Saturday, June 18, 2016

Android N Update: Developer Preview 4 Available For HTC Nexus 9 and other top stories.

  • Android N Update: Developer Preview 4 Available For HTC Nexus 9

    Android N Update: Developer Preview 4 Available For HTC Nexus 9
    An Android N update is available for supported devices as Google recently released Developer Preview 4. HTC Nexus 9, both the LTE and Wi-fi variants, can be installed with Android N Developer Preview 4, according to Droid Life. Here’s a post from The Verge’s Twitter account regarding the release of Android N DP4: Google preps Android N for public release with a fourth beta https://t.co/YVLFf81RpV pic.twitter.com/FITDAKKKnF — The Verge (@verge) June 16, 2016 The official Android website reveale..
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  • Ancient West African soil technique could mitigate climate change

    Ancient West African soil technique could mitigate climate change
    SUSSEX, England, June 16 (UPI) -- An ancient soil-enrichment strategy practiced by West African farmers could boost agricultural yields across the continent and help farmers mitigate the negative effects of global warming. For at least 700 years, villagers in West Africa have replenished nutrient-poor rain forest soils with charcoal and kitchen waste, transforming the lifeless dirt into rich, fertile compost. A team of researchers from Europe, the United States and West Africa tested soil from ..
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  • A new Forza is on the horizon

    A new Forza is on the horizon
    Some very exciting news regarding the Forza franchise has come to fruition.Recently, the creative director at Turn 10 Studios – who is directly responsible for the development of the Forza games) – Dan Greenawalt, has announced that a new franchise should be coming very soon. This was discovered during an interview that Greenawalt had with the creative director over at Playground Games – Ralph Fulton. The conversation indirectly states that an expansion of the series would take place very soon, ..
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  • Snapchat funds 'Real Life' internet magazine examining tech and modern life

    Snapchat funds 'Real Life' internet magazine examining tech and modern life
    If you’ve been aching for some high-minded chatter on the topic of how we, as social animals living in a postmodern society, interact with and are affected by social media and technology, you’re in luck. Snapchat is funding a site called “Real Life” on which just such chatter will be published. The site, headed by “social media theorist” and Snapchat researcher Nathan Jurgenson, will be posting one article a day on various topics, but not app reviews or hot takes on the latest web drama. “Popu..
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  • Who actually wants a self-driving car?

    Who actually wants a self-driving car?
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Auto industry at a crossroads? Self-driving technology is the focus of this year's Beijing Auto Show, as carmakers ramp up efforts to find a breakthrough. PT1M36S 620 349 The technology to make autonomous cars a reality may be ready, but drivers don't seem to be.From iPhone-addicted teenagers to researchers designing the next generation of self-driving vehicles, there's a fair amount of skepticism among consumers when it comes to letting go of ..
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  • Climate drove demise of South America's giant beasts

    Climate drove demise of South America's giant beasts
    Climate drove demise of South America's giant beasts Updated June 18, 2016 05:52:08 Sabre-toothed cats, one-tonne bears and sloths the size of elephants all happily coexisted with humans for up to 3,000 years, but were extinct within 300 years after the climate of South America rapidly warmed. Key points:DNA in ancient bones shows South America's giant land animals died out 12,300 years agoThis is up to 3,000 years after humans settledThe disappearance coincides with r..
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  • Crooks are selling access to your firm's hacked servers

    Crooks are selling access to your firm's hacked servers
    Moscow - Cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab says it has uncovered an online marketplace where criminals from all over the world sell access to more than 70 000 hacked corporate and government servers for as little as $6 each. Read also: One in five affected by cyber crimeFile picture: Kacper Pempel. Credit: REUTERSKaspersky discovered the forum after a tip from a European internet service provider. The market, called xDedic, is operated by hackers, who are probably Russian speaking, that have di..
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