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Official The Register app available for Windows Phone

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 11:15:03 +0000

An official app for The Register has been released for windows Phone this past week. The online publication is a reputable technology resource with millions of readers, and windows Phone owners will be pleased to know that a seamless experience is now available while on the go. Lasīt vairāk

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The gTar: an iPhone-powered digital guitar

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 11:15:02 +0000

Wondering where music technology is headed? Look no further than the gTar, by Incident. The iphone-powered electric guitar not only puts hundreds of songs and digital effects at your finger tips, but it’ll also teach you how to play. Lasīt vairāk

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Chevrolet announces rear wheel drive SS performance sedan

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 10:45:12 +0000

Chevrolet has announced the return of a rear-wheel drive performance sedan with V-8 power for the 2014 model year. The new vehicle is called the Chevrolet SS. The SS designation has a long history with Chevrolet being used on production performance cars as far back as 1961. The new car will be a derivative of the global rear-wheel drive architecture that the Camaro uses. Lasīt vairāk

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Smart technology procurement starts with identifying what you need

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 10:45:10 +0000

First in a series. Many IT professionals know how difficult major technology purchases can be. Projects like picking a new CMS system, selecting a data center or replacing helpdesk software are relatively infrequent. This means employees are not well-practiced with determining and organizing requirements or the product selection process. Lasīt vairāk

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ViPad: Tabbed Aero UI Launcher For Program Shortcuts And Bookmarks

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 10:15:05 +0000

With every new version of windows, Microsoft tries to give it a new faceplate (Windows 8 anyone?), usually with more customization options, eye-candy and enhanced ergonomics to easily access your applications. Some people however, go one step beyond to what the default settings offer, towards the third-party utilities to quickly access their frequently used applications, URLs, and file shortuts. Well, todayâs recipe is certainly for those folks who want a gorgeous looking application launcher, with [...]

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Amazon Streamlines Mechanical Turk With Automatic Categorization App

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 10:15:03 +0000

The idea behind Amazon’s Mechanical Turk is pretty simple – break programming work down into bite-sized chunks, and put it in front of a large workforce that can do the work quickly and cheaply. Part of the challenge of that is making it easy for requesters to create the bites that workers are chewing on. The new categorization app from Amazon removes some of the hurdles of creating HITs (Human Intelligence Tasks) that ask workers [...]

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Apps Should Respect Users’ Preferences

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 09:45:05 +0000

Facebook’s Open Graph is too tempting for app developers. All they need is the slightest bit of permission from the user, and then they can go nuts posting all kinds of app activity for all that person’s friends to see. Some apps can’t resist the chance to promote themselves, and they run the risk of disrespecting their users. Here’s a case study. Lasīt vairāk

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Raspberry Pi hands-on and Eben Upton interview at Maker Faire (video)

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 09:45:01 +0000

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock lately, we’re pretty sure you’ve heard about the Raspberry Pi by now — a $25 credit-card sized PC that brings ARM/Linux to the Arduino form factor. As a refresher, the system features a 700MHz Broadcom BCM2835 SoC with an ARM11 CPU, a Videocore 4 GPU (which handles HD H.264 video and OpenGL ES 2.0) and 256MB RAM. The board includes an SD card slot, HDMI ouput, composite video [...]

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Lumia 900 survey participants receiving Amazon gift cards

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 09:15:00 +0000

Those who participated in the Lumia 900 feedback study that saw Nokia publish a survey and offer $50 Amazon gift cards as an incentive have reported that they’ve begun receiving said rewards. Should you have completed the required number of surveys and are eligible for the gift card reward, you will be contacted soon enough. Read More

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SpaceX set to try again for ISS Tuesday

admin — Tue, 22 Maijs 2012 09:14:59 +0000

SpaceX had its Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad for an early Saturday, Maijs 19 launch. All seemed to be going well as the five main engines on the rocket lit, only to be shut down almost immediately. The ignition sequence was canceled with the rocket engines aglow after a slightly high combustion chamber pressure was noted. This is the latest delay in what’s becoming common in the attempt to be the first company [...]

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