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February 16, 2015, 8:25 AM

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Federal Aviation Administration:
DOT and FAA Propose New Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems  —  WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration today proposed a framework of regulations that would allow routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in today's aviation system …
Scott Stein / CNET:
LG announces Watch Urbane, an Android Wear smartwatch with a round display and metal body  —  LG reveals LG Watch Urbane, an Android Wear watch with looks to battle Apple  —  LG Watch Urbane: ready for your fancy suit.  —  LG's latest smartwatch has gone for a fancy look, but still runs Android Wear.
Jon Ronson / New York Times:
Interviews reveal how public shaming online ruined the lives of Justine Sacco and many others  —  How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life  —  Credit: Photo illustration by Andrew B. Myers.  Prop stylist: Sonia Rentsch.  —  As she made the long journey from New York to South Africa …
Neil Savage / IEEE Spectrum:
Researchers working on a light-based “Li-Fi” wireless system capable of 100 Gbps speeds, requires direct line of sight to a receiver  —  Li-Fi-like System Would Bring 100-Gbps Speeds Straight to Your Computer  —  The light that zips data across the Internet's backbone used …
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Small MVNOs FreedomPop, Republic rely on Wi-Fi and fall back on cellular to reduce costs; new entrants like Google may do the same  —  Small Phone Companies Use Wi-Fi to Punch Above Their Weight  —  SAN FRANCISCO — It would not be an insult to say Republic Wireless and FreedomPop are obscure little companies.
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Mona Lalwani / The Verge:
Binaural audio recording, which creates realistic 3D sound, resurges thanks to virtual reality  —  Surrounded by sound: how 3D audio hacks your brain  —  A century-old audio technology is making a comeback thanks to VR  —  On a crisp afternoon late last year, I made my way to Manhattan's Upper East Side …
Julia Greenberg / Wired:
Emoji can be key evidence for law enforcement, but courts struggle to interpret their meaning  —  That ;) You Type Can and Will Be Used Against You in a Court of Law  —  On January 15, Osiris Aristy opened up Facebook, posted a photo of a gun and wrote, “feel like katxhin a body right now.”
Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:
New Nintendo 3DS XL review: head-tracking improves 3D effect, other changes are more marginal  —  New Nintendo 3DS XL review: Return to the third dimension  —  Glasses-free 3D improvements impress, but other changes are more marginal.  —  Everybody who tried the Nintendo 3DS probably remembers …

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