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China's moon rover Yuta may be dead
Slash Gear - 13 Feb 2014 00:18
The public is grieving this week as China's Yuta moon rover appears to have kicked the bucket once and for all. While Space.com confirms that China's moon lander Chang'e 3 …
A Key You Can Photograph Is A Key That Can Be Copied
Gizmodo - 13 Feb 2014 23:20
If you take a picture of a car or house key, could you use that picture to get a copy made? Yes--quite trivially, actually. I have a folder on my laptop that is filled with photos people have taken of their keys and put ...
Snapped from the International Space Station 230 miles above all the events, this photo of the Winte
Gizmodo - 13 Feb 2014 00:20
Snapped from the International Space Station 230 miles above all the events, this photo of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, clearly reveals the massive new facilities including Fisht Stadium where the opening ceremo...
Imagining Office for the iPad
TechPinions - 13 Feb 2014 22:24
It’s no secret that Microsoft has been hard at work at a true touch-based version of its Office suite, not only for Windows’ Metro interface, but for iPad and Android tablets as well. But little has been revealed abo...
Facebook now lets you specify a custom gender in your profile
Engadget - 13 Feb 2014 23:02
Many in the queer community identify themselves through genders that don't fit into binary male and female definitions, but social networks typically don't allow for that kind of nuance. Thankfully, Facebook is more acco...
Windows 8 sales pass 200m (but Win7 was still faster)
Slash Gear - 13 Feb 2014 22:18
Microsoft has sold more than 200 million Windows 8 licenses, the company has confirmed, more than doubling sales in less than a year. The figure was shared by Microsoft EVP …
Lenovo Q3 profits up, but acquisitions will cause short term stumble
Slash Gear - 13 Feb 2014 06:05
Lenovo's Q3 (October to December) financial report is in, and with it comes a slew of milestones for the company, as well as increases in quarterly revenue and record shipment …
GM recalls almost 779k cars over fault linked to six deaths
Slash Gear - 13 Feb 2014 20:51
General Motors is recalling almost 779,000 cars over a fault linked to six deaths and more than twenty crashes, with the airbags of certain compacts failing to deploy. The issue, …
Apple 2014 Supplier Responsibility report notes a crackdown on the use of conflict minerals
Slash Gear - 13 Feb 2014 13:06
Apple has published its 2014 Supplier Responsibility report. This year's publication marks the eight version of this report that Apple has published. The annual report covers a range of human …
Conquering Maxwell's Demon
Discover - 13 Feb 2014 03:30
A new mathematical model says physicist James Clerk Maxwell’s dream of order without effort could be theoretically possible.
A Map of Jupiter's Moon Ganymede, Where We Might Be Able to Live
Gizmodo - 13 Feb 2014 01:40
One day, poor planet Earth will succumb to the centuries of abuse we've dealt her, shrivel up, and cease to support life. Then, if we're not already living in some Elysium-like habitat in space , we'll have to find a new...
How Comcast Just Conquered America in Two Simple GIFs
Gizmodo - 13 Feb 2014 19:15
It's a sad day for consumers as the rumored merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable is moving forward. What does it look like when the two biggest cable companies in the country jump into the sack together? The map ...
Scientists get meaningful energy from laser-based nuclear fusion
Engadget - 13 Feb 2014 20:59
Researchers have long sought to generate significant energy from laser-based nuclear fusion, and it appears that they're finally making some headway. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory reports that laser blasts in Se...
The best alternatives to Google's own Android apps
Engadget - 13 Feb 2014 19:30
As Android has evolved, Google's worked increasingly hard to keep users locked into its ecosystem. The search giant creates new apps, retains users by giving them a thoroughly decent out-of-the-box experience and then ch...
Comcast tipped to acquire Time Warner Cable
Slash Gear - 13 Feb 2014 06:30
Comcast is slated to acquire Time Warner Cable in what would be a merger of the two largest cable operators in the United States, according to sources that spoke with …
Nexus 7 2013 tablet lands at Verizon
Slash Gear - 13 Feb 2014 13:28
We mentioned a couple days ago that the Google Nexus 7 2013 tablet would be hitting Verizon Wireless soon. That tablet is now available on the Verizon website. The new …
Official Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Samples
Photography Blog - 13 Feb 2014 10:30
Canon Japan has published four high-resolution sample images captured with the new PowerShot G1 X Mark II large-sensor compact camera.
Edward Snowden Got a Bunch of NSA Info By Stealing a Coworker's Password
Gizmodo - 13 Feb 2014 06:18
It's fun to imagine the spy games that must have been involved in Edward Snowden's exposure of the NSA's massively invasive surveillance techniques. But, as NBC reports, a lot of that information came the way you might s...
Can you find the sniper hiding with camouflage in this picture?
Gizmodo - 13 Feb 2014 05:42
No? It's okay, I couldn't find him either. I tried really hard too but I'd just be a walking dead person by now if I stumbled across this field in real life because the sniper that's hiding would have no problem mowing m...
Eggspress Heart-Shaped Boiled Egg Mould - $10
The Gadget Flow - 13 Feb 2014 08:00
The Eggspress Heart-Shaped Boiled Egg Mould from Mustard is something you definitely need if you're planning for a breakfast in bed kind of deal for Valentine's Day. It's a heart-shaped boiled egg mould which turns your ...
These insane people like to surf in ice water
Gizmodo - 13 Feb 2014 23:45
Say hi to Matt Nelson, an awesomely crazy dude who likes to surf during the winter on Niagara's North Shore and the Great Lakes. As you can see, he gets icicles everywhere, including his eyelashes. You have to check out ...