Archos Enters The Niche 'Secure Phone' Market With The $850 GranitePhone

Despite some interesting tablet hardware in the earlier days of Android, French manufacturer Archos hasn’t had anything notable to show for several years. Perhaps that’s why the company is jumping into the small but growing niche of ultra-secure cell phones, like the Blackphone and the Turing Phone. Archos has partnered with SIKUR (read: Secure), a vendor of encrypted company-focused communications apps, to create the GranitePhone. It’s available to purchase today for a whopping $850.

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Amazing video of a collapsed bridge from the hikers who fell from it

The act of crossing a bridge is a terrifying experience, partly because of that creeping thought, “what if this thing just buckled under me right now?” For a group of French hikers, this possible nightmare became a reality

Crossing over a river in New Zealand, the hikers were caught halfway across a bridge when it collapsed and hurtled the hikers into the water below. Luckily, they came out of the fall without injuries and — in a silver lining moment — video footage of the whole incident.

As a tip to future hikers who might face similar circumstances, the French hikers warn others to stay alert and make sure to cross the bridge one-by-one. …

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Amazing video of a collapsed bridge from the hikers who fell from it

Top 10 Ways to Finally Conquer Your Housecleaning

Everyone loves a clean, tidy home, but cleaning sucks. Big cleans are a pain, and smaller cleaning sessions make sense, but who has time? Here are …

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Top 10 Ways to Finally Conquer Your Housecleaning

'The first time I met the Queen was in her private bedroom'

For those who have the honor of meeting Queen Elizabeth, their first encounters typically occur at political assemblies, official audiences or formal receptions. For June Kenton, the introduction took place inside Her Majesty’s private bedroom

Kenton’s London-based lingerie shop, Rigby & Peller, had been the royal household’s official corsetiere since 1960, and has been open since 1939

But before Kenton could purchase the shop, she needed to pass a unique job interview: Meet the queen herself.

See also: Mastectomy tattoos symbolize breast cancer survivor’s powerful story

Rigby & Peller held a …

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3D printing is a cool, futuristic concept that's not making a lot of money

3D printing is the closest thing we have to magic: it can recreate everything from toys to clothes to human cells. Now the companies behind it just have to survive long enough to change the world

MakerBot, an early leader in the consumer 3D printing market and crown jewel of the Brooklyn technology scene, laid off 20% of its staff on Thursday for the second time this year as the business adapts to slower-than-expected growth in demand for the printers

“The market is growing, it’s just not growing as fast as a lot of people thought,” Johan Broer, a spokesperson for MakerBot, told Mashable. “Especially last year, the expectations were very high about where the consumer market would be this year.” …

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DocuSign CEO resigns as company heads toward IPO: source

The CEO of DocuSign has resigned, according to an internal memo, signaling a leadership change for a well-funded tech company.

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DocuSign CEO resigns as company heads toward IPO: source

Huawei Honor Play 5X goes official with 13MP camera, 4000mAh battery

As expected, Huawei has updated its Honor line with the announcement of the Honor Play 5X smartphone in China. The device is powered by a MediaTek MT6735 SoC with quad-core CPU, and sports a 5-inch HD display.

The handset has 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a massive 4,000mAh battery. In terms of camera, the Honor Play 5X features a 13MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop-based EMUI 3.0.

The smartphone carries a price tag of RMB 999 ($158). This comes just days after the Chinese company announced the Honor 7 smartphone for the Indian…

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Huawei Honor Play 5X goes official with 13MP camera, 4000mAh battery

Gionee F103L with 5-inch display and 1GB RAM receives TENAA certification

An entry-level smartphone from Gionee has received certification from TENAA. Dubbed F103L, the device is powered by a 1.3GHz CPU, and sports a 5.5-inch display with 1,280 x 720 pixels resolution.

The handset has 1GB RAM and 16GB internal memory (which can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card), and packs in a 2400mAh battery. In terms of camera, the F103L features an 8MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter.

The smartphone – which weighs in at 134 gms and sized at 143.0 × 70.3 × 7.9 (mm) – runs Android 5.0 Lollipop, and also features gravity, light and proximity sensors. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, GPS, TD-LTE, EDGE, and USB.

The TENAA listing came just a day after the Chinese company launched its Elife E8 flagship smartphone in the Indian market.

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Gionee F103L with 5-inch display and 1GB RAM receives TENAA certification

Entry-level Gionee F103L certified by TENAA

An entry-level handset from Chinese manufacturer Gionee, has been certified by TENAA. The latter, of course, is the regulatory agency in the country akin to the FCC in the U.S. The Gionee F103L is equipped with a 5-inch screen, carrying a 720 x 1280 resolution. That works out to a 294ppi pixel density. An unnamed quad-core 1.3GHz CPU is under the hood, and the phone has 1GB of RAM inside. There is 16GB of internal storage, with a 128GB capacity microSD slot for those seeking additional memory.

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Entry-level Gionee F103L certified by TENAA

Microsoft admits that other U.S. carriers besides AT&T wanted the new Lumia models

Did Microsoft shoot itself in the foot, or does it have a master plan? A statement from the software giant’s camp says that the company received interest “across the board” from stateside carriers about offering the Microsoft Lumia 950 and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL. But Microsoft said that it decided to narrow its channel strategy in the short term, and widen it in the long term.

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Microsoft admits that other U.S. carriers besides AT&T wanted the new Lumia models

Museum to fix King Tut's burial mask after secret damage, sloppy glue job

More than a year after the beard of the famed King Tutankhamun burial mask was accidentally broken off and glued back on, the relic is set to be restored this week to its former glory

A German-Egyptian team will begin restoration Saturday to address the damage done to the 3,300-year-old mask in August 2014, when the beard became detached during maintenance to the exhibit and was reattached with epoxy glue, according to the Associated Press.

See also: King Tut’s braided beard knocked off, hastily glued back on

The incident was not publicly acknowledged by the Egyptian Museum of Cairo, where the mask is housed, until January, at which time officials said the glue could be removed and the mask repaired …

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Twitter Expected to Begin Layoffs and Stop Headquarters Expansion

Just days after being named permanent chief of Twitter, Jack Dorsey is trimming an organization that many insiders believe has grown bloated.

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Code Tenderloin Connects Tech Companies With The Community

Seymour, who spent 18 years homeless on the streets of the Tenderloin, leads walking tours through the Tenderloin and recently started Code Tenderloin to help people in the community get jobs at tech companies. “I see it as a need for the most unrepresented people in the city of San Francisco, who are struggling in neighborhoods like the Tenderloin,” Seymour told TechCrunch.… Read More

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