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Jawbone Data Shows How Recent California Earthquake Affected Sleep

Anyone wearing a Jawbone Up wristband while sleeping helped contribute to the data collection. The earthquake that hit Northern California on Sunday was ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 25, 2014

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No More Google? Amazon in Talks to Buy Twitch for $1 Billion – Update

Update: Confirmed via a press release from Twitch, Amazon will acquire all outstanding shares of Twitch Interactive for approximately $970 million in cash. ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 25, 2014

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Europe Launches Two New Galileo Satellites into Wrong Orbit

Two new satellites for GPS-like Galileo network are in too low of an orbit. Europe has long been working on its own version ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 25, 2014

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PSN, XBL Down After DDoS Attacks, Battle.net Also Under Attack – Update

We're attempting to slam Sony back into the ground.— Lizard Squad (@LizardSquad) August 24, 2014 Along with massive DDoS attacks, Sony Online Entertainment ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 24, 2014

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World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant Killing Thousands of Birds

Southwest power plant is supplying power for 140,000 homes, but singeing so much fauna in the process. The biggest adversary renewable energy typically ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 22, 2014

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T-Mobile Offers Unlimited LTE Data to Any User Who Refers a Friend

Both the existing customer and the new referral would get unlimited LTE data for one full year. With Sprint/Softbank no longer in the ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 21, 2014

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Report: Sprint in Negotiations for T-Mobile Acquisition – Update

Sprint is close to buying T-Mobile for $40 a share Update: In a surprise move last night, Sprint abandoned its plans to acquire ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 6, 2014

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Rupert Murdoch Tries to Buy Time Warner, HBO for $80 Billion – Update

Murdoch’s 11-figure advance was rebuffed, as Time Warner sees uncertainty in 21st Century Fox’s stock, and future. Update: Rupert Murdoch and 21st Century ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 6, 2014

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You can Now Explore Surface of Mars, the Moon in Google Maps

Street View fans will have to wait a while before they can explore Olympus Mons. The hunt for Marvin the Martian begins now! ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2014

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Elon Musk, SpaceX Choose South Texas Site for New Private Spaceport

The new Texas SpaceX site near Brownsville will be the first privately-owned vertical launch rocket facility in the world. SpaceX has finally chosen ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2014

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Push For Pizza iOS App Will Change Your Life, Probably Make You Fat

One button press gets you the pizza of your dreams. In today’s “Why Did It Take So Long For Someone To Create This?” ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2014

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Report: The Next iPhone will be Revealed by Apple on September 9th

Apple will hold an iPhone event on September 9th — will its presumed smartwatch also make an appearance? A report from Recode states ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2014

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