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Narrowing her eyes , keen with years of research and experience, Sarah Parcak squints past the dust and sand. Hands out, Egypt's vast landscape at her fingertips, she's searching for clues that will lead her to something extraordinary, buried and missing for thousands of years. She and her team have been exploring the land for more than a year, looking for a settlement or structure that uncovers the ancient capital of Tanis. No one knows what it looks like, but Parcak has an idea. And she's getting close. Then suddenly, at the northeast region of the Nile Delta, administrative buildings, streets, palaces and houses of all sizes surface before her eyes. Parcak is excited. She has found Tanis. But she isn't actually in Egypt — she's thousands of miles away in her lab in Alabama, staring at processed, false color satellite imagery. It's an emerging trend in archaeology that enables people to make extremely important archaeological finds — before excavatin...

Apple  is developing  iPhones  with curved-glass screens and enhanced sensors that detect different levels of pressure,  according to a new report . Two models — with screens of 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches —are in the works, and both would use glass that curves downward at the edges, Bloomberg reported, citing an anonymous source familiar with the plans. These screen sizes almost rival that of  Samsung's Galaxy Note 3, which boasts a 5.7-inch screen . For its part, Apple's  iPhone 5S has a 4-inch screen . The new phones would likely be released in the third quarter of next year, the source said, adding that Apple is also testing "pressure-sensitive technology," which won't be ready for the next iPhone launch. Curved glass has become a smartphone trend among major tech companies.  Samsung released its  Galaxy Round phone , which has a 5.7-inch curved display, while LG is set to release its  G Flex phone , which is curved from top to bo...

Despite having its fair share of skeptics,  Google Glass  continues to accrue enhancements that could make it a mainstream hit when it officially debuts next year. The latest is from New York-based company  Rochester Optical , which promises to release a special prescription lens add-on for the device in early 2014 (image above is not of the unreleased product). Rochester Optical announced on Wednesday that  Tim Moore , one of the early Glass Explorers, will join its prescription-lens project. “We’ll be ready to start selling these to the public, at the latest, by January,” Moore told  Mashable . The Google Glass-ready prescription lenses will be priced in the same range as standard prescription lenses, according to Moore. Customers will be able to visit a website where they can choose a matching color for their existing device, and enter their prescription information. Lenses will then be shipped to them within two business days. “The arm mount will...

Want to know more about  Twitter 's  IPO , or Apple's new  iPad Air ? Check out our roundup of this week's top 25 digital media resources to learn more. In addition to top tech news, our latest edition features useful how-tos, suggestions for compelling longreads and articles on adorkable slippers. Check out our list, below: Editor's Picks The 9 Most Captivating Video Game Soundtracks Whether it's essential or not, music plays a crucial role in our video gameplay. These nine titles put just as much thought into sounds as they do sights. The New Golden Age of Archaeology Is Right Now Forget Indiana Jones — there's a new crop of archaeologists using space tech to uncover the world's mysteries. MafiaLeaks: Inside the Site That Wants to Take Down the Mob A group of Italian citizens have launched MafiaLeaks, a WikiLeaks-style website that wants to take down mobsters thanks to anonymous submissions and tips. 10 Perfect Pairs of Slippers for Geek...

Mobile and tablet email opens  hit 50% this year , illustrating the need for businesses to design email campaigns for the growing mobile market. Designing for mobile is as important for your emails as it is for your website.  Campaign Monitor notes, "Providing a less-than-optimal reading experience on the small screen may not only inconvenience a few recipients, but eventually the majority," leading to severely diminished response rates. We've collected 32 of the best free and premium  responsive email  templates to help you improve the  mobile email experience  for your customers. 1.  ZURB This set of five responsive email templates from the team at ZURB uses the viewport tag and a fluid layout, with media queries ready for the more limited email clients. Each template is packaged with a separate CSS stylesheet and HTML file. If you're adding images, you'll need to create and compress a separate folder with the CSS stylesheet befor...