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The iPhone's camera is so good because 800 people are working on it
The Verge - 21 Dec 2015 04:28
Apple was the subject of a wide ranging but not very hard hitting 60 Minutes segment on Sunday night. Charlie Rose steered the conversation through topics that Apple and its CEO Tim Cook have addressed repeatedly over th...
Search And Rescue Dog Sniffed Out Lung Cancer In Maryland Woman
Tech Times - 21 Dec 2015 04:22
A search-and-rescue dog's training and highly sensitive nose detected its owner's lung cancer long enough to prevent it from spreading. Owner Anne Wills has been working with Heidi for more than seven years in a non-prof...
Embattled pharma bro Martin Shkreli's terrible week gets worse with Twitter hack
Mashable - 21 Dec 2015 02:55
It's been a rough week for now-former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO and Wu-Tang enthusiast Martin Shkreli as the most-derided man on the Internet saw his Twitter account hacked on Sunday See also: The rise and fall of Marti...
Alien - Xenomorph Egg Set for the hardcore fan
Coolest Gadgets - 21 Dec 2015 23:00
Having an origin story on the H.R. Geiger's Alien would definitely be cool, although it does seem to have been botched up some time ago with engineers and a space traveler who can seem to only run in a single direction �...
'Uber For Planes' Gets Grounded By FAA
Ubergizmo - 21 Dec 2015 18:01
It’s common to hear the phrase “Uber for …” being used to describe startups that essentially offer a similar service to the popular ride hailing app, and that’s precisely what was used for Flytenow, a startup t...
Hi-Res Audio Streaming Reportedly Coming To Apple Music
Ubergizmo - 21 Dec 2015 17:11
Apple formally entered the music streaming arena earlier this year with its new service called Apple Music. Since then the company has been hard at work promoting the new service and inking exclusive deals to make sure t...
Tumors hijack export pathway in cells to resist chemotherapy and fuel disease progression
Science Daily - 21 Dec 2015 16:54
A novel strategy that aggressive sarcomas use to promote drug resistance and cancer's spread has been uncovered by researchers. They've also discovered evidence of how to reverse the process.
Time Lapse Video Reveals How Superbug Colony Moves
Tech Times - 21 Dec 2015 16:05
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was thought to be static. For the first time, however, researchers were able to videotape the superbug colony's movement, which may lead to the development of new vacci...
New Video Pill Is Swallowable Camera That Can Detect Throat, Gut Cancers
Tech Times - 21 Dec 2015 15:54
Video pills can now potentially detect the presence of throat and gut cancers, with small sensing systems lighting up patients' innards using an extremely tiny light source. It's enhanced fluorescence imaging, according ...
Wearable helps visually impaired users track their guide
Springwise - 21 Dec 2015 11:00
Suno's wearable enables users to follow their guide or locate house keys via haptic feedback, and has an inbuilt sensory alarm clock. The post Wearable helps visually impaired users track their guide appeared first on Sp...
Researcher wins Alzheimer's disease drug discovery award
EurekAlert! - 21 Dec 2015 07:00
(Boston University Medical Center) Research that leads to improved therapies for Alzheimer's disease patients is one goal of Boston University School of Medicine professor of pharmacology and neurology Benjamin Wolozin, ...
Web status code tells you when sites are censored
Engadget - 21 Dec 2015 05:10
With a few exceptions, web status codes are meant to indicate errors. A 404 page shows up when you tried to reach content that wasn't found, for example. However, there's now a code for those times when that absence is a...
Apple's Foreign Workers, Tax Record and Idealism Get the 60 Minutes Treatment
Gizmodo - 21 Dec 2015 05:07
In the episode of 60 Minutes aired this evening, Charlie Rose took a long and detailed look at America's most valuable company, from the overly complicated job interviews, to labor conditions and the CEO's sexual orienta...
Tim Cook: 'We Should Have Both' Privacy and Security
Time - 21 Dec 2015 04:10
The Apple CEO is holding his ground on surveillance after recent terrorist attacks
Astronauts Need to Fix the ISS Before Its Cargo Ship Docks
Wired - 21 Dec 2015 03:30
Watch the livestream of the emergency spacewalk. The post Astronauts Need to Fix the ISS Before Its Cargo Ship Docks appeared first on WIRED.
LG's robot vacuum uses your phone to show how dirty you really are
Android Central - 21 Dec 2015 03:30
LG is starting announce its CES 2016 lineup, and one of the first products is the new HOM-BOT Turbo+ vacuum. It's a cordless, robotic sort of deal that's doesn't look unlike other vacuums in this category. But this one's...
Security industry too busy improving security to do security right
The Register - 21 Dec 2015 03:01
PCI Council delays SSL abandonment date to 2018, so cruddy credit crypto continues The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has decided to delay the deadline for migration from Secure Sockets Layer ...
You Can Now Watch Star Wars In ASCII On Windows 10: Here's How
Tech Times - 21 Dec 2015 02:21
'Star Wars' is the hottest thing on the lips of moviegoers right now after the release of 'The Force Awakens,' which was welcomed by raving reviews. For those who can't watch the film yet, have a look at this.
Remodeling a Room? Think Like a Photographer
Strobist - 21 Dec 2015 21:10
Long-time readers of this site are already familiar with my family, having watched my kids grow up in photos. Seen above, on the left, is my daughter Emily. You guys met her when she was eight.She's seventeen now, and he...
Drone Maker DJI Opens First Flagship Store
Ubergizmo - 21 Dec 2015 17:45
DJI’s drones are easily the most recognizable drones on the market, not to mention that they also happen to be the most sought after drones, despite the fact that prices can go north of $1,000. The company has become o...
Fail to Register Your Drone? Could Be $27K Fine
NBC News - 21 Dec 2015 16:04
The national drone registry is open for business.
Apple & Ericsson Finally Agree On A Patent Deal
Ubergizmo - 21 Dec 2015 15:58
If you guys can recall, earlier this year there was a bit of legal drama between Apple and Ericsson. Basically Ericsson claimed that Apple had infringed upon their patent, and Apple said that they didn't. This has been g...