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Are AirPods the Hearing Aids of the Future?

New research suggests that personal sound amplification products like earbuds may help some people hear better in certain scenarios

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US Space Force's X-37B space plane nears orbital record

The Space Force's X-37B has now been aloft for 773 days, just a week shy of the program record.

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US Space Force's X-37B space plane nears orbital record

The Space Force's X-37B has now been aloft for 773 days, just a week shy of the program record.

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WHOA... Has Twitter Been Cooking Their Books?

Has anyone else been suspicious of Twitter’s flip-flop on selling the platform to Elon Musk? I’m sure I’m not the only one. I always felt that Twitter was far less valuable than what...

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Concorde 2.0: NASA Prepares "Quiet" Supersonic Jet That Could Transform Travel

Two competing jets are in development to eliminate the dreaded sonic boom and enable supersonic travel again. | Frommer's

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Amazon will share your home Wi-Fi with strangers' devices — this is how to opt out

Amazon has one of the largest ecosystems of smart home gadgets on the market today. From Echo speakers to Ring's lineup of security cameras and doorbells,

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Apple completely transformed its AirPods 3 – and the new design just leaked

If history is any guide, Apple might be days away from unveiling its first new products of 2021. Looking back, Apple's last spring event took place on March 25th, 2019.

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Parler sues Amazon again, alleging breach of contract, defamation

Social media company Parler filed a second lawsuit against Amazon and Amazon Web Services this week, alleging breach of contract and defamation.

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10 smart tech tricks you’ll wish you knew sooner

Developers put all kinds of secrets, shortcuts, and hidden tricks into the gadgets you use every day. Here’s one I bet you didn’t know before now.

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News-sharing social media site rejects censorship, algorithms

For Facebook and Twitter users who think the platform's owners exercise too much control over what they see and don't see, there's an alternative.

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Apple Music TV is a new take on the 24-hour music video channel

If you miss the halcyon days of MTV in its prime, check out Apple Music TV, a free, 24-hour a day curated music video livestream with premieres and exclusives.

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What to expect from Apple’s iPhone 12 event - The Verge

Apple’s "Hi, Speed" fall event kicks off Tuesday at 1PM ET. The company is widely expected to reveal its new iPhone 12 lineup of smartphones, but rumored products like AirTags, AirPods Studio, and a smaller HomePod could be shown as well.

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Analysts: iPhone 12 will ship without accessories, could be more expensive than iPhone 11

A new report from analysts at TrendForce this week corroborates reports that the iPhone 12 will ship without accessories such as wired EarPods and a power brick. The report also aims to pinpoint Apple’s pricing plans for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro se

Amazing, given the iPhone 11 Pro is the worst phone, except for the camera, I’ve ever owned.

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Facebook reportedly removed strikes from conservative pages after executive intervened - The Verge

Facebook reportedly cleared misinformation "strikes" against posts by conservative sites including Breitbart after independent fact-checkers discovered misinformation.

The big question is does anyone have to step in for flagged liberal posts? I am assuming that they don't, not because liberals don't lie, but because the "fact checkers" don't flag articles that agree with their ideological bias. The fact that The Verge points out that Kaplan supported Justice Kavanaugh, as though that in some way impugns his character, just proves how disgustingly liberal sites like this are, and why "fact checkers" can't be trusted. THIS is exacty why I love Moptu so much. They let us decide what we think is true: in other words we are treated like adults.

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Apple Sneaks COVID-19 Contact Tracing into Latest Phone Update

If you install updates on your phone without reading the details then you might get an unwanted surprise. The latest involves contact tracking technology. Contact tracing technology, in theory, will notify users when they have entered the presence of a pe

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Google explains how it's tackling the coronavirus outbreak

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Apple and Google’s location privacy controls are working

As users opt out of tracking en masse, advertisers will have to make do with limited location data.

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Windows 10 now lets you make phone calls direct from your PC

The Calls feature of Microsoft’s Your Phone app has moved out of testing, and into general availability for Android users.

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Apple pulls police-tracking app used by Hong Kong protesters after consulting authorities

Apple Inc has removed an app that helped Hong Kong protesters track police movements, saying it was used to ambush law enforcement - a move that follows sharp criticism of the U.S. tech giant by a Chinese state newspaper for allowing the software.

Sure. It was “citizens” and not the communist government that complained. Another hypocritical left-wing corporation chooses money over people and bows to an egregiously evil totalitarian regime.

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Thank you so much, Google, for giving us the iPhone 11’s most incredible new feature – BGR

Hardcore Android fans will deny it until they're blue in the face for some reason, but Android exists as it does today because of Apple. It's true — after acquiring Android, Google was building out the mobile operating system as a terrible copy of Black

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Apple contractors were allegedly listening to 1,000 Siri recordings a day — each

That likely means about two per minute per person.

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The Best TV Streaming Devices for Cord-Cutters

We recommend the best media streaming devices for 4K HDR or HD TVs from Roku, Google, Apple, and Amazon.

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Making calls with Siri or Google could lead to you getting scammed

If you've ever used Siri or Google to call a business, you could be in danger of falling victim to a new scam the Better Business Bureau is warning.

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Peter Thiel likens Twitter and Silicon Valley companies to North Korea - Business Insider

Thiel's comments came in an interview with "Fox and Friends" Friday morning, where he discussed his recent New York Times op-ed.

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Apple Siri Eavesdropping Puts Millions Of Users At Risk

Apple is employing contractors to listen to Siri conversations, it has been confirmed. However, the voice assistant is picking up private conversations including people talking to their doctor, drug deals and sexual encounters. Here’s what to do.

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Peter Thiel Urges U.S. Probe of Google’s ‘Seemingly Treasonous’ Acts - Bloomberg

Peter Thiel, one of President Donald Trump’s top Silicon Valley supporters and donors, took aim at Google Inc. and the high-tech industry over the companies’ focus on global markets while brushing aside U.S. interests.

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Apple Issues Important iPhone Upgrade Warning

Millions of iPhone owners are in for a nasty surprise...

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What if Amazon took Sprint’s place as the US’s fourth wireless carrier? - The Verge

Reuters is reporting something rather intriguing and inexplicable on its face: Amazon is interested in buying the Boost Mobile MVNO wireless network from T-Mobile and Sprint, reportedly so that Amazon can have access T-Mobile’s wireless network for a numb

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If You Care About Privacy, Throw Your Amazon Alexa Devices Into the Sea

Remember a couple of weeks ago when we learned that humans were monitoring Amazon Alexa commands, essentially spying on users in the name of product improvement? Well, we’ve got some more bad news about the always-on microphone that we’ve all invited

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Your AirPods Probably Have Terrible Battery Life - The Atlantic

The surprisingly short life of new electronic devices

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The Trump administration is trying to give AI a boost in the US

The order is designed to protect American technology, national security, privacy and values when it comes to artificial intelligence.

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Change your phone settings so Apple, Google can't track your movements

Most tech companies make it difficult for users to say no to aggressive surveillance practices. But it is helpful to know about the default settings on your smartphone and how to change them.

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Received AirPods for Christmas? Here are some tips & tricks to get you started

AirPods were a super popular Christmas gift this holiday season. If you were lucky enough to receive them, here are a few tips and tricks to help make your listening experience even better.

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The Best Free Software to Install on Your New Laptop

You’ve unboxed yourself a brand new laptop, logged in, changed the wallpaper to something more your taste, and... now what? Let us direct to you a collection of the best free software you need to install straight away, whether your new machine is runnin

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Facebook warns that third-party apps could have been affected by recent breach

It may not just be your Facebook account at risk. The social media giant has warned that third-party apps which allow users to log in via their Facebook accounts may also have been affected by the recent security breach, though the company has yet to conf

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Trump administration looks to speed 5G networks, ease hurdles | Reuters

The Trump administration said on Friday it is seeking to remove hurdles to faster deployment of the next generation of wireless communications, known as 5G, which it touted as revolutionary for a host of industries.

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US F-22s came face-to-face with Russia's top fighter near Alaska and were at a major disadvantage

If a fight were to start during an intercept like the one this week, the Russian pilot would have the huge advantage of having the F-22 in sight. What's more, the Russian Su-35 can maneuver better than the F-22.

Bottom line: the F-15 is still a better fighter jet in a dogfight.

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Low on Gas? You Can Now Get It Delivered to You | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

This is so cool.

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The 6 Apps
Every Driver Needs This Summer

Essential tech tools to make driving way more fun (and affordable too).

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13 apps for your iPhone that are better than the ones Apple made

These 15 apps have beaten Apple at its own game.

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Apple's iOS 12 Will Bring Speed and Smarts to iPhones and iPads

All the iOS 12 features you'll care about.

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F-35s in Japan are still losing dogfights to F-15s sometimes — here's why

F-35s focus on stealth, not dogfighting. "If you get into a dogfight with the F-35, somebody made a mistake. It's like having a knife fight in a phone booth."

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What Are Screens Doing to Our Eyes—And Our Ability to See? | WIRED

Our eyes are hardening; we can barely see our phones any more. We must learn to look at the wider world.

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The tech elite are abandoning Silicon Valley in droves because of 'groupthink' and out-of-control living costs— here's where they're headed

Peter Thiel, Tim Ferriss and other members of Silicon Valley's tech elite are decamping for more diverse and often affordable areas.

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A.I. perfectly predicted last year’s Super Bowl score. What happens to betting?

Last year, an artificially intelligent swarm predicted the outcome of the Super Bowl. Before that, it guessed who would win the 2016 presidential election, as well as the Kentucky Derby superfecta. If A.I. can predict these seemingly random events, what d

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Apple iOS 11 Has A Great Secret Feature

Complaints from iPhone owners about an Apple iOS 11 problem have missed that it is actually a great secret feature...

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Any phone but iPhone X, according to this Sprint salesman

Commentary: In my visit to the last of the big four carrier stores, the salesman was bullish, animated and adamant.

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Old technology that’s worth bringing back—and not for the nostalgia - MarketWatch

These 5 technically passe items are often better and cheaper than their digital-world equivalents.

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All the stuff you can do with iPhone 8 that you couldn’t with iPhone 7 | Popular Science

Dig into what upgrading to the iPhone 8 actually gets you.

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iPhone X: Our biggest questions about the phone we don’t have

We’ve seen it and touched it -- briefly. But we still don’t know a lot about Apple's forthcoming "ultimate" iPhone.

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Google's tool to edit your iPhone's awkward Live Photos just got better

Google's Live Photo editing app, Motion Stills, was updated to include improved motion stabilization, Live Photo export and more to improve iPhone pictures.

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How a U.S. team uses Facebook, guerrilla marketing to peel off potential ISIS recruits - The Washington Post

With advertising dollars and big data, a tiny U.S. agency seeks to chip away at the militant groups’ online appeal.

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Drone-Carrying Concept Car Is Designed Just for Photojournalists | WIRED

User experience is the new black, says its college junior designer.

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The 10 Best (and 3 Worst) Gadgets of 2016

It was a year of ups (brilliant smartphones and laptops) and downs (a phone that can explode).

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This epic slide deck lays out the future of tech and media in 2017

On Tuesday, top business-strategist Michael Wolf gave a massive presentation on the future of tech and media in 2017 at The Wall Street Journal's conference.

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Roku introduces 5 new streaming players, including the tiny Roku Express

If you've been thinking about upgrading your streaming setup, Roku just gave you a range of new options to choose from.

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7 Tiny iPhone Design Details You've Never Noticed Before

Sometimes the coolest stuff hides in plain sight.

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New iPhone 7 Leak Reveals Massive Apple U-Turn - Forbes

Apple may be about to make a lot of people very happy indeed...

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Citizen scientists, you can now DIY your own DNA analysis with Bento Lab | TechCrunch

Want to know if you have the "athlete gene" or if you're actually related to the weirdos who claim you as a family member? Get your collection tubes ready,..

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Review: Eero drastically improved my home Wi-Fi in about 10 minutes | VentureBeat | Cloud | by Harrison Weber

Eero is one hell of a fancy router. At almost $500 for a three-pack (and $200 a pop), Eero’s router system is pricey. But the Eero ships with big promises: “No more buffering,” “No more dead zones,” and “Wi-Fi that actually works.” Could it be true?

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How to take your floppy disc from 1.4 MB to 128 GB

Imgur user gilmour509 modified a floppy disc with an SD card to give it a massive storage boost.

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The Internet's barrage of images is changing how we think

Image-driven technology comes with a load of unintended consequences.

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18 Hidden iPhone Features You Need to Know

If you're glued to your iPhone as much as I am, it's tough to imagine you've missed much. But it's easy to get caught up in back-to-back Instagram refreshes and gripping recipe videos and never discover some of the phone's most convenient features. Did you know you could set voice messages to self-destruct Mission Impossible-style?

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You can run Windows 95 inside your browser now | PCWorld

Windows 95 now runs in a browser. Just don't expect to do much with it.

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The Coolest Tech Gifts Anyone on Your List Will Love

Even if you don’t know the difference between Apple and Android, here are the best tech gifts to give and to get.

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Why Does My iPhone Battery Die So Fast? Here's The Real Fix!

From a former Apple employee, updated for iOS 9: Learn the real reasons your iPhone battery dies so quickly and exactly what to do to fix it. #apple #battery #batterylife

I used this guide and it worked really well. I have an iPhone 5s and the battery started draining really quickly. So try this guide before you replace the battery or head to the Apple store.

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Turn your old phone into a home security camera you can watch from anywhere - CNET

If you have one or more old phones laying around, here's a way to turn them into security cameras you can log into from anywhere.

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Why Preserving Old Computer Games is Surprisingly Difficult | Mental Floss

It's as difficult as trying to restore a film with just a bad VHS recording

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Apple's electric-car project speeds ahead - CNET

Apple's plans to build a car are heating up, with hiring expected to ramp up and a ship date targeted for 2019, according to a new report.

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What the iPhone Would Look Like if it Had Been Created in 1987 | Mental Floss

Apple may not have become the multi-billion dollar giant it is today if this chunky design was the original iPhone.

This is so perfect, this is EXACTLY what it would have been like!

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NSA's bulk collection of Americans' phone records was illegal, court says

A federal appeals court in New York ruled that the bulk collection of Americans' phone records by the National Security Agency (NSA) is illegal.

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5 Facebook tricks you never knew existed | Fox News

Most of us have a love-hate relationship with Facebook. Sure, it’s an easy way to keep in touch with family and friends, but it’s also a major time drain and privacy killer.

There is more to Facebook than status updates, photos and comments. Here are five little-known Facebook chills and thrills.

This is some great advice about Facebook including some important tips about your privacy settings.

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15 Computer Sounds That Will Take You Back to the '90s | Mental Floss

Modems screeching, ham(p)sters dancing, floppies grinding, AIM buddies leaving, ICQ messages coming in....

I don't miss most of these, but they are nostalgic.

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Flash is dead, and YouTube dealt the killing blow

Will anyone miss Flash when it’s gone? Maybe, if these internet hits spark some nostalgia

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How To Discover Everything Facebook Knows About You

And how to make Facebook stop tracking your activit There's an unwritten agreement every user makes with Facebook when they sign up for the service. Facebook is free and fun to use, but it will track your activity and content to help its advertisers.

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Hacker fakes German minister's fingerprints using photos of her hands

Jan Krissler used high resolution photos, including one from a government press office, to successfully recreate the fingerprints of Germany’s defence minister

This is so weird.

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These Were the 20 Most Popular Websites Every Year Since 1996

Webcrawler and AOL were the Google and Facebook of the 90s.

A trip down memory lane...

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Sony “stuck in 1992″ after hacks – except for Macs, iPads and iPhones | 9to5Mac

A Sony employee has described the company as being "stuck in 1992" following the massive hacks, with employees desperately trying to avoid using any technology that could be compromised, reports Te...

Another reason to be an Mac person!

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The Most Powerful Person In Tech At Every Age!

From Marissa Mayer's two-year-old son Macallister to 95-year-old VC Henry Hillman, it's clear that influence in tech comes in all ages, shapes, and sizes.

Definitely interesting!

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Why Google Glass Isn’t the Future | TIME

Google Glass rocked the tech world, but now it's looking like the company's wearable hopes are shattered.

I hope they are right. Personally, I can't stand Google Glass.

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Flying Car Concept - This Futuristic Car Turns Into A Helicopter And An Airplane

Arizona-based Krossblade Aerospace Systems is planning to build the world's first practical, flying car. It's called the…

This is REALLY freaking cool.

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Attackers can lock your Samsung phone via exploit in built-in security app

A newfound security flaw in Samsung's Find My Phone service enables hackers to lock your phone remotely.

You need to know this if you have a Samsung!

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5 Can't-Miss Apps: Rooms, Inbox, TinType and More

This week's list includes Hipstamatic's newest app for retro-looking photos, Google's new email app and an app for collaborative six-second looping videos.

Some of these are definitely interesting and others-either I don't get it or they actually suck as much as I suspect.

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How to charge your phone with a 9-volt battery - Boing Boing

The Crazy Russian Hacker makes a cell phone charger with a 9 volt battery. [via]

This is some crazy hacker stuff.

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5 tech myths you hear all the time | Fox News

Humans are great at creating myths. From Marduk and Zeus to unicorns and mermaids, there's no end to what we can imagine. That's true even with technology.

I knew most of these, but for those of you who do not...