In a surprising breakthrough for the world of materials science, researchers have created some of the world’s most powerful artificial muscles we’ve ever seen. And they did it with simple fishing line. These freakishly strong and cheap muscles could revolutionize robotics, and perhaps one day our own bodies. Read more…
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Scientists just created some of the most powerful muscles in existence
25 terabytes of storage in a single standalone cube? That’s now possible, thanks to Seagate’s new 5TB hard drive. You can pair the LaCie 5big Network 2 five-bay NAS with up to five individual 5-terabyte drives for a maximum of 25TB of storage for less than two grand. Based on the $300 price difference between the 15TB kit ($1, 299) and the 10TB version ($999), we imagine you’ll be able to max out the RAID device about $1, 900, once these gigantic drives become available for purchase individually. For now, you’ll need to settle for one of the two above configurations, available directly from LaCie beginning today. Filed under: Storage Comments Source: LaCie
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5TB hard drives are here, shipping now in LaCie’s five-bay NAS
A Tinder security flaw has been exposing users’ exact locations for several months . Fixed now, though! Read more…
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A Tinder security flaw has been exposing users’ exact locations for several months.
Use Office Web Apps much? Us neither, which is probably why Microsoft’s answer to Google Docs felt it needed a makeover. Following SkyDrive’s recent rebrand to OneDrive , Office Web Apps has received similar treatment, and now asks you to call it Office Online. Microsoft hopes this new title more accurately reflects what Web Apps was/is: an online version of Word, Powerpoint, Excel and others, free to SkyDrive OneDrive users. Furthermore, Office Online is now located at the convenient URL of Office.com , which should prompt a few more people to stumble across it and add it to their bookmarks. Otherwise, it’s the same Office-in-a-browser experience with real-time co-editing features, just with a heap of new document templates and a dropdown toolbar for selecting different apps on the fly. Now, go get your spreadsheet on — we need those TPS reports by lunch. Filed under: Internet , Software , Microsoft Comments Source: Microsoft (Office Blog) , Office.com
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Microsoft rebrands Office Web Apps as Office Online because it’s an online version of Office
iOS: The popular Game Boy Advance emulator, GBA4iOS has been updated to version 2.0 and now works without requiring a jailbreak or any crazy workarounds. On top of GBA emulation, you’ll also get support for Game Boy and Game Boy Color. Read more…
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GBA4iOS Emulates Gameboy Advance Games on iOS, No Jailbreak Required
According to an early report from Bloomberg News reporter Sarah Frier, Facebook is set to buy WhatsApp for $16 billion. An SEC filing confirms the acquisition for $4 billion in cash to WhatsApp’s security holders, along with $12 billion in Facebook stock and an additional $3 billion in Facebook stock that will vest over four years. WhatsApp has been one of a handful of booming messaging apps that has grown especially large in the last year (GroupMe, WeChat, Kik, and Line are others). In December, the app was reported to have over 400 million monthly users, and Facebook now reports that the service has 450 million. Meanwhile, Facebook maintains roughly 1.2 billion as of last October. Facebook has yet to release usage numbers for either its messaging feature on the whole or its dedicated Messenger app. The Verge noted in December that it was “telling” that few other messaging apps release their usage numbers like WhatsApp does, which suggests its user base dwarfs its competitors. Read 2 remaining paragraphs | Comments
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Facebook buys WhatsApp for $16 billion
The US military has poured millions upon millions of dollars into squad-based tactical UAVs—the kind deployed by troops for close-range ASAP reconnaissance—over the past few years, developing the likes of the Puma AE and Black Hornet . But ST Kinetics has just unveiled a clever surveillance system that uses modified 40 mm rounds—and it could do the job of those micro-UAVs at a fraction of the cost. Read more…
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Who Needs UAVs When You’ve Got Surveillance Munitions?
It’s finally time! Google just announced that it’s “exploring” the idea of bringing Fiber to nine more metropolitan areas across the country—34 cities in total. And based on the map Google made to show what the expansion would look like, you’re in luck if you live in the South. Read more…
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Google Wants to Bring Fiber to 34 More US Cities
After a trademark dispute, Microsoft has renamed its online storage and syncing tool SkyDrive to OneDrive. While that may take some getting used to, the change also gives Microsoft an opportunity to introduce a few new features. Namely, storage space referrals and automatic photo backups. Read more…
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Microsoft SkyDrive Is Now OneDrive, Comes with More Storage, Features
Remember Doom , the classic first-person shooter that invented a gaming genre? Though the franchise has taken some (considerable) time off in the past decade, the latest iteration is apparently not far from prime time. Originally named Doom 4 , the now (somewhat confusingly named) “Doom” is headed into beta at some point this year; access keys will ship with boxed copies of Wolfenstein: The New Order this May. As of right now, the only way to get into said beta will be to pick up a copy of Wolfenstein on one of its many platforms (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC). As for where the Doom beta will actually be playable is another question altogether: there are no announced platforms for Doom , though we suspect it’ll be on next-gen and PC at very least. It’s also not clear if the game will still be a showcase for id Software’s latest version of id Tech, the engine that powers id games. One thing is for certain: Doom co-creator John Carmack won’t have a hand in this one, as he’s moved on to the wiles of virtual reality at Oculus VR . Filed under: Gaming , Software , HD Comments
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Doom 4 re-revealed as ‘Doom,’ beta access coming with new Wolfenstein