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Shades of Microsoft: iPhone 5S Gets Own Blue Screen of Death
Technorati - 13 Oct 2013 22:47
iPhone 5S users are finding their mobile devices freezing up and displaying something very familiar to haters of Microsoft-driven devices.
The Definition of Hell
Mashable - 13 Oct 2013 23:52
You know what they say: Home is where the Wi-Fi connects automatically But does that mean that hell is where there's no Wi-Fi? See also: 10 Stand-Up Comics Who Understand Your Tech Woes In this Sunday comic, Maria Scriva...
Divoom OnBeat 500 review
Pocket-lint - 13 Oct 2013 11:00
Bluetooth speakers are spilling out of every corner of every manufacturer at the moment and we're seeing swathes of new names surfacing too. Divoom is one of those names that you might not immediately familiar with, and ...
No, Twitter is not ruining America or American politics -- just the opposite, in fact
GigaOM - 13 Oct 2013 04:41
Is Twitter ruining America by making it easy for politicians to create a bubble in which they only communicate with fans? Actually, the transparency and lack of filters has as many positive aspects as it does negative on...
Records show NY Police will spy on practically anyone
The Verge - 13 Oct 2013 23:03
The New York City Police Department sent spies to infiltrate Islamic youth groups and mosques, but also deployed them to such organizations as Occupy Wall Street and Critical Mass, the people who advocate for the rights ...
These Stars May Look Mellow But They're Resisting A Huge Black Hole
Gizmodo - 13 Oct 2013 22:53
Nothing is ever as tranquil as it seems. This image is pretty and has lots of fun, trippy colors. But all of that variation is being produced by gas, dust and other matter as whole galaxies fall into a supermassive black...
Fibromyalgia sufferers get pain relief from IV lidocaine
Science Daily - 13 Oct 2013 22:33
Patients with fibromyalgia resistant to more routine therapies have a new pain relief treatment available. Intravenous (IV) lidocaine infusion provided significant pain relief to fibromyalgia patients, although the pain ...
Ubbi Diaper Pail Is Your Best Bet for Cleaning Up Stinky Situations
Mashable - 13 Oct 2013 22:56
Diaper duty doesn't have to be so dangerous anymore. The Ubbi Diaper Pail is about as high-tech as it gets when it comes to the dirty job of changing your baby's diaper Made out of powder-coated steel, the Ubbi stands ou...
NASA Research Stalled By Government Shutdown
SPACE.com - 13 Oct 2013 16:31
The government shutdown brought research at NASA facilities around the United States to a standstill when it went into effect on Oct. 1. At NASA's Ames Research Center in California, scientific research is at a standstil...
Hands-on: Volkswagen Golf GTi (Mk7) review
Pocket-lint - 13 Oct 2013 17:00
The VW Golf GTi has been an ever present in the automotive world since 1975. Six generations of the car have sold over 200,000 units for VW in the UK alone. A smash hit? Yes, but rather like Top of the Pops, the game's m...
Snowden's embrace puts EFF back in the spotlight
The Verge - 13 Oct 2013 23:34
Can the Electronic Frontier Foundation mount an effective fight from San Francisco against government surveillance in Washington? That's the central question in a Washington Post feature on the civil liberties advocacy ...
Check Out the Best From This Week's Open Thread
Life Hacker - 13 Oct 2013 23:00
I keep rolling my ankles playing sports. What can I do to prevent this? Leaving my job but employer wants to get me fitted for a suit. Should I feel bad about this or take it and consider it payment in lieu of money? How...
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are Lurking In Warm Florida Waters
Gizmodo - 13 Oct 2013 21:37
This is just rough. A man who was setting crab traps in the saltwater Halifax River last week is the latest victim in a string of Florida deaths caused by the flesh-eating Vibrio Vulnificus bacteria.
Sony A7 reportedly pictured in blurry screengrab, teases viewfinder
Engadget - 13 Oct 2013 20:32What's Your Most Positive Tech Support Experience?
Gizmodo - 13 Oct 2013 20:00
One time I called Time Warner customer service because the internet was out in my apartment. The man I spoke to was friendly. He had information about an outage in my area. He had an estimate of how long it would be befo...
Pencils Are Even More Deadly When They're Actually Steel Nails
Gizmodo - 13 Oct 2013 18:49
The thing I appreciate about The Slingshot Channel is that it always brings projects two or three iterations past what I would ever think to pursue. The pencil shooter Joerg made last week was more of a curiosity. Not th...
Weirdly, A Reverse To-Do List Makes A Lot of Sense
Gizmodo - 13 Oct 2013 17:28
It's fun to check things off of a to-do list, but often what's more important is remembering when you last did something. Is it time to change the water filter? Get a new toothbrush? Go to the doctor? If you had somethin...
Time Machines: Artificial beats
Engadget - 13 Oct 2013 17:00A Robotic Petting Zoo Is Just as Creepy-Awesome as it Sounds
Gizmodo - 13 Oct 2013 16:24
Petting zoos are fun, but they can also be kind of sketchy. Is that rabbit being attacked by too many five-year-olds? Is that goat depressed? It's awkward. But if the tactile experience were coming from robots and AI you...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: pontoon bike, nuclear fusion and a power-generating merry-go-round
Engadget - 13 Oct 2013 16:00Is There A 12-Inch Retina MacBook in the Pipeline?
Gizmodo - 13 Oct 2013 15:16
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has released predictions about Apple's future laptop plans. Most notably he is forecasting that a 12-inch MacBook with a retina display will be announced in mid-2014, and that it wi...