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You wish your school had this iPad vending machine
Cult of Mac - 2 Apr 2015 23:45
Drexel University won our hearts two years ago with its invention of a MacBook vending machine for students. Now the school is taking its tech to the next level with a vending machine that spits out iPads. The vending ma...
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Go Airborne, Origin Traced To Texas Cattle Yards
Tech Times - 2 Apr 2015 02:48
The air around some Texas cattle ranches is filled with DNA from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This is the first time that DNA from the drugs and microbes have been detected in the air.
Microsoft's MS-DOS app will make you actually want a Windows Phone
Mashable - 2 Apr 2015 02:40
In a surprisingly elaborate prank, Microsoft brought back MS-DOS Wednesday in the form of a Windows Phone app. The app, which features both the command line and Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana, had many almost inst...
Voigtlander releases price of forthcoming 10.5mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds system
DP Review - 2 Apr 2015 23:11
Premium optical brand Voigtländer has announced the price of the 10.5mm super wide angle lens that it first displayed at Photokina in September 2014. The Voigtländer Nokton 10.5mm f/0.95 is designed to be used with Mic...
Man pleads guilty to intellectual property theft conspiracy impacting Microsoft, other firms
SC Magazine - 2 Apr 2015 23:56
Austin Alcala, 19, is the fourth member of an international hacking ring to plead guilty in the case.
Facebook App Riff Puts Social Spin on Video Editing
ABC News - 2 Apr 2015 18:18
In the evolution of Facebook, first came the status updates. Then the photos. Now comes the videos.
Chevy's 2016 Spark: high-tech updates on a tight budget
Mashable - 2 Apr 2015 19:29Airbone Wind Turbine Generates More Power Safely | Video
Live Science - 2 Apr 2015 16:18
Altaeros Energies Buoyant Airborne Turbine dirigible can lift a generator higher than current tower mounted wind turbines, producing twice the energy from the faster wind velocities aloft.
Google's about to blacklist thousands of Chinese websites
Engadget - 2 Apr 2015 14:07
China's relationship with America's tech firms is barely friendly, but things are about to get that little bit rougher. Google has announced that it'll stop trusting the security certificates provided by CNNIC, China's I...
The Hue Go puts wireless lighting anywhere in your house
Engadget - 2 Apr 2015 07:30
Philips has just unveiled a mobile addition to its venerable line of programmable LED Hue bulbs. It's called the Hue Go and is basically a salad bowl of light that you can hold in your lap (because people do that apparen...
'Pacapong' game cobbles together Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Pong
Slash Gear - 2 Apr 2015 23:57
Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Pong...all games that have been entertaining gamers for a long while, and are now the source of a new game that has cobbled them all together in a masterful way. The game is called "Pacapong", an...
FTC Commissioner Julie Brill Shares The Best Ways To Protect Your Online Privacy
The Huffington Post - 2 Apr 2015 23:56
If you've ever entered personal information into an online contest, your data is probably being used in ways you didn't expect, according to Julie Brill, a commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission. In the video abov...
How to See the Brightest Planets in the April Night Sky
SPACE.com - 2 Apr 2015 23:53
Skywatchers around the world can look forward to spotting bright planets throughout April; observers just need to know where to look.
Comcast is taking the fight to Google Fiber with a new 2Gbps service
BGR - 2 Apr 2015 23:20
Well, would you look at Comcast getting all feisty in the face of competition! The cable giant announced on Thursday that it’s going to start offering a new service capable of delivering speeds of up to 2Gbps in the At...
Game of Thrones Wax Seal Coasters
The Gadget Flow - 2 Apr 2015 23:00
Carry one of the houses from Game of Thrones as coasters. Be it Stark, Lannister, Targaryen, Baratheon, Greyjoy and Tyrell, the Game of Thrones Wax Seal Coasters are designed to add some drama to your parties. They are a...
Google's Android security scans over 200 million devices a day
Engadget - 2 Apr 2015 18:00
Google has released a white paper detailing what the Android security team's been working on in the last year. Of course, this is the company reporting on itself, but it at least offers an insight into the degree of secu...
Street Photography: The Art of Capturing the Candid Moment
Photography Blog - 2 Apr 2015 18:00
Street Photography: The Art of Capturing the Candid Moment by Gordon Lewis is a new title from Rocky Nook.
How Apple plans to bankroll its rumored game-changing TV streaming service
BGR - 2 Apr 2015 14:55
Amid reports that Apple is planning to roll out a $30-$40 TV streaming service this fall, Re/Code reports that Apple is hoping that TV networks will handle the infrastructure costs involved in rolling out such an endeavo...
Model shows how gas giants could have survived and spun away from their star
Phys.org - 2 Apr 2015 14:40
(Phys.org)--A new model developed by a team of researchers with member affiliations in Argentina, France and Mexico, depicts a possible scenario to explain why gas giants do not migrate into the star they are orbiting du...
Mars Rover Curiosity Spots 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Rocks (Photos)
SPACE.com - 2 Apr 2015 13:15
The rocks, which lie at a site dubbed Garden City near the base of the 3.4-mile-high (5.5 kilometers) Mount Sharp, harbor ridges up to 2.5 inches (6 centimeters) tall that are composed of bright and dark mineral veins.
NASA Funds 12 Deep-Space Exploration Technologies
SPACE.com - 2 Apr 2015 13:07
The awards set up NASA partnerships with 10 aerospace companies and one public university to develop tech in three different areas: advanced electric propulsion, human habitation and small satellites.
From Space, Typhoon Maysak's Eye Looks Like a Black Hole (Photo)
SPACE.com - 2 Apr 2015 06:08
The astronauts living and working on the International Space Station are eye to eye with a deadly super typhoon as it heads toward the Philippines.