It’s 2017, and despite the mainstream popularity of sound bars there are still people who prefer the flexibility and power of a real AV receiver. While the mechanics of your basic receiver have never really changed — they still switch inputs and drive large sets of speakers — they now boast […]
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Would a questionnaire help?vandervelden/Getty When you search for a medical condition online, would you also want to take a test for it then and there? Google has announced plans to offer people in the US searching for “depression” a clinically validated questionnaire so they can find out if they may […]
Lenovo’s Miix line of Windows 10 tablets are unmistakably modeled after Microsoft’s Surface Pro. So much so that seeing them side by side from the front, you’d be hard-pressed to tell them apart at first glance. But, just because they’re look-alikes, doesn’t mean the Miix models aren’t excellent in their […]
Who will win?Antonio Bat/Epa/REX/Shutterstock By Sam Wong It seems you can judge an athlete by their face – if they are a man, that is. Male athletes with a higher world ranking tend to be judged as more attractive by women, but there is no such trend among women. Several […]
Part of the reason Pontiac and Oldsmobile disappeared is because General Motors ate into its own sales by offering up so many of the same vehicles across its brands with only slight adjustments. GMC still does this to a large degree, but for some reason, it has such staying power […]
Have we found comets outside the solar system?RICHARD BIZLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY By Jesse Emspak The Kepler space telescope has seen thousands of exoplanets, and now we can perhaps add exocomets to the list. Potential evidence of comets has been found around two stars known as KIC 3542116 and KIC 11084727, […]
By Andy Coghlan CANADA – APRIL 22: It caused no little stir quite recently when a Harvard professor passed through border customs with a dodo tucked under one arm. [Incomplete] (Photo by Toronto Star Archives/Toronto Star via Getty Images) [embedded content] EXTINCT it may be, but the iconic dodo has […]
MIcrosoft launched its stunning new Surface Laptop earlier this year, rapidly expanding its portfolio of in-house Windows devices. The sleek laptop offers decent perfomance and luxury design in a portable PC that won’t break the bank. Express.co.uk recently reviewed the Surface Laptop and, despite a few niggles, concluded that “Microsoft […]