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Worldwide carbon emissions were flat for third year in a row

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For the third year in a row, carbon emissions around the world have remained flat, according to the research group Global Carbon Project. The group revealed its findings in the Global Carbon Budget 2016, which measures how much carbon is… Go To Full Article

Marshall's new headphones let you jam for (at least) 30 hours

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If you're looking for a pair of affordable wireless headphones for your holiday wish list, Marshall has a new model just in time to alert Santa. The Mid Bluetooth follows the Major II in the company's line of Bluetooth-equipped headphones,… Go To Full Article

Adata's Ultimate SU800 512GB SSD reviewed

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Not so long ago, we took an in-depth look at Micron's first foray into the 3D NAND world. While Micron took much longer to bring its 3D floating-gate cells to market than Samsung did with its charge-trap based V-NAND, the… Go To Full Article

Apple Pay now lets you donate to nonprofits

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Apple Pay has had a great couple months. While global expansion explained its 500 percent year-over-year sales increase, the service is also growing online, as it added Squarespace support back in September. It's not stopping with commercial business... Go To Full Article

Facebook didn't stop fake news because it's afraid of conservatives

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In the last week, Facebook's been battling the accusation that fake, often inflammatory stories showing up in users' Newsfeeds influenced how people voted in the presidential election. The social media giant vowed it is currently taking the issue ser...… Go To Full Article

Sparton LPC-140G4 mini-PC is built for the trenches

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Mini-PCs tend to be small and cute things that end up on the corner of a desk or perhaps next to a TV. That's definitely not the case with the Sparton LPC-140G4. This mini-machine is aimed at industrial, military, and… Go To Full Article

The PowerWatch is a body heat-powered smartwatch that does very little

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One of the biggest problems with smartwatches is avoiding a dead battery. Whether it's forgetting to plug them in in time, or having to fiddle with the unwieldy magnetic disk chargers, keeping a wearable juiced up is not as convenient… Go To Full Article

Hydroelectric dams cause more emissions than we thought

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It turns out that you can't even rely upon hydroelectric dams as a source of hope and optimism in 2016. Researchers have found that the technology is far more damaging to the climate than previously thought. A new study reports… Go To Full Article

Meizu Pro 7 with Kirin 960 SoC & 6GB of RAM arriving next month

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Chinese leakster @KJuma today shared alleged leaked presentation slides for Meizu’s upcoming flagship the Pro 7. The slides suggest the smartphone will be powered by Huawei’s Kirin 960 octa-core SoC, which uses Cortex-A73 cores and the new Mali-G71 GPU with… Go To Full Article

Scientists can directly observe alien planets with a new tool

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Astronomers usually have to study exoplanets through roundabout ways, such as watching for the decrease in light when a planet crosses in front of a star. However, they'll soon have a reliable way to observe those alien worlds directly. A… Go To Full Article

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