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Apple Will Provide MLB Teams With iPad Pros for Dugout Use
Mac Rumors - 30 Mar 2016 07:31
Apple and Major League Baseball have agreed to a deal that will see the sports league's coaching staffs use iPad Pros in dugouts to make better use of data during games, according to The Wall Street Journal. Baseball man...
Basketball games mimic nature
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2016 06:00
(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) Behind the apparent randomness of a basketball game, a process of self-organisation is actually taking place amid the teams. The interactions between team mates and...
Who Is the Last Active Player in This Long-Dead MMO?
Motherboard - 30 Mar 2016 11:00
"I'm the only hiker here, you're not real."
Cool under pressure: Superconductivity in 3D Dirac semimetal zirconium pentatelluride
Phys.org - 30 Mar 2016 16:50
(Phys.org)--Due to their electronic and magnetic properties and their association with crystalline and electronic structures under extreme conditions, three-dimensional (3D) Dirac semimetals - that is, materials that pos...
Review: Apple's New iPad Packs Pro Power in the Perfect Size
Time - 30 Mar 2016 14:00
But is it worth the price?
To SQL or NoSQL? That's the database question
Ars Technica - 30 Mar 2016 14:00
But as technological lines blur, there's not always a clear-cut answer.
Revealing the fluctuations of flexible DNA in 3-D
EurekAlert! - 30 Mar 2016 06:00
(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Scientists have captured the first high-resolution 3-D images from individual double-helix DNA segments attached to gold nanoparticles, which could aid in the use of DNA segmen...
Facts About Adders
Live Science - 30 Mar 2016 05:46
Most adders are vipers, but the term also refers to several different types of snakes.
Hacking Hospitals And Holding Hostages: Cybersecurity In 2016
Forbes - 30 Mar 2016 02:20
What the MedStar Health cyberattack and the growing trend of ransomware attacks tells us about the state of cybersecurity in 2016
Russia Looks Into Drone Registration Rules
Ubergizmo - 30 Mar 2016 04:56
Drones are pretty useful things to own, if you have some bit of disposable income to spare, but do bear in mind that you should learn to use them in a responsible manner. Having said that, while the FAA had already imple...
Apple's New Challenge: Learning How the U.S. Cracked Its iPhone
The New York Times - 30 Mar 2016 02:50
The company lacks information on the method used to break into the iPhone of a gunman in San Bernardino, Calif.
Jupiter Just Got Nailed By Something
Universe Today - 30 Mar 2016 01:10
Jupiter may be the biggest planet, but it sure seems to get picked on. On March 17, amateur astronomer Gerrit Kernbauer of Mödling, Austria, a small town just south of Vienna, was filming Jupiter through his 7.8-inch (2...
Acer Chromebook 14 debuts with 14hr battery, all-aluminum chassis
Slash Gear - 30 Mar 2016 00:02
Acer has launched its new Acer Chromebook 14, an updated Chromebook from the maker that includes, among other things, a pair of USB 3.1 ports. The laptop itself is sleek, bringing a design that outpaces most competing Ch...
Microsoft now lets you turn any Xbox One into a development kit
TechCrunch - 30 Mar 2016 18:38
The Xbox One is about to become a far more interesting (and accessible) platform for indie game developers — and regular users will soon be able to use their console to chat with Microsoft’s Cortana personal assist...
Parents' binge eating, restrictive feeding practices may be reactions to kids' emotions
Science Daily - 30 Mar 2016 18:29
A new study of more than 440 parents and their preschoolers offers insight into why some parents who binge eat also may try to restrict their children's food intake, placing their children at higher risk for unhealthy ea...
Jennifer Lawrence Is Suddenly Very Interested in Doing More X-Men Movies
Gizmodo - 30 Mar 2016 17:16
Hey, remember when Jennifer Lawrence said X-Men: Apocalypse was going to be her last X-Men film? Well, not so much anymore. She's now "dying to come back" for another X-flick, which should be good news for every fan of c...
WonderPana FreeArc XL
Photography Blog - 30 Mar 2016 17:00
Fotodiox has announced the Wonderpana FreeArc XL - a comprehensive filter system for the Canon 11-24mm lens.
How does virtual reality work?
USA Today - 30 Mar 2016 16:27
Virtual reality is becoming an increasingly popular option for gamers and those eager to try this fully immersive experience. How does it work? Reporter Theresa Chong talks to Richard Marks, director of PlayStation Magic...
DARPA: Help Us With Machine Intelligence For Wireless Devices
Forbes - 30 Mar 2016 14:26
DARPA's newest Grand Challenge is soliciting the public's help on developing machine-intelligence technology for wireless devices to help combat the increasingly-overcrowded electromagnetic (EM) spectrum. The Spectrum Co...
Wow! Rare Planetary Alignment Adorns Night Sky Over Singapore
SPACE.com - 30 Mar 2016 14:17
This image of a planetary alignment and the Milky Way was taken by Justin Ng on Feb. 18, 2016 from Singapore.
Apple Supplier Foxconn Agrees to $3.5 Billion Takeover of Sharp
Mac Rumors - 30 Mar 2016 14:12
Apple's primary manufacturer Foxconn has reached an agreement to purchase troubled Japanese electronics maker Sharp for a revised 389 billion Japanese yen, or roughly $3.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. T...
305-Million-Year-Old 'Almost Spider' Unlocks Arachnid History
Live Science - 30 Mar 2016 14:12
A new fossil isn't quite a spider, but it's close. Dubbed Idmonarachne brasieri after the Greek mythological figure Idmon, father of Arachne, a weaver turned into a spider by a jealous goddess, the "almost spider" lacks ...