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On their way to becoming American citizens
MIT - 22 Nov 2016 21:10
Workshop for MIT employees helps eligible individuals apply for U.S. citizenship.
There's another malicious link floating around that will cause any iOS device to freeze & require a hard reset
9 to 5 Mac - 22 Nov 2016 07:22New Canadian Pixel update brings "double-tap to check phone" and "lift to check phone" gestures
Android Authority - 22 Nov 2016 22:15Opinion: Is Apple dropping AirPort products just simple financial sense, or a slippery slope?
9 to 5 Mac - 22 Nov 2016 16:53Best Black Friday 2016 Headphone Deals: Grab Beats, Bose, Harman Kardon, Skullcandy From Best Buy, Amazon, Target And Other Retailers
Tech Times - 22 Nov 2016 17:41
Black Friday brings a number of good deals to customers on tech items. Here are some of the best 2016 Black Friday deals on headphones this holiday season.
Android 7.0 Nougat Update For Motorola Moto Z, Moto Z Force Makes Them Daydream-Ready: Global Rollout Officially Announced
Tech Times - 22 Nov 2016 12:32
Motorola has officially announced that its Moto Z and Moto Z Force are getting Android 7.0 Nougat this week, becoming the first non-Google smartphones to be Daydream ready. The update rolls out globally, but the timeline...
Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology adds embedded 3-D image videos to enhance visualization of me
EurekAlert! - 22 Nov 2016 07:00
(IOS Press) The current issue of the Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology now features 3-D imaging embedded within its articles for the first time. Use of this digital and multimedia technique enhances the value of fi...
Apple patent app outlines folding smartphone that clips to your shirt
Slash Gear - 22 Nov 2016 14:10
All you have to do is go anywhere that people who have a penchant for skinny jeans hang out and you will see quickly that there is an issue with some people carrying smartphones as they grow larger. Phones stick out of t...
Draper Nexus closes $175 million fund, LP's include Panasonic, Canon and other Japanese tech giants
TechCrunch - 22 Nov 2016 22:28
Early stage venture firm, Draper Nexus, has closed its second fund at $175 million, according to Managing Director Q Motiwala. Its debut fund closed in 2013, at $50 million. Limited partners in Draper Nexus are global te...
Tech recruitment startup Yborder finds interest in the UK has almost halved since EU ref
TechCrunch - 22 Nov 2016 15:09
With Brexit now the ‘favorite’ topic of the UK media, for good or for ill, you’d think there would be a lot of interest in whether companies are moving or staying in the UK. And, of course, there is. What is much h...
Amazon announces new Dash-powered devices that can auto-reorder your coffee, air filters, and more
TechCrunch - 22 Nov 2016 17:53
Amazon is expanding the lineup of devices that will automatically reorder their supplies for you through the retailer’s Dash Replenishment service. The program, which brings instant reordering to connected devices – ...
Satechi's $35 Smart Charging Stand can power up to four smartphones w/ optional Apple Watch & Fitbit docking
9 to 5 Mac - 22 Nov 2016 17:59Real People Behind Hidden Figures, Stars Join NASA to Mark Anniversary, Celebration of Diversity
NASA Breaking news - 22 Nov 2016 21:09Bridging the advances in AI and quantum computing for drug discovery and longevity research
EurekAlert! - 22 Nov 2016 07:00
(InSilico Medicine, Inc.) Insilico Medicine Inc. and YMK Photonics Inc. announced a research collaboration and business cooperation to develop photonics quantum computing and accelerated deep learning techniques for drug...
Cults, chaos, and community: how The Tension Experience rewrote the rules of storytelling
The Verge - 22 Nov 2016 22:23
The future of immersive entertainment is here, and it is bloody
Disney's New Avatar Animatronics Will Make Generations of Kids Pee Their Pants in Terror
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2016 18:35
So, Disney released a "first look" at one of the Avatar characters that will populate its Pandora portion of Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida. And it's horrifying.
Stellar simulators: Astrophysicists will use supercomputer to explore driving forces behind mass loss in massive stars
Phys.org - 22 Nov 2016 21:22
It's an intricate process through which massive stars lose their gas as they evolve, and a more complete understanding could be just calculations away--if only those calculations didn't take several millennia to run on n...
Apple teases upcoming Black Friday 'one-day shopping event,' suggesting possible return of discounts
9 to 5 Mac - 22 Nov 2016 06:58Lifehacker What Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Actually Do In Your A
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2016 23:37
Lifehacker What Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Actually Do In Your Apps | Kotaku Blizzard Is Giving Overwatch's Symmetra Two Ultimates | io9 Read This Gorgeous, Heartbreaking Story From th...
Pre-Order Loophole Allows Bogus User Ratings And Reviews To Proliferate On Xbox One And PS4 Stores
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2016 23:11
People who pre-order games digitally on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have been earning themselves an unadvertised and easily abused perk: the ability to rate, and sometimes review, video games that they have yet to play an...
Parker Posey Will Play Dr. Smith and Now We Suddenly Care a Lot About Netflix's Lost in Space
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2016 23:05
The news that Netflix was making a new version of Lost in Space was always only sort of interesting. It's a show that's ripe for a reboot in the landscape of turning old TV shows and movies into new TV shows and movies. ...
#WeAreNotWaiting: Diabetics are hacking their health, because traditional systems have failed them
TechRepublic - 22 Nov 2016 17:45
Diabetics have been waiting for years for better technology to manage their condition. Some got tired of waiting and hacked together an open source hardware and software solution. This is their story.