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NASA picks solar power candidates for deep space missions

@ 2016/03/16 read/post comments(0)

NASA is going to need solar power if it wants to keep its future deep space missions running, and that means getting someone to build that light-gathering technology. Fortunately, the agency has some partners lined up. It just picked four… Go To Full Article

Instagram will roll out the Facebook sorting we love to hate

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Don't look now, but Instagram is about to borrow a page from its owners at Facebook. The image-focused social network has revealed that it'll soon re-order photos and videos to show the content that it believes you'll "care about the… Go To Full Article

Giphy wants to be the Netflix of GIFs

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GIFs are portable human expressions. Looped images of grumpy cats, falling babies and weird Drake moves convey a barrage of information and emotions in a way that words and emoji cannot. While the format has been around since 1987, the… Go To Full Article

'Star Wars: Battlefront' is coming to PlayStation VR

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If you wanted something a little bit bigger to sink your teeth into for PlayStation VR, there's Star Wars: Battlefront. It's a third-party exclusive and, well, Sony's Andrew House didn't say much more beyond that at today's GDC event aside… Go To Full Article

Sony's PlayStation VR headset launches in October for $400

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The PlayStation VR headset lands in October 2016 for $400 (€400 / £350 / ¥44,980), Sony announced at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco today. PS VR, originally called Project Morpheus, is Sony's answer to the current rush...… Go To Full Article

Microsoft is opening up the world of 'Minecraft' to Gear VR

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The Oculus Rift isn't the only virtual reality platform getting a piece of Minecraft's pie. Today, at an event held during GDC 2016, Microsoft and Oculus are set to announce that the open-world phenomenon is also coming to the Gear… Go To Full Article

Google now encrypts 75 percent of its internet traffic

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How much progress has Google made on securing your internet traffic ever since Edward Snowden's leaks made it clear that encryption is crucial to maintaining privacy? Quite a bit, if you ask Google itself. As part of its latest Transparency… Go To Full Article

'Harry Potter' meets 'Zelda' in a fantasy action game

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Mages of Mystralia is a fantastical romp through a mystical world, starring a young woman named Zia who discovers she has powerful magical abilities -- though this isn't necessarily a welcome development. Zia accidentally burns down her house and is... Go To Full Article

Sennheiser's 3D audio for VR feels totally natural

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Sennheiser announced its 3D audio platform AMBEO back at CES this year, and today at SXSW I got a chance to try a VR demo and see how it sounds. Using a standard pair of headphones and a stock Gear… Go To Full Article

Raidmax RX-700AT Monster Titanium 700W Power Supply Video Review

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"The Raidmax RX-700AT Monster 700W Power Supply is titanium certified so it's really efficient, it's semi-modular with sleeved leads, has Japanese capacitors, comes with a quiet 135mm fan and is fairly priced." ~3dGameMan.com Go To Full Article

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