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Pirate Bay vs. Kickass Torrents: Which Site Is Safer Following Serious Malware Attack By Hackers?
Tech Times - 11 Apr 2015 02:02
After a site attack in which hackers spread infected malware designed to steal torrent site users' banking information, is The Pirate Bay or Kickass Torrents the safer alternative when downloading files?
Mount Fuji Tissue Box Holder
The Gadget Flow - 11 Apr 2015 23:00
Used to erupt one tissue at a time. Inspired from the Mount Fuji volcanic mountains of Tokyo, this Mount Fuji Tissue Box Holder can be a special addition to your desk for sure. They are known to be active dispensers of p...
10 songs that commercials have totally ruined
Mashable - 11 Apr 2015 12:04
The world of TV advertising is responsible for utterly ruining a lot of very good songs From Michael Jackson butchering Billie Jean for Pepsi to the Four Tops singing really enthusiastically about Velveeta Shells & Chees...
How to watch Coachella Live on your Apple TV
Cult of Mac - 11 Apr 2015 21:23
If you didn’t make it down to the SoCal desert this weekend for the massive Coachella music festival, fear not — most of the action is being streamed live on Youtube. Fire it up on your Apple TV, and you…
Review: Spirit of War: The Great War for Mac, PC
AppleTell - 11 Apr 2015 20:08
Sadly, no Christmas morning soccer mini-game is included. The post Review: Spirit of War: The Great War for Mac, PC appeared first on AppleTell.
The Apple Watch isn't really a luxury watch, but it might make you want one
Mashable - 11 Apr 2015 03:55
I was never a watch guy. The moment I bought my first cellphone, 15 years ago, I ditched my wristwatch, and I’ve never worn one since. I just couldn’t see the point — I could tell the time by looking at my cellphon...
BitTorrent's secure web browser one step closer to release
Engadget - 11 Apr 2015 09:26
Last we heard of BitTorrent's Project Malestrom it was going into alpha. Well, the peer-to-peer outfit's browser has made its way to the next logical step: beta. New additions include stability improvements, support for ...
Facebook Blames A Bug For Tracking Nonusers And Denies Breaching EU Privacy Laws
Tech Times - 11 Apr 2015 05:26
Facebook's policies get ripped in a new report commissioned by a watchdog in Belgium. The social networking site fires back, pointing to a bug to explain one of the issues.
Apple Watch hands-on and first impressions (Video)
9 to 5 Mac - 11 Apr 2015 03:17Spider-Man reboot will center on Peter Parker as a high school superhero
The Verge - 11 Apr 2015 23:06
It's official: the new Spider-Man will be Peter Parker -- not his successor in the comic books, Miles Morales, or anyone else who has donned the Spider-Man mask over the years. And the reboot (number three, if you're kee...
What happens underground when a missile or meteor hits
e! Science News - 11 Apr 2015 23:01
When a missile or meteor strikes Earth, the havoc above ground is obvious, but the details of what happens below ground are harder to see.
This smartpot helps monitor the growth of the sapling in your garden
Geek Time - 11 Apr 2015 20:34
Christened Greenopia, the product has already got backing from 45 individuals on Indian crowdfunding site Wishberry
After 49 years, mother reunites with the daughter she thought died at birth
Mashable - 11 Apr 2015 19:57
Nearly half a century later, one Missouri mother was reunited with the daughter she was told died shortly after birth. Zella Jackson-Price, 76, met Melanie Diane Gilmore, 49, for the first time after a hospital mishap se...
Fund-Raising May Value Spotify Above $8 Billion
The New York Times - 11 Apr 2015 06:02
If the investment round closes, it will place Spotify firmly in the ranks of some of the most richly valued technology companies, joining the likes of Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat.
Tokyo Has the Largest Underground Water Tank in the World
Gizmodo - 11 Apr 2015 03:00
This enormous, cathedral-like building is the main water tank of the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel facility in Tokyo, Japan, which is one of the most famous water infrastructure complex in the wor...
Risk Of Ebola Spreading To Other Countries Appears To Be Falling: WHO
IBTimes - 11 Apr 2015 02:22
(Reuters) - West Africa's Ebola epidemic still poses a threat to other countries but the risk of it spreading internationally appears to be diminishing as the areas affected shrink, the World Health Organization (WHO) sa...
A baby giraffe was just born live on the Internet
Mashable - 11 Apr 2015 02:10
Katie the giraffe just spent about an hour giving birth — and her labor was broadcast live online by Animal Planet. She took the attention in stride, though, even though more than 1.4 million eyeballs were watching her...
Smartphones Could Fill the Gaps In an Earthquake Early Warning Network
Gizmodo - 11 Apr 2015 02:10
An early warning system for earthquakes can't come soon enough for the US, which is lagging behind other seismically active countries like Mexico and Japan. But for an early warning system to be effective it needs lots o...
Is detergent-free laundry too good to be true?
USA Today - 11 Apr 2015 02:04
Crystal Wash claims to replace suds with science.
Incredible GoPro footage shows what it's like to spacewalk
Engadget - 11 Apr 2015 01:58
Leaving the cozy confines of Earth's atmosphere for life aboard the ISS is an exceedingly rare experience reserved for just a handful of astronauts. But thanks to NASA and GoPro, now you can share in the breathtaking vie...
Moto Maker for the Moto 360 Hands-On: Pretty Watch Gets Prettier
Gizmodo - 11 Apr 2015 00:20
The last time we played around with Motorola's Moto Maker it was for the original Moto X. You could change the color of the back, the front, the metal accents, and even add a custom engraving to the back. Well, Moto is b...
Duolingo to add Klingon language course
Slash Gear - 11 Apr 2015 00:09
Duolingo is an excellent app for learning foreign languages, and though they're a bit slow when it comes to adding new languages (that's not a criticism, it's quite the undertaking), it is open about what it is working o...