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Here’s your first glimpse at Samsung’s ‘tank-like’ Galaxy S6 Active build

@ 2015/05/14 read/post comments(0)
Good-bye, slender profile and sexy curves, hello, water protection and shock resistance! Many mobile users don’t appreciate the little things that make an Android flagship compelling until they’re gone, as we’ve come to realize of late in regards to microSD… Go To Full Article

Venus airplane concept could be a working prototype in a few years

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Northrop Grumman has been toying with the idea of sending an inflatable aircraft to Venus since at least 2013 (PDF). Now the company feels it's ready to turn its concept into a real vessel. According to SpaceNews, Northrop Grumman is… Go To Full Article

Ring's video doorbell now works like an old fashioned bell

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The great thing about a smartphone-connected doorbell is that you're able to see and talk to the people standing on your porch. Never again will you miss the UPS courier because they've turned up just as you've settled down in… Go To Full Article

NASA conference will discuss how to manage drone traffic

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Someday, commercial drones might become so prevalent, it would be impossible to look up without seeing at least one in the sky. NASA and a number of drone enthusiasts believe that in order to keep those UAVs, well, orderly and… Go To Full Article

Japanese smartphone gets iris-scanning for mobile payments

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The common objection to using your phone for purchases is that any sufficiently-motivated criminal could lop off your thumb and go on a spending spree. That's one of the reasons why Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu have teamed up… Go To Full Article

'Angry Birds VR' puts the infamous fowl on your face

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In case you felt T-shirts, the silver screen, lunch buckets, go-karts or your smart device weren't enough places to ogle Angry Birds, now there's one more: virtual reality. A demo for the ubiquitous game about an avian-fueled, porcine genocide made… Go To Full Article

BitTorrent Bleep brings encrypted messaging to multiple platforms

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First announced as an pre-alpha last year, BitTorrent's encrypted messaging system is finally ready for prime time. The latest release "solve[s] serverless peer-to-peer messaging," according to the official BitTorrent blog. It wraps text, images, and voice calls in a comforting… Go To Full Article

YotaPhone 2 gets whiter, cheaper and Lollipopier

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The YotaPhone 2, with AMOLED on the front and E Ink on the back, is already quite a striking handset thanks to its dual-screen design. Though not striking enough, apparently, or at least not as openly eccentric as the new,… Go To Full Article

SanDisk delays Analyst Day – Toshiba shares skid daily limit

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Toshiba shares skidded 17% ($2.5 Billion) to its daily limit Monday on the Tokyo Exchange after the company reported after market close Friday, that it was withdrawing its earnings guidance for the fiscal year ended March and cancelling a year-end… Go To Full Article

Google's Android-for-all program comes to Europe

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Google's bid to democratize Android just reached Europe. The internet giant has announced that Turkey will get its first Android One smartphone, the General Mobile 4G, on May 15th. The device is strictly middling given its 5-inch 720p display, Snapdr... Go To Full Article

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