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The Best Ways to Waste Time Productively
Life Hacker - 27 Aug 2014 13:00
Sometimes you need to take a break from work, but you don't want to just waste time doing nothing at all. Productive procrastination is a great inbetween, so we're putting together a list of what types of activities work...
Good Samaritans Save Pudgy Prairie Dog Stuck in Hole
Mashable - 27 Aug 2014 21:00
A couple driving along the main road on Olkhon Island in Russia spotted a rotund rodent in need of some help The ground squirrel was unable to free itself from its hole, either because it was too fat or a passing vehicle...
Brilliant new GoPro accessory will let you see the world from a dog's eye view
BGR - 27 Aug 2014 04:00
Love wacky GoPro videos? Well just wait until the Internet gets its hands on a terrific new GoPro accessory that lets you hook up your camera directly to your beloved pooch. The new GoPro Fetch is a dog harness that will...
Enthusiast developer keeps Windows XP alive with unofficial 'Service Pack 4'
PC World - 27 Aug 2014 18:25
Windows XP users may now download a fourth service pack for the 13-year-old operating system, but it isn't coming from Microsoft. Instead, this Windows XP "SP4" comes from a single developer, who claims to have rolled up...
LaCie's stupid-large, crazy-fast drive is ready for your Mac Pro
Slash Gear - 27 Aug 2014 16:03
Let's face it, you probably don't know why you need 48TB of incredibly fast Thunderbolt 2 storage, but you really, really want it. LaCie's superlative-generating 8big Rack Thunderbolt 2 has finally started shipping, anno...
Google For Spies: How the NSA Created Its Own Search Engine
Mashable - 27 Aug 2014 02:45
The National Security Agency doesn't just store your cellphone data — it can also look up who you talked to through its own Google-like search engine The agency's search engine called ICREACH can comb through around 85...
This Small Business Is 'Built on a Dream and Elbow Grease'
Mashable - 27 Aug 2014 19:04
While the tech world is enamored with seed and VC funding, mom-and-pop small businesses typically don't have the luxury of deep pockets. Most American small businesses, says Stephen Roginson, are built on a dream and elb...
Steve Jobs called Sports Illustrated's 2009 iPad demo 'stupid'
Cult of Mac - 27 Aug 2014 15:25
Is it any wonder that Steve Jobs — who transformed Apple from an incredibly leak-heavy company during the 1990s, into one of the most secretive tech companies in existence — hated word getting out about his future pr...
Hacker Attacks on Videogame Servers Continue, Spread to Twitch
Re/code - 27 Aug 2014 04:17
Another day, another denial of service.
Endomondo Life app brings all-day fitness tracking, context
Slash Gear - 27 Aug 2014 22:32
We're all interested in fitness wearables to some degree, mostly because they offer up stats we normally wouldn't keep track of ourselves. The problem is --not everyone wants something on their wrist. Endomondo is trying...
QiStone+ Review: Wireless charging in your pocket
Slash Gear - 27 Aug 2014 18:27
In the world of utility gadgets, external batteries seldom rank high on aesthetic or even functionality scales, but the QiStone+ aims to change all that. Handiwork of FoneSalesman, the pebble-like portable charger not on...
Fashionable smart ring Ringly gets a new, trendier design for the winter
Digital Trends - 27 Aug 2014 18:15
Ringly, a company which makes smart rings which connect to your phone, has revealed a new design for the winter. The ring acts like a smartwatch, alerting the wearer of incoming calls, texts, and messages. The post Fashi...
Why the Multiverse May Be the Most Dangerous Idea in Physics
Scientific American - 27 Aug 2014 17:00
Proof of parallel universes radically different from our own may still lie beyond the domain of science --
NASA Completes Tests on Composite Cryotank
SpaceRef - 27 Aug 2014 16:05
NASA has completed a complex series of tests on one of the largest composite cryogenic fuel tanks ever manufactured, bringing the aerospace industry much closer to designing, building, and flying lightweight, composite t...
NASA Nears Choice on Private Space Taxis for Astronauts
SPACE.com - 27 Aug 2014 13:40
The space agency is about to give out its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract, the last in a series of awards and agreements NASA began putting in place in 2010 to encourage the development of private Amer...
Wearables shouldn't be an exercise in screen miniaturization
ZDNet - 27 Aug 2014 12:00
At this early stage, smartwatches still look like tiny smartphones -- much as early automobiles looked like horse-drawn carriages without horses.
Monarch Butterflies Fall 90% From 1990 Levels, Should Be Declared 'Threatened,' Conservationists Say
IBTimes - 27 Aug 2014 05:34
Monarch butterflies could disappear from North America unless more is done to protect their rapidly vanishing habitats, conservation groups told the Obama administration in a legal petition Tuesday. The filing seeks to l...
Microsoft 'DeLorean' cloud gaming research can predict your next move. Buh-bye lag
Tech Times - 27 Aug 2014 05:14
Microsoft researchers are working on the DeLorean cloud gaming system, which is able to drastically reduce lag by predicting the actions of gamers. The researchers had gamers test the system on Doom 3 and Fable 3.
WhatsApp now has over 600 million active users: Can Facebook monetize the platform?
Tech Times - 27 Aug 2014 05:12
WhatsApp is the most popular social messaging platform. It's even more popular now with over 600 million active users; that's more than WeChat and far more than Viber.
Apple making plans to launch a 12.9-inch iPad alongside the iPhone 6: Bye bye Surface Pro 3?
Tech Times - 27 Aug 2014 05:03
New report is claiming that Apple has its sights set on launching a new iPad, but this time, it could come with a massive 12.9-inch display, completely surpassing the Surface Pro 3's 12-inch display.
JBL Synchros E50BT over-ear and E40BT on-ear wireless headphones review
AppleTell - 27 Aug 2014 03:55
Good headphones are a pleasure, and to not be tethered to a cord is even better. The post JBL Synchros E50BT over-ear and E40BT on-ear wireless headphones review appeared first on AppleTell.
Mystery Of Stonehenge: Discovery Of 15 New Monuments Has 'Transformed' Famous Landmark
IBTimes - 27 Aug 2014 23:34
Scientists have made great strides in decoding the mysteries of Stonehenge, one of the ancient world's most enigmatic relics; but there's still much more to the monument than meets the eye. The area surrounding its massi...