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Leaked Snowden Docs Show That Some Spies Treat Cyberwar as a Punchline
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 17:19
Yesterday evening, an absolutely huge collection of Snowden classified data was published on the German website Der Spiegel. Among the horribly designed slides, filled with terrible clip art and font choices (seriously g...
Facebook Messenger adds voice transcription (for some)
Engadget - 18 Jan 2015 13:05
Google Voice's transcription feature really comes in handy when when you're not in the position to listen to spoken messages. This news isn't about Google Voice, though -- it's about a similar (but experimental) transcri...
NSA-Led Panel Says There's No Alternative To NSA Data Collection
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 01:00
Surprise! An academic advisory panel, chaired by director of national intelligence James Clapper -- yup, the same guy who lied to Congress -- has concluded that there's no alternative to bulk data collection. Sorry, citi...
Lizard Squad's paid cyberattack service faces a hack of its own
Engadget - 18 Jan 2015 05:04
Lizard Squad is apparently getting a taste of its own medicine. Security guru Brian Krebs has learned that someone hacked Lizard Stresser, the cyberattack-for-hire service that Lizard Squad launched following its takedow...
Microsoft's Android lock screen now shows your music and online chats
Engadget - 18 Jan 2015 23:27
Microsoft's intelligent take on an Android front end, Next Lock Screen, just got much more useful if you're a music maven or love to chat online. An updated version not only brings music controls to the lock screen (as y...
Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 23:00
With the holiday season well over, new apps and updates are flooding all mobile platforms. Windows Phone is going to have a huge week with Microsoft (finally) detailing the future of the mobile OS with its Wednesday Wind...
The Trouble With Star Trek Transporters
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 22:24
Being a Trekkie for many years, I'm used to the cyclical fictional debates of whether a Klingon Bird-of-Prey would handedly defeat a Romulan Warbird. Don't even get me started on Kirk versus Picard. But The Nerdist's "Be...
Apple's iPad Pro rumored to launch alongside stylus tool
Slash Gear - 18 Jan 2015 22:00
With rumors continuing that Apple will release a 12.9-inch "iPad Pro" sometime before the end of 2015, the latest report speculates that the company will also debut its own stylus tool to accompany and enhance the extra-...
Prank Transforms Living Room Into Gigantic Ball Pit
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 22:00
I am not generally a fan of being pranked, but I fully endorse anyone who wants to fill my home with colorful plastic balls while I'm out running errands.
Three UK's owner is reportedly plotting a £9 billion bid for O2
Engadget - 18 Jan 2015 21:24
When BT finally confirmed its intention to by a UK carrier, the company said it had two carriers in its crosshairs: EE and O2. The telecoms giant eventually chose EE and is currently in the process of completing a £12.5...
Maybe a Crowd-Sourced Ambassador to Outer Space Isn't the Best Idea
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 21:20
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80% Of Americans Support Mandatory Labels On Foods Containing DNA. DNA!
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 21:08
A recent survey conducted by the Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics found that 80.44% of respondents supported a government policy mandating labels on foods containing DNA. Not GMOs. DNA, the ...
X-wing rocker for kids built by craftsman
Slash Gear - 18 Jan 2015 21:00
If you're a big Star Wars fan with young children, get ready, you're going to find this incredibly adorable and then want one for your own kid. A craftsman from New Zealand who builds wooden toys has constructed a rocker...
How would you change Google's Nexus 7 (2013)?
Engadget - 18 Jan 2015 20:32
Whenever you talk about a Google device, it's hard to know where to assign credit: Google, or ASUS, the company actually building the thing in the first place. The second generation Nexus 7 may have cost $30 more than it...
PEAR Sports reveals personal training program for pregnant ladies
Coolest Gadgets - 18 Jan 2015 20:20
It is always a good thing to take responsibility for your health – and not wait until you suffer from the diagnosis of a major illness that you start to make your way back to the pink of health. Even more so for the la...
ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com owner selling site, tired of dealing with glitter
Slash Gear - 18 Jan 2015 20:00
Less than a week after launching, the Australian entrepreneur behind the fiendishly clever ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com is trying to sell the site and be rid of the awful product he sends people at your request. 22-year-ol...
Nikon reveals pair of releases two stylish and slim compact digital cameras
Coolest Gadgets - 18 Jan 2015 19:22
When it comes to digital cameras, there are dime a dozen models to choose from – the thing is, which particular one should you pick to be your everyday shooter? Unless you intend to frame up those photos for posterity,...
9 Gadgets and Tech to Be Excited About in 2015
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 19:10
2015 is the year of the Future, thanks to that one rambunctious, time-traveling teen with a hoverboard. As we're still in the opening moments of 2015, we're allowed to be hopeful. Last year we saw a lot of awesome but al...
Turkey threatens Twitter to censor nation's newspaper account
Slash Gear - 18 Jan 2015 19:00
It seems like it wasn't that long ago when the Turkish government was trying to make the social network services Twitter and YouTube illegal in the country for not playing along with their censorship requirements. Oh, wa...
Best of CES 2015 Award, Wearables: Bragi Dash
Engadget - 18 Jan 2015 19:00
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Fox Wants To Bring Back The X-Files, David Duchovny And Gillian Anderson
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 18:50
Fox has confirmed that it is in talks to revive its iconic supernatural horror procedural, The X-Files.
This Footage of Ukrainian Aftermath Is Why We Need Drone Journalism
Gizmodo - 18 Jan 2015 18:28
On Friday, January 16, The New York Times published a report detailing Ukrainian rebels' conflict to seize the Donetsk airport, now a bombed-out shell of its former self. Although the Ukrainian Army says it's rebuffed th...