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3147 days ago - Engadget

Wondering why your Apple Watch won't ship for weeks, even though you ordered as soon as humanly possible? The Wall Street Journal might know why. Its sources claim that some Taptic Engines (the haptic feedback unit that vibrates your wrist) broke dow...

Gmail ditches a web view built to highlight ads
3147 days ago - Engadget

Gmail on the web is getting a little more drab... and arguably, that's a good thing. Google has confirmed to Marketing Land that it's no longer testing a grid view in Gmail's promotions tab that showed you images rather than plain old text. It was me...

Unreal game engine will support HTC's virtual reality headset
3147 days ago - Engadget

The crew at Epic Games has made a point of welcoming virtual reality with open arms, and it's not about to shy away any time soon. The studio recently updated its roadmap with indications that Unreal Engine 4 will support Steam VR (and by extension, ...

Xiaomi's affordable Yi action camera versus the GoPro Hero
3147 days ago - Engadget

The first thing my Spanish mother-in-law asked me when she saw the Xiaomi Yi was, "Is that a toy camera?" With its lime-and-aqua-marine color scheme, it's not hard to see why she might think that. But no, it is not. In fact, Xiaomi's Yi camera raised...

Now there's a wearable for tracking your farts
3147 days ago - Engadget

Unless you're Le Pétomane, Terrence, Philip or Leslie Nielsen, you probably don't like the gaseous emissions that leak from your ass every now and again. Farts, you see, are a result of digestion, but unless you're paying attention to your diet, it's...

How One Tweet Wiped $8bn Off Twitter's Value
3147 days ago - Slashdot

An anonymous reader writes: Someone mistakenly published earnings information on a Nasdaq-run investor relations page for Twitter before the company officially released the news and it sent the stock into a tailspin. Initially the earnings statement went unnoticed, but soon a Tweet with the results...

Milky Way's quiet life leaves it with no dark matter skeleton
3147 days ago - New Scientist

Our galaxy has only ever merged with small galaxies, not large ones. This low-key history has left it bereft of dark matter from outside

TomTom put its navigation know-how to work in an action cam
3147 days ago - Engadget

TomTom, a company best known for its GPS gadgets and a line of watches for runners and athletes, is diving deeper into action sports. Meet the Bandit camera: a GPS action cam that'll beam footage to a connected smartphone. If you're in a hurry, and d...

Windows 10 Can Run Reworked Android and iOS Apps
3147 days ago - Slashdot

An anonymous reader writes with this interesting news from Microsoft. After months of rumors, Microsoft is revealing its plans to get mobile apps on Windows 10 today. While the company has been investigating emulating Android apps, it has settled on a different solution, or set of solutions, that...

Predatory cockroach from dinosaur era found trapped in amber
3148 days ago - New Scientist

A family of predatory cockroaches that lived 100 million years ago has been discovered in fossils found in Myanmar

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Russian Cargo Spacehip Declared Lost
3147 days ago - Slashdot

schwit1 writes: The Russians have declared lost the Progress freighter that had been launched to the ISS yesterday. They never could regain control of the craft, plus it was in an incorrect orbit. Moreover, the U.S. Air Force has detected debris nearby, suggesting a significant failure of some...
World-First Remote Air Traffic Control System Lands In Sweden
3147 days ago - Slashdot

Zothecula writes: Small airports are often in a no-win situation. They don't have much traffic because they don't have an adequate tower system, and...
You can buy your own smell-o-vision VR headset, if you wanna
3147 days ago - Engadget

Aside from the anguished cries of our loved ones begging us to go to work, there are two things that are left out when we play games in virtual...



The human universe: Exploring our place in space
3148 days ago - New Scientist

We’re masters of Earth, but how do we measure up against the cosmos? From colonising stars to destroying the universe, we explore humans' role...

Your Windows 10 phone is a tiny desktop computer with Continuum
3148 days ago - Engadget

Microsoft just demoed its 2-in-1 Continuum feature on a Windows 10 phone giving the mobile device the ability to become a really tiny desktop...

IBM CIO Thinks Agile Development Might Save Company
3148 days ago - Slashdot

Nerval's Lobster writes: A new Wall Street Journal article details how IBM CIO Jeff Smith is trying to make Big Blue, which is going through some...

Evernote's Plus tier gives you a bit more notetaking for $25 a year
3148 days ago - Engadget

Until now, Evernote's service options have been something of an all-or-nothing proposition: either you stick to the free, very limited tier for your...

Microsoft shows off Windows Holographic running Windows 10 apps
3148 days ago - Engadget

When Microsoft debuted its Windows Holographic software and HoloLens headset a few months back, Windows 10 apps were mentioned as a possibility....

iPad 'test model' swiped in Cupertino kidnapping
3148 days ago - Engadget

Despite Apple's notorious love for secrecy, it famously lost a prototype device in the past (maybe even two), when one of its employees left it in a...

Interviews: Ask Fark Founder Drew Curtis a Question
3148 days ago - Slashdot

For many, the day would not be complete without checking Fark.com for the latest funny or weird news. Inspired by the numerous links to interesting...

Windows 10's web browser is called Microsoft Edge
3148 days ago - Engadget

After months of waiting, Microsoft finally has a proper name for Windows 10's brand-new web browser: Forget Project Spartan, and meet Microsoft Edge....

Paper turned into an eco-friendly light-emitting display
3148 days ago - New Scientist

Spraying ordinary paper with specialised materials can make flexible light-up displays that could be used on packaging and newsprint

Weird dream? Your brain won't even try to make sense of it
3148 days ago - New Scientist

Our dreams are so bizarre that parts of the brain that usually try to make sense of language seem to power down rather than attempt to understand them

Instagram dives into curated content with a dedicated music account
3148 days ago - Engadget

Instagram uses its official account to promote notable snapshots on the social network, and has been doing so for quite some time. But now, the...

Microsoft invites Android and iOS apps to join Windows 10
3148 days ago - Engadget

Microsoft's Terry Myerson confirmed on-stage at Build what many of us suspected in the hours leading up to the event -- the company's going to make...

Microsoft expands Office integration with third-party apps
3148 days ago - Engadget

So far, Microsoft's Build 2015 keynote has mostly been focused on the tools available for developers. But, having said this, the company just made an...

Carrier billing is coming to all Windows devices
3148 days ago - Engadget

Wish you could put that Windows app purchase on your phone bill rather than rack up a separate charge? Microsoft just made your day. It's bringing...

Armadillo Aerospace Resurrected On Kickstarter By the Team Members
3148 days ago - Slashdot

savuporo writes: Team members from John Carmack's defunct suborbital rocket company, Armadillo Aerospace, have re-launched the suborbital rocket...

Any site can be a Windows app
3148 days ago - Engadget

At today's Microsoft Build conference, vice president of operating systems, Terry Myerson announced that websites can now be placed inside a Windows...

Smart pedals will track your stolen bike for $149
3148 days ago - Engadget

Back when we saw Connected Cycle's smart bike pedals at CES in January we were pretty impressed by its plan to track activity and location; now you...

Desktop apps are coming to the Windows Store
3148 days ago - Engadget

One of the reasons some people didn't like Windows 8 was that it seemed to include two versions of Windows: Live Tiles and the desktop, with...

This dinosaur had wings like a bat, but did it fly like one?
3148 days ago - New Scientist

A fossil from China may have had unique membrane-like wings to glide or even fly, suggesting dinosaurs dabbled in flight before evolving into birds

Human gene editing has arrived – here's why it matters
3148 days ago - New Scientist

It's becoming possible to edit our genes to treat and prevent conditions like HIV and sickle cell disease or, more controversially, create designer...