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August 14, 2017 Nokia 3310 (2017) 3G Variant Will Be Launched in Late September, Early October: Report
HIGHLIGHTS The handset is expected to come in same dimensions as original The FCC listing of the variant was spotted last month The Nokia 3310 (2017) was launched in India in May Just last month, a 3G variant of the Nokia 3310 (2017) was spotted on the US FCC certification site and while there were very few things revealed […]
COMPUTERS August 9, 2017 Classroom and lab computers to be upgraded to Windows 10 between Aug. 14 and 21
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Information Technology will upgrade Windows 7 classroom and lab computers to Windows 10 between Aug. 14 and 21, the end of the summer sessions and prior to the start of the fall semester. At University Park, upgrades to computers in general-purpose classrooms and labs managed by Teaching and Learning with Technology […]
NEWS August 7, 2017 Can the Headspace App Teach You How to Meditate and Be Less Stressed Out?
HIGHLIGHTS Headspace is a mindfulness app that teaches meditation The app is free but most lessons require a subscription It has a great design, and is very encouraging to newcomers Our world is increasingly becoming digital. We spend most of our time staring at screens, knowing full well that this affects sleep. Stress and insomnia are […]
August 1, 2017 Go up a size? Or wear clothes that are too tight? (Be honest.)
The other day I asked my Facebook friends if (clothing) size matters. I asked them because I had just had an awful incident involving a skirt. It was full and floral. A little bit retro, too. And just the thing I needed in my wardrobe. And while the store didn’t carry the skirt in my regular missy […]
COUPONS July 9, 2017 Like using that drug coupon? Its days may be numbered
Co-pay coupons offered by drug makers are controversial. Where patients see a way to reduce or eliminate the out-of-pocket cost of their medications, health plans see a menace that pushes patients to take more expensive drugs. The issue has prompted U.S. government scrutiny, led federal health programs to bar those they insure from using the […]
HOME & GARDEN June 29, 2017 Be tactful with garden art
Saint Francis is actually the patron saint of animals. Saint Fiacre is the real patron saint of gardening. However, statues of Saint Francis, usually accompanied by birds and sometimes by a deer, are popular in home gardens. Has anyone ever seen even a single statue of Saint Fiacre? Statues of Snow White are more common, […]
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June 19, 2017 To connect biology with electronics, be rigid, yet flexible
A schematic of the P3HT film, showing regions that are able to subtly swell to let in ion molecules. Credit: Rajiv Giridharagopal That conclusion might crop up during divorce proceedings, or describe a diplomatic row. But scientists designing polymers that can bridge the biological and electronic divide must also deal with incompatible messaging styles. Electronics […]
ALL DEALS June 17, 2017 John Manley: Republicans will be hoping that DUP/Tory deal will all end in tears.
DUP leader Arlene Foster and her deputy leader Nigel Dodds arrive at 10 Downing Street for talks with Theresa May. Picture by Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire IT’S rare for the north’s broadcast media and their counterparts in Britain to be camped out side-by-side on Downing Street, as ordinarily these two political spheres are kept entirely separate. […]
COUPONS May 31, 2017 These Indian Companies Want to Be Sodexo Coupons for the Smartphone Generation
HIGHLIGHTS Sodexo coupons can be quite inconvenient Digital startups are trying to bring about mobile-first solutions A popular option seems to be a debit card linked to digital reimbursement As part of the tax saving methods that we use, many of us queue up every month to collect our Sodexo coupons, which can be used […]
CLOTHING May 25, 2017 Fig Leaves Are Out. What to Wear to Be Kind to the Planet?
Americans spent around $350 billion on clothing and footwear in 2016. CreditLauren Fleishman for The New York Times In the Garden of Eden, figuring out what to wear was easy and the fig leaves were environmentally friendly. Today, it’s much harder to find clothes that don’t have some kind of negative impact on the planet. […]
COMPUTERS May 22, 2017 When Video Game Consoles Wanted (and Failed) to Be Computers
Image: Scan of Intelivision owner manual. A lot of early video game consoles secretly wanted to be home computers, too. Their makers either sold keyboard add-ons or failed miserably in the process. A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that hunts for the end of the long tail. Of all […]
NEWS May 9, 2017 North Korea’s mystery islands: Man-made keys could be new nuclear launch sites
North Korea is at it again. Or rather, it is continuing what it started five years ago. Artificial islands have been discovered surrounding Sohae Satellite Launching Station, a missile development and testing site roughly 70 miles northwest of Pyongyang. Satellite images suggest the islands are home to military installations and have been under development for […]
