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Amanda Marie Ellison: The Smoking Girl in Mary Ellen Mark's Famous Photo
PetaPixel - 27 Jun 2015 19:34Microsoft went all out for its Windows 10 desktop background
Mashable - 27 Jun 2015 05:02
When Windows 10 launches on July 29, pay special attention to the default desktop background. Microsoft partnered with San Francisco designer Bradley G. Munkowitz, whose worked on films such as Tron, to create a spectacl...
This Python Ate a Porcupine, Which Turned Out to Be a Bad Idea
Gizmodo - 27 Jun 2015 03:00
We all eat the wrong thing sometimes, but this 12-foot-long South African python made a major error. It swallowed a porcupine whole. Spoilers: No, it did not survive.
Charcoal Black Leather MS Suit Carrier by Mismo
The Gadget Flow - 27 Jun 2015 15:00
Need to transport your work suit or wedding attire? The Charcoal Black Leather MS Suit Carrier by Mismo will come super handy in that case. It's a full sized garment bag which can carry up to three suits at one time with...
Silicon Valley tweets and posts pride after US Supreme Court ruling
CNET - 27 Jun 2015 01:58Vertu Signature Luxury Phone For Bentley Might Be As Expensive As Your Current Ride
Tech Times - 27 Jun 2015 14:52
Vertu and Bentley have announced a new Signature for Bentley phone 'meticulously handcrafted from the finest materials.' The device is a feature phone, but it will likely cost a fortune nonetheless.
Security News This Week: Google Says Goodbye to Revenge Porn, Hello to Eavesdropping
Wired - 27 Jun 2015 13:00
Here are the security vulnerabilities and privacy updates that we didn't cover in-depth this week, but which deserve your attention nonetheless. The post Security News This Week: Google Says Goodbye to Revenge Porn, Hell...
New Rapid Ebola Test Shows Promise in African Clinics
MedicineNet - 27 Jun 2015 09:00
Title: New Rapid Ebola Test Shows Promise in African ClinicsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/26/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/26/2015 12:00:00 AM
Apple's Patent Acquisition Of Privaris Hints At Future Touch ID Plans
Ubergizmo - 27 Jun 2015 03:31
A rumor earlier this week suggested that Apple was looking to do away with the home button in future iPhones. This led to the question of where would Touch ID go? While it's just a rumor for now, a report from CNN (via M...
Is the universe ringing like a crystal glass?
Phys.org - 27 Jun 2015 00:17
Many know the phrase "the big bang theory." There's even a top television comedy series with that as its title. According to scientists, the universe began with the "big bang" and expanded to the size it is today. Yet, t...
List of 30 Most Edited Wikipedia Pages Will Surprise You
BGR - 27 Jun 2015 19:00
Earlier this week, a Reddit user named Ramiro Gomez put together the following chart detailing the top 30 most edited English Wikipedia articles of all time. In putting the chart together, Gomez, a software developer who...
Hands-on with the puregear Folio Wallet Case for the Galaxy S6
Android Central - 27 Jun 2015 18:19
Leave the wallet at home with this stylish Galaxy S6 case. The puregear Folio Wallet Case provides protection, style, and function to your Samsung Galaxy S6. Three slots on the front flip cover allow you to stash enough ...
Woman climbs pole, pulls down South Carolina Confederate flag, gets arrested
Mashable - 27 Jun 2015 16:29
A woman scaled the 30-foot flagpole outside South Carolina's Statehouse on Saturday morning and pulled down the controversial Confederate flag just hours before a planned rally for the flag's supporters. Bree Newsome, 30...
Facebook Paints The Network Rainbow To Celebrate Pride: Here's How To Fix Your Profile Pic
Tech Times - 27 Jun 2015 15:10
Facebook is celebrating with the LGBT community over the Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage across 50 states.
How Pakistan and India can prevent future heat wave fatalities
Mashable - 27 Jun 2015 14:00
The 1.4 billion people of India and Pakistan are no strangers to long periods of sizzlingly hot and humid weather at this time of year. The average daily high temperature in Delhi in the month of May is 105 degrees Fahre...
Robot Hadrian can lay enough bricks for a house in two days
Phys.org - 27 Jun 2015 11:30
Brick-laying robots are not news but this month's spotlight is on a fully automated brick-laying robot, which is quite impressive in what it can do on its own. Mara Fox in PerthNow reported on an engineer in Australia wh...
Northern Lights Shimmer in Gorgeous 5-Hour Time-Lapse (Video)
SPACE.com - 27 Jun 2015 09:13
For five hours, the sun's radiation created a stunning display over the dark skies of Maine.
Sequence of Shots May Lead to Effective HIV Vaccine, Mouse Study Finds
MedicineNet - 27 Jun 2015 09:00
Title: Sequence of Shots May Lead to Effective HIV Vaccine, Mouse Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/25/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/26/2015 12:00:00 AM
Self-assembling gauss gun idea would heal patients from the inside
Engadget - 27 Jun 2015 05:44
A research team from the University of Houston and Boston Children's Hospital debuted a novel new approach to internal medicine: using a swarm of tiny, noninvasive robots as a gauss gun to shoot medicine or clot-busting ...
What happens when two self-driving cars meet? They avoid one another
Digital Trends - 27 Jun 2015 04:17
According to a Reuters report, a Delphi Automotive car and a Google self-driving car successfully managed to avoid one another when they came into close quarters with one another in Palo Alto, California. The post What h...
Facebook Has A Tool That Lets You Rainbow-ify Your Profile Pic
Ubergizmo - 27 Jun 2015 03:30
While same-sex marriage has been legalized over the years in different states across the country, not all states are on board. However it seems that it will no longer matter as the US Supreme Court has handed down a hist...