Technology News
Finally! How Pearbuds cracked the code to cut the cord on ear buds
Digital Trends - 17 Aug 2015 12:15
We speak with Eric Tsoi, co-creator of the Pearbuds wireless earbuds, to find out how he will succeed in bringing to market a completely wireless pair of stereo earbuds where others have failed. The post Finally! How Pea...
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Won't Play Nicely With The Gear VR
Ubergizmo - 17 Aug 2015 03:28
If you're thinking that the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and its huge high-resolution display would make for a perfect virtual reality experience, especially when paired with the4 Samsung Gear VR< think again. According to a po...
Cement Wood Lamps
The Gadget Flow - 17 Aug 2015 23:00
Highlight the smooth texture of wood and the rough texture of concrete at once by using these Cement Wood Lamps. These lamps are designed to enhance the overall beauty of your home. They are pendant lamps which come with...
Dancing droplets launch themselves from thin fibers
Phys.org - 17 Aug 2015 17:30
We've all seen dewdrops form on spider webs. But what if they flung themselves off of the strands instead?
This owl will peer into your soul and know your pain
Mashable - 17 Aug 2015 17:21
Nelly the owl is apparently her keeper's favorite. Just look at how calm she is! But her piercing stare tells another story. No one can hide from her. [H/T: Tastefully Offensive] Stormtroopers march across Golden Gate Br...
Microsoft is allowing itself to detect pirated games on your Windows 10 PC
Digital Trends - 17 Aug 2015 03:31
Microsoft has reserved the right to check your system for "playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized "hardware peripheral devices." The language the company is using is ambiguous, and that is likely intentional. T...
Electric Solar Sail Concept Introduction
SpaceRef - 17 Aug 2015 16:07
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program recently selected several concepts for further study including the Heliopause Electrostatic Rapid Transit System (HERTS), an electric solar sail concept....
IRS hack far larger than first thought
USA Today - 17 Aug 2015 23:54
The IRS reports another 220,000 accounts hacked
Here's a former Apple designer's brilliant idea for reinventing the iPhone's lock screen
BGR - 17 Aug 2015 15:55
I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand waking up to an iPhone lock screen with an endlessly scrollable list of notifications that I can barely focus on. More than 50 unread email notifications from Mailbox… weat...
Scientists discover atomic-resolution details of brain signaling
Phys.org - 17 Aug 2015 17:03
Scientists have revealed never-before-seen details of how our brain sends rapid-fire messages between its cells. They mapped the 3-D atomic structure of a two-part protein complex that controls the release of signaling c...
Dark Energy Survey finds more celestial neighbors
Phys.org - 17 Aug 2015 16:54
Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey, using one of the world's most powerful digital cameras, have discovered eight more faint celestial objects hovering near our Milky Way galaxy. Signs indicate that they, like the obje...
Acer Aspire E-15 review: This laptop packs solid performance, but at too high a price
PC World - 17 Aug 2015 11:00
Poor Acer. Nothing about the Aspire E-15 (model number E5-573-516D) that Acer sent us is wrong. Literally nothing at all. It's a perfectly good machine. The problem? It's almost exactly the same machine as the Toshiba C5...
Linux Foundation Launches Open Mainframe Project
TechCrunch - 17 Aug 2015 06:06
It’s 2015 and you might think of the mainframe as a vestige of an earlier computing era, but these mega machines still play a role inside large institutions running intensive workloads. And as though to prove its ong...
The Migaloo mystery: Confusion over rare white whale spotted near Australia
Mashable - 17 Aug 2015 04:58
"It is Migaloo." Those are the words of a leading scientist who is 100% convinced the white whale spotted off the coast of Australia on Aug. 10 is the world famous albino humpback, Migaloo. Executive director and chief s...
Astronaut Captures Stunning Footage Of The Aurora Borealis
Ubergizmo - 17 Aug 2015 01:28
Day 141. The chapter of a day ends as it began. #Aurora on a sunrise. Good night from @space_station! #YearInSpace s://t.co/hZBMs9q0CS -- Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) August 15, 2015 The aurora borealis is a natural ph...
Why Zayn Malik and Calvin Harris are in a huge Twitter fight over Taylor Swift
Mashable - 17 Aug 2015 23:57
Zayn Malik is not here to make friends. He's made that much clear. And now, he can add the all-powerful Taylor Swift and her DJ boyfriend Calvin Harris to his list of enemies It started, as the great wars all do, with an...
What We Know About the NSA and AT&T's Spying Pact
Wired - 17 Aug 2015 23:57
The telecom giant, according to one Snowden document, was extremely willing to help out the spy agency. The post What We Know About the NSA and AT&T’s Spying Pact appeared first on WIRED.
Modular mobile phone Project Ara is delayed until 2016
Engadget - 17 Aug 2015 23:27
The much-anticipated Google-backed modular phone from Project Ara was supposed to make its debut in Puerto Rico later this year. However, the device won't be coming until at least 2016, thanks to an unexpectedly long pro...
The crazy simulator where pilots learn how to fly the F-35
Gizmodo - 17 Aug 2015 23:25
How do pilots learn how to fly a fighter jet that cost a trillion dollars to develop (or a $100 million a pop to make)? By hopping in a total bad ass simulator that mimics everything about the F-35 in basically the sicke...
Galaxy Note 5 shipping this afternoon
Slash Gear - 17 Aug 2015 22:46
This morning Samsung Galaxy Note 5 preorders began to ship from multiple carriers. The first confirmation we've got on record here - sent in my a helpful citizen in Brooklyn - suggests that preorders for the Samsung Gala...
Color-changing helmets could warn you about head injuries
Engadget - 17 Aug 2015 05:54
Head injuries can be particularly sinister -- unless it's obvious that you took a bad blow, you might not get the help you need in time to mitigate the damage. University of Pennsylvania scientists may have an easy way t...
Watchdog group says Soylent's cadmium and lead levels violate CA law
Ars Technica - 17 Aug 2015 02:15
Group also has similar Proposition 65 complaints about Hershey's Chocolate.