Tesla to open new Model S battery swap station next week!

My friends, this is the future. One of the downsides of all electric cars was the god awful recharge times. But what if you could swap out the depleted battery pack for a fresh one in just a few mins? That's what Tesla plans on doing with future Tesla vehicles. Hit the video below to see a comparison of the new Power pack swap vs a usual pit stop at one of those old fashioned gas station thingies.    Fast Pack Swap Event from...

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First Female Cosmonaut in 17 Years to launch to ISS tomorrow.

Yelena Serova Yelena Serova will be the first female cosmonaut in over 17 years to travel into space. Yelena Kondakova was the last female cosmonaut to make the trek, she flew aboard sts-84 in 1997. This will be Serova's first trip to space and will mark only the 4th female cosmonaut to do so. The Previous Female cosmonauts are Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya . Yelena Serova will blast off tomorrow Sep. 26th aboard TMA-14M along...

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ASUS Delivers Innovative CP Series Zero Client Monitor and Zero Client Box Solutions

Press Release ASUS today announces availability of the CP220 and CP240 Zero Client Monitors along with CPX20 Zero Client Box that create an efficient and cost effective IT management system for enterprises looking to enhance their VMware®-based Virtual Desktop Infrastucture (VDI). ASUS’ innovative devices feature Teradici® PCoIP® (PC-over-IP) technology that compresses, encrypts and encodes the entire computing experience at the data center...

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SpaceX Live Launch Webcast

SpaceX is targeted to launch to the International Space Station next Monday at 4:58pm ET / 1:58pm PT. We’ll be webcasting the launch LIVE, starting at 4:20pm ET at www.spacex.com/webcast. This represents the first time that a Falcon 9 will fly landing legs. Off-course they wont be used on this flight but they will be performing some sort of controlled re-entry of the first stage to minimize damage. These are the first crucial steps for +SpaceX...

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Cyanogen Mod 11 M5 rolling out now.

M5 builds of Cyanogen Mod 11 are hitting servers now. Changes for M5 build: Trebuchet – Fix last icon from hotseat disappearing Trebuchet – Fix custom home transition effect Volume Panel – Increase opacity of transparency (previous level led to visibility concerns) WhisperPush – Relocate to Privacy menu WhisperPush – fix NPE on viewing identity if unregistered Translations – Initial imports from CrowdIn (followup blog post next week) MultiSim...

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Lux: More efficient way to control screen brightness.

One thing I have never liked about android is the way it handles screen brightness. Stock Android provides an auto brightness option that attempts to adjust screen brightness depending on ambient light. This works for the most part but it's just not enough for my needs. In direct sunlight the display on my Nexus S is pretty good, I have no issues using the device in those conditions as the auto setting will ramp up the brightness all the way to...

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AMD RADEON 295X2 smiles for the camera.

Well lookie what we got here images of the upcoming R295X2! This is what you’re gonna get when you pop open that steel briefcase AMD plans on shipping this thing in. There was some debate on whether or not this card would be air cooled or liquid cooled. What we now have before us is a two slot hybrid water/air cooler keeping two 250w Hawaii chips in check. Each chip has all 2,816 stream processors enabled for a grand total of 5,632, 352 TMUs and 128...

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Android 4.4.3 changelog shows up. Only bugfix release.

We have been hearing rumors of a 4.4.3 Android build out in the wild and it is to be expected as the nexus 5 camera bugs are still present. Turns out that this new build could be made available sooner rather than later. New evidence shows a Nexus 5 running a new KTU83 Build. If you’re wondering what new amazing features will be included however, don’t get too excited  as the new version most likely won’t add much in the way of features,...

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AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Incoming!

AMD's next Gen flagship graphics card could be just around the corner as the company has been teasing us with abstract images via twitter using the hash-tag #2betterthan1. The latest Tweet is a little bit more revealing stating “it’s coming. Do you have what it takes?” Accompanying that tweet is the image seen below. What we have here is either the design for the upcoming air cooler shroud or a full-coverage water block. Now if I am correct...

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Cut the Rope 2 now available on Android

So Cut the Rope 2 is finally out on Android but man oh man is it filled to the brim with in app purchases! I sure hope Zeptolab releases a paid version because this freemium model could be the death of a very creative and entertaining game. Every few rounds you have to sit through ads & more ads! Now ads in mobile games are nothing new however the latest trend is to have full on video ads for different products between gameplay. It’s sad really...

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