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Mashable - 1 Oct 2015 17:05Apple Awarded Patent For Curved And Flexible Display: How Is It Different From The Galaxy S6 Edge's Screen?
Tech Times - 1 Oct 2015 05:20
Apple has been awarded a patent for a flexible wraparound display which the company filed in 2013. The Apple Patent apart not only covers a curved screen, but also the capacity to make the display a flexible one.
LinkedIn profile leaks early details of Intel's Cannonlake
Digital Trends - 1 Oct 2015 18:01
Information leaked via an engineer's LinkedIn account seems to suggest that Intel's Cannonlake project will produce processors with between four and eight CPUs. The post LinkedIn profile leaks early details of Intel’s ...
Scientists are developing an invisibility cloak for solar panels
Engadget - 1 Oct 2015 07:25
Current solar panel technology has enough trouble as it is converting sunlight into useable current, what with their paltry 20 percent average efficiencies. And it certainly doesn't help matters that up to a tenth of eve...
We may be on the verge of a major breakthrough that will let us beam solar energy down to Earth
BGR - 1 Oct 2015 03:30
One of the humanity’s problems, whether we like to acknowledge it or not, is that we’re still heavily dependent on fossil fuel. Not only that, but Earth’s climate also has to suffer because of it. However, there ar...
Russia-linked hackers tried to access Clinton's email server 5 times
Mashable - 1 Oct 2015 03:25
Russia-linked hackers tried at least five times to pry into Hillary Clinton's private email account while she was secretary of state, emails released Wednesday show. It is unclear if she clicked on any attachment and exp...
Photographer finds the mystery couple from dazzling wedding photo
Mashable - 1 Oct 2015 00:06
Though photographer Sam Yeldham deals mostly in gorgeous shots of Sydney sunsets, a coincidence this past weekend led to his first wedding photo of a mystery couple Yeldham tells Mashable that he spotted the couple while...
UK Womb Transplants: 5 Ethical Issues
Live Science - 1 Oct 2015 23:53
Ten women in the United Kingdom may undergo womb transplants as part of an upcoming study, but the procedure raises some ethical issues, experts say.
Timbersled Rolls Out New Line Of Dirt-To-Snow Bike Conversion Kits
Tech Times - 1 Oct 2015 23:49
Timbersled has rolled out it's 2016 line of dirt-to-snow bike conversion kits across the U.S. and Canada, increasing options for the popular winter powersport.
15 Million T-Mobile Customers Hacked in Vendor Data Breach
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2015 23:57
T-Mobile customers should be on alert: Hackers stole the personal information of around 15 million Uncarrier users from its credit reporting agency, Experian. The stolen data including social security numbers, addresses,...
Michelle Obama's advice to teen girls: 'No boy is cute enough to keep you from getting an education'
Mashable - 1 Oct 2015 23:47
Listen up teen girls — actually listen up all girls, of any age. Michelle Obama dropped some major life advice Tuesday at Glamour's "The Power of an Educated Girl" event in Harlem, New York City. She told girls to "com...
Placebo Response Helps People Make the Most of Antidepressants
Tech Times - 1 Oct 2015 23:20
Correlation found between response to placebos and drugs.
Why Amazon Kicked Out Apple TV And Chromecast
ReadWrite - 1 Oct 2015 23:17
Both Apple and Google have television on their minds: The tech titans have updated their streaming devices, the Apple TV and Chromecast. But soon, neither will find a home on Amazon.com, where those devices had been sel...
21 striking photos of ballerinas, what dreams are made of
Mashable - 1 Oct 2015 22:40All The Most Essential Science Fiction and Fantasy Books in October
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2015 22:28
You'd better clear your schedule--because October is just packed with amazing science fiction and fantasy books. Including George R.R. Martin's tales of Westeros long before Game of Thrones. Plus Ann Leckie, Gene Wolfe, ...
ZenWatch 2 Review: A Cheap Way to Get Started With Smartwatches
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2015 22:00
Asus' ZenWatch 2 looks good, and at $130 it might be worth it for the the few delightful tricks it can do. But it's also unmistakably an entry-level smartwatch and remains hobbled by Android Wear's basic limitations.
Wearables for Babies: Yay or Nay?
The Huffington Post - 1 Oct 2015 19:14
Everywhere you look these days, you're likely to see people wearing their tech. Whether it's a fitness tracker, smartwatch, or even Google Glasses, wearables are all the rage. According to IDC, the market for wearables i...
Snakes Use 'Leg Genes' to Make Phalluses
Live Science - 1 Oct 2015 18:10
Snakes maintain most of the DNA sequences that mammals use to make legs -- even though snakes lack limbs. Turns out the genes are responsible for phallus development in snake embryos.
Scientists find color of prehistoric bats by analyzing their fossils
CNET - 1 Oct 2015 17:00Every Android device is vulnerable to newly discovered bugs
CNET - 1 Oct 2015 16:58Windows 10 inches up slightly in desktop OS market
CNET - 1 Oct 2015 16:43GPS 3 Launch Contract Gives SpaceX First Shot at National Security Market
Space News - 1 Oct 2015 16:42
The challenger is expected to square off with incumbent United Launch Alliance for the right to launch the next-generation navigation satellite in 2018. SpaceNews.com