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IBM to pump $4 billion into cloud, mobile, and analytics
IBM will dedicate $4 billion in spending this year to the cloud, analytics, and mobile technologies, as it struggles with seismic shifts that are changing the computing landscape it once dominated,In return, by 2018 IBM expects to reap a combined $40 billion in annual revenue from the areas in which it's investing, which also include social and security, the company said at an annual meeting on Thursday.[ Read Bill Snyder's Tech's Bottom Line blog for what the key business trends mean to you. | ...
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Engadget |
Microsoft made an Android keyboard especially for Excel
Because we do spreadsheets on the move. Because we simply need numpad. Because we didn't buy a Surface. Microsoft has launched a new keyboard on Android, expressly made for Excel, with the main keyboard being truncated to make space for an unassuming...
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Remote valet mode and revolutionized parking: Ford’s Smart Mobility
Existing technology leveraged to crowdsource parking data, remote control cars
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MakeUseOf |
3 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Switching To Safari
The choice of web browsers is overwhelming. Chrome is the most popular in the world at the moment, but Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera, and many other less well-known products are all trying their hardest to eat away at its dominance. It’s not easy to decide which one to use; look at any tech site and you’ll get totally different perspectives, with innumerable pros and cons, claims and counter-claims, and tips and hints. At this point I should say that I am a Windows user. ...
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MacRumors |
Apple Faces Ericsson Lawsuit After Refusing Licensing Deal
Apple faces further legal action from Ericsson this week after refusing to accept a licensing deal for its patented LTE technologies, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Swedish networking company on Friday said it is suing Apple for infringing 41 wireless-related patents that it believes are critical to the functionality of products such as the iPhone and iPad.“By refusing Ericsson’s fair and reasonable licensing offer for patented technology used in Apple smartphones and tablets, App...
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Ericsson seeks to block sales of Apple products in US, stepping up patent dispute
Some Apple products may be banned from sale in the U.S. if Ericsson gets its way after filing a barrage of patent lawsuits.The Swedish telecommunications equipment vendor filed nine lawsuits against Apple on Thursday, seven in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and two in the U.S. International Trade Commission, alleging infringement of a total of 41 of its patents, it said Friday.[ Read Bill Snyder's Tech's Bottom Line blog for what the key business trends mean to you. | ...
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SlashGear |
Qualcomm moves from LTE-A to LTE-U for unlicensed spectrum
Our Internet connections are getting crowded. With more and more people using the Internet, some on more than just one or two devices, networks are getting overloaded and over burdened. That problem is a bigger one for mobile carriers because their bandwidths are limited to a certain spectrum that they pay for. Qualcomm is trying to alleviate that problem just … Continue reading
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Mashable! |
Kanye West bursts into tears during revealing interview
LONDON —Kanye West is known for many things, most notably of late his erratic oscillations between outburst and apology. However, he showed a new side of himself this week when he burst into tears during an interview on the BBC's Radio 1.
See also: Wait, what? Kanye West publicly apologizes to Beck ... and Bruno Mars
He was discussing his career and attempts to break into the fashion industry with presenter Zane Lowe, and began by talking about the barriers he's faced.
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Restrictions on H-1B visas called 'protectionist'
India and the tech industry view any type of restrictions on the H-1B visa as "protectionist" -- and so does Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).Hatch is leading an effort to raise the base H-1B cap from 65,000 to 195,000 and eliminate the cap on people who earn an advanced degree in a STEM (science, technology, education and math) field. And he has bipartisan support for this effort.[ Read Bill Snyder's Tech's Bottom Line blog for what the key business trends mean to you. | Cut to the key news for tech...
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Mashable! |
Atheist U.S. blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh
An American blogger of Bangladeshi origin who was an outspoken critic of religious extremism was hacked to death in an attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Avijit Roy was walking with his wife, Rafida Ahmed, in the streets of Bangladesh's capital Thursday night when several attackers struck him with machetes, the Times of India reported. They had been returning from a book fair at Dhaka University, which they had been in Bangladesh to attend.
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Five things you need to know about the Apple Watch
Apple is expected to launch the Apple Watch at an event on March 9 called Spring Forward, but what should we expect from the device?
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Boy Genius Report |
iWork for iCloud is now available to everyone
Apple on Thursday updated its main iCloud website such that anyone, even users who don’t own an Apple device, can access Apple’s entire suite of iWork productivity software, including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for free. Previously, such access was limited to Apple’s iCloud Beta website. DON’T MISS: One mysterious new iPhone 6s feature is slowly being uncovered Initially introduced at WWDC 2013, iWork for iCloud allows users to create, edit, and share documents, presen...
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The Next Web |
Ericsson sues Apple over patents, wants to block iPhone sales in the US
Ericsson is filing seven lawsuits in a Texas court against Apple for infringing 41 patents. The wireless networking company also wants the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to block sales of Apple products in the country. While some of the patents in question relate to 2G, 3G and 4G LTE standards, others are essential for features specific to iOS and Apple devices. In addition to the lawsuits, it filed two complaints with the ITC seeking an exclusion against Apple’s products for infring...
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The Register |
Google pumps $60m into music company Kobalt
Every little helps in protecting Macca's froggy royalties
Google Ventures has pumped $60m (£39m) into London-based music tech company Kobalt Music, which helps publishers keep tabs on streaming services such as Spotify.…
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SuperSite for Windows |
Nokia Lumia 1520 on AT&T finally receives Denim update plus unwelcomed app updates
Yesterday the Internet simply went off the charts. In between llamas on the loose, the color of a dress and those of us on AT&T finally received the long awaited Denim update for our Nokia Lumia 1520’s it was a crazy day.
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Neowin |
Google won't block pornography on Blogger after all
Google won't block sexually explicit content on Blogger after all, following backlash from veteran bloggers who would otherwise have had their accounts banned by the end of next month. Read more...
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News - THE INQUIRER |
Intel unveils upcoming Atom x3 x5 and x7 processors ahead of MWC
Aimed at powering smartphones, tablets and 2-in-1s
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Apple supplier expects robots to take over most factory work
The electronics industry may still be reliant on human workers to assemble products, but Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group is hopeful that robots will take over more of the workload soon.In three years, Foxconn will probably use robots and automation to complete 70 percent of its assembly line work, said company CEO Terry Gou on Thursday in news footage circulated online.[ Read Bill Snyder's Tech's Bottom Line blog for what the key business trends mean to you. | Cut to the key news for t...
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The Guardian |
Twitter has tripled the size of its team handling abuse reports
Social network is also introducing more features to deal with harassment, including impersonation and doxing Continue reading...
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Computerworld |
Ericsson steps up patent dispute with Apple, seeks to block U.S. sales
Some Apple products may be banned from sale in the U.S. if Ericsson gets its way after filing a barrage of patent lawsuits.
The Swedish telecommunications equipment vendor filed nine lawsuits against Apple on Thursday, seven in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and two in the U.S. International Trade Commission, alleging infringement of a total of 41 of its patents, it said Friday.
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, February 27
FCC votes in new U.S. net neutrality rulesAs widely expected, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to approve new net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband as a regulated public utility, to the cheers of many tech companies and consumers and the jeers of large broadband providers. The rules will prohibit broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web traffic and from offering paid traffic prioritization services, but they will almost certainly fa...
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Ericsson seeks to block sales of Apple products in US, stepping up patent dispute
Some Apple products may be banned from sale in the U.S. if Ericsson gets its way after filing a barrage of patent lawsuits.The Swedish telecommunications equipment vendor filed nine lawsuits against Apple on Thursday, seven in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and two in the U.S. International Trade Commission, alleging infringement of a total of 41 of its patents, it said Friday.Apple is no stranger to the courts when it comes to patent disputes. Previous cases have ofte...
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
Ericsson seeks to block sales of Apple products in US, stepping up patent dispute
Some Apple products may be banned from sale in the U.S. if Ericsson gets its way after filing a barrage of patent lawsuits.The Swedish telecommunications equipment vendor filed nine lawsuits against Apple on Thursday, seven in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and two in the U.S. International Trade Commission, alleging infringement of a total of 41 of its patents, it said Friday.Apple is no stranger to the courts when it comes to patent disputes. Previous cases have ofte...
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The Next Web |
Meerkat for iOS lets you live stream video to your Twitter followers
No, this is not an app livestreaming meerkats going about their day. It could be though. Meerkat for iOS lets you live stream video on Twitter in one click. Once you’ve downloaded the app and found your good side, all you have to do is hit ‘stream’ and your video goes live instantly, showing up on your followers’ Twitter feeds. If any of your friends have Meerkat, they’ll get a notification alerting them to your live stream and they can comment and interact with you using the app. We...
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9to5Mac |
U.S. says absurd Chinese rules on selling technology to banks violate trade agreements
The U.S. government has accused China of violating trade agreements by imposing “intrusive” and “protectionist” rules that would prevent companies like Apple selling technology to Chinese banks. The regulations, announced by China last month, would have required Western companies to turn over source code for products sold to banks, supposedly to permit security checks to be […]
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AmongTech |
Android 5.1 Lollipop: What Phones will get the update?
Android 5.1 Lollipop will start rolling out soon. The long awaited update will contain some mayor bug fixes that many […]The post Android 5.1 Lollipop: What Phones will get the update? appeared first on AmongTech.
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Mashable! |
12 brickin' delicious food-inspired Lego creations
The highest honor one can bestow upon the world's greatest snacks is recreating them in Lego form
Toy startup Pley is way ahead of us with colorful food-themed Lego sets that are custom-built based on designs submitted to PleyWorld, the company's design submission platform
See also: 15-Year-Old Lego Genius Animates Movie Scenes in Brick Form
Users can upload designs of their own and vote on others. Once a design reaches 5,000 votes, Pley creates the set and offers its users the chance to rent it...
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SlashGear |
Sony ends maintenance for its iconic Aibo robot dog
Sony's robot dog, Aibo, is the seminal pet robot of the early 21st century. A new version hasn't been released in almost ten years, but that hasn't stopped collectors from clamoring for the Aibo. Models sold for almost $2000 USD, so the robot dog wasn't really ever accessible by the everyday consumer. Despite its elite following, Sony has officially announced … Continue reading
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TechCrunch |
Kochava Acquires InferSystems For Mobile Ad Optimization
Mobile analytics provider Kochava is announcing that it has acquired Toronto-based ad tech company InferSystems, and it’s using InferSystems technology to build a product called the Kochava Optimization Beacon. As explained to me by Kochava CEO Charles Manning, the new product allows company to move beyond mobile measurement into optimization. In other words, an advertiser using… Read More
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WSJ.com: Technology |
U.K. Mobile Operator TalkTalk Suffers Data Breach
TalkTalk, the fourth largest internet-service provider in the U.K., said customer information was accessed after a breach at a third-party company. A small but significant number of customers were affected, a spokesman said.
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TechCrunch |
Smart Motorcycle Helmet Maker Skully Lands $11 Million In Series A To Start Manufacturing The AR-1
Not long after closing on one of the most successful campaigns in the history of Indiegogo and landing another $1.5 million in seed capital, SKULLY, the motorcycle helmet with a heads-up display, has raised $11 million in Series A funding. Walden Riverwood Ventures and Intel Capital led the round, along with participation from Formation 8, Techstars, and Western Technology Investments. Part… Read More
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TweakTown |
NPD: Mobile gaming grew 20 percent in 2014, creating opportunities
Mobile gaming is big business for companies in the United States, with the market growing more than 20 percent in 2014 alone, according to The NPD Group. The expanding popularity of mobile gaming is creating a lucrative opportunity for game downloads, apps, and free-to-play services - with smartphones, tablets, and other mobile electronics becoming more prevalent. "Mobile is the third largest gaming category in the U.S., and grew in excess of 20 percent over the past year," said Dav...
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Google shares code to help server software digest HTTP/2
Potentially offering a boost for Web server software worldwide, Google has released as open source a framework for HTTP/2, the newly updated standard for transmitting Web pages and Web applications over the Internet.The software, called gRPC, handles remote procedure calls (RPC) between servers and clients, such as browsers or mobile applications. It is based on HTTP/2, which was ratified as a standard earlier this month by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).[ InfoWorld unveils the B...
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Gizmodo |
The Chances of Your Texas Hold'Em Hand Winning, Visualized
The baize rubs against your wrist. A small bead of sweat rolls down your forehead. You ease the corner of your two cards from the table to glimpse at what you've been dealt. "How much chance do I have of winning with this," you think. Well, if you had this neat visualization, you'd be all set.Read more...
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Reuters: Technology News |
China censorship sweep deletes more than 60,000 Internet accounts
BEIJING (Reuters) - Some of China's largest Internet companies deleted more than 60,000 online accounts because their names did not conform to regulations due to take effect on Sunday, the top Internet regulator said.
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WSJ.com: Digits |
U.K. Mobile Operator TalkTalk Suffers Data Breach
TalkTalk, the fourth largest internet-service provider in the U.K., said customer information was accessed after a breach at a third-party company. A small but significant number of customers were affected, a spokesman said.
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The Register |
Ingram Micro: Damn you Europe for our ghastly margins
Sales soar globally, but forex, retail PC price erosion weigh
Weaker margins in Europe due to forex losses and cut-throat retail pricing was the only major blip in an otherwise decent end to the calendar 2014 for Ingram Micro. It was not a vintage year though.…
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The Verge - All Posts |
Plan to crack down on ketamine puts millions of women at risk, say campaigners
A new proposal to limit access to ketamine around the world would have a devastating effect on the health of millions of women in poorer countries, say campaigners. Although in developed nations ketamine is known primarily as a party drug, in lower income countries it's one of the most widely used anesthetics available, and is particularly notable for its use during caesarean sections.
ketamine is easy to administer for non-skilled health workers
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Google buys .app web domain for $25m
Google has purchased the website address .app in an auction held by the organisation which assigns web domains.
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The Guardian |
Ericsson sues Apple to block iPhone and iPad sales in the US over patents
Swedish mobile pioneer lodges complaint with US international trade commission, saying Apple uses its technology ‘without a licence’Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson has filed seven new lawsuits against Apple and a complaint with the US international trade commission (ITC) in an attempt to block the sale of the iPhone.The lawsuits filed in Texas allege Apple’s infringement of 41 different Ericsson patents covering the technologies integral to 2G, 3G and 4G mobile connection standards. Related...
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Republican bill would overturn FCC municipal broadband decision
It didn't take long for congressional Republicans to attack the Federal Communications Commission's vote to strike down two state laws that prevent municipal broadband networks from expanding.Seven Republican lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday, just hours after the FCC vote, that would prohibit the agency from preempting state laws that limit municipal broadband networks. The main sponsors of the bill are Representative Marsha Blackburn, of Tennessee, and Senator Thom Tillis, of North Carol...
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Engadget |
Happy net neutrality day! Here are some llamas and a dress
Where were you the day the internet was freed from ISP tyranny? Apparently, you were either watching two llamas on the lam or tweeting that a clearly black and blue dress was actually gold and white. When two escaped camelids sent a Phoenix sheriff's...
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SlashGear |
Gigabyte P37X 17.3-inch laptop gets its game on
It's been barely two months since Gigabyte launched its 15.6-inch P35X gaming laptop, and yet here it is again announcing a successor. The Gigabyte P37X, however, might not be too big of a jump to deter you from grabbing the smaller notebook. It is, naturally, bigger than the P35X, but, aside from some few highlights, the two share a lot … Continue reading
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Forbes - Tech |
The Three Most Amazing PCs Of February 2015
Every month, I take a look at some of the most amazing PCs that have been created from around the world. You probably know it's possible to build your own PC, however, hardcore enthusiasts are taking things one step further and customising their PCs too. They'll kit them our with water cooling similar to that in a car, cases will be professionally sprayed and modified and some of these PC modders will even build their own cases from scratch.
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Business Insider |
UK internet provider TalkTalk has been hacked, leaving thousands of customers at risk of scams (TALK)
UK internet service provider TalkTalk has admitted it has suffered a major data breach, leaving thousands of customers vulnerable to fraud, the BBC reports. TalkTalk has sent an email to customers, informing them that scammers are using stolen TalkTalk data — including account numbers, addresses, and phone numbers (but not payment information, or dates of birth) — to con people into handing over their bank details. One victim told The Guardian he had been tricked out of £2,800 by a woman wh...
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The Guardian |
Sid Meier interview: 'Learning is part of any good video game'
The Civilization creator talks about galactic exploration, childhood inspirations, why he’s happy to avoid freemium – and dinosaurs“Oh, it was a sad and dark time! We had to make our own fun,” says Sid Meier before his mock-sorrow dissolves into laughter. We’ve just asked him about the games he grew up with.Given that Meier was born in 1954, those games weren’t played on a screen, yet they nevertheless had a strong influence on the video games he went on to create as an adult, from t...
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9to5Mac |
Ericsson asks ITC to block iPhones from U.S. market in patent negotiating tactic
Ericsson, an early pioneer in cellphone technology, has upped the ante in a patent dispute with Apple by asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to block the import of iPhones into the country. Ericsson owns patents to a number of fundamental technologies used in all cellphones, including LTE, and Apple had been paying royalties for these up […]
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Reuters: Technology News |
China draft counterterror law strikes fear in foreign tech firms
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is weighing a far-reaching counterterrorism law that would require technology firms to hand over encryption keys and install security "backdoors", a potential escalation of what some firms view as the increasingly onerous terms of doing business in the world's second largest economy.
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Forbes - Tech |
Asus VivoMini UN62 Review: A Cake Slice-sized Intel Core i5 PC
The digital lounge is a strange place these days. All-manner of devices compete for your attention, as well as your wallet with plenty of must-have online services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video too. How you connect everything together and access your digital photos, movies and files can be tricky, as few devices can do everything.
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TechCrunch |
PhotoMath Brings Its Awesome Math Equation Solving App To Android
PhotoMath is a nifty little app. You point your phone camera at a math equation, and it will give you the answer and show you all the steps to solve this particular equation. Following its huge success in the App Store, the app is coming to Android. When I first played with PhotoMath before the team took the stage in our Battlefield competition at Disrupt London, I was impressed by its design… Read More
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The Register |
Thousands of UK drivers' details leaked through hole in parking ticket website
PaymyPCN database of names, pics was open, says report
Thousands of UK drivers have been caught up in a data breach at a UK parking firm.…
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Resources | ZDNet |
Apple takes 89 percent of all smartphone profits worldwide
With a 20 percent share of all smartphone shipments in Q4 2014, Apple took nearly all the industry's profits. It's a situation that could could spell trouble for Google.
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The Guardian |
Google backtracks on porn ban in Blogger
Heeding ‘ton of feedback’ from users, company announces it won’t implement changes, but steps up enforcement of existing policy on sexually explicit contentGoogle has backtracked on plans to ban sexually explicit images from its blogging platform Blogger, in the face of widespread opposition from users.The company had initially announced a ban on “sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video”, with just a few exceptions for content which offered “a substantial public benefit, fo...
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
10 situations where you should really leave your phone in your bag
You’re basically glued to your smartphone 24/7. I get it. I mean, it’s pretty critical that you never miss a call, text, or retweet notification, right? But there are some times when you should probably just put your phone down, no matter how many Instagram likes you’ll miss. Here are 10 times we use our smartphones when we really shouldn’t, because it’s inappropriate, rude, and possibly dangerous.When you’re walking on a public street
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Macworld |
You Should Play: Alto's Adventure finds serenity in side-scrolling snow shredding
These days, keeping up with games can be a full-time job. So how do you separate the signal from the noise, the wheat from the chaff, the Temple Runs from the Temple Jumps? Allow us to help by regularly selecting a game You Should Play.
Trying to round up runaway llamas while evading crazed mountain elders sounds like a tremendously frantic and probably frustrating experience, yet playing Alto’s Adventure feels totally Zen.
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MakeUseOf |
Email on Linux: 4 of the Best Email Clients Available
Despite how far web-based email clients have come, nothing can beat the speed and convenience of one that sits natively on the desktop. Unfortunately, Linux doesn’t have access to some of the more feature-rich clients out there like Outlook and Postbox. Ever since I started using Linux as my main system, I’ve been on the lookout for the perfect program to keep my emails organized and to keep me productive. My conclusion? Linux email clients still lag behind Windows and Mac, but t...
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Techdirt |
DOJ Inspector General Tells Congress That FBI Isn't Letting His Office Do Its Job... Again
The FBI is still actively thwarting its oversight. Last fall, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz informed the House Judiciary Committee that the FBI was routinely denying his office documents it needed to perform investigations. The withheld documents included everything from electronic surveillance information to organizational charts. Not only did the FBI refuse to hand over requested documents, but it also stonewalled OIG investigations for so long that "officials under review [had] retir...
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Macworld |
Why Pebble Time, not Android Wear, is Apple Watch's biggest competition
If you had told me last December that in the first part of 2015, a smartwatch would make headlines across the world, shatter sales records, and create a constant stream of refreshes, hashtags and bad puns, I would have naturally assumed you were talking about Apple Watch. For the past five months we’ve been anxiously awaiting the “early 2015” debut of Apple’s first wearable, an entry so important it’s basically put its Android Wear competitors on ice as buyers wait to see what Apple Wa...
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CIO.com Feed - Articles |
Why Pebble Time, Not Android Wear, is Apple Watch's Biggest Competition
If you had told me last December that in the first part of 2015, a smartwatch would make headlines across the world, shatter sales records, and create a constant stream of refreshes, hashtags and bad puns, I would have naturally assumed you were talking about Apple Watch. For the past five months we’ve been anxiously awaiting the “early 2015” debut of Apple’s first wearable, an entry so important it’s basically put its Android Wear competitors on ice as buyers wait to see what Apple Wa...
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Gizmodo |
A Room-Sized 3D Printer Will Make Freeform Concrete Design Easy
Concrete is an amazing building material: cheap to create, strong when used correctly, and hard-wearing, too. But turning it into exotic and shapely forms can be prohibitively complex and expensive. Now, a 3D printer capable of producing one-off moulds as large as a phone booth could help turn architectural dreamw into affordable reality. Read more...
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SlashGear |
Robear robot to take care of Japan’s elderly population
Japan is known for its love of robots. Japanese inventors have been following a trend of creating a robot for every occasion. One of the newest Japanese robots is the Robear, developed by Riken, a Japanese research group. Just like the name implies, Robear is a robot bear. This bear won't steal your picnic basket. It's been especially designed to … Continue reading
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Boy Genius Report |
Verizon Nexus 6 is all but confirmed for launch
Many reports have claimed that Verizon is preparing to launch the Nexus 6, and the carrier has all but confirmed that plans are in motion by releasing late on Thursday a promo video on YouTube called “Nexus 6 | Demo | Verizon Wireless.” That video is now private, but the cat is out of the bag, and an announcement is probably pending — Phandroid has learned even more details about the phablet’s launch. DON’T MISS: Here’s our first big rumor about Google’s next-gen Nexus ph...
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TechCrunch |
A Chat With The Researcher Who Found Online Bystanders Won’t Stop Bullying
Kelly Dillon, a Doctoral Candidate at the Ohio State University School of Communication, found that people generally won’t act when the see someone bullied online. This news, while not surprising to anyone with a passing interest in technology, is worrying. In short, if you’re bullied online, don’t expect help. I asked Dillon to clarify a few of her points including sample… Read More
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Computerworld |
Today in eyeroll: Apple sued again by Smartflash, a ''patent troll''
Smartflash LLC sued Apple again over its patents. The "non-practicing entity" is being referred to as a patent troll, which isn't very nice. After all, its earlier claim against Apple was upheld by a jury, for $532,900,000.00.Oh, wait, that was in Tyler, Texas. Never mind.In IT Blogwatch, bloggers eyeroll at a broken system. Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment.Yes, it's happened again: John Ribeiro reports the news: To read this article in full or to leave a ...
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Business Insider |
A brand ambassador for the 'world's slimmest smartphone' has quit after the company's TV ad was banned for 'objectifying women'
Camilla Hansson, brand ambassador for British smartphone company Kazam — and the current Miss Sweden — has quit after one of the company's TV ads was banned in the UK for "objectifying women." The ad, created by Ogilvy & Mather, aimed to showcase the Kazam's Tornado 348. The black and white footage featured a woman in only her underwear, slinking through a house. Complainants to the UK's advertising watchdog claimed it was overtly sexual and objectified women, and because the content bor...
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Digital Trends |
Spotify adds lyrics to desktop app so you can annoy the hell out of everyone nearby
Spotify is adding a lyrics button to its desktop app so you can sing along to your favorite tracks while testing the patience of those close by. The music streaming company also announced several other enhancements to its service on Thursday. The post Spotify adds lyrics to desktop app so you can annoy the hell out of everyone nearby appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Mashable! |
Madonna says no more capes after 'nightmare' Brits fall gave her whiplash
LONDON — It's probably not a huge surprise to anyone who has watched (or repeatedly watched) Madonna's epic fall, but the singer has revealed it was just as bad as it looked
See also: Too much material girl: The funniest Twitter reactions to Madonna's Brits fall
"I had a little bit of whiplash, I smacked the back of my head," Madonna told The Jonathan Ross Show, which was taped on Thursday.
"And I had a man standing over me with a flashlight until about 3am to make sure I was compos mentis...
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News - THE INQUIRER |
TalkTalk tackles customer scam calls scandal
Firm is working with data watchdog to stop dodgy support calls
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Techradar - All the la... |
Dolby Atmos is making virtual reality incredibly realistic
Devices like Gear VR and Oculus Rift are already impressive enough already, but now Dolby is stepping in with its Atmos sound system to help make them even better. Dolby is working with VR company Jaunt to give audio the same level immersiveness that the video is getting. There are a couple of apps available, designed to work mostly with Google Cardboard and other VR headsets. Samsung's Gear VR uses its own store, and it's trickier to use Google Play apps on it. The first material will be clips ...
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BetaNews.Com |
4 reasons why cloud spending is set to explode this year
The Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast report predicts fiercer competition in 2015 between traditional on-premise software vendors, pushing expenditure up to $3.8 trillion. It says that spending in the enterprise technology market will reach $335 billion this year, increasing by 5.5 percent over 2014’s figures. Traditional vendors are now having to increasingly compete with cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings, lower prices and vendor software consolidation. These trends have...
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Business Insider |
Google has taken a massive U-turn over banning porn on Blogger (GOOG)
Earlier this week Google announced plans to change its content policy on Blogger. In a statement posted online, the company said that from March 23 this year users "won't be able to publicly share images and video that are sexually explicit or show graphic nudity." But Google has changed its mind, Engadget reports. Google came under fire from some bloggers over the proposed measures. The move could even have seen a mass exodus from the platform. That meant Google had to take ...
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Engadget |
Omate's smartwatch is the first to be assembled in Africa
When Omate announced its $99 Racer last month, little did we know that this rugged, near-circular smartwatch will be heading to Africa -- Congo, Ivory Coast and Cameroon to begin with -- this coming June. According to today's announcement, this is al...
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TechTree.com News Feed |
Play Store Begins Piloting Sponsored Search Results
Google has finally announced that it will begin pilot testing its first sponsored search results in its Play Store. A limited set of users will soon begin seeing sponsored ads from advertisers in their Play Store search results. But fear not, as this not similar to the ads that you see in free apps, but seems to be a more subtle approach to delivering better app discovery. Many app developers have been waiting for such a feature, though Play Store users would not be too happy to hear about the s...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Industry voice: How the flash new kids on the block are muscling aside the old storage giants
All actors, singers and performers know there comes a time when their place in the spotlight will be taken by someone else. It's a natural progression. Some of them accept their diminishing fame with good grace, making a good living from supporting roles or performing fewer gigs in smaller venues.Others refuse to accept reality and retreat into an illusionary bubble where their fame endures, even if it's only in their own heads. A fortunate but limited few retain an enduring appeal that enables ...
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TweakTown |
Intel to reclassify Atom processors with Atom x3, Atom x5 and Atom x7
Intel will soon be launching its new Atom processors, the "Braswell" based chips later this year, but before that happens we're going to see a new classification of its current mobile chips. This will help consumers have a better understanding of the power inside of the Atom processor. Later this year Intel will be offering three different types of Atom processors, naming them like their Core processors with Atom x3, Atom x5 and Atom x7. Currently, Intel offers the Core i3, Core i5 ...
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The Register |
Flashy upstarts facing IPO pressure. Get on with it then
VC sequence could end not with a bang, but a whimper
Comment Conventional wisdom has it that VC-funded tech start-ups get acquired or, hopefully, go through an IPO to become successful stand-alone companies. However, such may not be the fate of the five main surviving all-flash array (AFA) vendors in the face of fast and furious mainstream supplier reaction to their success.…
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VentureBeat |
Sprint teases Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge with new photos
We’re two days away from Samsung taking the wraps off the new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress. But in the meantime, partner Sprint has posted a landing site that teases the new gadgets. There had been some previous leaks of photos of the S6 a few weeks ago, which […]
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Mashable! |
20 knitting fails worse than that itchy sweater
Sometimes you fail so hard, you're actually winning.
There's nothing sadder than spending hours on a meticulously crafted knitting project only to find out it's too small. Or too big. Or somehow has three sleeves.
See also: 15 great achievements in knitting
All the planning in the world can't prepare you for the disappointment and despair of unraveling a homemade sweater. So, if you're going to fail, just try and fail magnificently. Read more...
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Welcome to Fudzilla |
Motherboard leak reveals Skylake
Well a bit of it
A leak of the spec of a motherboard has provided us with a few ideas about Intel's coming Skylake chip.Details of ASRock’s LGA1151 came out at Embedded World 2015 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Spotted by Computerbase.de, it is a sixth-generation Skylake motherboard with the LGA1151 socket from ASRock. It is not headed for the consumer market but the industrial/embedded segment, so they probably thought no one would notice.
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SlashGear |
Meizu teases its Ubuntu-powered MX4 for MWC 2015
We knew that Ubuntu Phones were coming from Spain's bq and China's Meizu, so the only question really was "when?". With bq revealing the Aquaris E4.5 early this month, it was only a matter of time before others followed suit. It seems that Meizu will be taking advantage of MWC next week to do just that. It has just "teased" … Continue reading
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Bad With Names? 2 Android Apps Try to Help
A few years ago, Evernote picked up a small contact-manager app called Hello (which was then retitled Evernote Hello). One of the main ideas behind the app was to help those of us who had trouble remembering names (a category I definitely fall into). It let you take notes about people you met at, say, a conference, and pick up extra information, including photos, from LinkedIn. You could then use the info and/or the photos to jog your memory.
Evernote Hello had its problems -- the interface wasn...
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
Six ways to make your iOS or Android phone easier on the eyes
Even as the displays on our iPhones and Android phones get bigger and bigger, the type on our screens remains stubbornly small—so small, indeed, that you may find yourself squinting whenever you glance at your handset.
Give your aching eyes a break. Read on for six settings that’ll make your iPhone or Android screen a bit easier to read, from boosting the size of text to zooming your display with your fingertips. Image: Ben Patterson
You can super-size the on-screen text on your iOS or And...
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MakeUseOf |
New Net Neutrality Rules Passed, Facebook Tackles Suicide [Tech News Digest]
New net neutrality rules, Facebook prevents suicide, Apple Watch is launching soon, play Fable for free, Google hates Apple, and the Toejam & Earl sequel hits Kickstarter. The FCC Preserves Net Neutrality The @FCC just voted to keep the internet open & free. That’s the power of millions making their voices heard. Thank you! #NetNeutrality -bo — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 26, 2015 As expected, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted in favor of new rules ...
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Computerworld |
IDG Contributor Network: Adding dimensions to HP
HP used to be known for its innovation in printing and computing. But over the past few years, it seems to have lost its way. It has gotten so big and awkward and into so many different businesses that management has finally decided to split the company (something I recommended HP do nearly 3 years ago in a company newsletter).
HP’s printing business, once a way for it to essentially “print money” through its supplies business, has been lackluster of late. Its latest quarter showed a decli...
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Forbes - Tech |
To Fix U.S. Schools, Consider Camfed's Work In Sub-Saharan Africa
Camfed is an international non-profit that addresses global poverty and inequality by investing in girls’ education. More than 3 million children from some of the poorest rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa—Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, and Malawi—have benefited from Camfed’s work.
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Computerworld |
Future-proof your IT career: 8 tech areas that will still be hot in 2020
Position yourself for long-term growthImage by ThinkstockSmart companies have a corporate roadmap that spells out where they'd like to be three, five and 10 years out, how they're going to get there, and how technology fits into that vision. As a smart IT professional, can you say how your skills and position figure into your company's plans -- or the industry's as a whole?To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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Future-Proof Your IT Career: 8 Tech Areas That Will Still Be Hot in 2020
Position yourself for long-term growthImage by ThinkstockSmart companies have a corporate roadmap that spells out where they'd like to be three, five and 10 years out, how they're going to get there, and how technology fits into that vision. As a smart IT professional, can you say how your skills and position figure into your company's plans -- or the industry's as a whole?To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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Computerworld |
Bad with names? 2 Android apps try to help
A few years ago, Evernote picked up a small contact-manager app called Hello (which was then retitled Evernote Hello). One of the main ideas behind the app was to help those of us who had trouble remembering names (a category I definitely fall into). It let you take notes about people you met at, say, a conference, and pick up extra information, including photos, from LinkedIn. You could then use the info and/or the photos to jog your memory.
Evernote Hello had its problems -- the interface wasn...
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WSJ.com: Technology |
Chinese Internet Giants Go Mobile
China’s Internet giants are getting into the mobile game, developing their own app stores and mobile operating systems as they try to influence how consumers use smartphones.
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WSJ.com: Technology |
U.S. Presses China on Bank-Technology Rules
The Obama administration is pushing China to back away from proposed new bank-technology rules that have drawn protests from foreign tech companies, the U.S.’s top trade official said.
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Business Insider |
Apple is hiring engineers to work on virtual reality devices (APPL)
Apple is hiring hardware engineers to work on virtual reality products, 9to5Mac reports. Job listings have appeared on the Apple website listing positions for Optical Display Engineers, Sr. Display Software Engineers, and other similar roles, which all point towards the development of display and projection systems. 9to5Mac says the job posts almost certainly indicate that Apple is preparing to further delve into the sector. It would be an unsurprising move for the company, given the fact ...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge revealed in all their glory
Samsung's Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are heavily rumoured to be coming at an event on March 1 and we already know quite a lot about them.Another official image of the handsets has now leaked out with Sprint posting up the teaser and a Reddit user picking up on the image.A "verified employee" on Reddit called iamdenden posted the following teaser revealing the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, the latter with its curved display. It matches images we've seen previously and gives us a...
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V3 |
HMRC IT bungle wastes millions as 600 staff are paid to do nothing
Staff clocked in for one hour each week to be told system still didn't work - and still got paid
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NYT Bits |
Daily Report: F.C.C. Passes Net Neutrality Rules
The agency’s 3-2 vote is intended to ensure a level playing field for Internet content providers, with no so-called pay-to-play fast lanes.
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Digital Trends |
What to expect at Mobile World Congress 2015: Samsung Galaxy S6, HTC One M9, and more
Mobile World Congress is on its way, so we've put together all the big rumors about new smartphones and tablets from the big players in one place, including gossip about Samsung, HTC, Google, Microsoft, LG, and more. The post What to expect at Mobile World Congress 2015: Samsung Galaxy S6, HTC One M9, and more appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Foxconn expects robots to take over more factory work
The electronics industry may still be reliant on human workers to assemble products, but Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group is hopeful that robots will take over more of the workload soon.In three years, Foxconn will probably use robots and automation to complete 70 percent of its assembly line work, said company CEO Terry Gou on Thursday in news footage circulated online.Although the Taiwanese manufacturing giant employs over 1 million workers in mainland China, it has also been investing ...
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
Foxconn expects robots to take over more factory work
The electronics industry may still be reliant on human workers to assemble products, but Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group is hopeful that robots will take over more of the workload soon.In three years, Foxconn will probably use robots and automation to complete 70 percent of its assembly line work, said company CEO Terry Gou on Thursday in news footage circulated online.Although the Taiwanese manufacturing giant employs over 1 million workers in mainland China, it has also been investing ...
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Business Insider |
Twitter is launching a new tool to combat online abuse (TWTR)
Twitter is making a big move to try and stop the problem of abuse and harassment that often takes place on the site, Ars Technica reports. The company announced in a blog post published Thursday that it was launching a tool to allow people to report personal data that had been posted publicly on Twitter. "Doxing" is where online harassers post things like someone's phone number, address, or bank details publicly. It's a serious problem because it can lead to real-world harassment, and continued ...
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The Guardian |
Microchip hand implants offered to Swedish office staff - video
A new office block in Sweden is offering workers the chance to have a microchip implanted under their skin to allow them to access to various services within the building. The tiny chip, the size of a grain of rice, is implanted in employees hands, allowing them to open doors, or use the photocopier, without a traditional pass card Continue reading...
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Welcome to Fudzilla |
Ericsson tries to stop US sales of iPhones
Saving America from itself
Smartphone maker Ericsson said it has had a gutsful of Apple stealing its ideas and it's asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to block iPhones from sale. Apparently no less than 41 Ericsson ideas are under the bonnet of the super bendy iPhones and Jobs' Mob is not paying out on them.
In the past Apple has paid out on the licences, but in mid-January Jobs's Mob refused to write more cheques. Ericsson already tried to reach terms with Apple and offere...
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IBM to pump $4 billion into cloud, mobile, and analytics
