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The Sweet Irony Of Popcorn Time
TechCrunch - 23 Mar 2014 00:47
The absolutely lovely irony with Popcorn Time is that it's doing for the distribution of pirated movies exactly what the movie industry needs to do for itself.
Margaritaville Bali Frozen Concoction Maker
The Gadget Flow - 23 Mar 2014 08:00
The Margaritaville Bali Frozen Concoction Maker is the ultimate party drink dispenser. It's fully automated and will faithfully shave ice and blend and serve drinks of your choice that it is pre-programmed to make. It ca...
How your tweets reveal your home location
The Loop - 23 Mar 2014 14:21
Geotagged tweets and images can breach privacy walls and even cost lives: But it also raises privacy issues, particularly when users are unaware, or forget that, their tweets are geotagged. Various celebrities are though...
How Bill Nye Became "The Science Guy"
Gizmodo - 23 Mar 2014 01:00
If you're a bit of a geek (and I know you are because, c'mon, you're reading Gizmodo), you probably grew up watching Bill Nye. The goofy puns, the cheeky visuals, the corny yet cool music videos, all inspired a generatio...
[AppleTell] BlueAnt launches PUMP HD sport earbuds
Technology Tell - 23 Mar 2014 20:47
[From AppleTell] The PUMP HD earbuds from BlueAnt are to headphones what CrossFit is to aerobics: only the serious need apply.
3DS Max Tutorial: Animation And Modeling Has Never Been So Easy [Deals]
Cult of Mac - 23 Mar 2014 23:00
Animation and modeling are very tough to learn on your own, so this Cult of Mac Deals offer aims to make the process that much easier. With The 3DS Max Tutorial, animation and modeling have neever been easier. Designed f...
Close Shave Bottle Opener
The Gadget Flow - 23 Mar 2014 08:00
The Close Shave Bottle Opener is a bottle opener that looks like a barber's razor. The hard wood handle and snap-open stainless steel blade make it a very authentic-looking razor that any barman would be proud to use for...
3D-printed splint used to help a baby breathe again
The Verge - 23 Mar 2014 03:37
3D printing doesn't have to be limited to tchotchkes. The production method has already proven its utility in surgery, and now a doctor has used 3D printing to help save a baby's life. The baby was born with a condition ...
One Billion Android Devices Open To Privilege Escalation
Slashdot - 23 Mar 2014 01:52
msm1267 (2804139) writes "The first deep look into the security of the Android patch installation process, specifically its Package Management Service (PMS), has revealed a weakness that puts potentially every Android de...
LG's first smart light bulb flashes when you get a phone call
Engadget - 23 Mar 2014 23:01
LG isn't about to let household heavyweights like Philips corner the connected lighting space -- it just unveiled the Smart Lamp, its first take on the concept. The 10W LED bulb gives Android and iOS users a familiar lev...
Marvel at this magic mahjong table again and again and again
Gizmodo - 23 Mar 2014 21:32
A table with a hole that will suck all your mahjong pieces and returns them perfectly stacked, ready to play. Obviously, it's powered by SORCERY...
Genetic cause of rare type of ovarian cancer discovered
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2014 21:21
The cause of a rare type of ovarian cancer that most often strikes girls and young women has been uncovered by an international research team, according to a study. The findings revealed a 'genetic superhighway' mutation...
Path to safer drugs for heart disease, cancer found by researchers
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2014 21:21
Investigators may have found a way to solve a problem that has plagued a group of drugs called ligand-mimicking integrin inhibitors, which have the potential to treat conditions ranging from heart attacks to cancer metas...
Leukaemia caused by chromosome catastrophe
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2014 21:19
Researchers have found that people born with a rare abnormality of their chromosomes have a 2,700-fold increased risk of a rare childhood leukaemia. In this abnormality, two specific chromosomes are fused together but be...
Shifting evolution into reverse promises cheaper, greener way to make new drugs
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2014 21:17
By shifting evolution into reverse, it may be possible to use "green chemistry" to make a number of costly synthetic drugs as easily and cheaply as brewing beer. Normally, both evolution and synthetic chemistry proceed f...
Drugs fail to reawaken dormant HIV infection
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2014 21:17
Scientists report that compounds they hoped would "wake up" dormant reservoirs of HIV inside immune system T cells -- a strategy designed to reverse latency and make the cells vulnerable to destruction -- have failed to ...
Just Like Microsoft, Apple Reserves The Right To Read Your iCloud Email Anytime
Cult of Mac - 23 Mar 2014 20:53
Last week, Alex Kibkalo, a former Microsoft employee living in Lebanon, was arrested on charges that he had sold the Windows 8 source code in retaliation for a bad performance review. What was most shocking about the arr...
Diesel versus Hybrid: The battle for eco-friendly supremacy
Digital Trends - 23 Mar 2014 17:15
Car buyers are faced with a multitude of choices when it comes to gas mileage, with everything from plug-in hybrids to electric cars what should you get. Today we breakdown two of the most common choices, hybrid vs. dies...
Did the iPod kill the boom box?
CNET - 23 Mar 2014 17:06
(Credit: Steve Guttenberg/CNET) Starting in the 1970s boom boxes provided the soundtrack of urban life -- on the street, buses, subways, parks, and beaches -- boom boxes were everywhere. Now they're almost defunct, music...
Cops May Be Intercepting Phone Calls, Text Messages Through Stingray Technology
The Huffington Post - 23 Mar 2014 16:55Best free music players for Mac OS X
Digital Trends - 23 Mar 2014 15:15
Tired of your Mac's default music player? Take a look at our picks for the best free music players available for your Apple rig. Whether you're a casual listener or an audiophile, you're sure to find something that fits ...
RoomScan creates floor plans automatically
TUAW - 23 Mar 2014 15:00
Now here's a clever idea for an app: using the position sensors in your iPhone, the free RoomScan app creates a pretty accurate floor plan (within a foot or so) of any room. When you launch the app you'll see some help s...