In 1937, Amelia Earhart's plane, the aluminum-clad Electra, disappeared somewhere over the Pacific during the course of her global circumnavigation attempt. Now 77 years later, historians and aviation experts are confident they have found a part of her downed aircraft.
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Google just put its new Nexus 6 up for preorder, and the giant phone is already sold out. Both the 32GB and 64GB are out of inventory in the Google Play Store.
This isn't uncommon, however, as Nexus phones have always sold out quickly in years past. The Nexus 4 was out-of-stock constantly when it was released in 2012.
It's unclear whether or not the phones are just selling extremely fast, or if Google isn't making enough of them at launch.
Either way, it looks like Android fans are eager to get their hands on the new phone:
How is the Nexus 6 sold out already?!?! arggg #nexus6
— Chris Wlezien (@ChrisWlezien) October 29, 2014
The Nexus 6 literally sold out in 1 second and I've been refreshing the screen every 15 seconds w/ auto refresh since I woke up this AM.
— HJ (@the_gamesman) October 29, 2014
Been waiting for Nexus 6 pre-order to open since midnight. Went live when I wasn't looking just now, sold out https://t.co/beqeQLpYyR
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) October 29, 2014
Nexus 6 already sold out?!
— Benjamin Brasier (@bbrasier) October 29, 2014
The Nexus 6 is Google's largest and most powerful Nexus phone yet. It'll be available at full price (starts at $649) in the Google Play Store next month, but this is the first time all five major US carriers will be offering the phone as well.
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Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was on "The Tonight Show" on Tuesday. So of course Jimmy Fallon got the boxer-turned-actor to play a Nintendo classic: "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!"
"I always thought it would just be an amazing thing if you played 'Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!' and tried to fight yourself," Fallon says.
The game is notoriously hard as you go up the ranks. Even Tyson knows how hard the game can be; he's played it before.
"I would be killed, man," Tyson says. "He beats everybody ... I've only met one little kid around 10 years old who said he beat me."
It doesn't take much persuasion, however, and soon Tyson is standing in front of a giant screen, facing off against himself.
Unfortunately, the match doesn't last long, and, like so many before, Little Mac is knocked out in a TKO.
Watch the whole fight in the video below:
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Not satisfied with just revealing a printer , HP has also launched a new type of device that combines a computer, projector, and scanner into one machine called Sprout.
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After five years of construction, the newest submarine in the US fleet is ready to set sail. But this Virginia-class sub is not like the others—it's far more deadly and way less expensive to operate.
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The Washington Post reports that computers at the White House were hacked recently by people possibly working for the Russian government.
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Here's a bad sign for CurrentC, the fledgling mobile payment system in development by a consortium of retailers.
CurrentC is sending emails to people warning them "that unauthorized third parties obtained the e-mail addresses of some of you."
It doesn't sound like it's the worst breach in the world, but it's definitely not good since CurrentC is just getting started.
CurrentC is in the news this week because of Apple Pay, Apple's mobile payment system for the iPhone 6.
CurrentC is backed by MCX, the Merchants Consumer Exchange, which is a group of retailers trying to create a mobile payment system. It's being spearheaded by Wal-Mart.
The idea behind CurrentC is for retailers to have lots of data on what their customers are doing. They also want to cut down on the 2%-3% fees that retailers are paying to credit card companies. CurrentC connects directly to your bank account, bypassing the need to use credit cards.
The retailers in MCX are not accepting any other mobile payments, including Apple Pay.
A PR rep for CurrentC confirmed the email saying,
Within the last 36 hours, we learned that unauthorized third parties obtained the e-mail addresses of some of our CurrentC pilot program participants and individuals who had expressed interest in the app. Many of these email addresses are dummy accounts used for testing purposes only. The CurrentC app itself was not affected.
We have notified our merchant partners about this incident and directly communicated with each of the individuals whose email addresses were involved. We take the security of our users' information extremely seriously. MCX is continuing to investigate this situation and will provide updates as necessary.
It's good that the CurrentC app wasn't compromised. In reality, this isn't that big of a deal. Getting your email is not the end of the world.
However, it's embarrassing since Wal-Mart previously told us it wasn't supporting Apple Pay because, "Ultimately, what matters is that consumers have a payment option that is widely accepted, secure, and developed with their best interests in mind."
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