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Global Technology News for 15 Oct 2015
Compact Fishing Systems
The Gadget Flow - 15 Oct 2015 08:00
No less than the Swiss Army knife of fishing rods. Multifunctional, small, durable, moreover unbreakable. Design award winner concept. Our product is a compact, modular fishing rod (Pat.Pend). Imagine... being able to travel anywhere in the world with it, and you don’t have to worry about damaging or breaking it. You can swap parts according to what method are you using and what fish are you trying to catch. The minimum size of the smallest version for transportation has only... Teaching a robot to fall over without making a fool of itself
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 06:40
Roboticists at the Georgia Institute of Technology are teaching robots how to brace themselves for a fall.Hackers Use Radio Waves To Trick iOS And Android Into Responding To Voice Commands
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 03:03
An ingenious hack could allow unwanted access to Siri commands by simply sending radio waves to a pair of unshielded iPhone earbuds. While the hack is needlessly complex – the hacker could simply... go over and press the headphone button by hand – it is an interesting exploit. Researchers at French security organization ANSSI have discovered a way to send radio waves to microphones… Ebola May Stay in Survivors' Semen for Many Months
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 00:07
It's possible that people could spread Ebola many months after they have recovered from the deadly viral disease, a new study suggests.Canon EOS 5DS R review
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 18:17
Canon's EOS 5DS R uses the highest-megapixel full-frame sensor currently available. It delivers outstanding photo quality to users who require such performance. The post Canon EOS 5DS R review... appeared first on Digital Trends.What happens to the human brain in microgravity?
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 07:37
Research efforts by NASA and the European Space Agency are examining the effects of spaceflight on the brain.To save on weight, a detour to the moon is the best route to Mars
MIT - 15 Oct 2015 05:59
For a piloted mission to Mars, fueling up on the moon could streamline cargo by 68 percent.UK Nurse With Relapsed Ebola 'Critically Ill'
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 04:06
UK Nurse Pauline Cafferkey was believed to be cleared of Ebola nine months ago but she suffered from a rare relapse of the virus. London's Royal Free Hospital said that she is critically ill.VAIO Has A Windows 10 Smartphone In The Works
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 03:25
The VAIO brand used to belong to Sony until they sold it off. Prior to that, the brand was used for Sony's series of computers, which is still pretty much what the brand is doing today. However... earlier this year the company appeared to dip its toes into the smartphone market with the launch of their first Android smartphone. The device wasn't particularly impressive but could that change with a newer device? It seems that during a press conference in Japan, President of Microsoft Japan Takuya Hirano revealed a handful of partners who will be working on creating a series of Windows 10 smartphones, and as you can see in the photo above, VAIO is one of them (along with Acer). Unfortunately apart from having their name up there, there has not been any word regarding VAIO's plans for a new...Watch: 3D printers make on-the-spot clothes for a beloved 'Game of Thrones' character
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 02:25
Say you’re Brienne of Tarth and you’ve just run out of armor. Would you trust scary 3D printing machines to weave a dress around you while you’re laying completely still on a giant table?... Wait… that’s a silly scenario. Brienne of Tarth would never have access to 3D printers. OK, so what if you’re fashion designer Iris van Herpen looking to impress the audience by creating a 3D printed mesh dress while models are wearing your latest creations on the catwalk; would you hire actress Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne in Game of Thrones, to sit still on that workbench? DON’T MISS: iPhone 6s Plus vs. Galaxy Note 5: Real world performance test (it’s not even close) As you’ll see inMusic industry sues so-called Popcorn Time for music, Aurous, days after launch
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 02:10
The Recording Industry of American has sued music streamer Aurous for willful and egregious copyright violation. Its founders argue that its content sources are, indeed, legal - and it looks like it... won't go down without a fight. The post Music industry sues so-called Popcorn Time for music, Aurous, days after launch appeared first on Digital Trends.Bits Special Section: Hackers Prove They Can 'Pwn' the Lives of Those Not Hyperconnected
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2015 01:55
Patty Walsh invited two pro hackers to try to access to her life, which is not heavily wired. In two hours, they'd hacked her garage door, learned her Social Security number, and more.PSA: Never Pack Spare Lithium Batteries in Checked Baggage When Flying
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 23:49
The FAA has published a new warning about the danger of storing spare lithium batteries in checked bags. The batteries, which are widely used in the photography industry to power things like cameras... and lighting equipment, “present a risk of both igniting and fueling fires in aircraft cargo/baggage compartments,” the FAA says. To reduce the […]#1 Best Selling Mini Portable Power Bank
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:14
Anker 2nd Generation Astro Mini Lipstick-Sized Portable Charger Features: Exclusive PowerIQ Technology – Detects device to deliver fastest possible charge (up to 1 amp) High Capacity-Size Ratio –... at least one full charge – over one full charge (almost full charge for Galaxy S6) Ultra Compact: lipstick-shaped aluminum design, recharges in 3-4 hours Comes with Charger, Mirco USB […] The post #1 Best Selling Mini Portable Power Bank appeared first on Digital Trends.Naval Academy (Re)Turns to the Stars in a Digital Era
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 20:10
With hundreds of ships and more than 325,000 active-duty personnel, the Navy has lots of computers that could go down or be subject to a cyber threat.Amazing Jupiter Video Shows Slowing Shrinkage of the Great Red Spot
Scientific American - 15 Oct 2015 17:10
The Hubble Space Telescope reveals that the planet's trademark feature is still shrinking but not as fast as previously observed -- Google dumps Chrome's notification center on Windows, Linux, and Mac
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 16:10
Google will soon make a significant change to Chrome--one that you probably won't notice. On Wednesday, Google announced that an upcoming Chrome release will remove the notification center in Windows,... Mac, and Linux. The notification center will remain in Chrome OS, however. If you don't know what Chrome's notification center is, open Chrome on Windows and then click the upward facing arrow on the far right of the taskbar. See that little bell icon? That's notification center. If you click the bell icon, you'll see something similar to what's pictured here with notifications from Google Now, as well as Chrome apps and extensions. The notification center can also provide toast pop-up notifications alerting you to new email, a Hangouts message, and so on, similar to the Action Center in...Yahoo's Updated Email App Aims to Kill the Password
ABC News - 15 Oct 2015 16:08Yahoo's renovated email app includes password-free option, ability connect with other services
With Naga-L Rocket, China Would Turn Tables on U.S. Export Ban
Space News - 15 Oct 2015 16:03
China's rocket manufacturer is designing a rocket that would be exported to skirt the ban on U.S. satellite technology exports to China. SpaceNews.comNetflix Blames Slow U.S. Growth on New Credit Cards
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 16:03
Netflix is hooking fewer U.S. viewers than it hoped, even as its binge-watching addiction rapidly spreads to other parts of the world.VIDEO: Drone flies for hour in UK civil airspace
BBC - 15 Oct 2015 15:40
A large drone has been flown within UK airspace shared by passenger jets as part of a trial run by air traffic controllers at NATS.Here's Why Cybersecurity Experts Want Open Source Routers
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 14:34
Experts are worried about security vulnerabilities hidden behind closed source router firmware.Google and Nintendo among others investing up to $30 million in Ingress creator Niantic
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 14:32
Ingress creator Niantic may no longer be an official division of Google, but the augmented reality game developer will still have strong ties to its former parent company. Niantic has revealed that... Google is among a group of companies that will invest up to $30 million in the developer.Apple Attempts to Ease Concerns Over Wi-Fi Assist Data Usage
Mac Rumors - 15 Oct 2015 14:31
One of the less talked about new features introduced in iOS 9 last month is called "Wi-Fi Assist," which automatically switches a user's iPhone to a cellular data connection when the local Wi-Fi isn't... reliable. Many iPhone users have taken to Reddit and the MacRumors Forums to warn others about the possibility of an increased monthly data plan due to the new feature, but now Apple is getting out in front of the issue and attempting to ease the qualms of its customers with a new support document centering on the issue (via Six Colors). According to Apple, when a user sees the switch from Wi-Fi to cellular data while browsing an internet page in Safari, for example, they should only see a "small percentage" hike in data usage. The company also detailed which apps support the feature -- Apple...3-D printing of microwave circuits
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 14:20
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has recently assisted Imperial College London to investigate the design, fabrication and testing of waveguides manufactured using 3D-printing techniques, by... providing the underpinning metrology needed to determine their electromagnetic performance.Deezer Is Losing Subscribers But Growing Revenue
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 11:31
After filing for an IPO on Euronext, music streaming service Deezer released its IPO documents in preparation of its public listing. The company plans to raise at least $343 million (€300... million). And yet, it is currently losing subscribers. 12 Instagrammers offer unique takes on India
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 08:00
Instagram is becoming a popular platform in India, with almost 6 million monthly users in the country We asked the people behind some of India's most creative Instagram accounts how they use the... platform and what makes it unique. See also: Photographer follows his girlfriend through India in beautiful Instagram series 1. Chandan Khanna (@khannachandan)A Delhi-based photojournalist with AFP, Khanna documents street scenes in the capital and other north Indian cities with verve. Some Instagrams were taken while Khanna was on assignment, such as a fascinating series on hand-rolled beedi (cigarette) makers in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. Khanna also runs @peopleofdelhi, a series of close-up and monochromatic portraits of the people who call Delhi home. "Instagram gives you an international audience...How Smartphones Hold The Key To Finding Water In Syria
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 07:43
As the battle for Aleppo, Syria's largest city, rages, civilians face struggles beyond artillery fire and barrel bombs. With regular power and water main outages, access to clean water is a daily... challenge for the civilians still living in this battleground. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.What Are Centrifugal & Centripetal Forces?
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 07:19
These two closely related forces describe circular motion, but the meanings are often mixed up.You Can Now Block Your Ex From Facebook's 'On This Day' Feature
Time - 15 Oct 2015 06:57
Block out those unpleasant memoriesGene signature may help predict survival outcomes for some children with rhabdomyosarcoma
EurekAlert! - 15 Oct 2015 06:00(American Association for Cancer Research) Among children with intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma that is negative for a fusion gene, those who had a high score of a specific gene signature called MG5... had poorer survival outcomes compared with those who had a low score of MG5.
Smart pants device tells you when it's time to go to the loo
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 05:28
Technically Incorrect. This is a real invention from Japan. A device that gives you a countdown before you have to go to the restroom.Apple increases Mac prices in Malaysia, Norway, Brazil and New Zealand
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 05:24
Update: Apple has also increased the price of Macs in Australia by AUD $80-$200, depending on the model. Mexico and Thailand have seen similar price increases, as well. The same week as it increased... the price of apps in Australia, Indonesia and Sweden, Apple today has raised the prices of its Mac line in a […]Mark Zuckerberg: 'We Can't Jail Our Way To A Just Society'
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 05:22
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited California's San Quentin State Prison this week, then added his voice to concerns about mass incarceration. "We can’t jail our way to a just society, and our... current system isn't working," Zuckerberg posted to his Facebook page on Tuesday following his tour of San Quentin with his wife, Priscilla Chan. Zuckerberg said he wanted to see how a prison works after reading The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander's touchstone 2012 book on the rise of mass incarceration. "Our entire society pays the price for an unfair, broken system," he wrote. San Quentin, about an hour north of Facebook's Palo Alto, California, headquarters, has been a leader on prison re-entry programs for more than two decades, while other prisons took an opposite approach with a...'Fully functioning' caravan made almost entirely out of Lego
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 04:31
It doesn't have a working stove, but in all other respects, this record-breaking life-size caravan could be a working holiday home.All Flash versions vulnerable to remote control attack until next week
ZDNet - 15 Oct 2015 04:19A vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take control of a machine running Flash is currently being exploited in the wild, Trend Micro has found.
NASA books 'first-class' rides for CubeSats
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 03:51
New rocket designed to launch small satellites plans to perform test flights next year. California launches site to help victims of revenge porn
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 02:51
Online hub will include information on how to remove unauthorized explicit photographs or videos from the Internet.Customs computer glitch traps angry travelers at airports nationwide
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 02:19
Dozens of angry travelers took to Twitter to report long delays in customs lines after technical malfunctions at major airports throughout the country Wednesday. The technical issues have affected... U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency computers at John F. Kennedy International in New York, Boston Logan International, Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta, Dallas Fort-Worth International, Los Angeles International and several other airports. Travelers tweeted that they were told the outage could take several hours to fix, and were at risk of missing their flights due to the mishap. #Jfk customs computer system down. They don't know when it'll be fixed. Typical#welcometousa @cnn @nytimes pic.twitter.com/LxK5f0lOyx — B Lee (@mixiebug) October 14, 2015 Facebook reveals its plan to dethrone YouTube
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 02:00
Facebook yesterday revealed its new multi-pronged plan for online video domination. While YouTube remains the current and undisputed king of online video, the ubiquitous social network is making a... number of important moves that should have folks at Google just a tad bit worried. DON’T MISS: Boeing’s ‘lightest metal ever’ is 99.99% air, must be seen to be believed But first, it might be helpful to quickly recap what Facebook has been up to video-wise over the last few months. In addition to rolling out support for interactive 360 degree videos last month, Facebook recently began testing a new feature called “Suggested Videos.” As the name implies, the feature is designed to make it easier for users to discover and watch all sorts ofiMac: Say hello to progress
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 01:48What a great page on Apple's Web site comparing the 1998 and 2015 iMac.∞ Read this on The Loop
Windows 10: Microsoft is trying way too hard to get you to upgrade
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 23:55
The longer you wait to upgrade your Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC to Windows 10, the more annoying Microsoft is going to be. According to reports around the Internet, some users are beginning to receive... notifications to upgrade that don’t allow them to opt out, instead giving them the option to either begin the upgrade or reschedule for a future date. DON’T MISS: Adobe confirms major Flash vulnerability, and the only way to protect yourself is to uninstall Flash But that’s not all — ZDNet reports that some users are also finding that Windows Update now only gives them a single option: Upgrade to Windows 10. They can’t even see pertinent updates to their current operating systems. In an update to a previous blogiWork picks up 3D Touch and Split View support as iWork for iCloud exits beta
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2015 23:52New update spans iOS, OS X, and your Web browser.
Apple pushes out iWork updates for iOS 9 and El Capitan
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 23:50
Apple has updated its iWork suite of applications for iOS, Mac and iCloud, the company has announced. The update brings support for the various new features in iOS 9 and El Capitan, including Split... View and Picture in Picture, among other things. In addition, iWork for iCloud has been taken out of beta, and has gained a bunch of new … Why The Legacy Carmakers Can't Beat Tesla Or Apple
ReadWrite - 15 Oct 2015 23:50
As Ricardo Reyes, Tesla's head of communications, told Wired: In other cars, all the systems work separately--there are different processors for different parts: the safety system here, the cruise... control here. And that's the evolution of building cars in stages, whereas our car has a central operating system, more like what your phone has. The legacy car manufacturers, in other words, still think of cars as, well, cars. They're in the Windows 95 era, when HP made the desktop, Microsoft built the operating system, and everyone else made apps. We don't live in that world anymore. See also: The Road Ahead For Connected Cars Instead we live in the world of Apple, with seamlessly integrated hardware and software. Sure, other people also build apps for such platforms, but the essential...Outage Brings Down Netflix, Disrupts Chill Sessions Across US, Users Report
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 23:50UPDATE: 6:35 p.m. EDT -- Netflix said the outage is being caused by technical issues at UltraDNS, a service that is supposed to help websites "enable and protect their online presence." Netflix said... the issue is primarily affecting users in the U.S. and recommends that members "keep trying" to connect. "UltraDNS is working to address the issue," Netflix said. "We apologize for the inconvenience." Original story:
Apple Expands Lower App Store Pricing Tiers to Australia
Mac Rumors - 15 Oct 2015 23:47
Earlier this year, Apple introduced two alternate pricing tiers, Tier A and Tier B, to the App Store in order to allow developers to charge lower prices in countries like China, India, Indonesia,... Mexico, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey. As of today, Apple has informed developers that it is making its lower-priced Tier A and Tier B pricing options available in Australia. Tier A and Tier B pricing will allow developers to set prices below the current 1.49AUD minimum price. The addition of Tier A and Tier B pricing options in Australia comes a few days after Apple raised App Store prices in the country. Earlier this week, the minimum app price in Australia was raised to 1.49AUD from 1.29AUD due to exchange rate fluctuations. An app that costs $0.99 in the U.S. App Store costs 1.49AUD in...Microsoft mavens promise proper quantum computer in 10 years
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 23:47Hybrid approach could cut corners Researchers at Microsoft's quantum computing division have published a paper claiming that a new approach could bring about practical working systems within a... decade....
Mark your calendars: SpaceX plans to launch another Falcon 9 rocket in December
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 23:44
After enduring a failed Falcon 9 launch this past June, SpaceX got back to work upgrading the rocket with improved brackets and struts and intends to relaunch a more powerful Falcon 9 this December.... The post Mark your calendars: SpaceX plans to launch another Falcon 9 rocket in December appeared first on Digital Trends.Yves Behar on designing beautiful, functional products
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 23:42Engadget caught up with world-renowned product designer and co-founder of August, a leader in home security products, Yves Behar at Wednesday's Smart Lock event. I picked his brain about his... ever-evolving creative process, how consumer tastes have...
How to Use Picture In Picture Video Mode on iPad
OS X Daily - 15 Oct 2015 23:42Picture In Picture mode allows iPad users to open a floating video player or FaceTime chat that persists in a small overlay while doing other activities in iOS. For example, you could be working in... Pages or drawing in Notes while watching your favorite sports team in a hovering player window with PiP, it works ...
'We Blew It': AT&T CEO Sorry for Response to Customer
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 23:39
AT&T's top executive admits the company made a major faux pas when it responded with cold legalese to a customer's service suggestions.Now What: The World's Biggest Problems, Humanity's Most Creative Solutions
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 23:36
Now What is a series I've wanted to do for a while now, mostly because I found myself asking that question at the end of a bunch of stories I've covered over the years. I honestly wanted to know what,... if anything, could be done about a lot of these big, ongoing struggles -- with climate change, with homelessness, with food production, etc. So each week, Now What is going to explore one of those big problems in the first half of the show, and then try to get some answers by spending time with people working on really innovative solutions in the second half of the show. In the first episode, we took a trip to the Madre de Dios region of Peru, where a massive surge of illegal gold mining is decimating the rainforest. There are some dedicated conservationists trying to protect the land, but in...What it's like to drive, or rather ride in, Tesla's 7.0-updated Model S
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 23:35
Tesla invited us to ride in the 7.0-updated Model S. Besides steering down the highway, Model S can also change lanes and pass slower cars on its own. Once you settle in and rest your confidence and... fate on the shoulders of the Model S, you can really enjoy the experience. Overall, the Autopilot on the Model S was the smoothest we’ve ever seen Read our full review: ://on.mash.to/1jEDKte This clear Galaxy Note 5 is awesome
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 23:34Typically, if you want to personalize your smartphone, you've got two choices: download a cool wallpaper and / or buy some kind of case. Reddit user Skarface08, however, decided instead to take a... razor blade and peel the plastic film off the back of his Galaxy Note 5. Using a heat gun, suction cup, and the aforementioned razor, Skarface08 has turned the original Note 5 backing into a clear cover that shows off the smartphone's internals (the Samsung and Galaxy Note 5 logo, amusingly, remains unharmed).
All It Takes To Buy A Stolen Password On The Internet Is 55 Cents
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 23:32
These days, even hackers will nickel and dime you. That's according to a report released Thursday by Intel Security Group's McAfee Labs, which found login credentials to an online video streaming... website can be bought for as little as 55 cents -- slightly more than the cost of a postage stamp. (Credentials for premium cable streaming like HBO Go, meanwhile, sell for a comparatively steep $7.50.) The report investigated the murky world of buying and selling stolen digital information online, where everything from financial data and online services to a person's entire digital identity can be had -- for a price. According to researchers who monitored the various websites, chat rooms and communities hosting these transactions, stolen credit card info goes for $5 to $8 for a basic U.S....Extend Your Home Network With This $40 Powerline Kit
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 23:32Say your wireless router can't push a strong signal to every corner of your house, or maybe you own some kind of old set top box that needs an ethernet connection, but doesn't live near the router. A... simple powerline adapter is one of your best options for extending a home network, and you can get a great one for just $40 today. [TP-Link AV500 Powerline Starter Kit, $40 after clipping the $5 coupon]
Extend Your Home Network With This $40 Powerline Kit
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 23:32Say your wireless router can't push a strong signal to every corner of your house, or maybe you own some kind of old set top box that needs an ethernet connection, but doesn't live near the router. A... simple powerline adapter is one of your best options for extending a home network, and you can get a great one for just $40 today. [TP-Link AV500 Powerline Starter Kit, $40 after clipping the $5 coupon]
Giant 'Hole' in Sun Is 50 Earths Wide
SPACE.com - 15 Oct 2015 23:30
The sun has sprung a leak: A hole in the topmost layer of the sun and its magnetic field, the size of 50 Earths, is letting loose an ultrafast solar wind that has kicked off several nights of auroras... down on Earth.Siri 'distance activation hack'--what you need to know!
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 23:30iMore: Researchers from ANSSI, France's National Information System Security Agency, have demonstrated a "hack" where, using transmitters from a short distance away, they can trigger Apple's Siri and... Google Now under certain specific circumstances.Like usual, it's something to be aware of but not overly concerned about. Once again, we should all be more concerned about the state of security reporting at mainstream publications.Siri and Google Now are enabling and empowering technologies that help people live better lives. We should all be informed and educated about any potential security issues, but not sensationalized or made to feel scared in any way. When I saw the Wired story, I (predictably) thought there was more to it than what was reported. As usual, whenever you read about...
Meet MagCable, the accessory that brings an iconic Mac feature to your smartphone
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 23:30
Even the most hardcore Apple hater can grudgingly admit that the MagSafe technology Apple uses to keep MacBooks charged is incredibly cool. Now a new Kickstarter project called MagCable that’s... being spearheaded by a company called aMagic is hoping to bring this technology to your smartphone. MUST WATCH: Galaxy Note 5 vs. iPhone 6s Plus, real-life camera performance test “We’ve all experienced the trouble of plugging or unplugging our smart devices while driving, in the dark, or when in a hurry,” aMagic writes on its Kickstarter page. “MagCable is a revolutionary magnetic USB cable which makes charging easy!” Here’s how it works: The magnetic cable itself hooks up to a special attachment that’s designed specifically for your phone, whether it has aGet All of Your Weekly Meetings Out of the Way With a "Meeting Marathon"
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 23:30Meetings are important, but they can also put a major damper on your productivity. If you schedule them all for one work day, the rest of the week can be a lot more efficient.
Playdate: Trying out Steam Machines and Valve's new controller
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 23:30For years, Valve's been teasing us with the promise of a new kind of gaming device: a PC that lives in your entertainment center, outperforms traditional consoles and has more games available for it... than you can count. Now it's finally here: I have...
What Precious Items Have You Collected?
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 23:30Your friendly Gizmodo staff has ranged from collecting soda memorabilia to pogs to 1994 X-Men Fleer trading cards. Some of us still have active collections. What about you?
Black Sisters Endured Relentless Racist Bullying
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 23:28This is what it is like to be Kyana Fennell, who had the audacity to attempt to attend public school in Texas while being black. All of the facts below are from the court opinion filed in a lawsuit... brought by Fennell under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. § section 1983 against the Marion Independent School District and two of its employees, Glenn Davis and Cynthia Manley. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Fennell and her family's suit against the school and the school employees earlier this week.
Bernie Sanders Joins 14 Senators Calling for a Cap on Prison Phone Call Charges
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 23:25
Reducing the exorbitant cost of prison phone calls is of "utmost importance," coalition says.Congressional Ban Hampers CDC Scientists From Studying Gun Suicides
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 23:25
Restrictions that prevent government scientist from studying gun violence also prevent research into measures that might prevent firearm suicides.Android Marshmallow to flavor LG G4 smartphone starting next week
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 23:21
G4 owners in Poland will get first dibs, but those elsewhere in Europe, Asia and the Americas are next on the list.Couple lives with 41 dogs, which is maybe too many dogs
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 23:20
Lynn Everett and her husband Tony Morgan have 41 unexpected roommates: 25 French bull dogs, 10 miniature English bull terriers and six Chinese crested dogs. In a video shot for SWNS Animals, Everett... let a few cameras into the couple's home in South Yorkshire, England to experience first hand her makeshift haven for dogs According to The Yorkshire Post, the pups are free to roam the the first floor of the couple's house and climb on the couple's couches As the self-described "mum and pack leader," Everett tells SWNS that she's named each dog herself, and can even differentiate between barks U.S. CTO launches treasure hunt for lost historical document
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 23:19
The declaration calls for men to end their tyranny over women and allow them to be educated, preach, work for pay and vote. Lucky Charms is releasing marshmallow-only boxes, but only for 10 people
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 23:17
Imagine opening a box of Lucky Charms to find that all those oat pieces have magically disappeared, leaving you with only the deliciously sugary marshmallows to feast upon on Saturday morning That... dream can be reality for 10 lucky people. See also: We went to McDonalds to see what their big announcement was The cereal brand announced on Wednesday that it will be holding a sweepstakes to give away 10 boxes of limited edition, marshmallow-only cereal to 10 lucky breakfast lovers. The company even made a wonderfully bizarre commercial for it, starring Biz Markie. To win this holy grail of the breakfast world, you have to post a selfie holding an imaginary box of Lucky Charms on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #Lucky10Sweepstakes. It's a marketing campaign, but at least it's a whimsical...Apple adds split-screen multitasking to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iOS
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 23:16Apple is releasing updates today for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on iOS and OS X, adding to both the ability to do split-screen multitasking, one of the major feature additions to its new operating... systems. It's an expected update that should make these apps a bit more useful, especially considering that they're the key components of Apple's productivity suite. On the iPhone, all three apps are also adding support for 3D Touch. The updates are arriving nearly a month after the release of iOS 9. It's by no means a long wait, but you can make something of the fact that Microsoft, which demoed Office on stage at Apple's event last month, has had support for iPad split-screen in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint since day one. You can now start...
103-year-old celebrates her birthday by dressing up as Wonder Woman
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 23:15
The older we get, the less we’re expected to care about our birthdays. While that may be true for some, it certainly wasn’t true for 103-year-old Mary Cotter, who recently decided to show up to... her birthday dressed as the superhero she is. Cotter told KABC-TV that her friends purchased the costume because she’s a “real life Wonder Woman.” To celebrate the occasion, Cotter headed to the Montclair Senior Center, where she’s been volunteering for the past 25 years. There she served coffee, tea and water to some of her biggest friends. “They call me the barmaid because I serve drinks,” Cotter told reporters. Getting In: How Many Extracurriculars Should I Have?
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 23:15Listen to Episode No. 2A of Getting In:
Sauropod dinosaur may have whipped its tail like Indiana Jones
New Scientist - 15 Oct 2015 23:15If sauropod dinosaurs cracked their tails like whips to deter competitors, here is how they might have worked
Pluto's 'Heart' is Filled With Poison, Fly-By Shows
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 23:12
Astronomers are detailing what they've seen on Pluto, and it's a fantastic landscape carved with deep trenches and sparkling mountains of ice.Microsoft now awfully pushy with Windows 10 on Win 7, 8 PCs - Reg readers hit back
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 23:11Torch and pitchfork time after Redmond force-feeds update Did you notice Microsoft being a bit too eager to push its Windows 10 update onto your PC lately?...
Watch 100 Years Of Halloween Costumes In 3 Minutes
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 23:11
This video is scary fun. Mode recently released a video showing different styles of Halloween costumes throughout the course of a century. From simply scary getups to downright adorable outfits,... costumes have gone through quite the evolution throughout the years. Watch as the video begins with a spooktacularly creepy costume from 1915 and ends with a silly play on an iconic ensemble from 2015 that, according to the video's description, is "guaranteed to break the Internet." We can only imagine what the next 100 years will bring. Also on HuffPost: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.'We Blew It': AT&T CEO Sorry for Response to Customer
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 23:10AT&T's top executive admits the company made a major faux pas when it responded with cold legalese to a customer's service suggestions.Seeing and hearing incense burn from up close feels like soothing rain
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 23:10It's a little brain jiggling to watch this macro footage of incense burning because you're seeing fire disintegrate the burning light but hear a pitter patter that resembles rain fall. And what the... most backwards thing is that the strongest sense of incense--the smell, duh--can't be felt. The juggling of senses is fun, seeing things you don't typically see, hearing things you can't hear and not smelling things you can smell.
FIFA wants to have a wearable tech standard for soccer teams
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 23:09The past few months haven't been kind to FIFA, football's governing body, after news broke that its top officials were being investigated for corruption crimes. But the organization isn't letting... those legal woes get in the way of improving the spo...
Researchers identify gene that increases risk of sudden death in patients with mild epilepsy
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 23:08A gene mutation that increases the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in patients with mild forms of the disease has been discovered by a group of researchers.
Young Latinos experience discrimination when obtaining health care, research shows
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 23:07Young Latinos living in rural areas say they face discrimination when they obtain health care services -- a factor that could contribute to disparities in their rates for obtaining medical care and in... their health outcomes, a new study has found
COMPASS method points researchers to protein structures
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 23:07
Searching for the precise, complexly folded three-dimensional structure of a protein can be like hacking through a jungle without a map: a long, intensive process with uncertain direction. Researchers... developed a new approach, dubbed COMPASS, that points directly to a protein's likely structure using a combination of advanced molecular spectroscopy techniques, predictive protein-folding algorithms and image recognition software.It Looks Like a Desk But It's Also an Organ and It's Full of Secrets
Twisted Sifter - 15 Oct 2015 23:07
The pipe organ puzzle desk by Kagen Sound is made entirely of wood, down to the very last screw.Green public housing may reduce health risks from environmental pollutants
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 23:07Low-income housing residents who live in 'green' buildings that are built with eco-friendly materials and energy-efficient features appear to have fewer 'sick building' symptoms than residents of... traditionally constructed low-income housing, according to a new study. Asthma outcomes -- hospitalizations, attacks, and missed school days due to asthma -- were also significantly lower for children living in the green buildings.
Doctors call on hospitals to oppose the overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 23:07To help stop the spread of antibiotic resistance, scientists are urging hospitals around the country to stop buying meat from animals that were given antibiotics for growth promotion.
Stored XSS bug in popular Akismet plugin puts WordPress sites at risk
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 23:06WordPress websites are at risk of being fully compromised due to a critical stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Akismet plugin.
'Ebony' magazine addresses Bill Cosby scandal in striking cover
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 23:06
Ebony's latest cover is a home run The magazine's November edition, dubbed "The Family Issue," features a still from the Cosby Show — overlaid with a broken glass effect that's centered on Cliff... Huxtable's face. Bill Cosby played the Huxtable family patriarch on the long-running sitcom The image addresses Cosby's complicated legacy in the wake of the 50 plus women who have accused the comedian of sexual abuse. The 78-year-old also admitted in a now-unsealed deposition from 2005 that he gave drugs to women he wanted to have sex with See also: Eddie Murphy on declining to spoof Bill Cosby: 'There's nothing funny about it' Video: It took one gamer nearly 5 hours to walk through every GTA game
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 23:05
What’s so amazing about video games is that everyone enjoys them at their own pace. Some people prefer to rush through games to the end of the campaign while others are happy to explore every nook... and cranny of the digital worlds. One gamer has taken the latter mode of enjoyment to the extreme by walking from one end of the map to the other in every major Grand Theft Auto game ever released on consoles. SEE ALSO: 3D printers make on-the-spot clothes for a beloved ‘Game of Thrones’ character We’re talking the original Grand Theft Auto, GTA II, GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas, GTA IV and GTA V. Although it took less than an hour to walk the entire lengthThe swipe addiction: 4 lessons marketers can learn from Tinder
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 23:02
This article is part of SWOT Team, a series on Mashable that features insights from leaders in marketing, brand-building and public relations. Swipe right, swipe left — for many people, that's all... it takes to get a date these days. I’m talking, of course, about people who use the dating app Tinder With 50 million active users and 1.2 billion swipes per day, Tinder is a veritable cultural phenomenon. It's hard to believe, but the average Tinder user spends 90 minutes every 24 hours perusing profiles on the app (and we wonder where all the time in our day goes). See also: Treat mobile marketing like online dating — but avoid these 5 costly mistakes Amazon Fire TV 2 Review
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 23:02
Alexa, take over my television.Intexticated
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 23:00
Intexticated: distracted by the act of texting while driving to such a degree that one seems intoxicated. - Anonymous What follows is a partial excerpt from my new book (of "Phubbing" fame), Too Much... of a Good Thing: Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? I have one request of everybody who reads this. Please share it with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. It might save their life. We all know the tell-tale signs.... a hand over the right ear of the driver in front of us, someone driving 50 miles per hour on the Interstate. Or, the slow "lane drift" as the driver in front or beside you slowly creeps into your lane and then corrects his lane tracking before he does it all over again. The "mobile" phone is no misnomer. As many as 100 million U.S. drivers admit to...Is America Walking Away From Nuclear Power?
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 23:00There's a big, reliable, cheap source of electricity that has powered America for decades--and is now facing tough times. The economics surrounding it have changed, and so has the zeitgeist that once... let it flourish. Cheap natural gas and renewables are eating into its market share. In the past few years, giant plants have been shuttered. Earlier this week, another big power company announced it would be shutting down a 685-megawatt plant in Massachusetts. And there aren't many new projects in the pipeline to replace this closed capacity.
Fossilized teeth are oldest evidence of humans in Asia
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 23:00
Homo sapiens may have gravitated out of Africa and into Asia much earlier than previously thought. The change in estimates is due to 47 fossilized human teeth found in a South China cave, the... discovery of which was announced to the public yesterday. According to scientists, the teeth are 80,000 to 120,000 years old, and are the oldest yet evidence … No hands needed! Tesla updates cars with autopilot
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 23:00
A software update to the Model S and Model X gives cars the power to steer, change lanes and park without your hands on the wheel. Meanwhile, the new Yahoo Mail needs no password.5 Tech Tips To Keep Your Digital Identity Safe While Traveling
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 23:00
One area that specifically presents a whole host of security concerns (both physical and digital) is travel. You aren’t just a prime target to get your wallet stolen, but you’re also at risk to... have your online identity compromised. Fortunately, there are myriad methods to keep you safe and secure while traveling. How to turn off doze mode for specific apps in Android Marshmallow
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 23:00
New in Android Marshmallow is a feature called "Doze mode," which prevents certain tasks from running if you're phone's been sitting idle for a while. The idea here is to save battery life by reducing... power draw while you aren't using your phone. But if you have a particular app that you want to leave running unchecked, no matter what, you can disable Doze mode for that app. Here's how to do it. Open the Settings app and tap Battery. Tap the Options menu button (the three dots in the upper right), then tap Battery optimization. Tap the downward-pointing arrow, then tap All apps from the menu that appears. Lewis Black Explains Why Millennials Want to Rub Their Fingers All Over Everything
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 23:00Millennials are a large and powerful bunch , but they're also very lazy: They'd rather swipe their sweaty hands on anything than lift an actual finger. That's according to Lewis Black, who says brands... are falling over themselves to attract their touchy-unfeely ways. Even he has sunk to a new low by joining Snapchat.
You Snooze, You Win: How a Lack of Sleep Can Hold Back Your Weight Loss
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 23:00In grade school, we were told that "You snooze, you lose." Now as adults, we know sleep is important, but when life gets hectic it's often the first thing we cut out. That's truly our loss. In fact,... crappy z's could be a big reason you aren't losing weight. Here's why.
New Jersey professor discovers first draft of King James Bible in a 400-year-old notebook languishing in a college archive
Daily Mail - 15 Oct 2015 22:59
Jeffrey Miller, assistant professor of English at Montclair State University, made the stunning discovery last fall while doing research at the University of Cambridge in the UK.Someone forgot to delete this mesmerizing test footage of a DJI drone factory
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 22:58Video from inside drone maker DJI's factory showed up online today, and it was by complete accident. Motherboard got ahold of some test footage that shows workers in China assembling the company's... Inspire One drones -- footage that should have been deleted before it ever left the premises. The brief footage showed up on brand new DJI X5 camera bought by Erik Reed, the founder of a Michigan-based company called Skyz Media. As Motherboard points out, this is not a new phenomenon -- a similar video from the DJI factory showed up online earlier this year -- but the footage is all-too engrossing nonetheless. It's also weirdly reminiscent of those videos of people's luggage making its way through various airports. A DJI spokesperson confirmed...
Sandboxes Are Disgusting
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 22:57So there I was at a kid's birthday party, my 13-month-old daughter playing merrily with her brother in the sandbox, when she suddenly decided that she was hungry. Into her mouth it went--all of the... sand--and though I was up with a leap and a "No," I was too late. I laughed nervously while furiously fishing sand out of her mouth (it's surprisingly hard to do, by the way) as other parents looked on with a mixture of unease and relief--Gross, but thank God it wasn't mine. My friend, the host who owned the sandbox, appeared. "Did I ever tell you," she said, "that I think my cat poops in there?"
The Sound of Science: How The Martian's Score Blasted Off
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 22:57AMD suffers another loss at the hands of the PC market
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 22:57
Struggling amidst a continued downturn in the PC industry, AMD reported a wider loss than expected, though beating analysts' revenue expectations. AMD reported a third quarter 2015 loss of $197... million on revenue of $1.06 billion, blaming lower CPU and GPU sales for the red ink. A year ago, AMD reported a profit of $17 million on revenue of $1.43 billion, a drop of 26 percent in revenue. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected AMD to report a loss of 12 cents a share and revenue of $995.87 million for the third quarter. Chattanooga Is Offering Internet Faster Than Google Fiber
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 22:56Chattanooga, Tennessee, one of the first cities to offer gigabit internet service, just upped its game to 10 gigabits. The post Chattanooga Is Offering Internet Faster Than Google Fiber appeared first... on WIRED.
Top Secret Documents Detailing U.S. Drone Program Leaked
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 22:56
More than two years back former CIA contractor Edward Snowden leaked a treasure trove of top secret documents that detailed the electronic spying programs of the National Security Agency. The massive... leaks changed the way we view online privacy today and while the discussion still continues about whether or not these programs should be allowed to continue, there has been another leak of top secret documents possibly at the same scale as the Snowden leak. The latest leak revolves around the country’s drone program which is routinely used to eliminate targets in countries ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen. The Intercept has published a collection from these leaked documents that it has received from an unnamed source, these documents shed light on the country’s use of drones to kill...Portraits of People Lost in Invisible Device Screens
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 22:55
Photographer Eric Pickersgill has a photo project that has the Web abuzz this week. Titled “Removed,” it shows what smartphones and tablets have done to our daily lives and the “intimate”... moments we share with friends and family. In each scene, the devices themselves have been taken out, resulting in strange photos that force us […]YouTube Gaming adds mobile play streaming
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 22:54
YouTube Gaming on Thursday ramped up its challenge to Amazon-owned Twitch by adding streamed play of mobile games and a new subscription option.DitchTV delivers your daily dose of YouTube video
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:53
A new free Web and iOS app called DitchTV serves up random categorized YouTube content using a combination of old-school channel surfing and gesture controls. It's sort of like the old-school method... of flipping through channels on TV. The post DitchTV delivers your daily dose of YouTube video appeared first on Digital Trends.These "PC Does What?" ads are either catchy or cringeworthy
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 22:50
Microsoft is kicking off a "PC Does What?" campaign with Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Intel, attempting to build excitement about laptop form-factors. The campaign, which will run online as well as with... commercials, is due to kick off in earnest on October 19, though the five firms previewed the spots today. There's arguably no better time in recent memory for … How To Meet Her Parents
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 22:50Is there anything more terrifying than meeting your girlfriend's parents for the first time? No matter how comfortable you are in your relationship, the mere presence of mom and dad is enough turn... even the most confident guy into a nervous wreck. Take a deep breath and watch the video above for a few simple steps that will guarantee to make sure your night goes smoothly. (First things first, pull out that button-down from the back of your closet and go ahead and iron it.) We're here to help.
How To Meet Her Parents
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 22:50Is there anything more terrifying than meeting your girlfriend's parents for the first time? No matter how comfortable you are in your relationship, the mere presence of mom and dad is enough turn... even the most confident guy into a nervous wreck. Take a deep breath and watch the video above for a few simple steps that will guarantee to make sure your night goes smoothly. (First things first, pull out that button-down from the back of your closet and go ahead and iron it.) We're here to help.
Twitter, Facebook, And The Case Of The Ghost Publisher
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 22:49
Publishers are in danger of becoming dumb content in the smart pipes of platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The quest for smoother user experience seems to pose actually visiting a publisher’s... site as friction. With content consumption being redfined, there’s plenty of eyeballs out there, but it’s getting tougher to win the hearts of readers. Previously, the platforms… Personality quiz: What's your retirement happy place?
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 22:47
Want to know how and where you'll be spending your retirement? A lot of it depends on how well you prepare for it – and a lot depends on your own unique personality. Maybe you aren't the beach type;... maybe you don't actually want to stop working when your "career" ends. Try out the quiz below to find out if your personality matches your retirement expectations. Of course, there's more to your retirement than any quiz can tell you — but it's up to you to set the stage. Let The Principal bring your retirement to life. For a limited time, you could receive a personalized illustration of your retirement vision. Just Skype gets shareable conversation links for easy invites
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 22:47Need to invite someone to join a Skype session? Well, that task just got a lot easier. The video-chatting app added a new feature that lets you invite folks to join a conversation with a shareable... link. All you have to do is nab the URL, send it to...
Name your price for any of these 5 awesome developer bundles
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 22:45
Whether you want to learn how to make apps, games, or websites, you don’t have to spend a fortune to do it. In fact, you can pay what you want. We’ve put together some of our most popular... developer bundles for our most popular price—check out these five bundles and pay what you want for them now at the BGR Store. Pay What You Want: Game Developer Bundle Go from gamer to game coder with three courses that’ll take you through Unity 3D, HTML, HTML5, JavaScript, and more. Eager to get started? Learn how to use Stencyl and Construct 2 to create games by dragging and dropping features—no coding required! Check it out! Pay What You Want: Web Hacker BundleWhy Is It So Hard For Robots to Pick Up Fruit?
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 22:45Sure, this new fruit-handling robot looks cool, but what can one do with a fruit-handling robot, really? Maybe not much right now--but figuring out how to let robots pick up fruit has some interesting... potential.
Why Hillary Would Make a Better President Than Bernie
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 22:43There's no question: Compared with Sen. Bernie Sanders', Hillary Clinton's agenda for the United States is less transformative, more incremental, and more committed to the status quo. Tuesday's... Democratic presidential debate made this clear. Sanders wants free college education, funded by a tax on Wall Street transactions. Clinton, by contrast, wants a means-tested system for debt-free college. Students, under her plan, would still have to contribute to their education, either through work or other campus activities. Sanders wants to break up the largest banks, full stop. Clinton wants to focus federal attention on other major actors in the financial system and only break up big banks if they pose a risk.
Nowhere is safe: Microsoft begins advertising on the Start Menu in Windows 10
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:43
Microsoft is testing a new advert slotted inside the Start Menu, in a new move to bring in advertising. The advert is a suggested app and sends the viewer straight to the Windows 10 store. The post... Nowhere is safe: Microsoft begins advertising on the Start Menu in Windows 10 appeared first on Digital Trends.You probably should ignore Fandango movie ratings
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 22:42Either all Fandango users are really nice, or something's going on with the site's movie reviews. According to a recent report by FiveThirtyEight, almost no reviews on Fandango's five-star rating... scale have received fewer than three stars in the past year. After noticing an unusually high rating for the recent Fantastic Four (largely considered to be a flop), FiveThirtyEight's Walt Hickey pulled the data from 510 movies reviewed on Fandango.com that had tickets go on sale within the last year. They found that of the 438 movies with at least one review, a whopping 98 percent had at least three stars, and 75 percent had at least four stars. When Hickey looked at the 209 movies with 30 or more reviews, none had below a three-star rating. ...
Things got awkward at Target when porn started playing over the intercom
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 22:41
There is a time and a place for porn. And, unless you're role-playing a very specific fantasy, the grocery store is probably not one of them Customers at a Target in Campbell, California, were... surprised on Wednesday morning when the intercom suddenly started playing "dialogue" from an adult film See also: On-demand hotel porn just not what it used to be Gina Young filmed the incident during a shopping trip with her two young boys. She then uploaded it to YouTube (above), where she wrote that the audio played for about five minutes before it stopped — only to come back on again after two minutes. Take over 50% off Sleek iPhone 6/6s Case
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:41
Save over 50% off a top-rated iPhone case! The post Take over 50% off Sleek iPhone 6/6s Case appeared first on Digital Trends.Apple updates Pages, Keynote, & Numbers for iOS + OS X w/ Split View, 3D Touch, much more
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 22:40
A little later than some expected, Apple has released new versions of the iWork suite of apps for iPhone and iPad with iOS 9 and iPhone 6s features. Pages, Keynote, and Numbers now all support iPad... multitasking features including Split View on iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, and iPad Pro, as well as 3D […]Desktop museum puts mammoth meat and a Star Wars dragon in your hand
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 22:40
The Mini Museum II, now on Kickstarter, lets you hold some of the world's rarest items in the palm of your hand, including items from space, ancient history and the Earth itself.LISA Pathfinder is prepared for Arianespace's Vega launch in December on a pioneering space science mission
PTTU - 15 Oct 2015 22:38
Arianespace Press Releases:Apple Updates iWork Mac and iOS Apps With Support for OS X El Capitan and iOS 9
Mac Rumors - 15 Oct 2015 22:37
Apple today updated its three iWork apps for the Mac, adding new features and OS X El Capitan support to Keynote, Numbers, and Pages. All three apps now support the new Split View multitasking feature... in OS X El Capitan, allowing them to be used side-by-side with another app while in fullscreen mode. There are also new Force Touch gestures in each of the apps, which work with the new Force Touch Magic Trackpad and the trackpad in the Retina MacBook Pro and the 12-inch MacBook. In all three of the apps, a Force click on an image will allow them to be edited, and this Force gesture has built-in haptic feedback. Keynote and Pages have gained support for opening presentations and documents from 2006 and 2008 versions of the software, while Numbers is now able to open Numbers '08 spreadsheets....Double enzyme hit may explain common cancer drug side effect
e! Science News - 15 Oct 2015 22:37Many types of leukemia are caused by loss of enzymes such as Pten, which normally keeps cell growth in check, or conversely, the over-activation of enzymes that normally enhance cell proliferation,... such as Shp2. Some anti-leukemia treatments work by inhibiting Shp2 or other enzymes involved in the same cellular systems, but researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have now found that mice lacking both of these enzymes -- Pten and Shp2 -- can't produce and sustain enough red blood cells. The study, published October 12 by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, helps explain why anemia is a common side effect of anti-cancer drugs that target enzymes involved in tumor growth.
Donald Glover is making a comedy about the Atlanta rap scene for FX
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 22:36FX has ordered 10 episodes of half-hour comedy Atlanta from Donald Glover, making the upcoming series his first major TV project since leaving the acerbic comedy Community in 2014. Glover will write,... co-executive produce, and star in Atlanta, which is being billed as a show about "two cousins on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene." The subject matter's a natural fit for Glover, an actor with a thriving hip-hop side hustle; he's made two albums and two EPs as Childish Gambino, one of which (2013's Because the Internet) peaked within Billboard's top 10 albums. Glover's enjoyed a successful 2015, even without a role on Community's Yahoo-hosted sixth season or a major musical endeavor. He had parts in two of this year's most...
NASA releases striking new images of Saturn's moon Enceladus
Fox News - 15 Oct 2015 22:36
NASA has released striking new images from the Cassini spacecraft's flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus.Adobe Confirms 'Critical Vulnerability' In Some Flash Versions
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 22:34
Adobe has confirmed through a security bulletin posted on its website that it’s aware of a “critical vulnerability” with some versions of the Flash Player, the vulnerability affects Windows, Mac... and Linux users alike and can likely cause systems to crash as well as allow attackers to remotely “take control of the affected system.” Affected versions include 19.0.0.207 and earlier. As per Adobe’s own Severity Rating System an exploit marked critical “would allow malicious native-code to execute, potentially without a user being aware,” so this is certainly not to be taken lightly. Adobe has labeled the exploit CVE-2015-7645 and explains that it’s being used in limited targeted attacks, so the threat is very real. The company doesn’t have a permanent fix as yet so the only...The Ten Commandments shalt be remade
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:31
Write it in stone, Paramount is moving forward with a remake of Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments. Thou shalt read the full article for more information and additional biblical puns. The post... The Ten Commandments shalt be remade appeared first on Digital Trends.INNOVATE2016: Toward A More Creative Political Class
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 22:30
The great challenge for American politics and politicians in the 2016 election, is to break out of the zero-sum game mentality of Washington DC. Solving the world's great challenges
MIT - 15 Oct 2015 22:30
Inaugural Solve conference concludes four days of talks, workshops, and discussions on global challenges.JustCast Turns a Dropbox Folder Into a Podcast RSS Feed
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 22:30Not every piece of audio on the internet is a podcast, but if you're interested in making your podcasts feeds from any audio files you want, JustCause does the job.
A Sprint Network Standoff Could Kill Affordable Internet for Thousands
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 22:29
A new lawsuit is trying to temporarily halt a shutdown of the WiMax network.How To Turn The Family-Friendly Universal Studios Into A Gory Nightmare In Under An Hour
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 22:29
Universal Studios Orlando is about to undergo a stunning metamorphoses. As thousands of daytime patrons are cleared out of the park for the 5 pm closing, a small army of Universal employees bursts... into action to transform the park into something else entirely: A massive immersive playground filled with hordes of zombies, vampires, masked murderers, and all sorts of other grotesques. “We try to have the entire park switched over in just over a half hour,” says Michael Aiello, the event’s creative director. “It’s a really tedious process. This is a working theme park during the day, so it requires a highly choreographed dance and a huge number of people to do it in a specific order as the lighting is switched out, the audio is switched out, and the fog machines are turned...Chemical lab designed by Thomas Jefferson discovered in University of Virginia Rotunda
Fox News - 15 Oct 2015 22:25
An ongoing two-year renovation of the University of Virginia's Rotunda has revealed a chemical lab designed by Thomas Jefferson that dates from the 19th century.4 social media lessons brands can learn from media companies
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 22:25
This article is part of SWOT Team, a series on Mashable that features insights from leaders in marketing, brand-building and public relations. Of all the content creators on social media, it can seem... like brands are the red-headed stepchild. They don't get as much attention as YouTube stars or Instagram celebrities, they aren't followed as closely as news and media organizations and they get low reach without paying. It doesn't have to be this way See also: 4 reasons businesses are flocking to Facebook for video In fact, the best-performing brands on social reach a huge audience and don't spend much in promoting their posts. The reason? These brands emulate publishers when it comes to their content strategy. The Wirecutter's best deals: a standing desk, compact printer and more
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 22:25This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read their continuously updated list of deals at TheWirecutter.com. You may have already seen Engadget... posting reviews from our friends at The Wirecutte...
Why Digital Innovation Is Driving the Need for Open Journalism
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 22:24
At the end of the day, the news industry has one primary focus: keeping people up to date on the stories of the moment, providing the best insight into every instance where the reader can't be there... themselves. Decades ago, this meant news broke and journalists scrambled to cover it, delivering the key facts, analysis and insight. They told their audiences what they needed to care about and what the journalist thought was important. All of this arrived on your doorstep with the delivery of the morning paper or was squeezed into an hour of local and national news on your TV. Twenty-four hours later it started all over again with the next news cycle. It was the same when it came to funding the news as well. Advertisers helped keep the printing presses running, the cameras rolling and the...Self-Professed 'Apple Retail Store Enthusiast' Gary Allen Passes Away
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 22:24
One of the things that I worry about the most is not having a hobby…a healthy passion to immerse myself in. Sure, I love technology, but it’s also my job. Gary Allen, a self-professed “Apple... Retail Store Enthusiast,” passed away Sunday at age 67 after a fight with brain cancer, according to a report by the Washington Post. An interesting point that WaPo points out is… Upright posture trainer is a wearable vibrating reminder to sit up straight
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:24
Upright posture trainer is a small wearable device that vibrates to remind you to sit up straight whenever you slouch. The app creates a customisable training program so you only use Upright for a few... minutes every day to improve habits. The post Upright posture trainer is a wearable vibrating reminder to sit up straight appeared first on Digital Trends.ZFC-1 anti-zombie cabin is fortified, ready for apocalypse
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 22:24
Just in time for the latest doomsday prediction and Halloween comes a fortified zombie shelter, one designed to keep the zombies out and your loved ones free from horrific end-of-world deaths. It's... called the Zombie Fortification Cabin, ZFC-1 for short, and it features items you'll need to live off the grid, stay in shape, eat well, and maybe play some … Jose Bautista's bat flip was incredible. Re-evaluate your life if you disagree.
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 22:22
Blue Jays star Jose Bautista smacked a three-run homer in front of the hometown crowd Wednesday night, lofting a towering blast that not only sailed into the stands but also won the American League... Division Series, eliminating the Texas Rangers and sending the Blue Jays on to the final four of Major League Baseball Can't a guy enjoy the moment a little bit? See also: Taco Bell's cute baseball tweet is everything that's wrong with America After making contact with the fateful pitch, Bautista then unleashed the bat flip to end all bat flips. He watched his shot sail. He look around defiantly. He chucked the bat aside dismissively with one hand before embarking on his victorious trot around the bases ...Is the Department of Homeland Security Worried About Gamers?
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 22:21
There's no way DHS is worried about online abuse in video games, right? Right?Rare photos of Apple's highly secretive Input Design Lab
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 22:20
In conjunction with this week’s release of new iMacs and a slew of revamped accessories, Apple gave journalist Steven Levy unprecedented access to one of the company’s top-secret testing labs... where it designs, prototypes, and tests all of its Mac accessories. Officially called the Input Design Lab, this secretive building is where Apple gets to work ensuring that its keyboards, trackpads, and mice are all up to snuff with the company’s standards. Seeing as how no outsider has ever been granted access to the lab, the photos Levy was allowed to take and publish are extremely interesting, especially given Apple’s notorious reputation for taking product secrecy to the extreme. DON’T MISS: Adobe confirms major Flash vulnerability, and the only way to protect yourself isJeb Bush: A Moon Colony Would Be "Pretty Cool"
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 22:20During campaign stops this week, Jeb Bush proclaimed his zeal for space exploration, defending Newt Gingrich's widely mocked plan to colonize the moon. While it's fun to see a candidate come out in... favor of space, don't get too excited.
Pick up a Google Cast-ready LG Music Flow H3 speaker for just $99
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 22:17
If you're looking at getting a speaker to pair up with a new Chromecast Audio, you may want to check out this killer deal on an LG Music Flow H3 speaker instead. Regularly retailing for a smooth $179... (that's Sonos territory, folks), hhgregg has this solid Google Cast-enabled speaker available for just $99.Netflix shares drop 8% after miss on Q3 forecast for U.S. subs
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 22:16
Shares of Netflix fell Thursday after the Net TV leader missed Q3 targets on U.S. subs. Why Don't We See the Curiosity Rover's Arm When it Takes a Selfie?
Universe Today - 15 Oct 2015 22:16Every time the Curiosity rover takes a 'selfie' on Mars, we get the same questions: "How was this picture taken?" "Why isn't the rover's arm or the camera visible in this picture?" "In all of... Curiosity's selfies, the camera mast is never visible... why?" And (sigh) "What is NASA hiding???" The answer is simple and […]
$52 Off DT Recommended Sound Bar w/ Wireless Sub
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:15
Sony HT-CT770 Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer Features: Cinematic sound - full range 300 watt 2.1 channel sound bar and 100 watt wireless subwoofer Slim, multipurpose design - 2" profile for... minimalist look Convenient connectivity - 3 HDMI ports, 1 optical, 1 analog and Bluetooth enabled SongPal App system control Check it out: In the […] The post $52 Off DT Recommended Sound Bar w/ Wireless Sub appeared first on Digital Trends.DJI introduces stabilized Osmo Gimbal handle with 4K 12MP camera
DP Review - 15 Oct 2015 22:13DJI, the maker of Phantom drones, has introduced a stabilized handheld 4K video system that uses a gimbal head to produce smooth video footage. The DJI Osmo is a handle-mount with a 3-axis head that... senses movement and cancels out sudden jerks and bumps to ensure the camera moves slowly and the footage looks professional.
Box's New Platform Product Is Now Generally Available
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 22:12
Update: I got some of Box’s product lineup mixed up. I’ve edited the post not just for clarity, but also for Being Frakking Wrong. Apologies from your humble servant. Box’s platform product,... the aptly named Box Platform, is now generally available, as the company promised at its recent conference. Box recently hired Jeetu Patel away from EMC to run the new service. If… Weight discrimination is linked to increased risk of mortality, say researchers
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 22:09People who report being subjected to weight discrimination also have a greater risk of dying, say researchers, not because they may be overweight, but because of the apparent effects of the... discrimination.
iPhone Gadget Turns Any Surface Into a Musical Instrument
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 22:08
With this new iPhone gadget, the world is your instrument. London-based company Mogees is now selling an eponymous device that lets you make music by scratching and tapping any surface it's... attached to. The tool uses vibration sensors to capture different movements, and converts them into musical notes. Then, the Mogees iPhone app allows you to associate each movement with a different sound and use the result in other music apps, according to the BBC. Watch this man demonstrate how it all works by playing a door as if it were a full-sized drum set: Mogees' Kickstarter campaign surpassed its goal of $30,325 in just 29 hours, thanks to the company's promotional video. It's raked in almost $81,000 since then. The company released the first edition of the product in...Kate Winslet Cast as Iconic Photographer Lee Miller in Upcoming Biopic
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 22:08
It seems that photographer biopics are a hot topic in the film industry these days. An indie film released earlier this year told the story of Eadweard Muybridge, and Steven Spielberg is reportedly... working with actress Jennifer Lawrence on a film about war photographer Lynsey Addario. Now there’s another famous actress tied to a movie […]Higher volume mammography facilities better for screening
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 22:07Women who visit mammography facilities with higher total interpretive volumes are more likely to benefit from screening, according to a new study. Research shows such facilities are significantly more... likely to diagnose invasive tumors with good prognoses.
Vitamin D, calcium intake does not reduce colorectal polyps
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 22:07A large, randomized study at 11 U.S. hospitals has found that vitamin D and calcium supplements fail to protect against developing colorectal cancer.
Malware, restoring data: What keeps data center techies up all night
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 22:07Runaway software nasties are nightmare fuel for IT security pros, says survey A majority of organizations polled in a data center and cloud security survey are dissatisfied with their malware... containment and recovery times....
Webb 'Pathfinder Telescope' successfully completes first super-cold optical test
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 22:07
Testing is crucial part of NASA's success on Earth and in space. So, as the actual flight components of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope come together, engineers are testing the non-flight equipment... to ensure that tests on the real Webb telescope later goes safely and according to plan. Recently, the "pathfinder telescope," or just "Pathfinder," completed its first super-cold optical test that resulted in many first-of-a-kind demonstrations.Consumers oddly confident in their cybersecurity, even as their data is stolen
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 22:06Most Americans hold the false belief that they have a firm grip on their home network's security level and children's internet activities even though they have taken few steps to ensure that this is... true.
Kolibree Toothbrush Gets Smarter, Adds Gaming To The Mix
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 22:06
Kolibree’s new toothbrush is now smarter than ever as it gets more features and even advanced gaming, there’s also a new advanced Kolibree app and Go Pirate 2, which the company calls the... industry’s “most engaging smart toothbrush game for children.” For adults there’s Coach which helps them with preventive dental care. The company says that its Bluetooth connected sonic toothbrush with 3D motion sensors might be considered the best bathroom invention since toothpaste! Go Pirate 2 aims to make kids enjoy brushing their teeth, they will receive scores and badges for proper brushing and advance age-based levels. There’s also a leaderboard that encourages friendly family competition among siblings. Kolibree Index will bring together regularity, quality and frequency enabling the...Koko the genius gorilla adopted kittens, as geniuses do
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 22:06
Koko, the gorilla famous for her mastery of American Sign Language, really loves kittens. She got her first fuzzy little friend in 1984, and impressed her caretakers with the emotional connection she... forged with All Ball For Koko's 44th birthday, she was given the opportunity to select two new kitten friends — Ms. Gray and Ms. Black The devoted kitties immediately get to work styling her fur. Koko, in turn, requests that the kittens get the seat of honor by signing an order for her little friends to be placed on top of her head. Kitten crowns are so in this fall. Baby is consistently surprised by running water Selena Gomez proves she is the queen of Dubsmash Vin Diesel shares his daughter's adorable text messages Teenager solves Rubik's Cube in 5.77 seconds, makes us all question our...Save $10 on One-touch Smartphone Car Mount Holder
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:06
iOttie Easy One Touch 2 Car Mount Holder – for iPhone 6s Plus 6s 5s 5c, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus S6 S5 S4, Note 5 4 3, Google Nexus 5 4, LG G4-Retail Pack Features: Amazon #1 Best Seller in cell... phone stands Easy one touch mounting system locks and releases with a push of […] The post Save $10 on One-touch Smartphone Car Mount Holder appeared first on Digital Trends.How Facebook Moments Is Solving The "Other People's Photos" Problem
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 22:05
Could Facebook’s experimental group, Facebook Creative Labs, finally have a hit on its hand with its private, photo-sharing app Facebook Moments? The early data looks promising. The app, which... lets you get photos from friends and share photos in return, while also organizing them privately on your phone for safe-keeping, seems to have solved one of the long-standing challenges with… Chasing Wormholes: The Hunt for Tunnels in Space-Time
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 22:05
Exotic particles such as dark matter could allow the formation of tunnels that cut through space-time. These so-called wormholes could be used to travel not only across the universe but also through... time.Cheap Roku TV is a surprisingly strong performer
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 22:05
Want a good, affordable TV and love the Roku platform? Have we got a TV for you. Save 21% on Popular High Speed Cable Modem
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:05
$21 off the ARRIS SURFboard SB6141 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem The post Save 21% on Popular High Speed Cable Modem appeared first on Digital Trends.Google Play Store's next major refresh will separate apps from entertainment
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 22:05
Google UI engineer Kirill Grouchnikov has offered a sneak peek at some upcoming changes to the Google Play Store on Android. Currently, the store puts apps and games on the same front page as movies,... TV, music, and books. The refreshed store will feature two primary tabs, one for apps and games, the other for entertainment content.A Sprint network standoff could kill affordable internet for thousands
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 22:04When Sprint retires an aging network early next month, it will effectively be shutting off affordable internet access for thousands of Americans, a lawsuit filed yesterday alleges. The suit revolves... around WiMAX, a 4G candidate in competition with LTE. Last year, Sprint announced it would be shuttering its WiMAX network in favor of the LTE standard. But tied to WiMAX are nonprofits behind two projects, Mobile Beacon and Mobile Citizen. The nonprofits provide affordable broadband access to low-income areas and educational institutions across the country, and they say Sprint has made it impossible to switch to LTE.
The highest paid YouTube stars for 2015 made over $54 million last year
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 22:04
The top YouTube stars combined to earn over $54 million dollars last year, a feat that was achieved through massive subscription numbers and ad sales by 13 young people with diverse interests The post... The highest paid YouTube stars for 2015 made over $54 million last year appeared first on Digital Trends.Scientists produce clearest-ever images of enzyme that plays key roles in aging, cancer
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 22:03
The telomerase enzyme is known to play a significant role in aging and most cancers. Scientists have discovered several major new insights about this enzyme and they are now able to see the complex... enzyme's sub-units in much sharper resolution than ever before.Wheels: Tesla Adds High-Speed Autonomous Driving to Its Bag of Tricks
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2015 22:02After a $2,500 software download, Model S drivers can let the car take over on the Interstate, the first car sold to consumers with such capabilities.
This Marketing Campaign Shows How Desperate PC Makers Are Getting
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 22:02
This is what disruption looks like.Empire Hits On #IfIDieInPoliceCustody
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 22:00Last night's episode went topical once again, with Cookie getting taken by the police and shouting, "If I die in police custody, I did not commit suicide!" The post Empire Hits On... #IfIDieInPoliceCustody appeared first on WIRED.
Pixelmator Adds Photos Extension and Split Screen Support
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 22:00Mac: Pixelmator, our favorite image editing software on the Mac , was updated today with a couple of cool features for El Capitan, including split screen support and a Photos extension.
Welcome to Fakebook: More than 75% of people admit to making their lives seem more exciting on social media
Daily Mail - 15 Oct 2015 21:58
More than three quarters people asked said they judged their peers based on what they saw on their Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook profiles, according to the British survey by HTC.This may be the end of the road for the Dodge Viper
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 21:58Production of the Dodge Viper, one of the most iconic and divisive American supercars, could end as early as 2017, according to a report from Automotive News. The United Auto Workers union (UAW) is... set to vote on a new contract with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) next week, and included in the agreement is a product roadmap that shows no replacement vehicle for the Viper. More than that, the contract proposes the closing of FCA's Conner Avenue assembly plant in Detroit, where the Vipers have been hand-built since 1995. Without that plant, the Viper's fate is uncertain. The Viper skirted certain death once before When you factor in the Viper's depleting year-over-year sales since it was relaunched in 2013, the car's future actually...
Amazon Fire TV 2 Review
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 21:57There are a couple ways to look at the new Fire TV box, the second video-streaming box from Amazon. The first is to say that not much has changed from the first Amazon Fire TV box. In fact, you could... look at all of the new video streaming devices announced this fall -- Amazon Fire TV, Roku 4, Chromecast 2 and the new Apple TV -- and acknowledge, maybe somewhat frustratingly, that the cable box is dying in whimpers but certainly not with a bang. The second way to look at the second-generation Amazon Fire TV box is to recognize that it has made significant improvements in key areas -- things like processing power, video resolution, and virtual assistance. Is it the platonic form of a video streaming box that attaches to your TV? No, it still...
Video: The 5 best iOS 9 jailbreak tweaks
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 21:56
This week, the Pangu team released the first untethered jailbreak for iPhones and iPads running iOS 9. It came as a bit of a surprise, as some reports made it sound like hackers were waiting for the... official release of iOS 9.1, but nevertheless, the jailbreak is available to download at this very moment. If you’re happy with your iPhone the way it is, you can ignore the jailbreak entirely, but if you plan on downloading it, you might want to know about some of the best tweaks for a jailbroken iOS 9 device before you do so. MUST SEE: 10 hottest iPhone 6s cases we’ve found so far Shortly after the jailbreak was published, popular iPhone hacking YouTube channel iCrackUriDevice put togetherPornhub to help victims remove revenge porn
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 21:55Online porn giant Pornhub has taken a more aggressive stance against revenge porn, launching a submission page allowing victims to remove sexually explicit photos and video content posted without... consent.
Rapid Repair Tool Bundle: $14.99
The Mac Observer - 15 Oct 2015 21:55
Apparently TMO readers are a handy bunch, because our deals on specialized tools are quite popular. Check out the Rapid Repair Tool Bundle that includes: T6 star screwdriver, T4 star screwdriver,... Small Phillips screwdriver, Small flathead screwdriver, Tri-wing screwdriver, Pentalobe screwdriver, 2 nylon safe-open case tools, Metal spudger, Nylon spudger, and a Suction cup. Through our deal you can get it for $14.99.The PC industry joins forces to promote PCs in a new, mildly cringey ad campaign
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 21:55
Over the last few years, consumers have begun turning away from personal computers in favor of smaller, sexier phones and tablets. A group of major PC makers, plus Intel and Microsoft, think that it's... high time the PC gets its due. A multi-company ad campaign called "PC Does What" will show off the capabilities of a new generation of PCs powered by Intel sixth-generation Core processors from Intel and the Windows 10 operating system from Microsoft, and manufactured by Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo. It features at least five 16-second videos, all credited to Intel, which put people in a number of scenarios, all amazed by the capabilities of the PC. In each, they excitedly exclaim "PC does what?" Twitter Shows Great White Shark off New Jersey Shore
ABC News - 15 Oct 2015 21:54Twitter tracker places great white shark off New Jersey coastline
How to Change the Default System Font in OS X El Capitan to Lucida Grande
OS X Daily - 15 Oct 2015 21:53The Lucida Grande font is known for its crisp and obvious readability which makes it a great user interface font, and it rightfully served as the Mac OS X default system font for many years. Then... along came Yosemite, where the Mac system font was changed to the generally unpopular Helvetica Neue. Apple has since ...
Fiat Chrysler's proposed labor deal could kill the Dodge Viper in 2017
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 21:52
How do you kill a snake? General consensus would tell you to cut off its head. But not if you're Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Instead of decapitating the Dodge Viper sports car, the automaker is... instead un-staffing the Viper's small, roughly 80-person assembly plant as a part of the company's new labor contract with United Auto Workers. And without a staff to hand-build the 650-horsepower sports car, or plans for its replacement, it will simply cease to be in 2017. See also: I went hands-free in Tesla's Model S on Autopilot, even though I wasn't supposed to According to an Automotive News report, the proposed $5.3 billion FCA business plan that will be voted on by the UAW later this week does not include any plans to replace the V10-powered Dodge. Instead, attention will be turned to...2015 Antarctic Maximum Sea Ice Extent Breaks Streak of Record Highs
SpaceRef - 15 Oct 2015 21:49The sea ice cover of the Southern Ocean reached its yearly maximum extent on Oct. 6....
Forget the truck rental, this service delivers secondhand furniture to your door
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 21:48
The cool-looking secondhand furniture store in your 'hood might always catch your eye, but how to get that huge table home? Move Loot wants to help by delivering used furniture to your door. The post... Forget the truck rental, this service delivers secondhand furniture to your door appeared first on Digital Trends.Motorola brings its stock email app to Google Play with tweaks and improvements
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 21:45
Motorola is at it again, bringing another one of its stock apps to the Google Play store. The latest to arrive on Google Play is the stock Moto Email app, making updates and feature improvements much... easier to implement. Along with its arrival on Google Play, Motorola detailed quite a few updates and improvements in this version: Disable sync while roaming Progressive search capability for emails Attach pictures from Camera in composer Notifications for attachment download failures/cancellations New option "Select All" for email operations Customize peak time sync schedule New option to choose number of emails to sync for POP account New safe way of communicating with Google Gmail server using OAuth 2.0 Bug fixes and stability improvements. This is just the latest stock app from Motorola's...Finance Technology and You: Getting Proactive With Credit
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 21:45
Technology has a long history of reshaping the relationship between people and their money. Remember life before the ATM? Imagine how different your spending habits would be if you still had to walk... into a bank and speak with someone every time you wanted extra cash. Good technical innovations are supposed to make people more powerful, more connected, and more in control -- and today, innovation is happening faster than ever before. New breakthroughs in financial technologies are once again redefining our relationship with money and empowering people to take more control over their own finances. Two great examples of this trend include: online banking and digital wallets, providing consumers with new ways to monitor and access finances from anywhere at anytime. Yet when it comes to getting...Worried about toxic chemicals? This band exposes them
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 21:45
Most wearables can count steps or calories burned. This wristband detects toxic chemicals. Ed Baig for USA TODAY. If You're Going to Call This a Hoverboard At Least Have The Decency to Make It One Word
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 21:45We may not have real hoverboards yet. But if you're going to call these things hoverboards, at least have the goddamn common decency to make it one word. It's not a "hover board" it's a hoverboard,... for fuck's sake.
There's a campaign to make PCs look cool again, by explaining what they do
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 21:45
SAN FRANCISCO — So many people have gone so long without buying a new personal computer that the industry's biggest players are trying something different: a quirky advertising campaign The $70... million marketing push aims to highlight how much better PCs have gotten since smartphones and tablets came along. Rival PC makers Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo are joining forces with Microsoft and Intel to revive languishing PC sales with ads that don't promote specific brands. They'll be punctuated with the slogan, "PC does what?" It's a concept similar to earlier campaigns by beef and dairy producers that sought to extol the virtues of their products. Microsoft plans insane Halo 5 launch with helicopters, celebs, real-life combat
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 21:44
Halo 5: Guardians looks to be one of the biggest games of the year, and Microsoft has planned an equally large launch event, complete with a six-hour YouTube livestream and special events all over the... world. The post Microsoft plans insane Halo 5 launch with helicopters, celebs, real-life combat appeared first on Digital Trends.Facebook Continues to Defend Controversial Policy That Puts Users in Real Danger
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 21:44
More than 70 global human rights organizations are currently calling on Facebook to conclusively remedy its "real name" policy, which, despite several changes over the years, still requires users to... provide "their authentic identities." Although Facebook contends that the purpose of this policy is to make Facebook a safe community, the "real name" requirement actually puts many of its users in harms way. The Nameless Coalition -- consisting of dozens of human rights groups representing "women, human rights activists, indigenous, religious, and ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ people, and Internet users" -- recently signed and published an open letter to Facebook, calling its "real name" requirement "culturally biased and technically flawed," and urging the social network to "provide...Square IPO filing shows fast growth, consistent losses
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 21:43
Wednesday's IPO securities filing from Square, an electronic-payments service based here, tells the story of a fast-growing start-up that's nevertheless posting consistent losses. Americans Are Coming Out on Facebook in Record Numbers
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 21:42
Americans are coming out on Facebook more than ever before, and the numbers keep rising, the social network announced on Thursday.Interactive drone app lets you capture aerial shots like a pro
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 21:41Quadcoptors have introduced a new visual language in filmmaking. These four-rotor UAVs, when equipped with a high definition camera, fly out and capture shots of sweeping landscapes, football matches... and even active volcanoes. But drone cinematogra...
Waylens' data-driven automotive camera knows which of your clips is the coolest
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 21:40
A startup company called Waylens has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its new data-driven automotive camera. It records performance info and displays it over the captured video, and the attached... smartphone app seeks out the most interesting clips. The post Waylens' data-driven automotive camera knows which of your clips is the coolest appeared first on Digital Trends.I Pay For Cable TV, and Don't Care Who Knows It
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 21:40I turn 30 this month, and it feels like I am one of the few people my age who watches cable TV and is willing to pay for it. Truth is, I hate watching shows on my computer--or worse, my phone. Give me... new episodes in real-time, on a real TV. I know I'm on the wrong side of history, but I also know I'm not the only one.
I Pay For Cable TV, and Don't Care Who Knows It
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 21:40I turn 30 this month, and it feels like I am one of the few people my age who watches cable TV and is willing to pay for it. Truth is, I hate watching shows on my computer--or worse, my phone. Give me... new episodes in real-time, on a real TV. I know I'm on the wrong side of history, but I also know I'm not the only one.
Garmin babyCam feeds video to GPS, alerts parents
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 21:38
Garmin has launched its new babyCam, a small cylindrical camera that works in conjunction with a Garmin GPS display. The camera, as its name suggests, is designed to display a video feed of the baby... in the back seat; it is mounted on a headrest, and its angle can be adjusted. It's a safety device as much as it is … Stanford engineers create artificial skin that can send pressure sensation to brain cell
e! Science News - 15 Oct 2015 21:38Stanford engineers have created a plastic "skin" that can detect how hard it is being pressed and generate an electric signal to deliver this sensory input directly to a living brain cell.
New Horizons reveals Pluto's striking surface variations and unique moon rotations
e! Science News - 15 Oct 2015 21:37University of Maryland astronomers Silvia Protopapa and Douglas Hamilton are among the authors of the first published paper from the New Horizons flyby, which appears in the Oct. 16, 2015 issue of the... journal Science. Protopapa helped map the composition of Pluto's surface and locate ices on it. Hamilton helped confirm the shapes, sizes and unique rotations of two of Pluto's moons and the finding that no other moons appear to orbit Pluto. The findings will help scientists understand the origins and subsequent history of Pluto and its moons.
Everything Is Better Behind The Wheel Of A Hand-Made Rocketcar
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 21:37I remember the first time I saw one of Baron Margo's rocketcars. It was parked at House of Pies, a little diner near my old house, and, sitting there between some boring sedans, it felt like that... parking spot was a rift between universes. Being a writer, I think I said something profound like "holy crap, look at that."
New Chip Technology In Credit Cards Already Sparking Problems
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 21:37
Subscription-based businesses like dating websites, streaming music sites and gyms have taken a hit because of the delayed updates of the cards.Great Scott, I'm drinking Pepsi Perfect
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 21:36
Today we've received our bottle of Pepsi Perfect - a limited-edition release from Pepsi celebrating the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future. As we spoke of earlier, this particular bottle is one of... a set of 6,500 bottles that are being delivered to fans in a variety of different ways. While we're not certain you'll be getting your bottle … Scary James Bond-style USB flash drive can instantly kill any computer
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 21:33
The following USB flash drive isn’t just an extremely imaginative tech weapon worthy of James Bond. We’re looking at an actual killer USB stick that will forcefully turn off the PC the moment... it’s inserted into a USB port – and yes, it does look just like your average memory stick you’d pass around the office. DON’T MISS: Adobe confirms major Flash vulnerability, and the only way to protect yourself is to uninstall Flas Developed by a researcher called Dark Purple, the killer USB stick doesn’t pack powerful malware capable of destroying the operating system of a computer. Instead, the USB stick delivers a negative 220-volt electric surge into the USB port, Ars Technica explains, which is enough to fryTheranos' Scandal Exposes the Problem With Tech's Hype Cycle
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 21:33Silicon Valley badly wanted Theranos' blood-test tech to be the next big thing. But "move fast, break things" might not be the best approach to medicine. The post Theranos’ Scandal Exposes the... Problem With Tech’s Hype Cycle appeared first on WIRED.
N.F.L. Flags Unauthorized Video Sharing
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2015 21:32
Hundreds of videos were flagged during Week 5 of the N.F.L. But the breadth of the Internet suggests that the full extent of the unauthorized use of N.F.L. videos is unknown -- and may never be.The Facebook App Is Killing Your iPhone's Battery
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 21:32
Nobody knows what the app is doing when it's supposed to be turned off.Calais migrants unknowingly bum a ride with polar bear headed for the UK
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 21:30
In an attempt to get to Britain, migrants who were fleeing from Calais, France hitched a ride with a truck, not knowing that a polar bear named Nissan was stowed inside. The bear was in the process of... being transported to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster when the migrants joined himThe perfect drink will stay perfect with this USB Cup Warmer, Cooler Holder from Thanko
Coolest Gadgets - 15 Oct 2015 21:30
When you first get into work in the morning it takes a while to get into the flow, and for your morning cups of coffee to make it into your system. After a while you’re ready to settle into the task... at hand, and only stop to look away from your screen to get a drink, usually caffeinated, to keep you going. While the first few sips are always gloriously ...US drone strikes killed more than 200 people to reach 35 targets in Afghanistan
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 21:30The US government has been wildly understating the collateral casualties from its drone program, according to an extensive eight-part series report in The Intercept. Using leaked documents on... Operation Haymaker, one report takes an unprecedented look at drone strikes in Afghanistan between January 2012 and February 2013, during which more than 200 people were killed by US drones. Of those people, only 35 were approved targets, the rest being either collateral damage or mistakes resulting from faulty intelligence. That's particularly troubling because the president approves targets rather than individual strikes, leaving additional decision-making in the hands of CENTCOM, JSOC, and local Yemeni intelligence. Military officials might...
Bloostar and other SmallSat Launchers Look to Fill a Need
SpaceRef - 15 Oct 2015 21:30According to a SpaceWorks study published in 2014, over 2000 nano/micro-satellites under 50 kg will need to be launched by 2020. Several of the companies interested in fulfilling that need presented... their ideas at the International Astronautical Congress in Israel,...
Even with Background App Refresh Off, Facebook's Killing Your iPhone's Battery
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 21:30In iOS 8, Apple allowed apps to run in the background so they can stay up to date without you opening them. This tends to kill the battery life, but thankfully you can easily turn the feature off.... However, doing that for the Facebook app doesn't seem to make a difference.
How to get the latest version of Flash on Firefox for Linux after Adobe's abandonment
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 21:30
Mozilla will stop supporting most browser plugins in Firefox by the end of 2016 . But for Linux users, that won't make a major difference for one of the biggest plugins in the browser world--Adobe... Flash. You may not know it, but Adobe axed most support for Flash in Firefox on Linux back in 2012. Fear not, though: An open-source wrapper allows Firefox to use the fresh Flash code that Adobe's still pumping out for other browsers. Half of those with sitting jobs suffer lower back pain: Survey
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 21:29The daily routine of a majority of urban Indians--driving over bad roads, sitting hunched over workstations or fiddling with their smartphones for hours--seems to be fuelling an epidemic of... spine-related problems.
Affordable camera reveals hidden details invisible to the naked eye
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 21:28
Peering into a grocery store bin, it's hard to tell if a peach or tomato or avocado is starting to go bad underneath its skin.One Small Step for Kinesin
Physics Buzz - 15 Oct 2015 21:28Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP for short, is the universal currency of energy among living things. It's the gasoline that drives our cellular motors, the necessary intermediate step between chemical... and kinetic energy. By and large we're still figuring out the details of how that conversion process works, but a new result from the Polish Academy of Sciences, slated for publication in PRL, brings us one step closer to understanding the mechanics of motor proteins called kinesins.Inside every one of your body's trillions of cells, there's a network of structures called microtubules, tiny fibers that connect the organelles to one another and to the envelope of the cell. This series of tubes, though considered part of the cytoskeleton, provides more than just support; it acts as the cell's...
Apple's App Store revenue surges 80 percent higher than Google Play store
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 21:26
Even with the huge growth of Android in the past year, Google Play store revenue still pales in comparison to that generated by Apple's own app store, according to a new study published by App Annie.... The post Apple’s App Store revenue surges 80 percent higher than Google Play store appeared first on Digital Trends.Theranos Refutes Claims Its Blood-Test Tech Is Unreliable
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 21:26
Theranos has refuted claims made in a scathing Wall Street Journal report that the company was struggling with results of its blood-test technology; that some results of tests were way off; and that... Theranos was only using its tech for 15 tests and instead outsourcing most of the 240 total it offers to other machines from outside manufacturers. Insider sued for hacking Skunkwerks Software clients
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 21:25A February cyberattack against clients of Vancouver, Canada-based Skunkwerks Software is being ascribed to a former employee.
Did UC-Berkeley Turn a Blind Eye to Harassment?
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 21:25This post originally appeared on Inside Higher Ed.
Yahoo removes pesky passwords from its new and improved Mail app
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 21:24
Not having a password seems like a recipe for getting your account taken over in an instant, but not so with Yahoo's new email platform. The old webmail system is now revamped with a number of new... features, including a sort-of 1.5 factor authentication. The post Yahoo removes pesky passwords from its new and improved Mail app appeared first on Digital Trends.Over 50% off Class 10 microSDXC with Adapter
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 21:24
Easily upgrade your phone or tablet with this excellent deal on one of the best microSDXC cards out there. The post Over 50% off Class 10 microSDXC with Adapter appeared first on Digital Trends.Appeals Court Rules Against Copyright for Hot Yoga Poses
Time - 15 Oct 2015 21:24
No one can claim a monopoly on yoga positionsBaby is consistently surprised by running water
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 21:21
This baby must be from the Middle Ages, because he is way too impressed with modern conveniences, such as running water Every time this baby dunks his head under the faucet during his bath-time, he... simply CANNOT believe it: a miniature waterfall, right in the kitchen sink! The universe is full of wonders! Water is amazing! Mind = blown Just WAIT until you discover showers, kid. Couple lives with 41 dogs, which is maybe too many dogs Things got awkward at Target when porn started playing over the intercom Koko the genius gorilla adopted kittens, as geniuses do Selena Gomez proves she is the queen of Dubsmash A Glimpse at Living Blindly Without Internet
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 21:20
Click here to buy the book Off The Grid Usually, once in our lives, if not more than once, there's a sentence that flutters out of our mouths without a hesitation. People have uttered this sentence in... all cases of need, where they wanted something really badly but they felt as if that new book would enhance their lives or that video game would make the winter bearable or this movie would help with bringing the family together. So people say it, feeling like they really mean what they say, It's the sentence, "I need that." A dictionary has many definitions for the word "need". Until October, when I decided to take up a challenge by a friend to not use any Internet for a whole month, I didn't really understand what I needed or even why I needed it. In September 2014, the sun speckled the...Back off, tablets: PC companies plan a $70M ad campaign
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 21:20So many people have gone so long without buying a new personal computer that the industry's biggest players are trying something different: a quirky advertising campaign. The $70 million marketing... push aims to highlight how much better PCs have gotten since smartphones and tablets came along.
We're One Step Closer To Creating Artificial Skin With a Sense of Touch
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 21:20Cutting-edge prosthesis are amazing, but they lack one very important feature: a sense of touch. Now a research team from Stanford University has developed artificial skin that can sense force exerted... by objects--and then transmit those sensory signals to brain cells.
Adobe warns of 'critical vulnerability' in some versions of Flash
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 21:19The general consensus on Adobe Flash is that it's no longer good for anyone. In 2010, Steve Jobs' wrote an open letter about the software, stating it fell short in many areas and wasn't ready for the... mobile era. Facebook's newly appointed security...
Only five percent of IBM staffers on a Mac need IT support
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 21:17
Only five percent of IBM employees using Macs make calls to the help desk for assistance, reducing the ratio of support staff to 1:5,400 within the company, according to an IBM executive. The post... Only five percent of IBM staffers on a Mac need IT support appeared first on Digital Trends.Flipboard Co-Founder Evan Doll Has Left The Company
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 21:16
Co-founder Evan Doll is no longer at Flipboard, the company has confirmed to TechCrunch and has just announced in a blog post. He will be joining Redpoint Ventures as an entrepreneur-in-residence.... His role as head of Flipboard’s head of client engineering will be taken over by Troy Brant, who has been handling the job lately. Ctrl-Walt-Delete: To laptop, or not to laptop?
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 21:15Your wife needs a new laptop, but doesn't know what to get? Now may not be the best time. Walt talks about his recent review of the Toshiba Radius 12 4K, and he and Nilay uncover a common thread of... laptop deficiency in the past few years. But change is in the air, and new, worthy laptops are coming. So keep your credit card at hand, and join us in this quest. We'd love your feedback and suggestions on how to continue improving the show. And of course, we'd love it if you subscribed in iTunes (and here's the direct RSS feed, if you like), along with The Verge's other great podcasts like Verge ESP, What's Tech? (which this week features Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff talking about online ads), and The Vergecast.
Lucasfilm commits to hiring a woman to direct a Star Wars film ... eventually
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 21:15
In an interview, Lucasfilm President Kathy Kennedy said unequivocally that the studio plans to have a woman direct a Star Wars film in the future, but when that might happen is still a matter of... speculation. The post Lucasfilm commits to hiring a woman to direct a Star Wars film … eventually appeared first on Digital Trends.'League of Legends' Is Making Players Test for Narcissism, Violent Tendencies
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 21:15
A recent survey asking players to take psychological self-evaluation tests is making some uneasy.Microsoft teams up with PC makers to launch 'PC Does What?' campaign
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 21:14Microsoft is partnering with Intel, HP, Dell, and Lenovo in a big marketing push to get consumers to buy new PCs with Windows 10. All five companies are contributing to a new campaign called "PC Does... What?," that's designed to target consumers who have four- or five year-old computers. Intel claims there are around 500 million old machines out there, and naturally all of the companies involved want consumers to upgrade. The marketing campaign will launch initially on October 19th in the US and China, which is around 50 percent of the entire PC market. Normally these types of joint marketing campaigns don't involve competitors products in the same spot, but that's exactly what Dell, HP, and Lenovo are doing on some of the 30-second...
As Ad Blockers Spread, Online Ad Industry Admits It 'Messed Up'
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 21:12
Perhaps ad blockers had something to do with it?Dropbox Paper wants to shred Slack and Google Docs
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 21:11
Dropbox has just entered the competitive space of online collaboration software, and it hopes to overcome its late start with a simple, intuitive tool called Paper. Currently in private beta,... Dropbox’s Paper is part Google Docs and part Slack, which just goes to show you how late the company is — describing a new product […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)Dropbox Paper is a Google Docs-like text editor that doubles as a chat room
Pocket-lint - 15 Oct 2015 21:11
Dropbox is taking its collaborative, Google Docs-like tool, called Notes, which has been in beta since earlier this year, and renaming it Paper while also expanding the beta, though you still need an... invite to try it. As part of the web app's expansion,...New test to predict relapse of testicular cancers
e! Science News - 15 Oct 2015 21:09Scientists have developed a new test to identify patients who are at risk of suffering a relapse from testicular cancer.
Sexual transmission of Ebola virus in Liberia confirmed using genomic analysis
e! Science News - 15 Oct 2015 21:09A suspected case of sexual transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Liberia was confirmed using genomic analysis, thanks to in-country laboratory capabilities established by U.S. Army scientists... in collaboration with the Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research (LIBR).
Unpacking Calvin Klein's wildly successful #MyCalvins campaign
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 21:08There are over 179,000 photos on Instagram tagged #MyCalvins. Most are selfies of lean twentysomethings in their beds and bathroom mirrors, proudly united by cotton underwear bearing the name "Calvin... Klein." The American fashion brand debuted the campaign in early 2014 to promote its underwear, and has since expanded it to market denim. It's been admirably effective, not only capturing a desirable audience's attention, but also leading them to create endless streams of user-generated content living on social platforms: a 21st century marketer's wet dream. For comparion's sake, there are currently 12k tags on the platform for #HMBalmaination (the upcoming H&M and Balmain fashion collaboration), 69k for #YeezySeason (Kanye West's...
5 Steps to Charge Your iPhone Faster
Time - 15 Oct 2015 21:07
Be sure to take off the caseDonald Glover is coming back to TV in a comedy about Atlanta's rap scene
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 21:04
Classes at Greendale might be over for Donald Glover, but the actor has officially lined up his next gig FX said Thursday that it has picked up 10 episodes of Atlanta, a comedy created by and starring... the Community alum. The series will follow two cousins who work their way up through the city's rap scene Brian Tyree Henry (The Knick), Lakeith Lee Stanfield (Dope) and Zazie Beetz have also been cast Glover is set to serve as an executive producer alongside Paul Simms and Dianne McGunigle In the role, Glover will be able to flex the musical muscles that earned him two Grammy nominations in 2014 for his work on his Childish Gambino album Because the Internet. PewDiePie Tops Forbes List of YouTube Millionaires
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 21:04
Want to be a millionaire? You might want to consider spending more time on YouTube.Forbes lists video gamer 'PewDiePie' as top YouTube earner
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 21:04
YouTube's top-earning celebrity is a 25-year-old video-game-playing jokester who took in $12 million over the past year.Artificial whisker reveals source of harbor seal's uncanny prey-sensing ability
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 21:02
Harbor seals have an amazingly fine-tuned sense for detecting prey, as marine biologists have noted for years. Even when blindfolded, trained seals are able to chase the precise path of an object that... swam by 30 seconds earlier. Scientists have suspected that the seal's laser-like tracking ability is due in part to its antennae-like whiskers.Relive 'Mad Max: Fury Road' as an 8-bit game
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 21:01
8 Bit Cinema makes a pixelated tribute to Mad Max, Furiosa and the rest of the motley crew of characters featured in the latest action-packed "Mad Max" sequel.Google's Trekker program takes you on a tour across the US
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 21:01The individuals and organizations that borrowed Trekkers from Google's loaner program have been a big help to Street View's growth, capturing various places around the globe that you can tour online.... Now, Mountain View has launched the five newest...
Oculus Co-Founder: 'Expensive' Virtual Reality Is Still Happening, and That's a Good Thing
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 21:00
"If we are successful, nobody will question how cool VR is. It will all be a matter of cost."First discovery of a magnetic delta Scuti star.
PTTU - 15 Oct 2015 21:00
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope:Desperate or Genius? The PC Industry Bands Together on Ad Push.
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 21:00
The industry is looking to combat sluggish sales with an ad campaign highlighting how different computers are today from years' past.The 5-Step Uber Playbook That Will Disrupt The On-Demand Economy
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 21:00
Most people are familiar with Uber as the ridesharing king; it has taken the world by storm, with much fanfare. Less has been written about its new family member, UberEATS, which now delivers lunch... within 10 minutes by the push of a button. What’s interesting about the two ventures is the playbook that Uber uses to identify, design and market them in their Uber world. Perhaps we ought… Crimson Peak Is Your New Favorite Gothic Romance
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 21:00Sure, this movie might also be your only favorite gothic romance, but it's still weirdly fun. And surprisingly funny. The post Crimson Peak Is Your New Favorite Gothic Romance appeared first on WIRED.
Chromecast Audio Review: A Cheap Way to Teach Your Old Speakers New, Wireless Tricks
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 21:00In 2013, Chromecast was a revelation. For $35 you could transport virtually anything you could watch on a computer or phone to a television. Easy! Chromecast Audio performs a parallel magic trick for... audio and speakers. It's a similar tech magic trick that's lost its shock and awe.
Passive Fitness Tracking App Human Is Now Much Easier On Your Battery
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 20:59
Human has been relentlessly updating its passive activity tracking app for the past two years. But today’s update is the biggest to date with many under-the-hood improvements and new user-facing... features. In particular, Human is now much easier on your battery and more accurate as well. VidMob Raises $2M To Build A Marketplace Where You Can Find Professional Video Editors
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 20:59
So you’ve shot some cool video footage — congrats! But if it needs any editing, you’ve still got a lot of work ahead of you. Or you could try out a startup called VidMob, which is building a... marketplace for professional video editors. The company has been beta testing its products, with plans to launch an iOS soon, and an Android app later on. This Game Of Thrones Homage Is the Best Drought PSA Ever
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 20:58More like WestEROS Hollywood, are we right? The post This Game Of Thrones Homage Is the Best Drought PSA Ever appeared first on WIRED.
B&O's BeoPlay H7 headphones are wireless, beautiful
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 20:58
Bang & Olufsen has introduced its new BeoPlay H7 wireless headphones. This latest pair of headphones features a wire-free design coupled with advanced features like a touch-based control pad. As with... the maker's other products, the functionality is joined by sleek form, with both aluminum and leather making its way into the construction. On top of it all, B&O promises … Huffington Post's US Traffic Tanks In 2015, As BuzzFeed And Vice Media Grow
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 20:57The Huffington Post has seen a major decline in its monthly traffic coming from within the U.S. over the past year, while competitors such as BuzzFeed and Vice Media continue to grow, according to... data provided by comScore to International Business Times. In September of last year, HuffPost pulled in around 113 million unique visitors and hit 126 million last November, but then steadily bled visitors into 2015 and throughout the year. Last month, it was down to 86 million.
Worried about toxic chemicals? This band exposes them
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 20:56
Most wearables can count steps or calories burned. This wristband detects toxic chemicals. The Best Sci-Fi Time Machines Ever
SPACE.com - 15 Oct 2015 20:56
Whether you prefer phone booths, cars or wearable devices, surely there is a time machine out there for you. We've gathered some of the top time machines from science fiction, in all their wibbily... wobbly timey wimey glory.Report: U.S. analysts knew Kunduz site was hospital before airstrike
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 20:56
Days before the Oct. 3 U.S. air attack on a hospital in Afghanistan, American special operations analysts were gathering intelligence on the facility — which they knew was a protected medical site... — because they believed it was being used by a Pakistani operative to coordinate Taliban activity, according to a report by The Associated Press. See also: The case for investigating the U.S. strike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital Doctors without Borders, which was operating the hospital, has condemned the bombing as a war crime. The organization says the strike killed 12 hospital staff and 10 patients, and that death toll may rise. It insists that no gunmen, weapons or ammunition were in the building. The U.S. and Afghan governments have launched three separate investigations....Jeb Bush thinks Newt Gingrich's Moon colony idea is 'pretty cool'
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 20:56Political affiliations aside, I'll always love Newt Gingrich and his dream of building a Moon colony. Gingrich infamously promised in 2012 that if he were elected as president, we'd have an American... base on the lunar surface by the end of his second term in 2020.
Skype for all: Microsoft lets users send direct links to chat with anyone via Skype
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 20:56
For millions, Skype remains the go-to VoIP app for messaging and communication. But millions more use WhatsApp or Google Hangouts or another solution. For them, Skype has a new option: initiating a... Skype session via a direct link. It's pretty simple: Users of Skype for Windows, Skype for Mac, or Skype for the Web will soon be able to send friends a link. Once they accept it, they'll be able to launch Skype from the web and join the conversation. Also, if you have a Skype name and a Skype mobile app, you can share a conversation link from Skype for iPhone, iPad and Android just by clicking the link. Skype said the new link-sharing feature should be live now within the United States, and should be live throughout the rest of the world in a few weeks. Sharing a mobile conversation will be...Fairytale nation? How Denmark compares to the United States
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 20:55
Four centuries after William Shakespeare wrote "something's rotten in the state of Denmark" in his play "Hamlet," the small Scandinavian country clearly has gotten its act together. Danes were excited... this week to see their calm and prosperous country thrust into the spotlight of the U.S. presidential race when Democratic hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sparred over whether there's something Americans can learn from Denmark's social model. See also: Denmark zoo dissects a lion in front of hundreds of people "It's always nice when Denmark is being shown as an example," said Christine Schwartz, a 42-year-old shopkeeper in Copenhagen. "Often we have been dreaming of living the American way. Now Americans should maybe dream of the Danish way." Tennessee city that fought Comcast and won announces 10Gbps internet
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 20:55If you live in Chattanooga, Tennessee, you may be in for a treat. EPB Fiber Optics is bringing 10Gbps internet speeds to the southern city, for "$299 per month with free installation, no contracts and... no cancellation fees," which it says is the fastest residential internet connection in the world. Chattanooga already offers gigabit connections to every home and business in the city, a fact that caused major ISPs like Comcast and Time Warner Cable to ask the FCC to kill proposals that would allow the expansion of Chattanooga's public broadband networks. After failing, Comcast began offering its own 2Gbps service in the city. The disparity between smaller ISPs and giant corporations like Comcast is growing starker by the day. While EPB...
Scenic Paper Route Helps Couple Launch a Successful Photo Business
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 20:55CBS Evening News just aired this short segment about Yann Meersseman and Moira Fitzgerald, a husband and wife photography duo who turned their paper route on Martha’s Vineyard into a daily photo... project that has grown to 2,000+ email subscribers, 14,000+ Facebook fans, prints, cards, calendars, and art exhibits. The couple is only making about […]
Back off, Tablets: PC Companies Plan a $70M Ad Campaign
ABC News - 15 Oct 2015 20:54Put down that tablet: Microsoft, Intel and PC makers have $70M to remind you PCs are awesome
Android 6.0 Marshmallow review
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 20:53Android 6.0 Marshmallow is such a mishmash of features that I spent a long time trying to suss out the unifying principle behind it all. Turns out, the answer was literally right in front of my face... the entire time I was looking at my phone: that new, colorful Google logo. It's divisive, like any bold rebranding. It gets rid of the childish lettering in favor of a more restrained font -- but still has an aura of playfulness in the coloring. It's a sign that Google's growing up; it's more refined and able to put on a suit if need be -- but it's still probably going to wear some kind of novelty joke tie. Google's new logo and microphone are unignorable on the home screen, and the multi-hued G is right there winking at you every time you hold...
Six Million LGBT Americans Have 'Come Out' on Facebook
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 20:53
The social network found spikes in "coming out" after high-profile events like June's Supreme Court same sex marriage ruling.UK's Lloyds Banking Group scrambles to patch account-snooping security hole
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 20:51Flaw could have let crooks view your details online Lloyds Banking Group - a major financial outfit in the UK - has closed a security flaw that potentially exposed banking records on tens of thousands... of Brits....
Bet you can't tell whether or not the girl in this picture is real
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 20:51This is either the school portrait of a teenage girl named Saya or it's the single best photorealistic CGI rendering I've come across to date. Honestly, I couldn't figure it out at first glance (or... even second). What do you think? Vote in our poll...
Favorable one-year clinical outcomes for catheter-based aortic valve replacement with latest generation of device
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:49Findings from the PARTNER II Trial, which examined one-year clinical outcomes among high-risk or inoperable patients who received TAVR with the latest generation of balloon-expandable (SAPIEN 3)... device, are being released by researchers, suggesting that the new device offers promising outcomes for patients.
Privacy exists now more than ever, except with 'unique' tech challenge
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 20:49While there increasingly seems to be a war on privacy, Roger Berkowitz, the academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities, argues there might be more privacy now than ever... before.
Suppression of epigenetic brain proteins induces autism-like syndrome
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:48Findings of a new study reveal a key role of the BET protein family in the regulation of selected genes that control normal development and function of nerve cells.
New synthetic offers a better glimpse into diabetes and the aging process
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:48A synthetic process will allow researchers to study a key molecule involved in diabetes, inflammation, and human aging.
Infection with two species of schistosome does not affect treatment efficacy
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:48The parasitic disease schistosomiasis is caused by a trematode flatworm, different species of which can affect either the intestine or the urinary tract. Mixed species (co-) infections are common, and... research is needed to understand exactly how infection by both urinary and intestinal parasites affects the course of infection and response to treatment.
Pepsi Perfect from 'Back to the Future' arrives early (taste test)
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 20:47
I drank a Pepsi Perfect from the future and became Marty McFly for a few glorious minutes.Screen of human genome reveals set of genes essential for cellular viability
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:47Using two complementary analytical approaches, scientists have, for the first time, identified the universe of genes in the human genome essential for the survival and proliferation of human cell... lines or cultured human cells.
Introducing the mighty panoramix: Defender of genomes
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:47
To protect future generations against genomic havoc, defects in innate defense systems usually result in sterility. In animals, the main defense against troublemaking transposons is the... Piwi-interacting RNA pathway. A team has identified a protein the Piwi system uses to guide a cell's gene-silencing machinery to the right spots in the genome, allowing it to keep transposons in check. They call the protein Panoramix, after a comic book character who endows others with great power.Engineers create artificial skin that can send pressure sensation to brain cell
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:47
Engineers have created a plastic skin-like material that can detect pressure and deliver a Morse code-like signal directly to a living brain cell. The work takes a big step toward adding a sense of... touch to prosthetic limbs.Updated Pap smear test guidelines lead to decreased STI screening, study finds
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:47Following the introduction of Cancer Care Ontario's 2012 cervical cancer screening guidelines, female patients were 50 per cent less likely to undergo screening for sexually transmitted infections, a... new study has found.
Grab a spare battery for your LG G4 today and save 38%
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 20:45
When you can't get to a charger, having an extra battery on hand can provide you with an instant 100%. This is a genuine OEM lithium-ion battery that packs 3,000mAh and fits perfectly in your LG G4.... On sale today for only $24.95!Windows 10 upgrade installing automatically on some Windows 7, 8 systems
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2015 20:45Microsoft says that the optional update was enabled by mistake.
The Thrill of Driving with Tesla's Autopilot System
The Mac Observer - 15 Oct 2015 20:45
Thanks to Google, Tesla (and even Apple), we've been reading a lot about autonomous (self-driving) cars. We're not there yet. But Tesla, right now, does have what's called Autopilot mode. You still... have to be behind the wheel and in a fully functional driver's seat. It's part of Tesla's version 7.0 software and "ludicrous mode." Think of it as the ultimate in cruise control. Watch, in delight, as a Jalopnik driver takes a Tesla Model S out for a test run, navigating through heavy traffic, hands free. It's both "awesome and creepy." This may be the coolest tech thing you've seen this year. And the scariest.GM Has 'Aggressive' Plans for Self-Driving Cars
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 20:42By the end of next year, GM plans to have a fleet of self-driving Chevy Volts driving around the campus of its Detroit technical center. The post GM Has ‘Aggressive’ Plans for Self-Driving Cars... appeared first on WIRED.
Bloodwork darling Theranos under fire
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 20:41
'Journal' investigation cites anonymous sources that question reliability of Theranos tech. New Technology in Credit Cards Leads to Headaches for Some
ABC News - 15 Oct 2015 20:41New, high-tech credit cards create headaches for businesses ranging from Netflix to the gym
I, For One, Welcome Our Sphere-Shaped Quadrupedal Robot Overlords
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 20:40
If you’ve ever wondered what you’ll eventually find inside your body cavity when the robots take over, meet QRoSS by Takeshi Aoki, Satoshi Ito, and Yosuke Sei from the Chiba Institute of... Technology in Japan. This robot consists of a rounded roll cage and four legs hidden inside its body. You can throw the ball into a room where it can roll around and then, when it needs to move… No one will be able to resist Apple's most adorable product to date
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 20:40
Sometimes when you first open the box of a new product, you're surprised by an updated design or feature, but we've never seen anything quite like this 'Fallout 4' live-action trailer brings the wasteland to life
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 20:38With less than a month to go until Fallout 4's November 10th release, Bethesda has debuted a new live-action trailer to whet your appetite for some post-apcocalyptic wandering. Fallout 4 will feature... the series' most in-depth character creation yet...
Skype Now Lets Anyone Join A Chat - Even If They Don't Have An Account
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 20:36
Skype is working to make is service more broadly accessible, Microsoft announced today, detailing a new feature that will allow users to invite anyone – even those who don’t have a Skype account... – to use the service via the Skype for Web interface. Invitees won’t have to create an account or download an app, but can instead join a chat as a guest simply by clicking a… Watch A Great White Shark Jump A Seal In San Francisco
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 20:35This happened just off the dock for the Alcatraz Island ferry in downtown San Francisco. Waters surrounding the city are some of the most great white infested in the world.
NBC's new Seeso streaming comedy service targets millennials
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 20:35
NBC is set to launch a new Seeso, a new ad-free streaming comedy video service in January. A 70-year-old superfan got Hillary Clinton's portrait shaved into her head
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 20:35
Forget Super PACs and party support, all a politician really needs to have a successful campaign is a voter so dedicated that they'll shave your portrait into their head. For Hillary Clinton, that... dedicated voter is 70-year-old Maria Anita Monsivaiz. See also: 12 babies who are feeling the Bern this election season Hillary Clinton #hairportrait #hairart #hillaryclinton #ROBTHEORIGINAL A photo posted by Rob Ferrel (@robtheoriginal) on Oct 14, 2015 at 4:01pm PDT The uncanny Clinton portrait was created by Rob the Original, an artist in the San Antonio area. Monsivaiz, who lives near the artist's shop, had the portrait shaved into her hair ahead of Clinton's San Antonio campaign stop on Oct. 15. Bublcam Review : 360-degrees of spherical camera potential
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 20:34
The Bublcam does one thing very well: describe itself - in its name, in its industrial design, and in its product. While several 360-degree "spherical" cameras are already on the market, the Bubl... company have done the best job in creating a device that's simple to understand and use from start to finish - WITH high-quality results. This device has … Volkswagen forced to recall 8.5 million diesel cars across Europe
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 20:34
Apparently frustrated with Volkswagen's slow response to dieselgate, German officials are demanding a recall Starting in January, 8.5 million Volkswagen Group diesel-powered cars will be called back... to dealers across Europe to receive fixes to their emissions systems that were fitted with emissions test-cheating software. See also: After diesel scandal, Volkswagen to focus on electric vehicles According to a Bloomberg report, the decision comes after the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) rejected the VW Group's proposal for owners to bring their cars into dealers for repairs on a voluntary basis Mystery of Antarctica's Strange Disappearing Snow Is Solved
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 20:33
Researchers studying areas of eastern Antarctica where snow is often stripped off the surface by wind, recently found that powerful gusts are actually vaporizing massive amounts of snow, rather than... blowing and redistributing it elsewhere.Zenefits CEO on Unicorns, Underdogs and True Believers
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 20:32
"They want outsized impact, a chance to fucking make a mark, goddammit."Remembering Gary Allen, Apple stores' most devoted overnight camper
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 20:32
It’s with great sadness that I heard about the passing of Gary Allen this morning. I met Gary several times over the years and called and corresponded with him many times. He ran IFOAppleStore.com,... by far the best website about Apple’s incredible chain of retail stores, a topic that proved a rich hunting ground, given […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)2K Launches 'NBA 2K16' For $8 In App Stores
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 20:31
2K released the mobile version of the recently-launched console game 'NBA 2K16' on Thursday, which includes improved graphics and smoother controls.Jailbreak Gives Your Old iPhone 3D Touch
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 20:31Disclaimer: You should not jailbreak your iPhone. We do not advise you to jailbreak your iPhone. Hey, are you are willing to jailbreak your older iOS device? Then you can get what’s arguably the... most compelling feature of the latest iPhones: 3D Touch. If your iPhone 6 just doesn’t look so good next to the 6S […] The post Jailbreak Gives Your Old iPhone 3D Touch appeared first on WIRED.
Yahoo Aiming To Phase Out Passwords With New Service
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 20:31
Yahoo's new Account Key platform confirms users' identities using smartphones instead of traditional passwords.Apple launches iPhone 6S, 6S Plus in India
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 20:30This is the fastest iPhone rollout in India with the phones being made available less than a month after being going on sale in the US
Canon aims to make impact in 3D printer market
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 20:30
If Canon were to use its prototype 3D printer to print components for production models, Rep-Rap style, customers might see it a little faster. Canon claims, after all, that its new 3D printing... technology will be good enough for rapid manufacturing, in addition to the rapid prototyping for which many businesses already use 3D printing. However, while the company showed off samples printed with the prototype at Canon Expo, an event for its customers in Paris this week, the machine itself was a no-show. It's still somewhere in Japan, staff said, and is probably at least two years from commercialization. Although it doesn't yet make its own 3D printers, Canon already sells them: Two years ago it began reselling models from 3D Systems in Japan, entering the European market in February this...More Americans coming out on Facebook
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 20:30
Social network says those who identify as LGBT are coming out on Facebook in numbers twice as great as last year. The VSSL Survival Kit and Flashlight - this tube of trinkets could save your life
Coolest Gadgets - 15 Oct 2015 20:30
Some days blend together in way that makes you feel like you’re living the same one over and over again. Of course, no two days are ever really the same, and while we hope to never be faced with any... real emergency, it is a possibility. It can be something as small as having your phone die when you need directions to a friends place, or something as terrible as ...Take Your Work Breaks Earlier in the Day for a More Productive Day
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 20:30You know the importance of taking breaks during the day to get more done , but if you save your breaks until the afternoon, you might not be benefiting from your breaks as much as you could.
Connected Data gobbled for $7.5m? More like an $80m funding round
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 20:28Up to $5m in earnouts (possibly) plus Imation stock prospect CEO Q&A The $7.5m purchase of Connected Data by Imation can be looked at as an $80m funding round with a potential bonanza from a... successful Imation restructuring-driven stock price rise....
Commission Votes To Remove TV Screens From New York City Taxis
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 20:28
New York City's Taxi & Limousine Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve a pilot program to place new credit card payment technology in cabs. This will remove those apparently much-maligned... screens.Finally, Court OKs Watching Porn On Lunch Break
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 20:27
His X-rated break at work was none of their business. An Italian court declared that a Fiat plant worker in Sicily could not be fired for watching porn at lunch, the Local in Italy reported Wednesday... via LiveSicilia. The ruling rejected an appeal by the Italian auto maker. The case dates back to 2010 when the man's dismissal was approved by a court, the Local wrote. But a 2011 decision overturned the ruling and demanded that "Giuseppe Z" receive all back pay and bonus, plus contributions to social security, La Repubblica reported. Now Italy's highest court has agreed with his claim that he had caught only glimpses of an X-rated DVD on his break, and had not let his adult-film habit creep into normal working hours at the factory. Stateside recently, the climax wasn't quite as satisfying...LG Music Flow H3: A worthy Sonos alternative and Chromecast target
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 20:26
Music Flow is a good alternative to Sonos, as well as a target for all your Casting pleasures. The top dog in wireless music is, of course, Sonos. But it's absolutely not the only player in the game.... LG for a while now has had its Music Flow system. And they're of the same ilk. Multiple speakers can communicate to each other and play simultaneously, all tied together by your home's Wifi system. Music Flow has one other trick up its sleeve, however -- support for Google's "Cast" protocol. As in you can send music to it just like you send music or video to a Chromecast. (OK, Sonos has this same trick, but only for Google Play Music. In any case, we're talking about Music Flow here.) So let's take a quick look at one of the more affordable speakers in this family, the H3.'Ultimate Hacking Keyboard' Will Click With Power Users
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 20:26
Coders and other power users need their keyboards to be as powerful and functional as possible -- and this one hopes to meet that need.GoPro Aims to Lure Budding Filmmakers With USC Cinema School Tie-Up
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 20:25
The camera maker has pledged to donate equipment and expertise -- and to compensate film students for their work.Viper may go extinct after 2017
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 20:24
One of the coolest cars that dodge has ever produced is the Viper. While the car is big for brand recognition, it doesn't sell well. Sales of the new Viper are slow and word is that at the end of 2017... the Viper could be discontinued, again. The tip comes from a FCA/UAW contract someone got a look at. The … Modern Hunter-Gatherers Probably Get Less Sleep Than You Do
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 20:24
People who live hunter-gatherer societies in rural Africa and South America actually get less sleep than people who live in modernized, industrial societies, a new study finds.Here's A Sneak Peek At LinkedIn's Redesigned Flagship App
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 20:24
More than half of weekly engagement on LinkedIn happens on its mobile flagship app, according to the professional network. And the company has taken note. LinkedIn's main app has gone through a... much-needed overhaul and should be available to users within a few weeks, LinkedIn's CEO Jeff Weiner said on Wednesday. The professional network has been working for several months on the revamped version, which will feature a sleeker, simpler design with five main sections: Home, Me, Messaging, My Network and Search. The entire interface is aimed at making communication faster and more casual and expressive. And it has at least one feature that is bound to please: Mobile search is 300% faster on the redesigned app than on the previous app, making the tool LinkedIn's fastest and smartest search...This Rifle Shoots Down Drones with Radio Waves
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 20:23
Check out this crazy-looking rifle. No, it’s not from a sci-fi movie — it’s actually an anti-drone counter-weapon called the DroneDefender that’s designed to bring down drones using disruptive... radio waves. The device was announced this week by Battelle, the world’s largest nonprofit research and development organization, which touts the rifle as “the first portable, […]How New Secure Credit Cards Are Hurting Netflix And Other Companies
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 20:21
NEW YORK (AP) -- Millions of Americans are getting new credit and debit cards with more secure chip technology, and that's already leading to headaches for companies that rely on working cards to... charge their customers every month. Video and music streaming companies, dating websites, gyms and other subscription-based companies can take a hit when customers don't update their accounts after receiving a new card. It's always been a hassle, but with millions of cards carrying the new chip technology being mailed out all at once it's creating bigger problems. Netflix this week said large numbers of cards that weren't updated were partly to blame for slower subscriber growth in their most recent quarter. The video steaming site said Wednesday that an unusual number of accounts were cancelled...Young Thug Isn't Rapping Gibberish, He's Evolving Language
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 20:20"Warble rap" isn't necessarily the creative step backwards its detractors say it is. The post Young Thug Isn’t Rapping Gibberish, He’s Evolving Language appeared first on WIRED.
The Futuristic Bridge Rolls-Royce Designed For Its New Ships Looks Like a Spacecraft Cockpit
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 20:20Norwegian shipping company Simon Møkster Shipping got a brand new offshore platform supply vessel back in August. That might not mean anything to you, but the ship's bridge is the first to tout a new... type of ergonomic design created Rolls-Royce-and it looks like an amazing place to work.
Macs Saving IBM Money on IT Management Despite Higher Up Front Cost
Mac Rumors - 15 Oct 2015 20:19
IBM this year began adopting Macs for its employees, a move the company says has been highly successful. Speaking at the JAMF Nation User Conference (via AppleInsider) earlier this week, IBM vice... president of Workplace-as-a-Service Fletcher Previn said that far fewer Mac users require help with their machines than IBM's PC users. "Every Mac that we buy is making and saving IBM money," he said, as the Macs require less management and setup effort than PCs, even though they cost more up front. Just five percent of employees using Macs call IBM's internal help desk for troubleshooting, while 40 percent of the company's PC users make calls to the help desk. According to Previn, these numbers point towards the Mac's ease of use and the solid job the IBM team has done setting up Macs at the...Pebble watches brings Nuance Voice Recognition to the public
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 20:18
This week Pebble has brought Nuance Voice Recognition to Pebble Time, Time Steel, and Time Round users. Nuance is powering Pebble's new Dictation API, allowing developers to create voice-friendly apps... of all sorts for all of the 2nd-gen Pebble users in the wild. Pebble apps will be able to work with voice recognition and push all manner of commands to … The Apple Store's biggest fan, Gary Allen, passed away at age 67
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 20:17You may not recognize the name Gary Allen. For a time, though, Allen traveled the world to be among the first in line when a new Apple Store opened. He wrote about Cupertino's retail efforts on his... blog, ifo Apple Store, including details of the ov...
Minecraft: Story Mode launches on iOS with a new multi-episode campaign mode
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 20:16
From 9to5Toys.com: After enjoying one of the most successful multi-platform runs in recent memory, Minecraft is back again with its newly released Story Mode title on iOS and Android, as well as other... platforms. This new rendition, from Telltale Games, builds on the success of the original title by bringing campaign-style play to the mix. […]Europe's digital grand fromage Oettinger: I'm not resigning
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 20:16Those rumours that the commissioner is to step down are not true Europe's Digital Commissioner, Günther H-dot Oettinger, has denied rumours that he is to step down from his post....
Some D.C. Businesses Are Abusing A Safety Program To Racially Profile People
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 20:15
A community initiative that was intended to prevent crime in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., is being used to identify and target black individuals and other minority... groups, numerous reports alleged this week. GroupMe is a messaging platform not too different from Slack or WhatsApp: It lets individuals join a centralized chat room to seamlessly communicate with one another. Since 2014, the Georgetown Business Improvement District and the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., have collaborated on "Operation GroupMe," which aims to prevent shoplifting and other crime in Georgetown by connecting businesses, law enforcement officers and residents. But some store employees are instead using the platform to draw attention to black people and single out...Apple Inc. Mac OS X Wallpaper Spotted In North Korean News Channel Backdrop
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 20:15A North Korean news channel has been spotted using a wallpaper from Mac OS X as its backdrop, despite a ban on the U.S. export of Apple goods to the country. NKNews.org spotted a posting on a South... Korean forum that first identified the more-than-striking similarities between Uriminzokkiri's backdrop and the default wallpaper of 10.4 Tiger.
This autonomous trash-collecting boat is making Baltimore Harbor less disgusting
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 20:15
Baltimore's Waterfront Partnership is cleaning up the Inner Harbor using the trash-removing Water Wheel, affectionately known as Mr. Trash Wheel to locals. The post This autonomous trash-collecting... boat is making Baltimore Harbor less disgusting appeared first on Digital Trends.New Horizons Team Publishes First Research Paper in Science, Describing Numerous Pluto System Findings
PTTU - 15 Oct 2015 20:15
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory:Wine ice cream is apparently a thing and Hillary Clinton loves it
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 20:14
In what may be a first on the presidential campaign trail, Hillary Clinton endorsed an unknown, but amazing sounding treat: wine ice cream. During a campaign stop in San Antonio on Thursday, Clinton... wove a story about the heavenly pairing into her response on a question about the Trans-Pacific Partnership. See also: The best Photoshops from Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sander's dance-off Clinton told the story of a pair of New York entrepreneurs who poured wine on ice cream and eventually created, manufactured and globally distributed the boozy dessert. Clinton just told the story of people pouring wine on ice cream and creating wine ice cream at farm day in New York State. ! — Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) October 15, 2015 Emergent VR, A Smartphone-Based VR Video Capture And Viewing Startup, Raises $2.2 Million
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 20:14
Emergent VR, a startup that promises full video capture for virtual reality headsets like the Gear VR, has raised $2.2 million from Accel Partners, Rothenberg Ventures and Google Ventures. Emergent... VR’s play is that it can build a simpler experience for users who want to capture video that can be viewed through VR devices. The three Emergent VR demos Wilkins showed me indicated that… Alcohol and first sexual experience: Risks for young women
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:14If a young woman's first sexual experience involves alcohol, she is more likely to be at risk for problems such as sexual assault, and this risk may persist in her future, new research finds.
New test to predict relapse of testicular cancers
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 20:14Scientists have developed a new test to identify patients who are at risk of suffering a relapse from testicular cancer. Assessing just three features of a common kind of testicular cancer -- called... non-seminomatous germ cell tumor -- can identify those at most at risk of relapse even where there is no evidence of tumor spread. The researchers believe the test could be used in the clinic to make decisions about which patients should be given chemotherapy.
Save the dates: PhotoPlus Expo next week in New York
DP Review - 15 Oct 2015 20:12Next week sees the return of PhotoPlus Expo, the largest photography and imaging show in the United States. Held October 21-24 in the Javitz Center in New York City, PPE 2015 will play host to more... than 100 educational seminars, Photo Walks and Master Classes, and over 250 exhibitors displaying thousands of products. As usual, DPReview will be at the event, reporting from the show floor.
Comet's Close Encounter with Mars Dumped Tons of Dust on Red Planet
SPACE.com - 15 Oct 2015 20:12
Comet Siding Spring's close shave by Mars last year provided a rare glimpse into how Oort Cloud comets behave, according to new research.NASA: Cassini Begins Enceladus Flybys with Close-ups --"New Signs of Its Buried Global Ocean Looming?"
The Daily Galaxy - 15 Oct 2015 20:10"We've been following a trail of clues on Enceladus for 10 years now," said Bonnie Buratti, a Cassini science team member and icy moons expert at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena,... California. "The amount of activity on and...
Guy Makes Custom Thor Hammer That Only He Can Lift
Twisted Sifter - 15 Oct 2015 20:10
This guy made a custom Mjolnir (Thor's Hammer) that only he can lift. The secret is a fingerprint scanner that turns off the battery-powered magnet inside.Dropbox Wants To Take On Google Docs... Good Luck!
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 20:10You probably know Dropbox for one thing, and one thing only: storing shit. Maybe you've used its acquired Mailbox app or even Carousel , but storing photos, videos, spreadsheets, or other digital... ephemera is what Dropbox is known for. Now the company wants to expand -- into Google Docs territory.
Spacelife Jacket Inspired by Astronaut Spacesuit
The Mac Observer - 15 Oct 2015 20:10
After you get back from Space Camp, one thing you might want to look into is this jacket, inspired by the spacesuits U.S. astronauts use. Made of trilobal nylon oxford, it reflects light, maintains... its flexibility over a wide temperature range and is water repellent. There is a built-in audio system, including a microphone, inside the hood and powered by Bluetooth. Audio controls, as with any good spacesuit, are on the sleeve. Included is the obligatory mission patch. Available sizes are M, L, XL and XXL. Be ready for an astronomical price of â1499.00.Oldest Draft of King James Bible Discovered, Historian Says
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 20:09
The King James Bible, the most widely read book in the English language is as storied as it is elusive. Now, a historian claims to have found the oldest known draft of the Christian text in an obscure... archive at the University of Cambridge.Pluto's Striking Surface Variations
SpaceRef - 15 Oct 2015 20:09University of Maryland astronomers Silvia Protopapa and Douglas Hamilton are among the authors of the first published paper from the New Horizons flyby, which appears in the Oct. 16, 2015, issue of... the journal Science....
Macs make life easier at IBM
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 20:09
You might not think of IBM as a Mac-friendly place to work, but Fletcher Previn, VP of Workplace-as-a-Service at IBM might beg to differ. Previn used to think like you do: that Apple PCs are more... expensive, they’re challenging to support, and require a ton of re-training for help desk staff (who serve a 50,000 […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)Vertigo-Inducing Panoramas of Churches Around the World
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 20:08Richard Silver takes architecture photography to a whole new level with his mind-bending images of churches. The post Vertigo-Inducing Panoramas of Churches Around the World appeared first on WIRED.
NASA made about 100 Pluto discoveries in 3 months with more to come
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 20:05
Pluto is full of surprises — about 100 of them and counting, to be exact Scientists working with the New Horizons mission — which make its close flyby of Pluto in July — have been sifting... through the data beamed back to Earth from the spacecraft that is now more than 3 billion miles from our planet In just three months, the research team has dramatically reshaped the way we understand the dwarf planet and its five moons. See also: Hello, Pluto: The 9-year journey to a new horizon Alan Stern, New Horizons principal investigator, and his colleagues detail a multitude of new findings about Pluto in this week's issue of the journal Science Review: Olympus OMD EM10 Mk II
The Phoblographer - 15 Oct 2015 20:04The Olympus OMD EM10 Mk II has absolutely incredibly autofocusing capabilities. But it's not the perfect camera.
Chrome OS update lets you search your Google Drive files right from the launcher and more
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 20:04
The latest update to Chrome OS brings along with it a number of welcomed changes. The update, which carries the version number of 46.0.2490.71, is rolling out now for all Chrome OS devices. Included... in the update are a number of bug fixes, security updates, and some new features.Facebook's sneaky app is draining your iPhone battery
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 20:03
iPhone users who have been suffering from worse battery life since upgrading to iOS 9 may want to try deleting Facebook’s iOS app. The social network confirmed reports that surfaced earlier this... week claiming the iOS app uses a heavy amount of resources in the background to run processes. The big problem with the battery […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)New free movies available in November 2015
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 20:02
There's a service out there that's free and legal and has lots of awesome movies including "Glory" and "King Kong."Ferrari to increase production to 9,000 units annually by 2019
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 20:01
Just because you have the money to purchase a Ferrari doesn't mean you can. Ferrari dealerships are notoriously difficult to work with in many instances and the cars are very exclusive with the... Prancing Horse making only about 7,000 cars per year. With the Ferrari IPO happening soon, the Italian automaker has announced that it plans a big increase in … Havana's Hotspots
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 20:01
Cuba is coming online, but who will control its Internet?NBN 3-year construction plan: 9M premises by September 2018
ZDNet - 15 Oct 2015 20:01NBN has released its three-year construction plan, revealing that it aims to cover 9 million premises with fibre, HFC, and fixed wireless by September 2018.
The Problem With Using Metadata to Justify Drone Strikes
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 20:01
When marking someone for death is like feeling around in the dark.How to get 3D Touch and Live Photos without an iPhone 6s
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 20:00
With the debut of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus last month, Apple introduced several new features that are exclusive to the latest iPhone hardware. However, as in previous years, the recent release of a... jailbreak for iOS 9 has allowed some of these features to be activated on older devices without requiring a new iPhone. While you won't […]Scary video shows a huge slab of metal flying off a plane just as it's taking off
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 20:00
What’s the worst thing you can imagine happening while your plane is taking off? OK, so having the plane explode during takeoff would probably be the worst thing, but we can’t imagine anyone would... feel comfortable flying on a plane where a large slab of metal flew off it just as it was starting to leave the ground. And yet that’s exactly what we see in a scary video posted this week by YouTube user Carlos Troncoso. RELATED: Watch as a plane makes a crazy emergency landing on a street in California As you can see, just as the plane starts to lift off, a big piece of metal comes flying off the side of its turbine under the wing of thePluto's Flyby Data Finally Enters the Scientific Record
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 20:00It's been three months since New Horizons flew through the Pluto system, and the science it sent back finally went through peer review. The post Pluto’s Flyby Data Finally Enters the Scientific... Record appeared first on WIRED.
New Horizons reveals Pluto's striking surface variations and unique moon rotations
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 20:00
University of Maryland astronomers Silvia Protopapa and Douglas Hamilton are among the authors of the first published paper from the New Horizons flyby, which appears in the Oct. 16, 2015 issue of the... journal Science. Protopapa helped map the composition of Pluto's surface and locate ices on it. Hamilton helped confirm the shapes, sizes and unique rotations of two of Pluto's moons and the finding that no other moons appear to orbit Pluto. The findings will help scientists understand the origins and subsequent history of Pluto and its moons.Engineers create artificial skin that can send pressure sensation to brain cell
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 20:00
Stanford engineers have created a plastic "skin" that can detect how hard it is being pressed and generate an electric signal to deliver this sensory input directly to a living brain cell.Icy plains and snakeskin terrain among Pluto's lingering puzzles
New Scientist - 15 Oct 2015 20:00The team behind NASA's New Horizons probe has just released their first official paper on Pluto's geology, atmosphere and moons - but big mysteries remain
Japan facing explosion in cyber-crime, claims report
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 20:00Trend Micro report claims that Japan is about to face a massive spike in cyber-attacks as organised crime gets up to speed with technology
Shooting Challenge: Wheels
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 20:00It's one of the six simple machines, and quite definitely the most important invention of all time (because c'mon, fire so doesn't count). It's the wheel. And for this week's Shooting Challenge, let's... pay it a worthy tribute.
This Graphic Recommends the Best Clothing Brands for Your Body Type
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 20:00Many clothing brands seem to be designed with specific body types in mind. For a more flattering look, it's best to wear brands that fit you best. Fitbay's infographic highlights popular brands to fit... your body type.
Gattaca Within Reach?
The Atlantic - 15 Oct 2015 20:00Ed had a great note this week about a group of Harvard scientists using CRISPR, the revolutionary new gene-editing technology, to enable pigs to harvest donor organs for humans. (A Chinese team... recently used a CRISPR-like technique to engineer “micropigs” to sell as pets.) Ed’s note reminded me of a fascinating episode of Radiolab from the summer that profiled CRISPR’s creators. You should really check out it if you haven’t already: If you don’t have time, below are the basics, summarized for us by Ethan Zuckerman: CRISPR makes it vastly easier to cut the DNA within an organism, which allows biologists to remove genes they don’t want and add genes they do. (Turns out that the cutting is the hard part: DNA’s self-repair mechanisms mean you can introduce sequences you’d...
Everything You Need to Know About the First Comprehensive Study on Pluto
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 20:00
A tale of craterless plains and unusually shiny moons.Plants spike nectar with caffeine and give bees a buzz
New Scientist - 15 Oct 2015 20:00Some plants include caffeine in their nectar, tricking bees into encouraging their nest-mates to visit the plant with enthusiastic dances
Scientists Just Created an Artificial Skin that Could Let Patients Feel Again
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 20:00
Researchers have created a new material that can send pressure sensations to brain cells.Mound Near Lunar South Pole Formed by Unique Volcanic Process
SpaceRef - 15 Oct 2015 19:59A giant mound near the Moon's south pole appears to be a volcanic structure unlike any other found on the lunar surface, according to new research....
Artificial Skin Could Help Amputees Feel What They Touch
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 19:59
Researchers have developed a thin artificial skin that they hope could be used to help amputees feel what they're touching.Virtual Reality is the New Reality
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 19:59
Virtual reality (VR) is one of modern day technology's most fascinating and innovative advancements. The prospect of using digital technology to authentically replicate the physical world and create... sensory experiences for users has excitedly inspired some of the brightest minds in technology to turn a once-far fetched idea into actuality. All of us have been exposed to some form of virtual reality. Earlier applications, including flight simulations and video game systems have helped to acquaint the general public with such technology. Undoubtedly, the use of virtual reality technology can transform the way humans adapt, interact, and react to new environments, situations, concepts, and each other. Future applications of VR can also be instrumental in helping to solve many of humanity's...GTA 5's latest update revealed, skips last-gen consoles
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 19:57
Get the scoop on GTA Online's "Lowriders" update, which is not coming to last-generation consoles.Here's How Facebook's New Digital Assistant Works In The Real World
Time - 15 Oct 2015 19:55
Facebook's M can buy plane tickets for youThese prediction apps let you show off your inner Nostradamus
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 19:54
All-knowing soothsayers, there are a pair of apps that will let you register your predictions and even gloat when they come true. Then again, you probably saw this coming. Called It! and Sage both... appeared in the iTunes store this month as social networking apps. Each lets people make predictions on everything from the next […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)Earth just had its warmest September on record — by a long shot
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 19:54
It's virtually certain that in January 2016, the planet will set a new record for the warmest calendar year on record. A key data set that tracks global average surface temperatures, which comes from... the Japan Meteorological Agency, shows a huge jump in temperatures in September as compared to average. Related data compiled by NASA and analyzed using different methods shows that September was most likely the second warmest such month on record, and that there is at least a 93% likelihood of setting the record for the warmest year this year See also: El Niño could soon rank as the strongest event since 1950 Microsoft's Transparency Hub tracks surveillance requests
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 19:54Microsoft has released transparency figures for the first half of the year and launched a new site to keep all the reports in once place. The Transparency Hub is very similar to Google's Transparency... Site, and brings together law enforcement demand...
Get free Assassin's Creed Syndicate with Samsung SSDs, monitors
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 19:52
Buy one of these solid state drives or monitors and you'll get a free PC copy of the action game.Dying Light: The Following release date narrowed down to early 2016
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 19:52
Techland still has not nailed down a final date yet.Watch Fallout 4's new live-action trailer
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 19:52
Check out a gorgeous trailer for the upcoming post-apocalyptic RPG.Sony Announces 42.4-MP Full-Frame Compact Camera
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 19:52
Sony has announced the RX1R II, a new full-frame compact camera that packs a whopping 42.4 MP sensor. The camera is also the first to feature an optical variable low-pass filter that can be switched... on and off.Halo 5 event includes selfies at edge of space, someone playing from a helicopter
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 19:52
Microsoft will also shoot Master Chief and Locke action figures to the edge of space to take a selfie.Chrome for Android 46 gets extra zip thanks to optimized image loading
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 19:52
Chrome for Android got a major tune-up that should give you a faster trip down the information superhighway. That's because Chrome 46 includes new CSS animation features and several API tweaks that... should speed up animations and page load times. The Chromium blog outlines how developers are able to animate any graphical object without as much complex javascript code. The update also includes optimized image loading and other web development capabilities that should enable faster web performance. And as usual, this update comes with a bunch of unspecified "stability fixes." Chrome for Android 46 should be ready and waiting for you in the Play Store. Test Footage Left in Drone Camera Gives Peek Inside DJI's Factory
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 19:51
Want to see the inside of a DJI drone manufacturing facility? Now you can, thanks to some test footage that was recently found on a new DJI drone camera. Data is normally wiped before cameras are... shipped, but it seems that someone forgot to delete this one. The 43-second video above was first published by […]'Vulture fund' gets image reboot on EMC deal
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 19:51
Elliott's reputation as cutthroat, no-holds-barred adversary gets an upgrade on EMC deal Yahoo Mail app update for Android adds multiple mailbox support and more
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 19:50
Yahoo wants to get more people to use its long-running Yahoo Mail service; it's celebrating its 18th birthday this month. The company has revealed a major revamp of Yahoo Mail which includes an update... for its Android app to introduce a new user interface, support for multiple mailbox accounts and more.How a Former Video Game Designer Created the Best Intersection For Bikes
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 19:50Riding through a city on a bike lane that's separated from cars feels great. But when you roll up to a light, the infrastructure often vanishes, leaving you feeling vulnerable as you cross busy lanes... of traffic. Now a new type of intersection might keep cyclists safer and more visible. And it was created by a designer who used to make video games.
First Data Shares Flat in Debut
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 19:45
Payments processing company hoped to raise as much as $3.7 billion.Artificial Skin for Prosthetic Limbs Can Sense a Grain of Salt
Discover - 15 Oct 2015 19:44Prosthetic limbs may one day have "skin" with working nerve endings, letting patients feel with their artificial limbs just like they would with a real one. One of the many challenges of adjusting to... life with a prosthetic limb is that the new limb lacks sensation; patients can't feel where their artificial limb is in space, or what it's touching, so they have to work mostly by sight. Adding a sense of touch could make controlling prosthetic limbs easier and more natural - but that's a ch
I'm Looking for Some Feature Pitches
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 19:43
Pitch me! I'm at New study highlights environmental, economic shortcomings of federal biofuel laws
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 19:40
The federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and its overreliance on corn ethanol has created additional environmental problems in its 10-year history, resulting in unmet targets for cutting air... pollution, water contamination and soil erosion, concludes a new study released by University of Tennessee researchers.Tesla model S can drive itself ... sort of
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 19:40
Tesla Model S cars can now drive themselves on the highway, but they aren't completely autonomous yet. Video provided by Newsy New technology in credit cards leads to headaches for some
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 19:40Millions of Americans are getting new credit and debit cards with more secure chip technology, and that's already leading to headaches for companies that rely on working cards to charge their... customers every month.
Wet (But Warm) Winter: Strong El Niño to Usher in Lots of Rain
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 19:39
A strong El Niño is brewing in the Pacific, which should bring warmer and wetter weather across the Southern and Eastern United States.Inside Mandiant's biggest forensics breach battle: Is this Anthem?
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 19:38Tit-for-tat whack-a-hack in one of this year's largest breaches Cyber Defence Summit Four researchers from American cybersecurity firm Mandiant have engaged in an eight-month epic battle against... hackers behind one of the biggest breaches of this year....
TMO Daily Observations 2015-10-15: Facebook the Battery Killer, Listener Comments
The Mac Observer - 15 Oct 2015 19:38
It's listener comment time, and you had plenty to say about our thoughts on the state of the Mac Pro. Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to respond to your comments, and offer up their... thoughts on Facebook's iPhone app ignoring your background app refresh settings.On-demand hotel porn just not what it used to be
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 19:37
Hyatt is joining Marriott and Hilton in eliminating on-demand adult entertainment offerings from hotel rooms. As smartphones, laptops and tablets have grown in popularity, revenue from in-room... entertainment — adult or not — has steadily and rather speedily decreased. In 2000, movie rental revenue per hotel room averaged $339 annually; in 2014, it had dropped to just $107. See also: 11 haunted hotels that you can stay in for the spookiest Halloween Clearly, Hyatt, which owns 618 properties in 51 countries, has taken notice. "This content will not be introduced to any new Hyatt hotels, and it will be discontinued or phased out at all hotels," the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Save 70% on a great pair of over-ear Bluetooth headphones on Amazon
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 19:37
Get a great deal on a snazzy pair of headphones that will have you enjoying your music as soon as you put them over your ears. Amazon is offering the Bluedio H-Turbine Bluetooth Stereo Headphones for... 70% off their list price of $23.99 with free shipping. These headphones offer powerful bass resonance and allows you to enjoy the best sound quality of whatever you’re listening to. Enjoy carefree calling utilizing Bluetooth 4.1 with a robust high-speed CPU; this system decreases up to 40% of power consumption compared to Bluetooth 4.0. A highly-tuned acoustic echo cancellation and noise reduction mechanism reduces ambient noise while talking, and makes it easier for someone to hear what you just said to them. A customized audio sharing function allows youYahoo ditches passwords, Die Hard 6 is both sequel and prequel, and Frozen Chook
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 19:36
Today on DT Daily, Yahoo celebrates its 18th birthday, what is the Frozen Chook movement, and Die Hard 6 is going to be both a sequel and a prequel, but who will play young John McClane? The post... Yahoo ditches passwords, Die Hard 6 is both sequel and prequel, and Frozen Chook appeared first on Digital Trends.Your crush Aaron Tveit will star in extremely weird-sounding show from 'Good Wife' producers
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 19:35
Aaron Tveit, the man who sang and acted his way into your heart the last few years with roles on Les Misérables and Graceland, has been set as the male lead in a new, very un-Good Wife-like show from... The Good Wife producers Michelle and Robert King The show, BrainDead, is described as a "comic-thriller" about brain-eating aliens who cause the shutdown of the U.S. government after they feast on the minds of congressmen and Hill staffers. See also: Alicia finds a new P.I. in ridiculously charming Jeffrey Dean Morgan on 'The Good Wife' As previously announced, Mary Elizabeth Winstead will star as Laurel, "a young, fresh-faced Hill staffer" who first discovers the alien spawn. Tveit will play Gareth, "a Republican operative whose wit is only trumped by his pragmatism," according to CBS. "The...Facebook app might be draining your phone's battery
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 19:34
Some users complaining the Facebook app is draining battery life too quickly. Smart Thermostat Showdown: Is Nest the Best?
Time - 15 Oct 2015 19:33
Read our comparison before winter hitsThe Intercept publishes massive leak on America's drone strike program
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 19:33The Intercept published a huge trove of secret documents Thursday morning that extensively document the Obama administration's secretive and controversial drone-based assassination program. This... program sought to kill high-value enemy targets throu...
Strange volcanic structure found on moon's south pole
Fox News - 15 Oct 2015 19:32
The structure was found on an area of the moon called the Mafic Mound, which stands 2600 feet tall and is 47 miles acrossChasing Wormholes: The Hunt for Tunnels in Space-Time
SPACE.com - 15 Oct 2015 19:30
Exotic particles such as dark matter could allow the formation of tunnels that cut through space-time. These so-called wormholes could be used to travel not only across the universe but also through... time.Everything That Could go Wrong for Hayabusa Did, and Yet it Still Succeeded
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 19:30Just about everything that could go wrong happened to the Hayabusa mission, yet it still made it back to Earth while carefully protecting 1,500 precious samples from asteroid Itokawa's surface.
Boost Your Professional Reputation by Always Showing Up Five Minutes Early
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 19:30When you show up late, people usually assume you're disorganized, inconsiderate, and kind of flaky. Whatever the reason for your tardiness, these are the knee-jerk judgements that run through a... person's mind when you're tardy. But look at the bright side: showing up early can be pretty powerful.
Proposed cyber 'squadron' cultivates military-private partnerships to address cyber threats
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 19:30As cyber attacks against U.S. companies by sub-state entities, terrorist groups, and foreign governments become more costly and pose a growing threat to the U.S. economy, officials in the U.S. are... pushing for coordinated solutions between the private and defense sectors.
Dropbox launches Paper collaboration tool to take on Google Docs
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 19:29
Dropbox has announced Paper, its new collaboration tool. Web-only for the moment, Paper offers a single, shared space to work on documents, much like Google Docs or Quip.Dropbox Announces Paper, A Google Docs Competitor
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 19:29
Dropbox is going head-to-head against a very popular web app, Google Docs. Dropbox Paper is a collaborative document editing platform in your browser. It lets you edit a document in real time with... your Dropbox contacts. Here’s how it works. YouTube Gaming debuts Android gameplay streaming, paid subscriptions
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 19:29
Just as was promised last month at the Tokyo Game Show, the YouTube Gaming service has been updated with the impressive new feature of allowing gameplay from Android devices to be broadcast live to... viewers. This is the latest move in YouTube's attempt to keep up with rival game broadcasting service Twitch, which is most popular on PC and consoles. … Swatch Beats Apple to Mobile Pay in China With New Watch
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 19:28
The Swiss timepiece maker unveiled the Swatch Bellamy on Wednesday -- an analog watch with a chip inside that allows you to do contactless payments.Cubs fan uses jukebox app to troll St Louis fans
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 19:26In the hours ahead of the decisive game four for the NLDS, a Cubs fan who goes by Clue Heywood on Twitter, and lives in Arizona, pranked Cardinals fans. Hoowee, he pranked them hard. Using a jukebox... app, the kind that let you pick a song from the b...
Fox and Marvel team up for X-Men TV spin-offs 'Hellfire' and 'Legion'
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 19:24
With ever more superheroes hitting the small screen, we spoke to "Legion" author Simon Spurrier about what makes the character so compelling.Trained medical interpreters can reduce errors in care for patients with limited English proficiency
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 19:23For patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), errors in medical interpretation are common--especially when the interpreter is a family member or other untrained person, reports a new study.
Google Nexus 5X And 6P Smartphones Are Now Available In India
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 19:23
Google is now selling its Nexus 5X and 6P smartphones in India. Both of the devices feature Google's latest mobile operating system, Android Marshmallow.We snubbed Microsoft's Surface Pro wooing, says Lenovo exec
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 19:22'They asked us a year ago but why would we sell a competitor's device' Canalys Channels Forum Lenovo snubbed "competitor" Microsoft's advances when it was asked to sell the Surface Pro slab, the PC... maker's chief operating officer has claimed....
World's biggest Apple fanboy dies
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 19:22
Apple lost its biggest fan ever this week. Gary Allen, creator of the beloved ifo Apple Store blog, died Sunday at the age of 67 after battling brain cancer. Allen was one of the most respected voices... in the Apple community when it came to the company’s retail presence worldwide, and often made long trips to […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)Poachers Are Using Cyanide to Slaughter Entire Elephant Herds
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 19:22
Why cyanide is a poacher's perfect weapon--and a conservationist's nightmare.Stem cell treatment lessens impairments caused by dementia with Lewy bodies
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 19:21Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to neurobiologists.
Team describes rapid, sensitive test for HIV mutations
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 19:21
Researchers have developed a method for detecting single nucleotide mutations directly in the RNA of HIV, including mutations that make it resistant to some drugs. In lab tests, the single-step system... performed more quickly and with better sensitivity than standard technologies.Sexual transmission of Ebola virus in Liberia confirmed using genomic analysis
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 19:21
A suspected case of sexual transmission of Ebola virus disease in Liberia was confirmed using genomic analysis, thanks to in-country laboratory capabilities. The work provides molecular evidence of... Ebola virus transmission between a disease survivor and his female partner. It also demonstrates the value of real-time genomic surveillance during an outbreak.George Takei brilliantly shuts down troll that told him 'you suck'
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 19:19
Thanks to the Internet, if you decide you'd like to trash talk a celebrity, there's a pretty good chance that they may actually see it. And there's also a good chance that they may respond. Facebook... user Wajih Kelly decided that well, George Takei, known best for his role on Star Trek as Hikaru Sulu, sucked. But instead of keeping this emotion inside, or maybe expressing their hatred to a friend, they decided to spew some hate on Facebook. See also: This artist's response to a hateful letter was just brilliant "George Takei you SUCK," Kelly wrote, tagging the actor. In the post. Image: Screenshot, Facebook Sendai virus defends against a threat
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 19:18
A research group demonstrated the mechanism by which the Sendai virus (SeV) escapes the host immune system. They examined the crystal structure of the complex of SeV C protein and transcription factor... STAT1, and found that SeV C protein inhibits the signal transduction pathway of interferon gamma. Researchers are now trying to screen low molecular weight compounds for developing new anti-viral drugs.Why cancer anemia treatment leads to tumor growth
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 19:18Scientists have shown why a drug widely used to treat chemotherapy-induced anemia in ovarian and breast cancer patients also may shorten survival times in some patients by inadvertently stimulating... tumor growth.
Scientists find potential epilepsy drug
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 19:18A potential new class of drugs has been discovered in mice studies that may prevent the development of temporal lobe epilepsy, one of the most common and devastating forms of epilepsy.
Cancer-driving signals cause high-risk neuroblastoma
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 19:18Researchers have discovered details of the abnormal molecular signals and biological events that drive a high-risk form of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. Having investigated a signaling network... involving three cancer-causing genes, the scientists aim to use these findings to develop more effective targeted treatments.
'Paleo' sleep? Sorry, pre-modern people don't get more Zzzzs than we do
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 19:18
It's tempting to believe that people these days aren't getting enough sleep, living as we do in our well-lit houses with TVs blaring, cell phones buzzing, and a well-used coffee maker in every... kitchen. But new evidence shows that three ancient groups of hunter-gatherers -- living in different parts of the world without any of those trappings of modern life -- don't get any more sleep than we do.Interactive Advertising Bureau on rise of ad blocking: "We messed up"
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 19:16The IAB put out a statement apologizing for bloated ads and is responding to ad blocking software with a new program designed to force ads to be leaner.∞ Read this on The Loop
Facebook Aware of iOS App Battery Life Drain Issue and Working on a Fix
Mac Rumors - 15 Oct 2015 19:15
Facebook today acknowledged its awareness of an issue raised by a few iOS users last week, who saw large amounts of battery drain on their iPhones while the social networking app ran in the... background, even with background app refresh toggled off. Speaking with TechCrunch, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed the company's awareness of the bug and promised a fix would be in place "soon." MacRumors Forum member Oridus suffering from the Facebook battery drain bug "We have heard reports of some people experiencing battery issues with our iOS app. We're looking into this and hope to have a fix in place soon," the spokesperson said. A number of Facebook users have commented on the issue of background battery drain over the past week, with users on the MacRumors Forums posting about the issue as...Why 3D Touch is so much better than anything Android can offer right now
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 19:14
From the moment Apple demoed 3D Touch on stage during the iPhone 6s event, some Android users were quick to point out that Android had it first. But that’s not true. In fact, it’s far from being... the case. 3D Touch goes well beyond what a long press can do on Android – and long press is available on iOS too, of course – and a detailed report that examines the math and physics of 3D Touch reveals the complexity of Apple’s new hardware and software tricks. DON’T MISS: iPhone 6s Plus vs. Galaxy Note 5: Real world performance test (it’s not even close) 3D Touch vs. Long Press 3D Touch is a feature of iOS that allows Apple and developers toA Brief History Of Snapchat
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 19:14
Our story begins at Stanford University, where the idea for an ephemeral photo sharing app is brought to life by three founders. 'No Man's Sky' Will Change Gaming and Maybe Redeem Sean Murray's Soul
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 19:13
This article originally appeared on Inverse. By Eric Francisco It's a chilly Saturday night in lower Manhattan inside One World Trade during The New Yorker's Tech@Fest 2015. Sean Murray, Managing... Director of Hello Games and chief designer of the highly-anticipated No Man's Sky, sat in front of a live audience. He was having a midlife crisis. "Am I a good programmer?" he wondered. Attending his demonstration was a Venn diagram of gamers, tech enthusiasts, and anyone who watched the previous night's Colbert, and they laughed along with (not at) him at his public revelation. It wasn't distressing, it was just telling of his headspace going into No Man's Sky, the boundless exploration game boasting 18 quintillion planets to explore. The only video game at Tech@Fest, it's apparent why No Man's...With a 42.4-megapixel full-frame sensor, Sony's RX1R II is the ultimate pocket cam
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 19:13
Sony continues to push the envelope with its new cameras. The Cyber-shot RX1R II is a compact pocket camera with a large 42.4-megapixel full-frame sensor, and packed with technologies to deliver... images equal to DSLR and mirrorless cameras. The post With a 42.4-megapixel full-frame sensor, Sony’s RX1R II is the ultimate pocket cam appeared first on Digital Trends.DroneDefender Uses Radio Waves To Disrupt Drones Mid-Air
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 19:11There’s no shortage of opinion on drones and how they can be used to infringe on someone’s privacy, some people are seriously considered with just how easy it is becoming for anyone to get a drone... that ammunition companies have felt the need to create ammo designed for the purpose of shooting down drones. Ohio-based Battelle has come up with another solution for disrupting drones mid-air, called DroneDefender, it uses radio waves to eliminate these airborne threats safely. Battelle DroneDefender makes use of radio control frequency disruption to knock drones offline in the air before they can pose any threat to civilian or military safety. It’s an easy to use, lightweight, inexpensive point-and-shoot system that has a demonstrated range of 400 meters. It quickly disrupts the drone so...
California launches initiative to combat revenge porn
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 19:11California's attorney general and its Department of Justice have launched a digital campaign and resource hub to combat cyber exploitation.
University of Cambridge: Android comfort zones are few
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 19:10
By now everyone gets it. Android as a mobile operating system has been a malice magnet, and the scenario by now is familiar: Android teams rush out their patches to manufacturers but a lot of white... noise from some of the manufacturers deters neat endings.The Huffington Post Is Hiring An Impact Associate Editor
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 19:08
Location: New York Position type: Full time About the role: Huffington Post Impact has an immediate opening for an associate editor who will focus on writing about social change issues. Our ideal... candidate has a voice and point of view and will write pieces that are such standouts that readers will share across social networks with two words: “Must read.” The Impact Writer will focus largely on solutions-based stories for our What’s Working initiative, digging in to issues such as poverty, health and education. Candidates should have a deep understanding of the socioeconomic and geopolitical backdrop for these topics, as well as the highest level of journalistic standards. Finally, we’re looking for someone with a true passion for the topics and issues they'll be covering....Watch newly discovered lost animations from 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 19:08
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" with this 14-minute video of previously unseen animations by Terry Gilliam, who also explains the inspiration behind his work.Facebook Pulls Back The Curtain On Its VR Video Push
ReadWrite - 15 Oct 2015 19:07
Facebook is going big on video, including 360-degree VR-lite video. Now, in a new blog post, the company has explained a little more about what's going on behind the scenes with its new support for... immersive video clips. For the uninitiated, 360 video is filmed in all directions at once and lets the viewer experience the action in front, side to side or from behind. You don't get depth perception and the ability to move around as you do in true virtual reality, but it's a start. See also: Facebook Launches 360-Degree Videos Into The News Feed It's also the most accessible form of VR right now: If you don't have a headset, you can watch 360 video in your web browser instead, clicking and dragging with your mouse rather than moving your head. It also works well on the latest smartphones,...Star Trek-Like Molecular Scanner Coming To Smartphones Can Tell You If Your Viagra Is Fake
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 19:05LONDON -- Imagine being able to use your smartphone to tell how ripe a piece of fruit is; if a bottle of wine is any good; if the food you are about to eat is safe; or if the pill you are about to... swallow is what it claims to be. It may sound like something you would see on "Star Trek," but this will all be possible within two years -- if not sooner -- according to the inventor of a molecular sensor that is small enough to fit inside the latest smartphones.
For millennial workers, rewards must get personal
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 19:05
New startup Blueboard offers employers help setting up trips to Everest and beyond. Where will storage go over the next 15 years? We rub our crystal ball
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 19:05Follow the money - or, at least, our projections Analysis Let's fly up to 20,000 feet and survey the storage landscape from there, and then stay at that height until 2030. What will we see?...
One Week With The Steam Controller
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 19:02Valve's new Steam controller is a bold experiment: an attempt at fusing a PC mouse with a traditional console-style controller. It hasn't quite clicked with me yet.
Zotac piles into the crowded SSD melee
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 19:02
Zotac, like many companies in the PC hardware business, is expanding into the market for solid state drives. The firm has announced it's launching a line of SSD based off Toshiba flash chips. The post... Zotac piles into the crowded SSD melee appeared first on Digital Trends.YouTube Gaming update brings live screencasting for games and other apps
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 19:02
You can now do a live broadcast of your gaming conquests right from an Android device. Version 1.1 of YouTube Gaming brings this feature and some other new tricks. For example, you can stream more... than games: the feature also works with other apps. While you're unlikely to stream how you use Gmail, it will have a lot of use for developers or those who want to give a tutorial to friends or family members. I tried out a quick screencasting session with Leo's Fortune (I'm obviously terrible), and here's how it turned out. The main quirk was where to place my thumb so it didn't block the selfie cam. Man's Fatal Rabies Mimicked Drug Side Effect
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 19:01
When a man in Missouri contracted rabies, his symptoms mimicked those of a serious drug reaction, making it hard for doctors to figure out the real cause of his illness until it was too late.Stylish wooden dock charges all your devices at once
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 19:00
Lust List: AllDock USB charging station by AllDock I have a gadget-friendly family. We’ve all got an iPhone, a few of us have iPads, and I’ve got an Apple Watch. All of these devices require... charging, and all of them need a place to hang out when they’re not being used. The AllDock is a […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)10 of the most interesting uses of commercial drones to date
Geek Time - 15 Oct 2015 19:00
See how drones will be involved in our everyday livesAlienware Steam Machine hands-on: Valve's vanguard for PC gaming in the living room
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 19:00
Next month, something like a dozen Steam Machines will go on sale, from Origin, from Asus, from Falcon Northwest and Gigabyte and Syber. But you'd be forgiven for not knowing that, because like it or... not one machine has become the unofficial face of the Valve's ambitious endeavor to migrate PC gaming to the living room: The Alienware Steam Machine. Valve even referred to it at one point as "the full potential of what a Steam Machine should be." Of course, that was nearly two years ago. And while Alienware's machine hasn't changed much in the intervening years, literally everything else has. Let's dig into what the flagship Steam Machine has to offer. Facebook explains the tech behind its 360-degree videos
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 19:00Facebook made 360-degrees videos viewable on the News Feed back in September, but it was apparently no easy feat making it possible. The latest post on its Engineering blog explains the problems they... had to deal with, including the difficulty of st...
Can You Be Addicted to Your Lip Balm?
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 19:00Your lips are dry, so you apply a little something soothing from a tube or a tiny jar or one of those weird golf ball things. Aah, relief. But as soon as it wears off, you need more. The cycle repeats... all winter. Are you practicing responsible skin care, or have you become addicted?
Steam Machines unleashed: Impressions from one week in a Steam-powered living room
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 19:00
When I abandoned the living room, I did so willingly. I was a console gamer for many, many years--heck, I still am for certain games--and I know first-hand how comfortable a couch can be. But... eventually I was swayed by the PC and all its myriad benefits. A perpetual game library I'd never lose access to or need to repurchase on new machines. More powerful hardware, meaning better resolutions and frame rates and textures. The precision of a mouse and keyboard. Steam sales, glorious Steam sales, which have led me into a dark backlog hole I will likely never dig out of. A part of me yearned for the couch, though. Not just my butt. There's something very special about TV gaming--about divorcing yourself from the machine you typically use "for work" and playing in a space solely reserved for...Valve wants you to mod the Steam Controller
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 19:00
I love Valve's Steam Controller, in case you haven't heard. I've been using it at home for the past week and it's opened up all sorts of new avenues--like playing Civ or Baldur's Gate on my TV. And... I'm pretty excited to see what developers do with it going forward. But Valve? Valve's excited to see what you do with it. Talking to Valve's Robin Walker last week, he said to me, "I don't think this will be the last Steam Controller design ever. We're just about to hit the point where customers get their hands on it which, to us in the software world, that's where stuff starts to get really interesting. Valve wants the Steam community to build its own controllers
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 19:00Valve is all about fan service. And with "over 125 million active users" in its Steam base, that's a lot of varying expectations to meet. This month, the secretive Bellevue, Washington-based video... game developer (Portal, Half-Life) is about to fina...
Valve Steam Controller hands-on: Opening a new world of PC gaming possibilities
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 19:00
It took me three long, intense days of swearing and messing around in menus and changing sensitivities and playing Portal 2 a lot and remapping controls and occasionally having games lock up on me,... but it's official--I love Valve's revolutionary Steam Controller. A lot. And I think you'll like it too. Further reading! Valve's $50 Steam Link is the game streaming solution you want--most of the time Alienware Steam Machine hands-on: Valve's vanguard for PC gaming in the living room Valve's Steam Link: better than a 50-foot HDMI cable
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 19:00Steam Machines are finally here -- real gaming PCs designed to live in your entertainment center and play the role of hardcore gaming console. There's just one problem: I've never wanted one. Don't... get me wrong: Valve's quest to drag PC gaming into...
Hands-on: Valve's $50 Steam Link is the game streaming solution you want--most of the time
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 19:00
When Valve first officially unveiled Steam Machines at CES 2014, there was a significant contingent (myself included) who said "Yeah, these are nice but I don't want another computer. Just give me a... small, cheap box to hook to my TV for in-home streaming." Enter Steam Link, which Valve showed off at GDC earlier this year. It's not the only streaming-capable box on the market. There's the NZXT Doko, there's the Nvidia Shield console--but both come with some significant drawbacks. The Doko is limited to 30 frames per second and retails for $100. The Shield only works with Nvidia hardware. The Alienware Steam Machine: finally, a gaming PC for the living room
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 19:00I laughed when the rumors started back in 2012: "Valve is building a PC-based game console for living rooms." Sure it is, I thought. Imagine my shock when "Steam Machines" turned out to be real. The... project promised a bizarre, revolutionary control...
How Many Laser Pointers Would It Take to Kill a Human?
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 19:00Everybody knows not to shine laser pointers in your eye. They could damage your vision! (Emphasis on could, since your eye's blink reflex would probably protect your retina.) But what if you were an... evil villain determined to make a death ray? How many laser pointers would it take to create a deadly weapon?
YouTube Gaming makes recording on-the-go easier
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 18:57
People already have their eyes glued to gaming videos on YouTube for 144 billion minutes every month, but the first update to its dedicated gameplay app will help create more mobile-game footage for... viewers to watch.Minecraft: Story Mode Is Not the Minecraft You're Looking For
Time - 15 Oct 2015 18:56
It's not just not-Minecraft, it's not (yet) a very good Telltale game, eitherPolarr Photo Editor 3 Launched for Web, Chrome, and Windows 10
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 18:56
The free browser-based photo editor Polarr is expanding its reach yet again. After launching version 2 of its online photo editor back in February and a wildly popular iOS photo editing app back in... June, the company today unveiled version 3 of its flagship photo editor and the company’s expansion to Chrome and Windows 10 […]Minecraft: Story Mode For Android And iOS Released
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 18:55
Minecraft is a very popular game with a very passionate fan following, many were not convinced by the idea that adding a storyline to the game will do any good, but they held their judgement until... Minecraft: Story Mode was actually released. Mojang teamed up with Telltale Games on this project, Telltale already has a lot of experience with creating episodic games series, which gave some fans hope that the developer will do right by Minecraft. The first episode of Minecraft: Story Mode has been released today for Android and iOS, earlier this week the first episode was also released for PlayStation, Xbox and Windows PC via Steam. The story revolves around protagonist Jesse, players can choose the gender and looks of this character, as it embarks on brave adventures in the Overworld. The...Estonia's E-Residency Program Is Growing Three Times Faster than Predicted
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 18:55
The country's digital citizenship program is exceeding its initial expectations.JetBlue adds free Wi-Fi, says it can handle streaming video
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 18:53
In-flight Wi-Fi has a reputation for being painfully slow and overpriced, but JetBlue says its new Wi-Fi service is both fast and free. As of this week, JetBlue's "Fly-Fi" satellite Internet service... is installed on all 150 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The airline aims to install Fly-Fi on 60 E190 planes--the rest of its fleet--by the end of 2016. JetBlue, which has partnered with Internet provider ViaSat, claims it will offer "up to" 20 Mbps per device. The company specifically says it can handle video streaming, and will let passengers use multiple devices at the same time. In the past, JetBlue has offered free Wi-Fi for basic Internet browsing only, and charged $9 per hour for faster access. Cassini's Close Flyby of Enceladus Yields Surprising, Perplexing Imagery
Universe Today - 15 Oct 2015 18:51If you thought Saturn’s moon Enceladus couldn’t get any more bizzare — with its magnificent plumes, crazy tiger-stripe-like fissures and global subsurface salty ocean — think again. New images... of this moon’s northern region just in from the Cassini spacecraft show surprising and perplexing features: a tortured surface where craters look like they are melting, […]
Try to act surprised: Samsung just announced a rose gold Galaxy Note 5
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 18:51
We can’t even imagine the conversations that are taking place in Apple’s offices on Thursday. First a huge leak revealed the upcoming new HTC One A9, which is far and away the most shameless... iPhone copy the world has ever seen outside of the Goophone. Not to be left out, Samsung just announced that its flagship Galaxy Note 5 will soon be available in two new colors: Silver and, you guessed it, rose gold. MUST SEE: Leak: This is HTC's iPhone Apple introduced a new rose gold color option on the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, and it proved to be quite popular with buyers. While some colors have been surprisingly easy to buy ever since the new iPhones debuted,NBCU Debuts "SeeSo," A New Subscription Streaming Service For Comedy Fans
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 18:51
The number of niche video streaming services continues to grow in the shadow of major players like Netflix, Amazon, HBO and Hulu. Today, NBCUniversal tossed its hat into the ring with the debut of... “SeeSo,” an over-the-top, ad-free subscription based streaming service that will focus exclusively on comedy. The service, which will soon be available on the web, on mobile, and… Brazil police force bans smartphones, social media on job
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 18:50Rio de Janeiro's state police force is banning officers' use of smartphones on the job, saying use of instant messaging services and social media compromise security.
IBM cuts down IT support staff w/ Mac deployment, says 5% of Mac users call help desk vs 40% for PCs
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 18:49
Deploying Macs to employees has helped IBM significantly reduce its IT staff and cut down on time and costs, the company's VP of Workplace-as-a-Service Fletcher Previn explained at a recent talk... during the JAMF Nation User Conference (JNUC). Previn offered some insight into how offering Macs has improved efficiency for the company's internal IT staff since […]Yahoo Mail Eliminates Passwords as Part of a Major Redesign
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 18:48
And you can now log in with Outlook, Hotmail and AOL addresses.App analyzes Twitter's big data, lets users book restaurants
Springwise - 15 Oct 2015 18:48
Twizoo is an app that analyzes millions of tweets about restaurants and bars, and lets users book a suitable place in real-time. The post App analyzes Twitter's big data, lets users book restaurants... appeared first on Springwise.City Dwellers and Hunter-Gatherers Have Similar Sleep Habits
Discover - 15 Oct 2015 18:46We tend to blame the fruits of industrialized society - the Internet, mobile devices, long hours in the office -- for stripping us of a good night's rest. But are we really sleeping less now compared... with our distant relatives, before iPads and PowerPoint presentations were invented? According to a provocative new study, the answer is no. A UCLA-led team of researchers analyzed the sleep patterns of people living in three tropical, preindustrial societies still thriving today in Bolivia an
Wonder why you're spacing out? Your brain can sleep while you're awake
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 18:46
If you need an excuse for zoning out during a particularly uninspiring conversation or have to explain why you totally spaced about a standing engagement, science is here to help. The post Wonder why... you’re spacing out? Your brain can sleep while you’re awake appeared first on Digital Trends.Close Asteroid Flyby Offers Unique Observation Opportunity
SpaceRef - 15 Oct 2015 18:46Asteroid 2015 TB145 will approach Earth within 0.0032 au (1.3 Lunar distances) on 31 October 2015. Very high resolution radar imagery is possible....
Protesters wanting say in Baltimore's new police commissioner arrested at city hall
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 18:45
Protesters are demanding community involvement in the selection of a new police commissioner for the city of Baltimore. On Oct. 14, activists occupied Baltimore City Hall overnight before police... arrested at least 12 on charges of trespassing in the early hours of Thursday morningRome's Northern Frontier in Lego
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 18:45Wow.[Via Coudal]∞ Read this on The Loop
A swarm of alien satellites may explain one star's strange behavior
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 18:45There's something extremely odd about KIC 8462852, a star 1,481 light-years away from Earth. It demonstrates irregular, seemingly unnatural, flickering patterns -- usually, scientists detect a faraway... planet by measuring the regular drops in bright...
Mound near lunar south pole formed by unique volcanic process
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 18:43
A giant mound near the Moon's south pole appears to be a volcanic structure unlike any other found on the lunar surface, according to new research by Brown University geologists.Fake lip piercings are a scar-free way to be badass
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 18:43
Fake piercings give wearers that tough edge without the painful needles and commitment that come with the real deal Actor and former model Cara Delevingne was recently spotted sporting a ring on her... bottom lip at two separate events in London. She opted for the temporary option, wearing a clip-on version by Established Jewelry See also: The baby badass: How rebellion is more mainstream than ever Delevingne attends Eva Cavalli's birthday party on Oct. 9 in London. Delevingne is not the first influencer to dabble in fake jewelry — especially lip rings. Lady Gaga donned the faux piercing for an Instagram pic in July Yahoo wants to kill passwords with revamped Mail app
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 18:42
The Internet giant is trying to get more people to use its email service. In the process it also wants to rid the world of passwords.How the NSA can break trillions of encrypted Web and VPN connections
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2015 18:42Researchers show how mass decryption is well within the NSA's $11 billion budget.
Surface Book Pre-Orders Are Back But Delivery Will Take An Eternity
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 18:40
About a week back Microsoft unveiled the first laptop it has ever made, the Surface Book is bringing in a lot customer interest, with the most expensive configuration selling out merely days after... being available for pre-order. Just yesterday we reported that all configurations of the Surface Book had been sold out but today Microsoft has once again started accepting pre-orders for its first laptop, however it will take an eternity for your shiny new Surface Book to be delivered. From the looks of it Microsoft has sold out of all pre-launch inventory that it had on hand, the numbers are not known, the company might have had a modest number available in pre-launch inventory just to see how customers react to the new product. It seems that the reaction has caught Microsoft off guard, it may...Vitamins and Herbal Supplements Are Sending 23,000 Americans to the Hospital a Year
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2015 18:40A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine took a look at a decade's worth of U.S. hospital admission data and found that over 23,0000 visits a year are actually due to substances people are... taking to, theoretically, improve their health: vitamins and herbal supplements.
Forget the force, check out the pressure on these 'Star Wars' showerheads
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 18:39
"That's no moon. It's an Oxygenics® Star Wars™ Darth Vader Handheld Showerhead!" - Obi Wan Kenobi. Adding to the already massive amount of Star Wars merchandise, Bed Bath & Beyond is offering two... showerheads sure to please any fans dirty after a day of pod racing. That's right, young jedi knights, now you can have dirt cleaned off your body by Darth Vader and R2-D2. See also: Behind the scenes of painting the Star Wars-themed R2-D2 plane The Darth Vader showerhead has a setting where water shoots through its eyeballs, which I suppose you could view as a cool new force ability or something. Even cooler, one of the spray settings on the R2-D2 model is just water shooting out of its belly button. NBCUniversal launching online comedy service for $4 a month
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 18:38NBCUniversal's latest effort to target millennials is coming: An online video service focused on comedy that costs $4 a month.
US subscription growth slows for Netflix, but is that really a concern?
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 18:38
Netflix added 880,000 US subscribers in 2015 Q3, 23 percent lower than projections. We look into what that may mean, if anything, for the dominant video streamer. The post US subscription growth slows... for Netflix, but is that really a concern? appeared first on Digital Trends.Quantum physics meets genetic engineering
e! Science News - 15 Oct 2015 18:37Nature has had billions of years to perfect photosynthesis, which directly or indirectly supports virtually all life on Earth. In that time, the process has achieved almost 100 percent efficiency in... transporting the energy of sunlight from receptors to reaction centers where it can be harnessed -- a performance vastly better than even the best solar cells.
Pentagon In Silicon Valley: What's The Government Up To?
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 18:37SAN FRANCISCO -- On April 23, America's top military brass, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, stepped onstage at the Cemex Auditorium at Stanford University to address a room packed with students,... startup workers, budding entrepreneurs and professors. Carter, a physicist and former Harvard lecturer, cleared his throat before launching into his pitch.
This walking, rolling robot was inspired by the Droidekas from 'Star Wars'
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 18:37
Japanese researchers at the Chiba Institute of Technology have designed a Droideka-inspired robot that rolls like a ball and walks like a spider. The post This walking, rolling robot was inspired by... the Droidekas from ‘Star Wars’ appeared first on Digital Trends.Clearing the space fog
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 18:37
The term "space fog" refers not to water droplets blocking the view in space - there's no water out there - but rather a phenomenon affecting the mental abilities of astronauts. Those who have spent... time aboard the International Space Station coined the term to describe the difficulty concentrating and mental fatigue they sometimes experience.The Shammane smartwatch puts fashion first and is designed with women in mind
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 18:37
There are so many smartwatches available today, but women are often ignored. Not anymore. The Shammane smartwatch is not only fashionable -- it's functional. More importantly, it's perfect for smaller... wrists. The post The Shammane smartwatch puts fashion first and is designed with women in mind appeared first on Digital Trends.Rhode Island looks to boost cyber defenses
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 18:37Rhode Island Cybersecurity Commission issued a report that, if followed, would place the state on a path toward being better able to defend its residents against cyberattacks by improving or expanding... existing agencies along with increasing the level of communication between the state and federal government.
YouTube Gaming Adds Mobile Streaming And Twitch-Like Features
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 18:37
Slowly but surely, YouTube is building a serious Twitch competitor. With YouTube Gaming, you can live stream and watch your favorite streamers play video games. Launched in August, YouTube just... announced a first major update. Dropbox has opened up their beta program for their new file editing service, Paper.
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 18:36Dropbox has opened up their beta program for their new file editing service, Paper. You'll be able to create and edit documents as a team, with edits and notes similar to something like Google Docs.... You can sign up for the wait list here.
Adobe Flash has a new critical vulnerability on all platforms
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 18:35
Well, it's only been a few months since the last major vulnerability was discovered in Adobe's Flash software, so we're right on time for another one. The company has issued a new security bulletin... this week warning that the latest version of the Flash Player plug-in, number 19.0.0.207, is susceptible to an exploit that could cause PCs to crash or … Unfortunate kid gets knocked over during postgame celebration
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 18:34
Once we all admit that kids falling down is a little bit funny, the world will be a better place. Take this Vine, for instance, in which a kid trotting around the field after a Kansas City Royals game... is knocked over by another kid, who is being swung through the air by an unsuspecting Royals player. See also: 23 Kids Having a Worse Monday Than You It's a pretty hard fall, but we're sure the kid is fine. Look how many people came to help out! It's all good Plus, look at the kid's Royals jersey. The Royals won their game against the Astros, which means that at the very least, the day was a wash. This resilient li'l champ might even consider it a good day overall Surface Book preorders back on track, but you may wait weeks for the laptop
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 18:32
Microsoft's new laptop launches on October 26, but preorders show a wait time stretching well into November.Cybercrime bazaars: What's for sale in the online underworld?
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 18:32Prices, practices, fullzinfo exposed Intel Security has published a study that aims to shed light on the business deals, negotiations and pricing involved in the hidden underworld of the cybercrime... economy....
MIT's Crazy Shapeshifting Display Can Now Build With Blocks
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 18:31MIT made a table-like robot that can build with blocks. No humans needed. The post MIT’s Crazy Shapeshifting Display Can Now Build With Blocks appeared first on WIRED.
19 stoner Halloween costumes to show your pot appreciation
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 18:30
Aside from 420, every stoner's favorite holiday is Halloweed Sure, there are plenty of holidays centered around food, but Halloween is specifically centered around eating the best munchies in mass... quantities, all the while looking completely ridiculous. See also: Man calls cops because he's 'too high,' they discover him surrounded by Doritos So to show your pot appreciation, we compiled a list of Halloween costumes for every type of stoner. If you're feeling extra lazy and don't feel like making one, there are a few options available online Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments. Amazon's 2015 Fire TV: Finally, Amazon gets the streaming box right
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2015 18:30Review: Connectivity, interface issues met with gaming, search boosts. Plus, it's fast.
USB-powered electric hoodie is the illegitimate child of a Snuggie and electric blanket
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 18:30
Imagine the comfort and mobility of a hoodie, combined with the heat of an electric blanket. Like if a Snuggie had a wild night with a Sunbeam. That's essentially what the company Venture Heat is... planning with its newly announced Evolve Heated Hoodie, but with a tech twist: It's the "first USB-powered hoodie." Electric coils next to my chest. Perfect. Image: Venture Heat The good news is that Venture Heat should know what it's doing: The company designs a wide variety of heated clothing, including accessories for motorcycle riders. The heated hoodie is something that travelers trying to pack light could find especially useful. Cape Watch: Is Marvel Going to War With Itself?
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 18:30There have been a lot of very random Marvel rumors lately. Here's a rundown. The post Cape Watch: Is Marvel Going to War With Itself? appeared first on WIRED.
How to See Uranus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars
Scientific American - 15 Oct 2015 18:30
The next week or two Uranus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars are making notable appearances in the night sky -- Living Near Happy Friends Has the Greatest Effect on Your Own Happiness
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 18:30Happiness is contagious and friendship is magic: That's the lesson from a 20-year multi-generational study, which concludes that people's happiness depends on the happiness of those we're connected... with.
Dropbox Paper launched as set of collaborative tools for teams
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 18:29
This week the folks at Dropbox have turned the switch on for Paper, the final name for the until-now-beta release of "Notes." What was Notes now becomes officially "Paper", and the invites are... beginning to be sent. Paper is a set of collaborative tools for teams that work on the internet and off - and though there'll be software for … YouTube Gaming update adds mobile gameplay live streaming and recording support and more
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 18:29
YouTube officially launched their YouTube Gaming app and service in September, and today, the Android version of the app was updated with a major new feature: the ability for smartphone owners to live... steam and record gameplay direct from their devices.The real 2015 isn't so great in this 'Back to the Future' parody
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 18:28
In this clip from College Humor, Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel ahead to 2015, only to find the future is actually a pretty bleak place.Yahoo aims to phase out passwords with new service
Globe and Mail - 15 Oct 2015 18:28Yahoo Mail app on iOS and Android will have access to a new service called Yahoo Account Key, which uses smartphones to verify identities
Video: Galaxy Note 5 vs. iPhone 6s Plus, real-life camera performance test
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 18:28
Apple’s new iPhone 6s has better camera hardware and software than any earlier model, with the iPhone 6s Plus also packing optical image stabilization for photos and videos. The new iPhones have... been lauded in camera reviews from pro photographers, but DxOMark rankings still place them behind many of this year’s flagship Android handsets. DxOMark is yet to score the Galaxy Note 5’s camera performance, but a video showing a comparison between Samsung’s and Apple’s latest phablets is now available from a different source. DON’T MISS: iPhone 6s Plus vs. Galaxy Note 5: Real world performance test (it’s not even close) The Galaxy Note 5 may have lost to the new iPhone in some speed tests, but Samsung’s flagship phablet seems ready toWhy Old Sports Photos Often Have a Blue Haze
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 18:28
Rich Clarkson's photo of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then named Lew Alcindor, in the 1968 NCAA Men's National Basketball Final Four semifinal game in Los Angeles is a masterpiece of composition, timing and... exposure. The square format is the result of shooting the game action with a Hasselblad - a practice that continued into the early 2000s. […]New Yahoo Mail App Launches With Design Overhaul, Smarter Searches and Multiple Inboxes
Mac Rumors - 15 Oct 2015 18:27
With the 18th anniversary of Yahoo Mail hitting this month, the company today launched an all-new mail client for its popular service, debuting on both iOS and Android platforms. Most notably, the new... Yahoo Mail app will let users combine accounts from services like Outlook, AOL Mail, and Hotmail all under the same roof, which even extends to the Yahoo Mail experience on the desktop. "Email is the most prevalent way people communicate online. However, what we want from our inbox is evolving. Mobile use requires a faster and smarter inbox," said Jeff Bonforte, senior vice president of communication products at Yahoo. "Both of these needs are at the center of our new app." The new app also introduces a new concept in password keeping, called the Yahoo Account Key, which the company describes...Is nuclear fusion about to change our world?
CNN - 15 Oct 2015 18:26
Hey 21st century, where's that nuclear fusion power reactor you promised?Inside Europe's most ambitious engineering project
CNN - 15 Oct 2015 18:26
Set to open in 2018, the Crossrail expansion of London's rail network is the largest civil engineering project in Europe.Drone deliveries may be closer than you think
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 18:25
Workhorse Group Inc. of Loveland, Ohio, received permission Wednesday from the Federal Aviation Administration to begin testing a delivery drone nicknamed HorseFly that is launched from atop the... company's electric trucks. First Volvo Electric Car Will Be Out In 2019
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 18:24
It’s safe to say now that electric cars are going to be a big part of the future. The concept has been around for a really long time but most major car manufacturers haven’t seriously considered... it. Along came companies like Tesla to really push the industry forward and now you have conventional manufacturers jump on the bandwagon as well. Another one has announced when its first fully electric vehicle will be out, Volvo confirmed plans today for its first electric car which will be out in 2019. Most manufacturers have adopted hybrid technologies though, pairing electric motors with gasoline engines. Volvo too has a hybrid edition of its latest XC90 and there’s also a plug-in version of the V60 but the company hasn’t gone full electric just yet. That changes now. Volvo has...FIRST UP | Your Thursday Briefing
Space News - 15 Oct 2015 18:23
Embattled planet hunter resigns -- NASA buys 3 dedicated cubesat launches --SpaceShipTwo bounces back to rubber -- Northrop reorg SpaceNews.comThe Dalrymple Report with Merlin Mann: Just Like My Men
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 18:22Jim and Merlin talk Apple Watch workouts, playing guitar at parties, and break the fourth wall.Subscribe to this podcast Brought to you by:Igloo: An intranet you'll actually like.Wealthfront -- A... simple, low-cost, automated investment service that makes it easy to invest your money the right way. TDR listeners get their first $15,000 managed for free for the life of their account.Links: Tense Party Enters Third Hour Of Unplayed Acoustic Guitar Leaning Against Wall Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010) - IMDb Upgrade #58: What's Magic About That Keyboard? Rob Zombie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mission of Burma - "Signals, Calls, and Marches" (1981) on Apple Music ∞ Read this on The Loop
Samsung's SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit now available for $249
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 18:22
Back at IFA, Samsung unveiled the second-generation SmartThings smart home automation hub, and it is now available for purchase. The Samsung SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit is now available from a... variety of retailers for $249.Enjoy listening to Sam Smith? You're more likely to be agreeable and open: Sad songs trigger feelings of compassion
Daily Mail - 15 Oct 2015 18:20
Researchers from New Zealand analysed the personalities a group of volunteers while studying their musical tastes. People who said they enjoyed sad songs scored higher for empathy.Twitter unveils new tools to measure ad effectiveness
Reuters - 15 Oct 2015 18:19(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said in a blog it would provide its advertisers with custom data-driven reports to help them gauge the impact of their ad campaigns on their profits.
Tech scene blooms in Ireland
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 18:19
Web Summit helped put Ireland on the tech map. Now, start-ups like Cubic Telecom are enhancing its image. Hackers Can Turn Siri And Google Now Against You
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 18:19One of the new features in iOS 9 is the ability to train Siri to only recognize your voice so your phone doesn’t respond to commands from just anybody. According to a report from Wired, though, a... pair of researchers at ANSSI—a French government agency—have figured out a way to use radio waves to silently activate Siri or Android’s Google Now from across the room.
Some Guy Made A Thor's Hammer That Only He Can Lift
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 18:18
Turns out you don't need to step out of a Marvel comic to have superhero strength. You just need a bit of engineering know-how. As you can see in the viral video above, Allen Pan--whose Twitter page... identifies him as a Los Angeles-based engineer and "imagination man"-- built a Thor's Hammer that only he can lift. Pan packed on his mythic muscle with the help of an electromagnet from a microwave oven, fingerprint scanner, touch sensor, and batteries. The hidden gadgetry enabled him to easily pick up the hammer. Passers-by who asked to give it a go looked, well, silly. Like this guy ... Maybe we should all leave the Thor's Hammer lift to the Norse god, or a certain Hollywood hunk. via GIPHY H/T Viral Viral Videos Also on HuffPost: -- This feed and its contents are the...Facebook Looking Into App's Excessive Battery Drain On iOS
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 18:18
Recently there have been many reports from iOS users complaining that the Facebook for iOS app is causing excessive battery drain on their devices, apparently because the app continues to run... processes in the background even if background app refresh is disabled, this in turn eats up the precious battery life. Facebook has now confirmed that it’s looking into these reports and will have a fix available for users very soon. A spokesperson for Facebook said that the social network has heard reports of some people experiencing battery issues with the iOS app, “we’re looking into this and hope to have a fix in place soon.” Multiple theories have since been floated online as to why this is happening but so far Facebook isn’t commenting on them, it’s keep its head down and looking...Watch a Robotic Floor Play with Blocks
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 18:17
MIT's Tangible Media Group is experimenting with the idea of "physical telepresence."9to5Toys Lunch Break: iPhone 6s/Plus cases from $2, USB Solar Panel $50, Bluetooth audio adapter $16, more
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 18:15
Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications.... Today’s can't miss deals: Anker iPhone 6s/Plus cases in multiple styles and colors from $2 Prime shipped Anker MFi Lightning Cables: 3-ft $4, 9-ft $7 (Prime shipped), more iPhone […]Finally, removing revenge porn from Pornhub is being made simpler
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 18:15
Joining the national movement to crack down on revenge porn, website and purveyor of adult content Pornhub has announced a new protocol that streamlines its revenge porn removal processes. The post... Finally, removing revenge porn from Pornhub is being made simpler appeared first on Digital Trends.Waze's ride sharing service launches in Israel. Is it Google's uber-X killer?
Geek Time - 15 Oct 2015 18:15
The service will allow for users to "pitch in" in exchange for rides; here is a first reviewLearn to be lean when it comes to project management [Deals]
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 18:15
Like any skill or discipline, being effective at getting projects done is something that can be learned and refined. This certified course in project management by the Management and Strategy... Institute focuses on lean process and project management. It's basically a master course in keeping any operation efficient and nimble, an invaluable perspective that's just […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)10 awesome Android 6.0 Marshmallow tips to try out
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 18:15
With every new update comes a lot of new cool tricks, but it's not always easy figuring them out. Thankfully, we've put together this guide to highlight some of the best Android 6.0 Marshmallow tips.... The post 10 awesome Android 6.0 Marshmallow tips to try out appeared first on Digital Trends.Has the Kepler Space Telescope Discovered an Alien Megastructure?
SPACE.com - 15 Oct 2015 18:14
NASA's Kepler space telescope has detected something weird orbiting a nearby star -- is it evidence of an alien civilization? Or is it just a clump of comets?New Closeup Images of Enceladus
SpaceRef - 15 Oct 2015 18:14This image of Enceladus was taken on October 14, 2015 and received on Earth October 15, 2015....
Apple tries to ease fears that Wi-Fi Assist is a data gobbler
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 18:14
Wi-Fi Assist can switch your phone to a cellular connection if your Wi-Fi signal gets too weak, but concerns have cropped up that it may eat up too much of your mobile data. What does Apple say?Amazon Will Add Captions To More Than 190,000 TV Shows And Movies
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 18:12
Captioning for all content is just one of the benefits that Amazon Prime members get when streaming content from Amazon Prime Video, Amazon provides captioning for all content available on its video... streaming service, but the company has now reached an agreement with the National Association of the Deaf to commit to adding captions to more than 190,000 TV shows and movies that can be rented or purchased outside of Amazon Prime Video. In a statement released to the media the National Association of the Deaf acknowledges that Amazon has already added captions to a “vast majority” of content available on its service and with the new agreement it’s going to do the same for more than 190,000 titles in its library. Initially Amazon is only going to focus on titles that have recently been...Teenager solves Rubik's Cube in 5.77 seconds, makes us all question our abilities
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 18:11
This video from the 2015 Rubik’s Cube China Championship shows Australian contender Feliks Zemdegs solving a Rubik's Cube in 5.77 seconds Although the time falls short of the world record (5.25... seconds, held by Colin Burns), it's still incredible to watch. It's almost as though Zemdegs slips into another time dimension to speedily solve the clever cubic puzzle It doesn't matter if you didn't break the world record, Zemdegs. You still made our jaws drop. Stephen Colbert and Jack Black sing the ultimate patriotic anthem Snake catches a massive catfish because nature is scary Baby koala is in desperate need of a hug, please Selena Gomez proves she is the queen of Dubsmash A Second Snowden Has Leaked a Mother Lode of Drone Docs
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 18:10The Intercept's focus on adversial journalism and anonymous whistleblower security is paying off. The post A Second Snowden Has Leaked a Mother Lode of Drone Docs appeared first on WIRED.
Researchers perform world's first automated mass-crowd count
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 18:09
Computers have scanned aerial photographs and conducted the first automated mass-crowd count in the world, thanks to the work of researchers at the University of Central Florida.TechCrunch Giveaway: iPhone 6s
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 18:07
In order to help spread the word about 3CX’s new iOS platform, the company is giving away a new 16GB iPhone 6s to a TechCrunch reader. ∞ Test driving Tesla's autopilot
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 18:07This would freak me out, but it looks cool.
Bees are CAFFEINE addicts: Insects enjoy stimulant - and even perform dances to direct their hive mates to a source
Daily Mail - 15 Oct 2015 18:07
In tests by the University of Sussex, researchers gave bees a sugar solution laced with caffeine. After a first taste of the stimulant, the bees kept returning to where they had found it beforeRobotic Astronomer Finds New Home
PTTU - 15 Oct 2015 18:07
California Institute of Technology:Twitter Unveils New Reports For Businesses To Track Whether Their Ads Worked
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 18:04
Twitter is giving advertisers a new way to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns. The company is making this data available through what it’s calling conversion lift reports. Those reports... are supposed to measure whether Twitter ads actually lead to an improvement in whatever business metric you’re focused on, whether it’s website clicks/signups, mobile app installs… Your smartphone addiction is very real, and may be seriously debilitating
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 18:04
So deep-seated is our dependency on our smart phones that a recent study has shown that we actually perform better on cognitive tests when our phones are around (even if we're not using them) than if... they're out of sight or far away. The post Your smartphone addiction is very real, and may be seriously debilitating appeared first on Digital Trends.Animal scientists identify mutations that led to pigs that lack immune systems
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 18:03Animal science researchers have identified a pair of genetic mutations that cause immune deficiencies in pigs that make them uniquely good models for testing potential medical therapies for people.... The work advances previous research on pigs with severe combined immunodeficiency.
Netflix CEO explains why Netflix is so much better than traditional TV
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 18:03
Netflix’s subscriber growth might not have been as impressive as investors had hoped last quarter, but the company is still in great shape. Why? Simply put, it’s because customers absolutely love... the service. Happy customers are repeat customers, and they also obviously help the service grow by crowing about it to friends and on social networks, which leads to new sign ups and more happy customers. But why do Netflix subscribers love the service so much? DON’T MISS: 10 hottest iPhone 6s cases we’ve found so far Netflix reported its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon, missing The Street’s expectations in a number of key areas. Move a block or more away from Wall Street in any direction though, and the company turned inSpecial class of T cells shown to both attack cancer cells and enlist other immune cells
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 18:03New insights about a subset of T cells has been shared by researchers, that suggest that they appear to both inhibit cancer growth and enhance the tumor-killing powers of other immune cells.
SeeSo Is NBC's Dedicated Comedy Streaming Service
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 18:03
Major TV networks are gradually embracing the internet TV streaming phenomenon and launching their own services to better compete in the evolving TV landscape, there had been rumors that NBC is coming... up with a service of its own, and today one has finally been announced. The service doesn’t provide streaming of the linear channel online, rather it’s a dedicated service for streaming comedy content, which NBC has plenty of. The over-the-top internet TV streaming service is called SeeSo and it will be priced at $3.99 per month, content will include some of the best comedy shows from NBC including but not limited to Saturday Night Live, The Office, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Monty Python's Flying Circus. Speaking at a press event in New York NBCU Digital Enterprises Vice...Tommy's blindsided by revelation in 'Heroes Reborn' sneak peek
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 18:02
Think it's tough being an EVO? Try being a teenager, too The first few episodes of Heroes Reborn haven't been the easiest for young Tommy, the boy who makes people go poof, but this week's episode is... going to deliver quite the one-two punch to the poor kid if this exclusive sneak peek is any indication See also: 'Heroes Reborn' review: The song remains the same, but it's a decent song In the video, Tommy finds himself being interrogated by your typical rude TV detective when the man drops an unexpected piece of info on the youngster We won't ruin it by telling you more, but you can watch above. Tesla gives its Model S vehicles autonomous driving capabilities -- overnight
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 18:02
Tesla has announced its AutoPilot suite of self-driving technologies will begin rolling out to Model S vehicles overnight via an over-the-air update. The technology will use pre-existing cameras and... radar systems installed on 2014 or newer Model S vehicles. The post Tesla gives its Model S vehicles autonomous driving capabilities — overnight appeared first on Digital Trends.Dreams turned off and on with a neural switch
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 18:01
In dream or REM sleep, brain activity is more like awake than non-REM activity, and muscles are paralyzed. Various regions of the brain affect REM sleep, but neuroscientists have found a group of... neurons in the medulla that seem to play a key role. Activating them makes mice go immediately into REM sleep, while inactivating them abolishes it. REM control could be useful for researchers studying the function of sleep in animals.Mysterious Objects Raise Questions About Bizarre Star
ABC News - 15 Oct 2015 18:01
Of the approximately 150,000 stars observed by the Kepler Space Telescope, the bizarre flickering habits of one star are puzzling scientists.Google Brings App Engine And Cloud Datastore To Its New East Coast Region
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 18:01
It’s only been two weeks since Google first launched some of its core Cloud Platform services in its South Carolina data center (the ‘us-east1 region’ if you want to be precise). At the time,... the two most glaringly missing service in this new East Coast region was Google App Engine. But as the company announced today, App Engine is now available in this region, together with… Picture of the Day: Blue Skies on Pluto
Twisted Sifter - 15 Oct 2015 18:01
Incredible when you think how far from Earth this picture was taken from.YouTube Gaming launches paid subscriptions and Android broadcasting
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2015 18:00Viewers can pay $3.99 a month to support their favorite streamers.
Fires in Indonesia Seen From Orbit
SpaceRef - 15 Oct 2015 18:00Fires in Indonesia are not like most other fires. They are extremely difficult to extinguish....
YouTube Starts Selling Subscriptions -- For Its Gaming Channels
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 18:00
Four dollars a month, but all the videos will still be free -- it's more of a donation than a subscription.Facebook Working On Fix For iOS App Battery Drain Issue
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 18:00
Facebook has confirmed it is investigating reports of excessive battery drain caused by its iOS app apparently continuing to run processes in the background — even with background app refresh... disabled. Shining light on orphan receptors
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 18:00Light has been used for the first time to activate a receptor for which the compound binding and controlling it naturally is unknown, researchers suggests. A team of scientists has now employed its... novel application of optogenetics to identify a new compound that inhibits the orphan receptor ROS1, which has been linked to several forms of cancer.
Dropbox's New 'Paper' Is Yet Another All-in-One Work Tool
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 18:00The company that has spent almost a decade keeping all your files in perfect sync is now launching its second product, along with a re-branding of sorts. The post Dropbox’s New ‘Paper’ Is Yet... Another All-in-One Work Tool appeared first on WIRED.
Wash away the dark side with Star Wars shower heads
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 18:00
Get rid of dirt (and Rebel soap scum) by getting clean with Darth Vader and R2-D2 novelty shower accessoriesThrow money at YouTube Gaming stars each month with sponsorships
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 18:00Remember when we said Twitch learned a lot from the recent launch of YouTube Gaming, Google's own video game-focused live-streaming site? Turns out, YouTube is picking up some tricks from Twitch, a... veteran of the live gaming arena. YouTube Gaming i...
GoPro Launches GoPro Awards
Photography Blog - 15 Oct 2015 18:00
The GoPro Awards is an ongoing programme that rewards the GoPro community for sharing their best GoPro photos and videos. Ultimate Hacking Keyboard splits in half, is fully programmable
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 18:00If you want to go a step beyond mechanical keyboards, you'll inevitably end up looking at the wild variety of ergonomic options. Now we have a new challenger: The Ultimate Hacking Keyboard by the... Hungarian startup Ultimate Gadget Laboratories. It's...
3Q: Cynthia Barnhart on progress to prevent sexual assault at MIT
MIT - 15 Oct 2015 18:00
A year after the release of a pioneering survey, chancellor discusses steps MIT has taken to date.Mast Raises $7 Million For A Phone Featuring Separate Work and Personal Numbers
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 18:00
Sales organizations have a new, business communications platform over which to get very excited. It’s less clear how employees will feel about it. The company, New York-based Mast Mobile, was... founded in 2013 by several Virgin Mobile execs, along with DFJ partner and former Facebook product manager Bubba Murarka. It has a novel proposition, too, which is to provide each employee at a… Magnetize a Screwdriver in Seconds and Never Lose Another Screw
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 18:00All screwdrivers should be magnetic, but sadly only some are. Here's a simple way to magnetize every screwdriver in your drawer so you'll never lose another screw.
5 traits of an ethical hacker
Geek Time - 15 Oct 2015 18:00
Yes, they do exist, and this is how they can help protect your companyPaper is Dropbox's new vision for how teams can work together
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 18:00Six months ago, Dropbox quietly announced a collaborative note-taking tool called Notes and launched it in an invite-only beta test. But starting today, the product is being officially branded as... Dropbox Paper and the beta test is expanding signifi...
Uber quickly fixes snafu that leaked US-based drivers' personal data
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 17:59OK, it was sorted within 30 minutes, but even so ... Uber has accidentally exposed the personal details of hundreds of US drivers as the result of a software bug, revealing names, social security... numbers, pictures of drivers' licences, tax forms, and other sensitive information, before the issue was resolved soon after discovery....
Mutations driving leukemia identified
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:57An international team of scientists has identified novel genes associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia through the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data.
Towards a favorable systemic radio-immunotherapy target
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:57Survival probability of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) has improved significantly over the past two decades. Monoclonal antibodies against targeted proteins on Reed-Sternberg cells in HL though a popular... choice for immunotherapy have yet to demonstrate complete responses. In a new study, researchers have considered the ripple effects of 90Y-daclizumab, a drug which targets CD25+ tumor cells in Hodgkin's Lymphoma during radio-immunotherapy. The results demonstrated 30.4 percent complete and 19.6 percent partial responses in HL patients.
When punishment doesn't fit the crime
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:57People with traumatic brain injuries -- such as those incurred from violent accidents or combat -- are more prone to misjudge when faced with situations involving dispute or requiring discipline, new... research indicates.
What's behind your thirst? Discovery advances our understanding of how our brain controls body hydration, temperature
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:57
Scientists have made a breakthrough that advances our understanding of how the brain detects and prevents dehydration. The findings could have important clinical implications, as the key protein they... discovered could be a target for the development of treatments and diagnostic tests for many health problems associated with the imbalance of bodily fluids.New avenue for combating deterioration in blood stem cells
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:57
Using mouse embryos, researchers have replicated the deterioration with aging of blood stem cells, particularly red blood cells, and were able to alleviate the fetal anemia suffered by the mouse... embryos and prevent death in 40 percent of the cases. This is a first step towards the development of potential treatments for anemia caused by a deficient activity of these stem cells, such as the aplastic anemia in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy.Live stream James Franco's bar mitzvah to see if he finally grows up
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:57
James Franco is about to have the bar mitzvah of every kid's dreams. James Franco's Bar Mitzvah will be the fourth annual variety show presented by Hilarity for Charity (HFC), an organization founded... by Seth and Lauren Rogen in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association to raise awareness of the disease. HFC is partnering with Funny or Die to stream the sold-out event on go90 See also: 11 ways James Franco could make his brother's wedding about James Franco The variety show's performance roster includes Bill Hader, Kyle Kinane, Al Madrigal, Ron Funches, Justin Willman, Miley Cyrus and HAIM. WATCH NOW | In Conversation with U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James
Space News - 15 Oct 2015 17:56
U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James speaks with SpaceNews military space reporter Mike Gruss about her expanded role in space, navigating the current budget environment, and renewed space... protection efforts. SpaceNews.comFor this solar racing team, a full tank means predicting the clouds
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 17:56
On October 18, competitors from around the globe will compete in the 1,800-mile Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. The University of Michigan Solar Car Team will use IBM technology to... predict weather patterns to keep its vehicle powered. The post For this solar racing team, a full tank means predicting the clouds appeared first on Digital Trends.Google kills the Chrome browser's notification center after discovering no one uses it
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 17:56
Blaming a lack of usage, Google has announced plans to remove the notification center from the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of its Chrome Web browser in the software's next release. The post... Google kills the Chrome browser’s notification center after discovering no one uses it appeared first on Digital Trends.Google Chrome is ditching that annoying bell icon no one uses
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:55
Google is doing away with the desktop notification center for Windows, Mac and Linux in the next version of Chrome, though it'll remain unchanged on Chrome OS. The most basic reason for the change is... that no one's really using it, according to Google software engineer Justin DeWitt, so it's an effort to streamline the desktop experience. See also: 20 Searches Made Ridiculous by Google Autocomplete While Chrome apps and extensions have supported push notifications for several years now, it wasn't until 2013 that the notification center was launched. It combines rich notifications from web pages (images, formatted text and actions, such as the ability to respond to an email directly in the pop-up) and Google Now info — so Chrome users could catch up on notifications they missed while they...Yahoo Mail Dumps Passwords In Latest Revamp
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 17:55To celebrate Yahoo Mail’s 18th birthday this month the company has rolled out a totally revamped Yahoo Mail app that it says is more fast, beautiful and intuitive than ever before. The new app has... been designed from the ground up and it focuses on speed and simplicity, it comes with several new features, while also dumping passwords. It’s the first app from Yahoo that features the company’s password-free sign-in technology that it calls Yahoo Account Key, “taking user convenience and security to the next level.” Yahoo Mail finally gets multiple mail management with this update, users can access and manage their Outlook, Hotmail and AOL mail accounts from the new Yahoo Mail app as well as through the browser interface. Each connected mailbox will get access to Yahoo Mail’s...
OpenStack Liberty arrives with enhancements for scalability and containers
V3 - 15 Oct 2015 17:55
The 12th release of the open source cloud platform is now generally availableMeet The Man Who Invented Tech To Cure His Inoperable Brain Tumor
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 17:55LONDON -- A man discovered he had an inoperable brain tumor, and rather than accept that his life was over, invented the technology that saved his own life and is now saving the lives of thousands... around the world. Back in 1993, when he was 26 years old, Avi Yaron was living what he calls an "intensive life" as an Israeli student who was also running two startups. He was sleeping for only two or three hours a night but says he had the Midas touch, succeeding in everything he was doing. "I was high on life; everything was great."
Comparing food delivery apps from Uber, Yelp and others
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 17:54
If you're hungry and thinking about ordering in, here's a menu of apps to choose from. What's smart about Playboy's new, nudity-free approach to sexy
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 17:53
Commentary: After six decades of showing women in their birthday suits, Playboy is trying on clothes. CNET's Bonnie Burton, a longtime fan, explains why she's excited about the magazine's new... direction.New 21.5-inch Retina iMac gets iFixit teardown, revealing non-upgradeable RAM
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 17:53
Another new Apple product has been released, and that means the repair specialists iFixit have conducted another one of their detailed teardowns. This week it's the new 21.5-inch Retina iMac that was... just announced, complete with 4K display. As usual, iFixit spares nothing when it comes to revealing the particulars, but unfortunately due to non-upgradeable parts, the new iMac was … After much ado, Samsung may finally launch the Galaxy Note 5 in Europe
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 17:53
Samsung might be planning to launch the Galaxy Note 5 in Europe by early 2016, according to a Romanian site. The company made an apparent U-turn after complaints from retailers and consumers. The post... After much ado, Samsung may finally launch the Galaxy Note 5 in Europe appeared first on Digital Trends.Google gives away Rick Astley's greatest hit
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 17:52
Few musicians have tasted such delicious "one hit wonder" delights as Rick Astley, creator of the internet's favorite song "Never Gonna Give You Up." It's the song you use to "Rick Roll" your friends.... You link to the video, you link to the song, you link to Rick's image if you're feeling like your friend knows the joke well enough. … NBC Thinks It Can Sell TV on the Web Without Competing With Itself
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 17:52
Seeso, a new comedy subscription service, is coming in January. Will you pay $4 a month to watch it?Pixelmator 3.4
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 17:52Pixelmator 3.4 Twist adds support for the new OS X El Capitan, multitasking via Split View, the new Pixelmator Photos Extension with powerful Distort tools, and more. This is such a great app. The... guys at Pixelmator continue to improve the application, adding value for its customers.∞ Read this on The Loop
WedPics Team Releases Photo, A Collaborative Photo-Sharing App For iOS, Android And Web
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 17:52
The makers of the popular social app for weddings, WedPics, is today launching a new app for social-photo sharing in an effort to retain customers after the big day has wrapped. The sister app,... simply called “Photo,” is meant to serve as an extension or companion to the company’s flagship application, offering couples and their guests a way to continue to take and share… IBM And Carnegie Mellon Build An Open Platform To Help The Visually Impaired Get Around
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 17:52
IBM and Carnegie Mellon have announced an open platform to support the creation of apps for the visually impaired. An app has already been built with this technology, and it could be a big help.Movimento and Mitsubishi Electric collaborate to bring OTA tech to more cars
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 17:51
A Movimento over-the-air software update platform will be used in future in-vehicle infotainment systems from Mitsubishi Electric. The two companies hope to proliferate the use of this tech in cars.... The post Movimento and Mitsubishi Electric collaborate to bring OTA tech to more cars appeared first on Digital Trends.(VIDEO) Programmatic TV And Video Are Two Different Worlds: SpotX's Cooke
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 17:48So-called "programmatic" tools and platforms have revolutionized how online display advertising is bought and sold, now it has making inroads to online video ads - next up, many hope it can do the... same in plain 'ol TV. But that is easier said than done. "One of the challenges in bringing about this programmatic ubiquity is the fact we are talking about two distinct business models here," says SpotX programmatic TV VP Randy Cooke, whose company is one of many vendors addressing the problem. "Television (broadcast model) monetizes at the point of content distribution; with unicast (digital IP streams), we're monetising consumption where there is real-time audience discovery." To help out, SpotX recently began working with Clypd, a television ad targeting optimization platform vendor, to...
Apple's biggest fan has died
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 17:48You can argue about the "biggest fan" title, but he definitely fit that mold. Sad.∞ Read this on The Loop
Scientists develop genetic blueprint of inner ear cell development
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:48Using a sensitive new technology called single-cell RNA-seq on cells from mice, scientists have created the first high-resolution gene expression map of the newborn mouse inner ear. The findings... provide new insight into how epithelial cells in the inner ear develop and differentiate into specialized cells that serve critical functions for hearing and maintaining balance.
Researchers identify a new culprit behind fibrosis
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:48
A new molecule has been identified by researchers that involves skin fibrosis, a life-threatening disease characterized by the inflammation and hardening of skin tissue. The new study is the first to... investigate the role of this molecule in skin fibrosis and paves the way toward new and improved therapies for the disease.Rare mutation may extend survival in lung cancer patients with brain metastases
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:48Most patients with non-small cell lung cancer that has metastasized to the brain have a dire prognosis. But researchers have identified a subset of those patients with a rare genetic mutation who are... living significantly longer than patients without the mutation.
Test helps identify patients for home monitoring device for progression of age-related macular degeneration
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:47Use of a qualification test within a retinal practice appeared to be effective in predicting which patients with intermediate age-related macular degeneration would be good candidates to initiate use... of a home monitoring device for progression to more severe AMD, according to a study.
Self-esteem among young women undergoing facial plastic surgery in China
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:47A study of young women in China undergoing cosmetic surgery on their eyelids and noses suggests feelings of self-esteem and self-efficacy (confidence in one's abilities) were lower before surgery but... increased in the months after surgery, according to an article.
Patients with lower income less likely to participate in clinical trials
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 17:47Patients newly diagnosed with cancer were less likely to participate in clinical trials if their annual household income was below $50,000, according to an article.
How Does a Casting Director Work?
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 17:47We're posting transcripts of Working, Slate's podcast about what people do all day, exclusively for Slate Plus members. What follows is the transcript for Season 3, Episode 11.
DRM for JPEG? Standards group could make it happen
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 17:46
Being able to copy, modify, and share image files on the Internet is something we take for granted now, but the standards body in charge of JPEG is looking to change that. For several months, the JPEG... Committee has been considering a DRM scheme for its wildly popular image format. While a DRM extension already exists for JPEG 2000--a version used for medical imaging and other professional cases--the committee is now thinking of adding DRM more broadly. The Electronic Frontier Foundation wrote about this issue this week, and presented its case against DRM to the JPEG standards body. Ancient teeth suggest an earlier human migration out of Africa
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:45
Teeth from a cave in China suggest that modern humans lived in Asia much earlier than previously thought, and tens of thousands of years before they reached Europe, researchers say. This discovery... yields new information about the dispersal of modern humans from Africa to the rest of the world, and could shed light on how modern humans and Neanderthals interacted, the scientists added. SEE ALSO: See photos of our closest human ancestor Modern humans first originated about 200,000 years ago in Africa. When and how the modern human lineage dispersed from Africa has long been controversial. Previous research suggested the exodus from Africa began between 70,000 and 40,000 years ago. However, recent research hinted that modern humans might have begun their march across the globe as early as...You have got to be kidding me Samsung
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 17:45Samsung is adding two new Galaxy Note 5 options to its lineup in South Korea. They're exactly the same internally, but they come in two cool new colors -- Silver Titanium and Pink Gold. "Pink Gold,"... really? Samsung is so pathetic.∞ Read this on The Loop
Chromecast 2 review: Make any TV smart, effortlessly
Pocket-lint - 15 Oct 2015 17:45
When Google launched the first Chromecast back in 2013, we quickly picked up the affordable HDMI dongle for several friends and family members. After all, it's an inexpensive and incredibly handy way... to wirelessly "cast" content to a TV and access smart...Health Tech Startup Theranos Struggles With Blood Test Devices
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 17:44
Theranos has struggled behind the scenes to turn the excitement over its technology into reality. At the end of 2014, the lab instrument developed as the linchpin of its strategy handled just a small... fraction of the tests then sold to consumers, according to four former employees. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.The ultimate commuter bike: Electric Gi FlyBike folds in half in seconds, locks itself and even charges your phone as you pedal
Daily Mail - 15 Oct 2015 17:44
The bike (pictured) was created by three designers in New York who describe it as an 'all-in-one bicycle' with built-in lights, phone dock and an automatic lock.The final Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer and presale info could arrive this weekend
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 17:44
While every other movie on the planet may be tired of taking a back seat to Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens, it looks like the film may be primed to hijack the headlines once again. The... post The final Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer and presale info could arrive this weekend appeared first on Digital Trends.Skype Now Lets Anyone Join A Chat Over The Web
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 17:44
Skype is one of the most widely used cross-platform messaging services across the globe, not only for instant messaging, but also for voice and video chats. The team says that the goal with Skype was... to get the whole world talking for free and that the goal has remained the same ever since, to break down communication barriers. In that spirit Skype today announced that it’s making a slight change which will enable anyone to jump into a Skype chat over the web. Skype users can now invite anyone to join a chat by sharing a unique link which they can send over Twitter, Facebook, email, WhatsApp or any other medium. The recipient can easily join the chat as a guest from their computer using Skype for Web. This works for both one on one and group chats, for instant messaging, voice and video...Watch Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd joke about the tech of Back to the Future II
Pocket-lint - 15 Oct 2015 17:43
As part of the build up to 21 October 2015, the date Marty McFly travelled to in Back to the Future II, Toyota has been seeding videos onto YouTube and teasing an announcement on the day where "the... future will become reality". It will also release an...Unpacking Calvin Klein's Wildly Successful #MyCalvins Campaign
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 17:42
It's a 21st century marketer's wet dream.Married Founders Of Wildfire Leave Google 3 Years After $350M+ Buyout
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 17:41
Wife and husband duo Victoria Ransom and Alain Chuard hit the jackpot on social. With every brand trying to figure out a Faceboook marketing strategy in 2008, the two built a startup called Wildfire... that did it for them. Wildfire helped companies develop a presence, share content, run contests, and buy ads on social networks including Twitter and Pinterest. Google looking to barge into the… Video: The iPhone 7 I hope Apple will never make
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 17:40
Don't get me wrong, I loved the 3.5-inch iPhones at the time. They fit perfectly in my hand and seemed to be just right for anything. But I wouldn't want to use a new 3.5-inch iPhone no matter how... up-to-date it was now that I know what iOS 9 os like on a bigger screen. However, not all iPhone fans want such large displays on their iPhones, and some are still waiting for Apple to make a new iPhone that would pack the same awesome features available in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s series, but in a smaller package. While rumors speculate that a 4-inch iPhone 6c is in the making for next year, a graphic designer has now imagined what aThere's a drivable, adult version of Britain's favourite toy car and it's for sale
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:39
LONDON — The Little Tikes toy car has long been a fond childhood memory for Brits everywhere — but what if you could actually drive one on proper, grown-up roads? See also: This tiny car can... change shape, drive sideways Well the thing is, you might now be able to. Mechanic John Bitmead and his brother Geoff of Attitude Autos made a real life, road legal version of the classic children's toy back in November 2013 — and now they've put their creation up for sale on eBay. The car, which took a total of 16 weeks to make and was adapted from a Daewoo Matiz, has done 5000 miles and is priced at £21,500 ($33,264). 9 Easy DIY Spice Blends (Infographic)
Twisted Sifter - 15 Oct 2015 17:38
Spice up your meals with these 9 simple blends that you can easily make at home.Intel inks $8bn debt deal, preps for Altera buy
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 17:38Chipzilla bets farm on data centre growth after 6% profit fall Intel has bumped up its debt levels by $8bn (£5.2bn) to $20bn (£16bn), ahead of its $16.7bn (£10.4bn) gobble of data centre chip... outfit Altera....
Kardashians join Lamar Odom at hospital, show support on social media
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:37
When news of Lamar Odom's hospitalization broke on Tuesday, Kylie Jenner abruptly ended the livestream for her app Since then, the family has been unusually quiet on social media with the exception of... a few posts wishing for Lamar's recovery. Khloe, Kris, Kim and Kendall have all joined him at his hospital in Las Vegas See also: Lamar Odom's American tragedy Odom and Kardashian married a month after meeting in 2009. He appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and the couple even had their own show, Khloe and Lamar She filed for divorce from the troubled NBA player in 2013, but Khloe is reportedly in charge of his medical care while he is in a coma because the former couple's divorce has not yet been finalized Interplanetary architecture
MIT - 15 Oct 2015 17:37
Faculty and students grapple with 3-D printing a habitable structure on Mars.Apple introduces ResearchKit apps for autism, melanoma and epilepsy
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 17:37Apple wanted to make data gathering easier for medical researchers with ResearchKit. According to the company, since the launch of the open-source platform earlier this year, over 100,000 participants... have already shared their health data with a ho...
If Aliens Exist, Would They Have Sex?
SPACE.com - 15 Oct 2015 17:36
Aliens might have sex, assuming the benefits outweigh the risks on their home planets. What that sex would look like is an open question. But if animal antics on Earth say anything, extraterrestrial... sex would be weird.Groupon is selling refurbished Chromecasts for $20
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 17:36
Groupon, the popular discount retailer, is selling the original Chromecast for just $20. The units that are being sold are refurbished by the manufacturer, but if you have been on the fence or want to... grab an extra for travel, this is a great deal.Google search for India's first prime minister shows Narendra Modi's image
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 17:36A Google search for 'India's first prime minister' shows the name Jawaharlal Nehru mistakenly accompanied by a photo of current PM Narendra Modi.
NBA 2K16 hits the court on Android
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 17:36
2K, the publisher behind a number of popular sports games, has launched NBA 2K16 for Android. The game packs new rosters of players, as well as new features and improvements over 2K15, such as better... graphics and smoother controls and gameplay. 2K16 also features the popular MyCareer mode, and offers more ways to earn the game's Virtual Currency.Moto X Pure Edition versus OnePlus 2
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 17:35
Motorola and OnePlus are aiming at the same group of users, and choosing between the two of them is all about priorities. If the Android ecosystem has done anything in the last year, it's made us take... a serious look at what $400 gets you nowadays. There are a lot of answers to that question right now, but the two most popular are easily the Moto X Pure Editon and the OnePlus 2. Motorola and OnePlus have focused for the last year on being budget-focused without sacrificing much, and in many ways both have delivered. (Supply constraints and wait lists not withstanding for OnePlus.) The Moto X Pure Edition and OnePlus 2 both offer compelling and unique experiences, which can make trying to choose between them a little difficult. That's where we come in. Here's what you need to know when...Even dressed as Pikachu, Ronda Rousey could kick your ass
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:33
Maybe think twice about giving that giant Pikachu a hug. Notorious mixed martial arts champ Ronda Rousey recently dressed as everyone's favorite electric rat Pokémon for an intense training montage.... If you're surprised, don't be: Rousey is a huge nerd, especially for Pokémon. See also: Ronda Rousey: If anyone calls me fat one more time, I’m going to kill them Proof: This is how she started her Reddit AMA in August Ronda here. My favorite Pokemon is Mew and I used to moderate a Pokemon forum. I'm an active player on WOW and a Mage named Randa on TaichiPanda – I’m on the 3rd Game Of Thrones book and will shank a bitch who tries to give shit away about the series cause you watched the show already. One Husband's Response to Retouched Photos of His Wife
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 17:31
San Antonio, Texas-based boudoir photographer Victoria Caroline Haltom saw a Facebook post go viral recently after she shared an email she received from a husband who was disappointed after seeing... retouched photos of his wife. About a year ago, when the 25-year-old photographer was just starting her photography business, Victoria Caroline Boudoir, she was approached […]Gear S2 Comes To T-Mobile On November 15th
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 17:30
Samsung’s new wearable device is finally making its way to carriers in the United States, T-Mobile is one of the carriers that will be offering it to its customers, and today Magenta has confirmed... when its customers will be able to pick up the Gear S2. The smartwatch will be available for purchase from participating T-Mobile stores as well as the carrier’s online store from November 15th. Existing T-Mobile subscribers can add the smartwatch to their current smartphone plan for an additional $5 per month, this will enable them to call, email or text as much as they want straight from their wrist. They’ll get up to 500MB of data for the smartwatch which should be good enough for a wearable device. T-Mobile is going to sell the Gear S2 in two colors, Dark Gray and Silver, for $0 down...NBC's new comedy-only online subscription service is here
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:30
Live from New York, it's NBC's effort to compete with Hulu, Netflix and everybody else in the streaming subscription market. The peacock network announced Thursday its first entirely online... subscription service, a $3.99-per-month platform devoted to comedy. Called Seeso, the service will feature a mixture of original content and previously broadcast TV series and late-night shows See also: CBS Launches Digital Subscription Service The new service is NBC's entree into the crowded, competitive world of online streaming. In addition to stalwarts like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, CBS launched its own standalone service in October 2014. NBC must hope that a focus on comedy can help its product stand out. Razer Deathstalker Chroma review
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 17:30
Razer's DeathStalker Chroma is a step forward for membrane gaming keyboards, but the other keyboards in its family may offer a better value. The post Razer Deathstalker Chroma review appeared first on... Digital Trends.These emoji celebrate your unique penis
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:29
Rejoice, sexters. You no longer have to use the eggplant emoji to represent male genitalia. Flirtmoji just released a sneak peak of the newest additions to its suite of anatomy emoji, and they are... penises. See also: Sexting IRL is just awkward and will make you grateful for your phone Inspired by genitalia photos on Tumblr, cinematic shots in porn and a number of unusual Google searches, Flirtmoji's penis emoji are an attempt to make a wide range of diverse and inclusive art. "We broke a lot of our stylistic conventions of symmetry and regularity to embrace kind of this total diversity of form," Flirtmoji artist Katy McCarthy tells Mashable. The penises will include a variety of different shapes, sizes, colors and anatomical differences When Not to Use Snapchat
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 17:29
With each passing month, Snapchat grows in popularity, quickly becoming one of the most widely used social networks to date. In fact, according to Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, there are now close to 100... million daily Snapchat users, 65 percent of whom upload photos -- a particularly high number in terms of audience engagement. Brands active on Snapchat have been using the channel for some time now to reach its primarily millennial audience. That said, the mobile-focused social network might not be ideal for every organization, and there are a few instances where its use doesn't make sense for any business. So, before jumping on the Snapchat bandwagon, consider the following circumstances where another social channel probably makes more sense for your brand. During a Time of Crisis News of...Scotland identifies new Libyan Lockerbie bombing suspects
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:29
LONDON — Scottish prosecutors say they have identified two Libyans as suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in which 270 people were killed. "The Lord Advocate and the US... Attorney General have recently agreed that there is a proper basis in law in Scotland and the United States to entitle Scottish and US investigators to treat two Libyans as suspects in the continuing investigation into the bombing of flight Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie," the Scottish Crown Office said in a statement Thursday "The Lord Advocate has today, therefore, issued an International Letter of Request to the Libyan Attorney General in Tripoli which identifies the two Libyans as suspects in the bombing of flight Pan Am 103. Niantic raises $30-million from Pokemon, Google, and Nintendo
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 17:28
Three big companies are apparently very interested in the upcoming real-world augmented reality Pokemon game "Pokemon GO". The Pokemon Company Group, Google, and Nintendo are investing up to $30... million in Niantic, Inc., the company that created the game Ingress. This company recently spun off from Google and not long after announced a collaboration with the Pokemon Company to release … China's Economic Slowdown Hits Luxury Brands Burberry And Louis Vuitton
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 17:26When the going gets tough, the tough stop buying Louis Vuitton handbags and Burberry coats. China's economic slowdown has hit luxury brand companies, with Burberry shares falling by 12 percent... Thursday after the company reported weak sales, the Associated Press reported.
Tim Cook Memo: Apple launches RSU shares program for all employees to retain talent
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 17:25This is an astute business move, and an incredibly generous gesture.∞ Read this on The Loop
Image of the Day: Spectacular Galaxy Harboring a Colossal Supermassive Black Hole
The Daily Galaxy - 15 Oct 2015 17:25In a new proof-of-concept observation, astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have measured the mass of the supermassive black hole at the center of NGC 1097 -- a... barred spiral galaxy located approximately 45 million light-years away in...
DoubleX Gabfest: The Fart of the Eye Edition
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 17:23Become a fan of the DoubleX Gabfest on Facebook. Leave us love letters and see what other listeners are saying about the Gabfest. Send us an email to [email protected].
50 Important Customer Experience Stats for Business Leaders
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 17:22
Customer experience is the last source of sustainable differentiation and the new competitive battleground. -- Tiffani Bova, Gartner Vice President and Distinguished Analyst I completely agree with... Bova's thesis, but do all business leaders fully recognize and understand the importance of customer experience? Most recent CEO surveys position 'customer experience' as one of the top business priorities but talk is cheap. What is customer experience and why is it important? And what do business leaders exactly need to know about customer experience? To answer these questions, I reached out to a former Gartner analysts and arguably one of the top customer experience experts in the world. Esteban Kolsky is the founder and principal of thinkJar, a Customer Strategy consulting and think tank...Background data and battery usage of Facebook's iOS app
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 17:21Facebook. Grrr.∞ Read this on The Loop
Huawei Might Enter Laptop Market With The MateBook
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 17:19
There’s rising speculation these days that Huawei might be considering a move into the laptop market, an area where the company doesn’t really have much of a presence, but since it has registered... the “MateBook” trademark many believe that Huawei’s entry in the PC market is just a matter of time now. The company itself has said nothing about its laptop ambitions just yet, so it’s far from official. Huawei certainly isn’t the only Chinese smartphone manufacturer rumored to be breaking into the PC market. For months there have been rumors that Xiaomi is considering a similar move but nothing has materialized as yet, it’s not believed that Xiaomi’s first laptop might be unveiled in the first quarter of next year. The same is now being said for Huawei, it recently registered...10 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 17:17
We’re past the halfway point, but this week is still far from over. Don’t worry about all of those meetings you still have to fight through to get to the weekend, let this great list of 10 paid... iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free put your mind at ease. And if 10 aren’t enough, you can always check back in yesterday’s post, where you’ll find several freebies that are still live. DON'T MISS: 10 hottest iPhone 6s cases we've found so far These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from nowHow next year's wireless auction could give T-Mobile a shot in the arm
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 17:17
Smaller carriers may opt out of an auction of valuable wireless spectrum. That could give T-Mobile a better chance to scoop up spectrum and become a more potent rival to AT&T and Verizon Wireless.Apple Expands ResearchKit To Autism, Epilepsy And Melanoma Studies
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 17:17
Apple is expanding its ResearchKit program with three new studies and three new partner universities. This time, Apple will help research studies on autism, epilepsy and melanoma. How Digital Is Creating Value For A 10-Month Old Puppy
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 17:17
Some digital strategy folks take a technology-first view, but I’ve learned you can’t go wrong if you design experience through customer eyes. This approach forces one to be far more needs-based... throughout an entire journey, versus trends-focused, business-driven or platform-biased, none of which inherently have the end-user as a priority.Adobe acknowledges 'critical vulnerability' with latest Flash Player version, promises fix next week
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 17:16
Here’s a heads-up to Mac users with Adobe Flash Player installed. Adobe has posted a security bulletin this week advising Mac, Windows, and Linux users of a known security issue with the latest... version of the Flash Player plug-in, version 19.0.0.207 and earlier. In the security advisory, Adobe details that the ‘critical vulnerability’ in Flash Player could […]Earth's Tipping Point --"The Emerging Anthropocene Epoch" (Today's Most Popular)
The Daily Galaxy - 15 Oct 2015 17:14Overpopulation, the greenhouse effect, warming temperatures and overall climate disruption are all well recognized as a major threat to the ecology and biodiversity of the Earth. The issue of... mankind's negative impact on the environment, albeit hotly debated and continuously...
Version 2.0 of Hendo's real levitating hoverboard is coming
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:14
The quest to build Marty McFly's hoverboard from Back to the Future continues. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, Oct. 21 because that's when Arx Pax will unveil the second version of its Hendo... Hoverboard See also: I rode the 'Hoverboard' and now I wish levitating skateboards existed Last year, the Hendo Hoverboard made headlines when it launched on Kickstarter and collected over $510,000 It was billed as the world's first hoverboard that could levitate off the ground. As cool as Hendo's hoverboard was, it didn't resemble McFly's hoverboard. It was big, bulky (riders likened it to riding a giant air hockey puck) and extremely difficult to ride. It also only worked on a special surface with an electromagnetic field built into it. Quip Gets $30M From Greylock And Benchmark To Grow Its Mobile-First Word Processing App
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 17:12
Some big news today for Quip, the mobile-first word processing and collaboration app that competes with the likes of Google Docs. The eponymous startup behind the service has raised $30 million in... funding — a Series B round led by Greylock with participation from Benchmark. Along with the funding, Quip is announcing some key people joining its team. Patrick Moran — who had been… Analysis: Social Media Drives Palestinian Anger, Bloodshed
NBC News - 15 Oct 2015 17:12
The latest bout of violence in Jerusalem is being played out on -- and driven by -- social media.The Daily Fantasy Sports Scandal: Why Insider Trading May Be Just Tip Of The Iceberg For DraftKings
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 17:12
(Disclosure: The author consults for a fantasy sports provider that is in current litigation against DraftKings)'Arrow' Season 4, Episode 2 Review: 'The Candidate'
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 17:11
Wednesday night's 'Arrow' is filled with graverobbing, kidnapping, and surprise haircuts.'Computer Show' promotes new technology with the flair of an '80s talk show
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:07
We can all agree that the '80s were totally rad, but it's staggering to think of how different our lives look now. A new webseries called Computer Show highlights this by juxtaposing the era with 2015... in a series of videos about emerging websites and startups See also: 7 unbelievable job titles that will actually exist in 10 years It's as simple as this: The show and its hosts are from the past, and the guests are from the present. Don't overthink it, unless you want to suck the fun out of the endeavor. As Computer Show illustrates, explaining the modern role of computers is pretty difficult for someone who isn't familiar with the concept of the Internet itself. Anthem unleashes future-proofed MRX receivers with 4K, Dolby Atmos, Play-Fi and more
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 17:07
The CEDIA Expo is here, and Anthem is ready with a fully refreshed lineup of its MRX receiver line. New features include Dolby Atmos and DTS: X processing, top-tier 4K UHD passthrough, and DTS'... Play-fi multiroom sound system. The post Anthem unleashes future-proofed MRX receivers with 4K, Dolby Atmos, Play-Fi and more appeared first on Digital Trends.Qualtrics improves survey experience
MIT - 15 Oct 2015 17:07
Enterprise survey tool now available to the MIT community lets you collect and analyze survey data via a web browser or mobile app.Go full vogue with these exotic skins for Apple Watch
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 17:06
You wanted the Edition but all you could afford was the Sport. That doesn’t mean you need 18 karat gold for your Apple Watch to look luxurious. Let the watch band project your love of fashion and... the finer things. The Apple-centric accessories brand ullu offers a line of premium leather watch bands. On some […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)Flash Floods in Mangala Valles on Mars
SpaceRef - 15 Oct 2015 17:06Catastrophic flooding triggered by ice melting from the heat of volcanic activity is thought to be responsible for the chaotic scenery depicted in this region of the Mangala Valles channel network....
'Back To The Future' Travels To The Real 2015, And It Sucks
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 17:06
"Back to the Future" has time-traveled to the actual year 2015 -- where the second film ventures -- and Marty McFly is so disappointed. As Doc explains to Marty in this clever CollegeHumor sendup,... many cars still run on fossil fuels, flying is terrifying and people wear Crocs. "It looks like a clog f--ked Swiss cheese," Marty says. You don't know the half of it. H/T Viral Viral Videos Also on HuffPost: For a constant stream of entertainment news and discussion, follow HuffPost Entertainment on Viber. Like | Follow | Contact -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.Fallout 4 Live Action Trailer Released
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 17:05Fallout fans are very anxiously waiting for the new title to arrive, much has already been said and written about this new game and with its release just around the corner Bethesda has started the... hype machine to let as many people as possible know that Fallout 4 is coming out soon. Today Bethesda has released a live action Fallout 4 trailer, it doesn’t show the actual game but does set the stage nicely for this new post-apocalyptic RPG. The one minute live action trailer is titled “The Wanderer” and it gives us a glimpse of what to expect from Fallout 4, surely it can’t all be contained in a trailer that’s barely a minute long, but you get the idea. Bethesda has already confirmed important bits of information that most gamers for waiting for, such as the minimum and recommended...
Angsty hunk James Dean as a studious high school kid
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:05
c. 1948 Dean poses in his Fairmount High Quakers basketball uniform. Image: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images James Byron Dean was born on Feb. 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana When he was six years old,... Dean and his parents Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson moved to Santa Monica, California When Dean was nine, his mother died of uterine cancer and, unable to care for him, his father sent him to live with his aunt and uncle on their farm back in Indiana. Dean performed well in school and participated in multiple sports and activities, including drama and public speaking. By all accounts he was popular, diligent, and studious, a far cry from the brooding, outcast persona for which he would later become famous. Jeb Bush wants to name Washington football team 'Northern Virginia Redskins'
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 17:04
WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush’s latest foray into the debate over the Washington Redskins’ name debate has a glaring geographical error. According to a Washington Post sports columnist, Bush has... suggested a new name for the Washington football team, the "Northern Virginia Redskins — or something like that." See also: Jeb Bush says the Washington NFL team should keep its name There's just one problem with that: The Redskins play in Maryland But they're in Maryland...............................................s://t.co/TswGhhdaFl — Byron Tau (@ByronTau) October 15, 2015 Back in September, Bush said he didn’t believe the team should change its name and that he didn’t find it offensive. NBC launching SeeSo comedy streaming service for $4 a month
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 17:03
NBC Universal have announced a subscription channel by the name of SeeSo, bringing all manner of comedy-centric shows for a monthly fee. This subscription channel will be based on the web - much like... Netflix or Hulu - and will cost users $3.99 per month. There'll also be a free tier - sort of like Hulu - which delivers a … Seagate sales droop: It was a nearline miss, says CEO
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 17:02Not about PCs this time Something is still amiss with disks, but not PCs this time: Seagate warns that its latest quarter's revenues will be 23 per cent less than a year ago, continuing the revenue... slide seen in the previous quarter, blamed on low PC sales....
Volvo talks electrification with all-EV model due 2019
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 17:01
Automakers are falling over themselves to talk electrification plans in the aftermath of VW's diesel woes, and Volvo is latest to the plate. The Swedish firm has promised a fully electric car by 2019,... but in the meantime will flesh out its range with more plug-in hybrids like the XC90 T8 Twin Engine. Details on the all-electric car are scant, … Policing crime: Low-tech coppers
The Economist - 15 Oct 2015 17:01UK Only Article: UK article only Issue: The reluctant European Fly Title: Policing crime Rubric: Britain's separate police forces should make much better use of technology Main image: You're... going to need your electronic pass, sir You're going to need your electronic pass, sir BRITISH bobbies are looking rather blue these days. Their budget may be cut by as much as 25-40%. Crime has fallen, but officers' workload has not. According to the Metropolitan Police some four-fifths of calls that they take are not to do with crime but require close attention even so. And those offences that have increased in frequency, such as domestic violence, need particularly careful handling. But whereas forces around the world make better use of technology, Britain's lag behind. One problem is that...
No pig in a poke
The Economist - 15 Oct 2015 17:01
TRANSPLANTING organs brings life to the dying. But most donor organs are harvested from the dead. Shortfalls in the number of volunteer donors, the difficulty of gaining the consent of grieving... relatives, and a reduction in most countries of the rate of fatal road accidents (the most reliable source of healthy organs), mean that there is a constant lack of them. Thousands die each year while on waiting lists for transplants. Researchers have, therefore, long sought ways to boost supply. One idea is to harvest animal organs. That is less mad than it sounds. A liver, a kidney or a cornea does the same job, regardless of species. And it works. In 1984 an American child lived for three weeks after receiving a baboon heart intended as a stopgap until a human donor could be found (unfortunately,...Enter, the dragon
The Economist - 15 Oct 2015 17:01
ANY flying boat you come across nowadays is likely to be in a museum, yet these amphibious aircraft, which use their fuselage to provide buoyancy, once had a golden age. In the 1930s they were... luxurious civil airliners, lake- and sea-hopping through the British empire with well-heeled tourists on board. In the 1940s, during the second world war, they took on a military role, ferrying large numbers of troops over long distances, hunting and destroying submarines, and rescuing pilots who had ditched. Flying boats fell out of fashion because of one of the consequences of that war. Many of the concrete runways it caused to be built were then pressed into civilian use. Flying boats' killer app, their lack of need for such runways, thus disappeared. The Saunders-Roe Princess, the last British...The slopes of enlightenment
The Economist - 15 Oct 2015 17:01
GARTNER, an American consultancy, has a simple yet elegant way of describing the life of a promising new technology. First, it is talked up to a peak of inflated expectations. Then it falls into a... trough of disillusionment. After that, if it survives, it begins climbing the slope of enlightenment. Finally, it reaches the plateau of productivity. In the world of biotechnology CRISPR/Cas9 (see article), is still ascending towards peak expectations. True to the Gartner hype-cycle, though, an earlier star, RNA interference, or RNAi, is well and truly in the trough. The chart alongside, of Google searches for the two technologies, shows this. The question is, can RNAi climb the slope of enlightenment to become a productive and useful technology? And the answer looks increasingly likely to be...Cloud computing: The sky's limit
The Economist - 15 Oct 2015 17:01UK Only Article: standard article Issue: The reluctant European Fly Title: Cloud computing Rubric: Shifting computer power to the cloud brings many benefits--but don't ignore the risks Main... image: 20151017_LDD001_0.jpg ELECTRICITY was once generated where it was used; now it comes from the grid. So it is with computing power, once the province of mainframes and personal computers, and now moving into the "cloud"--networks of data centres that use the internet to supply all kinds of services, from e-mail and social networks to data storage and analysis. The rise of cloud computing is rapid, inexorable and causing huge upheaval in the tech industry. The old guard is suffering: this week's $67 billion merger between Dell and EMC, makers of computers and storage devices respectively,...
An iOS 9 Safari content blocker study
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 17:01Carlos Oliveira pulled together a pretty thorough study, comparing a variety of Safari content blockers, 16 in all.∞ Read this on The Loop
How Software Helps Keep Online Learners Honest
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 17:00
People often express worry that the relative anonymity of online learning environments and the disconnected nature of being in a MOOC (massive online open course) leads to more opportunities for... academic dishonesty and outright cheating. However, emerging and improving technologies may prove to offer more — not less — protection from would-be cheaters. There's a Robot Waiting to Treat Your Predicted Heart Attack (Interview)
Singularity Hub - 15 Oct 2015 17:00
Habib Frost, Medical Innovator & Entrepreneur Copenhagen, Denmark Like the swinging of a pendulum, the mind of an inventor is often inspired by the voice of the critic; a filter... I Can't Believe I'm Addicted to Minecraft
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 17:00My niece showed me how to play Minecraft, and now I'm hooked. How did this happen? The post I Can’t Believe I’m Addicted to Minecraft appeared first on WIRED.
Bret Taylor's Quip Lands $30 Million to Take On Office, Google Docs
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 17:00
Wary from past downturns, Taylor said he remains tight-fisted with the company's cash.Trello Integrates Shipping Data From USPS, UPS, FedEx And Others
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 17:00
Project management service Trello today launched a new feature that brings shipping and tracking data from UPS, USPS, FedEx, OnTrac and LaserShip right into Trello cards. That’s a nifty little... feature for existing Trello users, given that it now allows them to easily track their shipments in real time right from their project management tool. As the company told me, this means a… Hightail Launches Spaces, A New Service For Collaborating On Visual Files
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 17:00
Back in 2013, YouSendIt changed its name to Hightail because it had evolved beyond its original file sharing roots. Today, the core of the service is still about sharing files, but with a greater... focus on professional use. To emphasize this, the company is officially launching Hightail Spaces out of beta today, a new tool that wants be the Google Docs for visual files — and kill… What It's Like to Buy a Mattress Over the Internet
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 17:00Buying a new mattress is not fun. You have to head to a mattress store, lay around on mattresses for longer than you'd like, haggle with a salesperson about an aggressively overpriced mattress, then... wait for a delivery guy to show up weeks later. I ordered my last mattress online. It seems crazy, but it worked out well... mostly.
Hightail's new Spaces make it easy to annotate any kind of file
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 17:00Remember YouSendIt? Late in the last decade, you probably send or received some big files through the service, perhaps of questionable legality. Regardless of how pirates may have used it, the company... found success with businesses -- but as online...
Police teased during pursuit to discuss cyber-crime on Twitter
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 17:00The NSW Police's attempt to discuss cyber-crime on Twitter turned into a comedy session.
Quip Bulks Up In Race To Disrupt Office Productivity Market
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 17:00
Quip raises $30 million Series B and appoints New Relic veteran as chief customer officer as it goes after Microsoft Office and Google Docs.500px Expands into China with 500px.me, and Some Photographers Aren't Happy
PetaPixel - 15 Oct 2015 16:58
Back in July 2015, we reported that 500px had raised an additional $13 million in funding led by China’s equivalent of Getty Images, the Visual China Group. The move suggested that 500px was working... hard to offer its massive archive of 55 million images to photo buyers in Asia. Today, 500px announced that it is […]Finding hope when a pregnancy suddenly ends
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 16:57
Even though it’s common to lose a pregnancy, few women expect it will happen to them. One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage and 1 in 160 babies are stillborn or die within 30 days of birth. The... three of us know these odds too well: We experienced these tragic statistics firsthand. See also: Greeting cards to help comfort a woman who experienced miscarriage We each have our own unique experiences. We live with them every day. But Oct. 15, National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, is a solemn yet beautiful occasion to reflect on our losses. It is also an opportunity to let other women who share this experience know that they are not alone Some readymade Live Photo Apple Watch faces
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 16:55A fun little experiment for folks who like to customize their Apple Watch. Live Photos is really showing some traction.∞ Read this on The Loop
Yahoo updates email apps with third-party account support, no passwords
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 16:54
Yahoo has just announced a big update to its email apps on all platforms, including desktop, iOS and Android. Among the changes are a refreshed user interface, the ability to use multiple email... accounts, including non-Yahoo services, brand new mobile apps, and the elimination of passwords for more secure sign-ins. The new iOS and Android apps are rolling out globally … Japanese Gamer Has Kept His Nintendo NES On For Almost 20 Years To Save Player Data
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 16:54
A Japanese gamer has kept his Super NES on power lock for 20 years - all for the sake of saving replay data for a single game.Amazon sale offers deep discounts on 2 different USB flash drives
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 16:54
If you’re in the market for a new ultra-portable USB flash drive, today is your lucky day. Don’t buy one down at your local big box electronics retailer unless you enjoy spending more money than... you need to. Instead, check out this sale Amazon is currently having, which offers solid discounts on three different USB flash drives made by Samsung. One model has 32GB of storage and the other has 64GB of space, and they both feature a great compact design. This sale ends on Saturday, October 17, so be sure to grab one while you can. All models include free Prime shipping. Samsung 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Fit (MUF-32BB/AM): List price $29.99, now just $15.99 Samsung 64GB USB 3.0 Flash DriveYahoo releases redesigned Mail app for iOS w/ Outlook, Hotmail, AOL Mail integration
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 16:54
Yahoo is rolling out an update to its Mail app for iPhone and iPad that introduces a refreshed design, as well as new features including smarter search, contacts management and rich compose. Alongside... the updated app, Yahoo Mail is for the first time introducing account integration for third-party email services including Outlook.com, Hotmail, and AOL […]Death to passwords! New Yahoo Mail protects with push notifications instead
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 16:54
Yahoo began its assault on the password in March with SMS-based two-factor authentication, and now the company wants to finish what it started. On Thursday, Yahoo announced Yahoo Account Key, a... password-less method of logging in to Yahoo Mail that will roll out to other Yahoo services in the coming months. Account Key effectively works like two-factor authentication, allowing you to authorize new logins via your smartphone or tablet. The only difference is Account Key is not a secondary back-up measure that kicks in after you've entered your password: it is the primary way you access your account. Stephen Colbert and Jack Black sing the ultimate patriotic anthem
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 16:53
It's election season, and you know what that means: a bunch of politicians royally ticking off classic rock bands by co-opting their songs. (Who wouldn't want the likes of Donald Trump and Sarah Palin... to use their jams at speeches and rallies?) Thankfully, Stephen Colbert and his pal Jack Black are here to smooth over the edges by offering a song that is "generic enough not to offend anyone, but generic enough to be loved by everyone." The tune, tricked out with hip swings and cowboy-hat-wearing dancers, is super catchy and as splashy as the American flag: three basic colors and a bunch of boring shapes. How to manually remove System Preferences panes from your Mac
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 16:52Short, interesting read.∞ Read this on The Loop
125-million-year-old mammal fossil discovered in Spain
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 16:52
Scientists have found fossilised remains of a 125-million-year-old rat-sized mammal in Spain, pushing back the earliest record of preserved mammalian hair structures and inner organs by more than 60... million years.Cultivating 'out-of-the box' thinking in undergraduate education
MIT - 15 Oct 2015 16:52
The Alex and Brit d'Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in Education seeks preliminary proposals to enhance the educational experiences of undergraduates.Martian Aviator Review: A Smartwatch With An Analog Heart
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 16:52
Martian's wearables marry smartwatch technology with old-school timekeeping.Cage against the EMP: New composite cases protect against the electro-apocalypse
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2015 16:51Faraday Cases keep secrets from leaking out of stored devices, prevent EMP damage.
This Apple unboxing video is the fuzziest of them all
Mashable - 15 Oct 2015 16:50
Video: Noah Throop Apple's long-awaited new product is finally here, so we ripped the box open and took a closer look. Behold the iPup: the fuzziest, furriest and most lifelike tech marvel we've ever... unboxed. Ours was named Dakota, but yours will have a fun name of its very own. See also: A corgi tea party in honor of the Queen's 63-year-reign This new product has pretty much every feature you could ever want: wireless communication skills, a built-in liquid cooling system, ample fluff and a lifetime of selfless loyalty and friendship. Our model even came with an adorable — if unpredictable — snooze mode. It's time for gamers to pay attention to Apple's hardware again
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 16:50If you are at all interested in Mac gaming, this is a fascinating read.∞ Read this on The Loop
'ifo Apple Store' creator Gary Allen, "Apple's biggest fan," dies aged 67
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 16:50
Gary Allen, creator of the now-defunct but historic web site ifo Apple Store, died Sunday at age 67, reports The Washington Post. ifo Apple Store tracked Apple Store retail openings and changes from... their earliest days, when the Stores were considered by some to be a risky gamble, until well after the Stores had become ubiquitous in […]Die Hard 6 will be a prequel ... and a sequel too
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 16:49
The sixth Die Hard movie will reportedly take John McClane back to his early days with the NYPD, with Bruce Willis reprising his iconic role and a new, younger actor playing a young McClane. The post... Die Hard 6 will be a prequel … and a sequel too appeared first on Digital Trends.Motsoeneng wants his disciplinary on live TV
Tech Central - 15 Oct 2015 16:47The SABC's embattled chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng wants his upcoming disciplinary hearing broadcast live on television for all South Africans to see. The SABC has finally started... disciplinary proceedings against its controversial and famously matricless
Xpert Advice: The Art of Using Spot Metering
The Phoblographer - 15 Oct 2015 16:47In many situations, Spot Metering is much more useful for taking photos. Here's why.
DICE Agrees That The 'Star Wars: Battlefront' Beta's Walker Assault Was Unbalanced
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 16:47
DICE is currently digesting a hell of a lot of data from the just-ended Star Wars: Battlefront beta where nine million players participated in the free early preview of the game. Coverage of the beta... has been extensive, drowning out releases of many fully-fledged games, and one point of contention has been about the flagship battle of the beta, the Walker Assault on Hoth.Relive your childhood Transformers obsession with these headphones
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 16:46In the section of New York Comic Con's exhibit hall known as "The Block" you'll find goodies galore for collectors and hobbyists with money to burn, ranging from Gundam model kits to cutesy,... big-headed figurines of Mario and Luigi. But, at the Good S...
American finds oldest draft of King James Bible
Fox News - 15 Oct 2015 16:45
An American professor was searching last year for a letter relating to Samuel Ward, one of the translators of the King James Bible, in the archives of Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge.The "Guide and a Goad" Bonus Segment
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 16:45This week on the Slate Plus Culture Gabfest bonus segment, hosts Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss a fan question: "Do you have a favorite metaphor?" The Gabfesters muse over the... interesting inquiry, citing a French poet, nautical themes, and plastic wrap. What inspires and defines the personalities of Slate's Culture Gabfest? Tune in to find out.
Can technology solve the world's rising food problems? [Video]
Singularity Hub - 15 Oct 2015 16:44
Emerging technologies like synthetic meat, GMOs, and robotic farms provide a glimpse of a coming era in which technology solves the world's food problems. But some sobering statistics from the World... Food Programme frame the... How Back To The Future II predicted 21 October 2015: Did it get anything right?
Pocket-lint - 15 Oct 2015 16:44
"Roads, where we're going we don't need roads." It might have been one of the opening quotes of Back to the Future Part II, leading into one of the best films of the 80s and a great, escapist slice of... science fiction, but it was also a glimpse into what...George Takei's Response To Troll Who Tells Him He 'Sucks' Is Perfect
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 16:42
Got some ice for that burn? Internet trolls are no match for George Takei, whose sizzling wit left him victorious after a Facebook user attempted to diss him by leaving the comment "you SUCK" on... his profile Tuesday. Even the troll knew he was no match. BuzzFeed noted he replied to the "Star Trek" actor with: "[I'm] sorry. [C]an we be friends again[?]" Also on HuffPost: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.Mini DNA sequencer tests true
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 16:42
Public access to Oxford Nanopore's MinION™ miniature sensing device has enabled an international consortium to evaluate the technology and provide a standard protocol for its use. Preliminary... analysis of data generated in five very different laboratories indicates the performance and accuracy of the device is consistently good. Data are freely available for re-analysis and innovation in the Nanopore analysis channel on F1000Research.For children with rare genetic disorder, more extensive epilepsy surgery yields better seizure control
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 16:42Children with the genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often need epilepsy surgery for severe, uncontrollable seizures. A new study finds that seizure control is improved for patients... undergoing more extensive surgery.
'Fallout 4' Gets A New Live-Action Trailer 'The Wanderer' [Updated]
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 16:42
Check out the new 'Fallout 4' live-action trailer 'The Wanderer.'The personal assistant that will help Facebook eat the internet
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 16:41Facebook's M is a human/AI blend, their approach to a Siri-like system that is fascinating and well worth a look.∞ Read this on The Loop
A Detour to the Moon Is the Best Route to Mars
SpaceRef - 15 Oct 2015 16:41Launching humans to Mars may not require a full tank of gas: A new MIT study suggests that a Martian mission may lighten its launch load considerably by refueling on the Moon....
From the lab to the classroom
Symmetry Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 16:40Physicist Jennifer Gimmell shares her love of physics with her students. While she was earning her PhD in particle physics, Jennifer Gimmell spent her time developing data analyses. Now she spends her... days developing the next generation of scientists. Gimmell teaches physics at Benet Academy, a private college-preparatory school in Lisle, Illinois, and as an adjunct physics professor at the College of DuPage, a community college in nearby Glen Ellyn. “To me, this is my way of influencing science almost in the same way that I was before,” Gimmell says. “But now I’m doing it from the inside.” Life as a particle physicist Gimmell earned her bachelor’s degrees in physics and mathematics from Hiram College, and she earned her master’s degree and PhD in particle physics from the...
Inside View: Todd Selby
British Journal of Photography - 15 Oct 2015 16:36
It's 9am in Todd Selby's Brooklyn studio, and he sounds like he's bouncing all over the shop, full of the joys of winter. Since moving to New York from California in 1999, he's milked the city dry.... He's been a professional photographer since 2001, and the website he began a few years later, TheSelby.com, was originally a local endeavour - a showcase for the area's creative wonderkids - but he has since expanded his brief. Bustling workspaces and busy living rooms are still celebrated, but Selby has more recently been travelling the globe in pursuit of portraiture in food and fashion. He has also turned his hand to filmmaking, bringing his subjects to life with such joy that their enthusiasm - and Selby's - bursts from your screen. "I thought of this idea, people in their spaces, and put it...Electric boost puts e-bikes on the fast track
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 16:35
From CNET Magazine: Purists might scoff, but batteries and motors can help casual riders get more out of the great outdoors.Garmin's New babyCam Helps Drivers Keep Their Eyes On Their Kids And On The Road
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 16:35
Garmin announced its new babyCam Thursday. The in-vehicle video monitor transmits footage of the little ones in the backseat directly to your GPS navigation display.Specialized Turbo e-bike gives your ego a boost, too
CNET - 15 Oct 2015 16:32
Commentary: CNET's Stephen Shankland barely broke a sweat on a battery-assisted ride around Paris on a Specialized Turbo e-bike geared for commuters.Watch Tesla's new automatic lane-changing tech in action
BGR - 15 Oct 2015 16:31
Earlier this week, Tesla released its new Model S software version 7.0 that gives its Model S cars the power to perform some neat new tricks including automatic lane changing and automatic parallel... parking. Over the past day, the first videos showing these new tricks in action have started popping up on YouTube and they demonstrate that the Model S really does now change lanes for you when it detects that it’s safe to do so. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 3 cool tricks Tesla just enabled with its new Model S software update Our first video is from Jalopnik’s Michael Ballaban, who says he found the new software update’s features to be both “creepy and wonderful.” Ballaban spends most of the video looking both frightened and in aweBeware the "Coupon High" That Makes You Spend More
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 16:30Coupons save you money. And when you save money, you're happy. And that sounds great, except for one little problem: when you're happy, you spend more, making the whole couponing thing... counterproductive.
5 Emerging Technologies You Need To Know About For Your Enterprise
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 16:30
It's often assumed, at least within tech circles, that traditional enterprise is slow to adapt to emerging trends. That may have been true in the past, but it is becoming increasingly less so.Microsoft reportedly tests an Android dialer app, may launch in December
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 16:28
Microsoft is apparently working on a new dialer app for Android. The app is currently being tested in India and worked on by the Skype team, adding different ways to call someone without using large... amounts of data. The post Microsoft reportedly tests an Android dialer app, may launch in December appeared first on Digital Trends.Meeting My Genome: This Expensive Test Still Isn't for Everyone
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 16:28
Earlier this year, I moderated a panel discussion at Techonomy Bio and asked speakers whether genome sequencing was ready for the average consumer. Their responses were split. Having now just gotten... my own genome sequenced, I can say definitively: yes it's ready, and no it isn't.NBC launches SeeSo, a comedy streaming service for $4 a month
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 16:27We've been hearing for a while that NBC was prepping some sort of streaming comedy service -- today it finally took the wraps off. The new service is called SeeSo, and it'll deliver ad-free comedy... content to you for just $4 a month. Naturally, NBC...
More than 10,000 women in tech gather in Houston
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 16:26
The conference is named for Grace Hopper, an early computer scientist and admiral with the U.S. Navy. CBS CEO Les Moonves interview and an offhand Apple TV comment
The Loop - 15 Oct 2015 16:26Watch the interview, I've posted the comments Moonves made about the Apple TV, but the interview is so much more than that.∞ Read this on The Loop
How much? Imation buys Connected Data for $7.5m. No, really
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 16:25Replaces CEO, buys company and gets DroboMan in cheap day's work Imation has bought Geoff Barrall's Connected Data startup for just $7.5m, and finally appointed a new, although interim, CEO....
The BBC's live 'League of Legends' Championship coverage starts today
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 16:25Even the BBC has recognised the enormous popularity of eSports. As promised, the broadcaster is covering the quarterfinals of the League of Legends World Championship, which kicks off today at... London's Wembley Arena. The four-day online coverage is...
Windows 10 upgrades reportedly appearing as mandatory for some users
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 16:24
Microsoft is reportedly making it harder for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users to avoid the upgrade to Windows 10. Some users now claim that they no longer see an option in the Control Panel to install... updates to their current version of Windows. Instead, a message says that the "upgrade to Windows 10 is ready," and prompts users to "restart your PC to begin the installation." Another user claims to have seen a countdown timer for installing Windows 10, with an option to reschedule but no way to call off the upgrade entirely. Josh Mayfield Both upgrade tactics were reported by Josh Mayfield, whose GWX Stopper program is designed to eliminate Microsoft's Windows 10 update notifications. In a blog post, Mayfield said GWX Stopper can't help users who've seen either of the above dialogs. (The...Raising $2.56B In IPO, First Data Opens Only 2.4% Up At $16.39, Now Trading Below IPO Price
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 16:23
After payments processor First Data priced its initial public offering at $16 per share last night, below the expected range of $18-$20, all eyes were on the company to see how the year’s biggest... IPO — raising $2.56 billion — would perform in its debut. Ultimately, there were no fireworks. Trading under the FDC ticker on the New York Stock Exchange, First Data’s… VIDEO: How Tesla's autopilot system works
BBC - 15 Oct 2015 16:20Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained how the autopilot system works, at the launch of Dual Motor Model S and Autopilot in October 2014.
Now What: Meet The Inventor Using Drones To Save The Amazon
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 16:20
The Amazon Rainforest is known as the lungs of the world: it provides more than 20% of the world's oxygen. But all across South America, illegal gold mining and logging threatens to destroy and... deforest huge swaths of the jungle. Now, there's an unlikely new face in the fight to save the rainforest: an unassuming inventor from North Carolina. Wake Forest graduate student Max Messinger uses drones to monitor and track down illegal operations. He works together with Peruvian conservationists on the ground to make inroads where state governments have failed. Get an inside look at their fight in the first episode of Now What, the new docu-series from AOL/Huffington Post, where host Ryan Duffy searches out the innovation, creativity, and ingenuity springing up in response to the world’s...Tesla Cautions Drivers Against Trusting Its New Autopilot System Too Much
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 16:20
Newer Tesla Motors Model S sedans will be able to steer and park themselves under certain conditions starting Thursday, the carmaker said, although Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk cautioned that... drivers should keep holding the steering wheel. New "autopilot" features, designed for cars built after September 2014, will be available for customers in the United States, Tesla said. European and Asian owners must wait another week. Tesla will provide the features through an over-the-air upgrade. Musk cautioned that autopilot functionality was in beta mode and full "hands-off" driving was not recommended. "We're being especially cautious at this stage so we're advising drivers to keep their hands on the wheel just in case," Musk told reporters at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters....Found Test Footage from Inside a Chinese Drone Factory
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 16:20
A DJI customer found 40 seconds of footage on his new drone camera.iOS App Store Revenue Now 80 Percent Higher Than Google Play, Thanks To China
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 16:19
The move to larger-screened iPhones has led to China becoming Apple’s most important market, according to a new report from App Annie analyzing the impact the country has had on App Store revenues... in the region since the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus last year. According to the analytics firm’s findings, China led all countries in absolute growth in the third quarter of this… The "Need to Know" on Chevrolet's 2016 Volt engine
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 16:18
Chevrolet may have made the 2016 Volt sleeker and more comfortable than its predecessor, but the important changes start under the hood. The second-generation Voltec powertrain might follow the same... pattern as its predecessor, but upgrades on both the gas and electric components - as well as how they work together - add up to a considerably different experience from … Pandora gives its iOS app the CarPlay treatment
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 16:18As the number of CarPlay-compatible vehicles continues to grow, it's about time a few extra iOS apps made the jump to the dashboard. The latest to join Apple's in-car operating system is Pandora,... which -- despite only mentioning some bug fixes in i...
The NuCorYou Guide for New Corporate Persons
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 16:17
Welcome to the human race! There is absolutely no truth to the rumors that some corporate persons have been hijacked by rogue elements in their integral matrix.Dawn of the GHOST BOATS: Remote-controlled drones that can reach a top speed of 44mph could help Royal Navy carry out covert operations
Daily Mail - 15 Oct 2015 16:15
The technology, will be used by the Royal navy and is designed to be fitted to Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs). Itwill have a complex array of sensors, including a navigation radar.Touring the forgotten futures of Los Angeles with YACHT
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 16:15When I first became acquainted with Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt a few years back, their deep and enthusiastic love of Los Angeles was no secret -- the music video for the title track of their 2011... album Shangri-La is a sweeping, starry-eyed love letter to the City of Angels. But in the years since, they've more or less positioned themselves as the unofficial ambassadors of Los Angeles, between their 5 Every Day app and their radio show on local NPR station KPCC. They also released a line of sunglasses. This is a band that stays busy and stays on message. A city that's constantly reinventing itself One of the (very few) things Evans and Bechtolt haven't done in those four years is record another proper album, but all that changes this...
Cyberattack Triage: How To Address The Three Stages Of A Breach
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 16:14How do I protect my organization from a breach? This question was originally answered on Quora by Robert Shaker.
Listen to a new SOPHIE single, 'Just Like We Never Said Goodbye'
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 16:12Mysterious cyber-pop producer SOPHIE is readying a compilation of old and new material called PRODUCT, and it's being promoted with another one of its four new tracks. (Single "MSMSMSM" was made... available a few weeks ago.) There's a peculiar balance between sweetness and menace struck on "Just Like We Never Said Goodbye," and it never reaches the kind of ecstatic peak you'd expect from a song about a joyous reunion. Instead, its dark, looming synths will leave you a little queasy, a feeling SOPHIE's never had a problem evoking. Some of the songs collected on PRODUCT are more than two years old at this point, and in hindsight they look rather predictive. An entire cottage industry of glossy, off-kilter future-pop emerged in their wake...
Prepare for Fallout 4 with this new live-action trailer
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 16:12Fallout 4 is almost here, which means it's time for a blockbuster gaming tradition: a live-action trailer. Bethesda has just released a new, one-minute clip called "The Wanderer," which doesn't show... the actual game, but gives you a good idea of the tone the developer is going for with the post-apocalyptic RPG. That dog is totally going to be your new best friend. Fallout 4 launches November 10th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Tesla's Autopilot System is the Ultimate Execution of Cruise Control
Twisted Sifter - 15 Oct 2015 16:11
It's not an autonomous self-driving car, but rather the ultimate cruise control system.Havana's Hotspots
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 16:10A midnight rain fell through the oak trees of Vedado, a neighborhood in Havana, onto the heads of a dozen people gathered outside a small hotel. The power was out. The only light on the block came... from the screens glowing in their hands. Weaker souls had taken off when the rain began to fall, but the stalwarts along the wrought-iron fence weren't going anywhere. They had come to this corner among the faded manses of pre-revolutionary sugar barons and mafiosi to taste one of the rarest commodities in Cuba -- the internet -- at one of the wireless hotspots the government set up a few weeks before. They weren't going to let a little signal outage, or a rainstorm, stop them from trying to get online.
Mercedes' AMG Sport line grows with the GLE450 AMG 4Matic
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 16:08
The Mercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG 4Matic is the third model in Mercedes' growing AMG Sport line. Not quite as hardcore as a full-bore AMG, it's still sportier than base versions of this Mercedes SUV. The... post Mercedes’ AMG Sport line grows with the GLE450 AMG 4Matic appeared first on Digital Trends.How Facebook and Google's Algorithms Are Affecting Our Political Viewpoints
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 16:06
Plenty of users take what they Wearable Sensors Could Translate Sign Language Into English
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 16:04
Wearable sensors could one day interpret the gestures in sign language and translate them into English, providing a high-tech solution to communication problems between deaf people and those who don't... understand sign language.Why the United States Is Plagued With Plague
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 16:04In September 1908, a 10-year-old boy named Doderick Mulholland fell ill with fever and swollen glands. A dead squirrel was discovered in his Los Angeles neighborhood. Both boy and rodent were tested... for plague. Both were positive.
Twitter's Newest Exec Tweeted Only 8 Times Before Taking Job
ABC News - 15 Oct 2015 16:03You could say he's making up for lost time.
Data Mining For Better Clinical Trial Design
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 16:03
The prospects of Big Data are tantalizing for the life sciences industry, but there’s still much left to do with small data.Volvo's first fully electric car will arrive in 2019
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 16:02Volvo's been bullish about self-driving vehicles, but it's much more coy when it comes to electric cars. The company's latest XC90 has a hybrid edition, and there's an existing V60 plug-in, but... nothing fully electric. Finally, the Swedish auto-make...
Absurd Creature of the Week's Cutest Critters Ever
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 16:00We're revisiting our favorite critters, from the deeply unsettling to the funny-looking to the cutest darn things you've ever seen. The post Absurd Creature of the Week’s Cutest Critters Ever... appeared first on WIRED.
Silicon Valley 2.0 And The Need For A Silicon Valley Development Authority
TechCrunch - 15 Oct 2015 16:00
Could a Silicon Valley Development Authority solidify Silicon Valley’s place among international financial and commercial centers and add $25 billion to its economy each year? Lexar goes high-speed with new flash memory line-up
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 16:00
Smartphones and digital cameras have become quite sophisticated and powerful, now recording video along the 4K resolution range. But with high resolution, high frame rate footage comes the need for... storage that can keep up with the speed and amount of data these cameras dump on them. Internal storage is fast, but its storage capacity is limited in smartphones and … NPR One for Android gains MirrorLink compatibility
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 16:00
NPR One for Android has gained MirrorLink compatibility, offering users yet another way to listen while on the go. Through the use of a free app from MirrorLink, RockScout, you can now control how you... listen to NPR One right from your dashboard.Tobii's eye-tracking tech might finally come to devices you actually use
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 16:00Eye-tracking company Tobii announced today that its software and hardware are ready to be implanted in consumer electronic devices, opening up new possibilities for computer and mobile gaming, as well... as virtual and augmented reality. The company has in the past licensed its technology to third parties for offbeat gaming products -- you may know it from EyeAstroids, an arcade shooter you control with your eyes, or from the strange Assassin's Creed PC game that let you pause by looking offscreen. But now Tobii has an official consumer-geared platform it calls IS4, equipped with chip technology called EyeChip, for the purpose of bringing eye tracking to PCs, laptops, tablets, VR and AR headsets, and automobiles. Tobii has been around the...
Use a Pencil Eraser as an Earring Back in a Pinch
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 16:00Losing an earring back is annoying enough, but if you have no idea where it went, you're stuck. If you have a pencil handy, you have an easy way to put your earring back in--at least until you can... find a replacement earring back.
Advice to My E-Coach
Slate - 15 Oct 2015 16:00A version of this piece originally appeared in Issues in Science and Technology. It's based on the report "Sincere Support: The Rise of the E-Coach."
Is Snapchat making the smartphone stylus cool?
L.A. Times - 15 Oct 2015 16:00A One Day Accounting Close? Utopia Through People, Process, And Technology
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 16:00
The pressure for an accelerated accounting close can be relentless, as evidenced by the $1.3 billion Toshiba accounting scandal this spring. The electronic manufacturing giant admitted it had... overstated profits by $1.3 billion going back to fiscal 2008/2009. An accounting probe in July led to the CEO and several board members resigning and a 30 percent slide in shares of Toshiba stock, and found that the company suffered from dysfunctions in governance.Bringing "the greatest show in the universe" to the people
MIT - 15 Oct 2015 16:00
MIT hosts national ScienceWriters2015 conference.The Web Vs. Native Debate Comes To Virtual Reality
ReadWrite - 15 Oct 2015 16:00
Guest author Abi Mandelbaum is co-founder and chief executive officer of YouVisit, a multimedia company that creates virtual tours for diverse industries. With the adoption of any new technology come... debates on how to best implement and use it. For whatever reason, people naturally like picking sides. The world of virtual reality is no different, having already been home to heated discussion on topics including Oculus versus Vive, gaming versus real-world experiences, and eye-tracking versus hand controls. However, one interminable debate that previously dominated the mobile ecosystem for years has followed developers into the VR space: native versus web applications. Initially developed as web apps, we have seen virtual reality shift to more native apps as the adoption of the technology...Manfrotto Presents NX Bag Collection
Photography Blog - 15 Oct 2015 16:00
Manfrotto has launched its new NX bag collection. Microsoft previews cloudy Active Directory Domain Services
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 15:59Full Windows Active Directory service now available in Azure Microsoft has announced a public preview of full Active Directory Domain Services running as a service in its Azure cloud....
VW Diesel Cheating Could Lead To Auditing Of Automotive Software
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 15:58
The cars and trucks that we drive today are better performing, more efficient and higher quality in almost every measurable way compared to the machines of 20, 30 or 40 years ago. For this, we can... thank electronic control systems and the software that makes it all work. As computing power continues to advance, it is enabling autonomous control systems that will hopefully eliminate many of the remaining traffic fatalities that still happen every year. Unfortunately, as the ongoing Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal has demonstrated, there is also a dark side to our reliance on software.Amazon's Latest Devices Are Primed To Take Over Your Home
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 15:57
NEW YORK (AP) — When I brought home review models of Amazon's Echo speaker, a sort of smart, voice-controlled speaker, and two Dash buttons that reorder household products with a single touch, I... wasn't convinced I'd find them all that useful in my daily life. I was half right. In many respects, it was surprisingly easy to get sucked into Amazon's services. Before I tried out the Echo, for instance, I wouldn't have dreamed of spending $180 on the device. After having it around, I might still pause, but I would put it high on my Christmas list. The Dash buttons didn't do so much for me, although I can see how they might be useful for some. Amazon began rolling out the Echo in late 2014 and started selling it broadly in June. It's one more way for Amazon to entice people into its...Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure?
Live Science - 15 Oct 2015 15:56
A mysterious swirl of objects spotted around a distant star has captured the interest of astronomers who look for advanced alien civilizations.No significant improvement in call drop issue: Trai
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 15:54Trai said that no operator in Mumbai is meeting the benchmark, while Airtel, Vodafone and Aircel are lagging in Delhi.
Comparing food delivery apps from Uber, Yelp & others
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 15:53LOS ANGELES - I'm hungry and thinking about ordering in. Hacking group stole credit card data of 150K casino customers
SC Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 15:52The personal information of 150,000 customers of an as-yet-unnamed casino was compromised following an incursion by the "Fin5" hacking group.
Downwell is an H.P. Lovecraft story turned into a retro action game
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 15:52In many of H.P. Lovecraft's stories, an adventurer stumbles across something he shouldn't have -- a mysterious cavern, an ancient city under the sea, a strange cave full of secrets. And though these... hidden places are always filled with terrors, curiosity pushes the adventurer onwards into darker, more disturbing territory. Downwell, a new game for iOS and PC, feels like what would happen if you took one of those stories and turned it into a low-fi video game. And then you added gun boots. Really, the name says it all: Downwell is a game about falling down a well. You don't know why, but from the very moment the game starts the tiny main character is making his way farther and farther into the depths of a deep, dark well. This turns the...
How New Credit Cards Stunted Netflix's Growth
Time - 15 Oct 2015 15:48
It may just be a one-time problemTech Five: Netflix shares dip off weak subscriber growth
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 15:46
The streaming giant added fewer U.S. subscribers than it had projected. Music streaming firm Deezer aims to raise$345 million with IPO
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 15:46After the IPO, Deezer as a whole would be worth between 900 million and 1.1 billion euros, said operations director Simon Baldeyrou.
Music streaming firm Deezer aims to raise $345 million with IPO
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 15:46After the IPO, Deezer as a whole would be worth between 900 million and 1.1 billion euros, said operations director Simon Baldeyrou.
Samsung Gear S2 is now available for pre-order from Verizon, coming soon to T-Mobile
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 15:45
The Samsung Gear S2 is heading to both Verizon and T-Mobile and will be available on the US networks from November 6 and 15 respectively, though you'll be able to place a pre-order with Verizon right... now. Those who wish to add the smartwatch to an existing mobile phone plan will be able to do so with both companies for just $5 a month.AT&T's single-number service for connected devices does the carrier a favor, too
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 15:44
AT&T now has a way to use the same phone number for all your connected devices, a capability that could simplify some subscribers' lives but may have more to do with the carrier's own goals. The new... service, called NumberSync, lets subscribers assign their primary phone number to wearables and other devices via AT&T's network. It's a technical leap beyond the legacy numbering system to help subscribers--and AT&T--take advantage of the Internet of Things. With all your devices reachable with the same number, you'll be able to make and receive calls and text messages from devices like tablets and smart watches even when they're not tethered to your phone at close range. Your gadgets can stand in for your phone when, for example, you want to go out jogging with just a watch. And your contacts...Is Apple's OS X security honeymoon ending?
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 15:42
Apple scored unforgettable hits against Microsoft with its Mac vs. PC ads, which anthropomorphized Windows as a sneezing, miserable office worker. Security experts always knew that the campaign was a... clever bit of marketing fluff, one that allowed Apple to capitalize on Microsoft's painful, years-long security revamp. The landscape is changing, however. Apple's market share of desktop computers is nearing 17 percent. OS X, Apple's operating system, is popular with consumers and enterprises now, making it a more interesting target for hackers. A report to be released on Thursday by the security company Bit9 + Carbon Black shows that more malware has been found this year for OS X than in the last five years combined. iTunes and App Store are down again, this time with iBooks, Apple TV
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 15:41
For the fourth time within the week, several of Apple's online marketplaces for iOS and OS X are dealing with outages. The services that are down as of Thursday morning are more widespread than the... last occurrence, which was seen on Tuesday of this week. They currently include the iTunes Store on OS X, the iOS App Store, the iBooks … Comparing food delivery apps
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 15:41
Jefferson Graham looks at the rise in popularity for food delivery apps from Uber, Yelp, Postmates, GrubHub and Doordash and how they compare on #talkingtech. Portraiture For The Kardashian Age
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 15:40
What was it to be American in the 1950s? Alive in post-war Germany? Portraiture, more than abstract, people-less canvases, forces us to weigh these questions. Picasso, Warhol, even Gerhard... Richter, with his smudgy landscapes, understood the power of a face staring out of a canvas. Confronted with one, the sensitive viewer must throw her empathy across time, perform a new kind of ventriloquism where the dummy sits in another room. “It’s defining,” the painter Justin Bower recently told The Huffington Post over the phone. We were discussing the bounds of portraiture as they apply to Bower's solo show "The Humiliations," closing this week at Unix Gallery in New York. Bower, a West Coast tech art staple, name-checked Warhol's famed portraits of Marilyn Monroe as a...Bell Canada gets slapped for fake App Store reviews
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 15:40Bell Canada has been handed down a $1.25 million CAD ($970,719) fine by Canada's competition bureau after its employees posted fake reviews of Bell apps. According to the regulator, the carrier... "encouraged" staff members to post glowing testimonial...
Apple's ResearchKit Used for Autism, Epilepsy, Melanoma Studies
The Mac Observer - 15 Oct 2015 15:39
Apple's ResearchKit platform launched earlier this year with research programs for Parkinson's disease, asthma, diabetes, and breast cancer, and now that's expanded to include autism, epilepsy, and... melanoma. The studies let researchers collect data from a wider range of people compared to traditional clinical programs.Tesla's Coolest Feature Isn't the New Autopilot System
Time - 15 Oct 2015 15:38
It's how the update was deliveredBack to the Future: 3D Printing and the Future of Math Education
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 15:37
A family watches a 3D printer in action at MIND Research Institute's Math Fair. "Where we're going, we don't need roads." - Doc Brown, Back to the Future Thirty years ago, the movie Back to the Future... 2 gave us a glimpse of what life would look like on October 21st 2015. The scene that unfolds includes flying cars, robotic pumping gas stations, jackets that dry themselves, and teenagers cruise around town on hover boards. Of course, society doesn't actually look like this yet. However, there is a buzz-worthy new technology that borders on this futuristic fantasy, something that when I tell my grandma about it, she tells me I'm speaking to her in another language. That something is 3D printing. Although the field of 3D printing has its roots in the 1980s, it surged in popularity recently...Yahoo's New Email App Lets You Eliminate Passwords
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 15:37
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo is trying to phase out passwords with an update to its mobile application for its email service. The renovated app released Thursday for iPhones and Android devices will... include an option called "Account Key" that allows people to sign into their email accounts by pressing on a notification sent to their smartphones instead of typing in a password. Yahoo believes the new feature will be more secure because most people rely on passwords that are easy for hackers to guess. Yahoo's email users can still continue to type in a password if they prefer. Although Yahoo email remains among the world's most popular, it has been eclipsed in recent years by Google's Gmail. Yahoo's email had 190 million user in August, a 16 percent decline from the same time last year,...6 Things 'Lego Dimensions' Should Do Next, Including 'Knight Rider' And 'The A-Team'
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 15:37
What Lego Dimensions should do next, including possibility of A-Team, Knight Rider and Harry Potter franchises.Free, open-source mod lets TI graphing calculator make sweet 1-bit music
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2015 15:35HoustonTracker 2 turns your calculator into a surprisingly capable sequencer.
GALLERY | S. Korean President Visits NASA Goddard
Space News - 15 Oct 2015 15:35
The president of South Korea visited NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Wednesday morning in an effort to build up space partnerships with the United States. SpaceNews.comUK drivers left idling as Tesla rolls out Autopilot in US
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 15:35At last - Americans finally get to parallel park Updated Tesla has offered to make its customers more confident drivers by allowing them to hand over control of their vehicles to software....
Mindtree Q2 profit rises 14.5% sequentially
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 15:35Mindtree said it expects the third quarter to be seasonally weak, hurt by furloughs and the holiday season in the US and Europe, its main market.
JetBlue moves forward with plans for free WiFi on all flights
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 15:30
If you are going on a trip that requires a long flight, you know how tedious it can be. The tedium has been broken up over the years with in-flight entertainment with movies and some planes offer... WiFi. The catch is that WiFi is often expensive, but JetBlue is making strides to save passengers money while keeping them occupied on … Humans of the Internet Are Smart
The Atlantic - 15 Oct 2015 15:30Today I had the opportunity to join the fine people of Digg for a conversation about some of the issues raised in my recent story on the ephemerality of the web. (Thanks, Digg!) It was so fun, and... people asked the smartest questions. (Seriously, go read them.) I already know I’m going to be stuck on one in particular for a while. Here’s what Ruben Lightfoot had to say in response to my story: It made me think about the nature of the web and what roles we expect it to play in our future. I wonder, for example, if the real value of such a rapid communication tool is really in the ability to be connected instantly to the *current* state of human knowledge? In other words, is it wrong for us to even expect the Internet to be a memory bank for future generations to leaf through the...
Stephan's Quintet Has a Shocking Surprise
Bad Astronomy - 15 Oct 2015 15:30For the past year I've been working on creating Crash Course Astronomy. The majority of the work comes in writing it, of course; 2,200 words per script once a week is a bit of writing. Part of the... work I do is also finding images and videos to use for the series. Thought Café does our great cartoon animations, but we also need to show the glory of the heavens using telescopes, computer animations, and the like. So every week I scour the archives of NASA, ESA, and more, looking for appropriate imagery. I learn a lot writing the show, but I sometimes learn something finding these graphics, too. The image above shows a famous compact group of galaxies called Stephan's Quintet. Located roughly 300 million light-years away, it's not really a quintet: The galaxy at the bottom left is actually...
You Can and Should Be Eating Banana Peels
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 15:30I've always assumed that the banana peel's only purpose was to provide cheap, slapstick laughs at the cost of some poor klutz, but it turns out that you can (and should!) eat the slippery bastards.
Sign of alien life? Kepler telescope spots strange star
Fox News - 15 Oct 2015 15:28
Astronomers are curious about this star because it is old and demonstrating an unusual flickering behaviorLivingSocial cuts 200 jobs, eyes transition to 'experiences marketplace'
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 15:27LivingSocial CEO Gautam Thakar said the latest reorganization is part of the company's shift away from the segment offering online discounts and coupons for retailers and goods.
Grab an unlocked 32GB Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ for only $599 on eBay
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 15:26
If you are looking for a serious deal on an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, you won't want to miss this one from eBay. Right now you can buy an unlocked 32GB version of the phone for only $599, in... your choice of gold or black.Bits Daily Report: Fear and Loathing in the Tech Industry
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2015 15:26
It turns out that offering luxury when all you need is a ride to work isn't a great idea. But a few tech companies do have a great idea: Fix the programming flaws that leave the door open for hackers.Netflix Gained 3.6 Million More Subscribers In 3 Months
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 15:24
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is hooking fewer U.S. viewers than it hoped, even as its binge-watching addiction rapidly spreads to other parts of the world. The Internet video service added 3.62... million subscribers during the three months ended September, it announced Wednesday as part of its third-quarter earnings. That's slightly more than the company had predicted. But Netflix didn't gain as many U.S. subscribers during the latest quarter as management anticipated, a shortfall that it blamed on an unusually large number of accounts cancelled because the company couldn't charge their credit cards. The company believes the trouble is tied to the new credit-card account numbers banks are issuing as they adopt card technology based on computer chips instead of magnetic stripes. More of the...New ResearchKit projects will help tackle autism, epilepsy, and melanoma
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2015 15:20
Apple today announced it is expanding its ResearchKit health platform to include new studies on autism, epilepsy and melanoma. Apple will work with leading universities and research centers including... Duke University, John Hopkins, and Oregon Health & Science University. “We're honored to work with world-class medical institutions and provide them with tools to better understand diseases […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)'WarGames' reboot will let you choose your own adventure
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 15:20It's been more than 30 years since Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy and a WOPR supercomputer named Joshua came close to triggering World War III in the hacker movie WarGames. The phrase "Shall we play a... game?" still resonates with people today, but i...
Jewellery maker TBZ enters e-commerce space with Snapdeal tie-up
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 15:19Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri (TBZ) will sell its range of diamond jewellery and gold coins under the 'TBZ -- The Original' brand on Snapdeal.
The Post-Empire Literary Society, Season 2, Episode 4: Poor Yorick
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 15:17The Post-Empire Literary Society is a group of Verge writers devoted to the excavation, appreciation, and analysis of the Fox television show Empire. Every week we will publish a new writing, study,... or reflection on this, the best of all possible shows. This is not a recap series; we are merely drawing inspiration from each subsequent episode. We welcome your additional reflections in the comments. Empire is more than just a pulpy music industry send-up or an oft-piercing family study. It's also TV's most popular fantasy series, albeit one that hides in plain sight next to rivals like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead. It doesn't have magic or dragons, sure, but it requires the same thing to reach full flight as a viewing experience:...
Yahoo's updated email app aims to kill the password
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 15:16
Yahoo is trying to phase out passwords with an update to its mobile application for its email service.Nvidia expands GeForce Experience with 4K support
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 15:15
Nvidia's GeForce experience is constantly improving, offering more services and features to users and today is no different. The service now supports full 1080p, 60fps Twitch and YouTube streaming, as... well as 4K 60fps streaming on a local network. The post Nvidia expands GeForce Experience with 4K support appeared first on Digital Trends.CB Insights: Predicting Startup Unicorns And Mastering Big Data Analytics For Private Companies
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 15:15
CB Insights is riding the Unicorn Boom, doubling its headcount since the beginning of the year, propelled by its unique database of companies and investors and everything there is to know about them.JPEG images may one day have DRM copy protection
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 15:14
It's not time to panic just yet, but there could one day be a fundamental change to the JPEG image format that would have a significant impact on the way we view and use images on the web. The... committee behind the format, the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), is now holding discussions on the topic of privacy and security, … Save $50 on Jabra's Excellent Revo Bluetooth Headphones
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 15:13If you want a pair of wireless headphones without sacrificing sound quality, this deal's for you. Jabra's Revo Bluetooth headphones have great reviews around the web, and Adam Clark Estes at Gizmodo... said they sounded about the same as the excellent Jabra Move Wireless, but with better build quality and ear cup controls.
Horror Games Make Us Scared Of The Dark
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 15:13
A look at some of the biggest games on the market that tap into fear.EU's digi VP: More telco consolidation! What about competition?
The Register - 15 Oct 2015 15:12Telcos: Or ... you relax the merger rules After just one year in the job, Europe's Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has already made a name for herself as being tough on telecoms mergers.... Now her colleague, veep Andrus Ansip, has publicly backed her, telling industry representatives in Brussels this week that competition, not M&As, is the future....
Square IPO Presents Major Test for Jack Dorsey
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 15:11Wednesday's IPO for Mobile payments company Square tested Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey's ability to take the company public as he grapples with a turnaround at Twitter. Review: Sony's MP-CL1 updates a proven HD pico projector with a thin, Apple-friendly shell
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 15:10
I knew Celluon had something special on its hands when I reviewed the $349 pocket-sized video projector PicoPro earlier this year: the Korean company known for laser-projecting keyboards released an... iPhone 6 Plus-sized HD projector, capable of simulating a TV using lasers, a speaker, and a rechargeable battery. PicoPro’s projection system was MicroVision-developed and laser-sharp, requiring no manual focus knob — an advantage over rival […]Deadspin Jose Bautista's Righteous Bat Flip Is The Only Thing That Matters | io9 The Final Girls Is
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 15:10Deadspin Jose Bautista's Righteous Bat Flip Is The Only Thing That Matters | io9 The Final Girls Is The Smartest Meta-Horror Film Since Cabin in the Woods | Jalopnik Tesla's Autopilot System Is... Awesome And Creepy And A Sign Of A Beautiful Future | Jezebel Hide Your Assets Like No One's Watching: Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller Gets Indicted on Fraud Charges |
Exhaustive, super geeky test shows Snapdragon 810 should be water cooled
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 15:09
The Snapdragon 810 processor is notorious for getting a little hot under the collar, but how does it affect the performance of your phone? This unscientific, but fun, test shows the effect, and how... cooling may help it perform better. The post Exhaustive, super geeky test shows Snapdragon 810 should be water cooled appeared first on Digital Trends.The Seven 'Simple' Steps To Big Data
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 15:08
There is a general feeling that big data is a tough job, a big ask... it's not simply a turn on and use technology as much as the cloud data platform suppliers would love us to think that it is.... Typically we find that big data analytics technologies are weighed down by as many regulatory and compliance related convolutions as they are software tooling complexities. So where to start?Review: Can The Knick cure its own dark protagonist?
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 15:05It's nothing new to bemoan the male-antihero-filled landscape of contemporary television. But it's also getting harder with every passing year to imagine an alternative kind of protagonist -- at... least, one that can flourish on prestige or premium cable. One recent successful example is the cadre of beleaguered idealists of AMC's Halt and Catch Fire, who, despite their varying addictions and lack of social skills, are ultimately trying to build something. But the contemporary benchmark for me is still Enlightened's Amy Jellicoe (Laura Dern), a self-absorbed basket case whose struggle to overcome her weaknesses and make a positive change in her world fueled the two seasons of the short-lived show. (I hesitate to say "regretfully...
OS X: Encrypting Time Machine Backups
The Mac Observer - 15 Oct 2015 15:04
If you've got a backup drive (and you should), have you ever given any thought to what might happen if someone stole it? Is the data accessible to a thief? In today's Quick Tip, we'll cover how to... encrypt a new Time Machine backup and some caveats for encrypting existing ones (you may have to erase the disk first!).Yahoo aims to phase out passwords with new service
Reuters - 15 Oct 2015 15:03SAN FRANCISCO
Telstra TV streaming device launches
ZDNet - 15 Oct 2015 15:01The telco's media-streaming device has launched, providing customers with access to Netflix, Foxtel, Presto, Stan, and catch-up services from free-to-air television networks.
NVIDIA GeForce Experience splits from standard GPU drivers
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
Starting on December 1st, 2015, NVIDIA's GeForce Experience will require that you provide an email address to download game-ready drivers. For the less enthusiast-based crew of gamers out in the wild,... standard drivers will still be available through the GeForce Experience website from NVIDIA. In addition to this, GeForce Experience will have a big jump in quality for GameStream experience … PowerUp Toys lets drone pilots feel like they're flying
Geek Time - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
Their new PowerUp FPV combines drone technology and Google Cardboard to make users feel like SupermanSmartThings 2.0 is here: First-impressions
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
SmartThings struck it big on Kickstarter, got snapped up by Samsung, and now has begun delivering its much-anticipated Hub 2.0. The SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit, the centerpiece of which is the... second-generation hub, is in stores today, priced at $249. Best Buy and Sears will carry it on their shelves, while it'll also be available online. Compared to the original … Turcom delivers pair of handheld water resistant Bluetooth speakers
Coolest Gadgets - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
When we talk about portable speakers, most of the time we would like to have some sort of rugged performance or characteristic attached to them. It does make plenty of sense, after all, as a rugged... portable speaker would then be a whole lot more flexible when one brings it around, allowing you to enjoy your favorite tunes while sharing it with the rest of the group, and just in ...Gusto (Née ZenPayroll) Snags Google Ads VP as It Braces for Fight With Zenefits
Re/code - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
A new name and a new face for the HR software startup.Son's app that prevents night terrors in vets helps dad
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
Senior Tyler Skluzacek said he was in sixth grade when his dad, Sgt. First Class Patrick Skluzacek, spent a year in Iraq. It had a huge impact. His dad returned with PTSD and night terrors. So Tyler's... team created an app they say helps prevent them. Review: Yuneec Typhoon Q500 4K
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 15:00The new drone from Chinese manufacturer Yuneec has a 4K camera and is very easy to pilot. It has some faults, but it's great for beginners. The post Review: Yuneec Typhoon Q500 4K appeared first on... WIRED.
Yahoo Mail eliminates passwords as part of a major redesign
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 15:00Seven months after replacing traditional passwords with single-use SMS codes, Yahoo is taking the next step toward blowing up the password altogether. The company today announced Yahoo Account Key,... which links your account to a mobile device and then asks you to approve new logins through push notifications. It's part of a broad redesign of Yahoo Mail designed to make the service faster and easier to search, and also lets you use the app with accounts from Outlook, Hotmail, and AOL for the first time. (No Gmail, though, at least not yet.)
Predictive tools could help rescue workers contain disasters
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
The software, developed by the EU-funded PREDICT project, has been designed to be capable of foreseeing and predicting the possible 'cascade effects' of a disaster. By simulating the evolution of... possible impacts stemming from, say, a catastrophic flood or storm surge on industries and public services such as transport, decision makers are in a better position to take effective action quickly and to respond to prevent a domino effect.Nvidia plans to lock Game Ready drivers behind GeForce Experience registration
PC World - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
Nvidia's pushing out a new beta version of its slick GeForce Experience software Thursday, building atop the awesome update from last month that lets you play local co-op games with your faraway... friends--even if they don't have gaming machines. The update adds the ability to broadcast your games to both Twitch and YouTube Gaming at a buttery-smooth 60 frames per second at 1080p resolution. You can now stream games from your GeForce-equipped PC to an Nvidia Shield device at up to 60 fps at 4K resolution, and that's with 5.1-channel surround sound, too. It's all wonderful stuff, pushing Nvidia's class-leading GeForce Experience software even further out in front of the competition, especially if you're all-in on Nvidia's ecosystem. Eyesight restored in 10 minutes
The Australian - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
A simple device could restore perfect vision to older people using a material in smartphone screens and televisions.ICYMI: Becoming Thor, the future of beekeeping and more
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 15:00Today on In Case You Missed It: The FlowHive is a new bee colony rig that allows beekeepers to tap the honey easily by cranking open the honeycomb design, creating a channel down to the spout.... Japanese inventors created a throwable robot that flies...
From the lab to the classroom
Symmetry Magazine - 15 Oct 2015 15:00Physicist Jennifer Gimmell shares her love of physics with her students. While she was earning her PhD in particle physics, Jennifer Gimmell spent her time developing data analyses. Now she spends her... days developing the next generation of scientists. Gimmell teaches physics at Benet Academy, a private college-preparatory school in Lisle, Illinois, and as an adjunct physics professor at the College of DuPage, a community college in nearby Glen Ellyn. "To me, this is my way of influencing science almost in the same way that I was before," Gimmell says. "But now I'm doing it from the inside." Life as a particle physicist Gimmell earned her bachelor's degrees in physics and mathematics from Hiram College, and she earned her master's degree and PhD in particle physics from the University of...
NBN unfurls construction road map
The Australian - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
NBN Co has unveiled the next three-year phase of its lengthy construction road map.Yahoo Mail drops passwords and adds third-party email support for new apps
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 15:00It's Yahoo Mail's 18th birthday this month and to mark the occasion, Yahoo is pulling out all the stops with three major announcements: a brand new mobile app for Android and iOS, the support for... multiple third-party email accounts and, perhaps mos...
Yahoo is finally getting rid of passwords. Well, sort of...
L.A. Times - 15 Oct 2015 15:00Telstra launches Apple TV rival
The Australian - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
Attach a Telstra TV player to your existing television using an HDMI cable and you can watch movies and TV shows.Clearbanc Is a New Service for Helping Uber Drivers Get Paid
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
The new challenges created by an emerging market like ridesharing provide a ripe environment for even more businesses.Hi-tech wrist factor
The Australian - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
The time might be ripe to give in and strapTelstra TV to complement Foxtel
The Australian - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
Telstra has finally launched Telstra TV, which is designed to complement the pay-TV offering of Foxtel.Gaming On-The-Go: Terrifying Horror Apps For Halloween
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
Celebrate Halloween with these mobile apps that will have you too scared to play with the lights off.Ideas for a nimble nation
The Australian - 15 Oct 2015 15:00
Malcolm Turnbull says he’s running a 2Ist century government, but what does that mean for 21st century start-ups?Yahoo Wants To Kill The Password With 'Account Key' Feature For Yahoo Mail
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 14:59SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo knows users hates passwords, and that's why the company is introducing an option to stop using them. The new feature is called Account Key and will let users log in to their... Yahoo Mail accounts by simply pressing a notification on their smartphones.
Israel Aerospace Industries Sharpens its Satellite Export Focus
Space News - 15 Oct 2015 14:59
Israel Aerospace Industries, in its first satellite export contract, has sold a high-resolution optical imaging spacecraft to an unnamed government and is also introducing an all-electric version of... its Amos telecommunications satellite line. SpaceNews.comDietary Supplements Have Thousands Ending Up In Emergency Rooms Every Year
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 14:58
Side effects of vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements are the cause of a significant number of ER visits annually, a study finds. Many people end up admitted to hospitals for treatment, researchers... say.Baby duck-billed dinos unearthed in 'Dragon's Tomb' nest
Fox News - 15 Oct 2015 14:57
A cluster of baby duck-billed dinosaurs -- hadrosaurs like the adorable character Ducky in the 1988 animated film "The Land Before Time" -- was uncovered in a slab of rock from a fossil-rich part of... Mongolia known as "Dragon's Tomb." Scientists examining a roughly 1-foot-long piece of rock from the Dragon's Tomb site, which is located in the Gobi Desert, discovered at least three new baby Saurolophus angustirostris fossilsStudent creates app for vets to prevent night terrors
USA Today - 15 Oct 2015 14:56The Macalester College student came up with idea because his father struggles with terrors. Mobile Phones In Africa: Subscriber Growth To Slow Sharply As Companies Struggle To Reach Rural Populations And Offer Faster, Cheaper Services
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 14:56For the past five years, sub-Saharan Africa has reigned as the world's fastest-growing mobile region, with subscriber growth rates more than twice the global average.
NASA Probe To Swoop Past Surface Of Saturn Moon
Sky News - 15 Oct 2015 14:55
Cassini is making three close passes of mysterious Enceladus as it comes towards the end of its decade-long mission.It's Official: LG G4 To Receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update Next Week
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 14:52
LG announced that it will roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow next week for LG G4 users within Poland. LG's Marshmallow release will come roughly two weeks after Google's initial release of latest... Android OS for Nexus devices.3-D-printed 'soft' robotic tentacle displays new level of agility (w/ Video)
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 14:50
Cornell University engineers have developed a method to re-create the arrangement of muscles of an octopus tentacle, using an elastomer and 3D printer.Apple announces new ResearchKit projects studying autism, epilepsy and melanoma
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Oct 2015 14:48
Apple has today announced an expansion of ResearchKit into studies for autism, epilepsy and melanoma. ResearchKit enables people to conduct distributed scientific research studies from an iPhone app,... enabling higher participation rates than traditional medical research can provide. The new studies are being run by researchers in Duke University, Johns Hopkins and Oregon Health and Science University. ResearchKit is open-source. In the same […]TRAI asks telcos to pay Re 1 per dropped call: Report
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 14:48The report mentions that not more than 3 calls will be compensated in a single day.
Researchers link organ transplant drug to rise in rare lymphoma
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:46The immunosuppressive drug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has been linked by a researcher to an increased risk of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma in solid organ transplant patients, suggests a new... report.
Apple Announces New ResearchKit Studies for Autism, Epilepsy and Melanoma
Mac Rumors - 15 Oct 2015 14:45
Apple today announced that researchers from Duke University, Johns Hopkins and Oregon Health & Science University are launching three new ResearchKit studies on autism, epilepsy and melanoma. "We're... honored to work with world-class medical institutions and provide them with tools to better understand diseases and ultimately help people lead healthier lives," said Jeff Williams, Apple's senior vice president of Operations. "In just six months, ResearchKit apps studying everything from asthma and diabetes to Parkinson's disease, are already providing insights to scientists around the world and more than 100,000 participants are choosing to contribute their data to advance science and medical research." ResearchKit is an open source framework, launched in early 2014, that enables developers...Developing tools to find new generation antibiotics
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:45Scientists have taken an important step in the search to find new antibiotics that are effective against resistant bacteria. The work, scientists say, will provide new tools for creating stable... genetically engineered strains which could lead to improvements to existing antibiotics and the development of new ones.
'A bleak landscape of pain and fruitless struggle': The suffering of African refugees with psychosis
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:45With Europe's migrant crisis showing no sign of ending, ground-breaking new research explores the harrowing experiences of refugees diagnosed with psychosis.
A new version of the Hendo hoverboard will be unveiled next week
The Verge - 15 Oct 2015 14:44Arx Pax, the company behind the Hendo hoverboard that we rode last year, has just announced that it will unveil the newest version next week on October 21st. That's right, the company is announcing a... hoverboard on the immensely hyped, much brand-ticipated geek holiday: Back to the Future Day. Now, Arx Pax is the first to admit that the original Hendo hoverboard wasn't meant to be a commercial product. It was supposed to be a proof of concept for the company's unique "magnetic field architecture" (MFA) technology, as well an advertisement for that technology. The plan worked. The company raised twice its Kickstarter goal of $250,000, and was recently issued three patents for its hover engine, propulsion and control systems, and the...
5 Tricks You Didn't Know Siri Could Do
Time - 15 Oct 2015 14:44
Apple's digital assistant has become much smarterDefunct muscles on the sides of our head suggest ears moved in response to sound
Daily Mail - 15 Oct 2015 14:43
A neuroscientist at the University of Missouri claims defunct muscles behind our ears show that ancient neural circuits responsible for moving the ears may still respond to sounds.Germany Orders Recall Of 2.4 Million Volkswagen Cars
The Huffington Post - 15 Oct 2015 14:43
HAMBURG/BERLIN, Oct 15 Blizzard's 'Overwatch' shooter enters public beta on October 27th
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 14:39Blizzard is almost ready to put its colorful team-based shooter Overwatch in the hands of the public. An "extremely limited" number of US players will gain access to the closed beta on October 27th,... followed by fans in Europe and Asia at a later da...
Pre-order the Nexus 6P at Vodafone in the UK and get a free Huawei tablet
Android Central - 15 Oct 2015 14:37
Vodafone today confirmed the Nexus 6P is available for pre-order in the UK. You can pre-order the new smartphone on the network and bag a free Huawei 7-inch T1 tablet in the process. You'll be able to... walk away with both the phone and tablet on plans starting from £35 (with an upfront fee of £9) on a configuration of bundles.HTC One A9 Price Leaked By Carrier And Specs Confirmed Via GFXBench Ahead Of Launch
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 14:36
New details regarding the HTC One A9 have leaked ahead of its Oct. 20 launch. The smartphone's specs and price have been posted online.Study reveals high rates of preventable cancers in Indigenous peoples of high-income countries
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:34New research highlights the scale and profile of cancer in indigenous peoples of the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, revealing high rates of often preventable cancers including lung and... cervical cancer, emphasizing the need for targeted prevention strategies in these populations.
Netflix now has more than 69 million members
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 14:34The US giant first made its debut in Asia earlier this year launching service in Japan.
Children with developmental delays: Are we checking their genes for answers?
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:34Few doctors would order genetic testing or refer a child to a genetics specialist as a first step when they see children with developmental delays, report researchers.
Decoding the microbial signature of aggressive form of breast cancer
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:34Researchers have identified, for the first time, an association between two microbial signatures and triple negative breast cancer, the most aggressive form of the disease.
New test could help personalize treatment for common childhood cancer
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:34A new gene test can identify which patients are likely to suffer more aggressive forms of the childhood cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, new research reports. Examining the activity of only five genes in a... sample of the tumor was enough to identify high-risk children who might benefit from more intensive treatment or from new therapies in clinical trials.
Pinnacle in offer to buy out Datacentrix
Tech Central - 15 Oct 2015 14:34Pinnacle Holdings has made a mandatory offer to buy the shares in IT services business Datacentrix that it doesn't already own. The offer was triggered after Pinnacle acquired 20m Datacentrix
Many AFib patients are not properly assessed for stroke and bleeding risks
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:34Researchers have found that primary care physicians were often under- or over-estimating stroke and/or bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation, in part because they failed to utilize... guideline-recommended risk scoring approaches in one-half and three-quarters of their patients, respectively. This, in turn led to under- and over-prescription of oral anticoagulation therapy, misdosing, and other problems that could result in an unnecessarily increased risk of stroke and bleeding events.
Watching movies helped improve vision in children with amblyopia
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:34
The concept of binocular dysfunction, in which the brain suppresses the image from the weaker eye in favor of the stronger eye, has motivated new approaches to amblyopia treatment. Researchers... describe how the use of dichoptic therapy, which presents different images to each eye separately, combined with popular children's movies, has produced improved visual acuity in young children.Scientists identify proteins crucial to loss of hearing
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:34Right now, there is no way to reverse hearing loss, largely because auditory hair cells, which sense sound and relay that information to the brain, do not regenerate. A new study, however, has found a... key clue to how these hair cells develop. The study identified a new role for a particular group of proteins in the development and survival of the hair cells.
Gene signature may help predict survival outcomes for some children with rhabdomyosarcoma
Science Daily - 15 Oct 2015 14:34Among children with intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma that is negative for a fusion gene, those who had a high score of a specific gene signature called MG5 had poorer survival outcomes compared with... those who had a low score of MG5, report researchers.
Lunar Layover
PTTU - 15 Oct 2015 14:32
MIT AeroAstro:Metal Gear Solid V Pulled In $179 Million On Opening Day
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 14:31
There are many reasons why Metal Gear Solid V was highly-anticipated. For starters it is a Metal Gear Solid title which has a loyal fanbase to begin with. It was also developed by Hideo Kojima, which... as it turns out will also be his last Metal Gear Solid game as far we know. This is why it doesn't come as a surprise to learn how much the game made on its opening day. According to the numbers published by Adobe Digital Index, it turns out that Metal Gear Solid V pulled in a very impressive $179 million on its opening day alone. To give it some context, the amount the game made put blockbuster movies like Avengers: The Age of Ultra and Jurassic World to shame. Avengers managed to make $84.5 million on its opening day, while Jurassic World pulled in a just-as-impressive $82 million. This also...Valve Survey Finds That 42% Of Gamers Won't Upgrade For VR
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 14:31
The price of the Oculus Rift headset is still a mystery. However so far what we do know is that it will cost $1,500 all-in, meaning that is the price of the headset along with a brand new PC that will... be capable of running it. This seems to suggest that virtual reality will need some pretty good specs to get it up and running. That being said, how many of you guys will actually bother upgrading your PC just for virtual reality? Turns out that it is almost a 50-50 split. According to a recent survey conducted by Valve, it seems that 42% of gamers who participated in the survey would not upgrade their PCs just for virtual reality. We suppose another way of looking at it would be that 58% of gamers would, which is good news. It is possible that in the 42%, there are some who already run...HP Fights Back Against Laptop Snoopers With 3M Privacy Screens
IBTimes - 15 Oct 2015 14:30If you've ever tried to get some work done in a public place, you'll know the aggravation of having people peeking over your shoulder. But HP, in collaboration with 3M, thinks it has a solution, and... it's building it into forthcoming HP notebooks.
Audi A5 DTM aims at Europe only with V6 diesel engine
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2015 14:30
Audi is ready to launch a special version of the A5 in Europe to celebrate the automakers DTM racing efforts. The car is called the A5 DTM and it is a special version that packs a diesel V6 engine... under the hood. That engine should be enough to tell you that the car won't be coming to the US. The … LG, Samsung Rumored To Be In Final Stages Of Their Foldable Phones
Ubergizmo - 15 Oct 2015 14:30
The closest thing we have gotten to a phone with a foldable display is probably the Galaxy S6 Edge, where the displays are curved but yet remain completely functional. We have seen some prototypes of... foldable displays in the past but none of them have made it to the market, so like we said, the Galaxy S6 Edge with its curved displays is probably the closest so far. However according to reports out of Korea, it seems that both LG and Samsung are getting pretty close to completing their projects for foldable phones. If all goes according to plan, it is possible that come 2016 we could be looking at phones with foldable displays from both LG and Samsung. This isn't the first time we have heard such rumors. Earlier this year we have heard rumors that Samsung was working on a phone with a...Building Cell Networks Like Wi-Fi Could Make Service Better
Wired - 15 Oct 2015 14:30If any company with government approved hardware could set up their own cell network, competition could increase, lowering prices and improving service. The post Building Cell Networks Like Wi-Fi... Could Make Service Better appeared first on WIRED.
Researchers observe the competitive double-gamma nuclear decay
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2015 14:30(Phys.org)--A team of researchers with Technische Universität Darmstadt, in Germany and an associate with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada has detected, for the first time, the double gamma... decay of a nuclear quantum transition that vies with the allowed single γ-decay. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the team describes how they managed to capture the one in 487,805 chances phenomenon. Alexandra Gade with Michigan State University offers a News & Views piece on the work done by the team in the same journal issue, along with a brief history of the study and application of double-gamma nuclear decay.
Stop Undermining Your Ideas Before You Suggest Them
Life Hacker - 15 Oct 2015 14:30This may be stupid, I don't know, but tell me if you've ever started pitching an idea the way I started this sentence. If you're in the habit of putting down your ideas before you even suggest them,... try to cut that habit.
We Found Civility on the 'Lord of the Flies' of MMO Servers
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 14:30
'DarkScape' helps us remember what we found so attractive about the genre's emphasis on working with other players in the first place.A New Supermaterial Lets This Artificial Heart Pump Like the Real Thing
Motherboard - 15 Oct 2015 14:30
Researchers want it to be used as a prosthetic heart in the future.El Niño is set to outgrow 1997 event as forecasters warn it is now too big to fail
Daily Mail - 15 Oct 2015 14:29
Forecasters say the south of North America, particularly southern California, is likely to see cooler and wetter than normal winter, while the northern tier could be warmer and drier.TSMC sees third quarter profits decline
Times of India - 15 Oct 2015 14:29TSMC's net income in the three months through September slipped to Tw$75.33 billion ($2.3 billion), its first earnings decline in three years.
Tesco's all but given up on its Hudl tablets
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 14:29In early October 2013, Tesco launched its first own-brand Android tablet: the Hudl. Despite being deep into uncharted territory, the supermarket succeeded in delivering an extremely affordable,... entry-level device. It wasn't a huge surprise, then, w...
Mitsubishi's cutting-edge Emirai 3 xDAS concept is the sports car of the 22nd century
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2015 14:28
Mitsubishi will introduce a cutting-edge new design study called Emirai 3 xDAS at the Tokyo Motor Show. The electric convertible is brimming with technology that takes the concept of in-car... connectivity to the next level. The post Mitsubishi’s cutting-edge Emirai 3 xDAS concept is the sports car of the 22nd century appeared first on Digital Trends.Verizon And Motorola Announce Oct. 27 Droid Event To Launch Droid Turbo 2 And Droid Maxx 2
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 14:27
Verizon and Motorola have sent out invites for a press event on Oct. 27. The carrier and smartphone maker are expected to launch the Droid Turbo 2 and Droid Maxx 2.The Most Common OS X El Capitan Problems And How To Fix Them
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 14:26
When OS X El Capitan was released, it came with several bugs and glitches here and there. Here are some of the usual problems that other users face and their easy fixes.Samsung Highlights Gear S2 'Timeless Partners' To Spotlight Eight Top Apps
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 14:24
The new Samsung Gear S2 Tizen-powered smartwatch has recently made its commercial debut and the company now wants to highlight eight special app partners that help Gear S2 owners make the most of... their wearable device. These 'timeless partners,' as Samsung calls them, offer unique and special experiences to make the circular smartwatch even more attractive.Pixelmator for Mac Updated With El Capitan Split View Feature and Photos Extension
Mac Rumors - 15 Oct 2015 14:22
Popular photo editing app Pixelmator for Mac was today updated to version 3.4, adding full support for Apple's latest operating system, OS X El Capitan. The new version of Pixelmator supports the... Split View feature in El Capitan, allowing Pixelmator to be used in full screen mode alongside another app at the same time. The Pixelmator Photos Extension, which can be used directly within Apple's own Photos app, introduces Metal-based Distort tools for editing images. With these tools, areas of the image can be reshaped in Photos to retouch them or add artistic effects. The extension was built using Apple's powerful graphics-processing technology, Metal. "Pixelmator always takes advantage of the latest Mac and OS X features and technologies, and today we're thrilled to introduce Pixelmator 3.4...Uber Drivers Can Now Help Recover Missing Children Through Amber Alerts
Tech Times - 15 Oct 2015 14:21
Uber and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children signed a pact that allows U.S. drivers using the car sharing app to receive warnings about missing children. Other companies, such as... Google, Microsoft and Facebook integrated AMBER alerts.B&O Play's H7 headphones trade silence for longevity
Engadget - 15 Oct 2015 14:21Bang and Olufsen held out on Bluetooth for a lot longer than other audio businesses, waiting until it could guarantee that the standard had good enough sound. Ever since it was satisfied, the usually... restrained Danish firm has been throwing out wir...