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NASA is working with Russia on a new space station

NASA is working with Russia on a new space station
Russia is teaming up with the USA to build ISS 2.0 once the current one's funding runs out in 2024 -- at least according to Russia Today and state news a
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Laser-activated nanoparticles are coming to clear your acne

Laser-activated nanoparticles are coming to clear your acne
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a high-tech solution to the bane of adolescence: acne. Acne occurs when the skin's pores become clogged. C
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YouTube starts testing silky smooth, ultra HD video quality http://engt.co/1D7EGyY

'YouTube starts testing silky smooth, ultra HD video quality http://engt.co/1D7EGyY'

The Windows 10 preview will work on more phones soon

The Windows 10 preview will work on more phones soon
If you've been itching to try out a technical preview version of Windows 10 on your phone but didn't have a device on the short list, then we have good n
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Police stations are becoming common Craigslist meetup locations http://engt.co/1D7E7oJ

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Daily Roundup: The best cheap WiFi router, Tim Cook donations and more!

Daily Roundup: The best cheap WiFi router, Tim Cook donations and more!
In today's Daily Roundup you can learn about the best cheap WiFi router from our friends at The Wirecutter, read about Tim Cook planning to donate his fo
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What is this, a tiny 3D printed TV made for ants? http://www.engadget.com/…/tiny-3d-printed-retro-tv-set-pla…/

'What is this, a tiny 3D printed TV made for ants? http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/27/tiny-3d-printed-retro-tv-set-plays-b-movies-for-your-barbies/'
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See in the dark (for a little bit) with night vision eyedrops

See in the dark (for a little bit) with night vision eyedrops
Daring biohackers from California's Science for the Masses collective have just performed the world's first night vision-enabling "Shine Job." They emplo
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'The Legend of Zelda' Wii U version pushed out of 2015

'The Legend of Zelda' Wii U version pushed out of 2015
Nintendo's Legend of Zelda game in development for Wii U is no longer due out in 2015, producer Eiji Aonuma announced in a video (embedded after the brea
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Play Super Mario 64 in your browser now

Play Super Mario 64 in your browser now
Take the edge off of a full work week with a bit of Super Mario 64, available for download or playable right in your browser thanks to ingenious Unity de
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Slack beefs up security after data breach with two-step authentication

Slack beefs up security after data breach with two-step authentication
When you've got a hot new online platform, you inevitably become a target for hackers. That's the lesson Slack, a popular business collaboration tool, le
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Pocket camera helps the visually impaired navigate the world

Pocket camera helps the visually impaired navigate the world
This might be one of the least invasive sight aids for the visually impaired that we've spotted: it's a camera that sits in the shirt pocket, Her-style,
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What is this, a tiny 3D printed TV made for ants?

Tiny 3D-printed retro TV set plays B-movies for your Barbies
The Philco Predicta television is a 1950s design icon and one of the most easily recognizable television models in history, what with its detached pi
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HTC, Valve offer free Vive VR dev kits to select developers

HTC, Valve offer free Vive VR dev kits to select developers
Valve, the company that spawned Steam, Team Fortress 2, Portal and Half-Life, will hand out dev kits of its Vive virtual reality headset to select develo
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From our new friends at The Wirecutter

The best WiFi router (for most people)
This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a list of the best technology to buy. Read the original full article below at TheWirecutter.comI
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Look carefully.

How Russia's 'troll factory' pumps out online propaganda
Russian blogger Marat Burkhard told Radio Free Europe that working in an infamous "troll factory" generating fake internet posts and comments was "Orwell
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Good on you, Tim.

Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to donate his fortune to charity
Tim Cook has big plans for his vast wealth: It's all going to philanthropy, he revealed in a Fortune interview. The Apple CEO -- who's currently worth ar
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Welcome aboard, The Wirecutter

Introducing Engadget's newest contributor: The Wirecutter!
Starting today, you're going to notice a very familiar contributor popping up on the pages of Engadget. That would be none other than our friends at The
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You can watch, but that's it.

Windows Phone's third party Periscope app lets you watch live streams
Live streaming apps like Twitter's Periscope and Meerkat are all the rage right now, but so far they've only been accessible to iPhone users. Enter Teles
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You'll soon get 10TB SSDs thanks to new memory tech

You'll soon get 10TB SSDs thanks to new memory tech
SSDs and other flash memory devices will soon get cheaper and larger thanks to big announcements from Toshiba and Intel. Both companies revealed new "3D
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North Korea's must-have gadget is a $50 media player

North Korea's must-have gadget is a $50 media player
In North Korea, the gadget you'd probably want is a Notel. Or a Notetel, a word that attempts to shoehorn notebook and television together, describing a
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UK report concludes Huawei's no threat to national security

UK report concludes Huawei's no threat to national security
For years, the UK government has been concerned that Huawei's networking equipment is aiding the Chinese government and threatening national security. In
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YouTube starts testing silky smooth, ultra HD video quality

YouTube starts testing silky smooth, ultra HD video quality
YouTube introduced videos that play at 60 frames per second last year and ones viewable in 4K resolution in February. Now, the website is starting to exp
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This might be LG's G4

Photos claiming to show the LG G4 leak online
The phone in these images look like the LG G3, but you might notice some subtle differences. That's because it could actually be pictures of the brand's
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Technology designed for aerospace could improve Parkinson's therapy

Carbon nanotubes made for planes can improve Parkinson's disease therapy
When Rice University chemist Roberto Pasquali set out to to create strong and conductive carbon nanotube fibers, he had aerospace applications in mind. B
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DARPA is working on something way better than GPS

DARPA is working on something way better than GPS
When your location marker on Google Maps is pinging all over the place, it's usually due to temperamental GPS signal. DARPA thinks this isn't cutting it
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Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will debut in the US on April 10th http://engt.co/1D2oEWY

'Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will debut in the US on April 10th http://engt.co/1D2oEWY'

Welp.

Police stations are becoming common Craigslist meetup locations
A good rule of thumb when meeting strangers off of Craigslist is to meet in public places. But you know what's safer than that when your gut's telling yo
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Finally.

Xbox One is finally getting voice messages
Among the many improvements of moving to a new console generation, the Xbox One left a few features from the Xbox 360 behind. Now, Microsoft is testing a
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Well, that's just great.

Great, now 3D printed rifles can fire 7.62mm NATO rounds
In 2013, Defense Distributed created the world's first 3D printed handgun, the .38-caliber Liberator. The following year, they unveiled an AR-15 receiver
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We talked to 9 indie developers on the secret to making multiplayer magic: http://engt.co/1HQu4Ch

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Telecom execs could land in jail if Nigeria's consumer protection agency has their way

Nigerian telecoms to face jail time over shoddy cell service
Nigeria's Consumer Protection Council (CPC), with the backing of the country's government, is threatening to throw telecom executives in jail unless they
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The popular data compression technology on mobile Chrome is coming to PCs

Google brings data compression from mobile Chrome to PCs
Google has offered an option to reduce the amount of data Chrome uses on Android and iOS for a while, and now it's rolled out an extension to do the same
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No limits, $60 a year.

Amazon Cloud Drive now stores unlimited files for $60 per year
Amazon thinks it has a way to entice you away from the likes of Dropbox or Google Drive: real, honest-to-goodness unlimited internet storage. It just lau
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Google will fix Chrome's scrolling with Microsoft's help

Google will fix Chrome's scrolling with Microsoft's help
Smoother scrolling is coming to Chrome, as Google will integrate Microsoft's Pointer Events API into a future version of the browser. To say that Google
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Google taking augmented reality game 'Ingress' to TV

Google taking augmented reality game 'Ingress' to TV
Google and its video game studio, Niantic Labs, are adding another layer to their augmented reality app, Ingress, by bringing it to TV, The Information
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Facebook developing solar drones to deliver global web access

Facebook developing solar drones to deliver global web access
There are an estimated five billion people worldwide who lack reliable internet access but Facebook is reportedly "ready to spend billions" in order to c
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Facebook hints that the Oculus Rift will be available this year

Facebook hints that the Oculus Rift will be available this year
In a rather off-hand comment at today's Facebook developer's conference, company CTO Mike Schroepfer dropped a hint that the Oculus Rift VR headset could
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CNN Go is coming to Apple TV

CNNgo comes to Apple TV with live and on-demand news
It looks like Apple TV's enjoying a growth spurt -- at least if you're into factual content (sorry soap opera fans, your time will come). It looks like C
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Motorola found guilty of infringing on a patent from infamous troll

Motorola found guilty of infringing on a patent from infamous troll
There was good news and bad news for Motorola in its second round in court with the patent holding firm Intellectual Ventures. A Delaware jury cleared Mo
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Minecraft free for every Northern Ireland secondary school

Minecraft free for every Northern Ireland secondary school
Minecraft has been heralded for its focus on building, creativity and exploration. Players learn about architecture and construction, as well as the simp
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'Blade Runner' tech gives 'Borderlands' its signature sound

'Blade Runner' tech gives 'Borderlands' its signature sound
"The Commodore 64 is like my Bible; that's when [game] music began because that's when they put an analog chip into a computer," composer Jesper Kyd says
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Lyft's answer to rideshare safety is befriending your driver

Lyft's answer to rideshare safety is befriending your driver
While Uber is doing its best to make sure passengers feel safe with its drivers, Lyft just wants us all to be friends. Next week a new "Lyft profiles" fe
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Razer's handing open-source VR kits to more than 20 education labs

Razer's handing open-source VR kits to more then 20 education labs
Razor's entry into virtual reality may not be as ballsy as HTC's or Samsung's, but it could be just as important. Back in January the gaming manufacturer
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PayPal's failure to spot sanctioned accounts just cost it $7.7 millon

PayPal's failure to spot sanctioned accounts just cost it $7.7 millon
PayPal has has agreed to pay the US Department of the Treasury $7.7-million, after the financial giant processed transactions for a number of companies a
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Uber hopes new programs will help riders feel safer

Uber hopes new programs will help riders feel safer
Following alleged sexual assaults in India and France, Uber has revealed several new initiatives and a code of conduct to make passengers feel more secur
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Drones to become crime fighters by aiding UK police

Drones to become crime fighters by aiding UK police
For police officers in the UK, it's time to fight fire with fire. Some sneaky Brits have been using drones to film football matches and smuggle contraban
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Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge will debut in the US on April 10

Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge will debut in the US on April 10
Yes, you can lay claim to an HTC One M9 of your very own at the stroke of midnight on March 27, but what if your fondness for flagships leads you in anot
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Create apps for your quadcopter with 3D Robotics' free 'DroneKit' software

Create apps for your quadcopter with 3D Robotics' free 'DroneKit' software
3D Robotics develops the open source software that powers a lot of home brew UAVs. Today it's introducing a new tool to the public: DroneKit, software th
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Google Keep makes to-do lists easier to find with labels

Google Keep makes to-do lists easier to find with labels
If you're the type who maintains a massive amount of to-do lists and notes, you likely need a system to organize the things that keep you, well, organize
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If you want a M9 unlocked, it goes on sale tonight and will be available for pre-order from T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint -- tomorrow.

HTC One M9 to go on sale for $649 unlocked tonight
Never mind that M9+ thing in China. Back in the US, it's all about the M9 for local HTC fans, as the device is about to hit the official online store at
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Twitter's Periscope is the best livestreaming video app yet

Twitter's Periscope is the best livestreaming video app yet
The age of ubiquitous livestreaming is upon us. I say this not only because of the sudden popularity of Meerkat, the mobile livestreaming app that now bo
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Apple's music service may fight Spotify with exclusives, not price

Apple's music service may fight Spotify with exclusives, not price
Subscription streaming music services are everywhere now, so what can Apple's potential offering bring to the table? Combining many previous rumors and a
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Goodbye, RT.

Microsoft's next Surface could signal the death of RT
Microsoft hasn't given up on the idea of a mini-me version of its successful Surface Pro 3 convertible, according to a rumor from WinBeta. But a Surface
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Sony Pictures is planning a 'Robotech' live-action film franchise

Sony Pictures is planning a 'Robotech' live-action film franchise
We've got good news for you... though it may actually be bad news, depending on how you feel about Hollywood anime adaptations. That live-action Robotech
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Google makes it easier for Android users to view custom maps

Google makes it easier for Android users to view custom maps
A custom map you've created for a trip is only useful if you can access it when you need it. Thankfully, Google's bringing back My Maps integration with
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China's cracking down on naughty content being shared on WeChat

China's cracking down on naughty content being shared on WeChat
Life for China's porn aficionados is about to get a little tougher -- a recent Reuters report points out that the country is cracking down on all the nau
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R/C trains haul ore in extreme heat so humans don't have to

R/C trains haul ore in extreme heat so humans don't have to
It gets hot in the Australian outback; like, really hot. We're talking "130 degrees fahrenheit in the shade" sort of hot -- definitely not the sort of pl
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Tinder hack pairs straight guys together, awkward flirting ensues

Tinder hack pairs straight guys together, awkward flirting ensues
Tinder is sometimes hilarious. Tinder sometimes makes you despair for humanity. And would you believe it, Tinder sometimes leads to genuine, loving relat
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Are you good enough for 'Bloodborne,' the PlayStation 4's new role-playing bruiser? http://engt.co/1Cqy5gJ

'Are you good enough for 'Bloodborne,' the PlayStation 4's new role-playing bruiser? http://engt.co/1Cqy5gJ'