The history of a 390-year old bonsai tree at the National Arboretum that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast is being honored this week. Thursday marks the 70thanniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.
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Stop Windows 10 spying dead in its tracks with one free app
The verdict is in: people love Windows 10. Microsoft’s new operating system has been a hit with the tech press and users alike, with millions of people around the world singing the new software praise. Yes, anything is better than Windows 8, but Windows 10 isn’t just “better than Windows 8,” it really is a terrific piece of software that dials back Microsoft’s earlier missteps and encourages productivity.
Of course, nothing is perfect and Windows 10 has a few issues. Beyond the bugs — here are some common Windows 10 problems and how to fix them — Microsoft’s Windows 10 software has some features that can certainly be considered an invasion of privacy, and they’re enabled by default. We told you how to opt out of several of Windows 10’s spying features in an earlier article, but now there’s a new free program that can do almost all of the heavy lifting for you.
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Watch: Official trailer confirms ‘Deadpool’ will be the funniest Marvel movie ever
Oh hell yes. 20th Century Fox has now released a new trailer for the upcoming Deadpool film and it confirms what we’ve suspected all along: That it will be the funniest Marvel movie ever. For the uninitiated, Deadpool is a foul-mouthed wisecracking assassin who frequently breaks the fourth wall and who shows an awareness that he’s a fictional character in a comic book. The very-not-safe-for-work trailer shows that the film will bring the anarchic spirit that made the comic so much fun to the big screen.
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This is the processor that’ll power the main iPhone 6s rivals next year
Qualcomm had a rough year when it comes to its flagship processor. The Snapdragon 810 came with overheating problems that some Android device makers acknowledged and others denied, and Samsung was one of Qualcomm’s primary clients that decided against using the CPU in its Galaxy S6 flagship handsets. But Qualcomm has a brand new top-of-the-line processor in the works, one that’ll likely power many of the most important iPhone 6s rivals next year.
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These are the amazing National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest winners
The images you’re about to see weren’t created artificially by Photoshop masters. They’re actual pictures taken by the winners of the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. The whale picture you see at the top of the page took home the grand prize. Taken near Roca Partida off the Mexican coast, the picture shows a mesmerizing landscape dominated by a large whale.
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Watch: A bike crash in GTA V sets off the most hilarious 5-minute explosion in gaming history
It’s a good thing real humans don’t drive like the humans in Grand Theft Auto V, because otherwise our entire species would be extinct within a week. If you need more proof of this, look no further than a new video posted by YouTube user Hoosker Don’t that shows how a simple motorcycle crash can set off a chain reaction of crashes and explosions the likes of which we’ve thankfully never seen in real life.
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Epson may have just fixed the most annoying issue with cheap printers
Ink printers are such an annoying thing to deal with, especially when you have to constantly replace cartridges. Thankfully Epson seems to be fully aware of this, which is why the company has figured out how to deliver a printer that can purportedly run for years without needing an ink change.
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New trailer for ‘The Martian’ imagines what a NASA mission to Mars would really be like
The Martian might be the most interesting space movie hitting cinemas this year, and the new film has a brand-new trailer you should check out. Unlike other boring and unimaginative movie trailers, the crew behind this impressive new release imagined a very interesting way of presenting the movie.
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Why is HTC trying to drive away its remaining loyal customers?
There are times when I feel bad about bashing HTC. The company makes some terrific hardware and is filled with smart and talented people who have a passion for designing great products. However, HTC’s latest move to spam users with advertisements in their notifications center is something that is so self-destructive that the company needs to be told that it’s a bad idea.
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New evidence points to Apple releasing an affordable 4K 21.5-inch iMac this fall
Hot on the heels of Apple releasing the sixth beta of OS X El Capitan, developers have stumbled across strings of code that provide even more proof that the next-gen 21.5 inch iMac will come with a dazzling 4K Retina display. Thankfully, the wonders of a 4K computing experience are about to get much more affordable.
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