Technology News
After 19 years of construction, the world's largest fusion reactor goes online this month
Digital Trends - 7 Nov 2015 01:52
In Germany, a team of researchers are preparing to switch on the largest nuclear fusion plant in the world. Hosted at the Max Planck Institute, the stellarator, also known as Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), is awaiting regulator...
World's first 3D-printed car could cost you $53,000
Mashable - 7 Nov 2015 01:25
Local Motors, the world's most prominent maker of 3D-printed cars, announced this week that it plans to offer pre-sales of its series of 3D printed models starting in spring 2016. It estimates the sticker price for the L...
How to Assign a Photo to iPhone Contact in iOS
OS X Daily - 7 Nov 2015 21:53
Adding pictures and photos to your iPhone contacts is a nice way to improve the iOS experience for phone calls and messaging, as it helps to quickly identify people in conversations and when reaching out. Assigning pictu...
How to change the swipe shortcuts on the BlackBerry Priv
Android Central - 7 Nov 2015 14:20
On a regular Android phone, swiping up from the home button gives you access to Google Now. On the BlackBerry Priv it can do much more than that. Swiping up will give you three options instead of one, and two of them can...
StarCraft 2: Nova Covert Ops DLC Announced For 2016
Ubergizmo - 7 Nov 2015 03:24
As many StarCraft 2 gamers know by now, Legacy of the Void will be the game's last expansion as far as the ongoing story is concerned. We know that some gamers are understandably bummed given how the story of the StarCra...
How to get back some space on your LG V10 with Smart Cleaning
Android Central - 7 Nov 2015 23:50
Over time, the storage on your LG V10 slowly shrinks. We add apps and take pictures and video, maybe add a few HD music files or pin things with YouTube Red. On top of all that, there are temporary files getting download...
ProtonMail Pays $6,000 Ransom To Stop DDoS Attacks After Blackmail, Still Got Knocked Offline
Tech Times - 7 Nov 2015 14:20
ProtonMail, the encrypted mail service used by whistleblowers, journalists and activists, became victim of multiple distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks this week. The company even paid ransom, but the IP slammin...
How to search Google using just the BlackBerry Priv keyboard
Android Central - 7 Nov 2015 18:53
The BlackBerry Priv has a pretty awesome hardware keyboard and its probably something you're going to use a lot. One neat trick is that you can just start typing and immediately search Google. We're using Google as an ex...
FCC refuses to force websites to honor Do Not Track requests
Engadget - 7 Nov 2015 06:09
The FCC has dismissed a petition filed by California nonprofit Consumer Watchdog, asking the commission to require "edge providers" to honor Do Not Track requests. The group named Google, Facebook, YouTube, Pandora, Netf...
Video shows driver crashing his $1.4 million Ferrari minutes after buying it
BGR - 7 Nov 2015 01:45
It’s hard to feel too sorry for anyone who can afford a $1.4 million Ferrari… but it is certainly possible to feel sorry for the car itself. A video posted by YouTube user Gábor Grubits shows a man in Budapest cra...
The world's first autonomous buses will debut in Switzerland in spring 2016
Digital Trends - 7 Nov 2015 22:25
Swiss-based startup BestMile is collaborating with PostBus (or CarPostal) to introduce the world's first autonomous public transport system. The initial fleet of electric vehicles will debut in spring 2016 in the city of...
New Compound Can Be Used In Eye Drops To Reverse Cataract
Tech Times - 7 Nov 2015 10:59
Lab tests showed a chemical compound was able to clear cataracts in both rats and human eye lens tissue. The soluble chemical can be administered like common eye drops.
Google acquires Fly Labs, a photo and video editing startup
Slash Gear - 7 Nov 2015 03:34
Fly Labs, a video and photo editing startup, has announced that it has been acquired by Google. Says the startup team, they will be joining Google -- in particular, Google Photos -- in the company's Mountain View, Califo...
Bank of America Wants Robots To Be In Charge Of Giving Financial Advice
Tech Times - 7 Nov 2015 02:15
According to recent reports, Bank of America is planning on implementing advice-giving robots based on algorithms. These algorithms will be implemented on a prototype level next year.
Tesla To Release 'Constraints' To Autopilot Mode So You Can't Do Dumb Things With It
Tech Times - 7 Nov 2015 01:43
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company will release an update to autopilot mode on its Model S, bringing a number of constraints to the new mode so that people can use autopilot mode at dangerous times.
Hackers say they've breached U.S. arrest records database
Slash Gear - 7 Nov 2015 00:54
The hacking group Crackas With Attitude, which previously infiltrated the personal email of CIA Director John Brennan, says it has breached a law enforcement portal through which one can access tools for law enforcement ...
Augmented reality device turns your arm into a keyboard
Mashable - 7 Nov 2015 22:02
Japanese electronics maker NEC has unveiled a unique input mechanism that allows you to type on your arm using augmented reality The system is called the ARmKeypad and it combines a set of glasses to visualize the virtua...
Share Your Best Parent Technology Fails With Us
Gizmodo - 7 Nov 2015 22:00
Parents: They just don't get technology, right? It's probably one of the most common grievances among sons and daughters worldwide. From Mom asking you who this Reddit person is to Dad watching Netflix in silence because...
This girl has no idea how to hang up a landline phone
Mashable - 7 Nov 2015 17:46
Kids these days. While staying in a hotel with her family this girl named Layla encountered an ancient piece of technology she has never come into physical contact with before: a landline telephone with a cord. Bewildere...
Fibaro floats above the rest (pictures)
CNET - 7 Nov 2015 16:00Sierra Leone Celebrates The End Of The Ebola Outbreak
Gizmodo - 7 Nov 2015 19:30
After a year and a half since the first case was reported in the West African country, Sierra Leone has been declared Ebola free, 42 days after the last case was cleared. The announcement is one further step forward in t...
Exposure to Pesticides May Damage Sperm In Teenagers
Tech Times - 7 Nov 2015 11:13
A recent study revealed that adolescent exposure to pesticides found in food can lead to the development of defective sperm cells. Researchers said that banned pesticides such as DDTs are still present in the environment...