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You can't have this awesome VW Golf GTI TCR
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2016 22:30
Bulging fenders, a rear wing that could double as a picnic bench, and even more power squeezed out of its turbocharged engine: the new 2016 VW Golf GTI TCR is an unarguable beast. Designed by Volkswagen expressly for its...
How to watch the solar eclipse tonight
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2016 21:44
This year will prove fun for astronomers and star-gazers alike, as it'll bring both a solar eclipse and, in a couple weeks, a lunar eclipse. The solar eclipse is happening tonight, and you won't have to worry about weath...
How weight affects 'wait'
Science Daily - 8 Mar 2016 20:51
Overweight and obese children are at greater risk for pedestrian injury, new research shows. It's not because overweight and obese kids can't cross the street fast enough. Rather, in a study involving traffic simulations...
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Review
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2016 19:00
Lust. That's what Samsung was counting on with the Galaxy S6 edge: enough people seeing its curvaceous AMOLED screen and uncontrollably coughing up the premium over its flat-fronted sibling. Problem was, though the hardw...
Zika Virus Linked To Fetal Death, Brain Calcification And Other Serious Birth Defects
Tech Times - 8 Mar 2016 03:31
A preliminary report says that other than microcephaly, developing babies are at higher risk of other grave health problems linked to Zika virus infection. These include fetal death, brain calcification and nervous syste...
HIV targets tissue macrophages, researchers demonstrates
Science Daily - 8 Mar 2016 20:47
HIV infects and reproduces in macrophages, large white blood cells found in the liver, brain and connective tissues of the body, new research demonstrates. This discovery has significant implications for HIV cure researc...
Precision medicine: Can we afford it? Can we afford not to explore it?
Science Daily - 8 Mar 2016 18:00
Imagine that the next time your doctor orders a round of tests, in addition to cholesterol and vitamin D, she also orders a genome sequence. It sounds like science fiction, but the day might come sooner than you think.
Custom-fitted spine implants
Science Daily - 8 Mar 2016 21:08
Advances in medical imaging and implant manufacturing are making it possible to tailor an implant to the patient receiving it, and using patient-specific rods in reconstructive surgery gives patients with spinal deformit...
How to Know If You and Your Family Are Being Exposed to Lead
Life Hacker - 8 Mar 2016 18:00
"Water, soil, and paint." What Hillary Clinton said at this Sunday's debate is true: Flint, Michigan is not the only place with a lead problem, and water is just the beginning. Here's how to find out whether there's lead...
DOJ seeks to overturn ruling in New York iPhone case
Engadget - 8 Mar 2016 06:12
The Justice Department hasn't given up on its quest to get a court order that will force Apple to unlock a meth dealer's iPhone in New York. On February 29th, magistrate Judge James Orenstein ruled that the FBI and the p...
Man's Routine Dental Procedure Causes Life-Threatening Infection
Live Science - 8 Mar 2016 03:15
A rare and potentially life-threatening liver infection developed in a Pennsylvania man after a routine dental exam, a new report says.
Watch Google's AI Try To Beat World's Best Go Player
Forbes - 8 Mar 2016 02:59
An artificial intelligence system from Google's DeepMind unit on Tuesday will try to beat the very top player in the ancient Chinese board game Go.
That 'Yelp for Humans' App Is Still Awful
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2016 23:39
Remember that app Peeple? You know, the "Yelp for People ?" It launched this week under the guise of a more sugar-coated definition of rating your friend. But guess what: It still sucks.
Game of Thrones season 6 trailer: embracing violence
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2016 23:23
The sixth season of Game of Thrones, a season so hotly anticipated that HBO decided to ditch screeners over piracy concerns, has just been revealed in a new trailer. Things are bleak, there's no doubt about that, but the...
Jalopnik Fargo Turns 20 Today And It Still Has One Of The Best Car Scenes In Any Movie | io9 Captain
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2016 23:21
Jalopnik Fargo Turns 20 Today And It Still Has One Of The Best Car Scenes In Any Movie | io9 Captain America Civil War Has a Huge Problem and Agents of SHIELD Has the Answer | Steamed Steam's Latest Hit Is Basically A Hu...
AT&T wants to lure you in with a free Galaxy S7
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2016 23:02
Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge may only just be making to stores, but that hasn't stopped early deals from springing up like AT&T's buy-one-get-one-free offer. The BOGOF promotion has been expanded to include the...
LeMaker to release a Raspberry Pi-type board using AMD server chips
PC World - 8 Mar 2016 22:34
Think of LeMaker's upcoming Cello development computer as a supercharged version of Raspberry Pi 3. The Cello is an uncased computer with all the components mashed onto a circuit board. It has the guts of a server and is...
Samsung NX500 shown as discontinued
DP Review - 8 Mar 2016 22:06
The Samsung NX500, which launched in the U.S. early last year, is shown as discontinued on B&H Photo, which may indicate that the camera is no longer being manufactured. However, it's still available from Samsung's web...
The Ra StrapLight is your own personal ray of sunshine at night
Coolest Gadgets - 8 Mar 2016 21:30
When you’re out at night regardless of where you are, it’s hard to see where you’re going. Not to say you can’t see, but you still can’t completely make out the exact shapes of objects or bumps in your path. Th...
Antidepressants linked to tooth implant failure, new study finds
Science Daily - 8 Mar 2016 21:08
Antidepressants, commonly used to treat anxiety, pain and other disorders, quadruple the risk of dental implant failure, according to a new pilot study. Each year of antidepressant use doubled the odds of failure.
Trouble sleeping? The size of your tongue, tonsils could be why
Science Daily - 8 Mar 2016 21:08
Oversized tonsils and tongues place people at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep due to blocked upper airways, suggests a new report.
Predicting potential pharma side effects
Science Daily - 8 Mar 2016 20:49
A computer program that can predict whether or not a given pharmaceutical will have worrying side effects has been developed. Researchers have developed the 'in silico' testing system for drugs in the early stage of drug...