IT News Head Lines (CNET) 13/07/2016

New dwarf planet discovered out past Neptune - CNET
Astronomers have found a new dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, with one of the largest orbits of any dwarf planet.

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Pokemon Go clone tops app charts in China - CNET
Pokemon Go hasn't yet been released in some countries around the globe, and developers in China are taking advantage of that.

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Monument Valley creator founds new game studio - CNET
The new Australia-based studio is called Mountains, and will be releasing its first game in 2017.

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Twitter increases maximum gif size to 15MB - CNET
The biggest gif you can upload to Twitter has gone from a tiny 5MB to a much more reasonable 15MB.

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Open-source Linux a step closer to automotive use - Roadshow
The Automotive Grade Linux project announced the release of its Unified Code Base 2.0, implementing support for audio stream routing, rear-seat entertainment and apps.

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Futuristic prosthetic officially headed to market soon (Tomorrow Daily 388 show notes) - CNET
LUKE (named after Luke Skywalker) is an advanced, modular prosthetic arm with over 10,000 hours of testing, and it'll finally be available later this year.

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Another Tesla crash blamed on car's Autopilot system - CNET
A Model X crashes Sunday morning after the car's auto-steer feature failed to identify an obstacle in the road, according to a thread on a Tesla enthusiasts forum.

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Gold bars awarded for top shots in annual iPhone photography competition - CNET
The applicants this year numbered in the thousands and spanned 139 countries around the world, but the grand prize was awarded to a Chinese photographer named Siyuan Niu for his work entitled "Man and the Eagle."

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Get a jump on Amazon Prime Day with these early deals - CNET
In the market for a 55-inch 4K TV for $550, or a Fire tablet for $33? Amazon offers a glimpse of what's to come during its sales event.

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​SEC probing Tesla for potential securities breach with Autopilot fatality - Roadshow
Did Tesla incorrectly handle breaking recent Autopilot-related crash news to its investors?

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Disneyland's Star Wars expansion could look just like this - CNET
A new piece of concept art depicting Disney's new Star Wars park expansion gives would-be attendees a peek at what could be.

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Pokemon Go is a certified hit. What's Nintendo's next play? - CNET
The idea of Link or Mario running around on your phone seemed like a no-brainer to everyone but Nintendo. The success of Pokemon Go may be proof that it should rethink its stance.

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Amazon's Daily Deal is one of our favorite Bluetooth wireless sports earbuds - CNET
Amazon is running a half-price sale on the Jaybird X2 today, a popular wireless sports headphone model with a tough design that's sweat-resistant and boasts an 8-hour battery.

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Hilarious 'Chewbacca Mom' shows serious side, to mixed reviews - CNET
She became famous for laughing with a mask on. Her latest video is a heartfelt call for healing after the Dallas shootings, but some on the internet are rolling their eyes.

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What do we say to the god of death? Bring Syrio back to 'Game of Thrones' - CNET
The actor who plays Arya's sword-fighting teacher says 'of course' he would want to return to the HBO hit.

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Let the Pokemon Go pub crawls begin - CNET
Adult Pokemon fans are getting ready to come together, raise a few glasses and then catch them all!

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Pokemon Go: Gotta catch all your personal data - CNET
If you signed into Pokemon Go with your Google account, you might have just handed your digital life over to the game's developers.

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​Watch a hydraulic press get the last bit of toothpaste and ketchup - CNET
See the awe-inspiring crushing power of a hydraulic press squeeze an impressive amount of condiment and toothpaste out of seemingly empty containers.

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Pokemon Go pumps up Nintendo's value by billions - CNET
Nintendo is part owner of Pokemon and the company is reaping the rewards of this mega hit. Meanwhile, criminals are using the game to their own advantage.

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Warner Bros. settles with FTC for not disclosing it paid PewDiePie, YouTubers - CNET
The government agency is slamming Warner Bros. Home Entertainment over how it handled its campaign for 2014's Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor.

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Science finds fingerprints on Earth of distant exploding stars - CNET
New research finds prehistoric climate change and even a speeding of evolution on Earth could be blamed in part on the death of a (very) distant star.

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Cozmo the AI robot gets even more powerful - CNET
The palm-sized companion robot will have a software development kit available to makers and hobbyists.

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Flying an Airbus A380 like a fighter jet - CNET
To fly the world's largest airliner you need courage, patience and the skill to master a small control stick.

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Get a free Amazon Fire tablet with subscription to Texture (the Netflix of magazines) - CNET
The limited time deal ends July 21.

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All the Pokemon Go news from around the world - CNET
Pokemon Go has made headlines all over the world, and you can check them all out here.

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IT News Head Lines (CNET) 13/07/2016

New dwarf planet discovered out past Neptune - CNET
Astronomers have found a new dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, with one of the largest orbits of any dwarf planet.

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Pokemon Go clone tops app charts in China - CNET
Pokemon Go hasn't yet been released in some countries around the globe, and developers in China are taking advantage of that.

Read More ...

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Monument Valley creator founds new game studio - CNET
The new Australia-based studio is called Mountains, and will be releasing its first game in 2017.

Read More ...

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Twitter increases maximum gif size to 15MB - CNET
The biggest gif you can upload to Twitter has gone from a tiny 5MB to a much more reasonable 15MB.

Read More ...

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Open-source Linux a step closer to automotive use - Roadshow
The Automotive Grade Linux project announced the release of its Unified Code Base 2.0, implementing support for audio stream routing, rear-seat entertainment and apps.

Read More ...

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Futuristic prosthetic officially headed to market soon (Tomorrow Daily 388 show notes) - CNET
LUKE (named after Luke Skywalker) is an advanced, modular prosthetic arm with over 10,000 hours of testing, and it'll finally be available later this year.

Read More ...

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Another Tesla crash blamed on car's Autopilot system - CNET
A Model X crashes Sunday morning after the car's auto-steer feature failed to identify an obstacle in the road, according to a thread on a Tesla enthusiasts forum.

Read More ...

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Gold bars awarded for top shots in annual iPhone photography competition - CNET
The applicants this year numbered in the thousands and spanned 139 countries around the world, but the grand prize was awarded to a Chinese photographer named Siyuan Niu for his work entitled "Man and the Eagle."

Read More ...

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Get a jump on Amazon Prime Day with these early deals - CNET
In the market for a 55-inch 4K TV for $550, or a Fire tablet for $33? Amazon offers a glimpse of what's to come during its sales event.

Read More ...

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​SEC probing Tesla for potential securities breach with Autopilot fatality - Roadshow
Did Tesla incorrectly handle breaking recent Autopilot-related crash news to its investors?

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Disneyland's Star Wars expansion could look just like this - CNET
A new piece of concept art depicting Disney's new Star Wars park expansion gives would-be attendees a peek at what could be.

Read More ...

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Pokemon Go is a certified hit. What's Nintendo's next play? - CNET
The idea of Link or Mario running around on your phone seemed like a no-brainer to everyone but Nintendo. The success of Pokemon Go may be proof that it should rethink its stance.

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Amazon's Daily Deal is one of our favorite Bluetooth wireless sports earbuds - CNET
Amazon is running a half-price sale on the Jaybird X2 today, a popular wireless sports headphone model with a tough design that's sweat-resistant and boasts an 8-hour battery.

Read More ...

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Hilarious 'Chewbacca Mom' shows serious side, to mixed reviews - CNET
She became famous for laughing with a mask on. Her latest video is a heartfelt call for healing after the Dallas shootings, but some on the internet are rolling their eyes.

Read More ...

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What do we say to the god of death? Bring Syrio back to 'Game of Thrones' - CNET
The actor who plays Arya's sword-fighting teacher says 'of course' he would want to return to the HBO hit.

Read More ...

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Let the Pokemon Go pub crawls begin - CNET
Adult Pokemon fans are getting ready to come together, raise a few glasses and then catch them all!

Read More ...

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Pokemon Go: Gotta catch all your personal data - CNET
If you signed into Pokemon Go with your Google account, you might have just handed your digital life over to the game's developers.

Read More ...

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​Watch a hydraulic press get the last bit of toothpaste and ketchup - CNET
See the awe-inspiring crushing power of a hydraulic press squeeze an impressive amount of condiment and toothpaste out of seemingly empty containers.

Read More ...

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Pokemon Go pumps up Nintendo's value by billions - CNET
Nintendo is part owner of Pokemon and the company is reaping the rewards of this mega hit. Meanwhile, criminals are using the game to their own advantage.

Read More ...

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Warner Bros. settles with FTC for not disclosing it paid PewDiePie, YouTubers - CNET
The government agency is slamming Warner Bros. Home Entertainment over how it handled its campaign for 2014's Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor.

Read More ...

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Science finds fingerprints on Earth of distant exploding stars - CNET
New research finds prehistoric climate change and even a speeding of evolution on Earth could be blamed in part on the death of a (very) distant star.

Read More ...

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Cozmo the AI robot gets even more powerful - CNET
The palm-sized companion robot will have a software development kit available to makers and hobbyists.

Read More ...

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Flying an Airbus A380 like a fighter jet - CNET
To fly the world's largest airliner you need courage, patience and the skill to master a small control stick.

Read More ...

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Get a free Amazon Fire tablet with subscription to Texture (the Netflix of magazines) - CNET
The limited time deal ends July 21.

Read More ...

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All the Pokemon Go news from around the world - CNET
Pokemon Go has made headlines all over the world, and you can check them all out here.

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IT News Head Lines (HardOCP) 24/05/2016

What To Expect From Computex 2016
Computex will be taking place May 31–June 4 this year. Expect Broadwell-E X99 motherboards, AMD Polaris updates, and AIB versions of the GTX 1080.



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A Future Without Windows Is A Dystopian Nightmare
This guy hates the idea of systems like Chrome OS and thinks they will lead us into an age of locked-down computing. Is he right?

Imagine a future where the world is divided between builders and users. Builders create the applications and content that users consume. Today, we live in a world where most people are users, even if they have Windows or Mac OS. But at least with those desktop platforms, there's the opportunity to take the reins and start coding an app, building your own website from scratch or installing software that's not been endlessly sandboxed and prescreened for you. With Chrome OS, you're a passive player who cannot take full control of your device or your experience.

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Court: Google Doesn't Have First Amendment Right To Drop Site From Search Results
Can a spammy company sue Google for dropping its sites by accusing them of being anti-competitive? A court in Florida may be entertaining the idea, although the case is young and the author's points may be greatly exaggerated.

Google's web spam team decided that e-ventures was spamming as well, and removed its website. The company sued under a variety of theories, but mainly claims that it did nothing that violated any of Google's stated rules -- and furthermore that Google was misleading in some of its public statements about what it will and won't remove from the web, as well as how it alerts people to those removals. Google hit back with two responses in a motion to dismiss. First, it said that it's protected under CDA 230 for removing content and second that the choices it makes on how the search results are ranked are protected by the First Amendment. Somewhat surprisingly, the district court has rejected both of these arguments.

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Gran Turismo Sport Gameplay Trailer
It's not Gran Turismo 7, but GT Sport will serve as the franchise's debut on PS4. Apparently, a lot of people are disappointed with the graphics.



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Nvidia GTX 1080 Pre-Orders Sell Out In Minutes
If you managed to snag a GTX 1080 pre-order—congratulations, I guess. You can hit the link in the article for stock information.

Retail availability is set to occur on May 27th this coming Friday but several e-tailers started their first round of pre-orders today. Despite only popping up for a few minutes, Amazon, Newegg and Best Buy all sold out of their pre-orders within minutes. This went for all brands like MSI, ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, Zotac and PNY. I guess when they are all reference model Founders Edition, it doesn't matter too much which card you buy.

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Overwatch Animated Short "Hero"
Blizzard has released their final Overwatch animated short, which stars Soldier: 76.



Soldier: 76 is pure chaotic-goodness, the gold-hearted, grizzled vet who will never abandon his mission. His origin trailer debuted in July (it's below) and positions him as a pivotal figure in the Overwatch story: commander of the good guys, distrusted or taken for granted by the citizens, doomed in a raid on Overwatch HQ and now believed dead. Soldier: 76's gravelly nihilism may be an action-movie trope, but there's still enough optimism to keep him in the business of saving children and blowing the bullies away. Verdict: Good dude and a sweet trailer.

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Oculus Kills App That Let Vive Owners Play Rift Exclusives
A recently released update prevents exclusives from running on non-Oculus hardware. Previously, a "compatibility layer," Revive, allowed the HTC Vive to run Oculus software.

Those who purchased software via the Oculus store who now own software they can no longer use are frustrated. Many comments in the Reddit thread on the subject point out how taking steps to ensure Oculus games don't run on non-Oculus software flies in the face of a statement Oculus founder Palmer Luckey made back in December: "If customers buy a game from us, I don't care if they mod it to run on whatever they want."

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Windows 7 Updating Is Still Broken
This guy put Microsoft's new Convenience Rollup (CR) for a spin and found that things didn't go as well as he'd hoped. The CR was recently released for Windows 7 users as a more practical way of updating the OS.

Based on the feedback I received on Twitter yesterday, this issue–where Windows Update just sits there saying "Checking for updates…" but not actually doing anything—is common in Windows 7. Naturally, I've been largely unaware of this since I long since moved in turn to Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and now Windows 10. But for the subset of those several hundred million people who do in fact use Windows 7 every single day and need to reinstall the OS from time to time, this is obviously a problem. For those who need to update the OS on multiple machines, it's a freaking nightmare.

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iPhone 7 Plus Leak Shows Dual-Camera Module, 256GB Storage Option
I suppose it is amusing how Apple insists on selling 16GB versions of devices that can do things like shoot 4K video.

In addition to showing the dual-camera module, the Weibo images claim to show a 256GB memory chip, suggesting that Apple for the first time will introduce a higher storage variant with the iPhone 7 lineup. What's notable, though, is that the images show 16GB, 64GB, and 256GB chips, perhaps implying that the 128GB model will be replaced all together with the new 256GB model. Judging by this leak, however, the 16GB model is here to stay.

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Destroying An Indestructible USB Cable
Now I know for a fact that some of the editors at The Verge have too much time on their hands. Did anyone really think a USB cable would last against cutting tools?



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1996 Sega Test Department Training Video
In today's episode of "Gosh, I'm Starting to Feel Kind of Old," we revisit Sega's past and what it might have been like to be a game tester in the '90s.



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Microsoft Purging Terrorist Content From Its Services
I thought this kind of thing was standard practice, but apparently Microsoft is only making it official now. Here's a form you can use to report extremist content from services such as Xbox Live—no, someone insulting your mom on CoD doesn't count.

Microsoft is officially prohibiting users from posting anything that incites terrorist acts on its services, including Xbox Live, Outlook consumer version and document-sharing website Docs. In a blog post, the tech giant explained that it's taking these steps, because it has "a responsibility to run [its] various internet services so that they are a tool to empower people, not to contribute, however indirectly, to terrible acts." For Bing, however, the company will only remove links to websites if the authorities demand it. Search engines don't host content, after all, and Microsoft has to respect people's "right to access information."

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IT News Head Lines (I4U News) 24/05/2016

Scientists Show Super Complex In Photosynthesis of Spinach in Structural Biology Breakthrough

Chinese researchers make breakthrough in structural biology in photosynthesis. Understanding the inner workings of photosynthesis can have major impact on how we create energy in the future. Plants...

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Rewritable Magnetic Charge Ice can Help Develop new Computing Technologies

A team of US scientists has created a new material, called "rewritable magnetic charge ice", that permits an unprecedented degree of control over local magnetic fields and could pave the way for new...

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New findings to boost space weather forecas

A team of US researchers has discovered new evidence about how the Earth's magnetic field interacts with solar wind -- a finding that can improve forecasts about space weather.Although invisible to...

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Selfie Addicts May Overestimate Their Attractiveness: Study

If you are never tired of posting selfies on Facebook and Instagram, it is time to sit back and look at your face carefully. According to the researchers, most people who post regular selfies are not...

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Licki Brush Lets You Lick Your Cat

"Have you ever wanted to lick your cat?" No, but apparently there are cat owners who want. Cats groom each other by licking themselves or each other. Jason O'Mara from Portland, Oregon came up with...

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India Successfully Launches Home-grown Mini Space Shuttle RLV-TD HEX-01

India on Monday successfully tested home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV) as a mini-shuttle and demonstrated its space technology prowess, a senior official said."We have successfully...

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Japanese Company to Create Artificial Meteor Shower for 2020 Olympics

Japanese startup is working on to create artificial meteor shower. The man-made meteor shower will deliver shooting stars on demand and light up skies at specific locations and times. The company is...

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iPhone 7 Camera Modules and 256GB SanDisk Chip Leak

Will the iPhone 7 be available with up to 256GB storage? A series of new photos of alleged iPhone 7 components is suggesting that this is the case. The new photos show a dual and a single camera...

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Low-Salt Diet is Not Good for Health, Study Says

It has been widely believed that consuming too much salt is not good for health. But recently, evidences have been mounting against restricted use of salt and a new research also suggests that low...

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How Do Birds Get their Red Color?

Many species of birds have distinctive red feathers and beaks and they are not without reason. Birds use their red color as singles to attract mates or to scare off rivals. But how have these birds...

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Astronomers Spot Faintest, Furthest Galaxy Ever

Astronomers have spotted the faintest and furthest galaxy yet. The galaxy came into existence just after the Big Bang or 13 billion years ago when the universe was a toddler in cosmic terms. The...

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Is Kanye Really Going to Work with Payless?

Kanye West is actually doing something pretty cool amidst all of his random outbursts and complaining on Twitter. During his recent outburst on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the designer said that he...

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Google and Levi Plan "Smart Jacket"

Google and Levi Strauss have joined together to announced a smart jacket for commuters that will enable users to answer phone calls, control maps, listen to music, and more just by working with their...

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Lenovo Teases New Motorola RAZR

Lenovo released a RAZR commercial from the 2004 as a teaser for the Jun 9th Lenovo Tech World 2016. The original Motorola RAZR V3 flip phone was a huge success, selling about 130 million. Motorola...

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VW Sidebus Sidecar Motorcycle Is Incredible Custom Job

Photos of what the photographer calls VW Sidebus have gone viral on imgur and on reddit. The custom job on a Volkswagen themed sidecar motorcycle is incredible. The sidecar has the shape of an...

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Adding Graphene in Rubber Increases Strength and Elasticity

Adding a very small amount of graphene -- the world's thinnest and strongest material -- to rubber films can increase both their strength and the elasticity by up to 50 percent, says a study.Aravind...

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iPhone 7 Leaks with iPad Pro-like Quad Speakers

Leaks of the iPhone 7 have already shown the presence of a Smart Connector, introduced first in the iPad Pro. Today a new leak shows an alleged iPhone 7 rear shell that has four speakers like the...

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Facebook Expands Oculus Division in Europe Led by Former Googler

Social networking giant Facebook has hired a team of experts in London to create the first European base for its Oculus virtual reality division, a media report said.The social network has...

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Inexperienced Team behind Facebook's Trending Topics Controversy?

An inexperienced and unorganized team may have been controlling the now-controversial Trending Topics feature of Facebook, according to media reports.The social networking giant has faced allegations...

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Nano Carrier Can Help Treat Brain Tumor

A nanocarrier engineered to be small enough to get past the blood-brain barrier could be targeted to deliver a chemotherapeutic drug more efficiently to tumor cells in the brain, a new study reveals....

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The Reasons Why Sea Ice Cover Around Antarctica is Rising

Why has the sea ice cover surrounding Antarctica been increasing slightly, in sharp contrast to the drastic loss of sea ice occurring in the Arctic Ocean? A new NASA-led study has found the geology...

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Common Antimicrobial Agent Found to Cause Heart Disease

An antimicrobial agent found in many consumer products ranging from hand soaps to toys and even toothpaste can rapidly disrupt bacterial communities in the gut, new research shows.Although the health...

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