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TransPhone modular smartphone / tablet goes Pro, still looks like a beginner Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Deepak Dhingra ASUS’ PadFone 2 may be the only notable contender in the phone-in-tablet space, but it does have a cheapo me-too in TransPhone. The latest “Pro” version of this budget hybrid comprises a 7-inch 1,024 x 600 TransPad dock, which swallows up a 3.5 inch 960 x 540 smartphone powered by a dual-core 1 GHz MediaTek chip. The set carries a $240 price tag on pre-order, though since this company doesn’t have much of a…

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Rheinmetall 50kW laser weapon aces latest test, pew-pews a 3-inch ballistic target

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent In the “sure wish we had a video” category, aptly-monikered defense contractor Rheinmetall has run a highly successful test of its 50kW high-energy laser weapon. It works by hunting down incoming targets using a so-called Skyguard radar system, then locking in with an optical scanner before firing multiple, superimposed beams for extra energy. During the Swiss trials, the German-made HEL cannon managed to cut through a 15mm steel girder from over 3,200…

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Watch This UPS Driver Steal An iPad Mini And Get Caught

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Kevin Smith Earlier today a video leaked via Reddit of a UPS driver stealing a package from the front porch of a home. The package contained an iPad mini, a Christmas present for the homeowner’s daughter. The package had been dropped off earlier by a FedEx delivery person but a UPS delivery guy came up, inspected the package and walked off with it. The act would have gone unpunished had the homeowner not installed a camera at his…

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The Glaring Problem With The NRA’s Cop-In-Every-School Plan

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Adam Taylor AP At a press conference in response to last week’s tragic Sandy Hook shootings, the National Rifle Association called on Congress to put armed police officers in every school in America.  The logic is simple — trained officers in possession of firearms would be able to neutralize those seeking to murder students. However, a number of recent shootings call this logic into question. Immediately after the NRA press conference, anti-gun…

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Set Up a Personalized Call from Santa

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Melanie Pinola It’s that time of year again: Time to send someone a personalized holiday call from Santa Claus. The jovial St. Nick (or, well, Google) asks you a few questions then creates a customized message you can send by phone, email, or Google+. It’s a fun little holiday tool that you can send to anyone, seeing as some choices for your recipient’s occupation include “accountant,” “IT guy,” and “Sith master.”…

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What’s the Best Way to Find a Movie I Want to Stream Online?

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Thorin Klosowski  I have so many options to stream movies online now (Netflix, Amazon, etc) that it’s hard for me to figure out if a movie is available. How do you recommend I find a movie I want to watch that I can stream online? Sincerely, Where’s Die Hard? Dear WDH, We understand the plight of finding a movie online. Worse still, some movie might be available for rental, but not streaming,…

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Blackwater Wins the Battle of Benghazi

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As reported on Wired. BY SPENCER ACKERMAN A diplomatic security agent, right, ushers U.S. diplomats from a helicopter in Afghanistan, 2011. Photo: Department of State   U.S. embassy security in the post-Benghazi era is shaping up to be a financial bonanza for security contractors. It’s not necessarily going to look like the ‘roided-out era in which the firm formerly known as Blackwater and its ilk paraded diplomats through dangerous thoroughfares with specialty rifles in tow. But any company that…

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Christmas Superfan Photos Reveal a Nation Full of Care and Kitsch

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As reported on Wired. BY PETE BROOK View as gallery Christmas means a lot of different things to a lot of different people – religion, family, charity, presents. For photographer Jesse Rieser, Christmas is a time to cast an almost anthropological eye over the “monuments to merriness” assembled by Americans in full holiday spirit. “I’m celebrating people celebrating,” says Rieser. “They have the stage this one time a year to show their feathers, even if it is…

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Slush Puppies and Snow Dogs: The Wired Cars of Winter

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As reported on Wired. BY DAMON LAVRINC Winter is here, which for many of us means snow. And slush. And sleet. Driving under such conditions can be, shall we say, challenging, without the proper hardware. Some people are content to tackle the snow in any old heap, but that doesn’t mean you need to endure yet another year in your clapped-out Subaru Forester. It’s time for an upgrade, and there’s no shortage of machinery perfectly suited to…

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The dark side of Saturn revealed in a beautiful new NASA photo

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As reported on The Verge. By Ben Kersey NASA has released a stunning new photo of Saturn, showing a backlit view of the planet along with its rings. The space agency placed the Cassini spacecraft in Saturn’s shadow on October 17th in order to capture the high solar phase, allowing scientists a look at the rings and atmosphere of the planet that wouldn’t otherwise be seen. NASA achieved a similar effect back in 2006 by stitching together a mosaic comprised…

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