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Vue - Your Everyday Smart Glasses
The Gadget Flow - 28 Oct 2016 15:00
Meet Vue, the world’s first pair of smart glasses that are stylish and discreet. Vue frames come with integrated technology, meaning your glasses will be able to do more than what meets the eye. The features include wi...
MacBook Pro 15 (with Touch Bar): Our first take
Digital Trends - 28 Oct 2016 02:00
After four years, Apple has finally made a new Macbook Pro with a killer new feature: the Touch Bar. Went hands on with the 15-inch Macbook Pro to see how it stacks up. The post MacBook Pro 15 (with Touch Bar): Our first...
Watch 500 Startups' Demo Day here
TechCrunch - 28 Oct 2016 21:15
TechCrunch is pleased to bring you 500 Startups’ Batch 18 Demo Day, also known as Demo-ween, today, October 28th, starting at 12:00pm PT. 500 Startups is a global seed fund and startup accelerator founded by Dave McClu...
Eating These Magnificent Candy Creations Should Be a Crime
Gizmodo - 28 Oct 2016 16:45
Some artists work with paint, others use clay, while some chip away at chunks of marble. Shinri Tezuka prefers the medium of candy, turning melted sugar into stunning crystal-like creations through the Japanese art of am...
'Fappening' Hacker Who Stole Celebrity Nudes Gets 18 Months in Prison
Gizmodo - 28 Oct 2016 02:30
Ryan Collins, the Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to a felony hacking charge earlier this year in connection with the 2014 celebrity nude photo leak known as "The Fappening," has been sentenced to 18 months in federa...
Oracle refuses to give up its Google 'fair use' lawsuit
Android Authority - 28 Oct 2016 15:33
Oracle has filed papers stating it will appeal its loss in the "fair use" Java API case against Google to the US Court of Appeals on the Federal Circuit.
Feds Bust Teen for Allegedly Offering Dark Web Contract Killing Services
Motherboard - 28 Oct 2016 14:30
There's no evidence that dark web 'hitman' services have ever resulted in anyone being killed, but this case shows some are interested in the business.
The Touch Bar is only the beginning of Apple's grand designs for the laptop keyboard
Digital Trends - 28 Oct 2016 02:59
This week, Apple officially unveiled the MacBook Pro Touch Bar, but bigger changes could be on the horizon for the laptop's keyboard. The post The Touch Bar is only the beginning of Apple's grand designs for the laptop k...
Booz Allen reviewing security after arrest of NSA contractor
Reuters - 28 Oct 2016 01:20
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Personal data of 550,000 Red Cross blood donors was breached
PC World - 28 Oct 2016 06:13
The Australian Red Cross said its blood donor service has found that registration information of 550,000 donors had been compromised, which the agency blamed on human error by a third-party contractor. The moot issue at ...
Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getting sick
L.A. Times - 28 Oct 2016 03:15MacBook Pro hands-on: The Touch Bar is surprisingly intuitive
Mashable - 28 Oct 2016 02:23Google's AI creates its own inhuman encryption
TechCrunch - 28 Oct 2016 19:26
What happens when you tell two smart computers to talk to each other in secret and task another AI with breaking that conversation? You get one of the coolest experiments in cryptography I’ve seen in a while. In short,...
New Annoying Ransomware Forces Victims to Take Online Surveys
Motherboard - 28 Oct 2016 16:00
You gotta be kidding.
The State Of Manufacturing Technology, 2016
Forbes - 28 Oct 2016 15:44
55% of manufacturers are achieving stronger management of their global supply chains using cloud platforms and technologies. 48% are managing new product introductions more efficiently using cloud-based platforms and tec...
Hold the universe in your hands with this 3D-printed model of the CMB
Digital Trends - 28 Oct 2016 15:07
By depicting the universe's structures in their three natural dimensions, the model comes to life. Clusters pop from the orb's surface and features can be felt under your fingertips. The post Hold the universe in your ha...
Facebook tests Snapchat-style camera special effects with ephemeral sharing
TechCrunch - 28 Oct 2016 15:00
Facebook is overhauling its in-app camera to embrace the next era of augmented reality visual communication pioneered by Snapchat. The new features include Snapchat-style animated selfie masks, overlaid graphics, and geo...
Is cybersecurity for smart cities being dangerously underestimated?
ReadWrite - 28 Oct 2016 06:00
As governments around the globe barrel headlong into the smart city wave, cybersecurity experts are raising the alarm about the proliferation of unsecured technology. This is from a recent Trustwave study that surveyed 2...
Microsoft's Windows 10 VR Headsets Start At $300: Here's What You Need To Know
Tech Times - 28 Oct 2016 04:38
Microsoft's VR headset range are manufactured in partnership with Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo. Each device offers unprecedented flexibility because of its unique sensors and the requirement for conventional computing...
Build This Lego Coffee Maker and Never Leave Your Desk
Gizmodo - 28 Oct 2016 19:29
Vending machines are usually terrible at making coffee, but the Lego savants over on the AstonishingStudios YouTube channel have built a vending machine from plastic bricks that serves up a hot cup of joe using Starbucks...
That Mysterious, Deleted 'No Man's Sky' Tweet Wasn't A Hack
Forbes - 28 Oct 2016 15:53
A disgruntled Hello Games employee tweeted that No Man's Sky 'was a mistake' this morning on Twitter.
Harmful Bacteria Can Latch On Hospital Scrubs, Study Finds
Tech Times - 28 Oct 2016 15:15
A new study revealed that nurses' scrubs help facilitate the spread of pathogens that cause hospital-acquired infections. The scrubs' pockets, midriff and sleeves have been found as the most contaminated.