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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 22:13Sharbat Gula, the subject of the iconic June 1985 National Geographic cover at age 12, has resurfaced after it was revealed she was living illegally in Pakistan. The new photo comes from Gula's... Pakistani national identity card, a document that a foreign national like Gula should not be able to obtain. See also: Photos from Afghanistan: Longest war in U.S. history comes to an end Gula's card has since been cancelled by the Pakistani government and, according to the Indian Express, the four officials suspected of taking bribes to grant her and her two sons the documents have been suspended. The image gracing the June 1985 cover was called the most recognized photograph in the history of the magazine. Image: National Geographic
Whiplr: The Tinder For Kinky BDSM People
The Huffington Post - 26 Feb 2015 21:34If you like to get beaten, a new app can't be beat. It's called Whiplr, and it's described as being a Tinder for people into BDSM.
Space-walking astronaut safe after water found in helmet
Cult of Mac - 26 Feb 2015 17:04Wardrobe malfunctions can happen with every style of clothing. It’s just a little terrifying when it happens to an astronaut on a spacewalk. NASA astronaut Terry Virts reported a floating blob... of water inside his helmet Wednesday after completing a…
YouTube: 1 Billion Viewers, No Profit
Wall Street Journal - 26 Feb 2015 04:19YouTube accounted for about 6% of Google's overall sales last year, but the video website doesn't produce a profit--despite a billion monthly users.
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 00:18Pebble has announced the Pebble Time, saying that it is gearing up to take on the likes of the Apple Watch. But how exactly does the Pebble Time compare to the likes of the Apple Watch?
Human head transplant just two years away, surgeon claims
CNET - 26 Feb 2015 05:48Surgeon Sergio Canavero will be embarking on a project to implement the world's first human head transplant.
KitchenAid's Multi-Cooker stirs the pot and can handle just about any task a stove can
Digital Trends - 26 Feb 2015 22:09Your stove can steam, sear, sauté, simmer... basically any cooking technique that starts with an "s." KitchenAid's new Multi-Cooker can do all that, too, but it also is a self-stirring slow... cooker to boot. The post KitchenAid's Multi-Cooker stirs the pot and can handle just about any task a stove can appeared first on Digital Trends.
Drop Sugar for Lent? Here's How Your Brain's (Not) Coping
Live Science - 26 Feb 2015 01:42If you are abstaining from sweets for Lent this year, here's what you can expect over the next 40 days.
Ain't no mountain high enough for this wingsuit daredevil
Cult of Mac - 26 Feb 2015 21:26Valery Rozov is running out of mountains off which to jump. The Red-Bull-pedaling daredevil added Mount Kilimanjaro to a recent jump in a wingsuit, traveling a horizontal distance of nearly two miles... in a minute-long free fall before pulling his…
Original 'Mary Poppins' song slams when swapped for death metal
CNET - 26 Feb 2015 20:47"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" sounds like a dark-arts incantation in a new video version of the song from YouTuber Andy Rehfeldt.
Facebook rolls out new tools to help prevent suicides
Engadget - 26 Feb 2015 12:21With over a billion users, Facebook plays an important role in keeping people connected. It serves as a place to share good news, but also provides a platform for users to request support from their... digital peers. The company is keenly aware that it ...
Earth's other 'moon' could reveal mysteries of the solar system
Mashable - 26 Feb 2015 11:34We all know and love the moon. We're so assured that we only have one that we don't even give it a specific name. It is the second-brightest object in the night sky, and amateur astronomers take great... delight in mapping its craters and seas. To date, it is the only other heavenly body with human footprints. What you might not know is that the moon is not the Earth's only natural satellite. As recently as 1997, we discovered that another body, 3753 Cruithne, is what's called a quasi-orbital satellite of Earth. This simply means that Cruithne doesn't loop around the Earth in a nice ellipse in the same way as the moon, or indeed the artificial satellites we loft into orbit. Instead, Cruithne scuttles around the inner solar system in what's called a "horseshoe" orbit.
Pebble Time - Awesome Smartwatch, No Compromises
The Gadget Flow - 26 Feb 2015 09:01Color e-paper smartwatch with up to 7 days of battery and a new timeline interface that highlights what’s important in your day. We’re announcing a new watch called Pebble Time with a new... timeline interface. Pebble Time features a new color e-paper display and microphone for responding to notifications. No compromises on what you love about Pebble: up to 7 days of battery life, water resistance and customizability. Pebble Time is fully compatible with all 6,500+ existing Pebble apps and...
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 05:45Attempting to avoid paying more than half a billion to a patent company, Apple will appeal a recent decision that found patent infringement issues related to features within iTunes. The post Apple... will appeal $533 million patent infringement verdict appeared first on Digital Trends.
FCC to vote on net neutrality
USA Today - 26 Feb 2015 05:19FCC chief wants strong rules to protect open Internet.
Samsung Galaxy S6: First Live Images Show Ultrathin Metal And Glass Design Ahead Of Launch
Tech Times - 26 Feb 2015 02:48We might have our first real look at Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S6 ahead of its March 1 launch. An image of what is reportedly an AT&T Galaxy S6 has leaked.
Here's a Thing to Help Put Things on the Internet of Things
Re/code - 26 Feb 2015 02:28Startup Spark IO wants to help you build gadgets that can talk to the cellular networks.
'Leaked' Samsung Galaxy S6 looks just like the iPhone 6
Cult of Mac - 26 Feb 2015 02:13Samsung is expected to unveil its new flagship Galaxy S6 smartphone at Mobile World Congress next month, but some leaked images from the XDA developer forums might have just spoiled their big reveal.... The set of images of an alleged…
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 00:51Scientists at MIT have developed an Ebola test that only takes 10 minutes. In the field it could help detect the highly contagious disease quickly so that doctors can contain an outbreak faster.
Google jabs TWC, tells cities to make Fiber rollout easier
Slash Gear - 26 Feb 2015 23:49Consumers are tired of shelling out relatively high figures for slow Internet speeds, and Google Fiber has long been the glimmer of light on the horizon promising better things for the digital... generation. Still, its launch has been metered and to those waiting for it to come their way, every aspect of the rollout appears to be painfully slow, from …