Reblog: Nano-SIMs Given Official Approval In Europe To Replace Micro-SIMs In Mobiles

Remember nano-SIM cards? The ones which make micro-SIMs look gargantuan and are so small that it’s almost like what’s the point? Well they’ve just been approved by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, which means at some point in the future, they’ll likely be in your smartphone.



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Reblog: Buying The Samsung Galaxy S III Outright? Here Are Some Australian Price Comparisons

I’ve never been a big fan of buying my phone as part of a contract. It’s probably an archaic way of doing things, but a part of me enjoys purchasing the hardware straight up, without tying myself down to a single operator. If this is the approach you’ve decided to take with Samsung’s recently released Galaxy S III, you might want to take a peek at the chart below.



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Reblog: Google Preemptive Attack May Confirm Apple’s New 3D Maps At WWDC

The Google-Apple War continues: the Android company is going to introduce their next generation of maps on June 6, just a few days before Apple is supposed to unveil iOS 6, which allegedly would include a new in-house map app.



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Reblog: $1800 Gets You Genetically Engineered Sneakers Made From Stingrays

$1800 is a lot of money to spend on a single pair of shoes, but a company called Rayfish Footwear has come up with a unique manufacturing process that’s even more over-the-top than what it’s charging for its creations: it is genetically engineering stingrays for their skins.

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Reblog: Killjoy Scientists Have Bred The Fun Out Of Medical Marijuana

Weed is a double-edged sword. On one hand, its cannabidiol (CBD) compounds ease the symptoms of many diseases. On the other, its tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) compounds produces feelings of euphoria and calm. Luckily, the Tikkun Olam company has figured out how to strip those nasty THC side effects while retaining the CBD’s healing properties. Um, thanks?

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Reblog: Death To The Dock Connector Is Imminent, Suggests Apple Job Opening

Apple has posted on their jobs pages a job opening at Cupertino for a Connector Design Engineer, which only strengthens the growing speculation that the 30-prong dock connector we’ve all grown accustomed to is on its way out the door.



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Reblog: NASA Has Bottled The Fountain Of Youth

Looking to protect astronauts in space from the harmful effects of the sun’s radiation, NASA formulated a beverage — known simply as “space drink” or AS10 — blending together a rich cocktail of vitamins and antioxidants, exotic fruits and other plant derivatives, including Brazil’s cupuacu fruit, acai, prickly pear, yumberry, acerola, grape, green tea, and pomegranate.

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Reblog: A Look At All Those Over-The-Top Interfaces In The Avengers

Besides all of the obvious visual effects like flying aircraft carriers and giant green rage monsters, there’s a lot of post-production work in a blockbuster movie like The Avengers that you might not notice, even though it’s splashed across computer screens and heads-up displays throughout the film.

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Reblog: Have You Used The Rice Smartphone Trick?

If last week’s question about accidentally killing smartphones is any indication, we’re all a clumsy bunch with a particular predilection towards dropping phones down the toilet. The standard “fix” for such things — beyond going begging for another phone — is to drop it in some kind of moisture absorbent material, with rice being the easiest and cheapest alternative.



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Reblog: US Pay TV Operator’s Commercial-Removing DVR Being Sued Into The Ground By Networks

Over in the States, Dish Network’s new Hopper DVR has kicked up quite a storm. FOX is suing Dish, and Dish is suing, well, everyone.



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