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Broncolor Litepipe P
Photography Blog - 4 Sep 2017 16:00
The broncolor Litepipe P is an innovative and highly variable light shaper.
Reddit turns off access to its main source code
Engadget - 4 Sep 2017 01:02
Reddit has made its website source code available since 2008 in a bid to keep the community alive no matter what, but it's having a change of heart now that it's older and larger. The company has announced that it's turn...
What Does Space Look Like Under a Microscope?
SPACE.com - 4 Sep 2017 14:00Jaguar's AI steering wheel is a gateway to self-driving rideshares
Slash Gear - 4 Sep 2017 01:01
As the car of the future – and the ownership model to go with it – approaches, Jaguar is setting out a vision of a smart steering wheel that doesn’t even live in your garage. The automaker is outlining its concept ...
How the Essential Phone won me over completely
TechCrunch - 4 Sep 2017 17:49
Still, Essential saw something missing in the now very mature smartphone market, and led by Android creator Andy Rubin, set out to address that gap. The Essential Phone (PH-1 by technical model name) is the fruit of that...
Google honors American workers with doodle - CNET
CNET - 4 Sep 2017 17:14
Google reminds that Labor Day is about more than picnics and backyard barbecues.
Stanford toughens up cheap solar cells by mimicking insect eyes
Engadget - 4 Sep 2017 17:12
While silicon solar panels are already providing electricity for a lot of homes and buildings, it doesn't mean researchers have stopped looking for better and cheaper alternatives. Case in point, a team of Stanford scien...
Apple pulls ProTube from App Store following complaints by Google's YouTube
AppleInsider - 4 Sep 2017 17:05
Despite it being available for nearly three years, Apple has removed a popular alternative YouTube client -- ProTube -- from the App Store, allegedly bowing to pressure by Google.
Astronomers Think They Discovered The Missing Link in Black Hole Evolution
Gizmodo - 4 Sep 2017 17:00
Science fiction doesn't exist to make movies about the stuff we know about--it explores the unknown physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry where real uncertainty about topics can lead to compelling, believable stories...
This 'Little Planet' Solar Eclipse Photo Combines Day and Night
PetaPixel - 4 Sep 2017 16:42Readers report Apple unofficially offering free repairs on devices damaged in Hurricane Harvey
9 to 5 Mac - 4 Sep 2017 16:42
Readers in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey are reporting that in at least some cases Apple is offering free repairs to water-damaged devices, as well as those which suffered impact damage during the evacuation. Neithe...
Why the US Government Shouldn't Ban Kaspersky Security Software
Wired - 4 Sep 2017 16:00
Opinion: The US government's decision to remove a promising security technology from its arsenal could impair free trade.
Elon Musk thinks AI will be the most likely cause of WW3
Mashable - 4 Sep 2017 15:54WATCH: Recent hack on Instagram is found to be worse than originally thought
ABC News - 4 Sep 2017 14:08
The company now believes as many as 6 million verified and non-verified accounts may have been affected.
Behold the cameras destroyed by the solar eclipse
Engadget - 4 Sep 2017 14:02
The eclipse came and went amidst a media hullabaloo. Much of the coverage focussed on where and how you could watch the event. And, almost every report carried a word of warning: Protect your eyes. Trump didn't listen, b...
Lenovo Yoga 720 12-inch preview: Portable convertible gets added muscle power
Pocket-lint - 4 Sep 2017 13:00
It was only a year ago we were praising the Lenovo Yoga 11 710, an 11-inch laptop which we said "offers just about everything you get with the 12-inch MacBook, and a bit more besides, for much less money," when reviewed ...
Nokia 6 vs. Moto G5 Plus: Back to the basics
Android Central - 4 Sep 2017 12:00
HMD Global has a compelling phone in the Nokia 6, but Motorola has been doing this for a lot longer. Ten years ago, Nokia was on a high — the N95 launched to critical acclaim, and the company could do no wrong. Nokia h...
Fear of robots taking jobs spurs a bold idea: guaranteed pay
Phys.org - 4 Sep 2017 06:00
Driverless trucks. Factory robots. Delivery drones. Virtual personal assistants.
Apple ARKit app lets you record Mannequin Challenge style videos with virtual objects
Mashable - 4 Sep 2017 05:57How APIs will make your next fridge -- or even your next car -- free
ReadWrite - 4 Sep 2017 05:00
We are in the fourth industrial revolution, where software can replicate value at zero-marginal cost and where data is the new oil. You may remember this story about Microsoft versus IBM in 1981, where IBM let Microsoft ...
The reborn Lily drone isn't what you were expecting
Engadget - 4 Sep 2017 04:29
To say that Lily drone backers were disappointed would be an understatement. They were promised a cutting-edge machine only to watch the $34 million crowdfunding campaign go up in flames, and only some contributors have ...
Consumer internet startups go mainstream outside of Silicon Valley
TechCrunch - 4 Sep 2017 04:00
In the past year, New York has reached a tipping point as consumer-facing startups proliferate and similarly Los Angeles is gaining notice with the success of Snap and Dollar Shave Club among others.