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Sony A6000 Sample Images
Photography Blog - 17 Apr 2014 21:00
Here are 90 sample JPEG photos taken with the new Sony A6000 compact system camera, including the full ISO range. UPDATE 17th April 2014: Ahead of our full review, we've now added 57 more sample images that were taken us...
Hitman Go hits iTunes App Store for iPad and iPhone
Pocket-lint - 17 Apr 2014 10:00
Hitman Go launches for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch today and while remaining true in tone to Square Enix's hugely successful franchise, mobile device owners will find its casual gaming-centric style more suited for bus o...
First Heartbleed attack reported; taxpayer data stolen
CNET - 17 Apr 2014 03:34How a sunset might look on Earth's new cousin Kepler-186f
CNET - 17 Apr 2014 23:48Amazon adds Hulu Plus, Crackle and Showtime to their lineup of Fire TV voice search partners
Android Central - 17 Apr 2014 22:33
If you're like Gary Busey and enjoy talking to things such as your Amazon Fire TV, you'll be pleased to know Amazon has added new voice search partners to their still fresh set-top box. Hulu Plus, Crackle, and Showtime A...
The Real Benefits of Regular Family Meals (Beyond Good Food)
Life Hacker - 17 Apr 2014 21:00
Family dinners aren't just for the holidays. They actually have benefits far outside of sharing that ham or lamb feast among people you care about.
KnowRoaming review: This SIM 'sticker' makes it easy for travelers to save on data
Engadget - 17 Apr 2014 20:00
Thanks in no small part to T-Mobile's free global data initiative, US carriers have begun to lighten the fee load when it comes time to roam. But you'll still pay an arm and a leg in many countries, and discounted plans ...
No Twitter-Like Leap, But Weibo Pops 13% In IPO Debut
Forbes - 17 Apr 2014 18:17
Chinese social network Weibo has been accused of being a Twitter clone.
LegDoh! 'The Simpsons' snap together in Lego special
CNET - 17 Apr 2014 18:08Tutorial: A Simple Technique for Matching Tones and Correcting Colors in Photoshop
PetaPixel - 17 Apr 2014 15:29Where's My Flying Car? Survey Sizes Up How We See the Future
NBC News - 17 Apr 2014 06:28
A newly published survey suggests that Americans expect the next 50 years to bring innovations of science-fiction proportions -- including old standbys like flying cars and "Star Trek" teleportation.
IBM's quarterly revenue sinks to 5-year low as hardware sales fall
Reuters - 17 Apr 2014 06:05
(Reuters) - IBM Corp, the world's biggest technology services company, reported its lowest quarterly revenue in five years on Wednesday, as Big Blue struggles with falling demand for its hardware and faces challenges in ...
What's Making This Strange Chirping Noise? A Frog That Can Survive Being Frozen Alive
Wired - 17 Apr 2014 05:42
I was out on a run when I heard this intriguing sound, a chorus of high-pitched chirping noises. Curious to find out what was making this sound, I strayed off the trail and followed the chirps through a field of reeds. H...
Apple reportedly integrating Shazam song detection into iOS
The Verge - 17 Apr 2014 04:17
Bloomberg reports that Apple is working on a music identification feature for iOS that will allow iPhone and iPad users to use their device's microphone to work out what song is playing. Sources familiar with the feature...
Spotify phasing out use of P2P
Slash Gear - 17 Apr 2014 03:38
After years of growth, Spotify is now gravitating away from the use of P2P technology, something it has used from the start as one method for delivering music to subscribers. …
Meteorites yield clues to red planet's early atmosphere
e! Science News - 17 Apr 2014 03:34
Geologists who analyzed 40 meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars unlocked secrets of the Martian atmosphere hidden in the chemical signatures of these ancient rocks. Their study, published April 17 in the journal Natur...
Floating nuclear plants could ride out tsunamis
e! Science News - 17 Apr 2014 03:26
When an earthquake and tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant complex in 2011, neither the quake nor the inundation caused the ensuing contamination. Rather, it was the aftereffects -- specifically, the lack ...
HIV+ women respond well to HPV vaccine
e! Science News - 17 Apr 2014 03:26
HIV-positive women respond well to a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), even when their immune system is struggling, according to newly published results of an international clinical trial. The study's findi...
Google Adds SLR-Like Lens Blur To New Camera App
NBC News - 17 Apr 2014 03:24
Yet another feature once only found in expensive SLR cameras is making its way to smartphones: the buttery background blur caused by wide-aperture lenses. Google is bringing a simulated version of this blur to Android ph...
Is Yahoo angling to replace Google on iOS devices?
CNET - 17 Apr 2014 03:23Freelancer.com captures 1 million new users in acquisition spree
ZDNet - 17 Apr 2014 03:16
Freelancer.com has picked up over a million new users in its latest multi-million dollar acquisition spree, according to the company's CEO, Matt Barrie.
Map shows which country has the most sex and which has the longest sex
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2014 01:51
I'm proud to be an American where at least I know... we bone the most. At least according to this map which measures the frequency of sex and duration of sex by country. We don't have the longest sex though, that honor g...