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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo suffers catastrophic failure during flight test (updated)
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo was destroyed at launch this morning — details on the event still to come.
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crash wasn’t caused by faulty rocket engine (updated)
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo was destroyed at launch this morning — details on the event still to come.
You can now open hotel rooms with just your smartphone – and bypass check-in, too
Starting this week, you can use a smartphone app to open your room at some Aloft, Element and W hotels. Over the next few months, Starwood (which owns those three chains) will upgrade 150 of its hotels to allow keyless, … Continue reading
Google ‘Copresence’ could be a cross-platform AirDrop rival
There are several services that let you swap files and data between Android devices and PCs. But now it appears Google is building such a feature into Android itself, dubbed ‘Copresence.’ At least that’s the best guess. It’s not clear … Continue reading
Windows 8 finally comes of age as XP’s market share (possibly) takes precipitous plunge
Out of nowhere, it seems Windows 8 has finally come of age, with a huge bump of 4.5% in the global desktop operating system market share. This gain seems to have come at the expense of Windows XP, which, following … Continue reading
Gmail 5.0 for Android gets a new look, Exchange support
The upcoming version of google’s Gmail app for Android features a new look and support for non-Gmail email accounts, Android Police reports. The new look app features the material design that Google has developed for Android apps, and has a … Continue reading
The Copenhagen Wheel turns any bicycle into an electric hybrid
While Miss Gulch’s tornado-powered flying bike from The Wizard of Oz somehow failed to materialize for us, our consolation prize — an electric hubmotor bicycle plug-in for our smartphones known as the Copenhagen Wheel — is finally here.
The Week in iPad Cases: Stands, keyboards, and bags
Stands, keyboards, and bags This week’s roundup of new iPad cases comes with an assortment of multi-functional accessories—stands, keyboards, and more. Belkin The Chambray Cover (iPad Air and iPad Air 2; $40) offers a slim, lightweight design combined with strong protection, … Continue reading
Your brain’s response to disgust can predict your political worldview, says new study
Researchers led by Read Monatagu at Virginia Tech have just made the claim that if they scan you with an fMRI while you view an image of disgust, their algorithm can classify you as liberal or conservative to a 95% … Continue reading
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo suffers catastrophic failure during flight test
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo was destroyed at launch this morning — details on the event still to come.
