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Ebay's mobile Craigslist competitor Close5 has quietly grown to 7 million downloads
TechCrunch - 18 Apr 2016 17:52
In the U.S., the online classifieds space has been dominated for years by Craigslist, despite its failure to adapt to newer technologies, including mobile. That has left room for newcomers to angle their way into the m...
Genuine Leather Apple Watch Band from FistCase
The Gadget Flow - 18 Apr 2016 15:00
Let your technology match your style with the Genuine Leather Apple Watch Band from FistCase. Suiting any wardrobe from casual to black tie, this watch band comes in brown and dark brown with options to fit both the 38mm...
System predicts 85 percent of cyber-attacks using input from human experts
MIT - 18 Apr 2016 15:00
Virtual artificial intelligence analyst developed by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and PatternEx reduces false positives by factor of 5.
The risk on your wrist: Are hackers targeting your wearables data?
ReadWrite - 18 Apr 2016 01:00
Sensitive health data is being increasingly targeted by hackers just when health and fitness wearables – like the one on your wrist now – are exponentially increasing the pool of data for the stealing. As reported by...
"Giant Leaps" Mean Changes to Superconductor Theory and New Magnetic Opportunities
Physics Buzz - 18 Apr 2016 19:47
Experimentally verifying a prediction can be ground-breaking and extremely important, like the recent detection of gravitational waves. But finding something that disagrees with a generally accepted prediction? That can ...
A Simple Experiment Perfectly Illustrates How Fiber Optic Cables Work
Motherboard - 18 Apr 2016 18:55
The best experiments are often the simplest.
Study says smartphones are eroding personal privacy
Phys.org - 18 Apr 2016 17:42
Private v. public, virtual v. real have converged in a world saturated by information technology. It seems impossible to divide the public from the personal. But when and where do we choose to share information about our...
sensmi - Tracking your Stress Levels and Sleep Patterns
The Gadget Flow - 18 Apr 2016 15:02
sensmi is the world’s most accurate smart wristband that tracks and analyzes your daily stress levels and sleep patterns. It helps you pursue life with less stress and more mindfulness. With sensmi, you can easily find...
Flexible lens sheets could change way cameras see
Engadget - 18 Apr 2016 14:31
Cameras are already embedded in a lot of devices, but what you could wrap them around things like a "skin?" That's the premise of "flexible sheet cameras" developed by scientists at Columbia University. Rather than havin...
Ubuntu 16.04 will support 'Snaps' alongside Deb packages for improved software installation
PC World - 18 Apr 2016 14:00
Ubuntu 16.04 will support two different package formats for applications: Snaps and Debs. The underlying Ubuntu system will continue to use Deb packages, but Snap packages can be installed alongside Debs. The difference ...
Hackers use Congressman's iPhone to demo ability to listen into calls, monitor texts, track location
9 to 5 Mac - 18 Apr 2016 13:08
Apple may take iOS security so seriously that it’s willing to do battle with the FBI over it, but German hackers have demonstrated that even iPhones are susceptible to a mobile network vulnerability that requires nothi...
That Massive Stone Sphere In Bosnia Is Probably Not From A Lost Civilization
Forbes - 18 Apr 2016 11:37
A giant stone sphere found in Bosnia is likely just a natural geologic formation--not a sign of a lost society.
You can predict city gentrification through check-ins and tweets
Engadget - 18 Apr 2016 07:14
Do you dread the thought of gentrification jacking up real estate prices (and stifling culture) in your neighborhood? In the future, you might only need keep tabs on social networks to know when your part of town is chan...
Beverly Hills is creating its own fleet of self-driving cars
Engadget - 18 Apr 2016 03:40
Picture the streets of Beverly Hills and you probably imagine seas of ultra-luxurious cars piloted by celebrities or their chauffeurs. However, you may have to get used to a new sight in the future: hordes of vehicles wi...
DJI just released its most powerful drone yet
The Verge - 18 Apr 2016 03:21
The film and television industry are gathered in Las Vegas this week for the National Association of Broadcasters' annual summit, and this evening DJI showed off two new products aimed at the big budget productions rolli...
Keep it secret, keep it safe: 6 homes with awesome hidden rooms and passages
Digital Trends - 18 Apr 2016 02:15
Harry Potter isn't the only one who enjoys a ducking into secret passages. Check out these six homes from around the globe if you're a fan of hidden rooms and secret passageways. The post Keep it secret, keep it safe: 6 ...
This live 3D tech at Coachella was originally meant for Michael Jackson
Mashable - 18 Apr 2016 01:01
INDIO, California — Anyone who walked into the Sahara Tent at Coachella shortly after midnight on Friday saw something that no one had ever seen before. The Lucent Dossier Experience — an L.A.-based collective that...
High-tech scalpel makes brain surgery less risky
Engadget - 18 Apr 2016 00:33
The "smart scalpel" developed by a researcher named David Oliva Uribe in Brussels, Belgium doesn't look or even work like a conventional scalpel. It has no edge, has a sensor-rich sphere at the tip, and instead of having...
Chinese scientists built a 'robot goddess', then made it subservient and insecure
Digital Trends - 18 Apr 2016 23:56
An interactive female robot named Jia Jia is unveiled by Chinese researchers who hope their creation will one day become an intelligent "robot goddess" equipped with deep learning technology and the ability to recognize ...
Apple confirms QuickTime for Windows at end of life
The Loop - 18 Apr 2016 23:53
I don't know what this means for Mac users (hopefully, nothing) but it's sad to see the demise of what, for Apple, was supposed to be its next great platform. Myself and others were encouraged directly by Apple (but behi...
Face to face with sharks
CBSNews - 18 Apr 2016 23:53
Photographer Michael Muller's epic book, "Sharks: Face-to-Face with the Ocean's Endangered Predator"
Netflix's un-grandfathering you: here's what it's doing with the extra money
Slash Gear - 18 Apr 2016 23:53
We've known for a long while that Netflix planned to 'un-grandfather' a lot of subscribers into its previously-increased higher monthly price, and the time of reckoning is upon us. In May 2014, Netflix increased the pric...