3.7-billion-year-old fossils may be the oldest signs of life on Earth
Australian researchers Allen Nutman and Vickie Bennett hold a 3.7-billion-year-old fossilized stromatolite from Isua, Greenland. (Yuri Amelin) Scientists probing a newly exposed, formerly snow-covered outcropping in Greenland claim they have discovered the oldest fossils ever seen, the remnants of microbial mats that lived 3.7 billion years ago. It's a stunning announcement in a scientific field that is always contentious. But if confirmed, this would push the established fossil record more ..>> view originalMicrosoft testing blue light reduction feature for Windows 10
Microsoft is slowly revealing new features in its next major update to Windows 10, and it appears blue light reduction feature might be a future addition. The software giant released a new build of Windows 10 testers yesterday with very few visible additions, but Windows enthusiasts have already started picking it apart for clues on new features. Twitter user "Core" has discovered references to a "BlueLightReduction" setting deep within the next major update to Windows 10 (codenamed Redstone 2)..>> view originalHuawei's Nova phones strip down to their aluminum unibody essentials
Huawei’s rapid ascent to prominence in the smartphone market is taking another step forward today with the introduction of a new series of handsets called Nova. These devices eschew premium features and extras in favor of distilling Huawei’s strengths down into an affordable, mid-range package. First up is the eponymous Nova, a 5-inch device with a Full HD screen, Snapdragon 625 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a 12-megapixel camera with larger-than-average pixels. It’s encased in an..>> view originalWhat to expect from Apple's 'See You' iPhone event
The next iPhone: Apple giveth, and Apple taketh awayRendering of the rumored "iPhone 7 Plus" by Martin Hajek.Historically, Apple has introduced a major redesign of the iPhone every two years, with a milder "S" update in between. However, this year is something special: The Wall Street Journal and other sources expect the next iPhones (unofficially known as the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus) to play it safe. While there will reportedly be more substantial outward changes than you saw in the iPhone 6s, the..>> view originalIFA 2016: All of the gadgets from Europe's biggest tech show - CNET
Need a new phone? Enter to win* a OnePlus 3 phone with Dash Charge technology, a June winner of our Editor's' Choice award.>> view originalWatch a “ring of fire” solar eclipse as it darkens Africa's skies
An “annular” eclipse is darkening the skies above much of Africa today (Sept. 1) as the moon passes between the earth and the sun. Unlike in a total eclipse, during an annular eclipse the moon does not completely blot out the sun but is instead framed by reddish sunlight around its edges. For this reason, it is better known as a “ring of fire” eclipse. The eclipse is tracing a 100-mile path across central Africa, from Gabon in the west to Tanzania in the east, Mozambique in the south, and also..>> view originalEvery Day Samsung Spends €30 Million on R&D
These days, Samsung is known by the majority of people for their high-end smartphones that the world enjoys on a daily basis. With the likes of the Galaxy S7 Edge and the new Galaxy Note 7, it's not hard to see why, but Samsung is of course known for a ...>> view originalThe Dropbox data breach is a warning to update passwords
Recent data breaches underline the need for Internet users to regularly update the passwords for all their Internet accounts. On Wednesday, Spotify reset the passwords of an unspecified number of users, just a day after data on 68 million accounts from Dropbox began reaching the Internet. In a notice to users, Spotify said their credentials may have been compromised in a leak involving another service, if they used the same password for both. “Spotify has not experienced a security breach and ..>> view originalLenovo's new Yoga Book is a 360 degree laptop without the keyboard
reader comments 72 Microsoft's Courier was supposed to be an electronic journal or diary, a piece of hardware purpose-built for applications like OneNote. Two screens with a hinge between them, it opened and closed like a book, supporting both touch and stylus input on both its screens. Lenovo's new Yoga Book looks like a riff on the Courier combined with the company's successful range of 360 degree hinge Yoga-branded laptops. Like a Yoga machine, it's a more or less clamshell form factor..>> view original
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