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Adidas Futurecraft 4D shoes: The fourth dimension is hype
Engadget - 14 Apr 2017 17:00
Adidas is getting serious about turning its 3D-printed concepts into consumer products. Last week, the sportswear giant revealed Futurecraft 4D, a sneaker designed partially with a manufacturing technology called Digital...
U.K. government injects $135 million into driverless and electric projects
ReadWrite - 14 Apr 2017 07:36
The U.K. government has invested £109 million ($136 million) into a mixture of self-driving and low carbon projects, aimed at spurring innovation and reducing the country's footprint. A public-private program for low ca...
HTC One X10 arrives: 2-day battery, 16MP camera, fingerprint sensor and more
Slash Gear - 14 Apr 2017 22:36
Following a leak yesterday, the HTC One X10 smartphone has been officially launched. The handset brings with it a sleek, familiar design, as well as fairly notable features, including a fingerprint sensor for biometric s...
New Method for 3-D Printing Extraterrestrial Materials
SpaceRef - 14 Apr 2017 06:01
When humans begin to colonize the moon and Mars, they will need to be able to make everything from small tools to large buildings using the limited surrounding resources....
Saturn and Jupiter's moon burps bode well for distant life
Engadget - 14 Apr 2017 04:28
Scientists recently took a closer look at data over a decade old and concluded that two moons orbiting Saturn and Jupiter might have environments that foster life. During an October 2015 flyby of the ringed planet's moon...
Making intricate chocolate shapes is 3D printing's best invention
BGR - 14 Apr 2017 04:02
Chocolate lovers will surely appreciate this particular innovation: A Belgian company created a 3D printer that can use melted chocolate to make any object or shape out of chocolate. That's hardly surprising, considering...
Haven't spent enough on Candy Crush? Buy this $650 backpack - CNET
CNET - 14 Apr 2017 19:02
Want to declare your love for the 5-year-old puzzle game to the world? Now you can buy swimwear or a phone case.
How to Enable YouTube's Secret Dark Mode in Chrome
Life Hacker - 14 Apr 2017 17:00
If you're running Google Chrome 57 or above, it turns out there's a hidden dark mode. Reddit user _paul- found the menu, which you can enable with a quick jump into the console menu.
Apparently Apple wants to join forces with Foxconn on Toshiba bid
Android Authority - 14 Apr 2017 16:59
Apple is reportedly considering partnering up with Foxconn in hopes of increasing its chances of closing the deal with Toshiba for its memory business.
Let's Watch It! allows friends to watch & react to videos together on iMessage
TechCrunch - 14 Apr 2017 16:39
A new application for iMessage called “Let’s Watch It!” introduces an easy way for you to share and watch YouTube or Twitch videos with friends to watch together, as well as react to them, and even voice or video c...
New leak suggests NSA penetrated Mideast banking networks
ABC News - 14 Apr 2017 16:33
A new set of documents published by a group calling itself TheShadowBrokers suggests that the U.S. National Security Agency has burrowed deep into the Middle East's financial network
Trump administration's NASA transition team shows interest in lunar resources
Space News - 14 Apr 2017 16:28
The White House declined to comment on any interest the administration has in mining the moon. SpaceNews.com
Facebook is now better at detecting fake accounts
Engadget - 14 Apr 2017 16:22
Facebook has incorporated some technical changes to its website that make it easier to address one of its biggest problems: spam accounts. According to a blog post by Protect and Care Team manager Shabnam Shaik, the soci...
Tesla semi truck reveal in September, pickup truck in 18 to 24 months, Musk says
Digital Trends - 14 Apr 2017 16:01
The Tesla electric semi truck will be unveiled in September, with a pickup truck following in 18 to 24 months, says Elon Musk. Both vehicles present major engineering challenges for Tesla. The post Tesla semi truck revea...
How to tell if your phone or tablet has a virus
USA Today - 14 Apr 2017 15:46How to get the Windows 10 Creators Update without the wait
TechRepublic - 14 Apr 2017 15:46
The official launch date was April 11th, but that doesn't mean you'll get the Windows Creators Update soon. In fact, you could be on the waiting list for several months. Here's a way around it.
The new CIA head hates WikiLeaks (when convenient)
Engadget - 14 Apr 2017 15:41
The new director of the CIA has come out swinging against WikiLeaks, calling the organization a "hostile intelligence service." In his first public speech, Mike Pompeo called Julian Assange a "narcissist who has created ...
Amazon Is Making It Easier for Companies to Track You
The Atlantic - 14 Apr 2017 15:12
In a letter to shareholders, Jeff Bezos wrote about how the company is making machine-learning tools widely available.
The Full Moon that Determines Easter
SPACE.com - 14 Apr 2017 12:55Blue Earth Alliance: Collaboration is key for photography that makes a difference
DP Review - 14 Apr 2017 12:00
Blue Earth Alliance: Collaboration is key for photography that makes a difference Natalie Fobes on assignment in Russia for National Geographic. Fobes is an award-winning photographer who founded the nonprofit Blue Earth...
Has bone conduction has returned to wearables?
ReadWrite - 14 Apr 2017 07:54
With the old adage everything old is new again, this certainly seems to be the case for phenomenon bone conduction. Once the darling of hearing aids, it began to show up in the consumer headphone market in the early 2000...
Skype's 'all-new' Windows 10 app makes the trip to Xbox One
Engadget - 14 Apr 2017 07:31
Although Microsoft isn't promoting its Xbox One camera add-on nearly as much these days (and using one on new systems requires an adapter just to plug it in), it has acknowledged the Kinect with a new version of Skype fo...