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NASA InSight Probe Sends A Selfie Back To Earth
NASA InSight Probe You may recall how a little over 2 weeks ago, the NASA InSight probe prepared to make it’s (pretty dangerous) landing on the surface of Mars. We say pretty dangerous as to date crafts attempting to make a landing have only seen around a 50%-60% success rate.…
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Taking A Selfie Has Now Caused Over 250 Deaths
Taking A Selfie Has Now Caused Over 250 Deaths With the increase of phones being the primary device for our social media lives, it’s no surprise that ‘taking a selfie’ has become so popular. The term, on the extreme off-chance that you’re not familiar with it, means taking a picture…
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Curiosity Rover Takes Selfie On The Surface Of Mars
Mars Curiosity Rover Takes Amazing Selfie In The Middle Of A Storm The exploration of the surface of Mars is a difficult process. Not only is there the terrain to work around, but there’s also the exceptionally harsh climate. That doesn’t, however, mean that our rovers on the surface can’t…
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Facebook May Shortly Ask You to Send Them A Selfie
Facebook may shortly ask you to send them a selfie to prove that you are a human being I hate selfies and no, it’s not because I’m a miserable sod. I hate everything that is associated with it. The faux posing. The ‘we’re all great mates really’ (despite knowing otherwise).…
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Amazon Debuts Echo Look “Style Assistant” Device
The month of April is almost over but tech news that sounds a lot like April Fools’ day leftovers are still pouring in; The Amazon Echo Look in particular is one such device. The Echo Look is what Amazon calls a “Style Assistant” device. Unlike the regular echo which just…
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Driver Takes Snapchat Picture at 107MPH During Accident
When it comes to pictures, people do some crazy things to get something a little different. Some people will take a selfie before jumping out of a plane while others will put themselves with dangerous animals to get a good picture their friends can like and share. Snapchat is a platform…
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Amazon Patents Selfie-Pose Authentication Technology
Amazon is known for their increased use of technology. Keen to use drones in their delivery process and even leasing out a new set of jets in order to speed up their delivery processes, the company seems to be stopping at nothing to control the delivery market. The next step…
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MasterCard to Accept Fingerprint or Selfie as Payment Confirmation
Eight months ago we started discussing a new system the credit card company MasterCard were looking to trial. Now it would seem that the system is going live with MasterCard confirming the new system will be used in the future. The new system in question is a way to do…
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Selfie Death Statistics Revealed
Most of us laugh at the selfie addicts, but there is no doubt that there are enough of them out there. In fact, the word selfie is mentioned in 365,000 facebook posts and 150,000 tweets each week alone and Instagram has over 50 million results when searching for the hashtag. That’s…
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Snapchat Defends Privacy Policy Changes
Photo sharing on social media websites has become extraordinarily popular due to the “selfie” craze as smartphone users try to capture the moment. Snapchat is one of the most popular choices and revolves around quick snapshots which vanish once the recipient has viewed the photo. That’s the theory though, and…
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More People Died from Selfies than Sharks This Year
It’s a sad state of affairs when people have been going out into the wild to slaughter sharks in areas that a human was attacked by one. Here’s a hint for people, sharks live in the sea, we do not, if you get bitten by one, it’s because you generally…
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Woman Only has her Selfie to Blame After Bison Attack
Yellowstone Park has become a breeding ground for dangerous and avoidable incidents as visitors try to capture the moment in close proximity to a host of wild animals. This particular case involves a 43 year-old Mississippi woman who casually turned her back on a Bison only 6 feet away. Even more…
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Samsung Brands Selfie Stick Users “Cave People”
In a new advert for its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge model smartphones, Samsung has attacked selfie stick users, dismissing them as “cave people” for using the telescopic arms to take pictures of themselves. The risky marketing move – aimed at promoting the Galaxy S6 iterations’ wide-angle, high resolution cameras…
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Get Ready for More Ads on Your Instagram Feed
It looks like Facebook wants more money out of its services and is now looking into monetizing Instagram. Though there were limited ads present on the service, a lot of marketers and investors were eyeing the service for a long time and with good reason too. The service now has…
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ASUS Unveils Zenfone Selfie at Computex
Computex 2015: ASUS is presenting their new devices at Computex and we’re of course ready with the coverage. The first new product ASUS unveiled is a new Zenfone and this time it’s for selfie enthusiasts. And yes, they named it Zenfone Selfie. So what’s so selfie about this smartphone? It…
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