Day: October 24, 2013

Apple Tablet

Apple’s new iPad Air: hands-on with the light, thin, ultra-powerful tablet

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As reported on The Verge. By David Pierce Apple’s just announced the $499 iPad Air at its event today in San Francisco, and we’ve gotten a chance to spend a few minutes with the new device. Long story short: it looks and feels like a larger (but not that much larger) iPad mini, and that’s mostly a really good thing. It’s really beautiful, with cleaner bezels, a much thinner profile, and sharper, boxier edges. The 9.7-inch, one-pound, 7.5mm-thick…

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Culture

Post-traumatic mess? Why crisis counselors still don’t know if they’re helping or hurting

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As reported on The Verge. By Rebecca Ruiz It’s the go-to method for trauma relief — but nobody knows if psychological first aid actually works Last month, floodwaters dark with silt and mud devastated a 1,500-square-mile area surrounding Denver. Nine people lost their lives. Some survivors lost their homes, and others couldn’t return because of the damage. Since those catastrophic days, Janine D’Anniballe has tried to help as many as she can. But unlike other responders,…

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Science Space

NASA shoots lasers at the moon, sets new data transmission record

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As reported on Engadget. By Melissa Grey Lasers are indisputably awesome, and NASA just made them a little more so by zapping a record-breaking 622 Mb of data per second between the moon and earth as a part of its Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD). Pulsed laser beams were shot from ground control at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico to the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) satellite orbiting the moon, and the results could herald…

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Business Microsoft Tablet

Microsoft cuts Surface Pro prices by a further $100, now starting at $699

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As reported on Engadget. By Matt Brian With the next-generation Surface now on sale in 21 countries, Microsoft probably needs to clear out whatever Surface Pros are still lingering in warehouses. As such, the company has taken $100 off both its 64GB and 128GB Pro slates, bringing their base prices to $699 and $799, respectively. According to the fine print, the discount is only available to customers in the US and Canada and will stay in place…

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