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Panther Shades Bone Conduction Audio Sunglasses by Zungle
The Gadget Flow - 10 Jul 2016 15:00
Get the most out of your environment with the Panther Shades Bone Conduction Audio Sunglasses by Zungle. Blocking out the UV rays to protect your eyes from the sun, these sunglasses are also outfitted with built-in bone ...
Virgin Galactic poised to start its new spaceship's test flights
Engadget - 10 Jul 2016 00:31
Virgin Galactic is ready to put its SpaceShipTwo replacement through a series of test fights, and according to Bloomberg, it will begin sometime in August. The private space corporation launched Virgin Spaceship (VSS) Un...
Photographer Nearly Gets Run Over by Angry Guy on Public Road
PetaPixel - 10 Jul 2016 17:01Flawless Shakedown Mission from Modified Soyuz Delivers Multinational Crew to Space Station
Universe Today - 10 Jul 2016 06:06
A flawless shakedown mission from Russia's newly modified Soyuz capsule successfully delivered a new multinational crew to the Space Station early Saturday, July 9 after a two day orbital chase. The upgraded Soyuz MS-01 ...
Digital Music Downloads Show Sharpest Sales Decline Ever, As Streaming And Stream-Ripping Grow
Tech Times - 10 Jul 2016 02:17
New figures show that sales of digital music downloads have experienced their sharpest decline in history. The growing popularity of streaming music and stream-ripping have both contributed to that decline.
How to save your battery while playing Pokemon Go
Android Central - 10 Jul 2016 15:19
You can't catch 'em all, if your battery dies. So Pokemon Go is here. You've gotten logged in and created your avatar, you've even chosen your starting Pokemon. Now it's time to go hunting through your neighborhood for P...
Bitcoin mining just became more difficult, on purpose
Engadget - 10 Jul 2016 05:04
If you have computers chugging away as bitcoin mining machines, don't be surprised if your output just fell through the floor. Reuters notes that code built into the digital currency system has cut the mining reward in h...
How Gyms And Fighting Works In 'Pokemon GO'
Forbes - 10 Jul 2016 16:50
Nintendo and Niantic Labs' mobile hit Pokemon GO might revolve around catching little monsters in the world around you, but as in all Pokemon games, the catching is only half the adventure. Pokemon is all about having yo...
Scientists find the first water clouds beyond the Solar System
Engadget - 10 Jul 2016 02:02
At last, astronomers have found evidence of watery clouds beyond our home star... only they're not hovering around a planet, like you might expect. UC Santa Cruz-led researchers have discovered signs of water vapor cloud...
Explorer Edition iPhone Case by Peel
The Gadget Flow - 10 Jul 2016 14:52
Clunky protective cases are so 2010. Keep your phone safe without the bulk with the Explorer Edition iPhone Case by Peel. Designed for the iPhone 6/s and also available for the iPhone 6/S Plus, this case comes in your ch...
ISIS' Twitter traffic reportedly dropped 45 percent in 2 years
Engadget - 10 Jul 2016 13:01
If you ask the US government, the efforts to stifle ISIS' online propaganda are paying off. The White House reports that the extremist group's Twitter traffic has dropped 45 percent in the past 2 years, owing to both att...
How should we move around in VR? Nobody has figured it out yet
Digital Trends - 10 Jul 2016 12:25
If you asked five people how they like to move around in virtual reality, you'll probably receive five different answers, so we set out to see if there was a definitive future of VR locomotion we could paint: it turns ou...
Can your smartwatch give away your ATM password?
USA Today - 10 Jul 2016 12:04
Yes, a smartwatch may make it easier for scammers to exploit your private PIN: researchers.
Obama administration: ISIS losing ground on Twitter
CBSNews - 10 Jul 2016 04:45
Inside the U.S. government's campaign to stop the spread of ISIS propaganda
'We Never Show Passwords': Twitter Denies Hacker Group's Claim Of Seeing Users' Passwords For Vine
Tech Times - 10 Jul 2016 04:33
Twitter denies it collects and peeks at users' Vine passwords, as suggested by hacker group OurMine. The hackers claim Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, the latest victim of hacking, keeps users' private info in a Dropbox account...
Sore Legs Become Pandemic As Pokémon Go Players Accidentally Get Exercise
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2016 01:54
Pokemon Go is the hottest game to hit the market in forever. People are currently trying to catch their Pikachus and Fitzybutts (honestly, I don't know what they're called) but they're paying the price. And by paying the...
Will autonomous cars kill motorsports?
ReadWrite - 10 Jul 2016 00:00
Audi's Formula E race driver Lucas Di Grassi warned fans of impending doom to motorsport if autonomous cars become commonplace, at the FIA Sports Conference in Turin, Italy. "The threat we face in motorsport is autonomou...
NSA labels Linux Journal readers and Tor and Tails users as extremists
Digital Trends - 10 Jul 2016 17:54
Linux Journal readers and users of Tor and Tails are labelled as extremists by the NSA. Members of the Tor community and users who searched Tails or Tor had IP addresses flagged for surveillance. The post NSA labels Linu...
NASA: Moon's Ice is a Time Capsule --"Answer to a Deep Mystery" (Weekend Feature)
The Daily Galaxy - 10 Jul 2016 17:52
"The ice may be a time capsule from the same source that supplied the original water to Earth," said Matt Siegler at Southern Methodist University,. "This is a record we don't have on Earth. Earth has reworked itself so ...
OMG Digital is basically BuzzFeed for Africa
TechCrunch - 10 Jul 2016 17:11
OMG Digital, a West Africa-based startup founded by Prince Boakye Boampong and Jesse Arhin Ghansah, is on a mission to bring relatable content to African millennials. The two are currently participating in Silicon Vall...
This Video Explains What Happens When Nice Countries Fight
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2016 17:01
While the rest of the world engages in hostile warfare over disputed territory , Canada and Greenland are using a rather more polite method of asserting their claims over a Hans Island, an island between Canada and Green...
Running Goals Showdown: 5K Races vs. Marathons
Life Hacker - 10 Jul 2016 17:00
Once you set your sights on a race, it changes your training. The question today is, should we dream small or dream big? Should you aim for a fast and fun 5K sometime soon, or commit yourself to a full marathon of guts a...