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A Dark Web Vendor Is Selling Millions of Hacked Cam Girl Site Tokens
Motherboard - 27 Nov 2015 16:15
The hacker claims to be a former employee of MyFreeCams.com.
iPhone 7s may be the first iPhone to boast an OLED display
Cult of Mac - 27 Nov 2015 11:51
Apple has reportedly confirmed to its supply chain that it plans to switch from LCD panels to OLED ones for iPhones released in 2017-2018. This potentially means that we might get an OLED Apple handset as early as the iP...
Airbus Patents Removable Cabins To Cut Down Boarding Times
Tech Times - 27 Nov 2015 05:33
Airbus has had some pretty far-fetched ideas in the past, but its latest patent that just got approved by the USPTO proves to be quite a clever concept to cut down boarding times.
Sony confirms official PS4 Remote Play app for Windows and Mac
Engadget - 27 Nov 2015 07:10
Well that was quick. It's only been a couple of days since someone came up with an unofficial app to stream PlayStation 4 gaming to PC, but earlier today, Sony's awesome Shuhei Yoshida confirmed on Twitter that his compa...
Russia's Newest Data Center Will Be Nuclear Powered
Gizmodo - 27 Nov 2015 06:55
Russia's newest data center will also be its largest, with a capacity for 10,000 racks. With that much power draw, it of course makes sense for the facility to be built next door to an existing nuclear power station.
Clever Physics Explains Why a Dropped Phone Lands Screen-Down
Gizmodo - 27 Nov 2015 05:30
Believe it or not, it's not Sod's Law that dictates a dropped smartphone will land screen down: it's actually the same physics that influences buttered toast in free-fall.
This Satellite Image Looks Like Some Kind of Impossible Staircase
Gizmodo - 27 Nov 2015 11:40
This mind-bending image looks like something out of Inception, but in fact it's a view of fields in the south Khartoum area of Sudan. How the hell do they grow anything on that?
MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Leather iPad Pro Bag From Intrepid Bag Co
Mac Rumors - 27 Nov 2015 08:02
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with The Intrepid Bag Co to give away one of the company's Zinnia Convertible Leather iPad Pro Bags. The Zinnia is a convertible bag that can transition quickly between a backpac...
Scientists create gold nuggets that are 98 percent air
Engadget - 27 Nov 2015 03:30
Researchers at ETH Zurich have accomplished a bit of modern-day alchemy, transforming 20 carat gold into a lightweight foam. Well, technically it's an aerogel: an exceedingly light and porous matrix of material. It's so ...
How to shave off your beard in fun and creative stages
Mashable - 27 Nov 2015 17:06Egypt explores King Tut's tomb, searching for Queen Nefertiti
USA Today - 27 Nov 2015 16:32
Archaeologists are exploring King Tutankhamun's tomb in a quest to find hidden chambers that could hold Queen Nefertiti's remains, officials said Thursday.
Amazon Looks To Recruit Engineers With Bizarre Tinder Ad
Motherboard - 27 Nov 2015 16:30
The internet giant has apparently started experimenting with Tinder ads looking for job candidates.
Meet Walk-Man, The Emergency Response Robot
The Huffington Post - 27 Nov 2015 16:28
This is Walk-Man - he's a robot designed to fit in a world built for humans. Walk-Man can operate tools and interact with his environment in the same way that a person does. He was built by roboticists from the Italian I...
Guide Dogs Are Trained Not to Complain, So This Health Monitor Does It for Them
Motherboard - 27 Nov 2015 16:00
A new prototype harness keeps track of a service dog's heart rate and breathing, but it is really necessary?
AMD Zen FX CPUs, APUs Release Details Surface, Top-Notch Performance In The Cards
Tech Times - 27 Nov 2015 15:38
New information finally surfaced regarding AMD's plans for 2016. The new Zen FX CPU could be used in everything from gaming notebooks to servers due to its microarchitecture, which sources from AMD said uses high bandwid...
How smartphones offer Syrian refugees a lifeline - CNET
CNET - 27 Nov 2015 15:27NASA Plans Twin sounding Rocket Launches Over Norway This Winter
SpaceRef - 27 Nov 2015 15:07
This winter, two sounding rockets will launch through the aurora borealis over Norway to study how particles move in a region near the North Pole where Earth's magnetic field is directly connected to the solar wind....
Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Can Cause Fatal Brain Infection
Tech Times - 27 Nov 2015 15:05
The chikungunya virus can cause potentially deadly encephalitis, particularly in infants and older adults. To date there is still no vaccine or cure available to treat the mosquito-borne infection.
Fujitsu Tablet Stylistic R726 aims to increase productivity
Coolest Gadgets - 27 Nov 2015 15:00
It is all about being productive no matter where one is these days, and this is one of the reasons why mobile computing is such a big thing. After all, our smartphones and tablets have seen a massive increase in their ha...
Hackers Swap ISIS Websites With Ads For Viagra And Prozac
Tech Times - 27 Nov 2015 14:52
Hackers have replaced an ISIS website with pharmacy advertisements for Viagra and Prozac. This is the latest development in the ongoing cyberwar between Anonymous and ISIS.
In pictures: This was the EE Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2015
Pocket-lint - 27 Nov 2015 14:41
With fuzzy heads and a pocket full of ridiculous selfies, we awake in the aftermath of the EE Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2015. The EE Pocket-lint Gadget Awards celebrated the best products of 2015, hosting an evening of m...
LG to build a new OLED plant for more than $8.71 billion
Mashable - 27 Nov 2015 11:52
In the past couple of years, we've constantly seen launches of OLED TVs with amazing picture quality, but high prices kept their sales way below the slightly worse but far cheaper LCD TV sets Now, LG is betting big on OL...