Five-year-old Branson Riley Carlisle died this week after he was bitten by a brown recluse spider. 

The Carlisle family is reportedly devastated after what seemed to be a freak accident. However, it has brought national attention to the dangers of these spiders. 

The accident was something the family "would have never expected," said the hospital report.

Beware of Spider

The spider was found in the young boy's room after he was complaining about the bite. Once the Carlisles discovered the spider, they immediately rushed their child to the area hospital, The Examiner reported. 

Although the family brought the young boy to the hospital right away, he died only hours after hw was bitten by the spider. 

Information released about the boy's death showed that his condition worsened after being admitted to the hospital. 

The Carlisle family noticed an increased amount of spiders in their home recently. In fact, the family has been having exterminators come to the house once a month to keep the arachnids under control. Experts say the cold winter weather brought the brown recluse into their home. 

Though deaths from spider bites are considered to be a rare occurrence, with less than 10 American deaths attributed to spider bites each year, it is a reality that many people overlook. 

A brown recluse has an extremely powerful bite. The spider generally stays away from people, but it has the ability to attack even when it's unprovoked. If the bite is not treated quickly enough, it can kill. 

The spider can be found anywhere in the United States. It often hides in dark spaces or underneath furniture. People rarely see the creature.

SOURCE: Opposing View News

Microsoft To reveal Windows 10 details

Those of us who use Windows 8 on a desktop computer or on a laptop without a touch display are eagerly awaiting the release of Windows 10, which Microsoft has promised will bring back a lot of the desktop-centric features that we’ve missed since Windows 7. Earlier this year Microsoft revealed several enterprise-centric features for Windows 10 to whet our appetites and now The media reports that Microsoft is gearing up to show off key consumer-centric features in Windows 10 this January.

Other than reporting Microsoft plans to announced these new details in late January, however, The media doesn’t really give us a lot of information about what these new features will be. During its fall event, Microsoft emphasized the return of the full Start menu to Windows 10 and also the new Continuum feature that will automatically detect whether your device is hooked up to a keyboard and mouse and give you the Desktop UI without at all taking you to the Modern UI. This feature will also take you to “tablet mode” when you touch your display or, if you own a 2-in-1 PC-tablet hybrid, when you aren’t hooked up to a mouse and keyboard.

Report claimed that there will be a consumer preview of Windows 10 released in early 2015, so we should definitely have a better idea of what the new platform will offer by then.

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An Israeli company says it has developed technology that can charge a mobile phone in a few seconds and an electric car in minutes, advances that could transform two of the world's most dynamic consumer industries.

Using nano-technology to synthesize artificial molecules, Tel Aviv-based StoreDot says it has developed a battery that can store a much higher charge more quickly, in effect acting like a super-dense sponge to soak up power and retain it.

While the prototype is currently far too bulky for a mobile phone, the company believes it will be ready by 2016 to market a slim battery that can absorb and deliver a day's power for a smartphone in just 30 seconds.

"These are new materials, they have never been developed before," said Doron Myersdorf, the founder and chief executive of StoreDot, whose investors include Russian billionaire and Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich.

The innovation is based around the creation of "nanodots", which StoreDot describes as bio-organic peptide molecules. Nanodots alter the way a battery behaves to allow the rapid absorption and, critically, the retention of power.

The company has raised $48 million from two rounds of funding, including backing from a leading mobile phone maker. Myersdorf declined to name the company, but said it was Asian.

With the number of smartphone users forecast to reach 1.75 billion this year, StoreDot sees a big market, and some experts think that -- with more work -- it could be on to a winner.

"We live in a power hungry world ... people are constantly chasing a power outlet. StoreDot has the potential to solve this real big problem," said Zack Weisfeld, who has worked with and evaluated ventures in the mobile phone sector globally.

"They still have some way to go, to deal with size of battery and power cycle rounds, but if solvable, it's a very big breakthrough," he told the media. A power cycle round refers to the number of times a battery can be re-charged in its lifetime.

Myersdorf said a fast-charge phone would cost $100-$150 more than current models and would ultimately be able to handle 1,500 recharge/discharge cycles, giving it about three years of life.

He hopes to use the same technology to create a car battery that recharges in two or three minutes, rather than current models which commonly need to be charged overnight.

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Nike has been attempting to bring another BttF product to real-life market, the auto-lacing Nike Mags, targeting an early 2015 release. The Mags are more or less replicas of the sneakers from the movie, which means that, while super rad, they’re also pretty ugly — the ankle strap alone would make you wish your skinny jeans fit over the top of the shoes. If you wanted a more fashionable auto-lacing option, though, The Powerteam brings you the Powerlace auto-lacing system, designed for less garish kicks.

Whereas the straps and laces on the Mags quickly snap into place, the Powerlace system slowly and automatically clamps the laces down in a less jarring manner when a foot is inserted into the shoe. Perhaps best of all, the auto-lacing relies solely on a lever, cables, and the weight of your own foot — no batteries, motors, gears, or springs. Furthermore, the lever and cables virtually don’t add extra weight to the shoe.

Thanks to the addition of a small lever on the back end of the shoe, you can adjust the tension of the laces to find the sweet spot of foot snugness, as well as to loosen the laces in order to take off the shoe. The system should last much longer than the average life of a shoe, as the designers made sure it could last for over 200,000 lacings.

Of course, like all awesome futuristic products, the Powerlace system is currently a Kickstarter project. An early bird pledge of $175 will net you a pair of the sneakers, which is a $20 discount of the normal price. If you know a bunch of people that want to get in on the auto-action, or are part of some shoe-worshipping cult and regularly run out of idols, you can grab 10 pairs for a pledge of $1,750.

Head on over to the Kickstarter campaign page to make a pledge, or to read up on exactly how the lever systems works.

Academia doesn't usually bring rich financial rewards.

But that changed Sunday for recipients of a record 12 Breakthrough Prizes, the award created two years ago by Russian billionaire venture capitalist Yuri Milner, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and other tech industry luminaries. Each prize is worth $3 million, almost three times the cash a Nobel Prize winner receives.

This year is the first to honor mathematicians. Five won for work ranging from algebraic geometry to analytic number theory. In future, just one prize a year will go to a mathematician, organizers say; the large number Sunday celebrates the inaugural year for math.

Six prizes went to researchers in life sciences for discoveries in areas ranging from bacterial immunity to genetic regulation. The physics prize went to a group that showed the expansion of the universe was accelerating, not slowing as assumed.

The prizes' funders aim to generate a sense of excitement around scientific accomplishment, Milner said in an interview.

"We are trying to use all means available, including money, to get the message across," he said in an interview.

Milner, a onetime physics PhD student in Moscow who dropped out to move to the United States in 1990, has backed some of the world’s biggest technology companies, including Facebook.

Organizers threw some Hollywood razzle-dazzle into the mix. At the ceremony, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk chatted with actress Kate Beckinsale, while Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo sat by singer Christina Aguilera. Thomas Keller, chef of famed restaurant French Laundry, catered a meal including caviar appetizers and black-truffle lasagna.

Seth MacFarlane, creator of the hit TV series “Family Guy,” hosted the ceremony. Presenters included Beckinsale, Cameron Diaz, along with actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Jon Hamm and Eddie Redmayne.

Science could use the marketing, with portrayals of nerdy science types rife in movies and on television, a characterization MacFarlane nodded to in his remarks.

"We're so glad that you all suck at sports," he told the roomful of scientists, adding that he hoped science would make advances such as putting a human being on Mars.

"Maybe Ted Cruz," he suggested, referring to the Texas politician.

In the interview, Milner contrasted today's low profile for scientists with 50 years ago, when scientist Albert Einstein was a household name.

“If you look at the list of celebrities now, you could probably not find a single scientist in the list of the top 200,” he said.

A self-proclaimed science fanatic, Milner keeps up with developments by reading stacks of science magazines.

"It's my only hobby," he said.

What is 4G LTE? Part2

We have talked about 4G LTE on our previous post so this is a continuation of 4G LTE, you can follow the full story of the previous post here.

For people who like to share photos and videos on their mobile phone, 4G offers a significant improvement, according to Ofcom

4G speeds 'seven times faster' than 3G

Uploading content, such as photos or videos, is more than seven times faster on 4G than on 3G, according to new research published by Ofcom today.

Internet service providers usually advertise their services based on their download speeds, as this is what matters if you are consuming web content by browsing informative and upto date websites or streaming video, for example jonesarena.

However, the mobile internet experience tends to be more interactive, with many people using their phones and tablet to share photos and videos on the fly, so upload speeds are becoming more important especially for web developers and publishers.

The communications regulator Ofcom has today published its first research into consumers’ experience of mobile broadband in the UK, based on 210,000 tests of 4G and 3G services.

The research reveals that the average upload speed over 4G is 12.4Mbps compared to 1.6Mbps for 3G.

EE’s (14.7Mbps) and O2’s (13.0Mbps) 4G upload speeds are above average, followed by Vodafone and Three with 11.4Mbps and 11.1Mbps respectively. Three offers the fastest average upload speed over 3G (1.7Mbps).

Meanwhile, the average mobile broadband download speed on 4G (15.1Mbps) is more than twice as fast as on 3G (6.1Mbps) across all the networks.

EE and O2 offer faster than average 4G download speeds at 18.4 Mbps and 15.6Mbps respectively. Vodafone delivers an average 4G download speed of 14.3Mbps, and Three 10.7Mbps.

Stable Internet For Consumers and Businesses

Having fast, reliable broadband on the move is vital for many consumers and businesses across the Globe," said Ofcom chief executive, Ed Richards.

Today’s research shows 4G is providing a significantly enhanced mobile broadband experience to customers, which we expect to be available to 98% of the UK population by 2017 at the latest."

The research also reveals differences in performance between the five cities analysed – Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Manchester.

Manchester has the highest average 4G upload speed (13.2Mbps), while Glasgow and London has the lowest (11.8Mbps and 12.0Mbps respectively). The highest average 3G upload speeds were recorded in Edinburgh and Glasgow (both 1.7Mbps), while the lowest were found in London (1.4Mbps).

When it comes to download speeds, the highest average speeds for 4G and 3G were recorded in Edinburgh (16.8Mbps and 7.8Mbps respectively). London has the lowest average 4G (13.1Mbps) and 3G (4.1Mps) download speeds.

Ofcom said that its report is designed to incentivise mobile providers to offer a higher quality of service, while helping consumers choose a mobile package that best suits their needs.

However, Paul Carter, CEO of engineering company GWS, has slammed the report, claiming that Ofcom’s research does not realistically represent consumers’ mobile experiences.

"Consumers who only use their devices while standing stock still in select city centre locations might experience average download speeds of 15.1Mbps on 4G – unfortunately this rules out every real person with a mobile," he said.

"This report doesn’t tell us anything about network reliability, coverage, connectivity on the move – it’s the network benchmarking equivalent of a beauty pageant."

Xbox One and 360 in one package

A hardware modder, Ed Zerick who has gone ahead and made a “combo” laptop, containing both the Xbox One and Xbox 360 systems in one very convenient package!  named the “Xbook Duo,” this combo laptop allows users to switch between Xbox One and Xbox 360 with the flip of a switch.

It can be describe as the first dual game system laptop. The XBOOK DUO has both a XBOX 360 and a XBOX ONE installed on the inside. This allows you to have a XBOOK that can play any XBOX game! Both 360 and ONE! Finally a Backwards compatible XBOOK!

It has the same features of his Xbook and Playbook, keeping the same 22″ screen, as well as having ethernet in and HDMI out. The full youtube video showing off the Xbook Duo can be watched with this video link.

Sadly, the Xbook Duo is not available for sale, as Zarick built it simply to see if he could. So, if you’re looking to get your hands on one, you’re out of luck. But, who knows! Maybe he will decide to sell these someday.

So, what do you guys think of this? Leave your thoughts below.

What is 4G LTE? Part2

It has been around for some time now, but 4G is still a phenomenon that few understand. LTE, or "long term evolution" to give it its full title, is not as prevalent as many would like. But as its coverage increases, and new devices hit the market which are capable of taking advantage of it, more people are taking an interest. For those who are still in the dark, here is our guide to 4G LTE.

What is 4G?

Just like 3G before it, 4G is the carrier/network data plan that your smartphone uses in the absence of Wi-Fi to send and receive digital information. Traditionally, the data speeds carried by 3G (the mobile data transfer technology which has been being used for the past decade) are much slower than those offered by Wi-Fi, but 4G bridges that gap to some extent. 4G is roughly 5 times faster than 3G, though it can be much more, and can easily rival some home Wi-Fi speeds. However, this is restricted to areas which support a 4G enabled device.

What is LTE?

LTE is the fastest, most stable, version of 4G. As you might have guessed, 4G does come in other, less impressive variants (like WiMax and HSPA+), but thankfully LTE is becoming the most widespread service.

How do I get 4G LTE?

First, you will need a 4G LTE enabled handset. If researching a new handsets, look at the "connectivity" section to see if "LTE" is listed in there. You can also see it in your Mobile Network Settings menu on compatible devices (usually it will be under your preferred network).

Next, you will need to be in an area which has 4G LTE coverage. The number of regions where this is supported is growing all the time, and it's most commonly available in bigger cities, but this is dependent on your carrier. If you’re in a suitable area, your smartphone should automatically connect to an LTE network, provided you have it selected as your preferred network mode in your settings.

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How much does 4G LTE cost?

This will depend on your carrier and your device, but usually you don't pay a premium for the use of LTE, you just pay for a larger monthly data capacity. The caveat here is that because LTE is faster than 3G, the amount of data consumed when using it is invariably more.

What is the future of 4G LTE?

By 2017 it looks like most countries in the world including west Africa, US and UK are going to have 4G support, but don't hold your breath for 5G anytime soon: some experts say it won't be here until 2020 at the earliest. 

Is your device/ internet provider LTE enabled?

What is 4G LTE? Part2