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• For the first time, scientists discover exoplanets in a galaxy far, far away

  03-02-2018 23:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  RX J1131-1231 is a distant galaxy that's 3.8 billion light-years away, but it's also the home of trillions of exoplanets, according to new observations and research from astrophysicists at the University of Oklahoma.
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• Shadow of the Colossus PS4 Has an Early Release Date Internationally

  03-02-2018 22:56
  Shadow of the Colossus PS4 street date broken in more than a few countries.
  
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• Facebook bans group planning to sabotage ‘Black Panther’ reviews

  03-02-2018 22:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Facebook has taken against the group "Down With Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys" by banning the group after it was revealed that it planned to review bomb Marvel's Black Panther.
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• Klipsch Heritage HP-3 headphones review

  03-02-2018 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Klipsch brings serious style and substance to its new audiophile cans, which serve up gorgeous design and a lively sound signature meant to emulate Klipsch loudspeakers.
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• Tesla will showcase its solar tech with expansion into Home Depot stores

  03-02-2018 22:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Tesla has big plans for renewable energy, and its expansion into Home Depot stores means that homeowners may be able to include the latest solar power technology in their next home-improvement project.
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• ISS spacewalk sets record but almost ends in disaster

  03-02-2018 21:53
  A space walk lasting over eight hours broke International Space Station records, but a technical glitch could have made the whole thing a waste of time. Russian cosmonauts spent eight hours and 13 minutes outside of the orbiting research platform on Friday, installing an upgrade to a key antenna with which the ISS communicates with Mission Control in Russia. The … Continue reading
  
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• These are the best Alcatel Idol 5 cases to keep your Idol looking perfect

  03-02-2018 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Alcatel Idol 5 is Alcatel's newest stab at the budget marketplace. It's a great phone, but it's not immune to outside damage. Help keep it safe with one of the best Alcatel Idol 5 cases.
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• The best Mac apps

  03-02-2018 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  There are literally hundreds of thousands of great software programs compatible with MacOS, but which should you download? Look no further than our list of the best Mac apps, which covers both the App Store and the web.
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• ADT beefs up its security offerings with new hardware and an app

  03-02-2018 21:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  ADT has unveiled a series of new services and products that promise to provide even more comprehensive protection to customers. Most recently, it added an app called ADT Go to its roster.
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• Get a drone’s-eye view with these images from Skypixel’s photo contest

  03-02-2018 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ready to see the world from a new angle? The Skypixel drone photography contest is the largest of its kind and unveiled the 2017 winners. The top prize goes to a colorful overhead shot in the artic.
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• Best new shows and movies to stream: ‘Altered Carbon,’ ‘Alien,’ and more

  03-02-2018 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Need something to watch this weekend? Check out our list of the best new shows and movies to stream right now. On the list this week: Altered Carbon, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and more.
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• Social (Net)Work: What can A.I. catch — and where does it fail miserably?

  03-02-2018 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In social media moderation, what tasks can artificial intelligence handle, and which ones are best left up to humans? We talked to a few AI experts to find out the strengths and weaknesses of A.I. moderation.
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• Elon Musk Claims He Can Get Through Customs By Labeling Shipments 'Not a Flamethrower'

  03-02-2018 17:25 via sploid.gizmodo.com
  Chipper villain Elon Musk has been having what appears to be a lot of fun selling dubiously safe Boring Company “flamethrowers,” which despite outrage from some politicians are actually just garden-variety torches packaged to look like a weapon from Portal. He’s sold 20,000 of them for $500 a pop, netting a cool $10…Read more...
  
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• Wipe off that wing sauce and tap into the game with the 8 best Super Bowl apps

  03-02-2018 15:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Patriots and the Eagles will not take the field in Minneapolis for Super Bowl LII without their equipment, so be prepared for the big game on Sunday with these apps on your phone.
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• How to use Windows Timeline

  03-02-2018 15:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Part of its next update, Microsoft has launched a new productivity feature called Timeline that gives you an interesting new view of your work. Here's how to get it working it working on your PC so you can try it out.
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• The best backpacking sleeping pads

  03-02-2018 14:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Do you want to sleep as well in the backcountry as you do at home? Here are our picks of the best backpacking sleeping pads you can buy, including closed-cell foam, self-inflating, and air construction options.
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• Geeky Gadgets Deals Of The Week 3rd February 2018

  03-02-2018 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  There have been some amazing deals in the Geeky Gadgets Deals store this week so it is time for our round up of this weeks most popular deals. Some of this weeks popular deals have included the Degoo Premium bundle and the Lean Six Sigma bundle. Price Drop: Degoo Premium Lifetime 2TB Backup Plan We […](Read More ...)Geeky Gadgets Deals Of The Week 3rd February 2018 (C) Copyright 2007-2017 Geeky Gadgets. Republishing of this feed is forbidden.
  
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• Probiotics for plants? Here’s how AI-optimized bacteria could accelerate agriculture

  03-02-2018 12:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Indigo Agriculture has a plan is to pump plants with a bunch of beneficial microbes to make the crops grow faster, stronger, and more productively. It’s a long shot, but it could give farmers access to crops that not only grow better in current climates, but are also better prepared for the impacts of climate […]
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• Microsoft launches cheaper models of Surface Book 2 and Surface Laptop

  03-02-2018 11:15
  Microsoft is making its last year’s Surface Laptop and the Surface Book 2 slightly more affordable by introducing a cheaper variant for both. Since these models come at low prices, their specifications too have been slightly lowered. These are available in the US and are already listed on the website.
  
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• Apple iPhone 7 users, the company has very important message for you

  03-02-2018 11:05
  Apple has found a new bug in its 2016’s flagship smartphone, iPhone 7 that may result in showing users ‘No Service’ in the status bar. This happens even if the smartphone is in an area where full network coverage is available. The Cupertino-based technology company adds that this is happening due to a component failure in the main logic board.
  
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• Top tech news of the week (January 29 - February 3)

  03-02-2018 10:25
  As the week comes to an end, we take a look at the news that grabbed the headlines.
  
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• Japan's regulator urged Coincheck to fix flaws before $530 million cyber theft

  03-02-2018 10:13
  Japan's financial regulator on Friday swooped on Coincheck Inc with surprise checks of its systems and said it had asked the Tokyo-based Coincheck to fix flaws before $530 million cyber theft exchange to fix flaws in its computer networks well before hackers stole $530 million of digital money last week.
  
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• Bitcoin investors, the worst may still not be over

  03-02-2018 10:11
  Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday, with bitcoin at one point sliding below $8,000 and headed for its biggest weekly loss since December 2013, amid worries about a regulatory clampdown globally.
  
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• Mobile app mapping free condoms set up to help fight HIV in Philippines

  03-02-2018 10:06
  Inspired by the mobile game Pokemon Go, campaigners in the Philippines are using a smartphone app to send users to locations with condom dispensers in a bid to promote safe sex and break stigma to fight a worsening HIV epidemic.
  
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• Daimler takes on Silicon Valley with hi-tech A-Class

  03-02-2018 09:59
  Daimler's new Mercedes A-Class, unveiled on Friday, includes the German automaker's own machine-learning and voice recognition technology in one of the industry's boldest attempts so far to take on Silicon Valley's finest.
  
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• High levels of cellphone radiation linked to tumors in male rats: Research

  03-02-2018 09:57
  Male rats exposed to very high levels of the kind of radiation emitted by cellphones developed tumors in the tissues around their hearts, according to a draft report by US government researchers on the potential health risks of the devices.
  
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• Apple's user base grows, but analysts probe for more detail

  03-02-2018 09:07
  Apple has yet to disclose plans for how it will distribute the television shows in which it has been investing in recent months, which could become a large business.
  
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• Amazon plans wristbands that will allow companies to keep tabs on their employees

  03-02-2018 08:45
  Amazon has received patents for electronic systems that could enable warehouse monitoring through electronic pulses that guide employees by location.
  
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• Amazon: India continues to be a good story for us

  03-02-2018 08:41
  Amazon today said India continues to be a "good story" for the US e-tailing giant, even as its losses from its international operations widened to USD 919 million for the December 2017 quarter.
  
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• Why North Koreans won’t get Samsung phones at Winter Olympics

  03-02-2018 08:31
  All of the almost 3,000 athletes competing at the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are set to get perks, including the latest $1,100 Samsung smartphones and sleek Nike uniforms.
  
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• Russian cyber-fraud suspect extradited to US

  03-02-2018 08:05
  A Russian man accused of victimizing thousands of Americans with ransomware and spam has been extradited to the United States from Spain, US officials announced today.
  
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• Amazon on verge of eclipsing Microsoft in stock value

  03-02-2018 07:20
  Amazon.com Inc's shares surged on Friday, pushing its stock market value above $700 billion and threatening to eclipse Microsoft Corp, a day after the online retailing behemoth reported blockbuster results.
  
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• Income Tax department has issued notices to lakhs of Bitcoin investors, says CBDT chief

  03-02-2018 07:10
  The Income Tax Department (I-T) has issued "few lakh" notices to those who have put their funds in Bitcoins and it is working to obtain taxes that are due on these investments, the CBDT chief said.
  
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• Here's what powered Apple's best-ever revenue quarter in India

  03-02-2018 07:07
  iPhone maker Apple notched up a double-digit growth in its revenue from India in the quarter to December 2017, its all-time quarterly record to date. Apple has been expanding its presence in the hyper- competitive Indian smartphone market, even though its products are priced at a premium.
  
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• Trai charts out recommendations for National Telecom Policy 2018

  03-02-2018 06:57
  The Indian telecom regulator on Friday released the recommendations for the National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2018, in which it has set a target to attract an investment of $100 billion in communication by 2022 and planned to leapfrog the country into the top-50 nations in the ICT Development Index released by International Telecommunication Union every year. The industry welcomes it.
  
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• China orders microblog companies to ramp up censorship

  03-02-2018 06:17
  China Friday ordered the country's microblog operators to establish mechanisms to remove false information, in the latest move by authorities to tighten policing of the web.
  
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• Want Office 2019? Microsoft has a condition for you

  03-02-2018 06:00
  Microsoft unveiled its next version of Office suite, the Office 2019 last year during its ‘Ignite’ conference in September. At the time of the launch the Redmond-based tech firm showed a slew of new features that will be arriving with Office 2019. Also mentioned was that Office 2019 will be arriving in the second half of this year. While all this left several fans excited, a new set of details may bring down those excitement levels.
  
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• Oppo A71s smartphone with Face Unlock feature to launch in India soon: Report

  03-02-2018 02:30
  Oppo recently launched its budget smartphone Oppo A71 (2018) in Pakistan.
  
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• HP printers will get voice control soon via Alexa and Google Assistant

  03-02-2018 02:24
  Voice control is the latest fad in consumer tech and that reality is underscored by a new announcement from HP: it will soon offer voice-activated home printers. By doing so, the company explains, it will be the first printer business to offer “intuitive voice commands” via major smart speaker products, namely through Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Microsoft’s Cortana. HP … Continue reading
  
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• How to take a screenshot on a Chromebook

  03-02-2018 02:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Chrome OS has a number of built-in screenshot options, and can also be used with Chrome screenshot extensions for added flexibility. You have a lot of options, but learning how to take a screenshot on a Chromebook is easy.
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• Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Heated scarves, Edison LEDs, smart showers

  03-02-2018 02:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Check out our roundup of the best new crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
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• The Orbit B-hyve Smart Hose Faucet Timer makes watering smarter

  03-02-2018 01:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The irrigation manufacturer Orbit is adding the B-hyve Smart Faucet Timer to its line designed for consumer gardeners to add smart technology to their watering systems in greenhouses and gardens.
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