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Domino transplant
Science Daily - 18 Sep 2013 23:56
A rare transplant procedure allows a woman with liver cancer who would not survive on the transplant list to receive a new liver from a living donor.
The coming XPocalypse and five things Microsoft can do to prevent it
ZDNet - 18 Sep 2013 23:07
It is in Microsoft's best interests, as well as those of their customers, to take some steps to prevent the XPocalypse.
Six reasons why you should not immediately upgrade to iOS 7
ZDNet - 18 Sep 2013 20:20
If you're sticking with an older iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, your preferences may warrant holding off upgrading to iOS 7 straight away. Here are six good reasons.
gdgt's best deals for September 18th: Klipsch Image E1 In-Ear Headphones, Jabra Wave Bluetooth Headset
Engadget - 18 Sep 2013 21:24
Ready to save some cash on your tech buys? Then you've come to the right place. Our friends at sister site gdgt track price drops on thousands of products every day, and twice a week they feature some of the best deals t...
Cheat Sheet iOS 7 Wallpaper Walks You Through Those Fancy New Gestures
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 21:18
iOS 7 is out for you to install , and wow is it slick . Perhaps a little too slick. How do I get to the Control Center? Where are those dang buttons? Thankfully, Wired has created a cheater wallpaper set you can download...
White House Files Petition Asking FCC to Require Carriers to Unlock All Mobile Devices
Mac Rumors - 18 Sep 2013 01:53
The Obama administration has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission asking that all wireless carriers be required to unlock all mobile devices, reports The Washington Post. The move comes several mon...
Looks like Apple has doubled the size limit for downloading apps over cellular connections alongside
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 23:55
Looks like Apple has doubled the size limit for downloading apps over cellular connections alongside today's iOS 7 rollout . Users can now download apps up to 100MB before the system forces you to connect to Wi-Fi. [Macr...
The First Full-Size Helicopter That Takes Off and Lands All By Itself
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 23:43
As if there were any doubts that the future of aviation doesn't involve humans at the controls, Boeing's Unmanned Little Bird is the first helicopter to take off and land autonomously, choosing a safe landing site using ...
Evernote for Mac now offers a Presentation Mode as a premium feature
Engadget - 18 Sep 2013 23:40
It's not just iOS and BlackBerry 10 users getting new Evernote apps this week; the company has now also released an updated version of its Mac app with one fairly big new feature. An all-new Presentation Mode will now le...
LinkedIn petitions court to provide more details regarding government data requests
Engadget - 18 Sep 2013 23:17
It's not just the heaviest of the internet heavyweights pushing for greater government transparency. LinkedIn has filed its own petition with the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court asking for the ability to publi...
Kogan debuts second Agora smartphone: 5-inch 720p display, 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, Jelly Bean, $189
Engadget - 18 Sep 2013 23:00
Kogan's Agora brand may not drive techies wild like Galaxies or iThings do, but its motto is clear: try to deliver reasonable hardware at the lowest possible price. The company's first bid for a piece of the smartphone p...
This Cool Camping Gadget Pours Like A Kettle But Cooks Like a Pot
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 23:00
The team at Biolite, who brought you the ingenious Camp Stove that also charges gadgets , have returned with a new way to heat your outdoorsy eats and drinks. This month, the company is introducing the KettlePot, which i...
Is This Sustainable Hut the Future of Affordable Student Housing?
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 22:40
This modern 33-square-foot wooden hut is a concept by Swedish firm Tengbom Architects for affordable student housing called a smart student unit. It cleverly packs about five different traditional types of space into one...
A Map of Where All the Drones Live in the United States
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 22:20
By now there's little doubt that drones are here to stay--not just for military use but also for civilian use. In fact, a new "drone census" shows that the number of commercial drone Certificates of Authorization is now ...
Sharp's 70-inch, THX-certified Aquos Ultra 4K TV goes on sale in the US for $7,500
Engadget - 18 Sep 2013 22:11
We are well past mid-August, which is when Sharp initially estimated its new 70-inch Aquos 4K Ultra HD LED TV would begin hitting shelves. Despite the late arrival, however, something tells us folks will still be glad to...
iTunes Radio Isn't For You. It's For Apple.
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 22:10
iTunes Radio is years in the making, and today, it finally lands on millions of devices via iOS 7 and the newly updated iTunes 11.1. Like anything that has been predicted and anticipated for ages, intrigued users will di...
33 Everyday Objects If They Were Covered in Apple's Awful 5C Case
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 22:02
Happy iOS 7 day! There's so much 5S and 5C goodness floating around that something inevitably is going to need to balance it out. And that's where the 5C case comes in. It's certainly one of the more unattractive things ...
The Not-So-Crazy Plan to Solve NYC's Trash Woes With Pneumatic Tubes
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 21:40
New Yorkers have a history of experimenting with pneumatic tubes--both for mail delivery (seen above) and public transit --but only one version ever really stuck: An automated vacuum trash collection system beneath the s...
The Only Excuse For Having a Desk Phone in This Day and Age
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 21:20
You probably ditched your home phone years ago, but odds are there's still a landline phone sitting on your desk at work. As satisfying as it is to slam down a handset to drive home a point, it's time to upgrade. And Nat...
Google's anonymous ad tracker AdID 'could replace third-party cookies'
ZDNet - 18 Sep 2013 21:12
Google may introduce a new browser tracking system for advertisers that could kill off cookies placed by third parties.
How the Arctic Seed Vault and Apocalypse Entwine With Climate Change
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2013 21:01
Since 2007, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault has maintained a repository of the world's agricultural heritage. A series of tunnels bored into the side of a mountain, this vault is climate-controlled, secure against tectoni...
Facebook iOS app gets a facelift, gives iPhone users a new navigation bar
Engadget - 18 Sep 2013 21:00
It's iOS 7 release day, folks, and while we've told you about plenty of apps that have been updated to fit Apple's new aesthetic, we've got another for you. This time, it's Facebook, and instead of just giving its iOS ap...