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Springpad Shutting Down on May June 25th

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If you’re a regular user of the online productivity app Springpad, there’s a bad news for you. The folks at Springpad have announced that they will shut down the service on June 25th. They are also working on an export tool which will give users the ability to make a backup of their notes and ideas […]

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Windows 8.1 With Bing Announced, Coming To OEMs Later This Year

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Microsoft has announced a new version of its Windows platform, Windows 8.1 with Bing, and this new version of Windows will only be available to OEMs. Windows 8.1 with Bing will be sold to manufacturers at a lower cost than Windows 8.1, it will only be available pre-loaded on devices and will not be released […]

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Ebay To Be Investigated By UK, EU And US Authorities Over Data Breach

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Earlier in the week Ebay advised all of its users to change their passwords, this was done after the company announced that one of its database’s was hacked. Now it looks like authorities in Europe, the UK and the US will be looking into the data breach at Ebay, the company has confirmed it is […]

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Google To Buy Satellite Starup Skybox For $1 Billion (Rumor)

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It looks like Google has another acquisition in the works, according to a recent report by TechCrunch, Google is looking to by satellite startup Skybox in a deal which is reported to be worth more than $1 billion. Skybox specializes in recording detailed videos and images of landscapes, the company has apparently received around $70 […]

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Megathermal Superconducting Maglev Train Could Reach Speeds Of 1,800 mph

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Researchers at Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu city, Sichuan province, China have unveiled a new Megathermal Superconducting Maglev train they have developed which could potentially reach mind-boggling speeds of up to 1,800 mph. The new prototype system super-maglev train has been developed to help push the speeds of trains even higher and magnetic levitation trains, or maglev […]

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Sony PS4 Is Already Making The Company A Profit

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Both Sony and Microsoft are pushing their next generation games consoles, at the moment Sony appears to be selling more Sony PS4 consoles that Microsoft is with their Xbox One console. When a new console is launched, it usually takes some time for the company to make a profit on the hardware, this is done […]

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Thermal Touch Augmented Reality User Interface Recognises User Body Heat (video)

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Metaio has this week unveiled their new Thermal Touch augmented reality user interface technology which has been developed to transform nearly any surface into a touchscreen. Thermal Touch is being developed by Metaio to be the next generation of wearable computing user interface, by combining data from an infrared and standard camera located in eyewear worn […]

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Project Tango Tablets Equipped With 3D Sensors Under Development By Google

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It has been reported this week by the Wall Street Journal that Google is currently developing a new Project Tango tablet device that they have equipped with 3D sensors. The new Project Tango tablet has been specifically designed to help Google bring its new platform and advanced 3D scanning capabilities to more mobile devices and […]

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Crazy Inventor Builds Magnetic Shoes To Walk On The Ceiling (video)

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Some of our readers might remember the awesome X-Men Wolverine claws built by the crazy UK inventor Colin Furze, well this week he’s unveiled his latest creation in the form of a pair of magnetic shoes that allow him to walk upside down on the ceiling. Check out the video after the jump to see […]

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