Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Leaked Microsoft Band 3 Images Show Us What Could Have Been and other top stories.

  • Leaked Microsoft Band 3 Images Show Us What Could Have Been

    Leaked Microsoft Band 3 Images Show Us What Could Have Been
    A few weeks back, it was widely reported that Microsoft has stopped selling their fitness tracker, the Microsoft Band 2, by completely removing the wearable from its online store. With no plans for a replacement in sight, a later report suggested that ...
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  • Valve shows off new VR controller prototypes

    Valve shows off new VR controller prototypes
    Valve's Steam Dev Days conference is going on right now in Seattle, and the company is sharing details of upcoming hardware in typically low-key fashion. While there aren't any official announcements yet, attendees have been posting about new virtual reality controller prototypes that go far beyond what the current wand-style Vive solution can do. The biggest difference is that the new controllers are able to detect when you open and close your hand, allowing you to grip and drop objects in gam..
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  • Could dinosaurs actually roar? Ancient voice box yields clues.

    Could dinosaurs actually roar? Ancient voice box yields clues.
    Tyrannosaurus rex may have let out a loud, fearsome roar in the film "Jurassic Park," but paleontologists don't actually know what dinosaurs sounded like – or if they even could make sounds. Reconstructing the behavior of an animal that has been dead for at least 66 million years is a difficult task, and paleontologists have had little help when it comes to whether or not dinosaurs could vocalize. There is little fossil evidence of a dinosaur voice box.For clues, scientists have turned to other..
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  • Samsung is offering Note 7 owners up to $100 credit to return their phones

    Samsung is offering Note 7 owners up to $100 credit to return their phones
    The Galaxy Note 7 is officially dead but Samsung is still dealing with the fallout. The company's latest move is to offer financial incentives to US customers who might be unwisely hanging on to their devices. Samsung's new Note 7 Refund & Exchange program (which goes live October 13th at 15:00ET) will let customers choose between the following: up to $100 bill credit if they exchange a Note 7 for "any Samsung smartphone," or $25 in credit if they exchange a Note 7 "for a refund or other brande..
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  • Google Pixel & Pixel XL Now Available For Pre-Order In India

    Google Pixel & Pixel XL Now Available For Pre-Order In India
    Google unveiled the Pixel and Pixel XL during an event in San Francisco last week. While both devices were already available for pre-orders in the US, UK, Australia, Germany and Canada from the same day they launched, the Pixel and Pixel XL were ...
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  • Huawei's upcoming Mate 9 ready to replace your Galaxy Note 7

    Huawei's upcoming Mate 9 ready to replace your Galaxy Note 7
    If you're looking for a big-screen phone to replace your discharged Samsung Galaxy Note 7, you might consider one of Huawei's flagship Mate 9 phones, expected to come out next month.Leading up to Huawei's event in Munich on November 3, reputable tipster Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, tweeted Wednesday that the company plans to preview two different body styles for the device. With code names Long Island and Manhattan, the phones will sport a 64-bit, eight-core HiSilicon Kirin 960 chip, 256GB of stora..
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  • UPDATE 1-Samsung's woes highlight explosive limits of lithium batteries

    UPDATE 1-Samsung's woes highlight explosive limits of lithium batteries
    * Samsung scraps Note 7 smartphone after fires linked to batteries * Smaller, long-lasting batteries test limits of technology * History of lithium battery problems in wide range of products (Adds link to Reuters TV segment) By Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Lithium-based batteries have been powering our portable devices for 25 years. But consumer demand for smaller, longer lasting devices is forcing manufacturers to push the technology, battery experts say, testing the limits ..
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  • Scientists discover hundreds of footprints left at the dawn of modern humanity

    Scientists discover hundreds of footprints left at the dawn of modern humanity
    The Engare Sero footprints. (Liutkus-Pierce et al., 2016) The footprints weave intricate paths across the desolate landscape. Some tracks race straight toward an unseen finish line; others meander, the outlines of their ancient owners' toes and curves of their arches carved deeply into the sun-baked earth. The air shimmers with heat, and the active volcano that locals call "the mountain of God" looms in the middle distance. It's not difficult for geologist Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce to imagine t..
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  • Snapchat reportedly hires Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to lead IPO

    Snapchat reportedly hires Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to lead IPO
    (Reuters) – U.S. photo-sharing app Snapchat has chosen Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as lead underwriters for an initial public offering that could come as early as March, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The banks were notified earlier this week that they had been awarded one of most coveted and potentially lucrative IPO mandates in recent years, as the Venice, California-based company vies for a $25 billion valuation in the stock market. JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank..
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