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The laser cannon that kills drones

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Silent and invisible, Boeing’s new laser cannon slays enemy drones by taking them down in under a minute.

The Compact Laser Weapons System (CLWS) can track down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and eliminate a threat.

Boeing just released a video of its Compact Laser Weapons System demonstration. In August, the laser took part in ultra cool Exercise Black Dart that focuses on cutting-edge tech to tackle hostile drones. The CLWS focused on the target drone’s tail for 10 to 15 seconds, set it on fire, and destroyed it.

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FEATURED — 10 of the best iPhone widgets in the world

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When Apple first added widget support to the iPhone and iPad, Apple fans had mixed feelings. Many Apple users had been waiting for widget support for years, and they had hoped to see home screen widgets similar to the ones available on Google’s Android platform. Instead, Apple confined its widget support to the Notification Center, where widgets stay hidden from sight until the user swipes down from the top of the screen.

There are definitely pros (battery life!) and cons (no zero-touch information) to Apple’s approach, but the very fact that widgets are almost always hidden from sight has led many people to forget about them all together. Let’s fix that: Here are 10 apps with some of the best iPhone widgets available right now, and many of them are completely free to download and use.

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Can’t-miss Amazon deal: Huge savings on 6 Mophie portable chargers

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When it comes to portable chargers, there are two routes you can take. Option 1: get a cheap charger that might not look great, but gets the job done. Option 2: get a Mophie, but pay a little more.

Mophie is known far and wide as a leader in mobile charging and storage solutions, but there is a premium you have to pay to get your hands on Mophie gear. Or at least, you used to have to pay a premium — now, you just have to jump on this killer Amazon deal.

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Email Marketing, Shipping & Security Features Were Recently Added To GoDaddy’s Online Store

GoDaddy announced the integrations of GoDaddy Email Marketing, Shippo, and McAfee Secure Certification with GoDaddy Online Store to help users grow their small businesses without having to “deal with disparate technologies.”

“GoDaddy Email Marketing will help small business owners easily communicate with current customers and start relationships with prospects,” a spokesperson for the company tells WebProNews. “Shippo will give Online Store users a single dashboard to manage and track orders, print shipping labels, and offer small businesses shipping rate discounts which gives a leg up against other sites that attract customers with promises of low cost shipping. Lastly the McAfee SECURE trustmark will help ensure the security and safety of GoDaddy online stores to visitors.”

GoDaddy Online Store first launched last year, and now has over 40,000 customers.

The email marketing integration will enable small businesses to easily collect email addresses, manage contacts, and send email campaigns. This and the other features join previously released updates like integration with Facebook stores (through a partnership with Shopial) and the inclusion of customer reviews (via a partnership with Yotpo).

“We created Online Store to make it easier for small businesses to build ecommerce websites. We are proud to expand our offering with GoDaddy Email Marketing integration, Shippo, and McAfee SECURE certification,” said Lauren Antonoff, SVP Presence & Commerce at GoDaddy. “We are constantly working to provide tools that improve the lives of small business owners who need our products to work without having to sift through technical details. Online Store answers this call for functionality without hassle; our customers will now be able to easily keep in touch and with and better serve their customers, driving more repeat business.”

GoDaddy Online Store is available to small businesses in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Philippines, Singapore, and India.

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Google just added a fun new feature to Search… but we’re not sure why

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Google unveiled its brand new logo earlier this week, and it hasn’t stopped rolling out new features ever since. We’ve seen new additions come to Google Now and Google’s Android search app, and Google Maps for iOS was updated with five nifty new features. Now, the fresh-faced Internet giant has rolled out yet another fun new feature to its flagship desktop search product… but we’re really not sure why.

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Here are all the products Samsung just announced at IFA 2015

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It’s been a busy week of product announcements at IFA 2015 and Samsung this morning held a highly anticipated press event where it announced several new products that revolved around the so-called “Internet of Things,” which is basically an industry buzzword for connected devices throughout our home. We’ve recapped the highlights below.

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How to see what Facebook knows about you based on your ‘Likes’

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What can Facebook tell about you just from the things you “Like” on your page? Quite a lot, actually. The University of Cambridge’s Psychometrics Centre has put together a handy online tool that will use your Facebook Likes to draw an outline of your overall personality. While the tool didn’t get every detail of my life right — I am, in fact, married and not single, for instance — I was still impressed by how accurate it was.

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