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• Wild new theory says Earth may actually be two different planets

  03-02-2016 23:55
  
  A new theory says Earth is made of two planets, rather than just one. Apparently, our planet is the result of a collision that helped map the course of both Earth as we know it and the moon. DON’T MISS: Fresh iPad Air 3 leak reveals more details about Apple's most exciting tablet in years According to new research from the University of California, Earth and a hypothesized early planet called Theia collided, and the two planets fused together 4.5 billion years ago. That impact also formed
  
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• Headlines, traffic, weather: This Google Engineer’s smart mirror keeps you informed

  03-02-2016 23:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  What happens when a Google software engineer wants something that's not on the market yet? He makes it himself. That's how Max Braun created a smart mirror that shows him the time, weather, and news.
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• Universal Pictures' The Something will star Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis, and Bill Hader

  03-02-2016 23:51 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Universal Pictures has greenlighted a space comedy with an out-of-this world combination of stars: Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis, and Bill Hader will all star in The Something, which centers on a group of stranded astronauts.
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• LG G5 day confirmed for Samsung Galaxy S7 night

  03-02-2016 23:50
  
  While Samsung may have the night all wrapped up with the Galaxy S7, LG has chosen to reveal the LG G5 in the afternoon. This set of events, it turns out, will be taking place on the 21st of February - later this month - in Barcelona, Spain. That's during Mobile World Congress 2016, where both events will be taking … Continue reading
  
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• Sony waits out the pack, plans Ultra HD Blu-ray player release in 2017

  03-02-2016 23:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sony was conspicuously absent among the companies showing off Ultra HD Blu-ray players at CES this year. Now the company has finally confirmed it has one in the works, but we may not see it until next year.
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• Samsung’s removal of certain S Pen features might mean Android N will get stylus support

  03-02-2016 23:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  With both Apple and Microsoft now supporting a stylus, it seems to be a no-brainer that Google will do the same with Android. Samsung's developer page seems to indicate that it's more of a reality than sheer speculation.
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• Handcrafted Millennium Falcon is made of 3,000 wood pieces

  03-02-2016 23:30
  
  Star Wars has inspired many artists, and thanks to their ingenuity we’ve seen creations of all sorts, including drones modified to look like miniature Star Wars spacecraft. None of the creations have been quite as beautiful as a newly unveiled Millennium Falcon model masterfully handcrafted from 3,000 pieces of wood, though. It took nearly a year to make the Millennium … Continue reading
  
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• VR Curation or: How to Avoid Another Google Glass

  03-02-2016 23:29
  
  As Virtual Reality headsets become available to the public, we've set out to address the many issues that come with launching a platform. Not just a platform - not just hardware - but a whole ecosystem of pieces of hardware AND software. Developers and users, manufacturers and social participants. There's a lot at stake here - and a lot of … Continue reading
  
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• What happens on the Internet in one minute?

  03-02-2016 23:20
  
  The Internet is an amazing place that gets both better and worse every minute. The web is advancing at a rapid rate, with newly created content generating massive amounts of traffic for an audience that’s also steadily increasing. Currently, there are 3.2 billion people online, and companies including Google and Facebook want to connect even more people to the web. One business intelligence startup set out to find out what goes on online and it has released an infographic that shows what h
  
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• This 3D-printed gun is semiautomatic, untraceable, and totally legal

  03-02-2016 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A man in West Virginia known only as Derwood has successfully printed a fully operational, semi-automatic weapon with 95 percent of its parts 3D-printed. Only the barrel, hammer, firing pins, bolts, and springs were store-bought.
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• Google's Project Zero publicly shames Malwarebytes for poor update security

  03-02-2016 23:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Malwarebytes updates are offered over un-encrypted HTTP, which Google's Project Zero says leaves users vulnerable to attack. A fix is reportedly on the way.The post Google's Project Zero publicly shames Malwarebytes for poor update security appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Acer Predator 8 Review Part I: what no other tablet has

  03-02-2016 22:59
  
  When we first heard about the Acer Predator 8, it was clear they were going after the market dominated by the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet. This is a gaming tablet that rolls with an 8-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixel) display and four front-facing speakers. Acer is not fooling around with this release. This is no "filler" tablet. In this device … Continue reading
  
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• Did you think three monitors was a lot? Matrox's new video card can handle three times as many

  03-02-2016 22:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  While the 4GB PCIe video card is unlikely to end up in any gaming rigs, its set of nine Mini-HDMI outputs is perfect for digital signage, video control booths, security offices, and insane PC enthusiasts.The post Did you think three monitors was a lot? Matrox's new video card can handle three times as many appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Michael Jackson used to watch vids of Prince's on-stage failures for laughs

  03-02-2016 22:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Legendary pop star Michael Jackson used to enjoy watching clips of fellow pop star Prince messing up, according to a story from a recent memoir by legendary record producer L.A. Reid.
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• Pebble's latest update lets you check your health stats with a split-second glance at your wrist

  03-02-2016 22:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  You can now set watchfaces with Pebble Health statistics, thanks to the latest update Pebble has pushed through to its operating system.
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• Microsoft Band 2 adds weight tracking, GPS power saver

  03-02-2016 22:42
  
  Microsoft has announced the arrival of two new features for its second generation Microsoft Band wearable. With this update, the smart band gains a power saving mode designed to increase battery life while using GPS. As well, and just as exciting, is the addition of a weight tracking feature for monitoring weight changes, expanding the wearable’s usefulness for health-conscious users. … Continue reading
  
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• Sega's 7th Dragon III Code: VFD announced for U.S. release on Nintendo 3DS

  03-02-2016 22:39 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sega announced that its Nintendo 3DS RPG 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is due for a North American launch later this year, following up on multiple series entries released exclusively in Japan over the past decade.
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• Ready to see YouTube Red? Original movies and new series get premiere dates

  03-02-2016 22:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  YouTube Red is ready to show members more of what is has to offer. The YouTube subscription service's first three films and a new PewDiePie series are all set to premiere on February 10.
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• Ambitious new CMT drama features Elvis, Johnny Cash, and the birth of Rock & Roll

  03-02-2016 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new 8-part drama series about the birth of Rock & Roll and some of its most pivotal members, including Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley will air on CMT, with the Network claiming the project is among its 'most ambitious projects ever.'
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• Nintendo’s first mobile app will debut in March, alongside a new user account system

  03-02-2016 22:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Nintendo has revealed plans to launch a unified user account system across all of its gaming platforms, putting it on equal footing with Microsoft's Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network services.
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• T-Mobile’s new family plan provides four people with unlimited data for $150

  03-02-2016 21:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It's a good time to be a family of four. T-Mobile has just announced the latest in a series of promotions that'll get you and three others unlimited data for just $150, which they're heralding as the "best-ever pricing for families."
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• Audi Super Bowl 50 commercial hawks next-gen R8

  03-02-2016 21:45
  
  Audi released its extended cut Super Bowl 50 commercial today, a 60-second TV spot that will air during the football game this upcoming Sunday. The commercial, titled “The Commander,” features the auto maker’s newest Audi R8, a model that will be hitting showrooms in the United States this upcoming spring season. This particular extended version, available after the jump, has … Continue reading
  
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• Amazon is bringing Alexa’s charms to the first-gen Fire TV and Fire TV Stick

  03-02-2016 21:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  While the latest generation Fire TV added support for Alexa, first seen in the Echo, owners of the first generation devices were left out. Not anymore, as a coming software update will bring Alexa and other features to Amazon's first-gen streamers. 
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• Twitter is reportedly charging brands a million dollars for an official emoji

  03-02-2016 21:17 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Twitter is charging its biggest advertisers up to a million dollars for custom emojis and other sponsored content to coincide with Super Bowl 50. The likes of Pepsi and Budweiser have already secured custom icons to be rolled out on game-day.
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• Spyro the Dragon returns in Unreal Engine 4

  03-02-2016 21:03
  
  Just a few days ago we caught a glimpse of a Spyro the Dragon project by a designer who chose Unreal Engine 4 to revitalize the game's first level. Today we get to see that same situation done by an entirely different designer/developer: Sheffield Hallam University student Jamie Shilvock. Today we get to see a video of that project, live … Continue reading
  
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• Google Fiber service to be provided in public housing

  03-02-2016 21:02
  
  Internet is an important part of modern life, often being necessary for applying to jobs and, in some cases, working those jobs, not to mention educational requirements and banking. Google pointed out the necessity in a statement today, saying that for low-income families, something as simple as having or not having Internet access can be the deciding factor between “thriving … Continue reading
  
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• Uber just can't catch a break this week

  03-02-2016 20:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The least popular kid on the block these days? Uber. The ride sharing company, already a veritable magnet for controversy, has had a case of the Mondays for the last several days in a row.The post Uber just can't catch a break this week appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Uber besieged by protests and complaints this week

  03-02-2016 20:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The least popular kid on the block these days? Uber. The ride sharing company, already a veritable magnet for controversy, has had a case of the Mondays for the last several days in a row.The post Uber besieged by protests and complaints this week appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• The Joule bracelet makes it easier to wear a caffeine patch that can power you through

  03-02-2016 20:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Joule is a caffeine wearable designed to take away the discomfort of transdermal patches, while also placing the patch in an area without much fat resistance, allowing the substance to flow faster into your body.
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• The Android ad-blocking war has begun

  03-02-2016 20:20
  
  Google blocks an ad-blocking from the Google Play app store not long after Samsung announced an ad-blocking API release for its own web browser. Thus begins the ad-blocking war on Android devices in ernest. This is not the first time an Android app has been blocked from Google's official app store for disobeying the official developer rules - and at … Continue reading
  
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• Finally! A wearable that feeds caffeine directly into your blood

  03-02-2016 20:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Joule is a caffeine wearable designed to take away the discomfort of transdermal patches, while also placing the patch in an area without much fat resistance, allowing the substance to flow faster into your body.
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• Want pizza in your tummy? Just ask Alexa, and Domino’s will deliver you one

  03-02-2016 20:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Amazon Echo will soon learn a new skill: Ask the app to order you a pizza, and if you have it synced with your Domino's Pizza Profile, your Easy Order will soon be on its way to your home.
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• France plans to build 1,000 kilometers of energy-collecting solar roads by 2021

  03-02-2016 20:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  France's Minister of ecology and energy, Ségolène Royal, believes that if the solar road program is successful, it will generate enough power to provide 5 million people with electricity.
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• France plans to build 1,000 kilometers of energy-collecting solar roads by 2020

  03-02-2016 20:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  France's Minister of ecology and energy, Ségolène Royal, believes that if the solar road program is successful, it will generate enough power to provide 5 million people with electricity.
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• Scion-ara! Toyota moves to kill off sub-brand in August

  03-02-2016 19:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Toyota has announced that it will drop its youth-oriented sub-brand Scion after 13 years on the market. The Scion FR-S, iA, iM, and C-HR will be rebadged as Toyota vehicles, but the tC coupe will receive a final series edition and end production in August.
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• Marissa Mayer gets one more stab at saving Yahoo from getting sold out

  03-02-2016 19:39 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Big changes at Yahoo mean some 1700 employees may lose their jobs. In a last-ditch effort to fix what ails Yahoo, Marissa Mayer is staying on as CEO to oversee the streamlining of the company, once again saving it from impeding sale.The post Marissa Mayer gets one more stab at saving Yahoo from getting sold out appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Fifty bucks for a 120GB SSD? OCZ revamps its budget drives

  03-02-2016 19:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  OCZ has updated its Trion line of solid state drives, offering a 120GB SSD for just $50, with read speeds of 550 megabytes per second. Capacity goes up to 960GB, which is priced at just $270.The post Fifty bucks for a 120GB SSD? OCZ revamps its budget drives appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Don Cheadle channels erratic jazz genius in first trailer for Miles Ahead

  03-02-2016 19:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sony Pictures Classics has released the first trailer for upcoming Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead, with Cheadle writing, directing, and starring as the erratic jazz genius looking to get back his master tapes.
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• Pebble updates put Health front and center

  03-02-2016 19:01
  
  This week the folks behind the Pebble smartwatch line are delivering a set of updates to put Pebble Health at the forefront of their wearable devices. With the latest update to the iPhone at (version 3.6) and the latest update to the Android app (version 3.9), Pebble devices will have access to what Pebble describes as "Beefy Pebble Health Updates". … Continue reading
  
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• BBC One to air new drama based on gruesome historic London murders

  03-02-2016 18:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  BBC has ordered a three-part series based on the murders of eight women at Rillington Place in London by serial killer John Christie, and the wrongful conviction and hanging of his tenant Timothy Evans.
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• Spielberg’s next big project is designed just for Virtual Reality

  03-02-2016 18:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It looks like Spielberg may have been given the VR itch working on Ready Player One, as according to one developer at this year's Sundance festival, he's working on a project that is designed "solely for VR."
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• Nintendo’s first mobile game isn’t the NES you were wishing for

  03-02-2016 18:43
  
  The folks at Nintendo have finally given in to the dark side, creating a mobile app/game for iOS and Android devices. This game does not feature Mario, nor is it about any sort of Zelda-type adventure. It does not allow you to play Starfox, nor will you be jumping around in Donkey Kong country. Instead, this update will br bringing … Continue reading
  
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• Performance art: Google USB Type-C cable reviewer fries his own Chromebook

  03-02-2016 18:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  RIP Benson Leung's Chromebook. The Google Engineer has had to halt his crusade to find all of the worst USB Type-C cables out there, after the latest one, a Surjtech Type-C to Type-A converter fried the controller in his Chromebook Pixel.
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• Scion’s most interesting car will survive Toyota’s axe

  03-02-2016 18:40
  
  Scion may be dead, but the company's most interesting car - and potentially the most important - of recent years will live on. Toyota's axe falls heavy on the youth-centric brand, folding it back into its behemoth parent amid mediocre sales and an audience less swayed by a brash badge and more by cost-effectiveness, imaginative models, and reliability and resale … Continue reading
  
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• Alexa arrives on Amazon’s first-gen Fire TV

  03-02-2016 18:36
  
  Owners of the first generation of the Amazon Fire TV are in for some good news: Amazon is bringing its Alexa digital assistant to the set-top box with a new firmware update rolling out over the next few weeks. First-gen Fire TV users may have been feeling out of the loop lately, with Amazon focusing on the new 4K model, … Continue reading
  
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• Philips Screeneo Smart LED Projector review

  03-02-2016 18:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Need a big screen? Have a blank wall you're trying to make use of? See why we think the new Philips Screeneo projector may be the most hassle-free way to get that massive picture you've been craving.The post Philips Screeneo Smart LED Projector review appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Explained: Why your iPhone 6s keeps dying suddenly, and how to fix it

  03-02-2016 18:22
  
  In the grand scheme of things, Apple's iPhone and iPad device lineup is remarkably stable. No computer is free of all bugs and no computer ever will be completely free of issues, but iOS has become quite stable in recent years — which is much appreciated, since things were a bit rocky for a while there. Of course, iOS 9's overall stability doesn't make it any less annoying when a troublesome bug does rear its ugly head, and such is the case with a new one that's causing iPhone 6s and
  
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• Haptic feedback may soon find itself in car screens

  03-02-2016 18:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  At this point, it seems pretty well accepted that multi-tasking while driving often leads to disaster. But new technology from touchscreen maker Synaptics and supplier Valeo is looking to shake things up with a touchscreen that shakes itself.
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• Get a haptic feedback touchscreen in your car with Synaptics

  03-02-2016 18:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  At this point, it seems pretty well accepted that multi-tasking while driving often leads to disaster. But new technology from touchscreen maker Synaptics and supplier Valeo is looking to shake things up with a touchscreen that shakes itself.
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• Carbonshade’s stylish blue-blocking glasses launch on Kickstarter

  03-02-2016 17:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  You can protect your eyes from blue light with Carbonshade's new eyewear, just launched on Kickstarter. These glasses feature stylish red lenses and are designed to be worn at night.The post Carbonshade’s stylish blue-blocking glasses launch on Kickstarter appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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