Technology News
Nyko unveils Data Bank for PS4 at CES 2015
Slash Gear - 8 Jan 2015 14:50
Nyko is a big name is an aftermarket accessories for gamers and the company has unveiled several new products at CES 2015. One of the most interesting of those products is for the PS4 and is called the Data Bank for Play...
Samsung's latest SSD is absurdly fast and uses virtually no standby power
Engadget - 8 Jan 2015 15:47
Samsung has started manufacturing a PCIe (M.2) SSD which pulls off a rare trick -- it'll be the fastest drive your laptop has ever seen, while consuming almost no power in standby mode. The new SM951 SSD succeeds the Kor...
Denmark Just Set a Major World Record For Wind Energy
Gizmodo - 8 Jan 2015 00:05
There's been plenty of criticism of wind power over the past few years, as adoption grows and potential side effects emerge. That hasn't stopped energy progressive Denmark, which set a world record by generating a huge 3...
Older Brother Delivers Harsh Truth to Baby Sister
Twisted Sifter - 8 Jan 2015 07:32
You know who will always tell you like it is? A sibling.
CES 2015: Dexcom G4 Platinum CGM (Continuous Glucose Meter) Makes Living With Diabetes Easier
Tech Times - 8 Jan 2015 06:29
The CES 2015 showroom floor was filled with all the latest and greatest devices to improve your life. Dexcom's G4 Platinum CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) makes living with and managing Diabetes easier.
Phylicia Rashad: 'Forget those women' was a misquote, stands by Cosby
Mashable - 8 Jan 2015 23:30
Phylicia Rashad, best known for her role as matriarch Clair Huxtable on NBC's The Cosby Show, says she was misquoted as saying "forget those women" in reference to the mounting rape accusations against Bill Cosby. But by...
How the First Lump of Plutonium Made on Earth Got Lost
Gizmodo - 8 Jan 2015 23:00
A few years ago, the first lump of plutonium scientists ever made on Earth disappeared from display in Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science. Berkeley physicists think they've finally found it again-thankfully before it go...
Samsung Expects Lower Operating Profit
Wall Street Journal - 8 Jan 2015 07:32
Samsung Electronics estimated its fourth-quarter operating profit fell by about 37% from a year ago, as the company attempts to regain its footing at the end of a brutal year for its core smartphone business.
The largest chunk of PornHub's 2014 traffic came from phones
Mashable - 8 Jan 2015 23:39
PornHub released its yearly traffic data on Wednesday, and most of its findings are unsurprising: The U.S. watches the most pornography — by a huge margin; PornHub's audience is largely male (just 23% female globally);...
Samsung's ludicrously fast PCIe SSD uses almost no power in standby mode
PC World - 8 Jan 2015 18:08
If you think laptops packing solid state drives (SSDs) are fast now, just wait until you see a notebook rocking Samsung's new SM951 MLC flash SSD introduced during CES. Samsung's latest SSD ditches SATA for the PCIe (M.2...
This 4-Mile Pier Leaves Devastatingly Beautiful Patterns in Its Wake
Gizmodo - 8 Jan 2015 14:45
This pier extends out from Progreso into the Gulf of Mexico a staggering 4 miles. But just as astonishing as the structure itself is the beautiful wake it creates as the waters in the sea pass by.
App Snaps Suspected Burglar's Photo
NBC News - 8 Jan 2015 04:19
Police in Oklahoma City hope a photo snapped by an app on a burglary victim's phone will help them nab criminals. KFOR's La'Tasha Givens reports.
Hands on With New Oculus Rift: Teetering on Edge of a Skyscraper
NBC News - 8 Jan 2015 03:21
NBC News senior tech writer Julianne Pepitone donned Oculus Rift Crescent Bay at CES, where she faced a roaring T. rex and swayed atop a skyscraper.
SpaceX Postpones Cargo Launch, Daring Rocket Test to Saturday
SPACE.com - 8 Jan 2015 00:18
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule are now scheduled to blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 4:47 a.m. EST Saturday. You can watch the launch live here on Space.com, beginning at 3...
Sennheiser reveals new range of SPORTS headphones
Coolest Gadgets - 8 Jan 2015 23:00
Sennheiser is a name that just about all of us are familiar with when it comes to audio products. This particular audio specialist has revealed a new range of SPORTS headphones, where they happen to arrive in the form of...
Edward Snowden Should Talk About Cyberwar More Often
Gizmodo - 8 Jan 2015 22:25
We're all sick of used to hearing Edward Snowden talk about NSA surveillance by now. We get it: The government's watching us, and there's basically nothing we can do about it. But PBS just published the transcript of an ...
iON SnapCam wearable camera: 8MP and live streaming
Slash Gear - 8 Jan 2015 22:07
iON has introduced its SnapCam camera, a social-centric wearable POV shooter measuring in at 1.5-inches with a wireless connection to one's smartphone. Central among it all is the 8-megapixel sensor that allows users to ...
WattUp Wire-Free Charging Technology Is What We All Need
Coolest Gadgets - 8 Jan 2015 22:00
Energous Corporation, or Energous for short, is the one behind WattUp. Got to love the wordplay on this for sure, as WattUp is best described to be a disruptive wire-free charging technology catering for electronic devic...
FAA Sued by Plane-Sharing Startup
Wall Street Journal - 8 Jan 2015 06:22
A startup that connects private pilots with passengers is challenging the Federal Aviation Administration over the agency's effective ban on the flight-sharing service.
SpaceX Could be Cleared for Military Rocket Deals by Mid-2015
Wall Street Journal - 8 Jan 2015 06:02
The U.S. Air Force said it expects to clear Elon Musk's space venture, SpaceX, to compete for Pentagon satellite launches by mid-2015, six months later than previously planned.
Learn Gate-Array Programming In Python and Software-Defined Radio
Slashdot - 8 Jan 2015 02:47
Bruce Perens writes Chris Testa KB2BMH taught a class on gate-array programming the SmartFusion chip, a Linux system and programmable gate-array on a single chip, using MyHDL, the Python Hardware Design Language to imple...
Beijing police arrest thieves who dug tunnel into iPhone warehouse
Cult of Mac - 8 Jan 2015 02:35
Getting your hands on an iPhone 6 in China isn’t always easy. Finding a nearby Apple Store can be tough, and once you get there you must deal with the long lines and the hassle of shelling out cash to…