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This Is the Only Way to Solve the Three-Body Problem
Wired - 16 Jun 2016 15:00
What is the three body problem and how do you solve it? Really, the only way to solve this problem is with a numerical calculation. The post This Is the Only Way to Solve the Three-Body Problem appeared first on WIRED.
How to win by playing as Hanzo in 'Overwatch'
Digital Trends - 16 Jun 2016 15:58
Hanzo has one of the biggest learning curves of any character in Overwatch, but with a few helpful tips, you'll be picking off fools with your bow in no time. Check out our guide for a closer look at his skill set. The p...
Hello begins selling its bedside sleep tracker, Sense, internationally
TechCrunch - 16 Jun 2016 13:00
Sense, a small sleep tracker that sits by your bed that looks to help improve sleep behavior, will now be for sale in international markets as the company gears up for the holiday shopping season. Hello, the maker of S...
Facebook VP says the social network will be "all video" in five years time
Digital Trends - 16 Jun 2016 07:15
A Facebook VP has proclaimed that the platform will be dominated by video in the near future, as text posts witness a year-on-year decline. The statement was made by Facebook's Nicola Mendelsohn at a summit in London. Th...
This is the best Gold Box deal Amazon has had in a long, long time
BGR - 16 Jun 2016 15:39
There are a few brands on Amazon that have become very well-known for selling high-quality products at surprisingly deep discounts. How do they pull it off? When you don't have to spend millions upon millions of dollars ...
How To Get iOS 10 Beta On Your iPhone Or iPad Without A Developer Account
Tech Times - 16 Jun 2016 05:50
The iOS 10 is one of the biggest topics in Apple's ongoing Worldwide Developers Conference. Users who could not wait until the operating system's official launch in the fall can try it out through these methods.
Facebook Launches Suicide Prevention Tools Across The Globe
Tech Times - 16 Jun 2016 07:13
Facebook recently announced its suicide prevention tools across the globe. These will be helpful to users of the social networking site who fear that one of their friends may be suicidal.
Facebook, Google, and Twitter hit with lawsuit from father of Paris attack victim
Digital Trends - 16 Jun 2016 06:14
Facebook, Google, and Twitter are facing a lawsuit from the father of a woman killed in last November's Paris terror attacks. It claims the firms "knowingly permitted" IS to use its tools to attract members, raise funds,...
Apple will only let you remove iOS 10 apps, not delete them
Engadget - 16 Jun 2016 03:14
Apple confirmed that it's giving you the power to drop native mobile apps on iOS 10 when it published an official support page detailing the feature for beta testers. What that page didn't mention is that you can't reall...
Spider-Man: Homecoming Has Cast a New Villain and a Silicon Valley Star
Gizmodo - 16 Jun 2016 23:19
It's a big day for Spider-Man: Homecoming, since reports have surfaced tying both Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) and Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) to the new Spider-Man film.
Second Observation of Gravitational Waves Revealed --"New Window on Some of the Darkest Events in Our Universe"
The Daily Galaxy - 16 Jun 2016 15:38
LIGO's results have opened a new window onto the universe. The advent of radio astronomy, for example, revealed the universe's most luminous objects in the form of quasars and pulsars. For Neil Turok of the Perimeter Ins...
Chinese firm claims Apple copied its design for iPhone 6
Engadget - 16 Jun 2016 14:35
It's tough for foreign companies to do business in China, so much that even Apple is having a hard time. After the iTunes Movies and iBooks Store ban back in April, the previous generation of iPhones have recently been a...
Anonymous hacks pro-ISIS Twitter accounts with gay pride
CBSNews - 16 Jun 2016 07:27
Following the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, an Anonymous hacker started to infiltrate pro-ISIS accounts
Gvido uses a pair of e-ink screens to display sheet music
Slash Gear - 16 Jun 2016 23:34
A new e-ink product has surfaced called Gvido, but it's not for novels. When closed, the device looks like a large, thin book. When opened, it reveals two cream-colored displays, both of which show sheet music for musici...
Microsoft's new acquisition can enhance Cortana's chat bots
Engadget - 16 Jun 2016 22:33
Looks like Microsoft has been on a shopping spree. Hot on the heels of its massive LinkedIn purchase, the company announced that it's acquired three-year-old messaging-app maker Wand Labs. In a statement, Microsoft said ...
Smash Mouth Fans Speak Out
Gizmodo - 16 Jun 2016 22:10
Just a few days ago, we gave you a glimpse into the grim, Sisyphean nightmare that is the Twitter account of noted Shrek band Smash Mouth . In the aftermath, though, we discovered that not only does Smash Mouth have fans...
Gravitational Waves Explained: Feynman's "Sticky Bead"
Physics Buzz - 16 Jun 2016 19:30
With yesterday's report from the LIGO collaboration indicating that they had observed a second black hole merger event, the 'net is once again abuzz with talk of gravitational waves, but some of you might still be strugg...
These So-Called 'ISIS Kill Lists' Are a Great Reminder to Change Your Password
Motherboard - 16 Jun 2016 18:13
Everybody take a deep breath.
Which Materials Conduct Electricity?
Scientific American - 16 Jun 2016 17:00
An electrifying science project --
iOS 10 promotes iPad to HomeKit remote access device like Apple TV, both now run automation
9 to 5 Mac - 16 Jun 2016 16:57Luma's home WiFi boosting system goes up for sale, will hit Best Buy stores in July
TechCrunch - 16 Jun 2016 16:00
Been a long time coming, but Luma’s finally ready to start shipping units to eager early adopters of the hardware startup’s home WiFi system. The routers, which have been up for pre-order since last year, offer wha...
Key compound for high-temperature superconductivity found
Phys.org - 16 Jun 2016 15:27
A research group in Japan found a new compound H5S2 that shows a new superconductivity phase on computer simulation. Further theoretical and experimental research based on H5S2 predicted by this group will lead to the cl...