Technology News
UN Climate Panel to Explore 1.5-Degree Warming Goal
ABC News - 14 Apr 2016 14:38
The U.N.'s scientific panel on climate change has decided to write a special report on how to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F), compared with pre-industrial times
Apple unlikely to learn details of San Bernardino iPhone exploit
AppleInsider - 14 Apr 2016 06:55
Apple, in an effort to protect customers against a heretofore unknown iPhone vulnerability, has sought information regarding a working encryption exploit used by the Justice Department in its investigation into the San B...
Android N Developer Preview 2 Now Available For Nexus 6, 5X, 6P, Nexus 9, Pixel C And Android One
Tech Times - 14 Apr 2016 14:03
Google outs the Android N Developer Preview 2 for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Pixel C and Android One, and it's coming in with a couple of neat features.
Bigelow Aerospace partners with ULA to launch private space habitats
TechCrunch - 14 Apr 2016 06:04
Through a new partnership announced this week, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will work with Bigelow Aerospace to launch a large inflatable habitat on an Atlas V rocket in 2020. The size of the habitat will be based off ...
Twitter is broken across the world, Facebook taking complaints
Mashable - 14 Apr 2016 05:06
UPDATE: April 13, 2016, 11:49 p.m. EST: Twitter came back online in some parts of the world momentarily after an outage lasting more than one hour. People were relieved to be able to finally discuss the horror on the pl...
The iPhone travelled 500,000 miles before reaching your pocket
BGR - 14 Apr 2016 03:45
If you order a new iPhone today, it might already reach your home by tomorrow. It takes even less time to activate it and use it after you take it out of the box. But that iPhone traveled some 500,000 miles before reachi...
Mindfulness in the Military
Discover - 14 Apr 2016 22:17
Sprinkling "Omm" mantras between "Ooh Rah!" battle cries can pay dividends for members of the Marine Corps and other branches of the military. According to a growing body of research, regular meditation improves the well...
Lycan Powerbox solar-powered generator
Coolest Gadgets - 14 Apr 2016 22:00
There is nothing quite like having a spot of solar energy or solar power to help juice up our devices or mobile gadgets, as the sun's energy can be considered to be inexhaustible in our lifetime, and it is free to use as...
Supernova iron found on the moon
Phys.org - 14 Apr 2016 16:13
Approximately two million years ago a star exploded in a supernova close to our solar system: Its traces can still be found today in the form of an iron isotope found on the ocean floor. Now scientists at the Technical U...
Improving gravitational wave detectors using a cat flap
Phys.org - 14 Apr 2016 15:20
We've already found gravity waves through a detector that can sense movement which is around 100 trillion times less than the width of a human hair, so what's the next step? How about increasing that sensitivity by using...
South African tech firm EOH to buy Aptronics in $13 million deal
Reuters - 14 Apr 2016 14:57
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AMD Has Turned Gaming Graphics Drivers From A Liability Into An Asset
Forbes - 14 Apr 2016 14:15
When it comes to gamers, graphics driver are very important. For quite some time, users had a negative perception of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) gaming graphics drivers, some of it earned some of it unwarranted. AMD�...
EU Approves Data Protection Reform, Boosting Privacy
ABC News - 14 Apr 2016 14:02
The European Union has approved sweeping new data protection rules to strengthen online privacy, streamline legislation between the 28 member states and boost police and security cooperation
Humanoid Robots May Help Treat Patients With Social Phobia
Tech Times - 14 Apr 2016 13:48
Humanoid robots and computer avatars may be programmed to help rehabilitate patients suffering from social disorders, a new study revealed. The technology may revolutionize treatments for such disorders.
Top U.S. Computer Science Undergrad Programs Flunk Cybersecurity
Forbes - 14 Apr 2016 13:28
The top U.S. universities are failing to provide students with an education in cybersecurity.
Kite wants to be every developer's pair-programming buddy
TechCrunch - 14 Apr 2016 13:00
Most integrated development environments (IDEs) and text editors are full of useful features, but, for the most part, they aren’t connected to the Internet. Because of this, developers often have to switch context to...
Oculus Rift exclusives are being unofficially ported to the HTC Vive
Android Central - 14 Apr 2016 11:53
Like other platforms, the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive have shared titles and some exclusive games to boot. Unfortunately, that means you'll miss out on certain listings depending on which you opt for. Luckily, it's now poss...
Implantable device targets pancreatic cancer
MIT - 14 Apr 2016 06:00
Chemotherapy delivered directly to tumors may slow the disease.
How to Enable Wi-Fi Calling on iPhone
OS X Daily - 14 Apr 2016 20:08
Most major cellular carrier networks support a feature known as Wi-Fi Calling, and now you can enable wi-fi calling on the iPhone as well. For the unfamiliar, Wi-Fi calling essentially uses an available wireless network ...
Apple just lost a key designer who helped create the original iMac and the iPhone
BGR - 14 Apr 2016 05:30
For just the second time in company history, a member of Apple's vaunted industrial design team has left for another company. Originally reported by The Information, longtime designer Danny Coster has opted to try and sp...
FBI has yet to find actionable intel from breached San Bernardino iPhone, report says
AppleInsider - 14 Apr 2016 05:04
A report Wednesday claims FBI agents have not yet discovered useful information from an iPhone 5c linked to last year's San Bernardino terror attack, a device that just last month was at the center of a high-profile cour...
New 'Evil' WiFi Could Result In Bricked iPhones/iPads
Ubergizmo - 14 Apr 2016 04:36
You know how when you connect to a WiFi network once, you won't need to keep entering the password again the next time? This is why when you come home from work, you are usually hooked onto your home's WiFi instead of be...