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Photography Blog - 27 Feb 2014 16:30Picture of the Day: Waiting for Relief
Twisted Sifter - 27 Feb 2014 01:50
WAITING FOR RELIEF Photograph by United Nations Relief and Works Agency FEBRUARY 24, 2014: The United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner General, Filippo Grandi entered Yarmouk camp during the r...
Insane Point-of-View Footage of Supercross Riders Battling for the Win
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2014 21:40
This whole GoPro video, showing riders Ken Roczen and Ryan Villopoto duking it out for the lead at the 450SX Class Supercross race at the Georgia Dome earlier this week, is insane.
US senator wants to 'ban' Bitcoin, but gives Dogecoin a pass (Updated)
Digital Trends - 27 Feb 2014 01:01
Two days after Mt. Gox, once the world's largest Bitcoin exchange, effectively collapsed due to the alleged theft of more than $360 million worth of Bitcoins from its system, a U.S. senator has requested that the federal...
Project Ara ready for commercial launch by Q1 2015
Slash Gear - 27 Feb 2014 07:53
It seems that Google is dead serious about pushing its modular phone concept into a commercial business as soon as possible. DARPA alumnus Paul Eremenko, who now heads Project Ara, …
iPhone 6 To Have Sapphire Coating, Skips May Release (Rumor)
Ubergizmo - 27 Feb 2014 05:49
It does seem as though both Apple and Gorilla Glass will be kissing each other goodbye when the iPhone 6 hits the market. Apparently, Apple will be making the jump to a sapphire screen-coating for their next generation i...
Google+ for Android adds Snapseed-inspired filters and synced photo edits across all your devices
Pocket-lint - 27 Feb 2014 22:04
Google+ for Android has added a host of new photo-editing features, with the most notable addition being photo editing across all your devices. According to Google, starting immediately, you can edit a photograph on an A...
Giveaway: Win a Fuji X-T1 Kit AND Battery Grip!
PetaPixel - 27 Feb 2014 21:54
It’s time for another giveaway, and this one is a doozy! We promised you a big giveaway at the end of February and you’re getting one. Just follow the instructions below and you can enter to win the new Fujifilm X-T1...
Delicate Seasonal Double Exposures by Alon Avissar
The Phoblographer - 27 Feb 2014 13:08
Using images of roses, pine cones, snow-covered pine needles, and almond blossoms, to represent summer, autumn, winter, and spring respectively, Alon Avissar created such delicate and softly feminine double exposure port...
How to Install a Laundry Chute
Life Hacker - 27 Feb 2014 00:00
A laundry chute will save you time and energy with fewer trips up and down stairs. The pros at The Family Handyman show you how to find a wall location and install one.
Just days after Galaxy S5 launch, Goophone makes a knockoff
Digital Trends - 27 Feb 2014 23:01
It might look like Samsung's new Galaxy S5 smartphone, but it's far from it. This knockoff smartphone has weaker hardware, a bad design, and more woes. No matter how tempting it is, we recommend readers steer clear of th...
What Is Your Favorite Pen?
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2014 23:00
Yes, this is the internet, but we all still have to write by hand sometimes. I was just in the middle of an interview and my pen ran out of ink. What should I get to replace it?
Panasonic Toughpad 5 hands-on: no smartphone more rugged
Slash Gear - 27 Feb 2014 21:30
Whilst checking out the slimmest and sleekest smartphones in the world this week at Mobile World Congress 2014, Panasonic dropped a beast on us. The Panasonic Toughpad 5 is a …
Link found between pollutants, certain complications of obesity
Science Daily - 27 Feb 2014 19:55
A link has been found between a type of pollutant and certain metabolic complications of obesity. The breakthrough could eventually help improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiometabolic risk associated...
Children's health can be affected by anti-vaccine conspiracy theories
Medical News Today - 27 Feb 2014 10:00
A belief in anti-vaccine conspiracy theories may have significant and detrimental consequences for children's health, new research from the University has shown.Researchers Daniel Jolley and Dr Karen Douglas, of the Scho...
Google wants its Project Ara modular smartphone to cost $50
Engadget - 27 Feb 2014 04:45
How much will a modular smartphone set you back? If Google gets its way, about $50 -- assuming you forgo all of the bells and whistles. The team behind Project Ara wants to launch what it calls a "grayphone," a barebones...
Possible new target for future brain cancer drugs
Science Daily - 27 Feb 2014 23:45
A molecule in cells that shuts down the expression of genes might be a promising target for new drugs designed to treat glioblastoma, the most frequent and lethal form of brain cancer. The findings suggest that the prote...
Fossilized human feces from 14th century contain antibiotic resistance genes
Science Daily - 27 Feb 2014 23:45
A team of French investigators has discovered viruses containing genes for antibiotic resistance in a fossilized fecal sample from 14th century Belgium, long before antibiotics were used in medicine.
Early strokes leave many young adults with long-lasting disability
Science Daily - 27 Feb 2014 23:45
Ten years after having a stroke, nearly a third of young survivors still need assistance or are unable to live independently. About one in 10 strokes occurs in 18- to 50-year-olds. "We don't know if it's cognition, depre...
Rare disorder causes bleeding on brain of 3-year-old girl
Science Daily - 27 Feb 2014 23:38
A neurosurgeon used a minimally invasive technique to repair an extremely rare blood vessel problem that caused bleeding on the brain of a three-year-old girl. The bleeding on her brain was caused by a complex and potent...
New device for treating atrial fibrillation
Science Daily - 27 Feb 2014 23:38
A new high-tech catheter device can improve outcomes of patients treated for atrial fibrillation, the most common irregular heartbeat. The treatment, called catheter ablation, involves burning selected spots of tissue in...
Implantable magnetic 'bracelet' brings relief to GERD sufferers
Science Daily - 27 Feb 2014 23:38
An innovative laparoscopic procedure that implants a ring of magnetic beads to help prevent acid reflux in patients who suffer from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is the latest tool surgeons have to treat the dis...