Watch today's Nintendo Direct right here!
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 02:44 PM PDT
 Did you know there's a Nintendo Direct today that's all about its upcoming Wii U and 3DS games? Well, if not, now you do! Even better, you can watch it right here by clicking on the video above. The stream starts at 6 pm Eastern / 3 pm Pacific, so ch...
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Basics of quantum teleportation now fit on a single chip
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 02:23 PM PDT
 Until now, quantum teleportation (that is, sending quantum data from one place to another) has required a room-filling machine. That's not going to usher in a brave new era of quantum computing, is it? However, a team of British and Japanese research...
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Security conference effectively bans booth babes from its show floor
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 01:52 PM PDT
 The issue of booth babes -- scantily clad people attempting to lure unsuspecting buyers towards second-rate products -- has once again reared its head within the industry. This time out, cryptography and information security gathering RSA has effecti...
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Tiny geolocators track birds flying 1,600 miles across the Atlantic
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 01:30 PM PDT
 It's easy to prove that big birds like gulls will cross oceans when they migrate, but tiny birds are another matter -- the trackers you need are usually enormous in comparison. The Vermont Center for Ecostudies wasn't daunted, though. It successfully...
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TweetDeck for Mac finally gets features the web version already has
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 12:58 PM PDT
 Over the past few months, Twitter has added a load of useful features to TweetDeck on the web, leaving the desktop app to age. Well, the Mac version of the 140-character social network software is finally getting some of those tools. With an update t...
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Crashing this 80-megapixel drone camera is a $60K mistake
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 12:33 PM PDT
 Phase One has debuted what it's calling "the world's smallest" 80-megapixel medium format camera. The Phase One iXU 180 weighs just two pounds and its body is barely bigger than the Schneider-Kreuznach lense it's attached to. That means the entire ri...
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The maker of 'Eve' is betting big on VR and it might pay off
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 12:00 PM PDT
 It's been a very rough 18 months for the makers of Eve Online, CCP. The company has lost money, canceled the long-delayed World of Darkness MMO, laid off well over 100 employees and said goodbye to two high-profile execs. It also hasn't released any ...
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Facebook Riff has you making videos with your friends' help
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:19 AM PDT
 No, Facebook isn't done experimenting with mobile apps yet -- meet Riff, a just-launched app for Android and iOS that has you building collaborative videos. You start by recording a short clip (under 20 seconds) and giving it a topic. After that, you...
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Sling TV will have HBO before 'Game of Thrones' premieres
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:03 AM PDT
 Add another one to the slate of Sling TV options: subscribers to the streaming TV service will be able to get HBO soon. There's no word on an exact launch date, but Sling says it will be in time for the new season of Game of Thrones and Silicon Valle...
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Judge says AT&T can't stop FTC lawsuit over data throttling
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 10:37 AM PDT
 AT&T's attempt to turn the tables on the Federal Trade Commission's mobile data throttling lawsuit hasn't exactly worked out as planned. A federal judge has rejected the carrier's claims that it can't be sued because its status as a common carrier fo...
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Netflix button coming to TV remotes across Europe
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 10:05 AM PDT
 For a large group of people, Netflix has become the primary way to watch TV shows and movies in the living room. Digging into a menu and launching the app every day can be a pain though. The solution? TV remotes that offer a dedicated Netflix button,...
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How ion thruster technology will power future NASA missions
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 09:34 AM PDT
 For its crazy 2020 asteroid capture mission and other projects, NASA is developing next-gen "Hall effect thrusters" to corral an asteroid and put it into the moon's orbit. At the same time, the European Space Agency (ESA) is trying to improve its own...
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Shoot retro space bullets at friends' phones in real time with 'Dual'
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 09:03 AM PDT
 Dual is more than a retro-styled space shooter. It's even more than a mobile game, and if developer Sebastian Gosztyla has his way, it's more than a video game, period. He wants Dual to be a catalyst for physical interaction. Dual is a two-player, cr...
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Sony sells a chunk of its Olympus stake for a fast buck
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 08:31 AM PDT
 Kaz Hirai's plans to save Sony have run from integrating its many disparate business units through to just selling off everything, even the stuff that's nailed down. Now, the company is getting rid of half of its stake in Olympus in the hope of raisi...
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President's order lets the US sanction foreign cyberattackers
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 08:04 AM PDT
 US authorities can't officially punish hackers in many countries, but they now have a way to hit those digital criminals where it hurts the most: their bank accounts. President Obama has signed an executive order that lets the Secretary of the Treasu...
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Touchscreen-enabled routers double as home automation hubs
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 07:32 AM PDT
 If at all possible, we like to keep our router and hub count down to a nice round number of "one." That's the idea behind a pair of new models from Almond which eliminate the need to have both a smarthome hub and router by combing them into one devic...
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PlayStation's original programming future depends on 'Powers'
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 07:00 AM PDT
 Powers is the first series to come from Sony PlayStation's original programming push, a partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, and it's not rated "E" for everyone. With comic books as its source material, the racy superhero cop drama from crea...
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'Ex Machina' director embraces the rise of superintelligent AI
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:30 AM PDT
 Alex Garland is no stranger to science fiction. As the writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, he's given us his own unique spin on the zombie apocalypse and a last-ditch effort to save the Earth (by nuking the sun!). Now, with his directorial debut, E...
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Verizon finally offers a way to avoid its 'supercookie' tracker
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:02 AM PDT
 Hey there Verizon subscribers, remember that whole "supercookie" ordeal from not too long ago? Well, it looks like it's time to put that mess behind us because the ability to wholly opt out of said tracking system is finally available, according to T...
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Tidal's HiFi test rewards audiophiles with half as much free trial
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 05:33 AM PDT
 Tidal windmilled its way into music streaming relevance this week when it relaunched under the stewardship of its new owner, Jay Z. Apart from strong celebrity endorsement, Tidal's main selling point is a $20 premium tier offering lossless (non compr...
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Latest 'Tropes' video highlights strong female game characters
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 05:02 AM PDT
 Earlier this year culture critic Anita Sarkeesian outlined her plan for the coming months, and those included new episodes of her YouTube series Tropes vs. Women in Games. Some would take a different approach, though, including a look at positive dep...
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Selfie sticks are banned at Coachella and Lollapalooza
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 04:22 AM PDT
 If you're heading to either music festival this year, you can leave that selfie stick behind. Both April's Coachella and Lollapalooza in July have added the rods to their prohibited item lists. At Lollapalooza, the rules stipulate no "GoPro attachmen...
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Twitch's mobile update makes multitasking easier
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 03:42 AM PDT
 We get it, you're a busy person. Game-broadcasting outfit Twitch understands too, which is why it's brought some new features to its mobile apps. In a move that benefits everyone (assuming that "everyone" means Android and iOS users, exclusively), th...
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Yale Study: You're not as clever as your Googling suggests
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 03:04 AM PDT
 Having all of human knowledge readily available on the internet has convinced people that they know a lot more than they actually do, according to a recent Yale study. For their recently published report in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, a p...
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Sky+ update makes it easier to manage your TV recordings
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 02:53 AM PDT
 Ready for a new Sky+ update? The broadcaster's HD set-top boxes are getting a minor refresh in the coming months that add a few useful, if not particularly groundbreaking features. The TV guide "Planner" is being spruced up a bit, making room for a n...
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