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Explore the impossible architecture of ‘Monument Valley’

As reported on The Verge. By Andrew Webster An M.C. Escher-inspired video game for your iPad I just spent 10 minutes rotating a floating castle in the sky while soft piano music tinkled in the background. This particular structure is surrounded by a series of disconnected staircases. When I turn it just right, they connect in ways that don’t quite make sense, but let me proceed through the level anyways. I can see the sun about…

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April Fools’ 2014: The Round-Up Of The Best

As reported on TechCrunch. by Greg Kumparak It’s that time of year again, friends. The day when “up” becomes “down”, lies become truth, dogs become people, and when the Internet becomes a liiiittle bit unbearable for a day or so. It’s April Fools’ Day! Yay. As is something of a tradition around these parts, we’re keeping a big running list of the best (/worst?) of today’s gags from around the vast Internets. Check back throughout the day for the…

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Google Shows A Glimpse Of How Its Modular Phone Moonshot Is Progressing

As reported on TechCrunch. by Natasha Lomas Google has released a video (embedded below) showing a glimpse of what’s going on behind the scenes at Project Ara, one of the hardware shunkworks projects coming out of its Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP). The ATAP group is also working on a 3D mapping handset which Google showed off in February, called Project Tango. Project Ara is the codename for the modular phone concept that Motorola was working on, and which Google retained when it sold the…

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12 million people are already using Office for iPad

As reported on Engadget. BY TIMOTHY J. SEPPALA Microsoft’s version of Office for iPad has apparently been a rousing success. So much so, that the company’s taken to Twitter to boast that the productivity suite has topped 12 million downloads. In a week. As the Seattle Times points out, though, Redmond hasn’t said how many Office 365 subscriptions (which are required to create and edit documents) have been sold alongside the free, document-view-only downloads. We reached out to Microsoft for clarification, and, well, weren’t given much. A spokesperson told us…

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Samsung promises truly flexible electronics sooner with graphene breakthrough

As reported on Engadget. BY MAT SMITH Graphene. It was going to reinvigorate the electronics industry. Better than silicon, flexible yet more durable than steel and with high heat conduction, it all sounded like The Dream for thinner components and wearables.. but it kinda faded away. Well, it’s back, according to Samsung. In a partnership with Sungkyunkwan University, it reckons it’s solved the tricky issue of manufacturing “large area, single crystal wafer scale graphene,” or simply: big,…

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