The Hubble space telescope has captured a stunning image of a faraway galaxy known as a barred spiral.
Galaxy NGC 4639 is located over 70 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4639 is one of about 1500 galaxies that make up the Virgo Cluster, according to the European Space Agency (ESA), one of NASA’s Hubble partners.
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Even without the presence of the proud billionaire that’s set to host SNL next month, the Democratic debate on CNN managed to pull in record viewing figures last night. But when a group of politicians spend hours on stage answering questions, it’s pretty much a guarantee that fact-checking their answers will be a necessity.
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When you’re on the road, you don’t want to lose power for your gadgets — your smartphone, your iPad and so on. So, purchase the Omaker Intelligent 6.6A USB Car Charger at 86% off its list price on Amazon, or only $9.99 with free Prime shipping.
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How confident are you that your virtual assistant is only listening to your commands? Think there’s any chance Siri or Google Now could be duped into performing actions on iPhones and Android handsets that you haven’t actually asked for? Yes, it seems some smart hackers have found one more way to compromise the security of iPhones and Androids to either spy on users, or initiate secondary malware activities.
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How confident are you that your virtual assistant is only listening to your commands? Think there’s any chance Siri or Google Now could be duped into performing actions on iPhones and Android handsets that you haven’t actually asked for? Yes, it seems some smart hackers have found one more way to compromise the security of iPhones and Androids to either spy on users, or initiate secondary malware activities.
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Like it or not, your favorite websites and online services all track you in some way, though some have stronger protections in place than others. Some share the data they gather with third parties or use it to target you with better ads. Some use the data for internal purposes only. There are many ways to try to limit what Internet companies can learn about you from your browsing habits, likes, and searches, including the following five quick tricks you can use.
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If you own a Tesla Model S, you’ll be able to perform some cool new tricks thanks to a new software update the company launched this week. Below we’ll go through the three major features Tesla enabled with the new Model S software version 7.0.
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Curious about creating your own Android apps, but not ready to commit to spending a ton of cash to learn how to do it? We get it—that’s why we’ve put together five of our favorite courses for Android app development and made them completely free for a limited time. Get the Android Mobile Hacker Bundle at the BGR Store.
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We can’t resist a heartwarming cat story, especially when it has a technology angle to it. In this case, IFLScience points us to a story from GlobalNews.ca about a disabled feral kitten named Cassidy who was taken in and given a chance to walk thanks to a 3D printed wheelchair created by a pair of high school students.
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Gadget teardowns are always impressive, as they reveal some of the secrets behind newly launched devices such as Apple’s iPhone 6s series. Just as expected, iFixit tore into the iPhone 6s not once, but quite a few times. Yet the most interesting teardown yet has just arrived and it gives us a better look at the new iPhone’s unique trick: the 3D Touch display.
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