U.S. Army tests drone-blasting cannon
While drones becomes more prevalent, U.S. Army engineers are testing technology that can be used to blast potentially hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) out of the sky. The Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration program (EAPS ID) at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey has been developing a gun-based solution to defend against C-RAM (counter rockets, artillery, and mortars) technology, according to a U.S. Army press release.
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Converse messes with perfection, gives Chucks their first redesign in 98 years
As a depressive Nirvana-loving teenager in the ’90s, Chucks were my shoes. What made them so awesome was that they were both fairly cheap and they never seemed to go out of fashion. When you picked up a pair of Chucks, you knew what you were getting because Converse never bothered to make any superficial design changes to them in a cheap effort to goose sales. Now, however, Converse has decided that Chucks need an update for the 21st century and has given them their first redesign in 98 years.
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Meet the app that fans are calling ‘the best thing that ever happened to Android’
We’ve written about the Nova Launcher Android app before but this in-depth review from Android Central made us want to plug it all over again. For those of you who don’t know, launchers in general are like Facebook Home but 1,000 times less terrible — they take over your phone’s main home screen and make some great improvements to the design while also giving you added customization options. Android diehards have long had high praise for Nova Launcher, which just seems to get better and better with each new release.
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Watch the official trailer for ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2′ right now
One of the most popular film franchises of the past five years is finally concluding this fall. On November 20th, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 will arrive in theaters, bringing the four-film saga of Katniss Everdeen to an end as she and President Snow face off one last time.
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The Netflix effect: Comcast now has fewer pay TV subscribers than Internet subscribers
When companies willfully ignore viable and increasingly dangerous threats to their business, well, it typically doesn’t end well. Especially in the fast moving world of tech, being able to pinpoint strategic threats and address them quickly is imperative.
That said, Comcast’s seeming obliviousness to growing threats from like the likes of Netflix is so confounding.
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15 celebrity Snapchat accounts you need to follow
Snapchat, to the surprise of many, has managed to become a bonafide social media platform with nearly 200 million active users. In turn, the service has expectedly become home to a number of celebrities and media personalities who use the app not just to connect with friends, but with fans worldwide.
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You can find an Airbnb in New York City for just $22 a night, but there’s a huge catch
Looking for a cheap place to crash while visiting New York City? You can certainly look for great deals, but the cheapest options you can find are probably on Airbnb. Among them, one location is particularly interesting, as it’s priced at just $22 per night.
Of course, there’s a huge catch.
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Running low on free storage in your iPhone? This tiny charger has a brilliant fix
If you happen to run out of storage on your 16GB iPhone or iPad on a regular basis and need access to more local storage, you might consider purchasing a tiny device that’s not only going to help you charge your device when it’s running low on juice, but also provide a fix for your storage problem.
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Best Buy finally realized it’s Black Friday in July – here are some of the best deals
Amazon recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a huge Prime Day deals day that generated record sales. Walmart tried to ruin Amazon’s event by launching its own sales, and so did other retailers. Strangely, Best Buy wasn’t one of them.
Now, however, the company is holding a special “Black Friday in July” event this weekend, planning to offer buyers several gadgets at discounted prices. The Black Friday in July Sale takes place on July 24th and July 25th, with deals available in Best Buy’s online store.
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NASA: This planet could be ‘Earth 2.0′
Wow. NASA on Thursday announced the discovery of a planet that could be the first found outside our solar system capable of sustaining human life. The planet, which is officially named Kepler-452b, is being described by NASA’s Jon Jenkins as Earth’s “older, bigger cousin” and it is the smallest planet discovered so far in the so-called “habitable” zone in a solar system in which a planet is capable of sustaining pools of water on its surface.
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