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Pentatonix, 'PTX: Vol. III'--EP Review
Popdust - 23 Sep 2014 19:25
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The Increasingly Odd Story of Jasmine Tridevil, the Woman Who Claims to Have 3 Breasts
Mashable - 23 Sep 2014 22:38
You've probably heard about the 21-year-old woman using the pseudonym Jasmine Tridevil Tridevil claims she has had a third breast surgically attached to her chest for $20,000 in hopes that she will land a show on MTV. Tr...
A Farewell to Kings Cross: Our Friend, Our Enemy, Our Wild Times
Mashable - 23 Sep 2014 08:15
SYDNEY — The party is finally over Kings Cross, the notorious red light and entertainment precinct in Sydney, Australia, is dead. See also: Whisky-Drinking Cowboys Look at the Dark Side of Technology Those wild nights ...
18 Terrifying Photos From the Top of Skyscrapers
Mashable - 23 Sep 2014 12:30These retailers and companies will support Apple Pay
Digital Trends - 23 Sep 2014 20:24
Here is a list of all the vendors, retailers, and companies that plan to support Apple Pay when it launches in October. Find out if your favorite retailer is onboard. The post These retailers and companies will support A...
Reports Suggest iPhone 6 Plus May Bend in Your Pocket
Mashable - 23 Sep 2014 21:19
Consider this a PSA: Don't keep the iPhone 6 Plus in your front pants pocket for too long. It just might bend. Reports of slightly bent iPhone 6 Plus devices are cropping up on a number of Apple forums, suggesting that t...
Branch Metrics Raises $3 Million From NEA For More Intelligent Deep Links That Make Apps Work Like The Web
TechCrunch - 23 Sep 2014 13:25
Palo Alto-based Branch Metrics has just raised $3 million from NEA and others to address a series of challenges affecting the mobile app ecosystem today. The company has come up with an advanced “deep linking” tech...
Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Opens Up About Everything
Mashable - 23 Sep 2014 13:20
SYDNEY — The first female prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, has come out of hiding for a no-holds-barred interview on her former leadership. In 2010, Gillard ousted Kevin Rudd as leader of the Labor Party in ...
Move over SpaceX, Japan's space elevator will be a ride to the stars
Geek Time - 23 Sep 2014 10:12
That's right - a Japanese construction company has declared its intentions to build an elevator that reaches outer space by 2050. And they just might do it
Here's Why Nevada Gave Tesla Motors $1.3 Billion
Bidness etc. - 23 Sep 2014 18:20
"The Tesla Gigafactory puts us not only on the national radar for site selectors and companies looking for locations in the West, but we're getting calls from across the globe -- Belgium, Germany, China," said Mike Kazmi...
Researchers achieve long-distance light to matter quantum teleportation
Gizmag - 23 Sep 2014 04:45
A successful test in passing information from light into matter - using the teleportation of the quantum state of a photon via optical fiber cable to a receiving crystal located over 25 km (15 mi) away - has been claimed...
Canelo Alvarez Reportedly to Face Joshua Clottey in December
Bleacher Report - 23 Sep 2014 06:03
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will reportedly take on veteran Joshua Clottey in his next bout, slated for December. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated reported the news on Monday and weighed in on the fight: Alvarez, 24, is far ...
Website of the day: The Internet in Real-Time
Pocket-lint - 23 Sep 2014 02:00
I think we can all agree that Big Data is a big deal. Really big. But just how big? And should we be worried? We know that there are scare stories about how much personal information is being shared on an hourly basis, b...
Man Bends iPhone 6 Plus with Bare Hands on Video
The Mac Observer - 23 Sep 2014 23:30
With reports (Google Translation) popping up claiming Apple's new 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus can get bent just by being in your pocket, YouTube channel UnboxTherapy did a bend test on the device. There's no sense beating aro...
U.S., Syria disagree on whether Syria knew about anti-ISIS airstrikes beforehand
The Week - 23 Sep 2014 07:24
The U.S. and several Arab allies took the battle against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) inside Syria on Monday night, and Syria and the U.S. are offering different stories on one of the big questions about the bo...
Be Careful with iOS 8's New Private Browsing Mode in Safari
Life Hacker - 23 Sep 2014 22:30
iOS 8 is packed with great new features . A new private browsing mode is not one of them. As Redditor ILiketoSpooner points out, private browsing mode is not really as conveniently private as it used to be.
Sysco And US Foods Merger In FTC Crosshairs
Bidness etc. - 23 Sep 2014 19:36
According to The WallStreet Journal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accused Sysco Corporation (SYY) of violating anti-trust laaws with its plan to merge with US Foods. The US regulatory authority is contemplating...
Dataminr Scours Social Media for Hot News Tips
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2014 18:59
Dataminr, software that analyzes Twitter postings for patterns that indicate breaking news, became commercially available to news organizations on Tuesday.
You have to check out some of the amazing pictures being taken with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
BGR - 23 Sep 2014 04:15
iPhones may not have as many megapixels as a lot of cameras on high-end Android phones, but repeated photography shootouts have shown that the device’s camera typically punches above its weight and can still deliver fa...
Facebook to introduce new advertising platform : WSJ
Reuters - 23 Sep 2014 02:32
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is set to unveil a new advertising platform to improve effectiveness of online ads, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing people with knowledge of the matter.
BlackBerry Passport smartphone pricing aims to undercut rivals
Tech Times - 23 Sep 2014 02:01
BlackBerry offers consumers a $50 perk for picking up its square-faced smartphone, undercutting the prices of the latest offerings from Apple and Samsung. BlackBerry continues its efforts to grow a loyal following for it...
Giving Your Employees Skin In The Game
Forbes - 23 Sep 2014 15:17
I was working with a business owner on ideas for retaining a key employee. The employee was threatening to leave for a higher paying job, declaring “I love working here, but if I’m going to stay, I want to have some ...