The original iPhone has died. AT&T, the phone’s only carrier, decided to end its support for 2G cellular networks , thus rendering the original iPhone useless. This means that iPhone can no longer make calls or send text messages. He was just nine and a half years old. Read more…
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The Original iPhone Is Dead
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The Fascinating Secret Origin of ‘Abracadabra’
It was not so long ago that sequencing even tiny snippets of DNA was a costly, cumbersome process that required access to a state-the-art lab. Today, we are inching close to putting a DNA sequencer in every pocket . Read more…
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Scientists Can Now Sequence DNA With a Smartphone
It’s dark and a bit grainy, but marine biologists working off the coast of western Australia have finally captured footage of a ruby seadragon in its natural habitat. Up until 2015, scientists didn’t even know this strange creature existed. Read more…
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This Is the First Footage Ever Captured of the Ruby Seadragon in the Wild
Hurrying home after a pleasant evening of foraging and scrapbooking, this unlucky fox drowned in the Danube river in South Germany. And that was only the beginning. Read more…
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Winter Sucks for This Fox Frozen in a Solid Block of Ice
Though there were several iterations and updates to Nintendo’s insanely popular handheld gaming system, the Game Boy was officially retired just over a decade ago. And while Nintendo has no plans to revive the portable console, a company called Retro-Bit is stepping up to bring the Game Boy back from the dead. Read more…
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The Game Boy’s Being Brought Back From the Dead With Some Awesome Upgrades
Whether it’s the Google Pixel or the Samsung Galaxy S7 —companies are betting that the future of virtual reality will be ushered in by your mobile device. Now, you can add Asus to that list. The company just announced a new smartphone at CES that takes an adventurous and somewhat experimental leap into the world of… Read more…
Image: Alex Cranz/Gizmodo One of the beauties of iOS versus other phone operating systems is its relative security and stability versus other phone operating systems. There just aren’t a lot of hacks that can harm an iPhone unless it has been jailbroken or hacked by Israeli cyber weapons dealers . But a new exploit will permanently disable the Messages app. So prepare to be wary of any text your asshole friends and colleagues send your way. Read more…
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A Single Text Can Disable iOS Messages Forever
A Russian military jet that was en route to Syria disappeared from radar on Sunday. Russian authorities say that it crashed into the Black Sea. Reportedly , all 92 people on board were killed, including at least 60 members of the Red Army Choir. Read more…
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Russian Military Jet Carrying Choir Crashes, No Survivors
A large fire has engulfed scores of houses, shops, and other buildings in the Japanese coastal city of Itoigawa. The blaze, which started mid-morning local time, shows no sign of slowing, and fire crews are frantically working to put out the flames. Read more…
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Huge Fire Torches 140 Buildings in Japanese City