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Men are flocking to a McDonald's in Taiwan to ogle a female employee
Mashable - 18 Aug 2015 00:13
An employee at a McDonald's in Taiwan has recently become the object of the Internet's increasingly creepy affection, thanks to some candid photos The female cashier, Wei Han Xu, or Weiwei, possesses a distinctively doll...
Sprint Follows T-Mobile, Offers iPhone 6s Upgrade Deal
The Mac Observer - 18 Aug 2015 01:07
Sprint is following T-Mobile's lead and offering customers who get an iPhone 6 now a free upgrade to the iPhone 6s when it's released, presumably in September. The deal, called iPhone Forever, lets subscribers lease a ne...
Sony Portable Party System
The Gadget Flow - 18 Aug 2015 23:00
Massive music volume and multi-color light effects can now adorn your parties with this Sony Portable Party System. You can either choose to connect it via Bluetooth by using one-touch NFC technology or plug it directly ...
Windows 10 Surpasses 53 Million Installs
Ubergizmo - 18 Aug 2015 03:56
Now it has been several weeks since Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system has gone live. In fact a couple of days after its official release, Microsoft bragged that the operating system had seen over 14 million install...
Natural selection: Mama robot builds self-evolving baby-bots
CNET - 18 Aug 2015 09:13Google delays its modular smartphone until 2016
Mashable - 18 Aug 2015 05:00
Google's modular smartphone project has been delayed. In a series of tweets Monday, the company confirmed the initial market pilot for Project Ara, which was slated to begin in Puerto Rico later this year, will instead b...
Samsung Proposes Global Internet With Help From Microsatellites
Tech Times - 18 Aug 2015 01:02
Researchers at Samsung have put forth a proposal for global Internet usage, which includes sending 4,600 low-cost microsatellites into space.
Space Elevator Could Be Rocket Alternative for Astronauts
ABC News - 18 Aug 2015 18:27
A proposed space elevator stretching 12 miles into the sky could eliminate the need for rockets to shuttle astronauts into space.
Hack Amazon's Dash buttons to do things other than buying stuff
Engadget - 18 Aug 2015 04:57
Amazon's Dash buttons are tiny adhesive physical triggers that can order for you, through the magic of WiFi, anything you need to stock up on. But that's not the limits of their power, if you're willing to tinker with th...
Anova Acquires Hardware Marketing Startup Get Fresh For $9.2M
TechCrunch - 18 Aug 2015 22:16
Okay, this one’s a little surprising: Anova, maker of an automated sous vide cooker, has acquired startup Get Fresh, with Get Fresh CEO Stephen Svajian becoming CEO of Anova. I wrote about Get Fresh back in 2013 when...
Google and Intel bring RealSense to phones with Project Tango dev kit
Engadget - 18 Aug 2015 18:34
It was only a matter of time until Intel's RealSense 3D camera got a chance to dance with Google's 3D mapping initiative, Project Tango. Today at Intel's Developer Forum, the two companies revealed that they're working t...
Google announces OnHub, a $200 router focused on simplicity
The Verge - 18 Aug 2015 18:28
Routers have never been particularly exciting pieces of technology, but now Google is trying to change that. It announced today that it's created a router, called OnHub. OnHub is supposed to be easy to set up and manage,...
Some Types Of Bacteria Can Increase Odds Of Premature Birth
Tech Times - 18 Aug 2015 17:26
Researchers found that some microbial environments inside the body may contribute to premature births. The findings of a new study suggest that checking the microbiota of women during early gestation may provide an insig...
Windows 10 User Data Sent To Microsoft Even When Privacy Protection Is On
Tech Times - 18 Aug 2015 05:21
A new report claims that Microsoft is collecting private user data, even when privacy settings are enabled. Microsoft has responded that the data is benign and only applies to search features and visuals.
Have 80% of Apple Watch owners used Apple Pay?
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2015 23:59
Today a study has been released in which Apple Pay appears to be being used by 80% of all Apple Watch users. Carried out by Wristly, a private research group, it's a headline grabbing figure for Apple's mobile payments s...
Amazon's New Secret 'Flex' Service Spotted In Seattle
Time - 18 Aug 2015 23:55
There are also talks of one-hour liquor delivery.
Opera Max data saver adds support for YouTube, Netflix
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2015 23:25
Opera has pushed out an update for its Opera Max Android app, and with it comes much-awaited support for both Netflix and YouTube. Opera Max is an app that compresses content and manages data usage to maximize how much b...
Carrie Vase
The Gadget Flow - 18 Aug 2015 23:00
Coming as a creation from Norm Architects for the Spring 2015 collection of Menu, the Carrie Vase is a stylish and dramatic design. It's the built-in handle which makes the design dramatic and vintage-like. The handle br...
Darkode hacker pleads guilty to spreading Facebook malware
Engadget - 18 Aug 2015 05:36
One of the 12 people charged when the Darkode cybercrime forum was seized has pled guilty and will be sentenced on November 23rd. According to Reuters, Eric Crocker aka Phastman from Birmingham, New York, has admitted th...
Google builds a standalone Hangouts website
Engadget - 18 Aug 2015 04:28
Google has built Hangouts its own website, but it's not spinning it out of Gmail completely like the company did with several properties to form its new parent corporation. It's just one of the (many, many) ways to acces...
FTC names its $25,000 counter-robocall contest winner
Engadget - 18 Aug 2015 04:11
Despite being banned by the Federal Trade Commission, prerecorded robocalls are still a common hassle for Americans. That could soon change now that the FTC has announced the winner of its $25,000 Robocalls: Humanity Str...
GE's robotic inspector dives in nuclear containment vessels
Engadget - 18 Aug 2015 03:40
Normally when workers at the Edwin Irby Hatch Power Plant in Georgia want to inspect welds on the water-filled containment tank that houses the plant's nuclear fuel, they have stick pole-mounted inspection cameras in the...