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B&W T7 vs B&O A2: Battle of the Bluetooth blue bloods
Digital Trends - 27 Dec 2014 03:30
We pit two hot upscale Bluetooth speakers to see which comes out on top, and you might be surprised by the decision we arrive at. The post B&W T7 vs B&O A2: Battle of the Bluetooth blue bloods appeared first on Digital T...
If you still trust Tor to keep you safe, you're out of your damn mind
PandoDaily - 27 Dec 2014 04:00
Earlier today, a group of hackers who had previously shut down Playstation Network and Xbox Live turned their sights on a bigger target: the Tor network. That news isn’t, of itself, surprising. Hackers gon’ hack, rig...
Woodland Camo Nelson Backpack
The Gadget Flow - 27 Dec 2014 09:00
They have always been renowned to product timeless travel accessories and the latest Woodland Camo Nelson Backpack by Herschel Supply Co. is not an exception in that category. It's a stylish backpack for the modern trave...
Mouthguards, Magnets And Smart Helmets Are Putting The Brakes On Traumatic Brain Injuries
TechCrunch - 27 Dec 2014 04:00
On beautiful green fields around the U.S., college and professional football players are facing up to 100Gs of rapid deceleration from helmet-to-helmet collisions each week. The result? Concussions and, sometimes, perm...
What you need to know about Tor and the hackers targeting it
Mashable - 27 Dec 2014 03:56
There are a lot of tools online that claim to offer you total privacy. But when dealing with something like Internet anonymity, it's hard to be sure One that's widely agreed to be among the best available is Tor. If used...
French postal service developing drone for rural deliveries
Slash Gear - 27 Dec 2014 02:45
France's postal service -- La Poste -- is doing what Amazon still dreams of: prepping a drone for delivering packages. Unlike the popular quadcopters dotting the sky, France's delivery drone will have a bit more power wi...
Video: Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson explain the ending of one of the best movies of the year
BGR - 27 Dec 2014 01:00
One of the best movies this year for many people, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, certainly proposes an interesting sci-fi scenario for the human race, raising various questions and offering some answers in the process...
Voice Clarifying Smartphone Amplifier ensures you do not hear wrongly ever again
Coolest Gadgets - 27 Dec 2014 21:30
To err is human, to forgive, divine. While some of us are really good when it comes to hearing, others have trouble making sure that they receive instructions in the right manner – listening to "instructions A" might l...
Bilingual Skype Translator, watch out: Lexifone translates calls in 16 languages
Geek Time - 27 Dec 2014 19:00
Imagine a world where you can have a conversation with anyone from around the globe in your own language: Israeli startup Lexifone may beat Skype to that punch.
Comparing the Optics of the $40 Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 and the $125 Canon 50mm f/1.8 II
PetaPixel - 27 Dec 2014 18:50No, FBI. North Korea May Not Have Hacked Sony Pictures After All
Tech Times - 27 Dec 2014 16:50
It's back to square one for all the armchair investigators trying to figure out who was behind the massive Sony hack.
Mars Hill Church's Former Pastor Mark Driscoll Is Back With A Flashy New Website
The Huffington Post - 27 Dec 2014 15:49Ballistic Capture: New Method to Travel to Mars Cheaply, Easily and Safely
Tech Times - 27 Dec 2014 15:15
Ballistic capture may make Mars travel cheaper as fuel needs are reduced by 25 percent. The new method may have advantages, but travel time to Mars will lengthen.
Review: Alien Skin Exposure 7
The Phoblographer - 27 Dec 2014 13:01
Alien Skin Exposure 7 is a wonderful piece of software for the digital photographer that loves film.
North Korea blames the US for internet outages following Sony hacks
Engadget - 27 Dec 2014 07:09
It may appear we've reached a climax in the Sony Pictures hack saga - what with The Interview finally seeing a theatrical release - but the international finger pointing is alive and well. Today, North Korea's National D...
Highlights From Newly Released NSA Oversight Reports Reveal Bumbling Ineptitude But No Evidence Of Systematic Abuse
Forbes - 27 Dec 2014 05:59
A few hours before Christmas Eve, the National Security Agency released more than a decade's worth of damning reports on its website. The reports, which had been submitted by the NSA to the President's Intelligence Overs...
Hackers behind PlayStation Network, Xbox Live disruption reportedly targeting Tor
Engadget - 27 Dec 2014 03:51
Lizard Squad, the merry band of hackers that claimed responsibility for taking Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network offline for Christmas, appears to have a new target: Tor. Reports of an attack on the network, which of...
Build Your Own DIY Raspberry Pi Minecraft Server
TechCrunch - 27 Dec 2014 03:13
As we approach the doldrums of winter what could be more cheerful than hours of incessant Minecrafting with you and your loved ones? While you can easily run a server on any computer (the program requires a server app ...
Tech giants do battle with Russia over censorship
Engadget - 27 Dec 2014 03:08
Next week supporters of Alexei Navalny, a lawyer and anti-corruption crusader currently under house arrest in Russia, are planning a rally that the Kremlin would really rather not happen. So, to that end, the government ...
Risks in Using Social Media to Spot Signs of Mental Distress
The New York Times - 27 Dec 2014 03:07
The ill-fated introduction in Britain of an app to detect predictors of suicide shows what may happen when social media posts are scrutinized for cues about a person's mental health.
Explore the World's Biggest Data Breaches with This Interactive Chart
Life Hacker - 27 Dec 2014 02:00
With the new year comes a fresh start, and there's no better way to prepare for the new year than with a brief reminder of how important it is to be aware and careful with your data. This interactive chart covers the big...
"Biggest Explosion Since the Big Bang" --From a Supermassive Black Hole a Billion Times the Mass of Our Sun
The Daily Galaxy - 27 Dec 2014 21:16
The cavities shown in the image of galaxy cluster MS0735 above were created by jets of charged particles ejected at nearly light speed from a supermassive black hole weighing nearly a billion times the mass of our Sun lu...