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Spotify Now Provides Unlimited Free Music on its Desktop App

Until now, Spotify’s free accounts provided unlimited as-supported streaming via its desktop client for six months, until it then imposed a cap on your streaming. Now, though, that cap is being scrapped. Read more…        

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There is such a thing as sexually transmitted food poisoning

Just when you think that sex ed in high school and posters at clinics have covered all the times it is necessary to use protection, the human body (and various microbes) throw yet another horrifying sex scenario at you. We now suspect that people can get sexually transmitted food poisoning. Read more…        

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There is such a thing as sexually transmitted food poisoning

These Low-Power LCD Displays Work Like e-Ink To Prolong Battery Life

The simple black and white e-ink display inside your Kindle lets you read book after book on a single charge, but when it comes to devices displaying multimedia content like your smartphone, a monochrome display just doesn’t cut it. You want color, and lots of it, so Japan Display has created a new type of full-color LCD display that promises fantastic battery by emulating many of the tricks that e-ink displays employ. Read more…        

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These Low-Power LCD Displays Work Like e-Ink To Prolong Battery Life

A Beginner’s Introduction to Overclocking Your Intel Processor

If you want to squeeze every last ounce of processing power out of your new computer or aging system, overclocking is a great—if slightly nerve-racking—option. Here are some simple guidelines for safely overclocking your processor. Read more…        

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These Beautiful Solar Orbs Are So Efficient They Even Harvest Moonlight

Photovoltaic panels aren’t the most glamorous technology: They’re usually tucked away on a roof, and when you can see them, they’re ugly . And inefficient. But what if they made architecture more beautiful? And what if they were more than 50 percent more efficient, working even at night? Say hi to Rawlemon , a solar ball lens that is quickly making its way to market. Read more…        

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These Beautiful Solar Orbs Are So Efficient They Even Harvest Moonlight

Rumor has it Windows 9 (codenamed "Threshold") will be revealed at BUILD 2014, with a target deliver

Rumor has it Windows 9 (codenamed “Threshold”) will be revealed at BUILD 2014, with a target delivery date in April 2015. [ WinSuperSite via TechMeme ] Read more…        

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You Won’t Mind Pocketing a Business Card That’s a Working Keyboard

Even with perfect typography, a stunning design, or a novel shape, a business card is still an antiquated way to share your contact details. So the folks over at TechKeys—makers of custom keyboards—wanted to design a card that reflected their work and left a lasting impression—and what better way to do that than with a business card that doubles as a working keyboard . Read more…        

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How Swarms of Tiny Satellites Are Creating a Real-Time Google Earth

Google Earth is an amazing resource, but if there’s one criticism that can be leveled at it, it’s that it’s permanently out of date due to the lag between when the data is acquired and when it appears online. But right now, a pair of Californian startups are putting swarms of tiny satellites into space, creating real-time satellite imagery that will solve that problem. Read more…        

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