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Friends app on Xbox One detailed in video walkthrough by Major Nelson
Pocket-lint - 14 Oct 2013 17:37
Major Nelson has published a video walkthrough of how the new Friends app will work on the Xbox one. The video below goes into full detail, but one of the main highlights is that the Friends list on Xbox One will automat...
40 Weeks and a Camera
Twisted Sifter - 14 Oct 2013 19:58
In a series entitled Proyecto Pyokko, freelance photographer Sophie Starzenski took self-portraits in front of a full-length mirror to document her pregnancy. The idea is simple and well executed; and the last frame w...
Panasonic's Rumored GM1 Camera Is Supposed to Be the Smallest M43 Camera Ever
The Phoblographer - 14 Oct 2013 15:47
A report on 43Rumors states that Panasonic will soon be releasing the GM1--which is supposed to be the smallest Micro Four Thirds Camera ever. (Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)
China's Propaganda Effort Goes Ethnic
Variety - 14 Oct 2013 08:07
The Chinese government has unveiled plans to make at least one film for each of its 55 ethnic minority groups.
Break Bad (And Look Good) With The Heisenberg T-Shirt [Deals]
Cult of Mac - 14 Oct 2013 18:15
Breaking Bad may be gone for good, but Heisenberg can live on forever with this exclusive Heisenberg t-shirt. And while Cult of Mac doesn't exactly promote apparel all that often, the appeal of Breaking Bad (and this shi...
'Sh*t Fashion Girls Say' Star Vies for Fashion Job
Mashable - 14 Oct 2013 06:03
P'Trique, of Sh*t Fashion Girls Say fame, is back again, this time in a promotional video for Net-a-Porter's discount site, The Outnet. See also: 6 Bloggers Who Tumbled Their Way Into New York Fashion Week In the video, ...
Geektime Conference: Keepy
Geek Time - 14 Oct 2013 12:58
A 'Memory Playlist' for parents and reprieve for their refrigerator
For Apple's new iPad, it's (r)evolution, baby
ZDNet - 14 Oct 2013 07:00
Thinner, lighter, more productive. So what? With the next-generation iPad, there's a bigger storyline underway.
The U.S. Army Is Building an 'Iron Man' Suit for Soldiers
Mashable - 14 Oct 2013 05:30
The U.S. Army is taking a page out of a Hollywood script for its latest armor design. Special Operations Command is partnering with universities, laboratories and the tech industry to design an Iron Man-style suit that w...
Report: These Are Sony's New 24- and 36-Megapixel Alpha Cameras
Gizmodo - 14 Oct 2013 15:53
DigitalCameraInfo has reportedly gotten ahold of the specs and images of two of Sony's new Alpha digital cameras, the A7 and the A7R. We don't know how they shoot yet, but they sure look nice.
Rejoice: You Can Now Play 'Super Mario Bros.' in Your Browser
Mashable - 14 Oct 2013 22:35
Prepare to waste your day — scratch that, month. Mario, Luigi and the whole gang just invaded your web browser Full Screen Mario has updated Super Mario Bros. from your '80s Nintendo console to HTML 5. See also: Vine V...
Root Verizon Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900V Now Possible
Ubergizmo - 14 Oct 2013 18:21
Only last week we reported that a couple of well known Android tinkerers had teamed up to create the root method for AT&T Galaxy Note 3. They’ve now replicated the same for Big Red’s variant, allowing users to root V...
Adult stem cells help build human blood vessels in engineered tissues
Science Daily - 14 Oct 2013 17:37
Researchers have identified a protein expressed by human bone marrow stem cells that guides and stimulates the formation of blood vessels. Their findings could help improve the vascularization of engineered tissues.
Vote Now! Best Space Stories of the Week - Oct. 13, 2013
SPACE.com - 14 Oct 2013 16:53
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
HTC One max officially announced: 5.9-inch handset debuts Sense 5.5
Pocket-lint - 14 Oct 2013 12:00
HTC has officially announced the HTC One max, the largest device in the One family, with a 5.9-inch Full HD display. Pushing into the phablet territory, the HTC One max comes with many of the design features of the HTC O...
30 years after rollout, take a tour of space shuttle Discovery's flightdeck
DP Review - 14 Oct 2013 04:57
Space shuttle Discovery was rolled out from the factory thirty years ago this month, and in an operational career spanning 39 missions, she spent 365 days in space and travelled almost 150 million miles. Discovery can cu...
Third-Party Cases for Next iPad Mini Suggest Slight Thickening to Accomodate Retina Display
Mac Rumors - 14 Oct 2013 19:31
Some Chinese case-makers expect the new iPad mini to be roughly 0.3mm thicker than the current model, going from 7.2mm to 7.5mm, according to a report from Mac Otakara. The cases also indicate the device will be 0.2mm wi...
The Gold iPad 5 And iPad Mini 2 Shells May Have Finally Been Leaked
Cult of Mac - 14 Oct 2013 19:28
Tim Cook and the gang are set to take the stage in eight days to announce the newest lineup of iPads, but if a new set of leaked iPad shells are the real deal, we’ll have already seen all the…
Surface 2 blades: Full Design Storm video published, shows off all the click-in accessory concepts
Pocket-lint - 14 Oct 2013 18:35
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface 2 in New York City last month, it also showed off some potential connected accessories for the new tablet under the codename Blades. The company previewed a short video at the event of...
Iran May Launch Another Monkey Into Space Soon: Reports
SPACE.com - 14 Oct 2013 18:28
The Iranian newspaper Jomhuri Eslami reported that the Islamic Republic aims to blast a monkey into space sometime in the next month, according to the French news agency AFP. The liftoff would advance the nation's plans ...
OmniROM Targets Android Devices
Ubergizmo - 14 Oct 2013 09:44
It does seem as though there are plans to roll out a new custom version of Android that will be known as OmniROM, thanks to the efforts by a group of rather well known developers – at least in the Android custom ROM un...
Fearless Felix Supersonic Space Jump Still Awesome One Year Later
Gizmodo - 14 Oct 2013 07:17
Today is the anniversary of brave Felix Baumgartner's space jump. His heart was racing at 185 beats per minute when he jumped from an altitude of 127,852 feet, then started to spin at 60 revolutions per minute and kept s...