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New Godzilla Makes His First Appearance in Leaked Images
Nerdist - 7 Jan 2016 01:00
Toho’s new take on their towering, radiation-breathing monster can be summed up in two words: more teeth! After the roaring box-office success of Gareth Edwards’ American version in 2014, it was only natural that the...
Samsung Gear S2 iPhone compatibility release date revealed
Pocket-lint - 7 Jan 2016 02:07
During its CES 2016 press conference, Samsung revealed that it is making its Gear S2 smartwatch compatible with iPhone. Now it has also confirmed to Pocket-lint exactly when that will happen. And it's sooner than you thi...
A Fourteen-Year-Old Prodigy on the Beauties and Frustrations of Climbing
The New Yorker - 7 Jan 2016 15:00
When I met Ashima Shiraishi, whom Nick Paumgarten profiles in the magazine this week, it was not like meeting a fourteen-year-old. It was like meeting an adult. Ashima, a world-class rock climber, is uncommonly focussed ...
iPhone 7 will be waterproof, charge wirelessly and have no headphone jack
Cult of Mac - 7 Jan 2016 23:54
The upcoming iPhone 7 is almost certainly ditching the headphone jack at this point. What at first seemed like a ridiculous stretch is now shaping up to be the most credible rumor about the next-gen iPhone so far. Plus, ...
Powerful portable battery pack charges in 18 minutes flat
Cult of Mac - 7 Jan 2016 02:25
LAS VEGAS — The makers of a powerful new battery pack called the iTron claim it can be fully charged to 9,000 mAh in an astonishing 18 minutes. Even better, in just three short minutes, it slurps up enough power to rec...
Going Against the Flow: Matt Kozlov, Managing Director of Techstars Healthcare Accelerator
The Huffington Post - 7 Jan 2016 00:21A new way to store solar heat
MIT - 7 Jan 2016 07:00
Material could harvest sunlight by day, release heat on demand hours or days later.
IBM cuts new Watson deals that push it deeper into health
PC World - 7 Jan 2016 06:25
When you think of IBM you probably don't think of consumer electronics, but the company's CEO came to Las Vegas on Wednesday to push IBM's Watson technology deeper into wearables and health. Ginni Rometti announced two p...
What Just Happened in North Korea?
The New Yorker - 7 Jan 2016 00:33
North Korea detonated some sort of bomb last night. Pyongyang says that it was a hydrogen bomb, although, as Barbara Demick notes, the seismological readings don't really support that claim. The tremor from the explosion...
WowWee is Funding This Adorable Robotic Dog on Indiegogo
Tech Times - 7 Jan 2016 05:21
WowWee's got a new adorable robot.
Gear S2 iPhone Support Release Date Revealed
Ubergizmo - 7 Jan 2016 17:22
Samsung launched the Gear S2 smartwatch last year and it has proven to be one of the hottest wearable devices of the year, it has been compatible with Android handsets ever since it came out and the company never really ...
Cologne Divided Over Who to Blame for New Year's Assaults
Time - 7 Jan 2016 06:54
At least 106 women have come forward to file criminal complaints of sexual assault
TarDisk's MacBook Storage-Expanding Card Adds Cloud Storage
Tech Times - 7 Jan 2016 05:59
The second generation version of the card adds the security of cloud backup.
Goodbye, Moto(rola). Iconic brand name to be phased out - CNET
CNET - 7 Jan 2016 23:59Google Translate 'technical error' labels Russia as evil kingdom of 'Mordor'
BGR - 7 Jan 2016 05:00
Russia is home to the Lord of the Rings' fiery, evil kingdom of Mordor, and its foreign minister is a "sad little horse," according to a Google Translate "technical error" that left the search giant scrambling. Internet ...
This map shows the brewing proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2016 23:48
Throughout the wider Middle East, numerous countries are being wracked by unrest and civil conflict. And, in a majority of the conflicts, the ongoing crises can be seen as an expansion of a proxy war between two of the r...
North Korea's H-bomb claim unites Trump and Hillary
New York Post - 7 Jan 2016 06:54
North Korea's H-bomb claim has generated a rare agreement between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton -- China must do more to rein in the rogue state. "China should solve that problem," Trump told Fox News on Wednesday. "A...
The Case for Why You Should Floss Before Brushing
Life Hacker - 7 Jan 2016 23:00
For whatever reason, a lot of people struggle with flossing more than with brushing their teeth. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely suggests it has to do with what's known as "reward substitution," which means after your br...
CES 2016: Pioneer and JBL Debut New Aftermarket CarPlay Systems
Mac Rumors - 7 Jan 2016 19:18
Pioneer at CES 2016 this week announced its next-generation lineup of NEX aftermarket CarPlay systems, available in Spring 2016 for between $700 and $1,400. The new systems include the 7-inch AVIC-8200NEX and AVIC-7200NE...
Which Lauren Cohan Supernatural Character Reigns Supreme?
MTV News - 7 Jan 2016 17:00List: Who won People's Choice Awards?
USA Today - 7 Jan 2016 06:57How's That Adam Sandler Netflix Deal Looking Now? Ted Sarandos Reports
Deadline - 7 Jan 2016 06:11
When Adam Sandler signed a disruptive deal to produce and star in a string of comedies that would appear exclusively on Netflix, it was greeted with some skepticism. They are feeling pretty good about it at Netflix. When...