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Go through virtual spacewalk training with this NASA video
Engadget - 8 Sep 2016 16:15
Most people will never train to walk in space, but you can always get a cheapo Google Cardboard and play the latest 360 ultra high-definition video out of NASA's headquarters to pretend that you are. The space agency use...
This drone kit doubles as a Ubuntu Linux PC
PC World - 8 Sep 2016 14:07
If it's not flying, Parrot's S.L.A.M.dunk can be used to build a PC with Ubuntu's 14.04 OS. S.L.A.M.dunk is a development kit that runs on Ubuntu and the Robot Operating System and can be used to make auxiliary devices f...
How Apple Made Its Jet Black iPhone None More Black
Wired - 8 Sep 2016 15:00
We spoke with experts to learn how Apple's anodization process works---and what sets its method apart. The post How Apple Made Its Jet Black iPhone None More Black appeared first on WIRED.
Why quantum computing has the cybersecurity world white-knuckled
PC World - 8 Sep 2016 14:05
As quantum computers inch closer to reality, experts are sweating over their potential to render many of today's cybersecurity technologies useless. Earlier this year the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technolo...
Elephant Tranquilizer Carfentanil Blamed For At Least 8 Overdose Deaths In Ohio
Tech Times - 8 Sep 2016 04:17
Carfentanil, a drug used to sedate big animals such as elephants, is being blamed for overdose deaths in Ohio. Users may not even be aware they are taking the powerful synthetic opioid.
Three Australian airlines ban Galaxy Note 7 in-flight use, FAA looking into similar measures
Android Authority - 8 Sep 2016 16:18
Three airlines in Australia are now requesting passengers to abstain from charging or even powering on their Galaxy Note 7's while on board of their planes.
The $10,000 golden Apple Watch is no more
Ars Technica - 8 Sep 2016 06:15
There's still an Apple Watch Edition, it's just less expensive and less golden.
Pokémon Go has surpassed 500 million downloads
Android Authority - 8 Sep 2016 14:57
Niantic also announced that Pokémon Go players have walked 4.6 billion kilometers in search of Pokémon - that's 15 round trips to the sun and back.
Scientists Have Conducted Decades of Research on Mislabeled Cell Lines
Motherboard - 8 Sep 2016 14:00
Since 1950, many cell lines used in research have been mislabeled as being from the wrong individual, tissue, or species.
I Stuck Apple's AirPods in My Ears and It Shockingly Wasn't Terrible
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2016 03:05
Apple finally went through with it. It killed the headphone jack on the iPhone 7. In its place, you can use headphones that connect to the Lightning port. But Apple thinks the future is wireless headphones. And AirPods a...
Apple's New iPhone 7: No Headphone Jack, But Awesome Camera
Forbes - 8 Sep 2016 02:46
The Apple rumor that has outraged the Internet for the past year is finally here -- no more 3.5mm headphone jack.
4K consoles will finally make 1080p gaming a reality
Engadget - 8 Sep 2016 18:00
Microsoft and Sony have finally announced their new, more powerful console revisions. The PS4 Pro and Project Scorpio promise a significant performance bump over their current-gen counterparts, supposedly ushering in the...
Airbnb makes changes to halt racist, discriminatory practices
USA Today - 8 Sep 2016 16:02iTunes will notify you when Super Mario is ready for action - CNET
CNET - 8 Sep 2016 06:45
With Super Mario Run, Apple's iTunes is running the option to be notified about a future release.
Stealing login credentials from a locked PC or Mac just got easier
Ars Technica - 8 Sep 2016 02:45
20 seconds of physical access with a $50 device is all it takes.
Scientists help solve 37-year-old anthrax mystery
BGR - 8 Sep 2016 02:30
Some 37 years after the deadliest known release of anthrax spores in history in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk, American scientists have sequenced the genome of anthrax DNA from the bodies of two people who died in the 19...
iPhone 7 First Impressions: Not Just the Same Thing All Over Again
Gizmodo - 8 Sep 2016 02:09
Apple spent a lot of time today explaining that the iPhone 7 is the most "refined" iteration yet. Which is just a fancy way of saying that this phone's design is going to look very similar to last year's phone. Aside fro...
Box's developer platform revamped with new content types, UI tools
PC World - 8 Sep 2016 21:22
While Box is probably best known for its user-facing storage and content services, the company is also operating a separate platform for developers, and it received a handful of updates Thursday. The platform, which lets...
Superhumans: Inside the world's first cyborg games
Engadget - 8 Sep 2016 15:15
Thousands of miles from the drama of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one man has been quietly plotting his own competition; a previously impossible event melding human and machine. His name is Robert Riener,...
The cost of ransomware attacks: $1 billion this year
ZDNet - 8 Sep 2016 13:46
And it's only the beginning, with file locking malware only set to grow and take larger role in cybercrime, warn researchers.
Beats Releases $130 Wired 'EP' Headphones With 3.5mm Plug
Mac Rumors - 8 Sep 2016 05:29
While Beats announced three new wireless headphones equipped with Apple's new W1 wireless chip earlier today, it also quietly released the new Beats EP wired headphones with a 3.5mm headphone plug. The new on-ear headpho...
What Happened at the iPhone event
Engadget - 8 Sep 2016 05:19
If you're still reeling from the loss of the headphone jack and need to catch up with all of today's Apple news, Engadget's own Michael Gorman breaks down the new iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 introduced at Bill Grah...