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The Blackphone 2 could kill off BlackBerry once and for all

BlackBerry has a secure hold on the market for secure smartphones, if little else, but its looks like Android may come in to take that away from the company as...

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The father of the Internet wants to make digital info future-proof

Vint Cerf is widely regarded as one of the fathers of the Internet thanks to his work on ARPANet, the military's predecessor to the modern Internet. That's why his words should...

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Lots of selfies could be a sign of psychopathy and narcissism in men

In this day and age, pretty much everyone takes selfies, or at least has taken a selfie at some point. While objectively there isn't anything wrong with this, a new...

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The US Air Force is reaching a “breaking point” for drone missions

As the US Air Force's demand for more unmanned missions using drones, it has reached a "breaking point" where it simply doesn't have enough pilots and trained manpower to be able...

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Russia wants to create a “Noah’s Ark” for animal DNA

Institutions have already been amassing huge DNA collections to catalog the world's creatures, but Moscow State University might just top them all. It's planning to build "Noah's Ark," a repository...

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YouTube is testing a built in .GIF creator for videos

YouTube has just released a new GIF-making tool in testing on PBS’s Idea Channel. The tool is available under the share menu and allows users to pick a five-second clip...

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Amazon launches its own line of products exclusively for Prime members

Amazon Prime is, by most accounts, a great deal. The free two-day shipping alone is worth the yearly cost, but Amazon throws in its Instant Video service, unlimited music streaming...

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Microsoft does away with Clip Art in favor of Bing Images

You'd better enjoy Microsoft's cheesy Office Clip Art catalog while you can, because it may be going away in favor of Bing. According to a Microsoft support page, the company...

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NASA replaces its historic countdown clock after 45 years of operation

In anticipation of its new deep space explorer, NASA has unveiled a sleek countdown display at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The modern, digital LED display is replacing the...

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The future is here, and so are laser-shooting wristwatches

A laser fitted into a watch that can actually do some damage; sounds like the stuff right out of spy movies, right? Well thanks to technology, such a device now...

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