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• The Bloque brick’s unique shape helps cool houses without A/C

  16-02-2016 23:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Bloque Termodisipador was invented by two Colombian architects who wanted to make a sustainable, energy-efficient brick. Its unusual shape helps to cool a building's interior.The post The Bloque brick’s unique shape helps cool houses without A/C appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Rezvani’s ‘Beastly’ lineup will add a coupe and SUV by year’s end

  16-02-2016 23:29 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Rezvani Motors founder Ferris Rezvani recently said that his company will build a coupe version of its Beast supercar in 2016. The automaker also plans to build an “ultra-rugged SUV” by year’s end.The post Rezvani’s ‘Beastly’ lineup will add a coupe and SUV by year’s end appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Verizon rewards users with 2GB extra data per line each month for life

  16-02-2016 23:17 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Verizon is bringing back its popular promo offering 24GB of data per line for life. You'll need to be on a XL, XXL or bigger plan to make use of it. The data comes in the form of 2GB per month added to your data pool -- and it's shareable.The post Verizon rewards users with 2GB extra data per line each month for life appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Verizon brings back the 24GB per line for life promotion

  16-02-2016 23:17 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Verizon is bringing back its popular promo offering 24GB of data per line for life. You'll need to be on a XL, XXL or bigger plan to make use of it. The data comes in the form of 2GB per month added to your data pool -- and it's shareable.The post Verizon brings back the 24GB per line for life promotion appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Gamestop CEO hints at PlayStation VR delay

  16-02-2016 23:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Earlier this week, GameStop CEO Paul Raines made a television appearance to talk the video game industry, hinting that Sony's PlayStation VR headset will miss its targeted launch window of early 2016.
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• Watch: Dolph Lundgren takes over for Arnold in Kindergarten Cop 2

  16-02-2016 22:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Arnold Schwarzenegger may not have been willing to return for Kindergarten Cop 2, but Dolph Lundgren is filling his shoes. The new trailer shows Lundgren facing a rowdy group of kids in the direct-to-video movie.
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• Get ready for shrill screams in Dolph Lundgren’s new Kindergarten Cop 2 trailer

  16-02-2016 22:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Arnold Schwarzenegger may not have been willing to return for Kindergarten Cop 2, but Dolph Lundgren is filling his shoes. The new trailer shows Lundgren facing a rowdy group of kids in the direct-to-video movie.
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• Astronomers detect atmosphere of a distant, diamond-like super-Earth for first time

  16-02-2016 22:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  For the first time, a team of astronomers have successfully detected the atmosphere of a super-Earth located roughly 40 light years away from Earth. The planet, known as 55 Cancri e, is thought to be diamond-like and is uninhabitable.
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• Sega classics Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe free on Steam for a limited time

  16-02-2016 22:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sega is giving away digital PC copies of Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and other titles from its back catalog this week on Steam as part of its limited-time Make War Not Love 3 promotional event.
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• Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and more Sega classics free on Steam this week

  16-02-2016 22:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sega is giving away digital PC copies of Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and other titles from its back catalog this week on Steam as part of its limited-time Make War Not Love 3 promotional event.
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• If you want to be followed around all day in secret, download Follower

  16-02-2016 22:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If the notion of Big Brother makes you feel safe rather than suspicious, this new social network is perfect for you. But if you're like the majority of the NSA-hating population, prepare to feel your skin crawl with new app Follower.
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• At NYU’s first-ever VR filmmaking class, it’s all about kittens in boxes

  16-02-2016 22:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  NYU's Tisch School of Arts held its first virtual reality filmmaking workshop with Oculus and guest speakers. Digital Trends sat in on the class and watched as students zipped across rooms testing out and learning about, VR films.The post At NYU’s first-ever VR filmmaking class, it’s all about kittens in boxes appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Kanye West nearly stormed off the SNL set before performance

  16-02-2016 22:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Kanye West's volatility is well-documented, but a string of troubling tweets and a near meltdown on the set of Saturday Night Live has some concerned about the rapper/super producer.
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• Samsung sells three million Tizen phones in 2015, but it still has a long way to go

  16-02-2016 22:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Samsung's Tizen is still in its infancy, but it's making some noise. Three million phones utilizing Tizen were sold worldwide during 2015, and it could overtake Windows Phone soon.
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• Netflix 2.0? HBO to follow in the foosteps of its streaming rival

  16-02-2016 22:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  HBO plans to give Netflix a run for its money by becoming more like Netflix. Time Warner and HBO execs revealed during a recent earnings call that the company plans to substantially increase production this year and expand its global reach.
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• Silent Hills director Kojima, star Reedus share reunion

  16-02-2016 22:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Metal Gear Solid series director Hideo Kojima tweeted a potentially significant "reunion" photograph with The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus, kicking off a new wave of fan-circulated rumors regarding the status of the pair's canceled Silent Hills project.
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• Hideo Kojima reunites with would-be Silent Hills star Norman Reedus

  16-02-2016 22:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Metal Gear Solid series director Hideo Kojima tweeted a potentially significant "reunion" photograph with The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus, kicking off a new wave of fan-circulated rumors regarding the status of the pair's canceled Silent Hills project.
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• Lupe Fiasco beats champion player at Street Fighter V debut event

  16-02-2016 21:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Rapper and record producer Lupe Fiasco earned a narrow victory over global fighting game champion Daigo Umehara during a high-energy Street Fighter V exhibition event held on the eve of the game's official release.
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• Hum a song to your Xiaomi phone, and it’ll find the title in seconds

  16-02-2016 21:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Chinese company Xiaomi is testing out a new feature for its phone that can help recognize songs based off the users' melodic humming. The company is currently testing out the beta version.The post Hum a song to your Xiaomi phone, and it’ll find the title in seconds appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Archos unveils new Oxygen tablet in three different sizes

  16-02-2016 20:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ahead of Mobile World Congress, Archos has unveiled three new tablets: the 70 Oxygen, the 80 Oxygen, and the 101b Oxygen. They come in sized at 7, 8, and 10.1 inches, respectively.
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• This simple labelling trick could make gadgets last longer -- and help save the planet - PCWorld

  16-02-2016 20:37 via
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  This simple labelling trick could make gadgets last longer -- and help save the planet
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  The lifespan of consumer electronic products is getting ever shorter, and manufacturers aren't the only ones to blame: You could do the planet a big favor by hanging onto that shiny gadget a bit longer. That's according to a new study from Germany's ...and more »
  

• This simple labelling trick could make gadgets last longer -- and help save the planet - CIO

  16-02-2016 20:37 via
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  This simple labelling trick could make gadgets last longer -- and help save the planet
  CIO
  The lifespan of consumer electronic products is getting ever shorter, and manufacturers aren't the only ones to blame: You could do the planet a big favor by hanging onto that shiny gadget a bit longer. That's according to a new study from Germany's ...and more »
  

• Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge shows up in video ahead of Mobile World Congress

  16-02-2016 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Just ahead of Mobile World Congress next week, someone at Samsung Indonesia let slip a video of the new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Also, there's a nasty virus hitting Android phones and Kanye freezes out Apple and Spotify as new album drops on Tidal.
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• Protect your PC from the cyber-flu with these awesome free antivirus options

  16-02-2016 20:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Malware, spyware, and adware is never fun to find on your PC. Check out our picks for the best free antivirus software, so you can rid your system of potentially dangerous software.The post Protect your PC from the cyber-flu with these awesome free antivirus options appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Audi is preparing to launch a tiny crossover called Q2 … will the U.S. market see it?

  16-02-2016 20:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Audi will travel to the Geneva Auto Show to unveil the Q2, its smallest crossover yet. Built on Volkswagen's MQB platform, the Q2 will wear a sharp design inspired by bigger Audi crossovers like the Q3 and the Q7.
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• With auto-braking and location tracking, the Arrow is the safest go-kart for kids

  16-02-2016 20:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Silicon Valley start-up Actev Motors revealed the first ever smart go-kart designed for children ages 5 to 9. This smart-kart features built-in Wi-Fi, GPS and high-tech safety features.The post With auto-braking and location tracking, the Arrow is the safest go-kart for kids appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Paul McCartney and Beck get barred from Tyga's Grammy after-party

  16-02-2016 19:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Legendary Beatles frontman Paul McCartney, 2015 Grammy Album of The Year winner Beck, and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins were filmed being turned away from rapper Tyga's Grammy after party.
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• Fallout 4's first DLC to add custom robots and Bethesda's largest expansion ever

  16-02-2016 19:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Bethesda has finally released details on the first three major DLC expansions for Fallout 4, promising personal robots, monster fighting, new settlement options, and the largest expansion land mass in the company's history.
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• Catch Deathclaws, make them fight, then stuff them in Fallout 4’s DLC

  16-02-2016 19:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Bethesda has finally released details on the first three major DLC expansions for Fallout 4, promising personal robots, monster fighting, new settlement options, and the largest expansion land mass in the company's history.
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• Edward Snowden digs this mass surveillance sim, Need to Know

  16-02-2016 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  'Need to Know' a mass surveillance simulation game so cool, it got the Snowden nod of approval while raising funds on Kickstarter. Players join as agents of the fictional Department of Liberty, and climb the ranks in order to access classified files and spy on citizens.
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• Skype for iOS gets native Microsoft Office support

  16-02-2016 19:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  You can now open and view Microsoft Office documents straight from a Skype conversation on iOS. If you don't have the relevant Office app installed, you'll be prompted to download it. The Android version of the app received the feature last month.The post Skype for iOS gets native Microsoft Office support appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Apple gains notebook market share in 2015, but can't top HP and Lenovo

  16-02-2016 19:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  New notebook market research figures show that Apple is gaining more market share -- around 10 percent -- but HP and Lenovo remain the top two notebook makers, while device sales are down globally.
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• Apple gains notebook market share but HP and Lenovo remain top of the pile

  16-02-2016 19:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  New notebook market research figures show that Apple is gaining more market share -- around 10 percent -- but HP and Lenovo remain the top two notebook makers, while device sales are down globally.
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• Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds in talks for new Mars mission film, Life

  16-02-2016 18:50 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After a hugely successful turn as Marvel's Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds star is rising so fast that he may leave Earth entirely. The actor is in talks to head to The Red Planet for 'Life,' a Mars mission-based sci-fi epic.
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• Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds in talks to travel to Mars for new film Life

  16-02-2016 18:50 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After a hugely successful turn as Marvel's Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds star is rising so fast that he may leave Earth entirely. The actor is in talks to head to The Red Planet for 'Life,' a Mars mission-based sci-fi epic.
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• Why waste a coffin when you can decompose in a ‘mushroom death suit’?

  16-02-2016 18:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Startup Coeio is finally launching mushroom-laced Infinity Burial suits by summer of this year. The organic burial process is designed to protect the environment by using the unique Infinity fungi strain to purify toxins and and help decomposition.
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• These ‘mushroom death suits’ help your body decompose naturally after burial

  16-02-2016 18:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Startup Coeio is finally launching mushroom-laced Infinity Burial suits by summer of this year. The organic burial process is designed to protect the environment by using the unique Infinity fungi strain to purify toxins and and help decomposition.
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• T-Mobile is turning its earnings call into a drinking game

  16-02-2016 18:35 via digitaltrends.com
  
  How interesting can a quarterly report on a company's performance really get? Apparently, really interesting when you turn it into a drinking game, as per the suggestion of the Un-carrier, T-Mobile.
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• Watch all the Grammy tribute performances to the artists we lost this year

  16-02-2016 18:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Tributes were a-plenty at the 2016 Grammy Awards, honoring iconic musicians we've lost this year like David Bowie, Glenn Frey, and Lemmy Kilmister, as well as those who still walk among us, like Lionel Richie.
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• Radio Flyer’s kid-sized Tesla Model S redefines the term ‘early adopter’

  16-02-2016 18:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Tesla has teamed up with Radio Flyer to build a one-seater Model S for kids aged between three and eight. Far from your average kiddy car, Radio Flyer's Model S features a lithium-ion battery, a trunk, and even a sound system.
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• Scalebound, Gears of War 4 might be ported to PC too

  16-02-2016 18:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft may be about to anger Xbox One gamers even more following its Quantum Break announcement, as it is rumored to be porting even more of its games to the Windows Store, included unreleased Scalebound and Gears of War 4.
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• Pee-wee gets out of town in the first trailer for Pee-wee’s Big Holiday

  16-02-2016 18:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Netflix has released the first, full-length trailer for its upcoming original movie Pee-wee's Big Holiday, which features Paul Reubens reprising his role as the quirky, fun-loving Pee-wee Herman.
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• Seagate's new super-thin, 2TB hard disk proves mechanical storage isn't dead yet

  16-02-2016 18:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Seagate is hoping that a 7mm thick hard drive offering 2TB of storage space will convince laptop makers to give conventional hard drives another chance.The post Seagate's new super-thin, 2TB hard disk proves mechanical storage isn't dead yet appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 rumors and news leaks

  16-02-2016 17:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Galaxy Tab A launched last year as an affordable Android tablet with S Pen capability. Samsung could refresh the Tab A for this year with a new size, but it's not clear if the S Pen will be included.
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• The sexy, retro-inspired Vision concept previews Alpine’s Porsche fighter

  16-02-2016 17:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Renault-owned Alpine has introduced a thinly-veiled concept called Vision that previews its first road car in decades. The production model will land later this year with a mid-mounted turbocharged four-cylinder engine.The post The sexy, retro-inspired Vision concept previews Alpine’s Porsche fighter appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Alpine will take on Porsche with the sexy, retro-inspired Vision concept

  16-02-2016 17:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Renault-owned Alpine has introduced a thinly-veiled concept called Vision that previews its first road car in decades. The production model will land later this year with a mid-mounted turbocharged four-cylinder engine.The post Alpine will take on Porsche with the sexy, retro-inspired Vision concept appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Mega Bloks secures another franchise: Destiny sets are on the way

  16-02-2016 17:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Mega Bloks already has a lineup of Halo, Call of Duty, and Assassin's Creed building sets, but the company will add Destiny to the mix later this year. Highly-detailed weapons and "floating" Ghosts highlight the sets.The post Mega Bloks secures another franchise: Destiny sets are on the way appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Eagle’s Spyder GT is a modern take on the classic Jaguar E-Type

  16-02-2016 17:16 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Eagle Spyder GT is the third in a "trilogy" of Eagle E-Type variants. These are upgraded versions of the Jaguar E-Type, with modern mechanical designs and styling that may be even better than that of the originals.
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• Love taking pictures of your food? Then you'll love the new app Foodie

  16-02-2016 16:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If your Instagram account, Facebook Timeline, and Twitter feed are more of an homage to your love for food than anything else (mine is too), get ready for your world to be upended in the best way possible with the new app Foodie.
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• Want to give a hacker control of your Android? Open this malicious text

  16-02-2016 16:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Do not, on pain of Android death, open this text message. A dangerous piece of correspondence, first spotted by Norwegian security firm Heimdal, is said to effectively hand the reigns of your mobile device over to malicious hackers
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