GADGETS - TECH NEWS

	Facebook's New Ad Campaign Has Couch Skis, Tango and Marathon Running [VIDEO]
	Facebook has a new ad and this time it's not about chairs. Instead, they are showing how real-life experiences can be facilitated via Facebook. The ad below shows a group of twenty something on skis on some old couches having fun. Another video ...
	IBM's Watson is Coming to Your Smartphone
	IBM’s Watson is one of the smartest computer systems and it is coming to your smartphone soon. IBM recently announced a competition for mobile developers, and challenged them to create new cloud-based apps using Watson's technology. IBM believes tha...
	Confirmed: Dark Chocolate Is Good For Your Health
	Good news! Dark chocolate is good for your heart! In fact, really good! Scientists discovered that people who eat 70 grams of chocolate every day increase their vascular health dramatically. The reason for this? It restores flexibility to arteries a...
	Whirlpool's Microwave Listens to Popcorn Popping. No Burning!
	Putting a bag of popcorn in the microwave is easy, but knowing not to set it too long might not be. This new model from Whirlpool is smart. It listens to the popcorn as it pops to make sure your snack never gets scorched. The microwave's AccuPop Cyc...
	This Secret Persuasion Mind Trick Might Just Work [VIDEO]
	Richard Wiseman of In 59 Seconds demonstrates a simple, yet powerful, persuasion mind trick. It is pretty clever, actually. Researchers discovered when volunteers were asked for a large favor immediately, most refused. But when asked for smaller...
	Your Phone's Wi-Fi Hotspot Can Be a SOS Beacon During a Disaster
	Imagine the horror of being trapped under a rubble. You can't move, and the chances of you surviving depend on people finding you. Now, your odds are going to increase. The Wi-Fi hotspot on your phone may be able to act as an SOS beacon. Engineer Am...
	You're Looking At a Silicon Piece That Contains 1.75 Billion Transistors
	It is pretty hard to believe you're looking at 1.75 billion transistors. The sheer fact that the number is in billions is just crazy. Measuring just 8 inches in diameter, it is etched with 35 replicas of five different chips. They are going to be se...
	British Spies Spied on Millions and Captured Webcam Images from Yahoo Users
	There really isn't any point in trying to secure your privacy these days. So you're probably not going to jump out of your chair when you hear that the British counterpart to NSA ran a program called "Optic Nerve" from 2008 to 2010 that involved cap...
	Apple Explains Its Touch ID Security in Detail
	Apple has finally explained most of its security details behind its Touch ID technology. Could this be a knee jerk reaction to people's wow reaction to Samsung Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner? Apple has released a new white paper about iOS security,...
	Google's Modular Ara Phone Might Cost as Cheap as $50
	Google's Ara modular smartphone platform aims to sell a simple version of the phone for as little as $50. That spells lots of profits for poor countries! Time took a dive into Google's modular smartphone, revealing some interesting details along the...

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