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• Apple Emerges As A Promising Internet Of Things Platform At CES 2015 - Forbes

  09-01-2015 23:59 via forbes.com
  
  Forbes
  Apple Emerges As A Promising Internet Of Things Platform At CES 2015
  Forbes
  The whole “Internet of Things” theme reached a fever pitch at this year's CES in Las Vegas. Many of the big tech players are trying to become the platform for how to connect together the growing list of devices with wireless technology inside of ...
  CES showcases the connected lifeSFGate
  Your house's IQ is raised by smart gadgetsWest Valley News
  Increase Internet Connectivity Raising Security Con
  
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• From quirky to revolutionary, the CES show has them all - Kansas City Star

  09-01-2015 23:35 via kansascity.com
  
  Kansas City Star
  From quirky to revolutionary, the CES show has them all
  Kansas City Star
  Sure, the International CES show was chock full of connected cars, smart home sensors, music gear and computer gadgets, as you'd expect. There were even drones buzzing the 160,000-plus people that tromped across the 2.2 million square feet of exhibit ...
  From quirky to ground-breaking, the CES show has them allWest Valley News
  
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• 'The Worst Deal of the Century' 15 Years Later

  09-01-2015 23:14 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  When AOL and Time Warner announced they would merge, it seemed like the start of a new era. By week's end, the massive misstep was already becoming clear.
  
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• What's at Stake in SpaceX Rocket's Recycling Test

  09-01-2015 22:37
  
  SpaceX will put one of its rockets to the ultimate test on Saturday when it blasts off with cargo bound for the International Space Station.
  
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• New Mission: DSCOVR

  09-01-2015 22:35 via pinterest.com
  
  New Mission: DSCOVR Satellite will Monitor the Solar Wind
  
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• Mysterious Booms Rattle Homes, Scare Livestock in Oklahoma

  09-01-2015 22:14
  Mysterious booms rattle homes, scare livestock in central Oklahoma; cause unknown
  
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• Inside the CES Vault: What We'll Remember Most From 2015

  09-01-2015 22:07
  
  The VCR, CD player were among technologies introduced at CES over the years.
  
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• CES's Coolest Gadgets: Personal Drones, Smart Socks

  09-01-2015 20:58 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  NBC's Mark Barger reports from the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show, with some of the coolest gadgets from this year's show in Las Vegas.
  
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• Stray Satellite Signals Help Measure Snowfall in Arid West

  09-01-2015 20:37
  Colorado scientists put stray satellite signals to work measuring snow _ key data in arid West
  
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• Nissan and NASA Team Up on Self-Driving Car Tech

  09-01-2015 20:09 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The two parties have entered a five-year R&D partnership for autonomous vehicle systems that can eventually be applied to commercially sold vehicles.
  
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• Zuckerberg Vows to Protect Free Speech After Paris Attack - PC Magazine

  09-01-2015 19:55 via pcmag.com
  
  The Nation
  Zuckerberg Vows to Protect Free Speech After Paris Attack
  PC Magazine
  Following Wednesday's terrorist attack at the offices of French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, tech giants like Google, Apple, and Facebook are showing their support. On Jan. 7, three gunmen opened fire in the Parisian newsroom, killing 12 (including staff ...
  Some reading suggestions for Mark Zuckerberg and other mogulsSFGate
  Zuckerberg Pledges Free Speech On Facebook In Wake Of Charlie Hebdo AttackDaily Caller
  
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• Comet Lovejoy Can Be Seen With Naked Eye Through Jan. 24th - ValueWalk

  09-01-2015 19:27 via valuewalk.com
  ValueWalk
  Comet Lovejoy Can Be Seen With Naked Eye Through Jan. 24th
  ValueWalk
  Astronomers worldwide are excited about the approach of newly discovered Comet Lovejoy. The bright green comet is currently making its closest approach to Earth, and its passage providing amateur and professional astronomers with a ...
  
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• Correction: SmallBiz-Mobile Card Readers-Roundup Story

  09-01-2015 19:27
  Correction: SmallBiz-Mobile Card Readers-Roundup story
  
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• Some reading suggestions for Mark Zuckerberg and other moguls - SFGate

  09-01-2015 19:25 via sfgate.com
  
  The Nation
  Some reading suggestions for Mark Zuckerberg and other moguls
  SFGate
  One person who has this New Year's resolutions thing all figured out is Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook founder who posts his annual goal on a Facebook page that's seen by millions of followers. In the past, Zuckerberg used this forum to announce a goal of ...
  Zuckerberg Pledges Free Speech On Facebook In Wake Of Charlie Hebdo AttackDaily Caller
  Zuckerberg: Facebook will protect free speechUSA TODAY
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• SpaceX’s Rocket Expl

  09-01-2015 18:56 via pinterest.com
  
  SpaceX’s Rocket Explained So Simply A Kid Could Understand
  
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• Pew: Facebook User Growth Slowed As Others Gained, But Still Has Most ... - TechCrunch

  09-01-2015 18:47 via techcrunch.com
  
  TechCrunch
  Pew: Facebook User Growth Slowed As Others Gained, But Still Has Most ...
  TechCrunch
  Facebook is still the most popular social network, but its growth has slowed in the U.S., according to a new report out this morning from the Pew Research Center. Meanwhile, more Americans are now using multiple social media sites, allowing platforms like ...
  58% of American adults are on FacebookUSA TODAY
  Social Media Update 2014Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project
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• New Photon Detectors – A Crucial Step Toward Quantum Chips

  09-01-2015 18:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In a new study, researchers describe a micrometer-scale flip-chip process that enables scalable integration of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors on a range of photonic circuits. A team of researchers has built an array of light detectors sensitive enough to register the arrival of individual light particles, or photons, and mounted them on a silicon optical […]
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• Rare Half-Female, Half-Male Butterfly Emerges in Museum - Discovery News

  09-01-2015 18:31 via news.discovery.com
  
  American Live Wire
  Rare Half-Female, Half-Male Butterfly Emerges in Museum
  Discovery News
  A museum exhibit volunteer at Drexel University got an incredible surprise last fall, when he came upon a half-male and half-female butterfly just emerged from its chrysalis. Chris Johnson, a volunteer for the university's Academy of Natural Sciences, was ...
  A Museum's Butterfly Emerged Half Male, Half FemaleSmithsonian
  Intersex Butterfly Stuns ScientistsViral Global News
  Researchers Spot a B
  
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• Roundup: Robots At CES 2015 - ValueWalk

  09-01-2015 18:30 via valuewalk.com
  ValueWalk
  Roundup: Robots At CES 2015
  ValueWalk
  The 2015 edition of tech conference CES was the occasion for the unveiling of a series of domestic robots. The functions of the robots are very varied, ranging from carrying out chores in the home to participating in games of beer pong. You may be ...
  Robotics Trends Launches New Consumer Robotics Website At The 2015 ...Robotics Tomorrow
  CES 2015: Robot messenger connects parents and kidsLos Angeles Times
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• Polar Bear Population Migrating towards Coldest reaches of Canada for Stable ... - Maine News Online

  09-01-2015 18:29 via mainenewsonline.com
  Maine News Online
  Polar Bear Population Migrating towards Coldest reaches of Canada for Stable ...
  Maine News Online
  In search of stable habitats, polar bears are migrating to the far Northern side of Canada where plentiful ice is present. The US Geological Survey conducted a study in which the team evaluated the local bear population's genetic makeup. The scientists ...
  Polar Bears moving towards North to favorable environmentPerfScience
  As ice melts, polar bears migrate northChicago
  
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• Fine-Tuning the Chemistry of Materials

  09-01-2015 18:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using sophisticated calculations that show how atomic-level forces affect the mechanical properties of a complex particle-based material, researchers from Rice University reveal new ways to improve the chemistry of materials like concrete to make it less prone to cracking and more suitable for specific applications. Even when building big, every atom matters, according to new […]
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• Uber Cuts Fares, Guarantees Earnings for Drivers

  09-01-2015 18:15 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Taxi-disrupting start-up Uber has announced it will be lowering its fares in 48 cities across the U.S.
  
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• Sony Pictures CEO: Call to Google Got 'The Interview' Out

  09-01-2015 18:05
  Sony Pictures CEO: Hackers "burned down the house," but studio hasn't lost a day of production
  
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• Yale Study Explains How We Live in Harmony With Gut Bacteria

  09-01-2015 18:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from Yale University identifies a strategy that non-harmful gut bacteria employ to preserve this stable relationship with their host during inflammation. Stability in the composition of the hundred trillion bacterial cells in the human gastrointestinal tract is crucial to health, but scientists have been perplexed how our microbiota withstands an onslaught of toxins, […]
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• 58% of American adults are on Facebook - USA TODAY

  09-01-2015 18:03 via usatoday.com
  
  USA TODAY
  58% of American adults are on Facebook
  USA TODAY
  SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook remains the most popular social media site in the United States. Fifty-eight percent of the entire adult population have an account, a study released Friday found. Looking only at adults who use the Internet--81% of all ...
  Pew reports 'nonexistent' Facebook growth while other platforms continue to ...T4
  Facebook's Growth Grinds to a Halt as Elderly Show Up in DrovesBetabeat
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• Advanced OneDrive feature to miss first version of Windows 10 - Computerworld

  09-01-2015 18:02 via computerworld.com
  
  NDTV
  Advanced OneDrive feature to miss first version of Windows 10
  Computerworld
  Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that it would not restore an advanced OneDrive feature to Windows 10 until after the new operating system officially releases later this year. The news disappointed some Windows 10 testers who have been passionately ...
  Windows 10's browser reportedly lets you search with your voice (update: pics)Engadget
  Microsoft's 'Spartan' browser is shaping up, leaks showCNE
  
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• SpaceX Tries Again to Launch Station Supplies, Land Rocket

  09-01-2015 18:01
  SpaceX takes 2nd shot at launching supplies to space station, landing rocket on ocean barge
  
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• “Machine Learning” Helps Astronomers Identify Basic Properties of Stars

  09-01-2015 17:50 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study details how astronomers have turned to a method called “machine learning” to help them understand the properties of large numbers of stars. Astronomers are enlisting the help of machines to sort through thousands of stars in our galaxy and learn their sizes, compositions and other basic traits. The research is part […]
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• NuSTAR Views Colliding Galaxies, Arp 299

  09-01-2015 17:33 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released image from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array shows two colliding galaxies, collectively called Arp 299, located 134 million light-years away. Each of the galaxies has a supermassive black hole at its heart. NuSTAR has revealed that the black hole located at the right of the pair is actively gorging on gas, while […]
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• Twitter's Video Feature Is Only Weeks Away: Re/Code

  09-01-2015 17:25 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Twitter is planning to unveil its new video product in the next few weeks, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
  
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• Wacky, Bizarre Moments From CES

  09-01-2015 17:25
  
  The most bizarre and perplexing items from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.
  
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• 'Bent time' tips pulsar out of view - BBC News

  09-01-2015 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News
  'Bent time' tips pulsar out of view
  BBC News
  A pulsar, one of deep space's spinning “lighthouses”, has faded from view because a warp in space-time tilted its beams away from Earth. The tiny, heavy pulsar is locked in a fiercely tight orbit with another star. The gravity between them is so extreme that it is ...
  'Bent time' recommendations pulsar out of check outWest Valley News
  Pulsar "disappears" due to massive space-time fluctuationSMN Weekly
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• Scientists Pinpoint the Position of Saturn

  09-01-2015 17:12 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using a giant array of radio-telescope antennas and data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, astronomers have made the most accurate determinations yet of the position of the center of mass, or barycenter, of Saturn and its numerous moons. Scientists have paired NASA’s Cassini spacecraft with the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) radio-telescope system […]
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• Facebook growth nonexistent, Pew finds, while other social-media platforms ... - Network World

  09-01-2015 17:11 via networkworld.com
  
  Network World
  Facebook growth nonexistent, Pew finds, while other social-media platforms ...
  Network World
  Talk of Facebook's impending demise may be no more credible than today's latest Twitter rumor about the death of Fidel Castro, but that doesn't mean either one is the picture of health these days. Yes, Facebook remains the most-used social media platform ...
  Face Book most well-known, Insta-gram most-loved in social networking survey ...West Valley News
  
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• Minimum iOS App Store price rises to $1.19 in Canada, 0.79 pounds in the UK ... - Apple Insider

  09-01-2015 16:38 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple Insider
  Minimum iOS App Store price rises to $1.19 in Canada, 0.79 pounds in the UK ...
  Apple Insider
  Apple's previously announced App Store price adjustments took effect on schedule on Friday, representing a slight increase in the minimum possible price for applications in the European Union, the U.K., Canada and Norway. The company had alerted ...
  Price Changes Coming To EU, Canada, Iceway, Norway, Russia iTunes App StoreUbergizmo (blog)
  Apple raises app prices in Canada and mo
  
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• Tech Review: Apps help you shape up after the holidays - Newsday

  09-01-2015 16:26 via newsday.com
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Tech Review: Apps help you shape up after the holidays
  Newsday
  The warm glow of the holiday season has been replaced by the cold reality of January. If the numbers on your scale are reflecting a December of nonstop goodies, these apps can gently coax you or forcefully intimidate you to get back in shape. 7 Minute ...
  Three new year resolutions to keep your phone and tablet running like newZDNet
  10 essential apps for your tabletWest Valley News
  The 5 Best Personal Assistant
  
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• Experts invent invisibility cloak

  09-01-2015 16:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Researchers at the University of Rochester create a 3-D, transmitting, continuously multidirectional cloaking device.
  
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• This drone can follow you

  09-01-2015 16:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  AirDog is getting closer to delivering the first batch of drones that can follow and film you on its own.
  
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• Computer Program Is Unbeatable at Poker (Sounds Fun?) - PC Magazine

  09-01-2015 16:04 via pcmag.com
  
  CBC.ca
  Computer Program Is Unbeatable at Poker (Sounds Fun?)
  PC Magazine
  Meet Cepheus: The first computer program to play a virtually flawless game of poker. Developed at the University of Alberta in Canada, Cepheus (pronounced SEE-fee-us) plays heads-up limit Texas hold'em poker—and guarantees a win against human ...
  AI program can beat any human in a poker gameEngadget
  An unbeatable computer program has finally solved two-player limit Texas hold ...The Verge
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• U.S. Navy's new super gun

  09-01-2015 16:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The U.S. Navy's Electromagnetic Railgun is capable of launching projectiles at 4,500 mph and hitting targets 100 miles away, faster and farther than any other gun.
  
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• I can't crash this BMW

  09-01-2015 16:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  BMW's self-driving car will stop within millimeters of an object if its sensors detect it's in your path.
  
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• The best of CES in :90

  09-01-2015 15:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Smartphone cases that can print your selfies and cameras that fit just about anywhere were among the highlights from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.
  
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• Forget Charging: Just Swap Your Gogoro Electric Scooter Battery - PC Magazine

  09-01-2015 15:52 via pcmag.com
  
  Vending Times
  Forget Charging: Just Swap Your Gogoro Electric Scooter Battery
  PC Magazine
  Borrowing a page from Tesla—or, at least, Tesla's grand ambitions—electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro has unveiled both an electric scooter and a new battery-swap program designed to replace the normal (and possibly annoying) process of plugging in ...
  The new electric scooter to change all electric scootersNational Monitor
  Meet the New Gogoro Electric ScooterWallStreet OTC
  The Electric Scoot
  
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• CES 2015 Wearables Roundup - NDTV

  09-01-2015 15:41 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  NDTV
  CES 2015 Wearables Roundup
  NDTV
  The wearables segment saw a huge jump in 2014 with the launch of Google's Android Wear, the Gear VR Innovator Edition by Samsung, and the Apple Watch joining the leagues as well by end of the year. We entered 2015 with hopes that the segment will ...
  First Look: Audi and LG's Mysterious WebOS SmartwatchPC Magazine
  LG Plans to Launch WebOS-powered Smartwatch by Early Next YearWall Street Journal
  Here are Audi's Open webOS and Android Wear wat
  
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• Dogs Came to America Far Later than Previously Thought - Tech Times

  09-01-2015 15:33 via techtimes.com
  
  The Utah People's Post
  Dogs Came to America Far Later than Previously Thought
  Tech Times
  The first peoples to migrate into the Americas did not bring dogs with them, a study suggests. Genetic analysis shows dogs likely came thousands of years later. (Photo : Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Prairie Research Institute.) The first peoples ...
  Research Shows Dogs Arrived In The Americas Long After HumansValueWalk
  Dogs Were Brought to America 10000 Years Ago, New Study ShowsThe Utah Peopl
  
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• Fin24.com | Computer aces Texas hold 'em poker

  09-01-2015 15:00
  
  A computer program is the first to "solve" any form of poker: It plays as close to perfectly as is mathematically possible, coming out no worse than even.
  
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• Lovejoy Comet: How to See It With the Naked Eye

  09-01-2015 14:51
  
  Those who missed catching a glimpse of comet Lovejoy when it made its closest approach to Earth today still have another chance.
  
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• Make it a (Virtual) Reality: CES - VRFocus

  09-01-2015 14:45 via vrfocus.com
  
  CNET
  Make it a (Virtual) Reality: CES
  VRFocus
  For two years running now the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA has proved to be a significant event in the virtual reality (VR) calendar. In 2014 Oculus VR revealed its Crystal Cove prototype for Oculus Rift head-mounted display ...
  Oculus Rift DK2 dev kit offers VR for $350 (hands-on)CNET
  Runtastic shows us what it's like to do a workout wearing an Oculus RiftEngadget
  Virtual reality enters a new dimensionDaily Mai
  
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• Facebook acquires video compression company QuickFire - BetaNews

  09-01-2015 14:22 via betanews.com
  
  BetaNews
  Facebook acquires video compression company QuickFire
  BetaNews
  Social networks' interest in video show no signs of abating. As talk mounts about a video tool from Twitter, Facebook has acquired video compression startup QuickFire Networks. This acquisition comes just days after the social network acquired speech ...
  Facebook Buys QuickFire Networks to Improve Its Video StreamingVideoInk
  Facebook Inc (FB) Adds Video Technology With Quickfire NetworksInvestCorrectly
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• Fin24.com | Virtual reality enters a new dimension

  09-01-2015 13:56
  
  Welcome to 'The Matrix'? Not quite, but new technologies are pushing ultra-convincing virtual realities out of the realm of science fiction and into the now.
  
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