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Afterburner Bluetooth® Portable Speaker
The Gadget Flow - 12 Aug 2015 23:00
You can keep it bound to your desk or carry it around anywhere for that blasting mega-bass. However, taking control of your party with your phone just became easier with the Afterburner Bluetooth® Portable Speaker. This...
Japan's Erica android isn't as creepy as other talking robots
Mashable - 12 Aug 2015 06:42
Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, who has delivered creepily real androids in past years, is back with a new hyper-realistic robot called Erica But the focus of Ishiguro's latest work isn't on just amazing you...
Jaybird X2 wireless next-gen earbuds have improved sound, design
Slash Gear - 12 Aug 2015 21:07
Jaybird has released its newest pair of earbuds, the Jaybird X2. This model is the second-generation version of Jaybird's previous BlueBuds X sport headphones; the company's CMO Rene Oehlerking says Jaybird has "improved...
Court Skeptical Trade Body Has Oversight of Digital Transmissions
Wall Street Journal - 12 Aug 2015 05:06
A federal appeals court appeared skeptical Tuesday of claims by a government trade panel that it can block Internet communications it finds infringe U.S. patents.
Nintendo And DeNA's First Smartphone Game Still On Track For 2015
Ubergizmo - 12 Aug 2015 03:50
Earlier this year Nintendo announced that they would be partnering with Japanese online firm DeNA to create mobile games. This was a surprise to everyone as Nintendo had been quite resistant to the idea for the longest t...
How hackers made millions by reading the news before you
BGR - 12 Aug 2015 16:20
Not all hackers out there are looking to steal your information and use it for personal gain. Rather than setting up sophisticated schemes to obtain website logins or get millions of credit card records and personal info...
Damian Lillard, Steve Francis and the unbroken circle of NBA fandom
Mashable - 12 Aug 2015 13:09
SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Francis was coming to town, and the Lillard brothers had to be there. Damian and older brother Houston were enamored with the explosive NBA star point guard, whose Rockets were visiting the hometo...
Kerry says China and Russia 'very likely' reading his emails
Phys.org - 12 Aug 2015 09:30
US Secretary of State John Kerry accused China and Russia of "very likely" reading his emails Tuesday, adding that the US has and will continue to discuss cyber attacks with China.
Hong Kong Police Raid Uber Offices, Arrest Drivers
TechCrunch - 12 Aug 2015 07:34
Uber’s worldwide expansion plans have hit yet another legal bump. Five Uber drivers were arrested in Hong Kong yesterday, allegedly for operating without a hire car permit and driving without proper insurance. Two of...
Better estimates of worldwide mercury pollution
MIT - 12 Aug 2015 06:00
New findings show Asia produces twice as much mercury emissions as previously thought.
Security community roasts Oracle exec for scolding white-hat hackers
Mashable - 12 Aug 2015 23:36
Hell hath no fury like a security expert's scorn. Oracle's Chief Security Officer Mary Ann Davidson learned that the hard way this week after she ignited the wrath of the web's security mavens by telling them not to surf...
Gilat Hit by Delays in U.S. Government Contracts
Space News - 12 Aug 2015 21:24
SpaceNews.com - Daily news coverage of the business and politics of the global space industry. Satellite broadband ground hardware manufacturer Gilat Satellite Networks on Aug. 12 reported lower revenue and profit, sayin...
LG Announces The Launch of Its First Wireless Curved Sound Bar
Tech Times - 12 Aug 2015 19:54
LG's new Wireless Curved Sound Bar is an improvement on its previous models with a more interesting design
Apple reportedly planning NYC cube-like structure for new Chicago River store
9 to 5 Mac - 12 Aug 2015 18:03
Apple plans to relocate its main Chicago, Illinois retail store from its current location at 679 North Michigan Avenue to a newer flagship space at the edge of the Chicago River, reports Crain’s Chicago Business. Accor...
Could You Charge an iPhone with the Electricity in Your Brain?
Gizmodo - 12 Aug 2015 17:50
Ever since Morpheus explained how the machines use humans as batteries in The Matrix, we've been fascinated by the idea. But can the human body actually generate enough current to do anything useful? We decided to find o...
I just watched my smartphone case heal itself from scratches
BGR - 12 Aug 2015 17:35
In late 2013, LG unveiled a smartphone called the G Flex. It was one of the first smartphones to feature a flexible display, as the name might indicate, and its casing was curved slightly to help showcase that. Meh. The ...
Tinder Says It Overreacted With That Vanity Fair Tweetstorm
Forbes - 12 Aug 2015 17:11
We have finally witnessed a brand have a public breakdown on Twitter.
Firefox tries to edge out Microsoft in Windows 10 browser battle
CNET - 12 Aug 2015 17:02Colorado Mine Spill Aftermath: How to Clean a River
Live Science - 12 Aug 2015 16:48
An accidental breach by an EPA cleanup crew sent 3 million gallons of acidic, heavy-metal-laden water into Colorado's waterways. How do you clean up a river? The answer is twofold: treatment and dilution.
Why Geeks Are Leaving Facebook for Nerd-Friendly Amino App
Forbes - 12 Aug 2015 16:25
The very first time I heard about Amino was Tuesday, when I read an article about how all the geeks are adopting this set of mobile apps to chat about anime, games, and cosplay. Let me state for the record that I am a ge...
Xbox Chatpad
The Gadget Flow - 12 Aug 2015 23:00
Get the conversation on with your gaming friends by using this latest and possibly one of the coolest introductions from Xbox called Chatpad. You can use it to compose messages to friends, enter codes as well as search f...
Nikon updates Coolpix P900 and S6700 firmware
DP Review - 12 Aug 2015 20:35
Nikon has released firmware updates for a pair of its Coolpix compact cameras. Firmware v1.2 for the Coolpix P900 superzoom resolves issues that can occur when using a wireless remote, while the v1.1 update for the S6...