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Facebook's new teens-only app Lifestage turns bios into video profiles
TechCrunch - 20 Aug 2016 00:00
“What if I figured out a way to take Facebook from 2004 and bring it to 2016? What if every field in your profile was a full video” asks Facebook’s 19-year old product prodigy Michael Sayman. The answer is Lifest...
North Korea's 'Manbang' is a state-approved streaming service
Engadget - 20 Aug 2016 04:13
You can't watch Netflix in North Korea, but the Democratic People's Republic now has something, at least: Manbang -- a state-approved set-top box that streams live TV, on-demand video content and newspaper articles over ...
Google Will No Longer Support Chrome Apps On Windows, Mac And Linux By Early 2018: Why?
Tech Times - 20 Aug 2016 04:45
Google will gradually phase out support for Chrome apps on Windows, Mac and Linux, with access to the apps from these platforms ending by early 2018. Chrome apps, however, will remain supported by Chrome OS for the fores...
Over 30 Tech, Telecom Companies Join Robocall Strike Force: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Apple, Google, Microsoft And More
Tech Times - 20 Aug 2016 03:52
Over 30 major technology and telecommunication companies are joining the Robocall Strike Force. The group looks to end the unwanted phone calls, which have been described as a "scourge."
Zuckerberg sells $95M in Facebook shares
USA Today - 20 Aug 2016 02:10China, Japan, CERN: Who Will Host the Next LHC?
Scientific American - 20 Aug 2016 14:30
Labs are vying to build ever-bigger colliders against a backdrop of uncertainty about particle physics --
Now you can unlock Chrome OS with a PIN code
Engadget - 20 Aug 2016 05:06
Want to unlock your screen by typing in a few numbers instead of a hefty password? The experimental feature is currently being tested in the latest Chrome OS developer update, according to Google employee François Beauf...
This Martian Landscape Looks Like the American Desert
SPACE.com - 20 Aug 2016 13:43
A panoramic view from the surface of Mars shows brown and copper-colored plateaus and buttes reminiscent of desert regions in the southwest United States.
Volunteers needed to get infected with Zika for science
Engadget - 20 Aug 2016 01:23
While the Zika virus spreads into the US and the CDC has advised pregnant women to avoid the area of another recent outbreak in Miami Beach, Florida, scientists continue to race toward prevention options. US researchers ...
NASA astronauts complete space walk
CBSNews - 20 Aug 2016 06:07
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Jeff Williams completed a space walk outside the International Space Station Friday. Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones joins CBSN's Reena Ninan and Vladimir Duthiers with more on space explo...
This Guy Made a Replica of The Computer That Helped the Robinson Family 50 Years Ago
Gizmodo - 20 Aug 2016 04:38
If you're a fan of 1960s sci-fi shows, then you probably recognize the computer in the video above. Everybody from the Robinson family to Bruce Wayne had one and to viewers, it looked like the future.
Lyft was seeking as much as $9 billion in a buyout
Re/code - 20 Aug 2016 02:49
It failed to find another buyer after GM expressed interest in acquiring the company. Lyft will continue its fight for marketshare alone, at least for now. The ride-hailing startup that's become a perennial runner up to ...
Firm founded by 15-year-old aims to make the web more accessible to the blind
Digital Trends - 20 Aug 2016 01:51
Earlier this week, Braigo Labs launched a beta version of its service aimed at helping the visually impaired and blind recognize text on images. It's the first release of a larger overall platform aimed at making the web...
PSA: New Mac Malware Tries to Trick Less Savvy Users
The Mac Observer - 20 Aug 2016 01:05
There’s new Mac malware in the wild aimed at users who may be a bit less savvy on the nerd scale. Discovered by Malwarebytes, this malware uses interface shenanigans to trick users into permitting other malware to be i...
Web consultant says meters don't measure true strength of passwords
Digital Trends - 20 Aug 2016 00:22
Password meters only offer the illusion of security, according to tests, and often fail to identify really weak passwords that can be cracked in seconds. A web consultant says it's further reason to use two-step authenti...
Facebook Announces Video-Based Social App 'Lifestage' For High Schoolers
Mac Rumors - 20 Aug 2016 12:52
Facebook has released a new teens-only social app called "Lifestage" that asks users to create profiles by uploading video clips instead of filling in text fields. The standalone app is aimed at high school kids aged 21 ...
Yellowstone River parasite kills mass quantities of fish as officials scramble
Slash Gear - 20 Aug 2016 00:27
There's sad news coming from Montana's Fish, Wildlife and Parks department: a parasite is killing off large quantities of fish in Yellowstone River, and as a result all activities on the water in both the river and its t...
Six futuristic data storage technologies
Engadget - 20 Aug 2016 23:45
By Cat DiStasio Digital technology is taking over the world, and scientists are hard at work finding better ways to store data -- lots of it and for long periods of time. Scientists are exploring new materials for data s...
How did Microsoft fare at Gamescom this year?
Engadget - 20 Aug 2016 23:01
Microsoft has a ton of Xbox exclusives in the pipeline. Gears of War 4, ReCore, Dead Rising 4, Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon 3 -- the list goes on. Here at Gamescom, we've been speaking to the developers behind each titl...
In 1898, Nikola Tesla Predicted Drone Warfare
Gizmodo - 20 Aug 2016 18:00
Nikola Tesla was both of his time and ahead of it (he has a car company named after him, after all). Besides his contributions to altnerating current electrical systems, the inventor predicted smartphones, television, an...
'Oh... Sir!' is our favorite insult-em-up
Engadget - 20 Aug 2016 17:45
Officially, it's day two of Gamescom here in Cologne, Germany. For us, though, it's day four of Nick Summers and I marching up and down a vast convention center, visiting developers to find out more about their games. It...
'Outreach' is a space adventure game set in the Cold War
Engadget - 20 Aug 2016 21:00
A renewed interest in spaceflight has sparked a wave of video games looking at the harsh realities of living in space. We've had Adrift, a near-future survival epic similar to the film Gravity, and soon Tacoma, a story-d...