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NASA is developing new technology for interplanetary communication

NASA is developing new laser-based communications systems in order to replace their current radio based systems.  The space agency is working hard to develop laser-based space communications systems, which officials say are...

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Amazon announces its first two original programs

Following in Netflix's footsteps, Amazon has announced the premier dates for it's first two original series. Amazon has locked down the premiere dates for its first foray into original programming....

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A new study says that zapping your brain may make you appreciate art more

For a lot of people, no matter how hard or how long they look at art they still can't seem to appreciate it like others can. However, according to a...

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Find your lost luggage with your phone

As annoying and inefficient as bar-coded tags on your bags are, you'd think that airlines would've found a better method of keeping track of your luggage. Finally, it seems as...

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Facebook remains undefeated when it comes to directing traffic

Facebook drives more traffic to publishers than the next seven website combined. There's no beating Facebook when it comes to driving traffic to publishers. The world's largest social network directed 10.4% of...

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Mock mission to the “moon” to last a year in Canadian arctic

There are those who are so serious about taking a manned mission to the moon that they want to hire people to pretend like they're living on the moon for...

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Photobucket comes out of nowhere to pass Flickr

If there's one reason to believe that Photobucket will succeed in a crowded photo-sharing world, it's not because they just passed Flickr. Their 26 million users are still dwarfed by...

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Facebook accounts for over half of social logins

People don't like to create new accounts very often, particularly if there's a way to do it with the click of a button. After all, we've already given most of...

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Nearly 2 in 5 children under 2 have used mobile devices

Forget the stuffed animals. iPads will work just fine. Nearly two in five children have used a tablet or smartphone before they could speak in full sentences, according to a...

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Pinterest plays nice with Getty Images

The company known for frivolous image sharing has signed a deal with the company known for rabid copyright attacks and the end result is a better service for the users....

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#Video: Sony taps into nostalgia for the buildup to the PS4

Those who have been gaming since 1995 will appreciate this video. It takes us through the last three PlayStations and teases us with the upcoming one.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZkMdi3XBhw Do you...

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Windows RT 8.1 gets yanked

Something's wrong. Nobody knows for sure what that "something" is but apparently we have a situation with Microsoft's latest software update. Microsoft took its Windows RT 8.1 update offline until...

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