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HP Spectre x360 combines laptop and tablet for all day battery with Quad HD display
Pocket-lint - 1 Mar 2015 14:54
HP has taken the wraps of its new Spectre x360 laptop-cum-tablet that crams power into an attractive frame while offering all day battery. The HP Spectre x360 is a 13.3-inch laptop with touch screen and geared hinge that...
Bariatric Surgery Effective But Pregnant Women Advised To Choose Other Weight-loss Methods
Tech Times - 1 Mar 2015 16:44
Having an ideal weight is a great way to maintain health, most especially during pregnancy. Those looking to get pregnant should avoid baratric surgery though to steer clear of other problems.
NASA Spacecraft Arrives at Dwarf Planet Ceres This Week
SPACE.com - 1 Mar 2015 14:42
Dawn is scheduled to reach Ceres -- the largest body in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter -- Thursday night. The probe has been headed for Ceres since September 2012, when it departed Vesta, the asteroid be...
Spacewalking Astronauts Finish Extensive, Tricky Cable Job
Slashdot - 1 Mar 2015 21:30
An anonymous reader writes news about a three-day cable job completed outside the International Space Station. "Spacewalking astronauts successfully completed a three-day cable job outside the International Space Station...
HTC One M9 vs HTC One M8: What's the difference?
Pocket-lint - 1 Mar 2015 17:45
HTC has announced a new flagship handset, the HTC One M9. At first glance it looks to be very similar to the M8, the phone it replaces. So is this more of the same, or is there more to the HTC One M9 than meets the eye? ...
These Tiny Satellites Just Left The International Space Station
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 02:20
A pair of nanosatellites were deployed by the NanoRacks Launcher on the end of the Japanese robotic arm of the International Space Station on Friday. The tiny CubeSats are loaded with tools to observe the planet and cond...
Withings' Activite and Activite Pop watches are now Android-friendly
CNET - 1 Mar 2015 22:30Galaxy S6 versus Galaxy S5: Spec comparison
Android Central - 1 Mar 2015 19:30
There's a pretty big story behind the Galaxy S6, concluding with a fresh new design that bares little resemblance to the Galaxy S5 before it. Of course we're also a year removed from the announce of the GS5, and that mea...
Three-Parent Babies Raise Ethical Alarms
Forbes - 1 Mar 2015 02:51
Babies with three genetic parents could be born within a year after Britain became the first country to permit the controversial procedure.
Leonard Nimoy: Astronaut Tweets Vulcan Salute As Space Station Passes Over Massachusetts
IBTimes - 1 Mar 2015 07:21
International Space Station astronaut Terry Virts tweeted a photo of the Vulcan salute Saturday, as the ISS passed over Massachusetts, in memory of Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock in the "Star Trek" franchise ...
Scientists Find Gene That May Be Responsible For Anxiety
Tech Times - 1 Mar 2015 06:25
Scientists have observed the role of a gene called Gomafu, which may be responsible for anxiety. About 40 million Americans are believed to suffer with anxiety disorders.
NASA's colossal crawlers mark half a century of service
Gizmag - 1 Mar 2015 01:27
Two veterans of the US space program have marked 50 years of service with in appropriately sedate style. In 1965, a pair of gigantic crawlers were built to move the Saturn V moon rockets to the launch pad. Half a century...
Physicists May Be One Step Closer To Explaining High-Temp Superconductivity
Slashdot - 1 Mar 2015 20:26
sciencehabit writes For years some physicists have been hoping to crack the mystery of high-temperature superconductivity—the ability of some complex materials to carry electricity without resistance at temperatures hi...
ESA offers CubeSats a deep space ride on asteroid mission
Gizmag - 1 Mar 2015 02:52
CubeSats offer a way to get into space on the cheap. They're compact, inexpensive, and they can piggyback on larger launch payloads to get into orbit. The trouble is, this piggybacking is often like trying to hitchhike c...
Huawei's new Android Wear watch has hit YouTube, and it looks awesome
PC World - 1 Mar 2015 00:32
On Saturday, Huawei posted a pair of promotional videos to its YouTube channel that show off its as-yet unannounced Android Wear watch, and, boy, are you going to want to see what's in store. The videos, first spotted by...
Sandisk's new 200GB microSD card brings massive storage in a tiny size
Android Central - 1 Mar 2015 21:54
SanDisk bills their latest microSD card has having the world's highest capacity, and at 200GB we have little trouble believing them. The just-revealed 200GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I "Premium Edition" is indeed the m...
Police launch blurry YouTube channel for bodycam footage
CNET - 1 Mar 2015 20:44Spacewalking astronauts finish extensive, trick cable job
Phys.org - 1 Mar 2015 19:52
(AP)--Spacewalking astronauts successfully completed a three-day cable job outside the International Space Station on Sunday, routing several-hundred feet of power and data lines for new crew capsules commissioned by NAS...
Best Rugged Cameras For Your Next Adventure: GoPro Hero4, Nikon 1 AW1, Ricoh WG-4 GPS, And More
Tech Times - 1 Mar 2015 17:27
Heading out for that mountain climb or deep sea dive or parachute sail? There are many digital cameras to capture any and all types of action.
Yahoo's Incredible Shrinking Profitability In Its Core Business
Forbes - 1 Mar 2015 15:08
A surprisingly high percentage of Yahoo's adjusted EBITDA in its core business is derived from IP sales and search partnership deals which will end in the next few years. The actual Yahoo core business is actually much w...
Bargain Hunt For Tech Amid The Wreck Of Russia's Economy
TechCrunch - 1 Mar 2015 15:00
Editor’s Note: Jeni Mayorskaya is an entrepreneur working in product management and business development with tech companies in the USA, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Russia and Europe; Kirill Belov is an angel i...
Miami under water: Severe thunderstorms flood streets
Mashable - 1 Mar 2015 03:14
Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped up to 8 inches of rain in the Miami metropolitan area Saturday, flooding downtown and elsewhere. Some parts of South Florida saw 10 inches of rain, according to radar estimates As up to 5...