We’ve all been in that unfortunate situation when we’re lost with no reception, and our phone’s navigation features are neutered as a result. Now, Google is offering a dead simple solution. You can download snippets of the world for offline navigation and search. Read more…
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Google Finally Lets You Download Maps for Offline Navigation and Search
You’ve got to love that 8-bit sound. Blips and bloops and beeps magically merge together to create choppy, nostalgic melodies that remind us how far we’ve come since the first personal computers. But how did those big beige boxes actually make music ? Read more…
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How 80s Computers Create 8-Bit Music
Yeast is an incredible organism—you can thank it for booze!—and thanks to the marvels of modern genetics, we’ve made it incredibly versatile. Just a month after announcing a method for hacking yeast to produce narcotics , researchers just announced that the creation of yeast that produces THC and cannabidiols . Read more…
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Scientists Can Now Make THC from Yeast
When McDonald’s decides to make a change in its suppliers, it moves markets. The American fast food giant just announced that it would shift to cage-free eggs. That’s a big deal since McDonald’s purchases accounted for “more than 4 percent of the 43.56 billion eggs produced in the United States last year.” Read more…
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McDonald’s Bought Over 4-Percent of the Eggs in the US Last Year
Two days before Apple is expected to release iOS 9—including new adblocking capabilities in Safari—the company that makes Adblock Plus is jumping the gun . Eyeo just released the Adblock Browser for iPhone and iPad . It works a lot like every other browser except, you know, it blocks ads. Read more…
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Adblock Plus Now Works on iOS Devices
After months—if not years—of bellyaching over slow speeds and shaky stability , Google finally announced an array of improvements to Chrome that could improve the lives of millions. The company says the browser will now offer users “ a faster and more efficient web .” Well, Google certainly couldn’t make it slower or less efficient. Read more…
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Google Chrome Just Got a Lot Faster
Remember when Apple went after that handy note-taking widget , a popular app that’s one the first truly useful widgets for iOS 8? Turns out, Apple’s been pulling all kinds of apps that take advantage of new features in iOS 8—even after they’ve been approved to be in the App Store. And developers are starting to get pretty upset. Read more…
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Apple Is Pulling a Bunch of the Neatest iOS 8 Apps