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Monthly Archives: September 2014
A Belgian Brewery Will Tap Its Own Underground Beer Pipeline
The famed De Halve Maan brewery in Bruges, Belgium has been cranking out tasty drafts for more than five centuries—all from the same historic building. But with its fleet of beer trucks now tying up traffic getting to a new processing plant two miles away, the brewery is taking the only logical course of action: It’s installing an underground beer pipe.
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New LEDs Promise to Make Your Smartphone Screen 400 Percent Clearer
The most advanced LED screens look amazing compared to what was on the market even a couple of years ago. But a Princeton engineer found a cheap new way of making LEDs not only brighter and more efficient, but also …
How to Find Long-Lost Passwords Hiding In Your Browser
By David Nield on Field Guide, shared by Meg Neal to Gizmodo
Wait just a second before clicking that ‘Forgot password?’ link—chances are that your browser has your password stored somewhere in the depths of its memory. Head to your browser’s cache of login details if you can’t recall your credentials, or you’re signing in on a new device altogether.
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Tech Retrospect: Apple’s ‘Bendgate’ drama and BlackBerry’s big return
By Tim Stevens Apple didn’t exactly have a great week in the press, but was all the bad news really well-founded? Also, BlackBerry drops a major new phone, if only because it’s huge.
FBI Outraged That Apple, Google are Adopting Digital “Locks” to Protect Users
By Jason Mick Director says he’s going to “sit down” with legal representatives of America’s top two mobile firms …read more
The Amazon Fresh same-day grocery delivery service is finally reportedly coming to New York City—per
The Amazon Fresh same-day grocery delivery service …
What iOS Still Needs To Learn From Android
Now that iOS 8 is finally in the hands of millions, it’s worth taking a step back to look at just how far Apple has pushed your iPhone’s capabilities—and how much farther it still has to go. Especially compared to what Android lets you get away with.
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The 9 Deadliest Minerals We’ve Ever Mined
Precious minerals make the modern world go ’round—they’re used in everything from circuit boards to tableware. They’re also some of the most toxic materials known to science, and excavating them has proved so dangerous over the years, some have been phased out of industrial production altogether.
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