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Defense contractor shows off ‘Iron Beam’ anti-drone laser

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Late last week, we showed you a new type of rifle that can shoot a drone out of the sky without firing a single bullet. While the term drone has recently been expanded to cover somewhat harmless consumer quadcopters, more sophisticated drones pose a real threat to militaries, governments and more. Rifles that fire radio waves aren’t the only anti-drone devices out there though, and Israeli defense contractor Rafael showed off its sophisticated “Iron Beam” system earlier this week.

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Defense contractor shows off ‘Iron Beam’ anti-drone laser

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Late last week, we showed you a new type of rifle that can shoot a drone out of the sky without firing a single bullet. While the term drone has recently been expanded to cover somewhat harmless consumer quadcopters, more sophisticated drones pose a real threat to militaries, governments and more. Rifles that fire radio waves aren’t the only anti-drone devices out there though, and Israeli defense contractor Rafael showed off its sophisticated “Iron Beam” system earlier this week.

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Jony Ive on Apple’s plans to conquer the fashion and lifestyle industry

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The Apple Watch is fascinating device for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it speaks to Apple’s ultimate goal to break free from the traditional shackles of consumer technology. First and foremost, the Apple Watch is arguably the first device to truly bridge the gap between technology and fashion. Sure, we’ve seen smartwatches before, but Apple is the first company we’ve seen to truly approach the product category from a decidedly fashion-oriented angle.

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Why Apple had to limit iPhone 6s’ 3D Touch functionality

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The iPhone 6s’s signature new feature is 3D Touch, a new way of interacting with the device that has given us new actions such as Quick Actions, Peek, and Pop. Peeling back the jargon, however, you can really categorize all of these new actions as shortcuts.

3D Touch on the iPhone 6s is only used for the time being for in-app shortcuts (Peek and Pop), and system-wide shortcuts (Quick Actions). The new gesture could be used for so much more in the future, though Apple seems to be limiting more advanced 3D Touch functionality for the time being.

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These are the iOS 9 bugs that are driving one iPhone fan to Android

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ZDNet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is someone who says that he loves his iPhone but he’s nonetheless giving Android a second look. Why? Because ever since he upgraded his device to iOS 9, it’s seriously hurt his device’s overall performance even though it was supposed to be a release aimed at ironing out the bugs that plagued the releases of iOS 7 and iOS 8.

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Dramatically increase WiFi speeds on your computer with one $30 purchase

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If you’ve been paying attention to the BGR Deals team for the past few months, you’ve undoubtedly upgraded your home WiFi router with a new high-quality one that gives you better wireless range and faster data speeds for a great price. But what good is that new router if you have a low-quality WiFi card in your computer that’s still slowing you down?

Amazon is currently offering the TP-LINK Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter for just $30, so you can instantly upgrade your PC with data speeds of up to 300 Mb/s.

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