North Korea’s Space Agency Is Called NADA

North Koreas Space Agency Is Called NADA

As far as space agencies go, NASA is hands down the most popular in the world. The U.S. space agency has been at the forefront of space exploration for decades, recent achievements include putting a rover on Mars. The DPRK a.k.a North Korea seems to have taken some inspiration from NASA. It has announced the launch of its own space agency called the National Aerospace Development Administration. NADA is the acronym, which is Spanish for “nothing.” More surprising is the stark resemblance between NASA and NADA’s logos.

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    Microsoft teases a classic Start Menu for Windows 8.1 with built-in Live Tiles

    As a part of its Build 2014 announcements, Microsoft showed off an interesting twist on its classic Start Menu. Coming to Windows 8.1 in a future update, it has the look of the Start Menu Windows users have experienced for years, but adds the Live…

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    Samsung Galaxy Everything, Hangable Speakers, Bladder Backpack [Deals]

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    This awesome-looking speaker will feel right at home in front of your TV, or hanging on a wall, and can stream audio from Bluetooth, AirPlay, DLNA, or via a standard AUX port. It typically costs over $100, and carries great reviews.

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    Surprise: The Windows Start Menu Is Coming Back

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    Miss the Start Menu? Well it is coming back. Yes it still has live tiles, but it is back in a way you can recognize, and it roll out to users as an update. Oh and those universal apps Microsoft is going to start peddling? They’ll be available in windows.

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    Shipping Containers Lost at Sea and the Search for Flight 370

    Shipping Containers Lost at Sea and the Search for Flight 370

    Just how many large mysterious objects can there be floating at sea? That’s what many of us have wondered after the search for debris from Malaysia Airlines 370 turned up piece after piece of ocean trash. The search for flight 370 has focused our attention on empty patches of ocean and, in the process, shed light on the surreal world of lost shipping containers.

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    Universal Windows apps are coming to your Xbox One

    Many were expecting to see universal Windows apps in the Build 2014 keynote, and they have. However, Microsoft had a surprise in store — you’ll eventually see those universal apps running on the Xbox One, too. Developers will get to write apps for…

    Xbox One to launch Windows Universal Apps eventually

    After introducing the idea of Universal apps across all Windows devices earlier in the day, Microsoft let it be known that Xbox One would be participating in the layout in … Continue reading

    Wen Zhang’s Infidelity Apology Sets New Weibo Record

    Wen Zhang’s Infidelity Apology Sets New Weibo RecordIt does seem to be a day of records when it comes to messages – but it was Chinese actor Wen Zhang’s apology to his actress wife after rumors of his infidelity went around that has managed to set a record for comments as well as retweets on Sina Weibo, which has been touted by many to be China’s version of Twitter.

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    Hulu Looks To Cash In On The Binge Watching Frenzy

    Hulu Looks To Cash In On The Binge Watching Frenzy

    We have all heard this phrase being thrown around a lot, “binge watching.” Basically when someone starts watching a new TV show that has been out for a while and starts to like it, they often find themselves watching more than one episode in a single sitting. This act is referred to as binge watching, and ardent fans are known to finish entire seasons in one night. Netflix, which takes it time in making new episodes available, often has entire previous seasons of popular TV shows. Its been one of the best facilitators of binge watching for quite a while and now Hulu wants to cash in on the frenzy as well.

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