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This 3D-printed camp stove is extra-efficient and wind-resistant
TechCrunch - 3 Aug 2018 01:47
I love camping, but there's always an awkward period when you've left the tent but haven't yet created coffee that I hate camping. It's hard not to watch the pot not boil and not want to just go back to bed, but since th...
Inmarsat not for sale, CEO says
Space News - 3 Aug 2018 18:23
Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce said Wednesday the two purchase offers Inmarsat received from EchoStar this summer priced the company too low to take seriously. SpaceNews.com
Tim Cook sent a memo to his employees when Apple hit $1 trillion - read it here
BGR - 3 Aug 2018 15:31
On February 5th, 1996, the cover of Businessweek magazine read "THE FALL OF AN AMERICAN ICON," with the iconic Apple logo perched atop the foreboding phrase. Twenty-two years later, Apple just became the first corporatio...
China's Huawei eyes smartphone summit after passing Apple
Phys.org - 3 Aug 2018 16:10
China's Huawei on Friday said it could replace Samsung as the world's top smartphone maker by late next year, just days after data showed it surpassed Apple for the number-two spot despite being essentially barred from t...
NASA set to announce astronauts for SpaceX, Boeing missions
Fox News - 3 Aug 2018 15:37
NASA will announce the astronauts for the first test flights and missions of the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft Friday.
Huawei says shipped over 95 million smartphones globally in first half
Reuters - 3 Aug 2018 05:11
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], which overtook Apple Inc as the world's second-largest smartphone vendor in the June quarter, said on Friday it shipped more than 95 million smartphones globally in the first six mont...
NASA captures the 'fading ghost' of a Milky Way supernova - CNET
CNET - 3 Aug 2018 04:25
The Spitzer Space Telescope snaps the ethereal remnants of an ancient, dead star.
New report explains how AT&T and Verizon profit from DSL internet customers twice
BGR - 3 Aug 2018 04:02
Living with slow home internet is a punishment that courts would likely rule cruel and unusual, assuming the victims ever get a consistent enough signal to send off an email pleading for help. But as a new report from th...
This AI system takes on potholes and other road defects
Slash Gear - 3 Aug 2018 00:41
Researchers with the University of Waterloo have developed a new system that uses artificial intelligence to deal with potholes and other road issues. Though robots aren’t out fixing these damaged spots (yet), machine ...
Fortnite will not be available on the Play Store, CEO of Epic Games confirms
Android Authority - 3 Aug 2018 17:07
Fortnite won't land on the Google Play Store. Instead, you'll have to install directly from Epic Games.
Mysterious 'Super Earth' planet 'most likely' candidate to host life - but there's a huge problem
Fox News - 3 Aug 2018 17:01
A "Super-Earth" planet that's one-and-half-times the size of our own has emerged as the most likely candidate to support alien life.
How Criminals Recruit Telecom Employees to Help Them Hijack SIM Cards
Motherboard - 3 Aug 2018 17:00
Sources who work for some of America's major cellphone carriers tell us how criminals are trying to recruit them to get help hacking victims.
This robotic coffee bar can prepare 3 drinks in 40 seconds
Mashable - 3 Aug 2018 16:49The automated in-car navigator that predated satellites
Engadget - 3 Aug 2018 16:30
Standalone navigation devices are a dying breed. These days vehicles tend to have navigators plumbed into their dashboards, and as long as there's a smartphone to hand... well, there's an app for that. Demand for the dev...
Get great graphics cards for cheap in Newegg's GPU sales blitz
PC World - 3 Aug 2018 16:19
Heads up, Madden-on-the-PC fanatics: Today's a great day to get a powerful graphics card capable of pushing pigskin pixels far beyond what consoles can muster, or you can hit the gridiron with a bargain GPU with respecta...
How to Turn Your Smartphone into an Early Warning System for Almost Anything
Gizmodo - 3 Aug 2018 16:00
Our phones affect our lives in all kinds of ways, from socializing to travel, but these ever-present pocket gadgets can also act as early warning devices for a host of important alerts--from life-saving notifications to ...
Walmart pilots a grocery-picking robot to fulfill customers' online orders
TechCrunch - 3 Aug 2018 15:55
Walmart is testing a new robotics system that picks customers’ grocery orders. The retailer this morning announced it has partnered with Alert Innovation to deploy Alphabot, a system designed for Walmart, in its Salem,...
S. Korea to launch probe into BMW over alleged delayed recall
Phys.org - 3 Aug 2018 15:50
South Korea will launch an investigation into BMW, a minister said Friday, over an alleged delay in recalling more than 100,000 cars following a spate of engine fires.
Review: Fujifilm XT100 (Their Most Entry Level Camera Yet)
The Phoblographer - 3 Aug 2018 12:00
The Fujifilm XT100 is a nice camera; but there are so many better options in the lineup, and it’s evident. I had my doubts when the Fujifilm X-T100 was first announced, and throughout my testing I found it to be the co...
Get ready for Facebook ads in your WhatsApp chats
BGR - 3 Aug 2018 05:34
Purchased in 2014 for around $22 billion, WhatsApp is Facebook's most expensive acquisition. It's also one of Facebook's major properties that are not bringing in any profit. That's about to change, a new report says, as...
Idaho neighborhood ransacked by more than 100 rogue goats
Fox News - 3 Aug 2018 19:33
More than 100 goats certainly weren't kidding around when they broke out of their corral and descended on a quiet Boise neighborhood Friday morning - eating all the weeds and grass in their path to their hearts' content.
Sennheiser's Memory Mic can record audio from afar
Engadget - 3 Aug 2018 05:09
Sennheiser has released a Bluetooth mic that gives you a way to make sure your video comes with crisp sounds -- even if you're recording from afar. It says its new device called Memory Mic can record "broadcast quality" ...