Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Nebia Shower Head Promises Better, More Efficient Showers
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:45:07 GMT ]
Everyone's mind is on the droughts hitting the country - it's a good time to debut a super-efficient shower head.









Streaming Music Kills 'CDs For a Penny' Columbia House
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 19:02:10 GMT ]
The music died for Columbia House on Monday as the mail-order retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.









Verizon Tests Internet 10X Faster Than Google Fiber
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 19:46:09 GMT ]
Verizon claims to have successfully tested new technology that would allow it to deliver broadband speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second.









FDA Warns Kardashian Over 'Misleading' Instagram Post
[ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 08:08:58 GMT ]
The FDA wasn't amused when celebrity Kim Kardashian endorsed a drug on Instagram.









Dating Apocalypse? Tinder Melts Down Over Vanity Fair Article
[ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:57:48 GMT ]
Tinder may be doing the walk of shame Wednesday morning when it takes a look at its Twitter feed in the clear-headed light of day.









Kepler discovers its 10th twin-sunned Tatooine
[ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 06:36:27 GMT ]
The discovery of a planet orbiting a binary star in the habitable zone is the tenth of its kind, indicating such planets are more common than previously thought.









Necronomic-on demand: Australia gets 'Ash vs. Evil Dead' world premiere
[ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 08:17:58 GMT ]
Australian streaming service Stan will be the first platform in the world to premiere the highly-anticipated TV series "Ash vs. Evil Dead" this Halloween. And just as we hoped, it looks real ugly...









Emo universe slowly creating less energy, wearing more black holes (Tomorrow Daily 223)
[ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:01:28 GMT ]
Ashley and Khail discuss the futility of life after learning the universe is slowly making fewer stars, explain how the "John Wick" franchise will utilize VR and watch astronauts eat lettuce grown in space.









​Researchers hack a Corvette's brakes via insurance black box
[ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:05:11 GMT ]
Researchers exploit a Web-connected insurance monitor to hijack a car using text messages.









Qualcomm says your next smartphone will look sharper and last longer
[ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:30:02 GMT ]
The company hopes its latest mobile chip will win back Samsung, which eschewed Qualcomm in favor of its own chip for the Galaxy S6.









Weather scrubs launch of student experiments to space
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:00:58 GMT ]
College students eager to see their experiments fly in space will have to wait at least one more day after weather forced NASA to scrub plans for a scheduled Tuesday launch from eastern Virginia's Wallops Flight Facility.






Perseid meteor shower expected to be stellar
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:01:24 GMT ]
A moonless evening could give stargazers a fantastic light show this week.






A space first -- astronauts eat 'home-grown' food
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:05:23 GMT ]







Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Adobe Is Latest Tech Company to Sweeten Leave Benefits
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:42:16 GMT ]
Software company Adobe Systems Inc. has become the third tech company in a week to give new parents more paid time off.









Internet Giants Share Data to Better Fight Child Porn
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:39:53 GMT ]
Five of the biggest Internet companies out there are collaborating with a watchdog organization to more effectively ban child pornography.









Advertisers Lose Billions As Ad Blocking Grows
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:00:54 GMT ]
A study by Adobe and Pagefair shows that the practice of blocking ads while using the Web is growing quickly — and advertiser revenues are shrinking.









Google Creates New Holding Company in Restructuring
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:29:13 GMT ]
Google announced a new corporate operating structure, creating a new company, Alphabet, that will count the Internet giant as a subsidiary.









Who Is Sundar Pichai, Google's New CEO?
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:55:28 GMT ]
An announcement from Google not only radically changed the organization of the Internet giant, but installed a new CEO: Sundar Pichai. Who is he?









Borrowing human reflexes eradicates robot bumbles
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:34:44 GMT ]
Researchers from MIT have designed an interface that allows a robot to tap into the reflexes of a human controller to eradicate typical robot clumsiness.









The universe is slowly dying
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:32:34 GMT ]
A large-scale survey of over 200,000 galaxies has revealed a grim truth: The universe is definitely slowing down.









Samsung looks to get a head start on Apple with its next jumbo smartphone
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:00:04 GMT ]
The Korean electronics giant hopes its latest super-sized phone -- likely the Galaxy Note 5 -- will help reverse its downward trajectory.









Alphabet lets Google be more ambitious, more boring and more crazy at the same time
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:00:06 GMT ]
The company is taking a page out of the playbook of Warren Buffett -- a longtime hero of co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin as it prepares for its next stage of growth.









Google, HTC vets prep 'friggin' awesome' smartphone for Sept. 1 launch
[ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:00:08 GMT ]
The company makes the bold claim that its new smartphone will actually get better over time thanks to software tweaks. It plans to sell it at the $300 to $400 range.









New galaxy is 4 times bigger than Milky Way
[ Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:28:59 GMT ]
Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology believe they now know how galaxies are formed.

Why vinyl fans don't actually listen to vinyl
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:15:43 GMT ]
More people are buying vinyl -- but not necessarily to listen to ...

13 Instagram accounts you can't unfollow
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:17:11 GMT ]
Discover 13 artists -- all young, female, and lighting up Instagram -- you should be adding to your daily scroll.

Satellite captures moon crossing Earth
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:20:27 GMT ]

Monday, August 10, 2015

Pentagon Email Systems Go Back Online After Cyber Attack
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 18:39:26 GMT ]
Two weeks after it was shut down by a "highly sophisticated cyber attack," the Joint Staff email system is expected to be back up and running.









British Royal Navy Tests 3-D Printed Drone at Sea
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:54:16 GMT ]
A 3-D printed drone was recently launched from a British military warship and successfully flew to shore.









Silicon Valley Company Is Victim of $47 Million Cyber Scam
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 20:56:39 GMT ]
Ubiquiti Networks, a Silicon Valley computer networking company, says it was scammed of nearly $47 million by cyber thieves.









Microsoft Surface Pro 3 to See Action on NFL Sidelines
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:25:07 GMT ]
NFL fans will see something new on the sidelines this season: the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.









This Device May Change Police Chases Forever
[ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 04:18:51 GMT ]
The Milwaukee Police Department announced this week that it will be outfitting its vehicles with a system that launches GPS trackers at fleeing vehicles.









Videos taken down from Vimeo for using the word 'Pixels'
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:05:02 GMT ]
A DMCA takedown request has targeted short films older than and completely unrelated to the recently released Adam Sandler film "Pixels."









British Library asks for help deciphering a medieval sword
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:02:10 GMT ]
An as-yet indecipherable inscription on a sword dating back to 800 years ago has researchers at the British Library flummoxed.









Health tech is going to save your life (for real)
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:11:05 GMT ]
From 3D-printed organs to cancer-fighting nanotech, the most important branch of technology right now is the one that will keep you living longer and stronger.









Space, swords, bones: 3D printing (literally) makes our world
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:30:48 GMT ]
Forget those silly little figurines. The real work in 3D printing will go into things that matter, like bone grafts, full-size bridges -- even a building on the moon.









Tesla hackers explain how they did it at DEF CON 23
[ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:40:41 GMT ]
At the DEF CON 23 digital security conference, Kevin Mahaffey and Marc Rogers explain how they hacked a Tesla Model S and why you shouldn't be too alarmed.









13 Instagram accounts you can't unfollow
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 15:15:44 EDT ]
Discover 13 artists -- all young, female, and lighting up Instagram -- you should be adding to your daily scroll.

Why vinyl fans don't actually listen to vinyl
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 15:15:43 EDT ]
More people are buying vinyl -- but not necessarily to listen to ...

Is this the world's first unstealable bike?
[ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:28:54 EDT ]
Three Chilean entrepreneurs claim to have solved a problem that makes every cyclist's blood boil -- by inventing the world's first "unstealable" bike.

$2,000 headphones -- can you hear the difference?
[ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:28:54 EDT ]
What difference can a dollar make? According to headphones company Audeze, $2,000 will give you the most authentic listening experience on the planet.

Satellite captures moon crossing Earth
[ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 17:23:21 EDT ]

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Pentagon Email Systems Go Back Online After Cyber Attack
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 18:39:26 GMT ]
Two weeks after it was shut down by a "highly sophisticated cyber attack," the Joint Staff email system is expected to be back up and running.









British Royal Navy Tests 3-D Printed Drone at Sea
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:54:16 GMT ]
A 3-D printed drone was recently launched from a British military warship and successfully flew to shore.









Silicon Valley Company Is Victim of $47 Million Cyber Scam
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 20:56:39 GMT ]
Ubiquiti Networks, a Silicon Valley computer networking company, says it was scammed of nearly $47 million by cyber thieves.









Microsoft Surface Pro 3 to See Action on NFL Sidelines
[ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:25:07 GMT ]
NFL fans will see something new on the sidelines this season: the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.









This Device May Change Police Chases Forever
[ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 04:18:51 GMT ]
The Milwaukee Police Department announced this week that it will be outfitting its vehicles with a system that launches GPS trackers at fleeing vehicles.