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LG E980 Stops By The FCC, Could Be The Optimus G Pro For AT&T
Ubergizmo - 22 Mar 2013 12:43
If phablets are your kind of device, then devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and LG’s Optimus G Pro could be of interest to you .While the Galaxy Note 2 has been launched, the Optimus G Pro is expected to make...
How to take lolcat photos
Fox News - 22 Mar 2013 19:45
The Internet, as we all know, is primarily a medium for viewing cat photos.
NASA probe reveals dark side of the moon
Fox News - 22 Mar 2013 16:30
Some parts of the moon haven't seen the sun in millions, and even billions, of years but an unmanned NASA spacecraft is shedding light on these lunar lands of permanent darkness.
Samsung mulls sale of Dutch e-ink display business to Amazon
Engadget - 22 Mar 2013 12:28
It's not often that we hear of Samsung suffering from buyer's remorse, but it looks like it should have kept e-ink manufacturer Liquavista's receipt in the box-file marked "Important." Bloomberg's Person Familiar With Th...
This $150,000 Mechanical Watch Is Really A Weather Station
TechCrunch - 22 Mar 2013 14:28
Sensor-laden watches that electronically measure the temperature, barometric pressure, and magnetic north are fairly cheap. A nice Casio can be had for about $200. But if you're one of those high-tech, post-IPO types tha...
A Laser Violin Would Have Surely Blown Amadeus' Mind
Gizmodo - 22 Mar 2013 15:16
Playing a violin requires far more finesse than just dragging a bow across its strings. There are subtle nuances in motion, pressure, and speed required that take years to master. Or, you can wait for Dylan Menzies to pe...
The sociological origins of drawing dicks in videogames
The Verge - 22 Mar 2013 13:12
As Nobel-prize chasers search for a cure to HIV, and Bill Gates squanders his fortune on new and innovative vaccination methods, one topic has remained unexplored: why do gamers insist on drawing dicks in videogames? Kot...
14 Hilarious 'If This Then That' Recipes
Mashable - 22 Mar 2013 22:47
Short for "If This Then That," IFTTT "recipes" build efficient notifications and triggers that optimize our everyday activities. For example, you can create the following recipe: "If a shipping status changes on my Amazo...
A Look at Dodge & Burn’s New Camera History Serigraphs
PetaPixel - 22 Mar 2013 20:10How It Works: A Touchscreen That Knows You
Popular Science - 22 Mar 2013 16:30
Touchscreens treat all fleshy finger pads alike: Most detect a simple change in electrical current or in sound or light waves regardless of who is swiping. Researchers at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, have built a touc...
Library of Congress to Preserve First Message From Space
Mashable - 22 Mar 2013 15:56
The first audio message to be relayed from outer space will be preserved as part of the National Recording Registry alongside Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon," Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence," and Chubb...
LG rumored to be building its own smartwatch to compete with Apple, Samsung, and Google
The Verge - 22 Mar 2013 15:22
Apple, Google, and Samsung are all rumored to be building their own smartwatches, and LG is the latest manufacturer to reportedly join the fray. According The Korea Times, LG is currently developing both a smartwatch and...
That iPad box might be filled with a fake
CNN - 22 Mar 2013 14:45
If you're handing over cash for a heavily discounted iPad from some random guy in a McDonald's parking lot or at a gas station, then yes, you should consider your purchase a risk.
Friday Poll: What killer feature do you want in the next iPhone?
CNET - 22 Mar 2013 14:00
It's starting to look like the next iPhone will need to unveil a killer feature for the masses -- some of them, at least -- to be satisfied. [Read more]
LOHAN fans drawn to magnetic coupling
The Register - 22 Mar 2013 13:44
Neodymium solution for spaceplane heater disconnect? Earlier this week, we published results of some tests on the proposed heater for our Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) rocket motor heater, designed to keep ...
UK biz ISP Entanet goes titsup, 'broke' a bit of Blighty's internet
The Register - 22 Mar 2013 13:25
'Resilient national network? Not tonight!' Brit internet and communications provider Entanet is slowing bringing its systems back to life today after they metaphorically keeled over last night.…
Students In China Taking Out Loans To Purchase iPhones And iPads Despite Crazy Interest Rates
Ubergizmo - 22 Mar 2013 12:10
Love of hate Apple products, the fact of the matter is that most people consider them to be trendy and hip products; basically products that you would love to be seen with, although we guess that might depend on which si...
Stephen Fry explains… Alan Turing's amazing computer
The Register - 22 Mar 2013 11:02
Universal Machine upgrade needed, where can I find the parts? It's been almost two years* since Stephen Fry last put his foot in his mouth - but the boy has gone and done it again. The nation's most cherished TV advertis...
Planck satellite creates most detailed map ever of cosmic microwave background radiation
Engadget - 22 Mar 2013 09:18
The European Space Agency's Planck satellite has been gathering data since its launch in 2009, slowly building up a map of the cosmic microwave background radiation -- a distant remnant of the Big Bang. The resulting ima...
The Hilariously Scientific MinusIQ Pill That Makes Smart People Dumber Would Be Fun to Take
Gizmodo - 22 Mar 2013 05:00
Do you ever feel like the rest of the world is so dumb? And it's not that you're especially smart, it's just that people are just so dumb. Do they enjoy being dumb? Have they ever thought about being smart? Of course not...
Universe gains an extra hundred million years
The Register - 22 Mar 2013 04:06
Planck also refines matter measurements Among the mysteries revealed by the first set of papers released out of the Planck telescope data is a new estimate for the age of the Universe: at 13.8 billion years, it's 100 mil...
Apple ID accounts reportedly vulnerable to password reset hack, forgot password page taken offline for maintenance
Engadget - 22 Mar 2013 23:21
Gaping security holes are a pretty terrifying thing, especially when they involve something as sensitive as your Apple ID. Sadly it seems that immediately after making the paranoid happy by instituting two-step authentic...