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American Technology News for 26 Feb 2015
Who killed Tony the Tiger?
The Loop - 26 Feb 2015 23:27Bloomberg: For almost a century, Kellogg defined the American breakfast: a moment when people would be jolted out of their drowsiness--often with a stupendous serving of sugar.The sales of 19 of... Kellogg's top 25 cereals eroded last year, according to Consumer Edge Research, a Stamford (Conn.) firm that tracks the food industry. Sales of Frosted Flakes, the company's No. 1 brand, fell 4.5 percent.Kellogg executives don't expect cereal sales to return to growth this year, though they hope to slow the rate of decline and do better in 2016. But some Wall Street analysts say cereal sales may never fully recover. In Battle Creek, so-called Cereal City, that would be the equivalent of the apocalypse. I haven't sat down to a bowl of breakfast cereal in more than a decade but my favourite was...
'Afghan Girl' from famous NatGeo cover resurfaces at center of Pakistan controversy
Mashable - 26 Feb 2015 22:13
Whiplr: The Tinder For Kinky BDSM People
The Huffington Post - 26 Feb 2015 21:34
Space-walking astronaut safe after water found in helmet
Cult of Mac - 26 Feb 2015 17:04
YouTube: 1 Billion Viewers, No Profit
Wall Street Journal - 26 Feb 2015 04:19
Lenovo website breached, hacker group Lizard Squad claims responsibility
Reuters - 26 Feb 2015 05:47(Reuters) - Chinese computer and smartphone firm Lenovo Group Ltd said its website was hacked on Wednesday, its second security blemish days after the U.S. government advised consumers to remove... software called "Superfish" pre-installed on its laptops.
Pebble Time Vs. Apple Watch: Battle Of The Non-Android Wear Smart Watches
Tech Times - 26 Feb 2015 00:18
Human head transplant just two years away, surgeon claims
CNET - 26 Feb 2015 05:48
Drop Sugar for Lent? Here's How Your Brain's (Not) Coping
Live Science - 26 Feb 2015 01:42
KitchenAid's Multi-Cooker stirs the pot and can handle just about any task a stove can
Digital Trends - 26 Feb 2015 22:09
Original 'Mary Poppins' song slams when swapped for death metal
CNET - 26 Feb 2015 20:47
Earth's other 'moon' could reveal mysteries of the solar system
Mashable - 26 Feb 2015 11:34
Pebble Time - Awesome Smartwatch, No Compromises
The Gadget Flow - 26 Feb 2015 09:01
Paris spooked by mystery drone flights
Engadget - 26 Feb 2015 07:03Paris has an unusual (and rather nerve-wracking) flying robot problem on its hands. Residents have spotted drones illegally flying over city landmarks over the past two evenings, including hotspots... like the Eiffel Tower, the Invalides military museum...
Apple will appeal $533 million patent infringement verdict
Digital Trends - 26 Feb 2015 05:45
Researchers create world's first two 3D-printed jet engines
Gizmag - 26 Feb 2015 01:54Working with colleagues from Deakin University and CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), researchers from Australia's Monash University have created the world's first... 3D-printed jet engine. While they were at it, they created the world's second one, too. One of them is currently on display at the International Air Show in Avalon, Australia, while the other can be seen at the headquarters of French aerospace company Microturbo, in Toulouse...
Kenya's electrified route to human-wildlife harmony
New Scientist - 26 Feb 2015 01:00A vast electric fence is being erected around Mount Kenya, one of the world's great refuges for wildlife. Will it help people and animals coexist?
MIT Scientists Develop Quick Test For Ebola
Tech Times - 26 Feb 2015 00:51
Supermassive black hole's quasar is fastest ever formed
Slash Gear - 26 Feb 2015 23:45
Last Chance To Save 55% On The Code Black HD Camera Drone
The Mac Observer - 26 Feb 2015 23:40
Google exec: It's 'irresponsible' of Apple to make everything expensive
CNET - 26 Feb 2015 22:52
Pebble Time eclipses original Pebble on Kickstarter
CNET - 26 Feb 2015 22:48
Microsoft's new 'Future Vision' shows super-intelligent digital assistant
Digital Trends - 26 Feb 2015 21:58
Who's Afraid of Android Fragmentation?
Slashdot - 26 Feb 2015 21:55Nerval's Lobster writes: The dreaded term "fragmentation" has been applied to Android more times than anyone can count over the past half-decade. That's part of the reason why game developers often... build for iOS before Android, even though Android offers a bigger potential customer base worldwide, and more types of gaming experiences. Fortunately, new sets of tools allow game developers to build for one platform and port their work (fairly) easily to another. "We've done simultaneously because it is such a simple case of swapping out the textures and also hooking up different APIs for scores and achievements," London-based indie developer Tom Vian told Dice. "I've heard that iOS is a better platform to launch on first, but there's no sense for us in waiting when we can spend half a day and...
Ain't no mountain high enough for this wingsuit daredevil
Cult of Mac - 26 Feb 2015 21:26