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Annoying song stuck in your head? Chew gum
Engadget - 11 May 2015 13:33
Catchy songs are infectious, so you shouldn't feel bad if you've spent the last six months muttering about being all about that bass. Treatments for this persistent condition normally include either playing the track on ...
This Is the World's First 6TB 2.5-Inch SSD
Gizmodo - 11 May 2015 13:15
If you need masses of storage but like your laptop's performance super-fast, then this new SSD may scratch your itch. With 6 terabytes of storage, this is the world's largest capacity 2.5-inch SSD (for now).
Apple takes top spot as China's smartphone market sputters
CNET - 11 May 2015 19:00How to find the perfect remote job
Mashable - 11 May 2015 09:17
When you've spent most of your career living the cubicle life, it can be a tricky transition when you decide that you want to work remotely. For starters, how do you even find a job that allows you to work from home in y...
This is what sunset looks like on Mars
CNET - 11 May 2015 04:14Physicists stop and store light traveling in an optical fiber
Phys.org - 11 May 2015 13:35
Researchers at the Kastler Brossel Laboratory in Paris have managed to store light that propagates in an optical fiber and to release it later on demand. By causing interaction between the traveling light and a few thous...
How Many Pages It Takes to Print the Entire Internet
ABC News - 11 May 2015 17:25
It's the ultimate estimation game: How many pieces of paper would it take to print the entire Internet?
In Consumer Tech, the World is Round
TechPinions - 11 May 2015 12:43
A friend recently returned from a trip with his wife to Seoul, South Korea, where she was traveling for business. During a sightseeing adventure, they visited an area heavily trafficked by tourists. He was astounded …
Mobile-Game Makers Try to Catch 'Whales'
Wall Street Journal - 11 May 2015 05:45
Industry shift to free apps sharpens marketing pitch to players who might be coaxed to spend $50 or $100 a month on "in-game" goodies.
Ceres animation showcases bright spots
Phys.org - 11 May 2015 23:23
The mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres are better resolved in a new sequence of images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on May 3 and 4, 2015. The images were taken from a distance of 8,400 miles (13,600 kil...
Adverts for robot housekeepers are terrifying a lot of people
Mashable - 11 May 2015 14:24
LONDON — Meet Sally, an incredibly sinister housekeeper and nanny who's actually a robot. Sally will cook your supper, lead your children off to bed, and probably go haywire and destroy you in the night. She's the late...
High-Tech 'Smart' Cane Helps Blind People Recognize Faces
Live Science - 11 May 2015 22:48
A new, high-tech cane for the blind is designed to recognize the faces of the person's friends and family members.
Scientists show 'breaking waves' perturb Earth's magnetic field
Phys.org - 11 May 2015 18:30
The underlying physical process that creates striking "breaking wave" cloud patterns in our atmosphere also frequently opens the gates to high-energy solar wind plasma that perturbs Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphe...
Nexus 9 Android 5.1.1 OTA update out now - factory image too!
Slash Gear - 11 May 2015 23:50
Four days after mentioning the update to the public, Google is now pushing Android 5.1.1 to the Nexus 9 tablet. This HTC-made device suffered apparent issues in-between Android 5.0 and this newest update, and this newest...
More Evidence that the Milky Way has Four Arms
Universe Today - 11 May 2015 23:01
Astronomers have been arguing over just how many spiral arms our Galaxy exhibits. Is the Milky Way a four or two-armed spiral galaxy? Astronomers had often assumed the Milky Way was potentially a four-armed spiral galaxy...
New Algorithm Can Automatically Remove Window Reflections from Photos
PetaPixel - 11 May 2015 21:05Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Sample Images
Photography Blog - 11 May 2015 16:45
Ahead of our full review, here are 61 sample images taken with the new Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS lens. The Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS is a 10x super-zoom lens for the Sony A-series full-frame compact system came...
Carphone Warehouse's 'iD' mobile network launches tomorrow
Engadget - 11 May 2015 12:19
Carphone Warehouse is launching its "iD" mobile network tomorrow, and in preparation it's revealed new details about its contracts and how they differ from the competition. For starters, they'll be separated into four ti...
How to Use the International Space Station's Toilet
Gizmodo - 11 May 2015 11:00
Ever wondered what astronauts do when they need to evacuate their bowels and bladder? In this video, Samantha Cristoforetti explains how a trip to the toilet works aboard the International Space Station.
Razer Nabu X Review: Fit for Fitness, Not for Gaming
Gizmodo - 11 May 2015 19:00
Razer loves to announce BIG, INDUSTRY SHAKING gadgets only to immediately scale them down. The company's first laptop started life as a handheld game console . Its first tablet originally had handlebars . The Nabu X is R...
Russia now selling home-grown CPUs with Transmeta-like x86 emulation
Ars Technica - 11 May 2015 15:13
Russia joins China in seeking technological independence from the US.
Lenovo blames clerical error for reported LaVie Z "defect"
Slash Gear - 11 May 2015 04:21
Lenovo just can't catch a break these days. Just after another reported security flaw in its pre-installed software, the world's largest PC makers is once again the target of criticism over its newly launched LaVie Z 360...