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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsSAP's push behind its HANA in-memory platform may have raised awareness of the technology across business but that high profile is not yet necessarily translating into adoption.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comDavid Casarett, M.D. was first inspired to become a doctor after reading a newspaper article in 1986 about the strange case of a toddler named Michelle Funk. She drowned in an icy creek near her home, fully submerged in the frigid water ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsApple's iPhones are the bane of Gamma Groups' existence, according to leaked documents which say the devices are near impossible to spy upon -- unless jailbroken.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BetaNewsGamescom 2014, Europe's largest gaming event and tradeshow is taking place in Cologne, Germany right now, and Sony’s PlayStation Briefing will, like Microsoft’s Xbox press conference, be one of the highlights. The PS4 is currently ahead ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BetaNewsIObit has launched the first public pre-release version of its forthcoming system and security suite, IObit Advanced SystemCare 8 Beta. The new build launches with a number of new tools, including brand new Protect Module. It also showca...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsMicrosoft has hinted at its next smartphone release, expected to be the Lumia 730 with a five-megapixel front camera.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BetaNewsSeeing Android apps requesting various permissions in order to install can be disconcerting for inexperienced users. How can one know if there is a valid reason to trigger them, or if an offering will maliciously use those permissions? T...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsA reader with no tech skills and little money has a great idea for an app. He thinks Apple and Android will both want to make it a standard feature. You know this isn't going to end well.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BetaNewsAccording to Clayton M Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma, disruptive innovations are characterized by their ability to create entirely new markets rather than merely update existing markets with new products. They are black ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BBC News - TechnologyActivision is releasing the full version of its next toy-enhanced Skylanders game on tablets as well as consoles for the first time.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from eWeek - RSS FeedsThe update allows recovery to a replacement machine to address total system failure or a select point-in-time to resolve for data corruption.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsGood Technology released its second quarter mobility index report, finding growth across secure instant messaging, CRM and business intelligence app activation.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BBC News - TechnologyGoogle and five other large companies team up to build a cable under the Pacific Ocean that will deliver incredibly fast internet speeds.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BetaNewsGamescom 2014, Europe's largest gaming event and tradeshow is taking place in Cologne, Germany right now, and Microsoft’s Xbox Briefing will be one of the highlights. The Xbox One is losing ground to Sony’s rival PS4, which is massively ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comFlying can be really ruff . British Airways knows that air travel can be a stressful , nerve-racking experience. That's why the airline is launching a new channel for their in-flight entertainment system titled "Paws and Relax." "Paws an...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BBC News - TechnologyThe women's interest site Jezebel says its parent company is not doing enough to prevent users from posting violent pornography.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsThe 10.1-inch device includes a separate keyboard to convert it into a laptop or tiny all-in-one desktop as well as coming with a protective sleeve.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BetaNewsAlmost all recent PCs have Absolute Computrace embedded in their BIOS. It's a product designed to allow companies to track and secure all of their PCs from a single cloud-based console. But researchers at Kaspersky lab have revealed that...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comHave you ever peeled a banana and felt inexplicably forlorn? Like something was missing? One company has tapped into the emotional anguish of banana-eaters everywhere and crafted a remedy: The DestapaBanana . The apparatus injects banana...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comBrussels sprouts and bacon. Eggs and avocado . Vanilla and hot fudge. Some foods just go together like, well, peanut butter and jelly. Other pairings are a bit less conventional, but still worth trying. In the video above, the folks over...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsDo you care if your employer is running Windows 7 without patches in 2020?
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from ABC News: TechnologyChromebook sales are on the rise.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Reuters: Technology News(Reuters) - Apple Inc's suppliers have begun manufacturing new iPad tablets in an attempt to revive flagging sales of the tablet, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BetaNewsThe Sony Xperia T3 updates the Xperia T2 which, er, was an update to the Xperia T. Except that's not quite how it is. When the T came out early last year it was the flagship phone for Sony. It even had a much talked about spot in a James...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsThe Israeli startup allowed Microsoft to remove a layer of sensor from the Pro 3, and has already been in discussions with Apple.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from The RegisterTransform the Datacentre workshop takes to the roads Promo Microsoft UK is spreading the word on Windows Server 2003 EOS and Cloud OS with a series of free half-day events delivered jointly with strategic partners across the UK.…
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Tech City NewsTechstars applications are open and I’m constantly getting asked the same question over and over: “How do I get into Techstars?” In hindsight, I can clearly see the exact path that got our startup, Good Audience, into Techstars London 20...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Infoworld NewsInitial enthusiasm for Apple's newly introduced Swift language appears to have died down somewhat, based on two monthly programming
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BetaNewsToday's IT managers are under pressure to deliver the sort of agility that's offered by the public cloud but with the security and cost benefits of using existing infrastructure. California-based startup Platform9 has today unveiled an a...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Geeky-GadgetsAs Apple’s September 9th 2014 press conference and media event edges ever closer more and more allegedly leaked images of the Apple iPhone 6 smartphone are beginning to appear online. The latest leaked Apple iPhone 6 photographs reveal w...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from NPR Topics: TechnologySteve Inskeep talks to Steven Levy about his story in Wired magazine on the new app created by a team of people that includes the developers of Siri and IBM's Watson.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsIn order to avoid another HealthCare.gov debacle, US President Obama has hired a team of digital experts to overhaul government IT systems and websites.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Geeky-GadgetsThis week Deep Silver maker of the Dead Island series of games has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming zombie fest in the form of Dead Island 2. The gameplay trailer after the jump reveals pre-alpha footage and gives a first...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from News & FeaturesNominations set to close on Monday 18th August
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BetaNewsThere are plenty of browser extensions around which try to block web trackers, but most have at least some issues: they’re complicated to set up, need custom configuration, use bulky blacklists, maybe there are some questions over the de...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Geeky-GadgetsRecently, HTC announced its expanding the availability of the HTC Desire family in the US, offering the Desire 610 and 816 to US customers. HTC Desire 610 is already available in the US through AT&T for $199.99, and the bigger Desire...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from The RegisterFresh laws may be needed to regulate burgeoning sector The growing use and slurping of biometric data is to be probed by MPs sitting on the UK's science and technology committee this autumn.…
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Latest NewsApple next generation of iPads won't be launching to hungry consumers it's enjoyed in previous years.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Times of India Tech: Latest IT, telecom, Internet, BPO news and updatesTelevision continues on firm footing financially, despite the rise of digital video outlets like Netflix and YouTube.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Geeky-GadgetsA new set-top box called 4SeTV has been unveiled this week which is currently still under development and has been designed to enable users to watch up to 4 live TV shows at the same time. The 4SeTV system will be launching a Kickstarter...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukFacebooks unpopular policy to force users to install Messenger to chat on phones can be skipped using a quick tip Continue reading...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from - Gadgets & Tech RSS FeedChinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has promised to update its mobile operating system after a security firm found that its devices were automatically funnelling personal data back to the company.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Geeky-GadgetsNot too long ago, some images of the alleged Sony Xperia Z3 Compact were leaked, giving us a glimpse of the design of the device. Recently, the miniature version dubbed the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact was spotted at the FCC, one of the last s...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from UK Tech - The Huffington PostIn the pre-industrial past salmon used to swim happily upriver to their spawning grounds, unhindered by nothing more than a few grizzly bears and an occasionally voracious beaver. Now, in this age of hyproelectric dams and environmental ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Technology on HuffingtonPost.comThis is exactly why the Internet was invented. A clip posted to YouTube by isthishowyougoviral uses video editing to make it seem as if the Swedish Chef, Beaker and Animal are lip synching "So What’cha Want," the 1992 Beastie Boys hit fr...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Geeky-GadgetsAt the end of last month a new 3D resin printer was unveiled in the form of the LittleRP which was preparing to launch its Kickstarter crowd funding campaign to secure the required funds to help it make the jump from prototypes to produc...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Internet, gadgets, games & motoring news | guardian.co.ukTech analyst firm Gartner puts the technology firmly at the peak of the hype cycle Continue reading...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from BBC News - TechnologyHollywood stars have been taking to Twitter to pay tribute to actor and comedian Robin Williams who has died at the age of 63.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from The RegisterIsilon or GPFS for TSM scale-out beasts A respected blogger and IBM are arguing over who has the best scale-out backend storage repository for Big Blue's TSM backup and archive software: EMC's Isilon or Big Blue's GPFS.…
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Phys.org: Nanotechnology NewsAs hemp makes a comeback in the U.S. after a decades-long ban on its cultivation, scientists are reporting that fibers from the plant can pack as much energy and power as graphene, long-touted as the model material for supercapacitors. T...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TechmemeNick Summers / The Next Web : Xbox One to offer TV streaming on SmartGlass, video playback via USB and DLNA network streaming — Just before its Gamescom presentation kicked off, Microsoft announced some hefty updates f...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TechCrunchMore than 200 companies representing a wide array of mobile and hardware technology entered TechCrunch Beijing’s (organized with TechNode) startup competition, but VMFive stood out with AdPlay, which lets users demo an app be...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from EngadgetMicrosoft has just kicked off Gamescom 2014 by announcing a plethora of new features coming to the Xbox One -- some you may have known about, and some not. First up is a much anticipated feature: a new app will soon turn the Xbox One int...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from EngadgetFamily mobile plans might be big in the US, but they haven't really got going in the UK. However, that isn't stopping Vodafone from trying to change people's minds with the launch of its new Red+ plan. Instead of equipping a family with ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandThe new full-size iPad Air has reportedly entered production, with the new iPad Mini to follow shortly, for a release later this fall. Report: This fall’s iPads are in production with a new anti-reflective screen coating originally...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Slashdotmrspoonsi (2955715) writes "Microsoft has been working on ways to make any regular 2D camera capture depth, meaning it could do some of the same things a Kinect does. As you can see in the video below the team managed to pull this off an...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from EngadgetHoping for some Xbox One exclusives to be announced at Gamescom? You're in the right place. Phil Harrison, corporate VP at Microsoft, just announced Rise of Tomb Raider will be coming to the platform some time "holiday" next year (though...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesA conventional cannon has some type of shell in a tube. The shell is then launched by the expansion of exploding gun powder. What about a railgun? This weapon can fire a projectile at tremendous speeds without even using an expanding gas...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TechCrunchMicrosoft is still listening to fans when it comes to adding features to the Xbox One – a new update which will begin rolling out to people in the early access program this month adds a number of top requests, including media...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from EngadgetThe long-running relationship between Microsoft's Xbox consoles and the Call of Duty brand is expanding into hardware: a custom Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Xbox One is in the works for this holiday. Better yet, it comes ready for all ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from DailyTech Main News FeedThe Xbox One will also get MKV support
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from EngadgetYou may not have heard of Goat Simulator, but yes, it's really a game. And hey, it's apparently coming to Xbox One! The bizarre "game" has you piloting a goat, causing trouble all over town. Chris Charla, head of the Microsoft indie game...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TechmemeAlex Wilhelm / TechCrunch : Bitcoin Slips As US Consumer Finance Agency Warns Of Cryptocurrency Risks — Remember bitcoin? Today the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a lengthy set of risks that the...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TechCrunchApple’s HealthKit is coming in iOS 8, and while reports about the current beta version of the software paint it mostly as an empty vessel waiting for developers to build hooks that connect their data to the hub, and use the d...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesSkylanders has been a huge console hit for Activision. But it's not just playing on consoles anymore.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TheNextWeb.comJust before its Gamescom presentation kicked off, Microsoft announced some hefty updates for its Xbox One video game console affecting some of the core apps, SmartGlass and live TV. The upgrades, which will be distributed to users of its...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TechCrunchMannequins that send details of the clothes they’re displaying to nearby shoppers’ phones are being trialled in three UK bricks-and-mortar stores. Read More
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Engadget"Woo" indeed... (from the crowd here at Xbox's press briefing in Cologne ahead of Gamescom). The cause of the outburst? A reference to Germany's World Cup victory. But, also for the equally soccer-related FIFA 15 bundle just announced. T...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TheNextWeb.comAsk anyone who uses Twitter what their biggest gripe about the service is, and the answer may very well be DMs. Direct Messages (DMs, aka private messages between users) are a part of Twitter that ‘power’ users have been hooked on since ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from SlashdotVia Ars Technica comes news that an Amtrak employee was paid nearly $900,000 over the last ten years to give the DEA passenger lists outside of normal channels. Strangely enough, the DEA already had access to such information through off...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandThe big data startup uses machine-learning algorithms to weed out the good leads from the bad leads in a company's marketing database. With $12M in new cash, EverString wants businesses to boost sales with machine learning originally pub...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TheNextWeb.comApple’s iOS still rules the enterprise space, even after having fallen 5 percentage points to 67 percent of total device activations in Q2 2014. Android device activations increased the same amount to 32 percent of total activations last...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from EngadgetIf you've heard of Skylanders, we're going to guess either you're a kid, you're a parent with kids or you know someone with kids. And if you do, we're going to guess you probably already know about Skylanders Trap Team, the latest game t...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Digital TrendsMicrosoft kicks off Gamescom 2014 with a livestreamed press briefing revealing new details about upcoming Xbox titles. The post Watch Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 press briefing livestream right here! appeared first on Digital Trends .
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TechmemeCraig Timberg / Washington Post : FCC task force to study use of “Stringray” cell network spying tools by spies and crime gangs — Feds to study illegal use of spy gear — FCC Chairman Tom W...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Digital TrendsRide-sharing service Lyft has claimed that over the last 10 months people working for rival firm Uber have ordered and canceled 5,560 Lyft rides in an effort to reduce the number of Lyft vehicles on the road and to waste drivers' time. T...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesLeon Steele Every 27 minutes, someone in the US dies of an opioid overdose. And all of those 19,500 annual deaths—whether from prescription pain meds or heroin—could be prevented with the fast-acting antidote naloxone. It adh...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TechCrunchWhen you think about the Internet of Things (IoT) you likely think of consumer hardware products like smart thermostats, WiFi lightbulbs or Quantified Self gadgets, such as various fitness trackers and other gizmos. CyberLightning,...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from EngadgetSky won't care to admit it, but for the first time in a number of years, the broadcaster is facing a major challenge to its sports broadcasting crown. Still a relatively new player, BT has claimed a large chunk of Premiership football co...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from EngadgetYou know those high-speed cameras used to film mesmerizing ultra slo-mo videos? They're downright slow compared to this one developed by researchers from The University of Tokyo and Keio University in Japan. The 12-man science team has j...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Om Malik on BroadbandThe VMBeacon technology, from startup Iconeme, gives shoppers more information on what the mannequins are wearing while also giving the shops more information about their customers. UK stores start putting Iconeme’s shopper-trackin...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Digital TrendsApple suppliers have reportedly started manufacturing refreshed versions of the company's tablets, the iPad Air and iPad Mini 2, with the former said to include a new anti-reflective coating, among other improvements. The post Apple star...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesThe Aether Cone is magically simple: Tap it to play a song. Don't like what you hear? Rotate the ring around its edge—a tiny twist skips the current track, and a big one adjusts the overall mood of the playlist.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesRobocops are reality. Sure, we’re still a long way from Hollywood’s vision Robocop, but automated law enforcement is upon us. Brazil used iRobot PackBot 510s to secure the Maracana during the men’s World Cup this summer...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesJohn Pound lives in Eureka, California. He’s either 62 or 63 and he’s been a cartoonist his whole life. The first half of his career was traditional, insofar as any career in weirdo art and underground comics can be tradition...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesOn Thursday, around 5:30 pm PST, someone is going to buy a 1962 Ferrari GTO. They’ll likely spend more than $52 million, which will make it the most expensive car ever sold at auction. The car is being sold by Bonhams at The Quail ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesAre you ready to get #CheeseBlasted on social media? OF COURSE YOU ARE. Old El Paso is here for you.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesPeter Oumanski Record-breaking kickstarter campaigns for projects like the Veronica Mars movie and Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here have been like Hollywood's own little meet-cute with crowdfunding. But some artists are actually starving: in...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesUsually, going down a YouTube rabbit hole ends with the faithful explorer realizing it's 3 a.m. and she's now probably seen every video of Tom Hiddleston on the internet. For Josh Marcy, it ended with a trip to Thailand to record one of ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesPhotographer Michael Muller is a man without fear. He swims among sharks without the protection of a cage to make studio-quality, intimate photos of these beautiful creatures.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top Stories[HTML1] WIRED WIRED: Piles of high-tech features, a powerful V8 engine, and a swanky interior in a car that looks great and is priced well below its competition. TIRED TIRED: None of those many features are unique to Kia, and the good ac...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesWhen it comes to film adaptations of comic books, the source material should always be treated as gospel, right? Wrong. Being completely faithful to the source material isn't always necessary. Angry Nerd is here to explain why that's so ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TechmemeNick Summers / The Next Web : Yo now lets you send links, “Yo” hashtags and set up IFTTT-style alerts with other services — Yo, a simple messaging app that sends nothing but the word “Yo,” just ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Techworld.com NewsIn China's booming smartphone market, it are not foreign companies but domestic brands such as Lenovo and Xiaomi that are dominating, according to analysts
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Digital TrendsBrian Setzer’s new album, Rockabilly Riot: All Original, sounds straight out of 1957. Here’s how he does it – from inspiration to recording. The post How Brian Setzer wrings classic rockabilly sound from modern recording appeared first o...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Digital TrendsThe Neptune Pine watchphone, which started life as a Kickstarter campaign, is ready for release, and those who missed out before can now pre-order their own wrist-worn smartphone replacement for $350. The post Ridiculously large Neptune ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from TheNextWeb.comOnline auction site eBay is completely inaccessible for many users in the UK according to uptime monitoring services and social media reports. The problem, its tenth of the year according to the founder of Downdetector.co.uk Tom Sanders,...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Techworld.com NewsAmazon Web Services now lets enterprises use two-factor authentication to better protect hosted WorkSpaces virtual desktops.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from EngadgetEA's all-you-can-eat games service has launched, and there's a bonus if you're a fan of American Football. The developer has announced that it's only those who pay for EA Access that'll be able to play Madden NFL 15 before its launch on ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from Wired Top StoriesViv was named after the Latin root meaning live. Its San Jose, California, offices are decorated with tsotchkes bearing the numbers six and five (VI and V in roman numerals). Ariel Zambelich When Apple announced the iPhone 4S on October ...