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Jan 20, 2016
WordsEye: WordsEye lets you type a picture!
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: futurism
Create 3D scenes simply by describing them and share your creations with friends. A new world of visual expression and a new way to communicate and express yourself online.
N. Korea’s latest contribution to humanity.
Non-hangover alcohol
North Korean scientists have invented revolutionary alcohol that won’t give you a hangover — or so they claim.
Jan 19, 2016
Top Ten Ideas that Prove Nikola Tesla was the Greatest Mad Scientist in History
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Jan 18, 2016
Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: futurism
The insect is so large — as big as a human hand — it’s been dubbed a “tree lobster.” It was thought to be extinct, but some enterprising entomologists scoured a barren hunk of rock in the middle of the ocean and found surviving Lord Howe Island stick insects.
Jan 18, 2016
WhatsApp is now free and promises to stay ad-free
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
WhatsApp is dropping its subscription fees to access the popular messaging service. WhatsApp introduced the fees a few years ago, forcing new users to pay an annual 99 cents subscription after the first year. “As we’ve grown, we’ve found that this approach hasn’t worked well,” admits WhatsApp in a company blog post today.
“Many WhatsApp users don’t have a debit or credit card number and they worried they’d lose access to their friends and family after their first year. So over the next several weeks, we’ll remove fees from the different versions of our app and WhatsApp will no longer charge you for our service.”
If you’ve been using WhatsApp for the six years it has been available then you’ve probably never experienced the subscription fees. Most original users were granted a free lifetime service, but in recent years the company introduced its subscription to new users. Recode reports that if you’ve already paid the 99 cents for the year then there won’t be a refund, but subscription fees will cease immediately.
