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NASA Approves New Horizons Extended KBO Mission, Keeps Dawn at Ceres
Universe Today - 3 Jul 2016 05:55
In an 'Independence Day' gift to a slew of US planetary research scientists, NASA has granted approval to nine ongoing missions to continue for another two years this holiday weekend. The biggest news is that NASA green ...
Insta360 Nano cam gives iPhone 360-degree video capture
Slash Gear - 3 Jul 2016 14:00
VR-supported and 360-degree videos are starting to become more common, but your everyday user doesn't always want -- or have access to -- a big fancy camera rig to capture such footage while one the go. The Insta360 Nano...
Smart city traffic tech could save us 4.2B hours yearly
ReadWrite - 3 Jul 2016 18:00
Smart city innovations relating to traffic and road improvements are projected to make a massive impact on the lives of urban dwellers in the coming five years. A study by Juniper Research found that smart parking and sm...
Injectable Biomaterial Could Be Used To Manipulate Organ Behavior
Tech Times - 3 Jul 2016 16:17
Finally, an implantable material that is small in size, electrically functional and soft like body tissue! Researchers believe the newly developed material holds a lot of promise, especially in providing treatment at the...
Hillary Clinton Wants High-Speed Broadband Internet For Everyone In US By 2020
Tech Times - 3 Jul 2016 05:26
Hillary Clinton has set ambitious goals for the United States. She aims to have broadband internet speeds in all 50 American states, but that might be a tall order based on a report on the country's connection speeds.
PS4 Neo rumor round-up: everything we know so far about the next PlayStation
Digital Trends - 3 Jul 2016 03:15
Sony is working on a new console, but it's not the PlayStation 5. The new device, codenamed "Neo," is a more powerful version of the PlayStation 4. Details about Neo are still sparse, but here is everything we've heard t...
China successfully refuels a satellite in orbit
Engadget - 3 Jul 2016 00:28
China is now one of the precious few countries that knows how to refuel satellites in space. The nation's Tianyuan-1 system (launched aboard the Long March 7) has successfully topped up at least one satellite in orbit. O...
NASA spaceship barrels toward Jupiter, 'planet on steroids'
Phys.org - 3 Jul 2016 10:21
Juno, an unmanned NASA spacecraft, is barrelling toward Jupiter on a $1.1 billion mission to circle the biggest planet in the solar system and shed new light on the origin of our planetary neighborhood.
The role of telepresence robotics in workforce inclusion
TechCrunch - 3 Jul 2016 05:00
Let’s pause on the robots-are-taking-over-our-jobs panic for a minute and take a look at how some robots — telepresence robots, specifically — could be used to give access not only to jobs but to meaningful and r...
3-in-1 Lightning Cable for iPhone by Rock
The Gadget Flow - 3 Jul 2016 15:00
Stop fumbling over the variety of cables you need and instead carry the convenient 3-in-1 Lightning Cable for iPhone by Rock. With a quick-charge 2A USB connector on one end, this handy cable features two Lightning conne...
#Brexit + #fintech: What happens now?
TechCrunch - 3 Jul 2016 14:00
The British public recently voted to leave the European Union. Only history will tell whether it was a good decision or not. The immediate issue is… what happens now? Those in financial services and technology firms ...
Are Chinese Hackers Slowing Down Attacks on U.S. Targets?
NBC News - 3 Jul 2016 09:08
A recent report suggests that China began to tone down some of its activities amid a shift in strategy started by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Walmart Pay arrives in 14 more states
Engadget - 3 Jul 2016 06:50
When Walmart talked about a wide national release of its mobile payment service before the start of July, it wasn't kidding around. Walmart Pay has launched in 14 more states on top of a slew of rollouts earlier in the m...
Automatic breakfast machine that only took 1,000 hours to build
Digital Trends - 3 Jul 2016 15:14
Two men determined to please their wives constructed a machine that makes breakfast. It's a real time-saver that only took 1,000 hours to build. It delivers the paper, toast, an egg, and coffee or tea. It also breaks dis...
LG's Software Is More Functional Than All Other Android Skins, Including Stock
Forbes - 3 Jul 2016 12:07
If you are a serious Android smartphone user, you've probably read and heard plenty of complaints about third party Android skins, and how good old stock Android is the way to go. I'll admit, stock Android does look the ...
7 can't-miss apps: Sportle, Cutesy, Dungeon Tiles and more
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e! Science News - 3 Jul 2016 04:03
Tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world, infecting almost 10 million people each year. Treating the disease can be challenging and requires a combination of multiple antibiotics delivered ...
Sleep beside a volcano and bathe in ash at this Icelandic power plant turned hotel
Digital Trends - 3 Jul 2016 02:15
Located at the foot of the active Mount Hengill volcano, Iceland's ION Adventure Hotel is an innovative and sustainable resort and spa that encapsulates everything great about the small Nordic island. The post Sleep besi...
Alphabet's ideal city vision involves a world where Uber is king
Digital Trends - 3 Jul 2016 01:46
Documents from Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet think tank, reveal conceptual plans in which cities like Columbus would rid themselves of public transportation and instead subsidize travel through services like Uber. The post ...
Galaxy Note 7 Design Revealed In Double Leak
Forbes - 3 Jul 2016 01:30
The Galaxy Note 7 is 2016's most exciting smartphone, but it has one potential problem...
Apple Leak Reveals iPhone 7 Late Changes
Forbes - 3 Jul 2016 01:30
Apple has good news for iPhone fans...
Are We Set to Get a New Microsoft Surface Device Soon?
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2016 19:00
According to a recent Twitter user's visit to the Microsoft offices in Redmond, Washington, the company may be planning to release new devices in its Surface line.