Why Your iPhone Died

The Truth About The 'Planned Obsolescence' Of Tech

Digg Editions Morning · Mon, Jun 13

WHY YOUR IPHONE DIED 'THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THE USED TO' The Truth About The 'Planned Obsolescence' Of Tech bbc.com It's widely held that certain gadgets, cars and other tech have deliberately short lifespans, to make you shell out to replace them. What's the reality? WHAT'S HAPPENING One Day After Nightclub Massacre, Questions Emerge About How An FBI Suspect Could Buy Guns Man Arrested With Guns, Explosives In Car On His Way To LA Pride Oscar Pistorius Faces Sentencing For Girlfriend's Murder 'Hamilton' Takes Home 11 Tony Awards Pittsburgh Penguins Defeat San Jose Sharks To Claim Stanley Cup SAVINGS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Hot Tip: You Could Be Earning 100x More Interest On Your Checking Account aspiration.com The Summit Account from Aspiration lets you earn up to 100x more interest on your checking account. Plus, they have no monthly service fees and free access to every ATM in the world. STRANGE SPORTS A MAJOR DUST UP The Controversy Rocking The Sport Of Curling gizmodo.com Football has been rocked by the "Deflategate" scandal, swimming banned full-body "super suits," and now the sport of curling — yes, curling — has its own raging cheating controversy. The Diehard Fans Of Belmont narrative.ly Thousands of New Yorkers head to Long Island for the final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. For most, this day is their only exposure to the sport. But a hardy few will be back next week, and the week after that... WHAT? WATCH: Man Crushing This 850 Foot Disc Golf Hole Is The Truth digg.com Pack up Kan Jam. This guy just nailed up a target from almost three football fields away. Philo Brathwaite is the truth. ENVIRONMENTAL WINS AND LOSSES THIS ROCKS Ambitious Project In Iceland Turns Carbon Dioxide Emissions Into Stone nytimes.com Their approach involves dissolving the gas with water and pumping the resulting mixture — soda water, essentially — down into certain kinds of rocks, where the CO2 reacts with the rock to form a mineral called calcite. By turning the gas into stone, scientists can lock it away permanently. STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM? The World Is Nearing Peak Fossil Fuel bloomberg.com Call it peak fossil fuels, a turnabout that's happening not because we're running out of coal and gas, but because we're finding cheaper alternatives. WINNING THE SHARK LOTTERY Great White Sharks Are Coming Back In California — And That's A Good Thing qz.com People are very scared of sharks, which is understandable. They're terrifying. But it's also illogical: the chance of getting bit by a shark is the same as the chance of winning the powerball. BEFORE YOU GO SHE GOT CATFISHED We're Not Sure If This Girl Caught A Fish Or This Fish Caught A Girl digg.com If fishing is a battle between man and nature, we'd call this a tie. Now go grab Monday by the fins! View the Edition at Digg.com »

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