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Paperclip thumbtacks let you hang photos without stabbing them: http://t.co/nKbx2er02r pic.twitter.com/pYCev61DUk — Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) August 5, 2014 Phablets Will Outnumber Tablet Sales Three To One …

Elon Musk says artificial intelligence is ‘potentially more dangerous than nukes’ Dante D’Orazio @dantedorazio If the robots take over, at least Elon Musk will be …

An unlikely survivor in the digital age: Direct mail Tarini Parti Its obituary has been written over and over, but the political direct mail industry …

The next era of the public payphone is about to begin Kabir Chibber @quinto_quarto Every major city in the world has a network of public …

Sorry, Sprint, T-Mo. The FCC isn’t letting you collude in the upcoming spectrum auction Kevin Fitchard You can’t blame Sprint and T-Mobile for trying, but …

Eaze Promises Pot Delivery Anywhere In San Francisco Sarah Buhr @sarahbuhr Several states are starting to ease up on marijuana use, or even outright legalizing …

Why the Security of USB Is Fundamentally Broken Andy Greenberg Computer users pass around USB sticks like silicon business cards. Although we know they often …

‘Reddit Live’ tool pushes everyone’s favorite news sharing site in a bold new direction Tom Cheredar Community news sharing site Reddit is known for its …

Exclusive Interview: Best Buy CEO Says Tablet Sales Are “Crashing,” Hope for PCs Walt Mossberg Re/code has landed in Minneapolis to talk to the folks …

Android Fake ID bug exposes smartphones and tablets Leo Kelion An Android flaw has been uncovered that lets malware insert malicious code into other apps, …

Sleep sensor breaks through $1m on Kickstarter BBC NEWS James Proud launched his product, Sense, on 23 July with a goal of raising $100,000 within …

Firefox Android beta puts Instagram feeds straight into your browser BY STEVE DENT @STEVETDENT Firefox has already shown off an Android launcher and is now …

Apple Secretly Acquired “Pandora For Books” Startup BookLamp To Battle Amazon by Josh Constine @joshconstine TechCrunch has learned that Apple has made another acquisition, one …

Microsoft to abandon the bastard child of windows phone in two month.    I used to repair computers for the elderly, many had hand me …