On July 15th, 1942—in the midst of World War II’s long-running Battle of the Atlantic—a German U-boat and a Nicaraguan freighter were wrecked a mere 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras. Now, over seven decades later, their watery resting places have been (re)discovered . Read more…
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A German U-Boat From WWII Has Been Found Off The Coast of North Carolina
Some people sure do work quick. Team Pangu has just made available a jailbreak for iOS 8.1—and it works on iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the iPad Air 2, along with older devices. Read more…
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There’s Already an iOS 8.1 Jailbreak For the iPhone 6
There’s a good reason why so many of us still prefer mechanical keyboards and real control boards despite the availability of touchscreen interfaces: In many cases, they give us more control over our digital worlds. Fans of tactile interfaces will love this project by Florian Born —who created a system that meshes your iPad with arrangeable physical controls. Read more…
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These Knobs and Sliders Turn an iPad Into a Custom Tactile Interface
Earlier this month, approximate 76 million households—or roughly half of the households in America —were unhappy to hear their JPMorgan Chase accounts had been compromised . Those 76 million households will be equally unhappy to learn that the hackers who broke in were wandering around the bank’s servers for two months . Two whole months! Read more…
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Hackers Roamed Around JPMorgan Chase’s Financial Records for 2 Months
It may look the same, but iOS 8.1 is shoving some major new additions into your pocket—the most anticipated of which is, of course, Apple Pay. So backup all your goodies, because you can officially download the new update in iTunes right now. Read more…
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Go Download iOS 8.1 Right Now
Over the past thirty years, few cities have undergone the transformation that Shanghai has. It went from a vertically challenged city filled with greenery to mutant New York on speed and steroids. Claire and Max illustrate how much has changed by eliminating the current buildings from the skyline and then drawing them in and putting them back. Read more…
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Cool video illustrates how much Shanghai has changed over the years
Check out this stunningly crispy photo of Saturn moon’s Hyperion— taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Apparently it is inhabited by alien wasps the size of cars or at least it looks like a wasp nest to me. So gross!* New analysis of Cassini’s data reveal that, if there are giant alien wasps, they are producing electrons. Read more…
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Saturn moon looks like a wasp nest and it may freak some people out
It’s been a long time, but the Mac Mini just got an update. It now has Intel’s Haswell processor which brings more computing power, better integrated graphics, and improved power efficiency. And now it starts at just $500. Read more…
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The Mac Mini Is Back with Speedy New Guts
Hot on the heels of HBO announcing a standalone streaming option , CBS just debuted its own subscription streaming service… and it is possibly the worst streaming TV deal out there. Read more…
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CBS Thinks People Will Pay $6 a Month to Stream Just CBS Shows
Afghanistan veteran Sam Arnold uploaded this spine-chilling video of a US Marine getting a direct headshot from a Taliban sniper—only to be saved by his kevlar helmet. It’s incredible to watch, especially the face of relief and disbelief of the impact victim. That was a really close call. Read more…
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Video: Marine survives Taliban sniper headshot thanks to helmet