vendredi 15 août 2014

Engadget Daily: the future of Xbox One, a graveyard of Boeing 747s and more!

Today, we investigate the future of the Xbox One, visit a graveyard of the world's most prolific jumbo jets, round up our favorite laptops for school and more! Read on for Engadget's news highlights from the last 24 hours. ...



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Tonight, Twitch streams a live performance of the 'Hohokum' soundtrack

There's a lot to love about PlayStation's latest indie darling Hohokum, and its soundtrack is an absolute standout reason for even playing the game. Sony knows this and is partnering with game-broadcasting giant Twitch to stream a concert of the...



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​One Codex wants to make searching DNA as easy as using Google

Once upon a time, sequencing your genome was a prohibitively expensive proposition -- mapping out your genetic code cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and the practical applications of the data were few and far between. These day the process is so...



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Nike's LED basketball court boosts training with motion tracking

Wearables have become popular among athletes for monitoring training progress, but on its recent Rise campaign stop in Shanghai, Nike took a different approach. Inside the so-call House of Mamba, NBA star Kobe Bryant hosted 30 young players from all...



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Windows Phone's answer to Snapchat has you 'winding up' your friends

There's no official Snapchat app for Windows Phone right now, but don't worry -- Microsoft is offering an equivalent that might do in a pinch. The new WindUp app covers very similar ground, letting you send media and messages that disappear after a...



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Tesla adds drive unit to its infinite mile warranty following Edmunds report

A few weeks ago, Edmunds posted its findings after blazing the highways in Tesla's Model S for nearly a year and a half. In addition to falling short of the promised 265-mile range, a series of service trips saw the drive unit replaced three separate...



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Next version of Windows to get public trial in the fall

While some people are still getting used to the idea of Windows 8, Microsoft's already working to put the next major iteration of Windows in people's hands. And that could be happening sooner than you think. According to ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, who...



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