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STROMR Power Exchange Cable
The Gadget Flow - 16 Apr 2016 15:00
Charge up your smartphone without lugging around a battery with the STROMR Power Exchange Cable. Instead of a power supply, this nifty cable draws power from the battery of other devices such as another smartphone or tab...
Not a fan of getting mugged? RedZone lets you know where the high-crime areas are
Digital Trends - 16 Apr 2016 14:45
RedZone lets you scope out any crimes in a given area in order for you to avoid those areas and, potentially, remain safe. The app is currently available as a free download for iOS, with an Android version in the works. ...
How an Army of Deadheads (And Their LSD) Invented Silicon Valley
Wired - 16 Apr 2016 12:00
What happens when Daniel Kottke offers Steve Jobs a hit of acid at a Dead show? An excerpt from the new book Heads, by Jesse Jarnow. The post How an Army of Deadheads (And Their LSD) Invented Silicon Valley appeared firs...
Facebook employees want to know if they should act to stop Trump
Digital Trends - 16 Apr 2016 23:34
As it turns out, employees within social media giant Facebook have been toying with the notion of preventing a Trump presidency, or at the very least, toying with asking CEO Mark Zuckerberg if such a course of action is ...
Signed Copies of 'Magnum Contact Sheets' Now Available for a Hefty Sum
PetaPixel - 16 Apr 2016 18:02Google Play Games Finally Turns On Automatic Sign-In And Gamer IDs: APK Download Now Available
Tech Times - 16 Apr 2016 09:41
Google Play Games finally reached version 3.7, flipping the switch for automatic sign-in and Gamer IDs. Google has yet to push the update to devices, but the APK is ready for download.
Apple continues feud with government in N.Y. iPhone case
CBSNews - 16 Apr 2016 06:23
Apple says authorities have "utterly failed" to show they need the company's help to get data from a locked iPhone in a federal drug case
Apple lauds own encryption efforts, says hackers are primary iPhone threat
AppleInsider - 16 Apr 2016 02:09
Apple engineers jumped on a conference call with press outlets shortly following Friday's New York court filing to tout the company's encryption efforts, while at the same time making clear that those protocols are in pl...
Verizon rumored to replace FiOS with next-gen TV service in 2016
Slash Gear - 16 Apr 2016 18:30
It looks like Verizon may be moving away from its FiOS brand, and replacing it with an all-new cable and internet service, according to a new report from Variety. Sources have said the service will be based on a model th...
Google Drive Adds Selective Sync To Help You Free Up Storage Space
Tech Times - 16 Apr 2016 17:44
Google Drive just made customized backups of hard drive data way easier. The recent update allows users to clear SSD or HDD space by tapping into Google Drive's cloud storage potential.
UC Davis Spent $175,000 to Scrub Infamous Pepper Spray Photos from the Web
PetaPixel - 16 Apr 2016 15:34Oculus Rift Vs. HTC Vive, Part 2: Comfort, User Interface, And 'VR Legs'
Forbes - 16 Apr 2016 15:29
Our extensive comparison of the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift virtual reality systems continues with a closer look at physical comfort, virtual comfort, and the user experience.
The ODROID XU4 is a palm-sized PC with an octo-core processor, but can it be your desktop?
Digital Trends - 16 Apr 2016 15:15
Can a $75 single board computer replace your desktop? We loaded an ODROID XU4, a mini-PC with a quad-core processor, with Ubuntu and a Windows emulator to find out. The post The ODROID XU4 is a palm-sized PC with an octo...
ICYMI: VR real-life surgery, drone impact study and more
Engadget - 16 Apr 2016 15:00
Today on In Case You Missed It: Royal London Hospital and VR company Medical Realities made the first VR surgical training video while performing an operation on a real person. Meanwhile the pain of getting hit by a dron...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers OK Medical Marijuana Bill For Autism, Epilepsy Patients
Tech Times - 16 Apr 2016 12:51
The majority of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives had voted in favor of legalizing medical marijuana for disorders such as autism and epilepsy. The growing, dispensing, selling and use of medical marijuana will b...
Princeton graduate student creates program that helps stabilize fusion plasma
e! Science News - 16 Apr 2016 10:37
Imène Goumiri, a Princeton University graduate student, has worked with physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) to simulate a method for limiting instabilities that...
Genetically modified mushrooms cleared by the USDA
Engadget - 16 Apr 2016 08:47
While the ethical debate rages on about genetically modified human embryos, the United States Department of Agriculture has cleared its first CRISPR-modified organism. CRISPR, in case you've forgotten, is an editing tech...
Disappointing data for diabetes drug in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
EurekAlert! - 16 Apr 2016 06:00
(European Association for the Study of the Liver) New data presented today at The International Liver Congress™ 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, demonstrates that the drug sitagliptin - more commonly used to treat diabetes - ...
Medium is the latest casualty of the Great Firewall of China
Digital Trends - 16 Apr 2016 05:50
Medium, a blogging platform founded by a former Twitter CEO, has been blocked in China. Reports allege that the country's latest Web crackdown comes in the wake of the Panama Papers leak that implicated several Chinese o...
The 3 Big Technologies To Watch Over The Next Decade -- Genomics, Nanotechnology and Robotics
Forbes - 16 Apr 2016 05:43
While smartphone apps are cool and add convenience to our lives, the real impact of digital technology lies in front of us, when second order technologies are applied to completely new problems.
New Microsoft 'Emulator' Portal Lets You Try Out Windows 10 Without Actually Installing
Tech Times - 16 Apr 2016 04:56
Microsoft launched a new emulator portal that allows users to try out Windows 10 before they decide to upgrade. Users will be able to navigate and see how they can get things done in Windows 10 using the tool.
Cuba, Florida and the Bahamas As Seen From Orbit
SpaceRef - 16 Apr 2016 04:51
Tim Peake: I always try & catch this stunning view of Cuba, Florida and the Bahamas when we pass the Yucatan Basin. Larger image...