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• Researchers invent a method for healing skin without scar tissue

  10-01-2017 23:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of California have discovered a method for healing wounds without leaving behind nasty scar tissue. Coming soon to a body near you, we hope.
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• Parrot plans to slash its drone division workforce

  10-01-2017 23:41
  Parrot plans to restructure its drone division in such a way that will see approximately 290 jobs cut and about 150 positions ‘being made redundant.’ The workforce cuts will affect both international and France-based employees, and will take place as part of a ‘cost reduction phase.’ The company detailed its plan and reasoning behind it in its recently published preliminary … Continue reading
  
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• Galaxy S8 release date leaked and jacked

  10-01-2017 23:30
  A report this week suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone is well on its way. After an introduction in part at Mobile World Congress 2017 at the tail end of February, the next Galaxy smartphone would be released soon thereafter. If the device sticks with the schedule laid out by this report, it’d match those of the previous … Continue reading
  
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• Tesla hires Apple’s Swift creator as new Autopilot chief

  10-01-2017 23:26
  Apple’s Swift head has left the company and joined Tesla, it’s been confirmed today, where he’ll be the automaker’s VP of Autopilot Software. Chris Lattner spent eleven years at Apple, most recently as Senior Director of the Developer Tools Department. There, he was primarily responsible for creating Swift, the programming language Apple pushed developers over to in 2014, and which … Continue reading
  
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• President Obama believes clean energy momentum is too great to reverse

  10-01-2017 23:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  President Barack Obama believes that the momentum surrounding clean energy initiatives worldwide is too great for any incoming administration to try and reverse it for fossil fuel interests.The post President Obama believes clean energy momentum is too great to reverse appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• What can big data determine about history by analyzing 150 years of news?

  10-01-2017 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  By analyzing the content of 35 million news articles over 150 years, a team of researchers was able to detect the emergence of new technologies, epidemics, and subtle changes in the social and political environment.
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• Big data analysis lets researchers spot societal trends in 150 years of news

  10-01-2017 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  By analyzing the content of 35 million news articles over 150 years, a team of researchers was able to detect the emergence of new technologies, epidemics, and subtle changes in the social and political environment.
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• Updated Fitbit software brings Facebook-like experience to fitness-tracking platform

  10-01-2017 23:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Fitbit continues to innovate in the wearable fitness arena with its latest Fitbit software that adds social features to the core Fitbit app, and a new workout recommendation engine to the companion Fitstar personal trainer.
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• This is without doubt the best Apple Watch accessory

  10-01-2017 23:09
  This little Apple Watch stand turns the device into a vintage Apple Macintosh Classic. It doesn’t really make the watch into a functional Macintosh Classic computer fully – it doesn’t give the watch an 8 MHz Motorola 68000 processor or anything. But it does make the watch look like it’s a display for the Mac Classic while it charges. That’s … Continue reading
  
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• 2018 Jaguar F-Type adds GoPro integration

  10-01-2017 23:08
  Jaguar has taken the wraps off the achingly-pretty 2018 F-Type, upgraded inside and out for the new model year, and joined by a 400 Sport special edition. The car will continue to be offered as either a coupe or a convertible, and in either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. Differentiating the MY2018 version will be new LED headlamps and updated LED … Continue reading
  
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• St. Jude Medical rolling out update to fix the Merlin@home vulnerability

  10-01-2017 23:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After reports claiming hackers can break into Merlin@home monitors and reprogram St. Jude implants, the FDA conducted an investigation. Now an update is currently rolling out to the monitors and St. Jude's Merlin.net network to address the issue.
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• Steer clear of takeout with delivered meal kits from Terra’s Kitchen

  10-01-2017 23:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  What with all that wasteful packing material that comes to you on a monthly basis, your dedication to cooking at home could be cooking the Earth, too. But there's one delivery service looking to change all that. Meet Terra's Kitchen.
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• Save the Earth and yourself from restaurants with Terra's Kitchen meal kit service

  10-01-2017 23:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  What with all that wasteful packing material that comes to you on a monthly basis, your dedication to cooking at home could be cooking the Earth, too. But there's one delivery service looking to change all that. Meet Terra's Kitchen.
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• Microsoft is giving users more control over the private data Windows 10 collects

  10-01-2017 22:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft announced some upcoming changes to how it manages private information that grant more control to Windows 10 users. Some of the changes are live right now, and some are coming in the Windows 10 Creators Update in the spring.
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• Micorosft is giving users more control over the private data Windows 10 collects

  10-01-2017 22:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft announced some upcoming changes to how it manages private information that grant more control to Windows 10 users. Some of the changes are live right now, and some are coming in the Windows 10 Creators Update in the spring.
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• Verizon boosts new phone upgrade fee to $30

  10-01-2017 22:49
  Back around April of last year, Verizon added a $20 phone upgrade fee, something instituted for the purpose of covering “increased support costs associated with customers switching devices.” That increase apparently wasn’t enough, as Verizon has quietly bumped that $20 upgrade fee to $30, and the stated reason is essentially the same: to cover costs. The change apparently took place … Continue reading
  
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• Doing chores won’t be such a bother thanks to Bosch’s Home Connect appliances

  10-01-2017 22:46 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Thanks to the new Home Connect App from Bosch, customers will be able to operate a myriad of appliances, from built-in coffee machines to dishwashers to laundry machines and even refrigerators, all from their smartphone.The post Doing chores won’t be such a bother thanks to Bosch’s Home Connect appliances appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Windows 7, Windows 8.1 device owners may still be able to get Windows 10 free

  10-01-2017 22:29 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Seems as though Microsoft's free Windows 10 upgrade program is still active despite closing shop in July. But is the process legal? That is the question, as it seems to be tied to the extended plan for those using assistive technologies.
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• HTC’s next “note” phone has leaked

  10-01-2017 22:19
  A set of photos show the next HTC smartphone – tentatively called the HTC U Ultra – and it’s an interesting take. This smartphone appears to be a hybrid between past HTC designs and the LG V10 – or LG V20. Including a second display for icons, this device seems to have taken the idea that a second display was … Continue reading
  
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• HTC U Ultra “note” phone has leaked

  10-01-2017 22:19
  A set of photos show the next HTC smartphone – tentatively called the HTC U Ultra – and it’s an interesting take. This smartphone appears to be a hybrid between past HTC designs and the LG V10 – or LG V20. Including a second display for icons, this device seems to have taken the idea that a second display was … Continue reading
  
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• New Monopoly pieces put to vote: See all 56 emoji tokens

  10-01-2017 21:44
  Game and toy company Hasbro has announced the changing of the pieces in the classic game about money – Monopoly. This new version of the game will be put up to vote – internet vote – to decide which pieces should stay and which pieces should go. New pieces will be voted in then, and a new version of the … Continue reading
  
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• Russia proposes banning cigarette sales to people born in 2016 or later

  10-01-2017 21:43
  Society is slowly gravitating away from tobacco cigarettes, a shift resulting largely from dedicated anti-tobacco campaigns highlighting associated health risks and, more recently, the prevalence of nicotine vaping devices. The change isn’t happening quickly enough in some critics’ opinions, however, and not every country is seeing the same rate of decline. Now, in an effort to eradicate smoking within its … Continue reading
  
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• Stripping pig organs of their cells could end transplant waiting lists

  10-01-2017 21:40 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A startup called Micromatrix Medical has a dream of eliminating organ transplant lists by stripping animal organs of their existing cells and then pumping them full of the patient's cells. It's just crazy enough to work!
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• Retraining organs could help eliminate transplant waiting lists

  10-01-2017 21:40 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A startup called Micromatrix Medical has a dream of eliminating organ transplant lists by stripping animal organs of their existing cells and then pumping them full of the patient's cells. It's just crazy enough to work!
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• MIT researchers have developed a spongelike material 10 times stronger than steel

  10-01-2017 21:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A team of researchers at MIT have developed one of the strongest lightweight materials known to man, woman and, well, frankly every living creature on Earth. Here's why it's so exciting.
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• From molecular scanners to mech racing, CES 2017 brought science fiction to life

  10-01-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  CES 2017 stood out as one of the more revolutionary shows in recent memory. What does this say about the future of the tech industry? Are we headed for a new period of rapid innovation? It appears so.
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• Top 5 smart personal assistant apps for iOS (2017)

  10-01-2017 21:10
  Siri’s great, no doubt, but she’s not for everyone. Maybe you’re looking for a particular feature Siri doesn’t offer, or you’re just looking for something different in general. Regardless, iPhone and iPad users have many smart personal assistant apps to choose from, some designed with a particular slant, others offering a wide array of assistance features. Here are five popular … Continue reading
  
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• Microsoft opens up the Office Insider program to iPhone and iPad users

  10-01-2017 21:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft has another insider program that is also valuable for users of the company's productivity software, Office Insider, and Microsoft recently added Apple's iPhone and iPad devices to the program.
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• New Xbox One controllers released as store exclusives

  10-01-2017 20:53
  Two new Xbox One Wireless Controllers have been revealed by Microsoft, one in red, the other in green. These controllers roll with color schemes extremely similar to what we chose late last year with the Xbox Design Lab Xbox One Controller – custom one-tone. The Xbox Design Lab still exists – it still allows users to select their own colors … Continue reading
  
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• Froyo is finally under 0.1 percent of Android devices, but Nougat is still below 1 percent

  10-01-2017 20:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  There are still more devices running Gingerbread than Android 7.0 Nougat, Google's latest Android version. These monthly numbers highlight Google's biggest issue with Android: Fragmentation.The post Froyo is finally under 0.1 percent of Android devices, but Nougat is still below 1 percent appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• 2018 Lexus LC priced up, and it’s cheaper than we feared

  10-01-2017 20:46
  Lexus has announced pricing for its 2018 LC 500 and LC 500h coupes, ahead of the sleek two-doors arriving in dealerships in just a few months time. The cars, based on the LF-LC concept and astonishingly close to that design as they reach production, will sneak in under the $100,000 mark whether you go for the naturally-aspirated V8 or the … Continue reading
  
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• ‘Gears of War 4’ sees return of two classic maps and hundreds of new cards

  10-01-2017 20:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Gears of War 4 is introducing two re-designed versions of classic maps in this month's title update, in addition to new characters and weapon skins. The maps are available a week early to season pass holders.The post ‘Gears of War 4’ sees return of two classic maps and hundreds of new cards appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Oft-delayed Email Privacy Act is back for another go-round with Congress

  10-01-2017 20:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Email Privacy Act has returned for another effort in Congress to close a loophole in the law that allowed law enforcement to access a person’s emails without a search warrant as long as they were at least 180 days old.
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• Drive the 2017 Jaguar F-Type in real life and make it look like a video game

  10-01-2017 20:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Drive a 2017 Jaguar F-Type in real life, then turn it into a video game with integrated GoPro overlays from steering wheel position to fuel level. You know, to make all your friends jealous.
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• GM pledges $250,000 for after-school clubs run by nonprofit called Girls Who Code

  10-01-2017 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  GM has pledged $250,000 in support of education nonprofit Girls Who Code, which will be used to fund after-school clubs delivering STEM activities and mentorship to young women in underserved communities.
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• Sneak a peek at ‘For Honor’ — closed beta begins January 26

  10-01-2017 20:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  For Honor, Ubisoft's new action-RPG, will begin a closed multiplayer beta in late January. The game releases the following month on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and requires an online connection.The post Sneak a peek at ‘For Honor’ — closed beta begins January 26 appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• TwitchCon 2017 announces dates, location of its live-stream gaming fest

  10-01-2017 20:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  On Tuesday, Twitch announced the dates and location of its annual TwitchCon convention. It will take place in Long Beach, California, this October, spanning three days. Attendees and exhibitors can book now at six local hotels.
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• European Commission’s telco privacy laws may soon also cover internet firms

  10-01-2017 20:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The European Commission is expanding its strict telecommunications privacy laws to now cover internet companies too. The laws, which are currently only proposed, will also see slightly more relaxed cookie laws.
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• Parrot cuts a third of its workforce as drone sales increase but prices drop

  10-01-2017 19:50 via digitaltrends.com
  
  2016 may have been the best year yet for drone sales -- but as prices fall, Parrot is cutting a third of its drone workforce. The company says it will be reducing the number of options and focusing on commercial drones.
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• ‘Uncharted’ movie screenwriter boasts about his completed script on Instagram

  10-01-2017 19:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Joe Carnahan posted a photo of his finished script for Uncharted, the movie based on the hit video game franchise that's been in development for nearly a decade and could finally be moving forward.
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• Micro-drone swarm launched by US Department of Defense

  10-01-2017 19:42
  The Strategic Capabilities Office of the United States Department of Defense and the Naval Air Systems Command have demonstrated a micro drone swarm. If that set of three words weren’t enough to terrify your senses, just wait until you see the demonstration video. This demonstration showed 103 Perdix drones launched from three F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets. The goal with … Continue reading
  
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• Windows 10 privacy revamped: Creators Update to streamline settings

  10-01-2017 19:38
  Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators Update isn’t just bringing new features, but a revamped privacy system that the company hopes will settle concerns about ads, location sharing, and more. Although the Creators Update isn’t expected to arrive for Windows 10 fans until around April 2017, Microsoft has been detailing some of the tweaks and improvements, both in individual settings and how … Continue reading
  
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• Skip the line at Walmart with the new Scan & Go app, now available for Android

  10-01-2017 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After years of only gracing iPhone users with the option of paying as you with the Walmart Scan & Go app, the retail giant has finally rolled out the 21st century way to pay for Android owners, too.
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• Skip the line at Walmart with new Scan & Go app, now available for Android

  10-01-2017 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After years of only gracing iPhone users with the option of paying as you with the Walmart Scan & Go app, the retail giant has finally rolled out the 21st century way to pay for Android owners, too.
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• Not-so-friendly neighbor: ‘The Sims 4’ expansion adds vampires to terrorize people

  10-01-2017 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The "Vampire" game pack for The Sims 4 adds the ability to create immortal creatures and mesmerize your foes. Plenty of vampiric fashion and decorative items will help you create an evil lair as well.The post Not-so-friendly neighbor: ‘The Sims 4’ expansion adds vampires to terrorize people appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Here’s what we expect to see at the Nintendo Switch Unveiling Event

  10-01-2017 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The eagerly anticipated Nintendo Switch press event is almost here. The hybrid console/handheld is still largely a mystery just two months before perhaps the most important launch in Nintendo history. Here's what we expect and predict to see on stage.
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• Next Pokemon GO update may summon Legendary New Year Event

  10-01-2017 19:02
  The next update to Pokemon GO may indeed be the one where Legendary Pokemon appear for the first time. Word from the underground (and our anonymous source with knowledge on the subject) suggests that considerations are being made for China’s sake. After being blocked in China just this week, Niantic is seeking a way to come back with a bang … Continue reading
  
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• AT&T raises price on grandfathered truely-unlimited data plans

  10-01-2017 19:00
  AT&T subscribers clinging to their grandfathered unlimited data plans face yet another price increase, with the carrier slapping on an extra monthly charge. The plans, which offered legitimately unlimited data rather than the capped allowances currently offered, haven’t been available for new AT&T customers for some years now. However, that hasn’t stopped existing users from refusing to give them up. … Continue reading
  
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• Nintendo reportedly delivers a fun message to modders in the Famicom Mini

  10-01-2017 18:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  While wading through Famicom Mini code, one hacker discovered a humorous, unexpected message from Nintendo's Hanafuda captain. This adds to the recent string of exciting Famicom Mini and NES Classic Edition finds.
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• ‘Don’t break everything’ — message from Nintendo found in modded Famicom Mini

  10-01-2017 18:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  While wading through Famicom Mini code, one hacker discovered a humorous, unexpected message from Nintendo's Hanafuda captain. This adds to the recent string of exciting Famicom Mini and NES Classic Edition finds.
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