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Facebook introduces shared photo albums you can build with friends 27 Aug 2013 | 03:26 pm
Facebook has introduced a new feature that allows multiple contributors to build a single photo album. Up to 50 friends can collaborate on an album, sharing up to 200 photos each, making it ideal for ...
The radical challenge of building a dorm for the deaf 27 Aug 2013 | 02:40 pm
The first thing you notice when walking into Gallaudet University's newest residence hall is how utterly familiar it looks. With its modern concrete floors, wooden accents and expansive set of glass w...
Google gets less open with Chromecast and Play Store on lockdown 27 Aug 2013 | 02:19 pm
With new changes to the official Play Store app policy and tighter control over Chromecast, Google's era of openness may be coming to an end. That may seem like a bummer for developers, but it could b...
Halo is gaming's funniest comedy, even if its maker doesn't know it 27 Aug 2013 | 02:14 pm
I have the flag. On my radar, a swarm of red dots is closing in from my right. I duck into a tunnel, bullets pinging my shields. A teammate in a badly damaged vehicle, my ticket out of here, is hurtl...
Zuckerberg explains internet.org, Facebook's plan to get the world online 27 Aug 2013 | 01:56 pm
Mark Zuckerberg wants to get everyone on Earth connected to the internet. On 20 August, in an effort to reach this lofty goal, the Facebook CEO announced the establishment of internet.org, a consort...
Drone could deliver defibrillators to heart attack victims 25 Aug 2013 | 02:06 pm
A German technology non-profit has put togetheran autonomous octocopter that can carry a defibrillator, aiming to get to patients faster than an ambulance. Fredrich Nölle from Definetz presented the ...
GTA V soundtrack leaks, is awesome 25 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Users on GTAForums.com have been digging through a pre-release file issued for GTA V and have found a 42-hour audio track of every radio station in the game. The file, which was delivered to PS3 user...
Australian floods lowered global sea levels 24 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
The vast amounts of rain that fell during the Australian floods in 2010 and 2011 caused the world's sea levels to drop by as much as 7mm, according to oceanographers. In 2010, sea levels mysteriously...
Google's self-driving cars spurned by manufacturers 24 Aug 2013 | 02:11 pm
Google is intending to design and develop its own self-driving cars after being brushed off by the major car companies, according to reports. The company, which made its name with its search engine, ...
Mark Rober left Nasa to make awesome wearable tech Halloween costumes 23 Aug 2013 | 09:32 pm
On 21 August, former Nasa engineer and now Halloween costume designer Mark Rober flew into London from Los Angeles. "I could see the London Eye and I think, 'what in the world am I doing'. This wasn'...
