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Giant, Panda-Shaped Solar Panels Activated in China
A 250-acre solar farm shaped like a panda bear went online in China last week, generating 50 megawatts of power to the grid, not to mention a significant buzz that the project's backers hope will inspire future renewable energy projects in the developing world. The...
Feds Investigate Cyberattack on US Power Plants
Malware that may have originated in Russia has been targeting the computer networks of nuclear power plants and other industrial sites in the US, according to federal officials. One of the targets is the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant near Burlington, Kan., according...
John McAfee Free to Use His Name After Settling With Intel
Antivirus software creator John McAfee is now free to use his name on other projects following the resolution of a legal dispute with Intel, which now owns the McAfee software brand. John McAfee sued Intel last year after the tech giant warned him not to infringe on...
Reply to Instagram Stories With a Photo, Video
If words won't cut it, you can now reply to someone's Instagram story with a photo or video. When you upgrade to Instagram version 10.28 and above for iOS and Android, just tap the new camera button while you're watching a story to send a photo or live-action shot....
Build Nearly Anything in VR With Google’s Blocks App
Dreaming of building a snowman in July? Assuming you're artistically inclined and own an HTC Vive or an Oculus Rift, Google's new Blocks app will let you build a snowman and pretty much anything else you can dream up. Google claims that Blocks is simple enough for...
OneDrive No Longer Works With Non-NTFS Disks
Multiple storage volumes are no longer compatible with the Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage service, which now only works with NTFS volumes, as multiple Reddit and Microsoft forum users pointed out this week. If you're using OneDrive with a FAT, exFAT, or REFS disk,...
Keyboard Enthusiast Sells Brand-New IBM Model F
To gamers and anyone else who is particular about how their keyboard sounds and feels, there are few things more satisfying than the loud click of a mechanical key. Although there are modern mechanical keyboards, aficionados also now have the option of purchasing a...
RED Unveils Android Phone With Holographic Display
RED, a company best known for making video cameras used on Hollywood film sets, unveiled a $1,195 smartphone on Thursday that it says is the world's first with a holographic display. Called the Hydrogen One, it's an unlocked Android smartphone with a 5.7-inch screen...
OnePlus 5
Pros Speedy performance. Solid dual-sensor camera with wide and telephoto lenses. Excellent battery life. Highly customizable software. Dual-SIM support. Cons Modest 1080p screen. No waterproofing or expandable storage. Doesn't support gigabit LTE. Bottom Line The...