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Nokia Asha 500, 502 and 503 3G "affordable smartphones" revealed
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2013 09:18
Nokia has revealed a trio of new Asha handsets, the Asha 500, 502, and 503, pushing its affordable smartphone range with an unusual “trapped in ice” aesthetic. The three phones join the original Asha 501, announced e...
Nokia's Refocus Lens camera app promises infinite depth of field control
Engadget - 22 Oct 2013 12:20Watch Apple Flaunt the Skinny New iPad Air
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 20:37
Apple just unveiled the lighter, thinner, better iPad, the iPad Air . And of course along with it is a three-minute video of Jony Ive and other Apple big-wigs waxing philosophically about the fifth-gen tablet. Check it o...
Dogs Shaking in Super Slow Motion Will Fix Any Bad Day
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 16:40
It's no secret that dogs plus great photography and super slow motion have the power to mend the wounds of the world. Who doesn't want more of that? You do. We all do. Here.
Where to Watch Today's Apple iPad Event Livestream
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 15:22
No need to sit at home biting your nails come 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, because Apple's given us an nice little surprise in the form of a livestream for today's big iPad unveiling.
Nokia Lumia 1520 hands-on: the weighty new flagship is here
Engadget - 22 Oct 2013 10:18Google is adding handwriting input to Gmail and Docs.
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 18:11
Google is adding handwriting input to Gmail and Docs. Starting today, you can use your trackpad or mouse to hand-draw characters in a variety of languages. [Gmail Blog via 9to5Google]
Nokia Lumia 1320 puts WP8.1 on a 6-inch midrange phablet
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2013 10:10
Nokia has two phablets to launch alongside Windows Phone 8.1, the flagship Lumia 1520 and the more affordable Lumia 1320, a 6-inch smartphone for the mainstream. Using a 720p display rather than the Full HD of the 1520, ...
This Magical Pair of Underwear Can Filter Out Your Fart's Smell
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 04:35
Here's technology we can all get behind for our occasionally smelly behinds. Shreddies is a pair of underwear that promises to filter out farts. Seriously, it's supposed kill your fart's smell and be able to neutralize o...
Scientists Have Created a Disk That Can Store Data for a Million Years
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 14:00
Magnetic disk drive storage was born in the 1950s--thanks, IBM!--but while storage density and power efficiency have rocketed, the lifetime for which data can be stored has remained about the same, at around a decade. Th...
Yahoo denied request to delay Bing search partnership in Hong Kong, Taiwan
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2013 06:49
Yahoo has been denied a request to delay Microsoft’s Bing search in Taiwan, something that is required under a partnership the company has with Microsoft. The reason cited was the upcoming Microsoft CEO shift, with Yah...
Windows Phone Finally Gets Instagram (And a Bunch More Apps)
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 10:00
Instagram is finally officially coming to Windows Phone via Nokia Lumias, Nokia just announced at Nokia World. Yes, you can finally stop using that silly Hipstamatic workaround .
6 Horrifying Parasites That Will Gross You Out
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 02:00
Need an easy way to gross yourself out? Watch this video that describes six different parasites by Asap Science. You have worms that create a nest around your butt hole, parasites that take over the tongue of a fish, ant...
Gmail and Google Docs now support handwriting input, make your Japanese term paper that much easier
Engadget - 22 Oct 2013 18:17Microsoft has brought back the Windows RT 8.1 update, after customer installation troubles had them
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 15:34
Microsoft has brought back the Windows RT 8.1 update, after customer installation troubles had them pull it on Saturday. [Microsoft Support]
Scientists Discover Gold Literally Growing on Trees in the Outback
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 23:40
Every parent's favorite line about how money doesn't grow on trees just became a little more irrelevant, thanks to a fascinating find down under. Researchers in Australia recently found gold--yes, real gold--in eucalyptu...
Mac Pro 2013 hands-on
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2013 21:37
Back when Apple first teased the Mac Pro 2013 at WWDC 2013 earlier this year it gave us few details and even less of a chance to get our hands on the barrel-shaped powerhouse. This time around, we have pricing, a release...
iPad Air vs Surface 2 vs Nexus 7: No Contest
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2013 22:46
The war is on for the most sought-after tablet on the market, and the differentiation between the front-runners appears now, more than ever, to be strikingly high. What we’ve got from Apple is the iPad Air, a new far-s...
Bloomberg: HTC Is Building a Smartwatch Ready for 2014
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2013 10:30
Smartwatch rumors seem to a dime-a-dozen these days, and now here's another: Bloomberg is reporting that HTC has been working on an Android-based smartwatch,
HTC reportedly building an Android smartwatch that will be more than 'just a gimmick'
Engadget - 22 Oct 2013 08:03HTC One Max with AT&T-friendly LTE sneaks past FCC
Engadget - 22 Oct 2013 07:14CyArk to digitally scan 500 world monuments in 5 years
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2013 23:56
CyArk, short for Cyber Archive, is scheduled to digitally scan 500 of the world’s oldest and most notable monuments over the next 5 years for posterity. The project uses laser scanners to capture full-size digital repl...