Are you melting ice in the Arctic? How your CO2 emissions add up.
Sorry polar bears, the Arctic Ocean might be free of sea ice before 2050. According to new calculations, for every metric ton of carbon dioxide emitted, about three square meters (approximately 32.3 square feet) of Arctic summer sea ice disappears. And, with humans currently emitting about 35 to 40 million tons of CO2 each year, the future doesn't look very frozen.It's not hard to rack up those emissions. About 2,433 miles of driving – roughly the distance from Washington, DC to Las Vegas – or ..>> view originalUS Announces Recall of Samsung Washing Machines
Updated Nov. 4, 2016 10:22 a.m. ET U.S. product safety officials announced a recall affecting 2.8 million Samsung Electronics Co. washing machines, in another hit to the company’s reputation already reeling from the botched recall of its Galaxy Note 7 phone. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the tops can detach during use. The company has received more than 700 reports of incidents and nine reports of injuries including a broken jaw, the agency said Friday. The recall ..>> view originalHow to speed up Windows 7 Update scans—forever
Microsoft has changed the way it deploys patches, adding a new twist to an old problem. For many folks, Windows 7 Update scans still take hours—even days. How do you knock your Win7 machine upside the head, so it will find new patches in less than glacial time? We have a new Microsoft-sanctioned approach that only needs to be tempered a little.Note that, in the new patching paradigm, even those who manually download monthly security patches (“Group B”) still need to use Windows Update, if o..>> view originalPixel XL Hands-On: Day One with Google's First Smartphone
No matter how it performs, critically and commercially, the Pixel is bound to be remembered. It marks a moment in time that we will look back to. The moment when Google, after years of hinting, even dabbling, finally decided to build its own smartphone. The Pixel, though it is being physically constructed by HTC (in the same way that Foxconn operates for Apple), is the first smartphone designed entirely by the minds in Mountain View. It is an enormously important device for that reason, which ..>> view originalApple Grabs More Than 100% Of Smartphone Profits
China Long March 5 Rocket Makes Maiden Launch, Bringing Space Station Dreams Closer
In another step toward realizing its ambitious plan to establish a space station, China launched its heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang launch center in the Hainan province Thursday. The 187-foot, two-stage rocket, which was carrying an experimental satellite named Shijian-17, is capable of lifting 25 tons of payload to low-Earth orbit — as compared to 13.5 tons for the Long March 7 rocket that was launch-tested earlier this year.Long March 5’s payload capacity is only slightly les..>> view originalNetflix is coming to your cable box in the next few days
Netflix's "The Crown." Netflix Netflix is coming to your cable box. Earlier this year, Comcast and Netflix announced a deal that would put Netflix on millions of X1 cable boxes in the US. Now the companies have confirmed that this will happen next week. "X1 customers with Netflix subscriptions will be able to easily browse and access over the internet the extensive online collection of Netflix TV shows and movies alongside the live, on demand, DVR and web programming i..>> view originalCall of Duty: Infinite Warfare Review Roundup
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare arrives today, November 4, alongside reviews for Infinity Ward's latest entry in the juggernaut shooter series. To help you decide if the game is worth your time and money, we've rounded up a group of review scores and editor opinions.Developed by Call of Duty 4 studio Infinity Ward, Infinite Warfare is set in the future. Some of its action takes place in outer space with zero-G combat and spaceship dogfighting. The game also continues the tradition of featuring a..>> view originalThe Many Ways GoPro Inc (GPRO) Stock Is Screwed
GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) reported underwhelming third-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, setting up what has become a ritual on Wall Street: The deep selling off of GPRO stock. The action camera maker wasn’t expected to wow by any means, but its Q3 figures were far worse than analysts’ expectations. Once again, GoPro finds itself in serious jeopardy. Forget the third quarter. This whole year has been a struggle for GPRO stock. This is just more of the same. GoPro has struggled with dec..>> view originalTop 10: Best Snowboarding Apps For Android – November 2016
Snowboarding is one of the best winter sports out there, it's exhilarating and quite fun to watch, let alone actually participate in it. That being said, there are quite a few good snowboarding apps available in the Google Play Store, though those are ...>> view original
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