Google just announced its most recent plan in a long list of crazy moonshots. This one isn’t self-driving cars or internet in the sky, instead it’s a company called Calico that’s going to try and put an end to aging and disease . Read more…
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Calico: Google’s Ambitious New Project to Stop Illness and Aging
The first flight of the Cyngus, a new experimental spacecraft, lit off at 10:58AM today from NASA’s newly popular Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia . The Cygnus is an unmanned cargo vessel, and for this test mission it’s carrying about 1, 300 pounds of supplies to the three astronauts currently orbiting in the ISS. Read more…
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An Experimental Cargo Ship Launched For the ISS Today
With the release of any new operating system comes a slew of slight problems and annoyances. iOS 7 is no different. While certain things won’t annoy everyone, a few minor problems are bound to trouble people. With that in mind, here’s how to fix some of the more common annoyances. Read more…
Joe Palazzolo, at the WSJ : ‘“Liking” something on Facebook is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday , reviving a closely watched case over the extent to which the Constitution shields what we say on social media.’
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Facebook "Likes" are protected speech, says court
Outlook.com users can now create instant disposable email address, much like Gmail , by simply adding a “+modifier” to the initial alias. For example, billgates@outlook.com could become billgates+pizzaparty@outlook.com. Read more here . Read more…
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The new version of iTunes is now available, complete with the new iTunes radio streaming. If you’re planning on upgrading to iOS 7 , you’ll need the latest iTunes anyway, so might as well go grab it. Learn more here . Read more…
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The new version of iTunes is now available, complete with the new iTunes radio streaming.
While most of the supertall building boom spotlight has been placed China and the UAE over the past few months, there’s an even more staggering development happening much, much closer to home. At least four 1, 000-foot-plus skyscrapers are set to rise along (or adjacent to) West 57th Street over the next few years, each of the tall enough to change America’s skyline forever. Read more…
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Four of America’s Tallest Buildings Are Being Built on the Same Street
Microsoft announced back at its Build developer conference that it was bringing Internet Explorer 11 to Windows 7, and it’s already partially made good on that promise by letting developers get an early look. By now, though, the company’s given the browser enough spit and polish that it’s ready for public consumption: the Release Preview is now available for anybody to download. As you’d expect, Microsoft claims IE11 is the fastest desktop browser available, and that it’s 30 percent quicker than the next-fastest browser (that would be Firefox, or at least that’s what Microsoft says). Also, the Release Preview is apparently a bit speedier than the Developer Preview was back in June: Redmond says average SunSpider scores have dropped from 144ms to an even-better 137ms. At any rate, now that the browser’s available, you’re free to download it and benchmark it yourself, if that’s what floats your boat. Filed under: Software , Microsoft Comments Source: Microsoft (1) , (2)
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Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 is available now as a Release Preview
You’ve been able to pre-cache YouTube videos on Android to watch—while still online—for a while. But by November, you’ll be able to watch them offline, too. Read more…
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Offline Viewing Is Coming to YouTube’s Mobile Apps
Siri got a bit of an upgrade in iOS 7 , including new male and female voices, multiple new languages, and some smarter commands (not to mention a few more jokes). If you’d rather speak to your iPhone or iPad in your own language, or have a male virtual assistant instead of a female one, here’s how to make the change. Read more…
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