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Leica's Sofort instant camera is better than it looks

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

A $300 Leica? An instant Leica? Strange things are afoot. We were a little taken aback by the announcement of the Sofort, a $300 instant camera from the storied German camera brand. It doesn't look very... Leica-y, and instant cameras… Go To Full Article

MakerBot's Replicator Mini+ is designed for classrooms

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

More and more classrooms today are getting into 3D printing, and MakerBot wants to be there for them. It's taken its Replicator Mini printer, which was a surprising hit in schools, and made it faster and quieter than before. The… Go To Full Article

Vodafone now blocks unwanted calls before they reach you

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

Nuisance callers are having a tough time of it already this year, with Ofcom banning them from withholding numbers and helping to create a simple, text registration option for the UK's leave-me-alone database. But Vodafone's decided to go even furthe... Go To Full Article

WhatsApp adds user mentions so you can't ignore group chats

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

Anyone who has been included in a group chat knows how annoying they can be. You end up muting the thread to keep the notifications from driving you crazy. Sometimes you do need to see a message and WhatsApp is… Go To Full Article

Hasselblad's V1D camera concept is a modular dream

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

With Project Ara, Google learned how to build a modular smartphone, and then discovered that nobody actually wants one. Cameras are different, though -- photographers love to accessorize with battery grips, handles, DSLR rigs and more. Hasselblad tak... Go To Full Article

MakerBot's Replicator+ promises bigger, faster 3D prints

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

MakerBot has had its fair share of woes lately, but the company isn't slowing down. It's launching a whole bunch of products, including a printer, revamped software and new materials. The Replicator+ is available beginning today, but price is still… Go To Full Article

Sainsbury's to close its digital entertainment business

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

First it was Tesco, now it's Sainsbury's. The British supermarket will soon be closing its streaming and digital storefront services, called Entertainment on Demand collectively. These covered eBooks, music, movies and TV shows, and digital magazines... Go To Full Article

China's first space station will burn up in late 2017

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

Officials in China have conceded that Tiangong-1, the nation's first space station, has now settled into a decaying orbit. That's a sanitized, polite way of saying that the 18,753 pound craft is now hurtling towards Earth with no way of… Go To Full Article

First details on AMD’s Vega GPUs emerge

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

AMD has announced that it will unveil its next-generation Vega GPUs in early 2017, and we’re now starting to see details emerge regarding the upcoming architecture. Vega 10 will be AMD’s high-end offering, and will go head to head against… Go To Full Article

Microsoft hopes AI will find better cancer treatments

@ 2016/09/21 read/post comments(0)

Google isn't the only tech giant hoping that artificial intelligence can aid the fight against cancer. Microsoft has unveiled Project Hanover, an effort to use AI for both understanding and treating cancers. To begin with, the company is developing...… Go To Full Article

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