The Weird Things ‘Sims’ Players Do To Get The Perfect Baby
“Sims” players have held weird beliefs about sim pregnancies for years now, and much of it seems to stem from the need for control.

November 3, 2016 at 10:50AM
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Google Home Review | WIRED
Google Home provides much of what Amazon’s Echo offers, while signaling far more product and platform ambition than Amazon.

November 3, 2016 at 09:59AM
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Want To Know What Virtual Reality Might Become? Look To The Past
Nineteenth-century diversions could offer some clues about the medium’s potential.

November 3, 2016 at 07:41AM
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Apple Dives Deep, Shows Off The iPhone 7’s Water Resistance With One Hell Of An Ad
Apple channels the “most interesting man in the world” in their newest TV spot.

November 2, 2016 at 03:29PM
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The (updated) history of Android
Android’s existence has been a blur. It’s now a historically big operating system. Almost a billion total devices have been sold, and 1.5 million devices are activated per day — but how did Google get here?

November 2, 2016 at 02:53PM
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Did Steve Jobs doom Apple by choosing Tim Cook as its CEO?
If the purpose of a CEO is long-term company survival, then one could argue that Steve Ballmer was a failure as Microsoft’s CEO the moment he optimized short-term gains by squandering long-term opportunities — and that Tim Cook is in danger of doing the same at Apple.

November 2, 2016 at 11:54AM
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Can the perfect diet be decoded from your DNA?
Habit is peddling a “personalized nutrition” service that will be available in early 2017.

November 2, 2016 at 11:54AM
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When The FBI Has A Phone It Can’t Crack, It Calls These Israeli Hackers
Phone manufacturers, to their credit, have forged pretty tough-to-crack security measures. If a phone’s involved in a crime, however, an Israeli firm called Cellebrite probably won’t have a problem breaking in.

November 2, 2016 at 09:31AM
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Slack Pulled A ‘Welcome, IBM’ For The Launch Of Microsoft’s Slack Competitor
​Way back in 1981, Apple “welcomed” IBM to the personal computer market with a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal, an iconic moment in passive aggressive advertising. To coincide with today’s launch of Microsoft’s Slack competitor, Slack took a page from Apple’s book.

November 2, 2016 at 08:31AM
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A Side-By-Side Low Light Camera Comparison Of The Google Pixel Vs. iPhone 7 Plus
The Pixel camera seems to provide more detail, but also more noise. Take a look for yourself to see which phone camera appeals to you.

November 2, 2016 at 08:03AM
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