Category Archives: Tech

Consumer Reports Bend Test Pits iPhone 6 Plus Against the Competition

Sure, Apple’s only received nine reports of bent iPhones and we highly doubt you’ll have any reason to worry about your own, but do Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handle the pressure any better than competing models? … Continue reading

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Goat-inspired prosthetic leg will give rock climbers better footing

For all the neural-controlled, bluetooth-enabled and sport-specific prosthetics humanity has designed over the years, one thing remains constant: most of of them are lousy for climbing rock faces. Design student Kai Lin learned this while researching artificial limbs in a prosthetic-design class at Pratt Institute … Continue reading

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Leaked Windows 9 screenshots hint at a redesigned desktop

Slowly but surely, we’re starting to get a clearer idea of what the next version of Windows will look like. Microsoft already teased a classic-style Start Menu, while ZDNet’s usually-reliable Mary Jo Foley has reported that the Charms Bar might … Continue reading

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IBM’s ‘Ninja Particles’ could stop the rise of superbugs

IBM Research’s Jim Hedrick has a great job. His work on polymers — those repeating chains of macromolecules that make up most things in our world, like the computer or phone you’re reading this on — has led to the … Continue reading

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SysAdmin Day | System Administrator Appreciation Day

Your network is secure, your computer is up and running, and your printer is jam-free. Why? Because you’ve got an awesome sysadmin or maybe a whole IT department keeping your business up and running. So say IT loud; say IT … Continue reading

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Harley-Davidson Livewire Electric Motorcycle | Uncrate

It’s okay. Re-read the headline. We’ll wait. Yes, it’s true: the American brand most associated with disturbingly loud two-wheeled vehicles is making one that’s essentially… silent. The Harley-Davidson Livewire Electric Motorcycle is unfortunately not for sale yet, but it will … Continue reading

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HP Invented a New Computer That Could Make Data Centers Obsolete

Hewlett-Packard is developing an entirely new kind of computer. But this isn’t some cheap laptop, quirky mobile device, or whatever else you assume HP makes these days; this is a snarling industrial-strength beast that could replace an entire data center … Continue reading

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Brain-Like Memristors Could Revolutionize Memory Chips at the Atomic Level

The brainiacs at H.P. think they’ve discovered a way to replace transistors with technology that will shrink chips to the atomic scale. Emphasis on “brain.”They’re even throwing around impressive hyperbole, saying, as electrical engineer Dr. Leon O. Chua did, that … Continue reading

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A Nosebleed Tour of the Wind Turbines Taking Over NYC’s Rooftops

According to the New York Times, wind turbines are all the rage in New York City. We decided to find out for ourselves what all the buzz—or whoosh?—was about. So we met with wind turbine maker UGE and its mechanical … Continue reading

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Sorry, But Your iPhone 4 Just Became Obsolete

At Monday’s WWDC keynote, Apple announced a flurry of fun new features. With OS X Yosemite and iOS 8, your Mac and iPhone are closer than ever, opening the door to the Future of Computing. Too bad iPhone 4 users … Continue reading

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