How to buy an iPhone in America
It’s not easy if you go to most major carriers.

August 18, 2015 at 03:54PM
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How DNA Could Replace Hard Drives
The capacity of our digital storage devices has skyrocketed in recent years. But there’s one storage medium that still kicks the crap out of our state-of-the-art solid state, and humans didn’t invent it. It’s called DNA.

August 18, 2015 at 03:54PM
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New Stretchy Electronics Will Help Us Stay Healthy And Safe
Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are working on a new form of electronics encased in a stretchy, bendable casing that allows you to wrap leads around body parts and even sense strain and stress in buildings, airplanes, and other vehicles.

August 18, 2015 at 02:49PM
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Google Wants To Fix Your Wi-Fi Problems With Their New Router
Google Fiber is taking its sweet time coming to a neighborhood near you, so why not make the most of your terrible Wi-Fi connections with OnHub?

August 18, 2015 at 02:41PM
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Bitcoin is on the verge of a constitutional crisis
Bitcoiners are trying to figure out who, if anyone, has the authority to make technical changes to the Bitcoin network’s foundations. So far, neither side in the increasingly heated debate has shown much willingness to compromise.

August 18, 2015 at 01:33PM
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Will Robots Create Good Jobs?
Automation poses a threat to millions of workers, but it could create opportunities for a few.

August 18, 2015 at 03:30AM
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How Much Does it Cost to Clone Your Favorite App?
If you want to build your basic “Uber for burritos,” or “Airbnb for ferrets,” on iOS, here’s how much it will cost you:

August 17, 2015 at 07:00PM
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Stephen Hawking’s speech program is now open source and available to anyone
The impressive technology that lets the paralyzed British physicist communicate has been open-sourced, meaning that anyone can use and change it as they see fit.

August 17, 2015 at 04:02PM
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Google Introduces Project Sunroof, A ‘Treasure Map’ Of Solar Energy
As they put it, “Project Sunroof uses information that’s in Google Maps to figure out how much sun falls on a roof…then it uses those measurements to figure out how many panels you’d probably need and how much you could save on your electric bill… and then send your estimate to installers in your area.

August 17, 2015 at 03:41PM
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What Happens To Your Checked Luggage At The Airport
We’ve all wondered what our luggage is up to before it hits the automated carousel thingy. Is it being scanned for bombs? Are there luggage gnomes casting spells on them? Now’s your chance to see!

August 17, 2015 at 03:00PM
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