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7 Graphics of Earths Coolest Phenomena, From Rainbows to Earth Wobble

Posted on July 18, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

Whats the oldest tree on Earth? Whats a rainbow? Is the Earth wobbling? Its fun to ask these questions but trickier to answer them—in simple terms, at least. Luckily, Viennese designer Michæl Paukner has done us all a huge favor … Continue reading →

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Lifehacker Pack for Android 2013: Our List of the Best Android Apps

Posted on July 18, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

Theres no shortage of great Android apps, and because the ecosystem is so popular and growing! there are more worth looking at every day. In our fourth annual Lifehacker Pack for Android, were highlighting the best apps to help you … Continue reading →

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Med students develop knife that can detect cancerous tissues within seconds

Posted on July 18, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

Here’s one for the medical journals: researchers at London’s Imperial College have created a high-tech scalpel that can differentiate between cancerous and non-cancerous tissue as it cuts. The team calls it the iKnife (intelligent knife), and by analyzing vapors created … Continue reading →

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Injectable smart sponge controls diabetes, presents new targeted drug delivery method

Posted on July 18, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

Diabetics might appreciate high-tech glucose sensors when theyre available, but the option for other advanced treatments is certainly intriguing. Take, for example, this new method developed by North Carolina State University researchers that uses injectable sponge to control blood sugar … Continue reading →

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PayPal Randomly Credits Man with $92,000,000,000,000,000

Posted on July 16, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

PayPal just made 56-year-old Chris Reynolds a quadrillionaire. Yes, a quadrillionaire. Only thing is, it was an error.Reynolds opened his account on Friday only be surprised with a balance of $92,233,720,368,547,800—922,337,203,685,478 times more than the $100 or so worth of … Continue reading →

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Outlook Web App comes to iOS devices in native form

Posted on July 16, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

It hasn’t been hard to get Exchange support on iOS devices, but there’s some for whom third-party apps and web clients just won’t do. Microsoft has them covered today — it just repackaged the Outlook Web App as a pair … Continue reading →

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The High Price of Copper

Posted on July 16, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

Lithium may store the power that drives out modern mobile world but its copper that delivers it. This malleable metal is a vital component in modern homes, electronics, and agriculture. But our reliance on copper comes at a steep price, … Continue reading →

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Were Closer Than You Think to Beating HIV

Posted on July 12, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

At least 35 million people around the planet live with HIV, and it kills over 1.7 million people each year, so the fact that it’s currently untreatable is one of the biggest medical problems of our time. But in recent … Continue reading →

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Samsung foldable smartphone prototype unveiled | BGR

Posted on July 9, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

One of the good things about Samsung’s “try anything” approach to designing smartphones is that it encourages the company’s engineers to think way, way outside the box. AllThingsD reports that Samsung this week showed off a prototype for a new … Continue reading →

How to Lock Down Facebook Privacy

Posted on July 9, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

Facebook privacy settings are complex and, to make things more difficult, they change on a regular basis.We explored how to lock down your Facebook accounts privacy settings, for both your public profile and under the hood. Follow this simple step-by-step … Continue reading →