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Everything You Need to Know About the iPhone X's Controversial Notch
Mac Rumors - 15 Sep 2017 01:24
Given the iPhone X's design was leaked months before it was unveiled, many people wondered how Apple would choose to approach the notch housing the device's new TrueDepth front camera and facial recognition system. Now t...
You'll never guess what Equifax used as a password (because it's way worse than you think)
Mashable - 15 Sep 2017 04:25Saturn Spectacular: NASA's Free E-Book Offers Top 100 Cassini Images
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2017 18:00Chinese bitcoin exchange announces it is ending trading
ABC News - 15 Sep 2017 06:16
One of China's biggest bitcoin exchanges says it will stop trading following reports regulators have ordered all Chinese exchanges for the digital currency to close
Portland probe finds Uber used software to evade 16 government officials
Reuters - 15 Sep 2017 05:12
(Reuters) - A sweeping investigation by the city of Portland, Oregon, found that Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] used a software tool to intentionally evade 16 government officials whose job it was to regulate the ride-s...
Apple starts rolling out 4K HDR content to iTunes, upgrading prior purchases free of charge
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Sep 2017 04:16
Apple this evening has started rolling out 4K movies to the iTunes Store. While the Apple TV 4K is only going up for preorder tonight and won’t actually be released until next week, Apple is seemingly prepping the iTun...
So how worried should we be about Apple's Face ID?
Mashable - 15 Sep 2017 03:49How to win in the autonomous taxi space
TechCrunch - 15 Sep 2017 00:00
The promise of self-driving cars is to create a world where anyone, anywhere can summon a car and travel safely to their destination, at close to zero cost. Companies creating autonomous taxi fleets have a unique opportu...
Biblical prophecy claims the world will end on Sept. 23, conspiracy theorists claim
Fox News - 15 Sep 2017 21:00
Conspiracy theorists claim that the world will end on Sept. 23, 2017 as they believe a planet will collide with Earth.
VMware Patches Bug That Allows Guest to Execute Code on Host
Threatpost - 15 Sep 2017 17:51
Users who run four different types of VMware products, ESXi, vCenter Server, Fusion and Workstation, are being encouraged to update to address a series of vulnerabilities, one critical.
Liquid Cats, Vagina Speakers and More From the Strangest Science Papers of 2017
Gizmodo - 15 Sep 2017 17:50
Scientists spend their days hypothesizing, experimenting, and analyzing in order to find evidence to better understand our strange Universe. Sometimes, that requires playing the didgeridoo and then falling asleep.
Google Earth VR adds Street View support for first-person tours
Android Authority - 15 Sep 2017 17:29
HTC Vive and Oculus Rift owners can now access Street View images from 85 countries with this new addition to Google Earth VR.
Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 hits stores today
Engadget - 15 Sep 2017 17:21
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 fans, the day is here. The phone hits stores today after breaking series pre-order records in the US and abroad. Samsung announced earlier this week that it sold over 650,000 phones in the first fiv...
See Cassini's last image before it died at Saturn - CNET
CNET - 15 Sep 2017 17:10
Cassini's farewell image is a fitting tribute to the pioneering spacecraft's legacy of exploration at Saturn.
How are you liking the Android Wear 2 update?
Android Central - 15 Sep 2017 17:00
Android Wear's 2.0 update brings a lot to the table, but is it a good meal? It's been about 6 months since Android Wear was updated to version 2.0. Along with the ever present promises of better battery life and performa...
New Supernova Analysis Questions Dark Energy, Cosmic Acceleration
Motherboard - 15 Sep 2017 17:00
Timescape cosmology offers a way around one of the universe's best mysteries.
Giant, Scorching-Hot Alien Planet Is Darker Than Asphalt
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2017 17:00The NSA's 12-Year Struggle to Follow the Law
Motherboard - 15 Sep 2017 16:56
A change requested by the Trump administration will allow the NSA to keep information it acquired illegally.
In Photos: Cassini Mission Ends with Epic Dive into Saturn
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2017 16:49Advertising Groups Ask Apple to 'Rethink' New Cookie Tracking Standards in Safari 11
Mac Rumors - 15 Sep 2017 16:42How to Play MASH
Life Hacker - 15 Sep 2017 15:00
The fortune-telling game MASH, kept alive over decades by grade-schoolers, requires nothing more than pencil, paper, and a friend. Here's how to play this little bonding game.
How Google wants to build a world where every device is talking or listening
TechRepublic - 15 Sep 2017 13:08
The firm is gathering speech samples from people across the globe, as part of a push to get simple voice recognition everywhere, paving the way for voice commands throughout our homes.