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Billboard and Twitter have launched a new interactive chart – the Billboard Trending 140 – that ranks shared songs in the U.S. by analyzing the fastest-moving tracks, in terms of the acceleration of shares via tweet, over the past hour. The result is a real-time presentation of the most-shared track

In a bit of news from the “this is depressing” department, a team from MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory has managed to come up with a means by which those on the moon can enjoy broadband-like connectivity for transmitting data to and from earth. We say that as we do, because there are plen

Twitter’s MoPub will integrate with Omnicom’s programmatic ad purchasing product in a two-year deal valued at $230 million. The agreement includes a “‘first look’ at mobile-ad units created by Twitter.” The Omnicom deal could indicate that Twitter’s purchase of MoPub, a $350 million bet into the mob

The Galaxy S5’s heart rate sensor has mostly been handy for fitness gurus, but it’s now helpful for the rest of us, too. Samsung has pushed out an update to S Health that uses the sensor to track stress levels; if your heart is racing after a bad day at work, you’ll know. The app a

If you’re looking for a way to keep your beer cool, especially since no one likes tepid beer, then perhaps the eCool beer cooler could be worth your consideration. We should point out that as you can see in the picture above, the eCool beer cooler is not your typically cooler. It does not use [&hell

The Moto X is Motorola’s current flagship smartphone that was launched in 2013. The phone came with a maximum storage capacity of 32GB by default, but recent reports seem to suggest that the phone could come with 64GB of storage as well. This was first sighted on Motorola’s website, a

Patent applications from Samsung suggest the company is looking at moving beyond the touchscreen for its next wearable device. Spotted by blog SammyToday, the eight patents draw a picture of a smartwatch that uses a wide array of different sensors to accept interface options. These include a touch s

ESPN’s latest Major League Soccer news could be a boon for cord-cutters. At the moment, there are a few different ways to watch the sports channel’s soccer offerings, but they require a pay TV subscription to do so. According to Reuters, though, that could change in the future. Company p

A problem with being an early adopter is that sometimes you’re left with a product that has been rendered obsolete and out of date by its future iterations. This isn’t a big deal if you have the money to keep upgrading to newer versions, but unfortunately this can’t be said for wind turbine installa

We’re sure that law enforcement officers having been trying their best to stem piracy. This is done by going after those who download copyrighted materials, hoping to make an example of them and deter future downloaders, or by going after the websites themselves, hoping to shutdown a source of pirat

Anti-virus firm Avast! has ‘fessed up to a breach. The small upside is that the mess only impacts the company’s forums. As the company’s CEO Vincent Steckler has blogged “Less than 0.2% of our 200 million users were affected. No payment, license, or financial systems or other data

If you’ve been hoping to see hints about Fallout 4 at this year’s E3, you’ll likely be disappointed. Unfortunately, it’s doubtful Bethesda will be revealing the highly anticipated sequel to Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas any time soon. The announcement came from Bethesda’s marketing executive Pete

Have you ever wondered what the USS Arizona battleship would look like if it were raised from the deep? For the past year, the National Park Service has collaborated with Autodesk and other partners to use sonar, photo imaging, and other technology to survey and create a 3-D model of the USS Arizona

Originally intended as a place for analyzing lyrics, Rap Genius has become a forum for annotating any culturally significant text. Sometimes, the site’s founders even step in and leave their two cents, and yesterday cofounder Mahbod Moghadam did just that on alleged UCSB shooter Ellio

Last year’s revelations about the NSA’s widespread snooping practices sparked plenty of debate over privacy, but also a number of initiatives to up online security. The latest to join the cause is an encrypted email service from researchers at Harvard, MIT and CERN called ProtonMail. Encrypted email

Imagine you’re a fruit fly, sniffing your way to your next feast of overripe produce. Suddenly, out of the blue you become engulfed in indigo light. Immediately you forget about the fruit, instead landing, and through no natural impulse of your own, begin singing and dancing your little insect

Intel has a couple of interesting processor SKUs set to hit the market soon, and while the company itself is keeping mum on them for the moment, the rumormill, as always, refuses to keep quiet. For enthusiasts, the dual “Devil’s Canyon” models will be of most interest, while for budget builders, the

India e-commerce giant Flipkart last week bought up smaller, fashion-focused rival Myntra, and today it has more news after announcing a new $210 million round of funding. The round was led by DST Global, and included participation from existing investors Tiger Global, Naspers, and Iconiq Capital. T

As a part of GameInformer’s ongoing coverage of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the outlet has gone into detail on the weapons and technology that will feature in this November’s installment of the first-person shooter series. The new setting of 2054 allows

Kakao, the Korea-based company behind the Kakao Talk mobile messaging app, is merging with Daum, the country’s second largest internet portal. The news is surprising, since Kakao had been tipped to go public before 2015 at a valuation of over $2 billion. The Yonhap News Agency reports that the merge

With Samsung having a smartphone for just about any and every budget, it is not a surprise then, to see that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is still hanging around even with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S5. Having said that, there is a newly launched version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, where it is known a

Going green is one of the ways that can go about to help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, but it is a seemingly slow effort. We have seen attempts to make going green more widespread, like glow in the dark highways that can help reduce the need for street lights, but what about installing sola

We have heard the rumors that Samsung could be gearing up to launch a standalone smartwatch this summer. By creating a standalone smartwatch, it means that wearers will not have to worry about smartphone compatibility, which is one of the disadvantages of Samsung’s smartwatch lineup at the moment. W

Imagine you’re trying to figure out the measurements of a friend because you want to surprise them with a tailored suit, shirt, dress, and so on. Sure, you can always comb through the cupboard and use those measurements, but what if you wanted to do so without arousing suspicion? Well that’s where t

Samsung unveiled another flip phone, but this one isn’t Android-powered. Despite being a feature phone the Samsung Master borrows some of the trademark features of the company’s flagships. This includes faux leather look, a pedometer and emergency mode. The Master has 3G connectivity on

Yelp is a popular service that is used by millions of people around the world to research about venues they might be interested in visiting. Users often post reviews of restaurants they visit and if they don’t like it they can warn other diners. Its up to people how seriously they take a restaurant’

Have nobody to play catch with? This robotic arm, developed by EPFL researchers, is probably more coordinated and athletic than most people. Just look at it in action; it catches everything, from a tennis racket to a rolled up magazine, without breaking a sweat. Notice how it even casually moves to

About a month back Microsoft announced that its next generation console, the Xbox One, is going to be launched in China this September. The People’s Republic has kept consoles out of its market for a long time but given that the ban on import of video games and consoles was recently lifted, Microsof

The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off next month in Brazil. Countless fans will make the journey to watch their favorite teams play at the venues while millions of people around the world will tune into the action. The opening ceremony will likely be worth watching but this time around people will also

AT&T is set to offer a new Galaxy S5 to its customers in the form of the more tough and rugged Galaxy S5 Active. A press image with the carrier’s branding has just leaked. Samsung isn’t wasting any time in using the Galaxy S5 name to its advantage. When the company announced its flag

The military expects to introduce a tablet prototype of its combat translation system by the end of the year, officials said Wednesday. Troops have depended on translators in Iraq and Afghanistan for the past decade. The Pentagon’s researching arm the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has a

Roma-based Nemesi & Partners has designed a 13,000 square meter “urban forest” that will serve as the Italian Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo. Enveloped within an intricate, branch-like skin, the six-story lattice structure will be made from 900 panels of special cement that

At long last, the FCC can move forward with reforming its rural connection subsidies for the broadband era. A federal appeals court has upheld the agency’s Connect America Fund after challenges from smaller carriers, which were worried that the shift from subsidizing phone calls to fast intern

Following its decision to charge five Chinese officials for allegedly stealing trade secrets, the US is apparently ready to take further action. Reuters reports that the US government may impose visa restrictions on Chinese computer experts, stopping them from attending the high-profile Def Con and

Just like HTC with its doomed movie service, Samsung is apparently starting to realize that its in-house efforts can’t compete with specialist alternatives. While Spotify has been busily publicizing its rapid growth, the Korean manufacturer has been quietly warning Galaxy phone and tablet owne

Wired reports that Hector Xavier Monsegur, a.k.a. Sabu, the LulzSec hacker who became an FBI informant and helped take down numerous other hackers, will be sentenced on Tuesday, May 27th. The government will seek a sentence of just 7 months, citing time served and his immense cooperation with the go

After months of dancing around with teasers about their upcoming phone release, the ASUS PadFone X that will be exclusively launching on AT&T has finally gotten a proper press render image which we can thank @evleaks for posting on his Twitter feed. We’ve seen a few commercials and ad spots pert

Drone developers from around the globe are taking inspiration from nature for the latest generations of automated aerial vehicles. Researchers are faced with challenging problems of navigating tight environments, whether in urban environments, or underground. A total of 14 research teams have turned

Cable company Cox Communications says it plans to boost Internet download speeds to 1 gigabit per second starting in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Omaha, late this year. That is dozens of times faster than typical broadband plans. The move will bring its service in line with Google’s fiber rollout i

A US military research facility long at the center of conspiracy theories will be dismantled and shut down this summer, if all goes according to plan. HAARP, an acronym for High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, has been implicated in everything from mind control to extreme weather like hur