Potential for Cyber Damage

CIA Director Leon Panetta described the potential damage that a cyber war could inflict as a "Cyber Pearl Harbor," according to ABC news. Prolonged power outages, power grid collapse and irreparable Internet disruptions could hinder food shipments as well as keep machines from dispensing cash. Other cyber specialists fear that hackers could figure out a way to open American dams, releasing devastating walls of water into American communities.

US-CERT advises all users and administrators who control critical infrastructure and key resources in the U.S. to assume that an attack will eventually occur against their enterprises. These organizations should develop resilient network models designed both to minimize damage and restore critical systems as quickly as possible. Even small businesses need to make sure their antivirus and security solutions are up-do-date. In today's world, the possibility of a cyber attack is not so much a question of if, but when.

About the Author: Noah Gamer is a driven business leader with experience in Internet marketing, Web software development and security software. Currently, he develops Internet strategy and directs global SEO for Trend Micro.

While it’s too early to foresee all that is in store, industry leaders do forecast at least 12 emerging technologies that will impact higher education in a big way. Onlinedegrees.org has conveniently put these emerging technologies in a neatly-packaged infographic, but below is a dissection of technologies that will most likely make the biggest difference within the next three years.

• Massive Open Online Courses

Massive Open Online Courses, better known as MOOCs, are online classes students can take for free. Courses range anywhere from quantum physics to the history of rock music. Although MOOCs are offered through several elite institutions, three platforms currently dominate university-level coursework: Coursera, Udacity, and edX. Students can not earn a degree from these free courses but that still doesn’t discourage thousands of students from enrolling in MOOCs worldwide. What makes MOOCs so attractive is that they shift the control to the student. Students can take courses at their own leisure and pace. MOOCs have really improved access of higher education to people around the world, but they still have their fair share of critics. Some worry it will give officials a reason to unnecessarily slash school budgets.

• Game-Based Learning

Experts say game-based learning can improve a student’s assessment, especially for those who aren’t “natural scholars.” Although the New Media Consortium doesn’t predict widespread adoption of game-based learning until a few more years it’s already starting to make its mark. Take the University of Texas-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College in the U.S. for example. In the 2010-11 academic school year Professor Soumya Mohany gathered inspiration from the videogames Laura Croft: Tomb Raider and Little Big Planet to design a custom-made videogame used to teach the fundamentals of physics for the inaugural course, "Elementary Physics Through Video Games.

• Learning Analytics

In a nutshell, learning analytics refers to the “analysis” of data collected by and for students. It’s specifically gathered so that administration can improve the overall functionality and performance of both traditional and online courses. There are various times when this data is collected, for example after a student completes an exam or participates in a group project, class discussion, or online forum. This data is then used to identify issues and make way for progress. While not all schools have jumped on the learning analytics bandwagon yet, some prestigious universities have already starting taking full advantage to improve performance.

That said, to learn more about the future of higher education checkout the infographic below created by Onlinedegrees.org

So why is the purge of content? Licensing. It is due to the end of licensing agreement between Netflix and Epix, another premium channel and on-demand video service.

"The vast majority of the titles that expire on Wednesday are older features that were aggregated by Epix," Netflix spokesman Joris Evers stated.

Warner Bros. clarifies to Slate that the films being removed from Netflix’s streaming service do not belong to Warner Bros.

To further add to the loss, it was recently reported that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is considering not renewing a television deal with Viacom Networks lapse. That would mean that shows from Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1 and BET could all disappear from the service at the end of May.

Netflix was quick to boast new material that will appear in the place of what was lost. On Wednesday it tweeted that the films Pulp Fiction, Chinatown and Dirty Dancing will be added to its catalogue.

Evers, added, "Netflix is a dynamic service, we constantly update the TV shows and movies that are available to our members. We will add more than 500 titles May 1, but we also have titles expiring, this ebb and flow happens all the time."

"We are selective about what’s available to watch on Netflix. We often license TV shows and movies on an exclusive basis, so we can provide a unique experience. We’ll forego, or choose not renew, titles that aren’t watched enough. We always use our knowledge about what our members love to watch to decide what’s available on Netflix. Our goal is to be an expert programmer, offering a mix that delights our members, rather than trying to be a broad distributor.”

"We recently added many great, more recent titles such as ParaNorman (Universal), Hunger Games (Epix), Safe (Epix) and Bachelorette (Weinstein). Tomorrow we will also add MI:2, among many other titles.”

While Netflix may be now reeling in some of its classic titles, it's focusing exclusively on original content, like it's Web series "House of Cards" and "Hemlock Grove,” and creating new episodes of Arrested Development. Earlier this month, CEO Reed Hastings said that the company was completely focused on "moving toward more and more exclusive content."

The researchers at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), the organization responsible for devising the fundamental web standards, today restored the first website to its original URL.

Although the first website was launched in 1991, it was on April 30, 1993 when CERN made the WWW technology available on a royalty-free basis.

The site’s reappearance is part of a project to preserve the history of the Web, and to celebrate 20 years of a “free, open Web.” "It's one of the biggest days in the history of the web," said CERN web manager Dan Noyes.

The world's first website was about the technology itself, according to CERN, allowing early browsers to learn about the new system and create their own web pages.

Created by British computer scientist and Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the web page outlined the basics of what would become the web we know today.

During 1989, the London-born physicist and computer scientist was working at (CERN) in Geneva when he first wrote and developed the web software to act as a way for CERN physicists and engineers to manage and share information as well as to meet the increasing demand for information-sharing between scientists in universities and research institutes around the world.

He developed the software – known as hypertext markup language (HTML), hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) and universal resource locators (URLs) – on a £5,000 computer called “the cube” because of its black case.

The Website itself isn’t much to look at — just a rundown of the product that includes a look at its development history, instructions of how to create your own pages and technical information about the World Wide Web — but it laid the groundwork for an estimated 630 million Web sites to come in the next 20 years, CERN said in a blog post.

The original address of the website was —http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html — but for many years that URL has been redirecting to http://info.cern.ch.

Now, CERN has found a 1992 copy of the site — the earliest it could find — and put it back online at its original address.

Mr James Gillies, Head of Communications at Cern believes that the document is "the single most valuable document in the history of the world wide web".

Interest in the first Web site was so high Tuesday that the site went offline briefly.

The group responsible for its restoration posted a Twitter message saying“We’re working on it, adding “Terrific to see so much interest!”

The page’s resurrection is part of a larger project to recreate the experience of using early Web browsers, preserving data on the first Web servers used by Berners-Lee and providing an archive of information on the earliest days of the Web.

CERN employees will keep trying to find an earlier copy; in the meantime, you can browse through it and see what the World Wide Web (all of it) was like in 1992.

The group is also trying to preserve the first hardware used to host early Web files, including a 1990s era, $6,500 computer built by NeXT — the company founded by Steve Jobs after he was ousted from Apple in 1985. The computer is still intact but does not work, the BBC reported.

Noble Foundation

The core principle underlying the project was that the content should be universally accessible.

It was one of the most generous gestures in computing history as the laboratory decided not to charge royalties on the software required to run the web, and in the process generated an explosive revolution in human communications.

There was a serious discussion at Cern in 1993 about whether the organisation should own the web or whether it should focus on its core mission of basic research in physics.

Sir Tim and his colleagues on the project argued that Cern should not claim ownership of the web.

Management agreed and signed a legal document that made the web publicly available without anyone being able to claim ownership of it and ensuring it was a free and open standard for everyone to use.

Calling it the World Wide Web hints at the fact that Berners-Lee and his team knew they had something special, something big.

The early WWW team, led by Tim at CERN, had such vision and belief that the early users would be able to publish their own content in spite of few people having access to browsers - or to web servers.

An inspiration for future inventors

The European Laboratory for Nuclear Physics in Geneva said that it hoped the project would inspire children to appreciate its momentous decision to give away the technology for free 20 years ago and its impact on modern life.

"We're going to put these things back in place, so that a web developer or someone who's interested 100 years from now can read the first documentation that came out from the world wide web team," said Noyes.

Besides,the principles of universality and universal access behind the original systems was an effort to make the world a fairer and more equal place.

The first browser, for example, allowed users to edit and write directly into the content, a feature not available on present-day browsers.

Hope that the restoration of the first web page and web site will serve as a reminder and inspiration of the web's fundamental values.

Now, a new technology called "Position Based Fluids" (PBD) which is fluid simulation algorithm, makes it look easy, with water flowing in a startlingly realistic fashion.

"In fluid simulation, enforcing incompressibility is crucial for realism; it is also computationally expensive. By formulating and solving a set of positional constraints that enforce constant density, our method allows similar incompressibility and convergence to modern smoothed particle hydrodynamic (SPH) solvers, but inherits the stability of the geometric, position based dynamics method, allowing large time steps suitable for real-time applications," explain NVIDIA's Miles Macklin and Matthias Müller-Fischer.

If you are interested in knowing more about this technology, you can refer the PDF, here. We'll just marvel at the water bouncing off that rabbit for a couple more minutes and hope to see this technology in games as soon as possible.

The end result is certainly one of the most realistic real time water effects we have ever seen and it's likely that future PC games and graphics applications will use a version of this technique.

Dixons Retail’s Director of IT, Phil Greenwood had a big problem with his project portfolio management system. First, with all his project managers producing their own data manually using a hotchpotch of their own tools, he could never be sure that he was getting accurate information from them.

Second, it would take an age for the project office to pull together all the project management reports and produce a consolidated version that made any sense. And by then, that final report was sometimes two or three weeks out of date.

With a portfolio of anywhere between 75 and a 100 projects, the reporting system was clearly unworkable.

“Even when we got the report, I had serious concerns about the accuracy of the data, my visibility across the portfolio and the level of risk management I was able to achieve,” said Phil. “It’s simply not the way I work.”

Working towards a solution

Phil and his team recognised that they needed a proper IT project portfolio reporting and management tool. They wanted something that was fast and easy for them and for the project managers (PMs) to use but was sophisticated enough to provide complete transparency, consistency and accuracy across the portfolio.

“My key driver was to have the best possible risk management across the piece,” said Phil. “So all these other factors, such as transparency and accuracy of data were prerequisites. I also needed the ability to drill down and focus on potential problems before they had a chance to develop.”

Another key factor for Phil was that whatever product and consultancy team he selected, solid, proven experience in retail project management was a must.

“Retail has its own unique set of operational dynamics and whoever we chose to work with us had to prove that their people knew what our business was all about,” said Phil. “That was also a very important factor in getting the buy-in from the project teams. We needed their full cooperation from the start. And they wanted to see retail experience in the DNA of anyone we used.”

The Solution

Phil and his team looked at several possible solutions before deciding on Bestoutcome. In the end it was an easy choice.  Bestoutcome had a compelling combination of major change management and project portfolio management experience with a string of household name retailers, a methodology that had clearly evolved through years of engagement with the challenges of major projects, a product that fitted Phil’s needs precisely and a consultancy team to match.

“There was a lot to like about Bestoutcome,” said Phil. “And PM3, their portfolio management tool, was clearly built by practitioners for practitioners. They understood retail, they understood my needs for risk management and precisely how to deliver that through PM3 which structurally demands accuracy and consistency and produces fantastic visibility. At the same time it is extremely flexible.”

The portfolio management capability of PM3 proved especially useful to Phil and his team because it allows projects to be in many different groups at once. This means, for example, that reports can be generated on projects by department or by initiative.

The project managers liked the system, engaged with PM3 and the Bestoutcome team quickly and implementation and training took less than a month.

“I expected quite a few grumbles from the project managers about implementing a new system, but once they had seen PM3 there was surprisingly little resistance, which I think is largely down to the simplicity and elegance of the tool.”

Within three months of making the decision to go with Bestoutcome and PM3, Phil’s team were producing portfolio reports in less than 40 minutes, a job that had previously taken at least a day at Phil’s end and about the same for all PMs. The cost savings were immediate and there for all to see.

But the most important benefit for Phil was the quality of that data that PM3 generated and the way that it was presented. “You could tell that the people who built PM3 really understood my job and exactly what I need to be able to see to risk manage the portfolio properly,” said Phil. “For me, this is the benefit of working with people who can present a consultancy team, a methodology and a toolset that work seamlessly together, and better still, run by people who really understand retail. PM3 encapsulates retail project portfolio reporting best practice.”

The Outcome

Bestoutcome, using PM3, has transformed Dixons Retail’s project portfolio management and reporting system. They have cut costs, increased efficiency and probably produced an incredible one year return on investment. A job that took up to several weeks of management time across the portfolio has been reduced to just a few days. But much more importantly, PM3 and Bestoutcome have delivered a lasting legacy of massively improved accuracy of data, consistency and proper sponsor-level risk management right across Dixons Retail’s change project portfolio.  

According to 20th Century Fox, the May 2 Twitter chat will begin at noon ET, where Jackman will be responding to questions via video. Questions can be tweeted using hashtags #AskHugh and #TheWolverine before or during the Q&A. Answers will appear on the @RealHughJackman or @WolverineMovie accounts.

The film deals with Wolverine's immortality. "Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before," according to 20th Century Fox. The Wolverine also features Silver Samurai and Viper (Svetlana Khodchenkova).

The Wolverine Twitter chat is just one part of 20th Century Fox's digital promotional activities. The team has also leveraged Twitter, Vine, Facebook and YouTube to build anticipation for the summer release. Director James Mangold, for example, shared a six-second Vine "tweaser," which showcases a 20-second teaser for the movie's trailer.

20th Century Fox on the other hand has unleashed two beautiful "motion posters" on YouTube. As for Facebook, fans can create a Wolverine cover photo with their name on it.

Watch the official trailer below:

“Music fans in general love knowing about bands that no one else has ever heard of,” Kimmel said as he introduced a Coachella edition of his "Lie Witness News," on ABC late-night show.

The interview was about up-and-coming bands that don't exist at all. Kimmel sent a camera crew to Indio to gauge festival goers' interest in those obscure bands, “so obscure that they do not exist.”

These interviewees not only fall for the prank but also enthusiastically go on to discuss how great the fictitious bands are.

Kimmel's reporter asked fans if they were excited to see bands like the Chelsea Clintons and the Obesity Epidemic on Coachella which don’t exist.

“I just like their whole style. Their whole genre is great,” said one guy about the Obesity Epidemic. “They are very innovative, and they're new.”

Take a look at the video below:

The 55EA9800, as it's called, offers what LG calls an "IMAX-like" experience of the home, with the entire screen surface being equidistant and the edges curved towards the viewer.  The pic sure looks good as you can see above.

The TV is 4.3 millimeters (0.17 inches) thin and weighs 17 kilograms (37.48 pounds). The LG's WRGB and Color Refiner technologies would deliver great color and vibrant, natural images.

LG first unveiled the curved TV at CES in January, 

The LG 55EA9800 will be first available in South Korea at 1,400 LG retail stores, The pre-orders for the TV will start on April 29th, with the first deliveries beginning sometime in June  for the price of 15 million Korean Won ($13,500).

The device's availability and pricing in other markets will be announced "in the months ahead,” according to the Company’s press release.

The creation of a shared service offers large financial savings plus the opportunity to transform desktop delivery, enabling BYOD (bring your own device) and flexible working. Additionally, centralising IT and desktop delivery within the data centre means specialist resources are pooled at a single location, providing increased levels of performance, security, and resilience.

However, with a constantly changing set of virtualisation, cloud and hybrid solutions available it can be difficult to identify the right one. On top of that, with the responsibilities of Primary Care Trusts (PCT) being transferred to local authorities this year, PCT staff will need secure and reliable access to NHS systems. Any shared services infrastructure must therefore adhere to the code of connection compliance (CoCo) for access to the Government Connect Secure Extranet (GCSx).

While the National Audit Office has highlighted the potential savings from shared services, the Gershon Review cautioned the public sector’s poor track record.  Many projects ultimately fail because of a mismatch with the organisation’s longer term strategic goals or the adoption of an inflexible technology that can’t adapt to the needs of an ever-changing world. So a vital first step for any shared service project is to clarify and capture both broader strategic goals as well as specific functional, technological, and user requirements.

This involves bringing together IT directors and heads of service delivery from several separate organisations, some of whom may feel personally threatened by the consequences of a shared service. It can be hard to achieve agreement and avoid harmful compromises in these situations but an independent outsider can play an invaluable role as facilitator, expert advisor, arbitrator and peace-keeper.

The shape of things to come

Although the shape of the shared service and the underlying technologies may vary, it is likely to involve some combination of desktop virtualisation and cloud technologies.

While there are a growing number of applications and services that can effectively be delivered from the cloud, a wholesale move to the cloud is not yet practical for sizeable organisations.

However, there is scope for developing on-premise, private cloud infrastructures that enable organisations to easily transition to becoming a service provider or service consumer in the future. This is likely to be a  five-stage journey:

• Implement a centralised infrastructure – with desktops delivered via the data centre and a standardisation policy for critical applications
• Create a storefront for delivery of Windows applications, mobile applications, software as a service (SaaS) applications, and web applications (not forgetting data as well) – a storefront provides a single point of management and control, with single sign on, and automatic provisioning and de-provisioning of accounts
• Adopt public cloud techniques around automation and orchestration – effectively building a private cloud infrastructure to automatically provision the infrastructure behind these services
• Evaluate who is using the applications and services and calculate the cost of provisioning them – with this level of control and intelligence, organisations are in a position to decide the services it might want to deliver from the cloud, and those it might want to deliver internally
• Assess benefits of becoming a provider of services to other organisations, with departmental billing to charge back customers on a usage basis

Any transformation requires organisational inclusion, clarity of objectives (short and long term), appropriate but not overly-detailed needs development and most importantly agreement. Chairing and managing this process is a key success factor for any shared service project. Only then can the plan, the results and the next steps be agreed.

Although driving cost efficiencies remain the primary focus, with the right technology infrastructure in place, public sector organisations can ensure they deliver on other important targets – namely improved service quality, value for money, and price certainty.

About Centralis

Centralis is one of the UK’s leading independent IT consultancies, specialising in delivering applications securely to their point of use. Backed by top-level partnership with industry leading vendors, including Citrix, Microsoft and VMware, Centralis provides consultancy, support, managed services and resale of selected products. Strong technical skills and commitment to delivering on time and to budget has led to long-term business partnerships with many customers across the private and public sectors, including Standard Life, Centrica, BUPA and many NHS Trusts and Universities. Centralis remains independent and wholly owned by employee shareholders. 

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