Yesterday’s dramatic closure of the UK’s Gatwick airport because of drone activity has raised the interest in additional UAV regulation to a new level. The airport remained closed for nearly an entire day after at least 50 reports of drones over or near the runways, and around 1,000 flights have …
Read More »Epson FF-680W Scanner: Godsend for Scrapbookers, Home Offices, SMB
If you’re overwhelmed by dozens of storage boxes of old family photos, Epson has a solution that will scan the prints from two to three rolls of film in about a minute. Seriously. Front and back. In high resolution. Dated and named. It’s the Epson FastFoto FF-680W duplex photo scanner. …
Read More »LG’s New Laser Projector Works Just 2 Inches Away From Your Wall
Projectors have the potential to render images with higher fidelity and at larger sizes than a traditional TV, but they used to require changes to your room setup. The days of mounting the projector in the middle of your space have come to an end with the advent of ultra …
Read More »Hackers Use Phishing Emails to Harvest Two-Factor Gmail Codes
Conventional wisdom says that adding two-factor authentication (2FA) will keep your accounts safe from most phishing scams, but a new wave of sophisticated automated attacks is reminding us that 2FA isn’t infallible. As with all security measures, it’s only as secure as the weakest link — the human one. The …
Read More »Mars Express Sends Back Stunning Image of Ice-Filled Korolev Crater
Scientists are still unsure if liquid water exists on Mars, but we know there’s plenty of water ice. The ice on Mars is usually diffuse and found in small pockets mixed with frozen carbon dioxide, but the Mars Express probe just beamed back images of a massive deposit of pristine …
Read More »Apple Confirms iPad Pros Are Bent, Says It’s Normal
Apple’s iPad has undergone its most radical redesign in years with the new iPad Pros. These tablets are thinner than ever with less bezel around the display. However, there are questions as to whether they’re durable enough. Some owners have complained about slight bends in their spendy new tablets, and …
Read More »Study: Dietary Fructose and Glucose Target Good Gut Bacteria
Dietary fructose and glucose, which are prevalent in the Western diet, silence a key protein that is necessary for gut colonization, but not for utilization of these sugars, by a beneficial bacterium called Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, according to new research from Yale School of Medicine. Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Image credit: Kathryn Cross …
Read More »ESA’s Mars Express Orbiter Spots Water Ice-Filled Crater
New images from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft show an impact crater in the northern lowlands of Mars. Known as Korolev, this 51-mile (82 km) wide crater is filled with water ice all year round. Perspective view of Korolev crater. Image credit: ESA / …
Read More »Josh Gordon From The Patriots Has Been Suspended Indefinitely By NFL.
Patriots Josh Gordon suspended indefinitely by NFL New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon was suspended indefinitely by the NFL on Thursday for violating the terms of his reinstatement under the leagues substance abuse policy. The suspension announcement came a short time after Gordon revealed he was stepping away from …
Read More »Intel Announces Major Manufacturing Expansion
Intel has been on something of a tear of late. After its Architecture Day earlier this month, where the company debuted its plans for new CPUs, GPUs, 3D interconnects, and overall foundry strategy, it’s now announcing a new set of manufacturing expansions intended to serve growing product markets. According …
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