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Twitter seeks to soar despite slowing adoption
Engadget - 30 Apr 2014 04:43
When Twitter released its first earnings report earlier this year, one of the more distressing trends was that the company's user growth is slowing, and has been for the better part of a year. That's certainly not the ki...
GoPro's Android app now connects to your action cam automatically
Engadget - 30 Apr 2014 03:51
GoPro's smartphone apps have been a useful addition to its popular action cams for quite some time, and now the Android version sees a nice update. First, and most importantly, the app now automatically connects to your ...
Here's an insane motorcycle crash at 140mph from the motorcyclist's POV
Gizmodo - 30 Apr 2014 02:44
Well, this is absolutely terrifying. This helmet cam footage shows a motorcyclist crashing his bike at 140mph, hitting the car in front of him and having his body catapulted and spun for what seems like an eternity on th...
FCC: We'll Treat Internet Like Telephones if That's What It Takes
Gizmodo - 30 Apr 2014 00:06
FCC chairman and former big telecom lobbyist Tom Wheeler just said in a blog post that he's won't hesitate to use Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 if he has to. This is the authority the FCC uses to regulate te...
The big HTC One M8 best case round-up and review
Slash Gear - 30 Apr 2014 23:19
Consumers have picked up the HTC One (M8) in droves this Spring, creating a demand for cases the likes of which have not appeared for several generations in the HTC …
Type-Hover-Swipe: Microsoft's prototype gesture keyboard
Slash Gear - 30 Apr 2014 06:15
Microsoft Research has shown off its latest work in the motion-control category: the Type-Hover-Swipe mechanical keyboard. With this device comes a keyboard equipped with small sensors between the keys that …
Dumb and Dumber turned into a serious movie
Gizmodo - 30 Apr 2014 05:44
How do you transform one of the funniest movies of all time in Dumb and Dumber starring two of the goofiest characters in Lloyd and Harry into a serious movie? By creating a movie trailer that expertly slices together pr...
GTA 5 will survive GameSpy's server shutdown, but Rockstar's older games aren't as lucky
Engadget - 30 Apr 2014 12:00UberX driver vetting is dubious, says investigators
Slash Gear - 30 Apr 2014 07:58
The ride-sharing service UberX has fallen under the scrutiny of NBC5 Chicago, which carried out an investigation into the company's driver-hiring vetting process. The conclusion of the investigation showed seemingly …
New York City is cleaning its ancient Egyptian monument with lasers
Engadget - 30 Apr 2014 05:08
A 69-foot, 3,500-year old granite obelisk has stood in New York City's Central Park for 130 years, and it's never, ever, been cleaned. The ancient pillar is deceptively fragile, and conservationists have been hesitant si...
Google Glass won't steal your phone calls anymore
Engadget - 30 Apr 2014 02:37Google's Chrome browser "blindly" trusting Heartbleed affected sites
Slash Gear - 30 Apr 2014 02:01
How safe are you from Heartbleed? After the widespread security bug was discovered, many sites claimed to have safeguarded against it by resetting their OpenSSL cryptography. A new study takes …
Must See HDTV for the week of April 29th: Daylight, Vikings
Engadget - 30 Apr 2014 01:49
You asked for them back, and here they are. We've returned to longer listings while we continue to tweak the format, let us know in the comments what you like best. This week we're focusing on a new survival horror game,...
Android Silver hopes to whip OEMs and carriers into shape
Ars Technica - 30 Apr 2014 23:48
Google wants to capture the premium market by paying OEMs to make better devices.
Pig Bladders Could Be the Secret to Healing Severe Muscle Injuries
Gizmodo - 30 Apr 2014 23:40
When large chunks of muscle are lost in severe injuries, they don't grow back. But now, scientists have discovered a way to regenerate some lost muscle with material from pig bladders--a technique actually quite common i...
Lionsgate Games formed: time for Twilight
Slash Gear - 30 Apr 2014 23:38
If you're wondering where the Hunger Games video game franchise is - it's coming. Sooner than later. The folks responsible for holding the keys to the Lionsgate Films collection have …
NASA's new spacesuit means Mars explorers will glow
Slash Gear - 30 Apr 2014 23:28
NASA has revealed its next prototype spacesuit, the Z-2, a glowing electroluminescent suit that the space agency will use to test technologies for its eventual manned mission to Mars. Rather …
Google, Intel schedule Chrome OS presser for May 6
Slash Gear - 30 Apr 2014 23:20
Google and Intel have scheduled a press conference next week, with the conversation revolving around Chrome OS. Taking place May 6, not much is known about what the conference will …
The Fascinating Untold History of War and Prosthetics
Gizmodo - 30 Apr 2014 23:20
There's something undeniably beautiful about prosthetic limbs, designed to echo the physical grace and mechanical engineering of the human body. For most people, these objects elicit some combination of squeamish discomf...
Windows will let you search your computer using everyday language
Engadget - 30 Apr 2014 23:17
If you've ever searched a computer's apps or settings, you know how frustrating it can be to guess the keywords you'll need to get a result -- why can't you just say what you want and let the PC figure it out? Microsoft ...
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Gizmodo - 30 Apr 2014 23:16
Gawker A Brief History of Botched Executions in America | io9 The Ten Most Bizarre Theories About Why the Dinosaurs Went Extinct| Jalopnik Auto Shows Were Like Sexy Parties In The 1970s | Kotaku Pokémon Characters, All ...
A Sand Art Case Gives Your iPhone a Radical 80s Makeover
Gizmodo - 30 Apr 2014 23:00
The 80s might be long gone, but your fond memories of Reebok Pumps, Cabbage Patch Kids, and those water-filled sand art pictures will forever live on--at least that last one. Because someone has gone and made an iPhone c...