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The future of permanent, fully integrated prosthetic limbs and bionic implants
Researchers at the Royal National Orthopedic hospital have now created a new kind of prosthetic device that interfaces the load-bearing member of a leg prosthesis directly to the endoskeleton.
How to install iOS 8 on your iPhone 5S, iPad, and iPad Mini right now
On September 17 — tomorrow — Apple will release iOS 8 for the iPhone 5S, 5C, and 4S, along with the iPad 2, 3, 4, iPad Air, and iPad Mini. If you want to install iOS 8 right now, before … Continue reading
How to download and install iOS 8 on your iPhone, iPad, and iPad Mini
On September 17 — tomorrow — Apple will release iOS 8 for the iPhone 5S, 5C, and 4S, along with the iPad 2, 3, 4, iPad Air, and iPad Mini. If you want to install iOS 8 right now, before … Continue reading
Subway to accept NFC payments starting in October
Subway will soon allow customers to pay for their sandwiches with the tap of a smartphone. The sandwich franchise chain said Tuesday it will launch contactless NFC payments across more than 26,000 restaurants in the U.S. starting Oct. 1. The … Continue reading
Misfit Flash is a sleep and fitness tracker on the cheap
Fitness bands are continuing their downward price slide with the Misfit Flash, a $50 activity and sleep tracker. The Flash is similar to Misfit’s previous wearable, the $100 Misfit Shine, but it trades the Shine’s anodized aluminum body for cheaper … Continue reading
Nvidia Shield Tablet 32GB LTE version now available for pre-order
The Nvidia Shield impressed us in our review for its hardware capabilities, though 16GB of storage may be rather limiting for anyone looking to load it up with games. A 32GB model that includes LTE connectivity is now up for … Continue reading
Fear not: Kindle flaw that opened your Amazon account to attackers appears fixed
Getting access to your Amazon account credentials is one of several holy grails for hackers. With access to your Amazon account, hackers can set-up new credit cards in your account or max out the current ones on file with some … Continue reading
Verizon bumps up early upgrades for iPhone 6 season
Just in time for Apple’s new iPhones, Verizon is extending upgrade privileges to anyone who’s eligible in the next two months. As Android Police reports, customers with upgrade eligibility before November 15 can get their upgrades starting now. You can … Continue reading
Does the iPhone 6 actually have console-quality graphics?
Over the last few years, there has been a steadily growing refrain that smartphones have processing power and graphics capabilities that are approaching that of game consoles. This bold assertion began in 2012 with Nvidia saying its mobile GPUs would … Continue reading
Apple locks NFC chip to Apple Pay while PayPal fires shot at security
When Apple unveiled Touch ID, a fingerprint sensor that verifies your identity to unlock your phone and confirm purchases and app installs, developers clamored for Apple to open up the feature to third parties. Now that Apple has baked NFC … Continue reading
