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Nvidia is tempting HTC Vive and Oculus Rift owners by updating its entire line of graphics cards in the last couple of months – from much better VR horsepower in the entry-level to absurd overkill (at least for today's software) on the US$1,000+ very high end. A few days ago we took a hands-on look at the beastly GTX 1080, but if you own a virtual reality headset and want the best balance between pricing and performance, the GTX 1070 is the current-gen sweet spot GPU... Continue Reading Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070: The new VR sweet spot Category: VR Tags: Virtual Reality NVIDIA Graphics Card…
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Intel pivot to IoT produces lackluster growthReadWrite23 Jul 2016 | 9:06 amIntel's restructuring towards a focus on Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based businesses delivered disappointing growth this quarter. As reported by Computer Weekly, the U.S. microchip behemoth posted profits that were down 51% this quarter compared to the same period last year. The poor results were blamed on $1.4 billion in restructuring costs as Intel refocuses on businesses linked to IoT and cloud computing. This follows the announcement in the first quarter of 2016 to cut 12,000 employees, or 11% of its worldwide workforce, as part of the strategic reorientation. Though growth…
Watch Comic-Con Cosplayers Get Caught in Our IRL Pokémon Go GameWIRED23 Jul 2016 | 9:56 amFrom Chewbacca to Harley Quinn to a pint-sized Black Panther, we tried to catch 'em all. The post Watch Comic-Con Cosplayers Get Caught in Our IRL Pokémon Go Game appeared first on WIRED.
How Celebrity Pets Became Big BusinessDigg Top Stories23 Jul 2016 | 10:06 amWhen graphic designer Dorie Herman launched an Instagram account for her 9-year-old rescue Chihuahua, Chloe Kardoggian, more than two years ago, she had no idea that the hobby would ultimately spur a cult following.
The evolution of the Joker [video]Holy Kaw!23 Jul 2016 | 11:00 amBatman's arch rival the Joker is more than just a crazy clown. As this video argues, the Joker is the quintessence of societies fears. The post The evolution of the Joker [video] appeared first on Holy Kaw!.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070: The new VR sweet spot23 Jul 2016 | 9:40 amNvidia is tempting HTC Vive and Oculus Rift owners by updating its entire line of graphics cards in the last couple of months – from much better VR horsepower in the entry-level to absurd overkill (at least for today's software) on the US$1,000+ very high end. A few days ago we took a hands-on look at the beastly GTX 1080, but if you own a virtual reality headset and want the best balance between pricing and performance, the GTX 1070 is the current-gen sweet spot GPU... Continue Reading Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070: The new VR sweet spot Category: VR Tags:

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Tiny 1970s-era EV captures world speed record ... after a few modifications22 Jul 2016 | 10:58 pmIf you had to guess the street-legal electric car with the quickest quarter-mile time, the Tesla Model S P85D or Rimac Concept One might immediately pop to mind. What wouldn't pop to mind, even if you exhausted every electric vehicle you could think of, is the Enfield 8000. That's partly because you may never have heard of it, but mostly because 8-hp mini cars from the 1970s are rarely in the running for "world's quickest" anything. But a heavily upgraded all-electric Enfield 8000 known as the "Flux Capacitor" has taken a world record with its recent 9.86-second quarter mile... Continue Reading Tiny 1970s-era EV captures world speed record ... after a few modifications Category:...
Hernia surgery gets the 360-degree interactive treatment22 Jul 2016 | 3:13 pmIn 1955 an estimated six to nine million people in the US watched the live broadcast of open heart surgery on a child with a heart malformation. On July 28, 2016, a partnership between GIBLIB, Livit and 360fly will make it possible for medical professionals and the public alike to view a live hernia surgery from just about anywhere in the world, and from a 360-degree interactive point of view. .. Continue Reading Hernia surgery gets the 360-degree interactive treatment Category: Medical Tags:

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Packable device keeps mosquitoes away in the boonies22 Jul 2016 | 3:04 pmBeyond heated insoles, Thermacell makes a variety of battery-powered gadgets for outdoor lovers, among them a line of mosquito repellers. The company is preparing to launch a lighter, more compact repeller designed to go deeper into the wilderness. The packable Backpacker Repeller drops Thermacell's mosquito-fighting technology into your pack so you can easily carry it to even the most faraway backcountry destinations... Continue Reading Packable device keeps mosquitoes away in the boonies Category: Outdoors Tags:

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Cinnamon adds some spice to learning22 Jul 2016 | 1:23 pmIf you have trouble learning, you might want to try eating more cinnamon. That's according to new research from Dr. Kalipada Pahan, a neuroscientist at Rush University and the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago. Already, he's found that "slow learner" mice do better at finding their way through mazes, after a month of ingesting the spice... Continue Reading Cinnamon adds some spice to learning Category: Health & Wellbeing Tags:

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Intel pivot to IoT produces lackluster growth23 Jul 2016 | 9:06 amIntel's restructuring towards a focus on Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based businesses delivered disappointing growth this quarter. As reported by Computer Weekly, the U.S. microchip behemoth posted profits that were down 51% this quarter compared to the same period last year. The poor results were blamed on $1.4 billion in restructuring costs as Intel refocuses on businesses linked to IoT and cloud computing. This follows the announcement in the first quarter of 2016 to cut 12,000 employees, or 11% of its worldwide workforce, as part of the strategic reorientation. Though growth figures were glum, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich noted that Q2 revenues matched the company's outlook and profitability was...
IoT and cameras: Going from smart to intelligent22 Jul 2016 | 2:00 pmEyes are considered to be the most powerful human sense. The equivalent technological tool is an intelligent video camera that can observe, analyze and act on provided information. This technology is know as Intelligent Video Analytics or Video Content Analysis. Vendors such as Cisco and IBM are key companies in the market. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are only beginning to integrate intelligent cameras. Here are some examples of IoT platforms that are already using this innovative tech and the potential future market segments. What is an intelligent video camera? An intelligent video camera is connected to a cloud that analyzes live video content. Events captured by the camera can instantly lead...
Philadelphia preps for its Smart City Challenge22 Jul 2016 | 12:30 pmPhiladelphia has announced a goal to create a large multi-purpose wireless network — called the "Smart City Challenge" — that will depend on public-private partnerships to address the digital divide and enhance existing operations and services. Site of the upcoming Democratic convention, Philadelphia has frequently been recognized for placing among the top municipal governments for the utilization of technology that improves local services. The city's newly reconfigured Office of Innovation and Technology is looking for forward-thinking community members to propose ideas that will strengthen the city's connection to the Internet of Things (IoT). "The City of Philadelphia is interested in determining...
Making the megacity sustainable through IoT22 Jul 2016 | 12:00 pm32.6 trillion liters. That, roughly, is the amount of water annually lost through leaky pipes before it gets to homes, businesses and hospitals. Put another way, if you could detect those leaks and plug them, you could almost fill China's Three Gorges Dam to the brim every year with clean, treated water.* The "leaky pipe" problem highlights one of the biggest challenges we face in the coming decades. Simply put, we're going to have to figure out new ways to bring basic resources like food, power and water to a growing number of people who increasingly live in large urban centers. These are the defining issues of Sustainable Cities. Approximately 54% of the world's population now lives in...
Tesla fatality can't dissuade NHTSA from self-driving upside22 Jul 2016 | 10:00 amDespite a fatal crash setback for the self-driving car industry, the leading U.S. car safety regulator said it is standing behind autonomous vehicles. Automotive News reported on a conference with Mark Rosekind, chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. During the conference Rosekind indicated that the U.S. government would not pull back its support for research and development into self-driving cars. Rosekind's comments come after it was revealed that a Tesla S-model car was involved in a fatal crash this may. At the time of the Florida accident, the car was using autopilot software which is designed to take over driving of the car so that the driver can take their hands off the...
Watch Comic-Con Cosplayers Get Caught in Our IRL Pokémon Go Game23 Jul 2016 | 9:56 amFrom Chewbacca to Harley Quinn to a pint-sized Black Panther, we tried to catch 'em all. The post Watch Comic-Con Cosplayers Get Caught in Our IRL Pokémon Go Game appeared first on WIRED.
Thirty Years Later, Newt Remembers Filming Aliens23 Jul 2016 | 7:00 amCarrie Henn now has a nine-year-old of her own, but she still remembers forging a bond with Sigourney Weaver. The post Thirty Years Later, Newt Remembers Filming Aliens appeared first on WIRED.
Oculus' Newest Tool Is For Comic Artists, Too23 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amOculus' Medium tool is for sculpting in VR, but just about anyone who wants to draw can use it—even the guy behind "Batman Beyond." The post Oculus' Newest Tool Is For Comic Artists, Too appeared first on WIRED.
Please Do Enjoy This Game of Thrones Blooper Reel23 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amMan, Peter Dinklage really can't pronounce "benevolent" can he? The post Please Do Enjoy This Game of Thrones Blooper Reel appeared first on WIRED.
The Name of This New Rogue One Character Does Not Sound Cool23 Jul 2016 | 4:00 amHis costume is pretty cool, though. The post The Name of This New Rogue One Character Does Not Sound Cool appeared first on WIRED.
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How Celebrity Pets Became Big Business23 Jul 2016 | 10:06 amWhen graphic designer Dorie Herman launched an Instagram account for her 9-year-old rescue Chihuahua, Chloe Kardoggian, more than two years ago, she had no idea that the hobby would ultimately spur a cult following.
Cooking With Colostrum23 Jul 2016 | 10:06 amExploring an unorthodox egg substitute.
New Research Shows That Even Severe Stress Can Have An Upside23 Jul 2016 | 10:06 amSome scientists posit that what matters is not just the level of stress, or even its type, but how it is thought about. The same stress, perceived differently, can trigger different physical responses, with differing consequences in turn for both performance and health.
Hurdler Kendra Harrison's Reaction To Breaking A World Record Is Pure Joy23 Jul 2016 | 8:43 amOn Friday, American athlete Kendra Harrison broke the 100 meter hurdles world record in London. When she found out, her reaction was total elation.
The Grief That White Americans Can't Share23 Jul 2016 | 8:06 amHow do you explain the visceral and personal pain caused by the killing of a black person you did not even know to people who did not grow up with, as their legacy, the hushed stories of black bodies hung from trees by a lynching mob populated with sheriff's deputies?
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11 other ways to use mouthwash23 Jul 2016 | 9:25 amSure, mouthwash is the quick and easy way to add some sparkle to your smile, but that's far from all that huge bottle is good for. The post 11 other ways to use mouthwash appeared first on Holy Kaw!.
Rescued ducks swim for the the first time [video]23 Jul 2016 | 9:00 amThese ducks were rescued from a hoarder. They had never seen water, let alone gone for a swim. In this video, you can see their first trip. Full story at YouTube. More people doing good. The post Rescued ducks swim for the the first time [video] appeared first on Holy Kaw!.
66 movie dances all synced to Justin Timberlake [video]23 Jul 2016 | 8:00 amIt must have taken a ton of work to make this video. The remixer found sixty-six different movie dance scenes and synced them all with "Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake. The post 66 movie dances all synced to Justin Timberlake [video] appeared first on Holy Kaw!.
Meet the Dell Legacy of Good Short Film Contest Finalists22 Jul 2016 | 2:01 pmCircular Economy. What is it? Why does it matter? Why would Dell care about implementing circular models into their business? I joined Dell as a summer intern, and had the good fortune of working on the Dell Legacy of Good Film Contest�announced with our Social Good Advocate Adrian Grenier (below). The purpose of the contest was to create inspiring stories on the circular economy movement and the role of technology in creating a better future. Admittedly, I had not heard of "circular economy." Here's what I've learned. A circular economy means we won't contribute waste or pollution to the earth. Think of it like we're in stealth mode ensuring that we leave the planet exactly as we found it; like if you...
Watch Out for Malware and Scams Playing Pokémon Go22 Jul 2016 | 8:00 amHailed as the most popular mobile game in U.S. history, you would have to be a Dwebble that never came out from under its rock�to not have heard of Pok�mon Go by now. The app attracted 21 million daily active users last week, including myself. Now everyone from Spanish police to UK's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, are warning users to stay safe while playing. As a member of the Dell SonicWALL team, security and protecting our customers is always on my mind, too. But today, I want to share some of my thoughts on the threats facing Pok�mon Go users, including how parents should react and tips for players to stay safe. I will also list at the end resources and online security tips...
Electronics Recycling, People and Second Chances Through Dell Reconnect21 Jul 2016 | 8:40 amDid you know your recycled printer may be a part of my new Dell computer? That's right. We are leading the industry in efforts to recycle computer plastic. In 2016, we used 3.4 million pounds of closed-loop plastics in enclosures for new Dell products! These plastics were used in 48 flat-panel monitor models and three Dell OptiPlex™ desktops available globally. Dell is collecting and recycling more used electronics than ever—and using more recycled plastics to create new Dell products. And with only around 15 percent of electronics ever making it into recycling programs globally, the need to deal with society's e-waste problem continues to grow. While recycling is well known for its environmental...
Eved: Investing in Women is a Winning Strategy for Dell20 Jul 2016 | 9:30 amAlthough Dell has outgrown its humble beginning – Dell was founded in Michael Dell's dorm room in 1984 – the entrepreneurial spirit that launched the global company prevails. Dell's dedication to entrepreneurialism has grown and evolved over the years but the support for young enterprises has never waned. Today, Michael Dell is even the UN's Global Advocate for Entrepreneurship. With expanding entrepreneur-related goals came a focus on new segments of the startup world. Although women make up 50 percent of the global workforce and market, they lack equal access to capital and networks for building their businesses. By 2010, Dell launched the Dell Women's Entrepreneurs Network (DWEN), an invitation-only...
5 Reasons to Look Beyond HR for Healthcare Staffing20 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amSure, your HR department can recruit claims staff for you – just as soon as they finish with benefits, employee reviews and the thousand other tasks on their plate One of the hidden costs of employee turnover is that it is a killer for productivity. It increases the workload and stress for everyone else, often leading to poorer quality and overlooked tasks. And even when you get new staff hired, it takes�time�to train and orient them. So you want to hire someone who will do a good job and stick around. On top of that, you have the cost of recruiting. Many managers mistakenly believe that, if they use their in-house HR department, they will keep recruiting costs low and speed up the process. But that's...
Nintendo did not create Pokémon Go, and the game's success is not an indication that the Japanese company finally gets mobile (Chris Kohler/Wired)23 Jul 2016 | 10:40 amChris Kohler / Wired: Nintendo did not create Pok�mon Go, and the game's success is not an indication that the Japanese company finally gets mobile� —� Pokemon Go is one of the biggest mobile games ever, but don't mistake it for the solution to Nintendo's problems.� If anything, it's a symptom.
Jet.com execs talk about first 12 months since launch, future plans, say company is now on a $1.1B annual run rate (Leena Rao/Fortune)23 Jul 2016 | 6:05 amLeena Rao / Fortune: Jet.com execs talk about first 12 months since launch, future plans, say company is now on a $1.1B annual run rate� —� A year ago yesterday, Jet.com, the e-commerce upstart gunning for Amazon, opened for business.� It premiered with a huge amount of hype after getting hundreds of millions …
Airbnb hires ex-mayors of Houston, Philadelphia, Rome, and Adelaide, Australia to advise on local regulation issues (Ellen Huet/Bloomberg)22 Jul 2016 | 11:00 pmEllen Huet / Bloomberg: Airbnb hires ex-mayors of Houston, Philadelphia, Rome, and Adelaide, Australia to advise on local regulation issues� —� The room-rental website creates an advisory board including former mayors of Philadelphia and Rome as it faces a coordinated effort from cities around the world.
Judge Orders Yahoo to Explain How It Recovered 'Deleted' Emails in Drugs Case (Joseph Cox/Motherboard)22 Jul 2016 | 7:15 pmJoseph Cox / Motherboard: Judge Orders Yahoo to Explain How It Recovered 'Deleted' Emails in Drugs Case� —� A judge has ordered Yahoo to present a witness and provide documents explaining how the company handles supposedly deleted emails.� —� The move comes in the appeal case of a drug trafficker who was convicted …
Pokémon Go sets App Store record for most downloads in its first week, Apple confirms (Brian Crecente/Polygon)22 Jul 2016 | 3:40 pmBrian Crecente / Polygon: Pok�mon Go sets App Store record for most downloads in its first week, Apple confirms� —� CLASH OF WHAT NOW?� —� There is still no official word on the number of times the incredibly popular Pok�mon Go game has been downloaded, but Apple today confirmed to Polygon that the game has broken a record.
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This cat is in too deep19 Jul 2016 | 2:34 pmThis cat is in too deep: theverge:Is this cat in The Departed?
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G-Technology Introduces G-Drive and G-RAID External HDDs up to 20 TB22 Jul 2016 | 8:30 amG-Technology this week introduced several new models of its G-Drive and G-RAID products with Thunderbolt 1, USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt 2 soltions. These are direct attached storage (DAS) devices, based on the latest hard drives featuring 10 TB capacity. The new DAS products aim to significantly increase performance and capacities of devices aimed at consumers and prosumers. The introduction of such storage solutions emphasizes that Western Digital (which owns the HGST and the G-Technology brands) is moving its helium-filled HDDs into the consumer space. The first new G-Drive, with Thunderbolt 1 and USB 3.0, quotes a 10 TB capacity will give a maximum transfer rate of up to 245 MB/s, which is in line with...
Samsung's SSD 850 EVO 4 TB Now Available from Major Retailers22 Jul 2016 | 7:15 amSamsung quietly added its 4 TB 850 EVO SSD model to the product to the lineup back in May (according to its own datasheet) without making any formal announcements. Earlier this month the company lifted the embargo on reviews of the product (you can read ours here) and began to ship the high-capacity SSD to its partners. By now, all the major retailers already either have the product in stock, or are taking pre-orders with ETA about a week from today, at a US MSRP of $1499. The Samsung SSD 850 EVO 4 TB (MZ-75E4T0) comes in a 2.5"/7 mm form-factor with SATA interface and is based on the company's TLC V-NAND memory (3D, 32-layers). The 850 EVO 4 TB drive is based on the MHX controller and is equipped...
SAPPHIRE Announces NITRO+ Radeon RX 48022 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amThis morning SAPPHIRE is announcing their latest card in the NITRO+ family, the NITRO+ Radeon RX 480. Some key features of SAPPHIRE's new NITRO+ RX 480 cards include higher clock speeds, an improved cooler with a back plate included, and software fan health monitoring. Along with this we'll also get RGB lighting and power delivery that is improved over what we saw on the reference RX 480. The cooler is improved from SAPPHIREs last generation with two 95mm dual-ball bearing fans. Meaning longer fan life and potentially quieter operation. In fact, SAPPHIRE isn't content simply improving the quality of their fans. They also are including a feature called "Fan Check" in their upcoming SAPPHIRE TriXX 3.0. Fan...
Battle of The CPU Stock Coolers! 7x Intel vs 5x AMD, plus an EVO 21222 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amEnd users need to be aware of the performance of their current cooling solutions in order to reasonably assess the upgrade that will fit their needs.�In this review we will showcase the thermal performance of some popular stock CPU coolers, including the controversial aftermarket Intel BXTS15A and the highly touted AMD Wraith, marketed as offering 125W of near-silent cooling and the equivalent of a $30 freebie. We also included one of the most popular mainstream coolers available, the Cooler Master EVO 212, as a baseline comparison against aftermarket solutions.
NVIDIA Announces "NVIDIA Titan X" Video Card: $1200, Available August 2nd21 Jul 2016 | 9:45 pmIn 2014/2015, it took NVIDIA 6 months from the launch of the Maxwell 2 architecture to get GTX Titan X out the door. All things considered, that was a fast turnaround for a new architecture. However now that we're the Pascal generation, it turns out NVIDIA is in the mood to set a speed record, and in more ways than one. Announced this evening by Jen-Hsun Huang at an engagement at Stanford University is the NVIDIA Titan X, NVIDIA's new flagship video card. Based on the company's new GP102 GPU, it's launching in less than two weeks, on August 2nd.
Maximizing Economic Output With Linear Programming...and Communism23 Jul 2016 | 10:35 amSlashdot reader mkwan writes: Economies are just a collection of processes that convert raw materials and labour into useful goods and services. By representing these processes as a series of equations and solving a humongous linear programming problem, it should be possible to maximize an economy's GDP. The catch? The economy needs to go communist. "[P]oorest members would receive a basic income that gradually increases as the economy becomes more efficient, plateauing at a level where they can afford everything they want to consume," argues the article, while "The middle classes wouldn't see much change. They would continue to work in a regular job for a regular -- but steadily increasing -- wage......
Avast Suckers GOP Delegates Into Connecting To Insecure Wi-Fi Hotspots23 Jul 2016 | 9:35 amAvast conned more than 1,200 people into connecting to fake wi-fi hotspots set up near the Republican convention and the Cleveland airport, using common network names like "Google Starbucks" and "Xfinitywifi" as well as "I vote Trump! free Internet". An anonymous reader quotes this report from The Register: With mobile devices often set to connect to known SSIDs automatically, users can overlook the networks to which they are connecting... Some 68.3 percent of users' identities were exposed when they connected, and 44.5 per cent of Wi-Fi users checked their emails or chatted via messenger apps... In its day-long experiment Avast saw more than 1.6Gbps transferred from more than 1,200 users. Avast didn't...
Microsoft Rewrites Wassenaar Arms Control Pact To Protect The Infosec Industry23 Jul 2016 | 8:35 amThe Wassenaar Arrangement "is threatening to choke the cyber-security industry, according to a consortium of cyber-security companies...supported by Microsoft among others," reports SC Magazine. "'Because the regulation is so overly broad, it would require cyber responders and security researchers to obtain an export license prior to exchanging essential information to remediate a newly identified network vulnerability, even when that vulnerability is capable of being exploited for purposes of surveillance,' wrote Alan Cohn from the CRC on a Microsoft blog." Reporter Darren Pauli contacted Slashdot with this report: If the Wassenaar Arrangement carries through under its current state, it will force...
Tinder Scam Promises Account Verification, But Actually Sells Porn23 Jul 2016 | 6:30 amitwbennett writes: Tinder users should be on the lookout for Tinder profiles asking them to get "verified" and then sending them a link to a site called "Tinder Safe Dating." The service asks for credit card information, saying this will verify the user's age. Once payment information has been captured, the user is then signed up for a free trial of porn, which will end up costing $118.76 per month unless the service is cancelled. In Tinder's safety guidelines, the company warns users to avoid messages that contain links to third-party websites or ask money for an address. ...
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Unpacked for Friday, July 22nd, 201622 Jul 2016 | 1:00 amDon't Freak Out About Latest IDC Smartwatch Numbers, Readjust Your Expectations – by Carolina Milanesi This week, IDC reported its smartwatch sales figures and the news was that the segment has already registered a decline… This content is for Insider Yearly and Insider Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.
5G Reality Check22 Jul 2016 | 1:00 amTo use an oft-cited term from our election season, last week was Huge…YUGE…for 5G in the United States. Two important things happened. First, the FCC announced its 'Spectrum Frontiers' plan to make 3.85 GHz of licensed and 7 GHz of unlicensed spectrum available for 5G in the 28, 37, and 39 GHz millimeter wave bands. There's a provision for even more spectrum to be released down the line. A day later, and in conjunction with the FCC's announcement, the White House announced the Advanced Wireless Research Initiative, a plan to spend up to $400 million over the next seven years to research and develop next-generation wireless technologies. I guess there's been a truce since President Obama...
Will AR Supersede VR in Consumer Adoption?21 Jul 2016 | 1:00 amWith all of the interest and hullabaloo around Pokemon Go and its clever use of AR, one has to wonder if AR has superseded VR as "The Next Big Thing" or is it a one hit wonder and VR will continue to be where the real action is when it comes to new and improved user interfaces and immersive user experiences. If you have read my columns on VR for the last six months, you know that, while I am a big fan of VR, I do not see VR gaining any serious consumer adoption anytime soon. In fact, my prediction is VR will not really enter the mainstream consumer space until at least 2020 at the earliest. I make this prediction based on my years of research on how new technology gets adopted by consumers. Research shows...
I've Seen the Future of E-Commerce – Buying Things through Facebook21 Jul 2016 | 1:00 amI'm aware I'm being a little click baity with the title but bear with me. I had an interesting and thought-provoking experience buying something through Facebook I have to share. A brand I like promoted… This content is for Insider Yearly and Insider Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.
Nothing Sofbank's CEO does Surprises Me20 Jul 2016 | 1:00 amBy now, you have heard SoftBank has purchased ARM Holdings for close to $32 billion. Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank, said in a statement: We have long admired ARM as a world-renowned and… This content is for Insider Yearly and Insider Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.
Snowden Designs iPhone Add-On To Thwart Surveillance23 Jul 2016 | 9:06 amNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and hacker Andrew Huang have designed an add-on device for iPhone 6 that would alert the user if they are being tracked. Here's why it matters to IT.
Can 3D-Printed Fingers Help Police Solve A Murder?23 Jul 2016 | 8:06 amMichigan police are working with university researchers to re-create a dead man's fingers. The goal is to use the digits to unlock his smartphone and uncover information to help catch his his killer.
Windows 10 Build 14393 Rollout, Cloud Revenue: Microsoft Roundup23 Jul 2016 | 7:05 amMicrosoft this week released its fourth-quarter earnings report, Windows 10 Build 14393 for PC and mobile, and new services Stream and Bookings.
Apple Watch Sales Drop Dramatically Ahead Of Hardware Refresh22 Jul 2016 | 8:05 amThe smartwatch market contracted for the first time, thanks to a plunge in Apple Watch sales, according to a report from IDC. However, the report showed that Samsung, Lenovo, LG, and Garmin made gains.
Facebook's Aquila Internet Drone Completes First Flight22 Jul 2016 | 7:05 amWiFi takes to the skies in the form of Aquila, a self-piloting Facebook drone with a wingspan greater than that of a Boeing 737. It's another move by companies such as Facebook and Google to deliver internet services through unconventional means.
10 Tips for Mastering the Microsoft Surface Pro 417 Jul 2016 | 6:30 am10 Tips for Mastering the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a post by Kevin Purcell from Notebooks.com. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 balances perfectly the needs of most laptop users who need a light and... This is a summary. Please visit Notebooks.com for the full article.
ASUS Chromebook Flip with Android Apps: 2-in-1 Times 216 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amASUS Chromebook Flip with Android Apps: 2-in-1 Times 2 is a post by Kevin Purcell from Notebooks.com. The ASUS Chromebook Flip isn't a brand new machine, but with the recent addition of the... This is a summary. Please visit Notebooks.com for the full article.
How to Change the Default Mac App for a File Type5 Jun 2016 | 9:03 amHow to Change the Default Mac App for a File Type is a post by Kevin Purcell from Notebooks.com. Any time a user installs a new application on a Mac, it becomes the default Mac app for that file... This is a summary. Please visit Notebooks.com for the full article.
20 Amazing OS X El Capitan Tips and Apps4 Jun 2016 | 12:00 pm20 Amazing OS X El Capitan Tips and Apps is a post by Kevin Purcell from Notebooks.com. OS X El Capitan is Apple's best Mac operating system and it comes with so many features it's hard... This is a summary. Please visit Notebooks.com for the full article.
5 Best Chromebooks Available for 201630 May 2016 | 6:34 am5 Best Chromebooks Available for 2016 is a post by Kevin Purcell from Notebooks.com. The Chromebooks available today will handle most of the work and entertainment the average user does today.... This is a summary. Please visit Notebooks.com for the full article.
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TECH TALK20 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pmFacebook Messenger has reached the billion monthly user mark. The story is today's TECH TALK. (Magid, self-ID)
TECH TALK19 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pmIn her book, "Time is Money", author Tammy Everets argues that speeding up an e-commerce website by as little as 1% can make a big difference in your bottom line. The story is today's TECH TALK. (Magid, self-ID)
TECH TALK18 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pmRobots will be among the thousands of journalists covering the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The story is today's TECH TALK. (Magid, self-ID)
TECH TALK17 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pmIf you're a "cord cutter" or just want to watch the political conventions online, there are ways to do that and you can even watch in virtual reality. The story is today's TECH TALK. (Magid, self-ID)
TECH TALK14 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pmTECH TALK is excited about Pokeman Go, but not for reasons you might expect. The story is today's TECH TALK. (Magid, self-ID)
The government should be measured in its reaction to the Tesla crash23 Jul 2016 | 8:30 am�While I acknowledge and appreciate the role of governmental agencies to protect its citizens from harm, I encourage the NHTSA to be rational and measured in their response. Today, the United States has a significant lead in the autonomous vehicle and self-driving car industry. The NHSTA would be wise to not set us back years or even decades by inappropriately overreacting. Read More
Crunch Report | WikiLeaks Publishes DNC Emails22 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pmWikiLeaks publishes a ton of democratic national committee emails, a bunch of employees leave reddit, Pokemon Go is live now in Japan, Verizon is close to buying Yahoo assets, Gravity4 CEO Gurbaksh Chahal has violated probation. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
Bad UX kills22 Jul 2016 | 8:00 pm�It clogs systems, causes accidents, wastes energy and makes people unhappy. It's more than a bad experience on a website — in cities, bad user experience (UX) design can actually kill. We're talking about signage, public spaces, civic and emergency communications and other forms of urban design that influence our daily routines and, in some cases, are there expressly for… Read More
Running at 150,000 RPM, this tiny motor could help satellites keep on course22 Jul 2016 | 4:50 pm�The future is small in space: picture Cubesats the size of toasters and Femtosats an inch across crowding the skies. A newly invented motor that's both tiny and powerful goes hand in hand with that vision, providing compact spacecraft with the ability to adjust their position without using a drop of fuel. Read More
Dots & Co. tweaks the Dots games by adding a friendly companion22 Jul 2016 | 3:42 pm�Dots & Co., the follow-up to the popular puzzle games Dots and Two Dots, launched on iOS and Android earlier this week. If reading about the new game isn't enough for you, you can watch me try it out in the video above. In many ways, Dots & Co. should feel pretty familiar to fans of the previous games. Your goal is to clear as many dots as you can by connecting dots of the… Read More
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4 Ways Huawei Will Change the Way You Think About Technology6 Jul 2016 | 1:19 pmThe older we get, the more set in our ways we become. Or maybe that's just me. I've been a tech-lover for as long as I can remember. The tech milestones we've all celebrated on social media are permanently etched on my brain. (remember Google Glass?) But being set in your ways doesn't just apply to your favorite Starbucks drink and whether you like your toilet paper to hang over or under. It also applies to tech (and how you use it). Today I'd like to share 4 ways Huawei changed the way I think about tech – and how that affects my life. Before I get into the nitty-gritty details, I'd like to take a moment for full disclosure. I was invited to a VIP tour of Huawei Technologies in Shenzhen last...
The Next 50 People to Follow on Snapchat for Some Ridiculously Great Snaps17 May 2016 | 9:25 amIt is time! By now, I have upped my Snapchat game… We have all upped our Snapchat game! Snapchat right now has so much in common with the early days of Twitter, it's ridiculous! There is the active community that is in love with the platform, and then there is the normal folks who "Just don't get it." But they will! � There are influencers who are embracing Snapchat early and then there are the folks who, like Twitter in the early days, are already trying to turn the platform into a sales tool. SMH. Snapchat right now, like Twitter in the early days, is just about to explode in popularity and is already showing signs of going mainstream. Except, there is one small difference, the numbers. I mean, Twitter's...
50 Consistently Interesting People to Follow on Snapchat30 Mar 2016 | 10:17 pmIf you haven't heard about Snapchat by now, I have one question for you, that rock you've been living under, is it comfy? No, but seriously, what is happening right now with Snapchat is a combination of Facebook in 2009 and Twitter 2007. In other words, it is all anyone will talk about. Why is it a significant platform? Good question. I answered that question here:

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 You should not be ignoring Snapchat and that is all I am going to say about that. Read the above posts to find out why! Or if you don't have the time or patience to read those articles, just follow me on Snapchat, see how I...
Anonymous: Hacktivist Heroes, or Bandits?27 Jan 2016 | 11:14 amUnless you've been living in a cave, you have for sure heard of the operations carried out by the hacktivist collective known as Anonymous time and time again in recent years. They are they ones that have taken down thousands of ISIS-related Twitter accounts. They also received press for acts such as threatening to expose the names of thousands of KKK members; taking on NSA over censorship of free press; hacking government sites that don't support LGBT rights, and more. On smaller scales, they have been known to use their Internet wizardry to combat police coverups; track child predators; and find evidence to support victims of assault cases. Pretty impressive stuff, right? But who are they? � The Complex...
8 Peculiar Types of People/Behavior You Will Only Encounter on the Social Web29 Dec 2015 | 12:24 amWe have all experienced it. Someone does something on Facebook or Twitter and you find yourself thinking "Who does that?!" I know it happens to me on a regular basis and the rule I always come back to is "Just because something is possible, does not mean you should do it." So let's get right to it. Eight types of people/behavior we all encounter exclusively on the social web. "The "Hi and Fly" Guy This drives me up the wall! Now call me OCD but I like to respond to most people as quickly as I can. With very few exceptions, if you send me a normal message, whether on Twitter, Facebook, or somewhere else, I will answer you pretty instantly. My answer to your question might be "No" or "I can't talk right...
3D printers are never going to be a thing23 Jul 2016 | 9:47 amI blame Pok�mon Go for the frustration that took a good chunk of my work week. Well, Pok�mon Go and 3D printers.� Let me back up.� On Monday, my colleague Raymond Wong posted a story about a 3D-printed Pok�dex. It's awesome. Maybe one of the most awesome things I've ever seen. Because Mashable HQ has a 3D printer, Ray and I thought it would be fun to print one for ourselves.� SEE ALSO: A 3D-printed finger might unlock a phone and solve a murder mystery How wrong we were. Instead of getting a cool case for our iPhones, all we got was a lot of headache. So much headache, in fact, that I'm now more convinced than ever that 3D printers for regular people will never become a thing.� Read more...More about...
Twitter was all all about politics and celebrity spats this week23 Jul 2016 | 9:20 amTo say Twitter became a bit hectic this week is an understatement. Arguments and taking sides went on for the entire seven days, to varying levels of bitterness.� From Trump vs. Hillary to Taylor vs. Kanye to Ghostbusters vs. Hordes of Angry Dudes, Twitter has become as much of a battleground as ever. But things weren't all bad, as people got good news from My Chemical Romance and even happily married their re-tweeters (in one specific case). SEE ALSO: Obviously 'Pok�mon Go' and Calvin Harris dominated Twitter this week 1. Mike Pence shares a vice-presidential Chili's lunch Like most politicians who receive good news, Mike Pence celebrated after the announcement that he would be reality TV star and...
Comic-Con hosts unveiling of car that looks like Star Wars fighter ship23 Jul 2016 | 8:57 amThe dream of piloting a Star Wars X-wing fighter is now a reality thanks to Hot Wheels. The company unveiled its X-wing Fighter Carship�this week at Comic-Con and the fully operational race car is as cool as it sounds.� Featuring a 2.0 liter 16-valve double overhead camshaft�(DOHC) engine, the car is designed to mimic the look of a Star Wars Rebel Alliance fighter ship, except this one is earthbound and doesn't come with lasers to take down enemies of the Force. There are no plans to sell the car at this point. It's just an amazing demonstration of design power.� This is only the latest bit of Star Wars fan service from Hot Wheels. Last year, the company showed off its Darth Vader Hot Wheels car,...
This 3D-printed iPhone case will increase your Pokémon-catching rate23 Jul 2016 | 8:39 amPok�mon Go is easy enough for anyone to pick up, but if you want to catch 'em all, you'll need to master the art of throwing Pok� Balls. For the most part, catching a Pok�mon in the game is as simple as throwing a Pok� Ball straight up at the monster and hoping it doesn't escape. You can also throw a curve ball at Pok�mon, but that's a more advanced technique. SEE ALSO: You shouldn't be ashamed of playing 'Pokemon Go' and loving it To get the perfect straight throw every time, My Mini Factory user Jon Cleaver has created this clever Pok� Ball "aimer" case for iPhone. With the case slipped over an iPhone, players can swipe perfectly straight up whenever they encounter a Pok�mon.� Read more...More about Diy,...
Listen to an excerpt from the comic-themed novel 'A Hundred Thousand Worlds' audio book23 Jul 2016 | 8:03 amIt's the height of Comic-Con season, and as anyone who's been to the convention knows, there's nothing quite like it.� SEE ALSO: 'A Hundred Thousand Worlds,' an exploration of modern geek culture, is our next MashReads pick Con-goers have seen the unique environments created where fans and creators meet, and while nothing can replace experiencing it firsthand, Bob Proehl's new book A Hundred Thousand Worlds comes incredibly close. A peek inside the world of conventions and both the film/television and comic book industries, Proehl's novel is a treat for nerdy fans —and it's our July MashReads book club selection!. Read more...More about Exclusive Clip, Audiobooks, Mashablereads, Mashreads, and Books
Awesome Stuff: Don't Miss Our New Takedown T-Shirt/Hoodie!23 Jul 2016 | 9:00 amDid you hear? Yesterday, we launched our latest t-shirt on Teespring. It's a re-vamped version of our classic DMCA tee: the Takedown T-Shirt. In addition to men's and women's t-shirts for $20 each, we've reduced the price of hoodies to $35 and added some new color options including royal blue and forest green! This initial run is available until Monday, August 1st, after which point your only choice will be to reserve one and wait until the campaign reboots — so if you want to get your hands on one soon, don't delay and order yours now! Permalink | Comments | Email This Story
Yes, The Democratic National Committee Flat Out Lied In Claiming No Donor Financial Info Leaked22 Jul 2016 | 7:39 pmYou may recall, from last month, that a hacker (who many have accused of working for the Russian government) got into the Democratic National Committee's computers and copied a ton of stuff. All of the emails that were obtained (a little over 19,000, from seven top DNC officials) are now searchable on Wikileaks, so there are tons of stories popping up covering what's been found. The Intercept, for example, appears to be having a field day exposing sketchy behavior by the DNC. But one point that hasn't received as much attention: the DNC appears to have flat out lied right after the hack happened. In its statement on the hack, the DNC had insisted that no personal donor info got out: The hackers had access...
Appeals Court Says DOJ Can Keep Its Evidence-Production Guidelines To Itself22 Jul 2016 | 6:15 pmJudge Alex Kozinski pointed out the obvious in a Ninth Circuit Appeals Court decision: There is an epidemic of Brady violations abroad in the land. Only judges can put a stop to it. Brady evidence -- possibly exonerating evidence that prosecutors are required to turn over to the defense -- is far too frequently withheld and/or buried. The punishments for violating this requirement are almost nonexistent. The prosecution hates to see wins become losses. And the government in general -- despite declaring fair trials to be the right of its citizens -- hates to play on a level field. A federal judge withdrew from a forensic evidence committee because the government told him it wasn't his job to point...
Lawsuit Claims Frontier Misused Millions In Federal Broadband Stimulus Funds22 Jul 2016 | 4:07 pmIf you want to see what the U.S. broadband market really looks like, you should take a close look at West Virginia. Historically ranked close to dead last for broadband access and quality, the state has been a perfect example of what happens when you let the incumbent telecom monopoly incestuously fuse with state regulators and politicians. For years now the state has been plagued by news reports of unaccountable broadband subsidies, money repeatedly wasted on unnecessary hardware, duplicate consultants overpaid to do nothing, and state leaders focused exclusively on ensuring nobody is held accountable. Frontier acquired Verizon's phone and broadband networks in the state back in 2010, and while jumping...
Administration's One-Year Experimentation With Reining In Police Militarization Apparently Over22 Jul 2016 | 2:33 pmThe administration's brief flirtation with converting occupying forces back into police departments is apparently over. In the wake of the Ferguson protests, the administration announced its plan to rein in police departments which had been availing themselves of used military gear via the Defense Department's 1033 program. This itself was short-lived. A year later, the administration mustered up enough enthusiasm for another run at scaling back the 1033 program, but it has seemingly lost some steam as Obama heads for the exit. The images of police greeting protesters with assault rifles, armored vehicles, grenade launchers, and officers who appeared to mistake the Midwest for downtown Kabul apparently...
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Farhad's and Mike's Week in Tech: The Master Plans of SoftBank and Elon Musk23 Jul 2016 | 6:30 amAlso: Twitter's banning of a misogynistic troll and how Mike looked beyond his beard to cover the $1 billion Dollar Shave Club sale.
Cultural Studies: Hillary, Me and the Digital Divide23 Jul 2016 | 3:00 amAs secretary of state, Hillary Clinton struggled to fax, send emails from a computer or find Showtime on her television. Welcome to my world.
They Promised Us Jet Packs. They Promised the Bosses Profit.23 Jul 2016 | 2:00 amAlphabet's X research lab is still being asked to imagine the impossible. Only now, under pressure from investors, it has to imagine making money, too.
Verizon Is Said to Be Near a Deal to Acquire Yahoo22 Jul 2016 | 5:57 pmVerizon has long been considered a front-runner to buy Yahoo's core internet businesses. An announcement could come as early as next week.
Testing Sites for Self-Driving Cars Become a Priority22 Jul 2016 | 4:23 pmAfter a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S, the idea of establishing a federally supervised site to ensure safety is catching on.
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IT boss 'set up fake companies to charge his employers $2.4m'22 Jul 2016 | 4:36 pmEverything's bigger in Texas … including the fraud, allegedly A former lead systems engineer with a US software development company has been accused of laundering $2.4m (£1.8m) in an IT consulting scheme.…
Samsung: You won't settle? Fine, we'll do this the Huawei22 Jul 2016 | 2:29 pmSouth Korean electronics giant countersues in patent spat Samsung has filed a countersuit against Huawei in China over allegations of patent infringement.…
WikiLeaks fights The Man by, er, publishing ordinary people's personal information22 Jul 2016 | 1:44 pmIf you contributed to the Democrats Jan–May, get identity theft protection now WikiLeaks prides itself on taking on The Man by finding and publishing information that the world's most powerful organizations want to keep hidden.…
White House to bung electric car industry $4.5bn in loans22 Jul 2016 | 1:25 pmBefore you buy that Tesla though… The White House has said the US federal government will underwrite loans totaling $4.5bn to expand the use of electric cars.…
Revealed: How Dell can afford $67bn for EMC – by selling $650k laptops22 Jul 2016 | 12:48 pmAmbitious finance plan looks to bring big bucks World exclusive Dell's ingenious strategy for financing its audacious $67bn acquisition of EMC is a secret no more.…
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Nitrozac's newest painting up for auction!21 Jul 2016 | 10:54 amNitrozac has a new little painting up for auction, it's "Lunar Eclipse" and I'm sure you'll love it. Auction is here!
JoT #2313: Don't be a dodo!21 Jul 2016 | 1:00 amIf only trolls would go extinct!
JoT #2312: 2016 has been terrible!17 Jul 2016 | 3:44 pmEver want to just stay in bed?
Speeding Up Your Mac!15 Jul 2016 | 1:00 amWe did the cover of Joe Kissell's GREAT new book, Speeding Up Your Mac! It's a must-have book if you have noticed that your Mac is a little sluggish lately and want to return it to its original speedster glory, and in many cases, go even beyond that! Check it out, we know you will find it an invaluable resource of Mac Speed Force!
JoT #2311: Cashing in on the curmudgeons!13 Jul 2016 | 1:00 amDon't miss out on a growing segment of your market!
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5 songs you need to stream this week: MGMT, Jamila Woods and more23 Jul 2016 | 10:15 amNot sure what new music to listen to? We'll let you know what new tracks and albums dropping this week are worthy of your attention. Up this week: MGMT, Jamila Woods, Tiffany Trump and more. The post 5 songs you need to stream this week: MGMT, Jamila Woods and more appeared first on Digital Trends.
No more excuses — this mattress plans your next workout while you sleep23 Jul 2016 | 9:23 amIn August, a partnership between iFit and NordicTrack will lead to new sleep technology -- a tracker that will help users determine how their downtime influences their active time. The post No more excuses — this mattress plans your next workout while you sleep appeared first on Digital Trends.
Gaming is going digital, but players are collecting more memorabilia than ever23 Jul 2016 | 9:15 amFor almost all of video games' existence, there has been video game memorabilia. These pieces of plastic, polyester, and rubber fill up our shelves and let us proudly show our fandom, and for one man, they even earned a world record. The post Gaming is going digital, but players are collecting more memorabilia than ever appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mark moon landing anniversary with your very own 3D-printed Apollo 11 command module23 Jul 2016 | 8:50 amTo mark the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, the Smithsonian has published a high-res 3D scan of the Apollo mission's command module, Columbia. And it's pretty darn versatile. The post Mark moon landing anniversary with your very own 3D-printed Apollo 11 command module appeared first on Digital Trends.
Sous vide lets you turn vodka to gin, make your own tasty cocktails23 Jul 2016 | 8:15 amSous vide isn't just for making the perfect steak. You can also use the cooking method to infuse alcohol with fruit or herbs or even turn vodka into gin with the addition of a few botanicals. The post Sous vide lets you turn vodka to gin, make your own tasty cocktails appeared first on Digital Trends.
Top 10 YouTube Channels to Inspire You to Get Outside23 Jul 2016 | 8:00 amThe sun is high, the days are long, and the weather is hot—which means it's a great time to get outdoors and see some beautiful natural spaces. Whether it's a huge national park or just a green space closer to home, here are some channels that'll inspire you to get out and explore.Read more...
Saturday's Best Deals: Extra 15% off Amazon Warehouse, Brother Printer, DJI Drone23 Jul 2016 | 7:19 amA printer you won't hate, an extra 15% off select Amazon Warehouse deals, and the best DJI drone deal we've ever seen lead off Saturday's best deals.Read more...
Use This Blend Mode in Photoshop to Perfectly Align Images23 Jul 2016 | 7:00 amIf you're working on an image in Photoshop that's cut into numerous sections, sometimes you find yourself needing to carefully align the different layers just by eye. Set one layer to the "difference" blend mode, though, and it's infinitely easier. This video from Scott Kelby shows how it's done.Read more...
Usher In a Chore-Free Weekend With This 70-Minute Friday Cleaning Routine22 Jul 2016 | 4:00 pmIf you're looking to have a relaxing weekend that's free of housework, this Friday cleaning routine is thorough enough to get things straightened, but fast enough to get you out for happy hour.Read more...
Remains of the Day: OneDrive Can Now Detect Your Images of Pokémon22 Jul 2016 | 3:30 pmA lot of people are taking screenshots of their Pok�mon Go catches, and if you gotta save them all you might backup your photos to OneDrive. Now the storage service can recognize and identify monsters in screenshots for easy searching.Read more...
Rob High talks Artificial Intelligence with Gigaom20 Jul 2016 | 6:57 amRob High is an IBM Fellow, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, IBM Watson. He has overall responsibility to drive Watson technical strategy and thought leadership. As a key member of the Watson Leadership team, Rob works collaboratively with the Watson engineering, research, and development teams across IBM. Rob High will be speaking on the subject of artificial intelligence at Gigaom Change Leaders Summit in Austin, September 21-23rd. In anticipation of that, I caught up with him to ask a few questions about AI and it's potential impact on the business world. Byron Reese: Do you feel like we are on the path to building an AGI and if so, when do you think we will see it? Rob High: Cognitive...
Slack invests in ecosystem of bot companies20 Jul 2016 | 5:09 amSlack has announced $2 million in funding for bot startups in its Slack Fund, that has been passed out to 11 new companies and 3 existing investments. The list, as reported by Techcrunch: Abacus is intelligent expense reporting software that brings report creation and approvals right into Slack. Automat is making it easier for anyone to build a bot that passes the Turing Test. Automat is in private beta today. Birdly connects Slack and Salesforce so that anyone can access the information they need about a given account. Butter.ai is a personal assistant that makes all of your company knowledge easily accessible. Butter is in private beta. Candor, Inc. aims to improve working relationships through radically...
GigaOm Research on Blockchain and Healthcare, IoT, Insurance and Beyond19 Jul 2016 | 1:52 pmhttps://ben554.typeform.com/to/MBD5sV (click to contact GigaOm regarding participation in our research) There is a tremendous amount of growing interest in blockchain in recent months and GigaOm is currently exploring the business implications of this trend across a number of verticals. While most of the current activity is in the finance or fintech sector, there is growing interest in blockchain's impact on the IoT, healthcare, sharing economy and beyond. Smart contracts, pseudonymous identity management, transparency and cryptographic security are features that have applications well beyond banking. The most obvious use case of distributed, cryptographic ledger data systems in finance is to make more...
Ran Zilca on Millennials Think About Work Too Much19 Jul 2016 | 7:34 amRan Zilca of Happify ran a study on Millennials that reveals them to be work-obsessed, bed-loving, and irreligious [emphasis mine]. When asked what they are grateful for, people typically respond with the things they personally recognize as important — what they appreciate and value. Gratitude text can therefore provide a glimpse into the fundamental life priorities of individuals. In our study, 276,296 Happify users (30.7% of them in the age range of 25–34) responded to a gratitude exercise where they were asked to "jot down three things that happened today or yesterday that made you feel grateful." Users were directed to think of a broad range of possibilities: "It could be something someone...
Review: SmartDraw Helps to Tame Wild IoT Networks15 Jul 2016 | 4:52 pmWith the rabid adoption of IoT (Internet of Things) devices across the enterprise and the ensuing infrastructure changes, comes unmitigated complexity. Many network managers, let alone their superiors and subordinates, are having difficulty wrapping their heads around the inherent complexity of the modern, IoT-enabled, network. San Diego based SmartDraw Software has heard the cries of the IoT besieged and has built a tool that brings simplicity to the diagramming process. What's more, the company has introduced SmartDraw Cloud as a companion product (or alternative) to the company's desktop based SmartDraw 2016 Business Edition. Simply put, network diagrams, org charts, office layouts, floorplans,...
The Killing Joke Movie Is a Disaster, Right Down to Its Comic-Con Panel23 Jul 2016 | 10:10 amThe Killing Joke is a 30-year-old Batman graphic novel that goes to ugly places, especially in what it does Batgirl. And when folks expressed anger at Barbara Gordon's portrayal in a new, controversial scene in the upcoming film adaptation during a DC panel, things got ugly in real life.Read more...
Check Out the Hulk's Gladiatorial Armor From Thor: Ragnarok23 Jul 2016 | 9:34 amEver since the Hulk officially joined Thor: Ragnarok , desperate fans have hoped that the film will in some way be adapting the Planet Hulk storyline. This year's San Diego Comic-Con seems to have granted them their wish, by providing a first look at the Hulk's armor in the movie.Read more...
Science Gets to the Bottom Of Neptune's Weird 'Wobbles'23 Jul 2016 | 9:30 amNeptune, the farthest named planet in our solar system (sorry Pluto), is unusual in a lot of ways. One rotation around the sun lasts about 165 Earth years, and each season is around 40 Earth years. Another noteworthy thing about the planet is its atmosphere, which has a fluctuating brightness.Read more...
Why Orphan Black Is Ending With Season Five23 Jul 2016 | 9:27 amAt the Orphan Black panel at Comic-Con on Friday, Orphan Black co-creator John Fawcett said most obvious and yet the most wonderful thing about the show's fifth and final season: "The focus of season five, obviously, is we all want answers, goddammit."Read more...
Neil Gaiman Could Not Be Happier With the American Gods TV Series23 Jul 2016 | 9:00 amThat was the pervasive sentiment of the American Gods panel at Comic-Con yesterday, summed up by Neil Gaiman himself: "As a general rule, if you loved it in the book, it is probably going to end up on your screen."Read more...
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The 2016 RNC was celebratory and friendly, both online and off23 Jul 2016 | 11:30 amDonald Trump has, whether knowingly or not, tapped into some deep-seated bigotry still lurking just beneath the surface of this country. I do not know if Trump agrees with the openly racist people he retweets, or if he's merely aping the language and...
New in our buyer's guide: All the phones (just the good ones)23 Jul 2016 | 9:30 amIt took us a while, but now that we've reviewed the Moto Z, we think we're done testing flagship phones until the iPhone 7 or next Galaxy Note come out (whichever arrives first). With that in mind, we can now confidently say that the following phones...
Six vehicles powered by coffee, saltwater, sewage and other crazy fuels23 Jul 2016 | 8:00 amBy Cat DiStasio When it comes to advances in automotive technology, the search for alternative fuels is pretty exciting. Of course, you've heard about biodiesel engines converted to run on used vegetable oil that sputter out little more than water a...
Recommended Reading: Social media's effect on the truth23 Jul 2016 | 7:00 amHow technology disrupted the truth Katharine Viner, The Guardian Stories spread around Facebook and Twitter before they're even confirmed to be true. By the time they are or aren't, it doesn't matter. The news already made its way around the inter...
ICYMI: Bubba Watson builds a jetpack, Facebook flies its solar drone23 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amToday on In Case You Missed It: To celebrate the return of golf to the Olympics, PGA Tour Pro Bubba Watson is teaming up with Oakley to create the "Bubba Watson Jetpack" -- a mode of transportation sure to blow the roof off of conventional golf...
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ACLU praises new Illinois limits on cellphone surveillance23 Jul 2016 | 10:52 amSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A new Illinois law limits how police can devices that cast a wide net in gathering cellphone data and are at the center of a lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department.
Hillary Clinton announces VP pick Tim Kaine on Twitter23 Jul 2016 | 10:02 amThe Democratic party's presumptive nominee for president of the United States says via a tweet late Friday that she's picked Sen. Tim Kaine, underscoring the continued importance of social media in the campaign.
New in our buyer's guide: All the phones (just the good ones)23 Jul 2016 | 9:30 am
How to upgrade to Windows 10, while also getting heroically drunk23 Jul 2016 | 9:00 amYou know you should upgrade to Windows 10 this weekend. The latest version of Windows, which is faster, more secure and more useful than its predecessor, is only a free upgrade until next weekend. After that, you'll have to pay $120 for a piece of software, which is unconscionable. However, all the facts in the world don't disguise the truth that updating an operating system is always awful. Windows 10 promises you "all your stuff will be just where you left it!" which is basically a lie. Luckily there's a solution: alcohol. So sit back, crack a cold one (or 12), and get ready for a software update, adult-style. DON'T MISS: I'm doing this update on a Friday evening. Evenings are good if you have people...
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The Woods is really a stealth Blair Witch Project reboot23 Jul 2016 | 8:53 amThis is unexpected: The Woods, an upcoming found-footage horror film is going to be a direct sequel to the 1999 horror blockbuster The Blair Witch Project. The revelation was unveiled during the film's initial screening at San Diego Comic Con, which coincided with the film's real title: Blair Witch. Blair Witch picks up years after the events of the first film when one of its characters discovers footage that appears to show Heather Donahue, his long-lost sister and lead character of the original film. When he and a group of friends set off into the Black Hills Forest to try and find out what happened to her, they're visited by a malevolent presence. According to Entertainment Weekly, Blair Witch...
Honoring Spock: Adam Nimoy on his father's legacy at Star Trek's 50th anniversary23 Jul 2016 | 11:00 amLeonard Nimoy was so familiar that you've probably seen his legacy, even if you never watched an episode of the original Star Trek. In Spock, he created the prototypical Vulcan, logical and detached to a fault, but also full of deep and complex emotion — particularly toward his friend, Captain James T. Kirk. He created the Vulcan salute, and made the word "fascinating" a cultural touchstone. But the less obvious facets of his life — his youth in Boston, his family struggles, and even his love of music and photography — are no less rich and worthy of sharing. That's where his son comes in. Filmmaker Adam Nimoy originally set out to make a documentary with his father about the importance of...
Chuck Wendig's final Aftermath novel will help set up The Force Awakens23 Jul 2016 | 10:57 amSince the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Chuck Wendig has been working to explore the post-Return of the Jedi era with his Aftermath trilogy. During the Star Wars publishing panel at San Diego Comic-Con, he dropped a few cryptic hints as to what we can expect in the trilogy's final installment, Aftermath: Empire's End, and how it ties into the new films. During the panel, Wendig told con-goers that the first draft of Aftermath: Empire's End has been turned in to his editors, and that the book will tie into the new film trilogy in a big way by featuring the Battle of Jakku. "Jakku figures in considerably," Wendig noted, "The Empire figures in considerably. The end of Life Debt has some...
7-Eleven just made the first commercial delivery by drone23 Jul 2016 | 7:22 amYou may soon be able to order a Slurpee without having to leave your home. Drone startup Flirtey recently partnered with convenience store chain 7-Eleven to make the first commercial delivery to a private residence in Reno, Nevada earlier this month. The delivery took place on July 11th when Flirtey flew an autonomous drone a mile from a 7-Eleven location to a private home in Reno. According to 7-Eleven, the initial delivery included a chicken sandwich, donuts, coffee, candy, and Slurpees. The goods were packaged into two containers, each of which were separately flown to the home. Once they arrived, each container was lowered to the ground and retrieved by the homeowners. The drone flew autonomously from...
Bojack Horseman rides again for a fourth season23 Jul 2016 | 6:02 amNetflix just started streaming the third season of its animated comedy BoJack Horseman, and it has announced that it has renewed the animated comedy for a fourth season. The show follows the exploits of BoJack Horseman, a washed-up actor in a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals coexist. The latest season, which began streaming on July 22nd, dealt with BoJack coming to terms with earning an Oscar nomination for his work in a major film, and fallout that quickly followed. The show's renewal is excellent news, especially after season three ended with its titular character pretty much hitting rock bottom. However, the announcement of a fourth season via the show's Twitter feed makes it clear that...
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Running at 150,000 RPM, this tiny motor could help satellites keep on course22 Jul 2016 | 4:50 pm�The future is small in space: picture Cubesats the size of toasters and Femtosats an inch across crowding the skies. A newly invented motor that's both tiny and powerful goes hand in hand with that vision, providing compact spacecraft with the ability to adjust their position without using a drop of fuel. Read More
A $99 add-on that promises to bring 3D sound to standard headphones22 Jul 2016 | 1:38 pm�3D sound, it's, ahem, all around you. From the look (or, rather, sound of it), hardware startups are convinced that the effect is set to be the next big thing in consumer audio, and Kickstarter, accordingly, is littered with headphones that promise a more immersive listening experience akin to the recent VR boom. Most companies went ahead and built the technology directly into a pair… Read More
NASA's Curiosity rover can now pick which bits of Mars to scan on its own22 Jul 2016 | 9:42 am�Curiosity may be an older dog (the rover landed on Mars in 2012), but it's still picking up new tricks. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently revealed (via Verge) that the robot can now pick its own targets when choosing rocks to scan with its laser spectrometer, a task formerly reserved for remote operation by scientists back here on Earth. JPL created the software that now… Read More
3Doodler's CEO talks about what comes after the crowdfunding22 Jul 2016 | 9:40 am�"You don't just hand over a prototype to manufacturing and say, 'make this,' " Maxwell Bogue explains, offering some off-hand advice to hardware startups. "Whatever you made is wrong. It's just not mass producible, as much you think it is." He speaks from experience. The first time I met Wobbleworks' CEO, his office was a small cube in a… Read More
Apple will sell limited edition Apple Watch bands for the Olympics as sales stall22 Jul 2016 | 8:23 am�Are you ready for the performance-enhancing drugs TV special called the Olympic Games? It looks like Apple is ready for the marketing branding extravaganza as the company is releasing limited edition bands for the Apple Watch. GQ first spotted these new bands. Unfortunately, you'll have to book a flight to Rio to buy one. Read More
Ten months after its release, iOS 9 is now installed on 86% of iOS devices23 Jul 2016 | 10:04 amiOS 9 has reached 86% of iOS devices since its release in September - a stark contrast with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which rolled out three weeks later, but is now on just 13.3% of Android devices. Read more...
7 Days: A week of Microsoft money, ARM's acquisition and Windows 10 updates23 Jul 2016 | 9:01 amFrom more Marshmallow and affordable Androids, to sinking smartwatches, Netflix offline, a bevy of betas, and Skype's Windows Phone snub, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news. Read more...
Google is making the size of Play Store app updates smaller23 Jul 2016 | 4:58 amGoogle has revealed its new Delta algorithm for Android app updates on the Google Play Store, which would ensure that only the updated components from the APK are delivered to users. Read more...
Review: Tronsmart's Chocolate is great for wireless fast charging, just don't eat it23 Jul 2016 | 3:40 amTronsmart know power. I am amped to bring you their latest offering into the Qi wireless fast charging arena, the bizarrely named Chocolate. Let's see how it stacks up against Samsung's chargers. Read more...
A closer look at picture quality on the NES Classic Edition23 Jul 2016 | 3:24 amAfter the surprise announcement of the NES Classic Edition earlier this month, the latest trailer shows off better color accuracy and picture clarity compared to prior emulation efforts from Nintendo. Read more...
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The best multiport USB A and USB C wall chargers21 Jul 2016 | 6:59 amWe looked for the fastest, most versatile wall chargers to charge your USB A and USB C devices. Here are the best we found.
BoomApp launches AR system for video for consumers to shop through TV programs20 Jul 2016 | 5:47 amBoomApp has developed the technology that recognises millions of videos and images in under five seconds.
Zoho Social tool tracks revenue from social media marketing18 Jul 2016 | 8:08 amZoho has announced its Social tool and app to measure revenue generated from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+.
The best Tech inventions of all time 6: Stunning science discoveries15 Jul 2016 | 9:14 amIn this series we take a look at everything, large and small, that has changed the way we do things and enhanced our lives in some way. In part six we take a look at science discoveries that have enabled us to create the digital age.
Terrapattern search engine finds patterns in the Google Earth landscape14 Jul 2016 | 9:39 amImagine Google Earth injected with AI capabilities, scanning geographical regions for specific visual features and patterns.
Injustice 2 Adds Wonder Woman & Blue Beetle To Its Roster22 Jul 2016 | 8:16 pmFor gamers who enjoyed the concept and characters from the first Injustice game by NetherRealm, you guys have probably learnt by now that we will be getting a sequel in the form of Injustice 2 that was announced last month, and it looks like we will have at least 2 new characters to look forward to thanks to an announcement made at Comic-Con.According to NetherRealm, they have announced that they will be adding Wonder Woman and Blue Beetle into the game. You can check out both characters in action in the video above, which we have to say looks pretty fun. We're not sure if this is the extent of the roster but we wouldn't be surprised if additional DC characters will be added in the future as we get...
Pokemon GO Has Reportedly Peaked In The US Market22 Jul 2016 | 8:08 pmWith the meteoric rise of Pokemon GO, we're sure many are wondering if its fall would be just as meteoric, or if Niantic could somehow manage to sustain it and keep it popular for years to come. Given that the game is less than a month old, we guess it's still a bit too early to tell, but for now it seems that recent numbers have shown that the game might have peaked in the US market.According to SurveyMonkey, they have shown that Pokemon GO might have peaked in the US market as early as the 14th of July which is roughly a week after it was released. They note that the game had around 25 million daily active users at its peak before things started to decline. However this decline shouldn't be seen as...
SEGA Announces New 2D Sonic Mania Game22 Jul 2016 | 8:08 pmAlong with Mario, SEGA's Sonic character is also one of the more recognized characters in video game history. So far we have been seeing Mario get remade and reintroduced in new games, and the good news for fans of Sonic is that it looks like the character will be getting a new game as well, sort of.During Comic-Con, SEGA announced a new Sonic game called Sonic Mania. However this game won't bring about new amazing graphics, but rather it will revert to a more familiar look that gamers have probably grown up with. This is a 2D game that according to SEGA, will feature "core classic gameplay" which will be head onto the PS4, Xbox One, and the PC come Spring 2017.Yup, this means that we still have...
iOS 10 Will Warn Users About Unsecured WiFi Networks22 Jul 2016 | 7:08 pmConnecting to WiFi is a great way to save your data for when you might need it, but sometimes connecting to WiFi might not be a good idea. For example while public WiFi is a nice feature, it can be dangerous as it means that other users can hook onto the same network and if they know a vulnerability, they could possibly hack into your smartphone or laptop.This doesn't mean that all public WiFi is bad, it's just that this is something to take note of. With iOS 10, Apple is hoping to keep its users more informed when connecting to unsecured WiFi networks. This will be accomplished through a warning message in which users will be informed when they are connected to an open network.As you can see in...
This 3D Printed Case Makes It Easier To Catch Pokemon22 Jul 2016 | 7:08 pmHave you played any of basketball games on your smartphone, where basically the net is in front of you and you have to swipe the ball towards it to get it in? If you have, you'll know that sometimes it can be frustrating to miss a shot and have it go wide when you're pretty sure that your finger was moving in a straight line.The same can be said for Pokemon GO where to catch a Pokemon, it will be pretty straightforward but if you miss, you won't get it. Sure, you could practice until you get it right, but why bother when you can get your hands on this 3D printed case that helps you "aim" better, right?As you can see in the photos above, this is a case designed for your smartphone that in the...
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'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' unveils new addition: Ghost Rider - CNET23 Jul 2016 | 11:04 amShowrunners unveiled the newest cast member, discussed some season 4 developments, and shared some lighthearted moments.
I was Harley in 'Suicide Squad' thanks to VR - CNET23 Jul 2016 | 11:01 amWarner Bros. and Samsung Electronics tap virtual reality to immerse you in the set of the highly anticipated DC film.
Cancel your weekend plans and go watch 'Stranger Things' - CNET23 Jul 2016 | 10:29 amThe new Netflix series blends classic King and Spielberg to create masterful contemporary television.
Hillary Clinton announces VP pick Tim Kaine on Twitter - CNET23 Jul 2016 | 10:02 amThe Democratic party's presumptive nominee for president of the United States says via a tweet late Friday that she's picked Sen. Tim Kaine, underscoring the continued importance of social media in the campaign.
Dinklage, Clark get tongue-tied in new 'Game of Thrones' blooper reel - CNET23 Jul 2016 | 8:23 am"Game of Thrones" outtakes newly released at Comic-Con catch the stars of the show laughing, and cursing, their way through on-camera flubs.
Snapchat's Curious About-Face23 Jul 2016 | 11:00 amFleeting memories will be a thing of the past with a new Snapchat feature currently rolling out. "Memories," introduced earlier this month, allows users to save photos and photo stories to their phones, as well as share them with friends. Finding snaps or stories can be done with a simple text search. Protecting snaps and stories on a phone is easy, too. Items can be moved in and out of "My Eyes Only" mode with a few taps. Unlike most Snapchat content, content stored in Memories or sent to My Eyes Only is backed up to the app's servers.
Android, Chromebook Make a Sweet Couple23 Jul 2016 | 11:00 amChrome OS and Android Apps now run together on some Chromebooks. Many, but not all, Chromebook models will get the operating system update that allows it as fall approaches. The Asus Chromebook Flip C100P -- the first Chromebook to get the upgrade -- is an impressive example of what will come with the hybrid integration of Chrome OS and Android apps. The performance is not flawless, but many of the apps work well enough to offer a nonplussed working experience.
Civil Rights Office Issues Ransomware Guidance22 Jul 2016 | 2:11 pmRansomware infections are on the rise, and healthcare organizations are ripe targets, which may be why the federal government addressed the subject last week. Ransomware attacks have risen from about 1,000 a day last year to 4,000 a day this year, Symantec has reported. Many of those attacks are for small change, but some of the larger ones have been directed at healthcare providers. For example, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center earlier this year paid hackers $17,000 to get its systems back online.
Tinder Social Feeds More-the-Merrier Impulses22 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amTinder on Thursday announced the launch of Tinder Social, a new platform that helps users plan group nights out. The new platform will help users plan double dates or larger group events, creating new opportunities for people to make connections, the company said. Tinder took the platform for a test drive in Australia and found that users wanted a better way to add friends to their night out in real time. That led to a feature that lets users see who else in the Tinder community is headed out the same night.
Snowden Puts His Mind to Designing Spy-Proof Smartphone Cases21 Jul 2016 | 4:05 pmNSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden and noted hacker Andrew "Bunnie" Huang on Thursday published a paper on their collaboration to design a smartphone case that will protect user privacy. The pair developed a prototype compatible with the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, as it's "driven primarily by what we understand to be the current preferences and tastes of reporters," the paper states. "We assume any platform ... can and will be compromised by state-level adversaries."
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Apple Watch sales off 55%22 Jul 2016 | 8:18 amA new report from IDC shows Apple Watch sales have dropped by 55% since the smartwatch launched in 2015.
Yahoo sale nears end, Verizon reportedly in the lead22 Jul 2016 | 7:30 amYahoo's days as an independent company may be nearing an end.
The best and worst Pokemon Go stories22 Jul 2016 | 5:57 amY'all, Pokemon Go has been out for just over a week and it has already inspired enough craziness and hot takes to last us until the end of time. If we wrote about every single funny tweet or poor sap who fell in a lake while trying to catch a Rattata (not worth it), we would never sleep.
World's last VCR will be manufactured this month22 Jul 2016 | 5:46 amFunai Electric, the world's last known VCR manufacturer, says it will cease production of video-cassette recorders.
Jeff Bezos is now richer than Warren Buffett22 Jul 2016 | 5:06 amThe Amazon founder is worth $65.1 billion as of Thursday.
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This Startup Serves Pizza Made by Robots23 Jul 2016 | 12:32 amZume, a Silicon Valley startup aiming to be the "Amazon of food," is taking on Domino's and Pizza Hut with a small army of pizza-making robots.
R.I.P: World's Last VCR Maker Hits the Eject Button22 Jul 2016 | 6:56 amIt's one final hit of the "eject" button for the VCR.
'Pokemon Go' Launches in Japan, With McDonald's Tie-In22 Jul 2016 | 4:17 amEager Japanese rushed to their phones on Friday to start hunting as Pokemon Go finally launched in Japan, home of the colorful cartoon characters.
What Did Silicon Valley Think of Thiel's Trump Speech?22 Jul 2016 | 3:37 amThe overriding perception among Republican tech workers was that Thiel's focus on tech, the economy and small government, was a resounding success.
Men Sentenced for Threats Against Pokemon Championships21 Jul 2016 | 6:20 pmJames Stumbo and Kevin Norton's lawyers have argued the online remarks were idle chatter.
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Trina Solar, GE to Build 14MW Solar Plant in Miyagi22 Jul 2016 | 1:45 amJuwi Shizen Energy Inc (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) announced July 14, 2016, that it has received an order for EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) services for a solar power plant with an output of about 14MW in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and started to construct the plant.
Fujitsu, Sony Propose Medical Applications of Electronic Paper Devices21 Jul 2016 | 8:56 pmFujitsu Ltd and Sony Corp exhibited applications of their electronic paper devices for medical and nursing purposes at International Modern Hospital Show 2016, which took place from July 13 to 15, 2016, at Tokyo Big Sight.
METI Conducts On-site Inspection of Solar Plant for 1st Time21 Jul 2016 | 2:44 amJapan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced the progress of the review of regulations on solar power generation facilities, etc at the 13th meeting of the Electric Power Safety Subcommittee, Industrial Safety Committee, Industrial Structure Council.
Ricoh's Metal 3D Printer Reduces Resin Use by 90%20 Jul 2016 | 11:30 pmRicoh Co Ltd showcased objects formed by a metal 3D printer that uses metal particles thinly coated with resin as a material.
Nissan Plans to Use Car Navigation Data, Infrastructures for Automatic Driving20 Jul 2016 | 11:28 pmNissan Motor Co Ltd plans to increase the number of sensors to be attached to its vehicles and make the vehicles work in conjunction with car navigation systems and road infrastructures in accordance with the advancement of automatic driving technologies by 2020.
The evolution of S.H. Raza23 Jul 2016 | 9:43 amSyed Haider Raza, who passed away today, aged 94, remained driven, until the end, by some form of inner necessity
Pakistan won't succeed in turning Kashmir into terror hell: Sushma Swaraj23 Jul 2016 | 8:51 amSushma Swaraj says the whole of Kashmir belonged to India and Pakistan's goal of annexing the region would never be fulfilled
Karbonn sets up new manufacturing unit in Haryana23 Jul 2016 | 7:10 amThe Bawal plant, set up within a span of six months, is expected to manufacture 30 million mobile units per year, says Karbonn
BJP demands probe into National Conference's role in Kashmir unrest23 Jul 2016 | 6:46 amBJP's charge comes after media reports claimed that two NC workers were involved in arson and loot in South Kashmir
Kashmir trade bodies refuse to meet Rajnath Singh23 Jul 2016 | 6:16 amRefusing to interact with Singh, Kashmir Economic Alliance issued a strongly worded-statement, calling the government's approach high-handed and arrogant
Solarion's c Si-glass-foil module targets low-sloped roofs22 Jul 2016 | 8:27 amSolarion's solar module M210 is a c Si-glass-foil module with a front side mounted junction box and is factory-laminated onto a piece of roofing membrane.
CEC champions renewables in South Australia power price battle22 Jul 2016 | 4:43 amIn the wake of fierce clashes over the alleged cause of electricity prices peaking in South Australia, the Clean Energy Council (CEC) has called for a national summit on energy market reform to set the record straight.
Movers & Shakers: Obama's Solar Training Network, Beamreach Solar, KACO, Hanergy Thin Film22 Jul 2016 | 4:17 amIn this week's Movers & Shakers segment, PV Tech examines new US solar employment initiatives, new up-and-coming technology and industry policy debates as well as career moves by influential individuals.
Mounting concerns22 Jul 2016 | 3:53 amA growing regulatory burden on PV mounting manufacturers in the US has prompted some of the leading players to set up a new trade body to represent their interests. Ben Willis reports on how the new body's members hope to turn back the rising tide of red tape.
Indian oil firms plan 1GW solar plant in Madhya Pradesh to power refineries22 Jul 2016 | 3:38 amIndian Oil Corporation and Oil India are planning to set up a 1GW solar energy plant in the state of Madhya Pradesh in order to power their oil refineries, according to a senior figure of the state's renewable energy agency.
Liquidmatrix Security Digest
Liquidmatrix Security Digest Podcast – Episode 6D27 Jun 2016 | 9:14 amEpisode 0x6D We've been gone for a month, we've been drunk since we left hej till våra lyssnare i Sverige Upcoming this week…

Lots of News

Breaches

SCADA / Cyber, cyber… etc.

finishing it off with DERPs/Mailbag (or Deep Dive)

And there are weekly Briefs – no arguing or discussion allowed

 And if you've got commentary, please sent it to email@example.com for us to check out. DISCLAIMER: It's not that explicit, but you may want to use headphones if you're at work. ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER: In case it is unclear, this is the story of 5 opinionated infosec pros who have sufficient opinions of their own they don't need to speak for anyone except themselves. Ok? Good. In this episode:

News and...

Liquidmatrix Security Digest Podcast – Episode 6C18 May 2016 | 6:42 amEpisode 0x6C I'm bringing Six Cee Back… Oh yeah, bad joke from the start. Upcoming this week…

Lots of News

Breaches?

SCADA / Cyber, cyber… etc.

finishing it off with DERPs/Mailbag (or Deep Dive)

And there are weekly Briefs – no arguing or discussion allowed

 And if you've got commentary, please sent it to firstname.lastname@example.com for us to check out. DISCLAIMER: It's not that explicit, but you may want to use headphones if you're at work. ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER: In case it is unclear, this is the story of 5 opinionated infosec pros who have sufficient opinions of their own they don't need to speak for anyone except themselves. Ok? Good. In this episode:

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Liquidmatrix Security Digest Podcast – Episode 6B5 May 2016 | 12:38 pmEpisode 0x6B SIX BEEEEEEEEEEEEE Ben, Wil, and Dave provide entertainment value that is also questionable. Upcoming this week…

Lots of News

Breaches?

SCADA / Cyber, cyber… etc.

finishing it off with DERPs/Mailbag (or Deep Dive)

And there are weekly Briefs – no arguing or discussion allowed

 And if you've got commentary, please sent it to email@example.com for us to check out. DISCLAIMER: It's not that explicit, but you may want to use headphones if you're at work. ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER: In case it is unclear, this is the story of 5 opinionated infosec pros who have sufficient opinions of their own they don't need to speak for anyone except themselves. Ok? Good. In this episode:

News and...

Liquidmatrix Security Digest Podcast – Episode 6A27 Apr 2016 | 8:26 amEpisode 0x6A All about the VZ-DBIR Ok. Not completely weekly. And sorry Mom that we missed last week. We'll get it together. Upcoming this week…

Lots of News

Breaches

SCADA / Cyber, cyber… etc.

finishing it off with DERPs/Mailbag (or Deep Dive)

And there are weekly Briefs – no arguing or discussion allowed

 And if you've got commentary, please sent it to email@example.com for us to check out. DISCLAIMER: It's not that explicit, but you may want to use headphones if you're at work. ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER: In case it is unclear, this is the story of 5 opinionated infosec pros who have sufficient opinions of their own they don't need to speak for anyone except themselves. Ok? Good. In this...
Eighth Annual ISSA-LA Summit Next Month25 Apr 2016 | 6:23 amAttention, security professionals in Southern California: If you want to hear some high-value talks, the next ISSA-LA (Information Systems Security Association) Summit is May 20 at the Universal City Hilton. LA chapter President Richard Greenberg, also chapter president of OWASP LA, has done a great job organizing the event in recent years. Attendees can choose from a variety of talks on such topics as security governance, application security, security awareness and risk management. Full details are on the ISSA-LA website. Lots of great speakers are in the lineup this year, including my friends Jack Daniel and Mark Weatherford:

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Pinoy Tech Blog – Latest Tech News and Gadget Reviews Philippines
NVIDIA TITAN X Out in Asia Soon23 Jul 2016 | 8:14 amNVIDIA unveiled the TITAN X today, which is based on the brand new Pascal GPU architecture. It is currently the biggest GPU they've ever built. At a record-breaking 3,584 CUDA cores, the NVIDIA TITAN X delivers on that claim. NVIDIA themselves claim that it's even more powerful than the formidable GTX 1080. The TITAN X is equipped […] The post NVIDIA TITAN X Out in Asia Soon appeared first on Pinoy Tech Blog - Latest Tech News and Gadget Reviews Philippines.
Cherry Mobile Fusion Aura Play Digital TV Tablet for Php 2,99922 Jul 2016 | 10:05 amDigital TV has been taking the country by storm thanks to its high-definition output, which proves to be a far better improvement over standard definition in terms of crips visuals and clear detail. Fusion Aura Play is one of Cherry Mobile's newest tablet models sporting an Allwinner A33 1.3GHz Quad Core processor, a 7-inch capacitive display […] The post Cherry Mobile Fusion Aura Play Digital TV Tablet for Php 2,999 appeared first on Pinoy Tech Blog - Latest Tech News and Gadget Reviews Philippines.
Facebook and TNT Launch Second Mobile Web Developer Challenge22 Jul 2016 | 12:42 amFacebook, together with TNT, the country's largest prepaid brand under Smart Communications, are working together to host another developer competition, the Second Mobile Web Developer Challenge. For the second time, participants must develop innovative solutions related to either health, disaster preparedness and relief, and education through technology. This stemmed from Smart's launch of the Free Basics […] The post Facebook and TNT Launch Second Mobile Web Developer Challenge appeared first on Pinoy Tech Blog - Latest Tech News and Gadget Reviews Philippines.
TOP 5: VR Games of 201622 Jul 2016 | 12:23 amWith the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, the upcoming Google Daydream, and cheap Google Cardboard games and apps all vying for the attention of the gaming public, it's hard to exactly pinpoint which games you should buy in order to get the trademark VR immersion. For today's TOP 5, we're looking at some of […] The post TOP 5: VR Games of 2016 appeared first on Pinoy Tech Blog - Latest Tech News and Gadget Reviews Philippines.
Catch 'em All Together with PokéDates – A Pokémon Go-based Dating App21 Jul 2016 | 8:24 amHaving a Pokémon match now has an all-new meaning. A dating service called Project Fixup has jumped into the Pokémon Go hype, and created PokéDates – a new dating site that matches you with other players of the popular AR game. Finding your PokéDate is quite easy – you simply answer a few question about […] The post Catch 'em All Together with PokéDates – A Pokémon Go-based Dating App appeared first on Pinoy Tech Blog - Latest Tech News and Gadget Reviews Philippines.
OLED Info
RiTDisplay's president details the company's business and PMOLED expansion plan21 Jul 2016 | 10:45 pmA few days ago we posted that Taiwan's RiTDisplay, one of the world's leading PMOLED makers, is seeing strong demand for its OLED displays, expanding its production by 20% and filing for an IPO in Taiwan.Following that story, Digitimes now posts a story on RiTDisplay, quoting its president that says that PMOLED panels are replacing STN-LCD panels in small sizes - even though PMOLEDs are more expensive (by about 50%) than LCDs.

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Razer to ship the OSVR HDK2 VR HMD on July 2920 Jul 2016 | 11:21 pmRazer announced that it will ship the OSVR HDK2 on July 29. The basic configuration (available for pre-order now) costs $399. The HDK2, which is based on an open-source software platform, uses a 2160x1200 low-persistence (90fps) AMOLED display.

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Cynora appoints Dr. Andreas Haldi as Chief Marketing Officer20 Jul 2016 | 11:13 pmBlue TADF developer Cynora announced that Dr. Andreas Haldi was appointed as its Chief Marketing Officer. With his strong technical and business experience, Andreas Haldi will reinforce Cynora in the forthcoming commercialization of its high performance blue OLED materials.Cynora, preparing the commercialization of its emitting materials for OLEDs, is hiring Andreas Haldi to further enhance its already good relationships with the major display makers and to now prepare with them the implementation of its materials in their products.

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China's Deepoon starts shipping its M2 OLED VR system20 Jul 2016 | 8:38 pmDeePoon started shipping its M2 VR headset a few weeks ago. The company says the orders (since announcing the M2 in April 2016) are over 20,000 already - which makes this HMD the most successful one in China's VR headset industry.The M2 includes an on-device computer using Samsung's Exynos 7420 chipset. The M2's display is a 2560x1440 AMOLED display made by SDC. Deepon operates what it says to be the largest VR content platform in China with over 150 VR games and 5 million users.

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Researchers demonstrate the world's first flexible MRAM memory device19 Jul 2016 | 11:01 pmAs flexible OLED displays are entering the market, researchers and developers around the world are aiming to introduce other flexible components - required to make truly flexible/bendable devices. We already have flexible batteries, and now researchers from Singapore demonstrated the world's first flexible MRAM memory device.MRAM (Magnetic RAM) is a next-gen spintronics memory device that is non-volatile, efficient and fast. Future MRAM device may offer high-density memory too, but current MRAM chips are limited in capacity. Freescale spin-off Everspin is already producing 64Mbit MRAM chips commercially - and 256Mb and 1Gb chips are expected soon.

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Researchers developed a spin-orbit torque based device, an alternative to STT21 Jul 2016 | 11:06 pmResearchers from the Trinity College in Dublin developed a new device using a stack of five metal layers (including a platinum layer and an iron-based layer) that can be used to control the spin of electrons - using "spin–orbit torque", or SOT, an alternative to spin-transfer torque (STT) - but without an external field.The basic idea is that when a current is run through the platinum, the electrons split into two groups by their spin (that's the SOT effect). Electrons are inserted into the iron-based "storage layer" and the spin of those electrons can be changed. The rest of the layers act like a thin-film magnet which helps determine the spin of the electrons.The researchers demonstrated a basic device,...
NUS researchers developed the world's first bendable MRAM device19 Jul 2016 | 10:55 pmResearchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed what they say is the world's first flexible (bendable, actually) MRAM device. Flexible OLED displays are already entering the market, and now researchers are developing other flexible components, which will be needed if truly bendable and flexible devices are to be possible.The researchers used a new fabrication method, that enabled them to deposit the magnetic memory on a plastic substrate, and not a silicon one. This was achieved following a two-year collaboration with Yonsei University, Ghent University and Singapore's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering.The researchers are now in talks with companies regarding the...
IBM demonstrated 11nm STT-MRAM junction, says "time for STT-MRAM is now"7 Jul 2016 | 9:08 pmIBM researchers, in collaboration with Samsung researchers, demonstrated switching MRAM cells for devices with diameters ranging from 50 down to 11 nanometers in only 10 nanoseconds, using only 7.5 microamperes. The researchers say that this is a significant achievement on the way to high-density low-power STT-MRAM.Using�perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), the researchers can deliver good STT-MRAM performance down to 7×10-10 write-error-rate with 10 nanosecond pulses using switching currents of only 7.5 microampere. IBM is quite excited about this new achievement, and the company says that the "time for Spin Torque MRAM is now".�This coincides with the fact that twenty years ago, IBM scientist John...
New MRAM-Info LinkedIn page and group17 Jun 2016 | 11:46 pmWe are happy to invite all our readers to follow the new MRAM-Info LinkedIn company page. LinkedIn is a great place to meet and find new professionals. If you follow the new company page, you will get MRAM updates directly to your feed, and also be able to connect to other MRAM professionals.In addition to the company page, we have also setup a new MRAM interest group - which will hopefully become a new forum for discussions and an exchange of knowledge, news and opinions. All focused on MRAM, of course. Join our new group now!
Feature our MRAM news in your site!9 Jun 2016 | 7:11 amMRAM-Info has been providing objective and up-to-date MRAM market news, as well as in-depth articles and commentary for over 10 years. We are now happy to offer the opportunity to embed our MRAM news directly in your web site, at no cost. If you're looking to enrich the experience of your web site visitors, our market news can grant them a glimpse into MRAM technology, news and market status. For more information on how to embed our news, click here, or contact us and we'll be happy to support you. This is a simple, pain-free process! Here's an example widget, showing how this can look in your site: RSS Feed Widget
10/30/2016 - Introducing a Mobile-First Approach to Building Your Next App30 Oct 2016 | 9:00 amWednesday, October 30, 2013 10AM PT, San Francisco 5pm - London | 1pm - New York | Thu, Oct 31th at 4am - Sydney | Thu, Oct 31th at 2am - Tokyo | Thu, Oct 31th at 1am - Beijing | 10:30pm - Mumbai Presented by: Carlos Andreu, Raj Balasubramanian Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free The webcast is based on an upcoming 'Mobile First' book that Raj Balasubramanian and Carlos Andreu are working on with O'Reilly Media. This hands-on webcast will cater to two class of developers - enterprise or backend developers who have dabbled in building web sites but hasn't spent much time on mobile, and the other class is anyone new to mobile app development be it designers or...
11/29/2197 - Document Approval, Control, and Distribution: How to Meet FDA QSR and ISO 13485 Requirements in a Relatively Paper-Free Manner16 Sep 1925 | 4:03 pmOverview: A document control system is required for compliance with federal (FDA) and international (ISO) compliance. Implementation, performance, and maintenance of a compliant document control system can be time-consuming and costly. This webinar reviews FDA and ISO requirements for document control. This webinar also offers a cost-effective, time-saving alternative to a typical document control system. Areas Covered in the Session:

History of document control

FDA requirements for document control

ISO 13485 requirements for document control

Elements/practices of a typical document control system

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Staying on the Right Side of the Law with Text Messaging23 Jul 2016 | 11:23 amOwn a business and think you might want to add text messaging to your marketing campaign? Make sure you know the rules before you play the game, or you may land yourself in court. Retailers from clothing stores to vitamin companies are figuring out that the best way to reach consumers is through their mobile devices. So, they're putting together text ad campaigns that will land their companies' names, and their messages, directly in the public's text message applications. Whether these companies have read recent reports that stated consumers spent more time on their phones than watching TV in the second quarter of 2015, or they did their own research to show society's reliance on mobile devices,...
The Top 5 Products and Services in B2B Marketing23 Jul 2016 | 9:00 amMarketing is a important department in business. Convincing customers that your product is better than that of your competitor is not exactly the easiest job. However, there are several ways that you can market a product. Multiple marketing strategies can be employed in today's world. One of the biggest currently is business to business marketing, which is commonly referred to as B2B marketing. This kind of marketing has ensured that businesses benefit from other business. Think of it this way: A business takes up the job of supplying certain products to another business directly. For instance, how you every stopped to wonder how a company like Price Waterhouse Coopers is able to provide brand new...
Quartz Publisher's Advice for New Media Success: Don't Be a Startup23 Jul 2016 | 7:40 amQuartz has earn revenues of $25 million this year, and is on track for $30, according to a widely reported source earlier in the month. How does the new media company reel in the money? Via "high-polish display ads for a CPM, or cost per thousand impressions, above $60 range, as well as content marketing services and sponsorships of editorial products," again according to that source. Quartz publisher and co-president Jay Lauf recently spoke about the organization's revenues and approach to media. Interestingly, he's not a fan of the startup approach, and cited two reasons why. Quartz Doesn't Want to Scale Primarily Since Quartz avoids ad formats that are swamping the marketplace and driving down prices,...
The Importance of Having Disaster Recovery Plans for Your Startup22 Jul 2016 | 7:00 pmNo matter the size your startup, it's always important to prepare for potential security issues. You can easily take measures to reduce your risk of having a data breach disaster, but there are many other incidents that you have absolutely no control over, including the weather. Therefore, every startup needs to take the time to assess their highest local risk factors and develop a disaster recovery plan that will get them back online as quickly as possible. Adding business continuity into this plan may even make it possible to keep moving forward without any extended interruptions. Understand Your Needs If you're uncertain on how to get started, it's wise to begin by reviewing all your insurance policies....
Here's How VR Showrooms Could Replace Car Dealerships22 Jul 2016 | 6:00 pmA new VR app from Evox Productions LLC aims to replace old-school car dealerships with a virtual reality room that can display far more cars in all the 3D detail you'll need to make a decision. The app is called RelayCars. It's available at the Oculus Store for Samsung Galaxy phones, for use with the Galaxy GearVR. With RelayCars, potential customers get a few perks that would be impossible at a physical dealer: They can change a car's color at will and test-drive a BMW convertible along a coastal road. While the technology definitely has no current plans to replace dealerships, it's easy to see how it could, should the VR experience catch on. "We think VR is going to be the next big thing,"...
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Verizon is a front-runner in Yahoo auction22 Jul 2016 | 12:29 pmYahoo is focusing on Verizon as the potential buyer of its core business. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Pokemon GO launches in home country Japan22 Jul 2016 | 5:06 amThe Nintendo-backed smartphone game Pokemon GO finally launches in Japan, home of the colorful cartoon characters.
A wheel to electrify your bicycle21 Jul 2016 | 8:31 amA newly developed wheel converts any bicycle into an electric vehicle. Ben Gruber reports.
Japanese pen draws circuits with conductive ink21 Jul 2016 | 8:08 amJapanese startup invents a marker pen with conductive ink allowing the user to draw electrical circuits. Holly Rubenstein reports.
Golf jetpack cuts time from tee to green20 Jul 2016 | 5:40 amWorld number 6 golfer Bubba Watson has joined forces with a New Zealand-based company to show off what's been dubbed the 'world's first golf jetpack.' Matthew Stock reports.
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SIGMA Rolls Out Firmware 1.01 for Its New sd Quattro Camera15 Jul 2016 | 7:18 amToday, SIGMA has announced the availability of a new firmware package targeted at its latest sd Quattro camera model, namely version 1.01, which promises to improve the unit's overall stability and performance, as well as fix a few issues. Specifically speaking, the present update manages to enhance the camera's operation stability, remove the bugs that caused the unit to occasionally freeze while shooting, and fix compatibility issues with SIGMA Capture Pro 1.2 when using certain camera settings. Therefore, if you intend to upgrade to this version, first of all, make sure your camera isn't already running this or newer firmware, format a memory card using the sd Quattro camera, and save the...
AMD Radeon RX 480 GPUs Receive New Crimson Graphics Driver - Version 16.30 Beta15 Jul 2016 | 1:41 amJust now, AMD has made available a new Crimson Edition graphics driver targeted at its latest Radeon RX 480 GPU model, namely 16.30 beta, which allows this graphics processing unit to run under Microsoft's 64-bit variant of Windows 8.1 platform. However, bear in mind that the release is provided "as is," and a few game titles may fail to launch or crash when AMD Gaming Evolved overlay is enabled. Still, you can simply disable this option to avoid the problems. Moreover, if AMD Crossfire mode on Radeon RX 480 in Radeon Settings is disabled, this change might also disable the device in Windows Device Manager or cause a system hang; if encountered, restart your computer and re-enable the option. With...
NVIDIA's 368.81 GeForce Graphics Driver Is Out - Download Now14 Jul 2016 | 8:29 amJust now, NVIDIA has rolled out its 368.81 GeForce Graphics driver version compatible with both desktop and notebook configurations, which promises to fix the problem with GPU Boost for Virtual Reality (VR) games. This new update should provide an optimal gaming experience for new and upcoming VR titles, including NVIDIA VR Funhouse, Everest VR, Obduction, Raw Data, and The Assembly. Also, it allows GeForce GTX 1080, 1070, and 980 Ti customers to download NVIDIA VR Funhouse from Steam. In addition to that, NVIDIA's present release also supports the new Ansel technology available in Mirror's Edge Catalyst, fixes Vive that didn't work properly with mini-DisplayPort, and resolves tearing spotted in...
Western Digital's My Cloud Series NASes Benefit from Firmware 2.21.11114 Jul 2016 | 1:13 amToday, Western Digital has rolled out a new firmware package targeted at several of its My Cloud NAS models, namely version 2.21.111, compatible with the My Cloud PR4100, PR2100, DL4100, DL2100, EX4100, and EX2100 Network-Attached Storages. In terms of changes, the present update removes several bugs that prevented the MyCloud units from waking up if scheduled, syncing time or auto connecting to Active Directory server, or reaching iSCSI target. Moreover, WD has managed to improve encrypted USB dongle compatibility, USB detection performance, and automatic firmware update process, fix GHOST Security Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0235), and add analytics for active directory configuration. In addition to that,...
Ricoh GR II Camera Gets Firmware 3.00 - Download Now14 Jul 2016 | 12:03 amRicoh has just made available a new firmware package suitable for its GR II digital camera, namely version 3.00, which promises to improve stability for general performance and implement several new features. Specifically speaking, Ricoh now allows adjusting manual focus using +/- buttons as well as the Up/Down dial and adds Flash Button settings that can memorize "Flash" or any other function that could be registered to Fn1 or Fn2. In addition to that, the present update implements "MF Assist Display" option that can be set to On or Off, "Level Display" feature that allows changing the design of the level indicator, as well as "Exposure Information Display" with two options, namely...
Weekly Roundup: Five Stories You Might Have Missed This Week23 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amFrom Elon Musk's latest masterplan for Tesla to the ongoing adventures of Pokémon Go to a look inside the unorthodox heritage haven that is Wattpad's office, here's a look at some of this week's most interesting tales. Killer Spaces: Wattpad's Office Tells A Thousand Stories As Startup Investments in Decline Worldwide, Global VC Activity Remains Buoyed by Unicorns The Danger of Augmented Reality, as Demonstrated by Pokémon Go Elon Musk Reveals Tesla Master Plan that Includes Solar Roofs, 10X Safer Self-Driving, and Car-Sharing SolarCity Raises $345 Million to Make Solar Power a Viable Alternative Energy
Snowden's Hack Proof iPhone Case22 Jul 2016 | 1:00 pmEdward Snowden just released his proposal for a counter-surveillance iPhone case. Per Snowden, there are several individuals who are particularly vulnerable to tracking and surveillance attacks: "Front-line journalists are high-value targets, and their enemies will spare no expense to silence them. Unfortunately, journalists can be betrayed by their own tools. Their smartphones are also the perfect tracking device," stated Snowden in the blog released this week. "Governments and powerful political institutions are gaining access to comprehensive records of phone emissions unwittingly broadcast by device owners. This leaves journalists, activists, and rights workers in a position of vulnerability." The...
World's Most Dedicated Pokémon Go Player? New York Man May Be the First to Catch 'Em All22 Jul 2016 | 12:59 pmA New York man may have become the first Pokémon trainer to catch all 142 of the creatures available in North America. At level 31, the player spent more than 100 hours over two weeks hatching more than 300 eggs and walking over 95 miles—resulting in catching 4,300 Pokémon. Interestingly, the Brooklyn man didn't have to travel very far outside of New York to catch them all. Well, almost all—the remaining nine on his list are region-locked—such as Mr. Mime in Europe and Kangaskhan in Australia—or unfathomably rare (the three legendary birds, which teams are based on, have not yet been sighted). You can learn more about his success at Pokémon Go on Reddit.
The Real Reason Netflix Subscriber Growth is Slowing22 Jul 2016 | 11:58 amEarlier this week Netflix reported second quarter earnings and shares tumbled 15% in after hours trading after the company missed targets on subscriber growth. During Q2 Netflix added just 1.7 million members, short of the company's own forecast of 2.5 million new customers and significantly below the 3.3 million members that Netflix added in the same period of last year. Netflix has 83 million total subscribers. The company says the slowing growth is because Netflix raised the prices of its services by $1. Could one dollar have this much impact? We are not convinced. Netflix, argues Rob Toledo at Exstreamist, "can't see the forest through the trees." He believes people are leaving not over a dollar,...
20 Years in, Lara Croft Continues Reign as 'Queen of Gaming' With Latest Tomb Raider Installment22 Jul 2016 | 10:40 amThe Raider without the whip first side-flipped into our hearts with her dual-wielding pistols in 1996 when the debut title Tomb Raider was released for PC, PS1, and Sega Saturn. Right on the cusp of the home-console boom, Lara Croft and her lofty adventures through caves, battling tigers, and solving puzzles, really couldn't have clambered into our lives at a better time. Graphically, that first trip into the life of a Tomb Raider doesn't hold up well. Nor do the clunky tank controls either. But there was something about the capable, intelligent, and interestingly hush protagonist that struck a chord in a landscape with minimal female heroes. Tomb Raider, and its leading lady made (and continue to make)...
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The Life of Rocky Marciano7 Jul 2016 | 1:19 pm"Do it. Don't talk about it." –Italian Proverb Rocky Marciano loved boxing and devoted his life to it. He always believed that real great athletes carve their way to victory. Rocky was determined and persistent. He fought 49 and didn't lose once. It is hard to find another phenomenal boxer such as Rocky; there will never be another Rocky. Rocky was passionate and kind to his family and friends; he was a hero and role model for young American boxers of his time. In short, Rocky's philosophy in life was a combination of a will to win, work ethics, devotion, and skill. He knew he was the best and never took no for an answer. Rocky's story is the American Dream coming true. The son of Italian...
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Verizon reportedly close to acquiring Yahoo for around $5 billion22 Jul 2016 | 2:10 pmVerizon is reportedly nearing a deal to purchase Yahoo for close to $5 billion, bringing to an end a months-long bidding process for a now-ailing company that was once an Internet trailblazer. The sale of Yahoo's core business is still being deliberated but could be announced early next week, according...
WeHo woman sues Uber for negligence after being raped by driver21 Jul 2016 | 6:15 pmA West Hollywood woman sued Uber Technologies on Thursday, alleging that the ride-hailing company's negligence led to her being raped by an Uber driver. The lawsuit, which was filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles on behalf of the 27-year-old plaintiff, said the San Francisco company "aggressively...
Soylent CEO shakes up Montecito Heights with shipping-container home21 Jul 2016 | 6:15 pmLiving in used shipping containers decked out with chic furnishings is becoming fashionable nationwide, from woodlands to desert hilltops. But on a dusty hilltop in Montecito Heights, one such eco-home has reportedly become an eyesore - and the object of a potential criminal complaint. Rob Rhinehart,...
As PCs decline, Microsoft is betting its future on the cloud20 Jul 2016 | 1:55 pmIn a world where there's a smartphone app for everything, one company — Amazon.com Inc. — has long been the host for an outsized share of online software and computing services. Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Satya Nadella wants to change that. Nadella has poured billions of dollars into building...
Is 'Pokemon Go' catching all your monthly data? Congress wants to know.20 Jul 2016 | 1:40 pmThree House lawmakers have written to the chief executive of Niantic Inc. questioning the effect of the company's blockbuster "Pokemon Go" app on consumers' mobile data usage. "Users have reported maxing out their their monthly data usage plans within a week of playing and have complained of eating...
Indie Spotlight: 'Transplanting' Tells A Fish-Out-Of-Water Story In Appalachia22 Jul 2016 | 2:30 pmWe receive a ton of tips every day from independent creators, unaffiliated with any major motion picture studios, television networks, new media studios, or other well-funded online video entities. The Indie Spotlight is where we'll write about and shout out to a select few of them and bring you up to speed on the great (and sometimes not-so-great) attention-grabbing series you probably haven't heard about until now. Read previous installments here. Some people move to a new city because they get a better job. Some relocate for love. And some switch up their scenery because their new home is featured on a lot of Internet top-ten lists. That last rationale sets the stage for Transplanting, a web series...
On YouTube, 'Pokemon Go' Had Twice As Big A Launch As Any Other 2016 Game22 Jul 2016 | 12:31 pmTwitch is not the only online video platform benefiting from the runaway popularity of Pokemon Go. In a blog post, YouTube has shared some stats about the trendy augmented reality game. The video site noted, among other facts, that Pokemon Go received twice as much watch time in the period after its launch than the next-most watched 2016 release, Blizzard's Overwatch. YouTube did not specify the exact time period it defines as "the launch of Pokemon Go," nor did it reveal an exact watchtime figure for the mobile game. Based on what we know about Overwatch, which has 775,000 subscribers and more than 85 million views on its official YouTube channel alone, Pokemon Go is quite the phenomenon; some videos...
Verizon Reportedly Close To $5 Billion Purchase Of Yahoo22 Jul 2016 | 11:14 amThe long saga of Yahoo's sale may soon come to a close. According to multiple reports, Verizon is close to acquiring the digital media company for $5 billion. While neither Verizon nor Yahoo have yet offered comments, the deal could become final over the next couple of days, according to a source who spoke with the Wall Street Journal. If the $5 billion figure is accurate, it would top the $3 billion price tag Verizon reportedly put forth back in June. By acquiring Yahoo, Verizon would beat out several other suitors, including AT&T. While Yahoo's prestige has faded in recent years, it would still serve as a significant addition to Verizon's burgeoning roster of digital media properties. The...
Ryan Higa's Friends And Collaborators Help Him Celebrate Ten Years On YouTube22 Jul 2016 | 9:30 amRyan Higa's nigahiga YouTube channel is now ten years old, and in order to properly celebrate that milestone, his staff put together an anniversary surprise. The employees of Higa's production company reached out to his buddies in the YouTube and cobbled together a montage of congratulatory messages to celebrate his first decade of online video excellence. The video, which went live on July 20 on Higa's secondary channel, runs for six minutes and includes salutations from more than a dozen of the 26-year-old creator's friends and collaborators. The wellwishers include several other members of YouTube's ten-year club, such as Wong Fu Productions, Timothy DeLaGhetto, and Michael Buckley, as well as...
Viner Thomas Sanders To Kick Off 'Ultimate Storytime' Tour, Culminating At Playlist Live22 Jul 2016 | 8:41 amVine star Thomas Sanders, who counts nearly 8 million followers on the micro video platform and 6.5 billion loops, is taking his singular sense of humor on the road. This summer, Sanders will kick off his first live tour, a musical comedy dubbed Ultimate Storytime — referring to a series on Sanders' Vine account where he approaches strangers and narrates, out loud, what they're doing. The 17-city North American tour kicks off on August 12 in Tampa, Fla. and concludes on September 2 in Washington, D.C., coinciding with Playlist Live. Ultimate Storytime is being produced by Playlist Live — the organization behind the large-scale east coast YouTube conventions — as well as Sanders' management company,...
Eligibility & Norms for An Entity to Participate in the Startup India Campaign23 Jul 2016 | 12:14 amPeople who are planning to start their own business this year have to follow new rules and regulations because the government of India has taken few steps to uplift the budding entrepreneurs to start their venture in the country and thereby increase the sustainable economic growth and improve the standard of doing business in the country, it will also provide large scale job opportunities. The Indian government introduced the first of its kind median between the Startup community of the nation and its government that address all the aspects of the business ecosystem. Action plan The Startup India campaign is an action plan that aims at providing bank finance for the startups in India to encourage the...
Introducing MRSI CONNECT – A Tech Platform For Startups To Showcase Their Products and Services22 Jul 2016 | 11:35 pmIndia's renowned association of Market Researchers, The Market Research Society of India (MRSI) is holding its first ever "MRSI CONNECT- A Technology Buyer Seller meet" at Westin Mumbai on Wednesday, 27th of July 2016. CONNECT is an MRSI initiative to provide added value to members. It will bring connected parties and members to one platform and provides an opportunity for solution providers, from startups to established players, to connect with the decision makers/Buyers. MRSI takes the initiative of building a platform for technology providers to come and present their products and services to key decision makers from the Market Research Industry which includes MRSI Members and others, which can be...
I-MADE Announces Mobile Student Wallet for Cashless Campus22 Jul 2016 | 9:47 amI-MADE (Innovation in Mobile App Development Ecosystem) announced introduction of student wallet, a mobile application which will drive cashless transactions on campus with its platform technology. Students will be able to use I-MADE Wallet through their college's official Android & iOS mobile app, for their daily transactional needs including payment of fees, canteen expenses, food ordering, travelling expenses, hostel fees, buying of study material etc. Currently students face inconvenience with payment through cash or card as some outlets don't accept multiple modes of payment and majority of students are dependent on their parents for monthly allowance. This becomes even bigger a problem especially...
CaratLane Announces Avnish & Guru as Co-Founders22 Jul 2016 | 4:28 amCaratLane, today, in a one-it's-kind acknowledgement of entrepreneurial spirit recognised two of its senior-most employees as Co-Founders. Avnish Anand, Sr. VP – Product & Category and Gurukeerthi G, Sr. VP – Technology & Fulfilment, will now be Co-Founders of India's leading omni-channel jeweller, along with with Mithun Sacheti, Founder & CEO of the company. "Avnish and Guru have stood by the vision of CaratLane, and helped it materialise with their strong commitment and exceptional talent. It gives me immense pleasure to have them join me to lead our future endeavours." said Mr. Mithun Sacheti, Founder & CEO, CaratLane. Avinash Anand Avnish who earned his master's degree from IIM Lucknow, is the 1st...
Former VP Oyo & Housing, Saurabh Singh, Joins ExtraCarbon as Chief Business Officer22 Jul 2016 | 2:15 amOne of founding member of Cvent India and former Vice President of Sales at Oyo & Housing, Saurabh Singh, joins ExtraCarbon as Chief Business Officer. As Country Manager of Cvent and part of a core 4 member team, Saurabh was involved in scaling operations from incubation to key life cycle events leading to an IPO. Saurabh will lead the demand generation in B2B & C2B with evangelising the web and mobile strategy. In this role, Saurabh will be driving corporate sales, product strategy and product marketing functions to build world class user interface and product solutions. "I have been seriously looking at this unorganized sector for the last few years and believes that the country is poised to take action...
Black Mesa [Saturday Morning Review]23 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amAs I read my review of the Half-Life Series from last year, I smiled and laughed a little bit. I had said about the first Half-Life installment: "Half-Life: Source is the graphically enhanced version of Half-Life. It's the only way to replay this oldie but goodie." While that was true at the time, I must say Black Mesa is the new "only way" to enjoy this classic. Black Mesa Welcome to Black Mesa. The Half-Life series is one of those games that tickles several different gaming aspects that I enjoy. While it's not my #1 favorite game of all time (hello Fallout), it is near and dear to my heart as it segued me back into the gaming world that I so enjoy. This Sci-Fi action first-person shooter...
The Effects of a Slow Church Website [Infographic]23 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amHow fast is your church website? Does it load well? Unfortunately, website loading speed is usually overlooked. Far too many churches do one of the following – or even worse – all of them:

Cheap hosting

Poorly coded themes

Too many poorly coded plugins

Un-optimized images

Long videos used as background images

 So what does it matter? After all, won't people wait an extra second or two? Not exactly: [Click for Larger]This infographic is aimed at businesses, but the concept still remains for churches, ministries, and nonprofit organizations. It's all about keeping the users attention before they dart to another website or hit the back button to their Google Search results. You want them to stay, consume...
Church Tech Snack Pack #12722 Jul 2016 | 9:00 amAnother crazy week is behind us and one more summertime weekend before us. Are you making the most out of your summer this year? Any special projects or special time with loved ones? I hope you're making the most of it. Now…on to the links… Pokémon Go Social Media Graphics And Design Source Files For Your Church Cool! Why You Can't Do Social Media Alone So true. 5 Email Marketing Mistakes Your Church Should Avoid Agreed. How to be a Successful Church Tech Good thoughts. Video: Billy Graham on Sermon Preparation Interesting! Ask Darrel: How to Rebrand an Exisiting Ministry One does not simple, Rebrand. ;P Is Your Leadership Unintentionally Manipulative? Yikes! Bullying: How many Students never Tell...
ChurchMag Reader Spotlight: Greg Simmons22 Jul 2016 | 7:00 am[This article is part of a series where we want to highlight you guys, the readers.] Greg Simmons is one of those guys who when he has something to say, there is some gravity behind it. When he responds to your tweet, you know he has given it your full attention and every word has meaning behind it. I do not have too many people I interact with that when I see a notification on email, comment, or social media that I stop what I am doing to take note, but Greg is one of those guys. The interview I had with him just adds to this man I know as Greg Simmons. Greg Simmons

The one social media account you use the most? Facebook (I'm a band dad and one of the unofficial band photographers. So I post LOTS of...

Let's Play 16: Welcome Jeremy Skinner22 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amThis week we welcome another Jeremy to the Let's Play server and how he sees faith and gaming pairing up. Plus he builds his spawn house. [Video via YouTube] [Find more Let's Play videos and learn more about the ChurchMag Minecraft world here.] Let's Play 16: Welcome Jeremy Skinner first appeared on ChurchMag and is sponsored by ChurchMag Press.
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German scientist receives lifetime achievement award from American Society for Materials21 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pm(Saarland University) In order to create new materials, scientists need to understand the interior structures of materials. Frank Mücklich has spent decades developing methods to do just that. In recognition of his lifetime achievement, Mücklich has been chosen to receive the Henry Clifton Sorby Award, the highest award bestowed by the American Society for Materials (ASM International) in the field of microscopic materials research. Mücklich is only the fifth German to receive the award.
NASA's GPM observes newly formed Tropical Storm Georgette21 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pm(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) As Tropical Storm Georgette was forming, the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite flew overhead and gathered data that showed an intensifying storm.
NASA spots Tropical Storm Darby as warnings posted in Hawaii21 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pm(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) On July 22, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite and NASA's RapidScat instrument gathered data on Tropical Storm Darby as it neared Hawaii and triggered warnings.
A 'smart dress' for oil-degrading bacteria21 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pm(Kazan Federal University) The modified polyelectrolyte-magnetite nanocoating was applied to functionalize the cell walls of oil decomposing bacteria Alcanivorax borkumensis.
NASA catches Estelle becoming post-tropical21 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pm(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The Suomi NPP satellite passed over Tropical Storm Estelle as it was transitioning to a post-tropical storm in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Sponsored: 64% off Code Black Drone with HD Camera [del.icio.us]23 Jul 2016 | 11:23 amOur #1 Best-Selling Drone--Meet the Dark Night of the Sky!
Lazy Long Weekend Project23 May 2016 | 6:33 pmAbout five years ago, we got a cute little R-Pod 173T. �It's a trailer with a pop-out tent to extend the internal living area by about 36 sq. ft. Very cute and just the right size to be towed by our Santa Fe. A couple of years ago, my very patient wife suggested we remove the sofa to make more room inside. (not my photo — found on the tubes) Brilliant! Awesome to have more space. But what to do with the couch (sofa)? She suggested we (I) figure out a way to use it in our Garage-Jang. Of course, I over analyzed it. Here's my project sketches to prove it. Fast forward to 3 years later. Yes, it's done. And perhaps I over-engineered it a bit. (seriously. 2×6??) I don't care. It's done....
More progress on painting Alien Frontiers Field Generators12 Mar 2016 | 8:24 amWow, when you take photos of painted miniatures, the photos always catch all the rough paint-work and other issues, making the minis look like crap Ah well, since these Alien Frontiers field generators are meant to be played with and not put on a shelf and admired, I'm not too concerned. One done, one in progress and one primed and ready to go. The orange�one's interesting. I bought the Alien Frontiers Upgrade Pack. It included a lot of the new colony components, and these field generator components. It's meant to upgrade the more generic ones from earlier Alien Frontiers generators. So this one came without one of the generator arms attached. After filling out a form and uploading a photo of the...
Alien Frontiers – Colony paint complete28 Feb 2016 | 8:24 amWell, I finished painting the colony components. Looking at the photos, they kinda look messy. Note to self, don't rush, even if you have 40 of the little buggers to paint. Ah well, on the game board at normal viewing distances they look ok. I didn't want to paint the originals that came with the game so I had 3 options:

Order replacement parts from the publisher

Buy the Factions Expansion

Buy the Upgrade pack

 I went for the Upgrade pack, even though my first choice was the Factions Expansion. It looks like a neat addition to the game but it's damn hard to find, either online or locally. Both the Factions Expansion and the Upgrade pack include the extra components to allow a five-player Alien...
Painting the components of Alien Frontiers15 Feb 2016 | 9:13 amRecently I've become aware of a trend to paint the often garishly-coloured miniatures and game components you find in modern board games. My first attempt was with Mice and Mystics, and now I'm working on�Alien Frontiers. This time, I decided to prototype my �colour schemes digitally. To do this, photographed the components just after priming, so the base colour has been neutralized. Then I processed the images, cropping them, making them black and white, and enhancing the contrast and brightness to bring out the detail. And finally, I load them into Pixelmator on my iPad, and Experiment with layers. Hopefully I can come up with something interesting Oh, and one thing I just noticed while looking at...
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How Internet of Things data will help us predict the future17 Jul 2016 | 4:59 pmPhysical actions in the real world and data processing in the digital world are fusing as the Internet of Things takes hold.
Top legal tips for startups in the digital space15 Jun 2016 | 7:06 pmI have seen a surge in businesses and startups wanting advice to effectively grow and become successful within the digital space.
5 active mobile threats spoofing enterprise apps1 Jun 2016 | 5:09 pmCommon apps spoofed to trick users into downloading malware.
The coolest 3D-printed things at the RAPID conference23 May 2016 | 4:35 pmProducts ranged from UAVs and jet engines to human skull and knee replacements
Defence prepares for massive ERP overhaul22 May 2016 | 2:00 pmThe Department of Defence has begun seeking systems integrators as it moves ahead with what it believes is the largest ERP program implementation by the Australian government.
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Pokémons of New York Is About to Become Your New Favorite Facebook Page23 Jul 2016 | 11:00 amFans of Pokémon and Pokémon Go are about to be obsessed with Facebook page Pokémons of New York, a parody of the touching Humans of New York page. Delhi students Abhishek Singh Kadian and Avish Revis hopped on the viral craze and created the epic Facebook page, which now has over 12,500 likes - 3,000 of which were received on just the first day, according to BuzzFeed. Similar to the HONY page, Pokémons of New York (yes, the plural was intentional) features a different person, or in this case, Pokémon, and its backstory. Anyone who at least knows the basics of Pokémon will crack up at these. Check out some of the best posts ahead and get ready to start following this page obsessively.
The 1 SUPER Simple Hack to Keep Your Phone Safe at the Beach23 Jul 2016 | 10:30 amIf you're headed somewhere near water and don't want to spend money on a waterproof phone case - or forgot to order one ahead of time - here's the next best thing: find a sandwich bag to keep your phone safe from any splashes. You can navigate it (press buttons, scroll through Insta, etc.) just as you normally would; the only thing that's not the same is taking photos. This hack also helps on beach days when you don't want sand to ruin your phone. Huzzah!
17 Pokémon Go Memes That Perfectly Sum Up the Different Teams23 Jul 2016 | 10:00 amEveryone who's anyone playing Pokémon Go knows the most intense decision you might make is choosing a team. At first, it feels like just a random choice between Team Valor, Mystic, or Instinct. But the internet thinks otherwise and these savage memes ahead will prove that your team choice says so much about you. Sure, Pokémon Go is bringing people together, but we're all just trying to be the best that no one ever was. So whether you're a know-it-all Team Valor person, a happy person who just wants to be left alone on Team Instinct, or someone who has all their Pokémon Go facts researched, go ahead and laugh at all the memes ahead.
Beer Pong as You Know It Has Forever Changed - and It Is GLORIOUS23 Jul 2016 | 9:30 amSo, you fancy yourself a beer pong champion. Back in the day, maybe you were crowned king or queen of the game. But your reign may come crashing down when you see the new way people are playing pong. In yet another viral internet video (one we can definitely get on board with), the tables have literally turned - as in, those classy red solo cups are situated on top of a Roomba, and the game must go on. If you're ready for a true twist, then challenge yourself and your friends to Roomba pong. I can only imagine it gets tougher as the game goes on, since spinning things plus alcohol don't always mix. Might want to try practicing with water first . . .
Every Pokémon Go Trainer Needs to Abide by These Warnings23 Jul 2016 | 8:30 amWhile Pokémon Go is encouraging people to be active and venture outdoors, it's also causing some problems along the way. One artist took matters into her own hands and created four Pokémon Go warning signs as friendly reminders for people all around. Digital artist Magdalena Proszowska, a Pokémon fan since she was 13 years old, saw how some trainers were creating a mess in public areas and making them unsafe at different PokéStops around Germany. The signs that she created and posted on Tumblr are her way of trying to remedy the issues she saw. "I come to the same places (nature parks, art and historic places, or playgrounds) and I noticed how littered and unfriendly for kids they became," Magdalena...
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Our search warrant case: An important decision for people everywhere14 Jul 2016 | 11:05 amWe obviously welcome today's decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision is important for three reasons: it ensures that people's privacy rights are protected by the laws of their own countries; it helps ensure that the legal protections of the physical world apply in the digital domain; and it paves the way for better solutions to address both privacy and law enforcement needs.
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield: Progress for privacy rights11 Jul 2016 | 1:33 amWe at Microsoft welcome the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield decision, which the European Commission is expected to announce on 12 July. It sets a new high standard for the protection of Europeans' personal data. Microsoft regards privacy as a fundamental right and we believe the Privacy Shield advances this right. This is an important achievement for the privacy rights of citizens across Europe, and for companies across all industries that rely on international data flows to run their businesses and serve their customers. The successful and rigorous negotiations also demonstrate progress between Europe and the United States on a vital issue for transatlantic coordination. While we rely on different legal...
The role of cybernorms in preventing digital warfare8 Jul 2016 | 6:23 amToday, leaders from NATO countries and partners are meeting in Warsaw for a landmark Summit. Cybersecurity will figure prominently on the agenda. Today's security landscape has evolved since the first NATO summit held almost 60 decades ago. With threats becoming more hybrid in nature, the role of "cyber" has increased significantly; a state of affairs which the Summit is likely to recognize in designating cyber as the "fifth domain of warfare". In an increasingly hostile cyber-environment, where anonymous actors can often pursue aggressive offensive action with impunity, it's clear that we need rules about how to behave in cyberspace. This means developing and implementing international norms...
Do you have a license for cybersecurity?29 Jun 2016 | 8:46 amCyber threats move at Internet speed and so must cyber responders, to protect networks and data both in Europe and across the globe. Imagine the impact on cybersecurity if responders, innovators, and developers were told to pause and apply for an export license before responding to a threat. That's what will happen under a new and overbroad cybersecurity regulation aimed at "intrusion software." Recently, the Coalition for Responsible Cybersecurity and BSA | The Software Alliance hosted an event in Brussels to begin a discussion on the "intrusion software" regulation created by the Wassenaar Arrangement, a consortium of 41 countries focused on creating export controls on weapons and other...
Accessibility in the workplace – a competitive edge28 Jun 2016 | 4:28 amPeople across Europe increasingly rely on technology to get their jobs done. But if you have a disability, this can be a challenge. Almost half (48%) of all EU citizens living with disabilities are unemployed. This means over 38 million people are missing out on the opportunity to participate fully and equally in society. Improving this state of affairs by creating workplaces adapted to the needs of those with disabilities is essential in order to empower individuals to make the most of their potential. But it also makes good business sense. A new study by Forrester Research examines how organizations across Europe have integrated accessible technologies and strategies within their organizations, and the...
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2016 New Volkswagen Tiguan – 56 MPG, people hauler for the smart set [Review]22 Jul 2016 | 9:12 amYou cannot keep a good man (or women) down so the saying goes and Volkswagen has certainly been knocked hard after its emission scandal. To borrow famously from Her Majesty the Queen, it has undoubtedly been Volkswagen's annus horribilis. Nevertheless Volkswagen being rather good at what they do and being the [...] 1,822 words | permalink | No comments | digg this
Laugh.ly – Pandora for people who like to laugh22 Jul 2016 | 2:00 amDo you like to laugh? Do you like to laugh more than you like to sing along to random songs? You're in luck then! Laugh.ly is the new comedy only streaming service to fill all your long car rides and boring work days with joy. This service is a lot like Pandora but instead of music, you can get stand up comedians. Such [...] 177 words | permalink | No comments | digg this
Avegant Glyph – turn your movie experience into a personal one22 Jul 2016 | 2:00 amMost of us have watched a movie or two on our mobile devices. It's almost like having your own personal theater. Almost but not quite. If you really want that solo theater experience anywhere you go, check out the Avegant Glyph, the headset that makes what you're watching, personal. At first glance, this looks like a pair of headphones but [...] 166 words | permalink | No comments | digg this
3D Foam Pen – draw with hand soap22 Jul 2016 | 2:00 amThere a ton of 3D Doodle pens out there but this one is a little different. It doesn't use plastic filament and your creation will be more fluffy and less structural. The 3D Foam Pen is the pen that lets your write with hand soap. This doodler creates bubbles using normal, run of the mill hand soap. Something many homes have [...] 156 words | permalink | No comments | digg this
Extreme Vehicle Protection – a few minutes of set up can save you thousands21 Jul 2016 | 2:00 amCars are usually fine to be left outdoors. If you can't park in a garage, the worst you usually have to look forward to is some hot seats in the summer. At least that's what NORMALLY is the case. Then there are those times when the sky opens up and releases torrential downpours that lead to flooding. For those [...] 176 words | permalink | 4 comments | digg this
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My big intro to BI & analytics vendor MicroStrategy15 Jul 2016 | 11:06 amMicroStrategy, a veteran of the business intelligence and analytics market that is currently littered with so many startups, has plenty to boast about and isn't shy about doing it.Its revenue comes in at more than half a billion dollars, the company is profitable, and it serves giant customers like eBay and the U.S. Postal Service. A competitor of vendors such as SAP and Tableau, MicroStrategy gushes over how Gartner analysts rate it. And according to globetrotting CEO and Co-Founder Michael Saylor, Version 10 of MicroStrategy's flagship product is "the most powerful software ever released" -- so much so that a customer could feel secure including "a nuclear order of battle into an [encrypted and...
Startups boldly challenge Internet, mass transit & password status quo13 Jul 2016 | 10:08 amOne startup pledged to "make passwords impossible to steal." Another promised technology to "absolutely change the face of the Internet itself!" And an asphalt-hating CEO said his outfit's zippy overhead pods will be a green replacement for gas guzzling vehicles in big cities within a couple of years.The 88th edition of Mass Innovation Nights on Tuesday gave the stage – at host LogMeIn's airy Boston Seaport digs – to an idealistic handful of startups unfettered so far by venture capital and repetitive marketing lingo (I only heard the dreaded word "journey" once!). The founders eagerly answered questions posed by attendees – including precocious teens on summer break -- and collected...
Pokemon Go maker addresses Google account access scare12 Jul 2016 | 8:19 amIt looks like it's safe to go back into the Pokemon Gyms and PokeStops, as Pokemon Go maker Niantic has addressed concerns that it has unfettered access to Google accounts of those who signed up for the popular mobile game via their iOS devices.(Those who have signed up for Pokemon Go via the Pokemon Trainer Club weren't threatened with the security/privacy issue, but it has proven difficult for some to get through the crowded Trainer Club servers.)Niantic, looking to assuage fears that it can read/send from your Gmail account and dip into your Google Docs, has issued the following statement: Permissions update We recently discovered that the Pokémon GO account creation process on iOS erroneously...
Check this out: Walmart Pay for iOS & Android can now be used in all of retailer's US stores7 Jul 2016 | 8:04 amThe following email subject lines appeared in my inbox on Wednesday just a couple of hours apart:* Walmart Pay Now Available in all Walmart Stores Nationwide (from Walmart PR)* Map of Walmart store closings (from a market research firm making a larger point about rapid changes in retail and consumer packaged goods markets) My first thought, upon noticing the juxtaposition, was well, having 154 fewer stores in the US this year probably made it easier for Walmart to roll out its mobile payment app nationwide.MORE: 7 reasons mobile payments still aren't mainstreamTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Tetris comes to Megaprocessor6 Jul 2016 | 7:39 amThe game Tetris has gone through many configurations over its 30-plus years in existence (including on an MIT building in in a pumpkin), but perhaps none is more impressive than a Cambridge, England man's version running on a giant homemade computer.The BBC reports on James Newman, who has been building his 33-foot wide, 6-foot high Megaprocessor since 2012, and has shared a series of Youtube videos about the project, including a demo of the behemoth running Tetris.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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How to create the real value of social CRM19 Jul 2016 | 6:18 amSocial CRM is all about engaging social customers into your CRM process. It is important for an organization to create its own social community. Company can incorporate it into CRM process because social CRM will allow an organization to enhance broader control over community direction and content. In other word, it builds a customer fan […]
Why mobile CRM for small business fails11 Jul 2016 | 11:54 pmThe use of customer relationship management is a well-known strategy in both business-to-consumer and business-to-business organizations. Mobile CRM can save organizations time and resources, build their customer loyalty and increase their sales target. If you don't take proper strategy, however, it can be a huge disadvantage and waste of money. There are several reasons why […]
Why your small business need mobile CRM?7 Jul 2016 | 12:20 amHave you ever thought whether you need CRM for your small business? There are many things to be considered when you go for a small business CRM solution. Opening a business is the dream of many people. Starting your own company is a wonderful foundation for growth, but it comes with some stresses. They include […]
Why Mobile First app is so crucial for business3 Jul 2016 | 12:09 am"Mobile First" is a design approach that puts focus on designing the layout, navigation and content of a website before designing the desktop versions for larger screens. The reason for this is that mobile devices provides mobile user's requirements on the most basic level compared to desktop displays where you can concentrate more on the […]
How to make mobile CRM technology successful and why it fails28 Jun 2016 | 6:32 pmMobile CRM is a key tool for sales reps and other customer-facing employees. Hence, it's important to get it right. The tool boosts productivity, improve data quality and helps ensure that everybody is in the loop while out of the office. There are many factors to consider when deploying mobile CRM technology, of course. Why Mobile CRM […]
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Oregon Man Sentenced To Six Months In Prison In Celebrity Hacking Case23 Jul 2016 | 11:07 amWhile his attorney argued against a prison sentence because the technique he employed wasn't particularly sophisticated, the guy responsible for The Fappening is getting six months in the federal slammer. Mr. Helton said he has been a "dead man walking" since his arrest in 2013, and his life has been taken over by mental illness. "For more than two years, defendant Andrew Helton targeted, baited, and hooked unsuspecting victims with his phishing e-mails," Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie S. Christensen wrote in a filing urging Kronstadt to sentence Helton to at least a year in prison. "He targeted strangers, acquaintances, and celebrities alike. He trolled through their private e-mail accounts,...
PSVR's "Cinematic Mode" Boasts Virtual 226-Inch Screen23 Jul 2016 | 11:07 amCan the PSVR give you your own personal movie theater experience? Not quite, but it sounds like it's a strong start. While the PlayStation headset will, virtually, give you a screen size much larger than any commercial television set, you'll probably have to put up with the screen-door effect resulting from the lower-resolution displays. In a detailed write-up, it's revealed that that PS VR's cinematic mode will offer three screen sizes; large, medium and small. Apparently the large mode is the equivalent 226 inches, making it much larger than any commercial television set and bringing it in line with a movie theater. Apparently the screen didn't even fit in the player's entire field of vision at first...
The Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray23 Jul 2016 | 9:07 amForget about the Michael Bay, robot farting/humping, live-action ones—this is the real deal! Originally released in 1986, the Transformers animated film has been restored and remastered from a 4K transfer and is getting a Blu-ray release in September. This was Orson Welles' final role, who reportedly hated being in a "toy movie." The Transformers: The Movie has captured a special place in the hearts of millions and has been a staple in the pop culture zeitgeist since 1986. Featuring memorable characters - the heroic Autobots, villainous Decepticons and Unicron, thrilling action and a heartfelt storyline, The Transformers – The Movie is a cultural touchstone that spans generations. Beloved by...
Vehicle Breakdowns Hit Record High In U.S. Despite New Car Tech23 Jul 2016 | 9:07 amVehicle breakdowns are happening more than ever despite the incorporation of advanced technology designed to keep drivers and passengers safe and on the road. Are your newer vehicles giving you more trouble than your old ones ever did? …vehicles fewer than five years old experienced a higher proportion of tire and key-related issues than older vehicles, incidents that have increased as automakers have started to eliminate the spare tire and adopt electronic keyless ignitions. AAA says automakers are getting rid of spare tires and replacing them with tire inflator kits to reduce vehicle weight and boost fuel economy. Tire inflator kits have replaced spare tires on 29 million vehicles in the last 10...
Only 10% Of iPhone Owners Say They're Likely To Upgrade This Year23 Jul 2016 | 8:07 amSurveys and other chatter would suggest that most people are going to skip what Apple is releasing this year, as there is plenty of evidence to indicate the iPhone 7 is too similar to its predecessor. More importantly, the iPhone 8 is rumored to be a huge overhaul, potentially incorporating a brand-new design and even OLED screens. It's not entirely clear why Apple is potentially changing its upgrade cycle, but one theory seems the most plausible: There simply isn't anything left to innovate on in the short term. As Nikkei put it in May when reports first surfaced that Apple might switch its cycle: "The move is largely due to smartphone functions having little room left for major enhancements." So...
The Game Theory of (not) Innovating18 Jul 2016 | 9:20 amSuccinctly put in The Atlantic - (and summarised here), when faced with saying "Yes" to something new, risky, etc, research shows: "If you are a manager, if you commit a false positive, you are going to embarrass yourself, and potentially ruin your career." Managers, he says, are terrified of committing false positives, meaning saying something will be a hit when in fact it will flop. False negatives, by contrast, present little costs. "If you reject a great idea," Grant said, "most of the time, no one will ever know." (One exception to this: Pity the editors who rejected Harry Potter.) Managers like to make safe bets and don't mind the invisible losses. In other words, one is seldom tarred...
Pokemon Go - better catch all them data13 Jul 2016 | 4:04 pmPokemon Go has become quite the thing, but regular readers of this blog will know we are fascinated by one thing in the main - yes, where is all that user data going? In less than a week Niantic (a Google spinout*) created one of the largest personal location databases in history, as well as other personal data, storage and camera co-ords. Here's what it does (thanks to USA today): For Android users, the game can access both the precise and general locations of the device as well as its camera – permissions inherently necessary to play the game. The game can also access users' USB storage, contacts, network connections and more. For iPhone users, the game can access users' location, camera and...
Nexus 5 Users Complaining of Audio Issues Post the July Security Patch14 Jul 2016 | 11:11 pmIt has been almost over a year since Google has been rolling out regular OTA updates every month in order to patch up security loopholes that may come up. Not just this, the patch also aims to fix up any small bug that may be reported by the users. Since these updates are regular and monthly, you could perhaps understand if they are not very very thoroughly device tested, given the rollout period is really small. That should explain why the Nexus 5 users are not very happy with the latest July Security patch update on their phones. It has been reported widely that the Nexus 5 users are experiencing problems with the audio on their phones post the update. It is not really clear what is the exact problem, as...
Go Chat is a Chat App for all the Pokemon Go Players10 Jul 2016 | 11:57 pmThere have not been too many games in the past which have generated the kind of hype and uproar that Pokemon Go has. The game is barely out of Beta, in fact available to download only in select few countries and it has become a firm favorite. In fact, such has been the hurrah around the game that the team behind it have had to halt the rollout because of server issues. Looks like you cannot catch them all, after all. However, if you are one of the lucky few for whom the game is working perfectly fine, you may want to chat out or speak to those like you especially if they can guide you to locations where they found their Pokemon. Sadly the game itself does not have a functionality for the trainers to talk...
Looking at the Mivi Type C cable and the Dual USB Car Charger8 Jul 2016 | 1:10 amSmartphone makers have clearly started the move towards the new USB Type-C port. And it is evident when you look at flagship smartphones from almost every mainstream manufacturer. Even budget smartphones like the LeEco Le 2 sport this new USB port. So if you do own a phone with the Type C port, it's time to replace all the microUSB cables in the house with Type C-ones, and that is where the problem lies. I own a Nexus 6P and getting a USB type A to USB Type-C cable has been an uphill task. While the charger on the device has a Type C to Type C, I still need another cable when connecting the phone to my computer or when connecting to a different charger. The 6P does come with a Type A to Type C cable in...
Bitly App for Android is Finally Here8 Jul 2016 | 12:11 amIf your day job requires anything to do with the internet, then high chances that you use or at least have used Bitly, the link shortening service. In fact, most of the die hards, use Bitly as the jargon for shortening links, such has been the popularity of the service. In a world where everything is available as an app, you would be surprised to know that Bitly did not have a working app of its own. You relied on third party apps like URL Shortener in order to get link shortening to work. Thankfully, Bitly has finally brought an Android app of its own that users can now download and use it for shortening their links. Just like the web version, if you have a paid account, you can choose the Bitly name, or...
Google's Now on Tap Gets Smarter; Can Translate Pages and Scan QR Codes7 Jul 2016 | 2:30 amGoogle's Now on Tap feature that was released with Android Marshmallow has kind of gone under the radar given that it was launched with a practically very very limited use case. When the feature was announced, it was capable of picking up very limited names such as those of restaurants or famous personalities from the screen and that was pretty much that. Therefore, despite Marshmallow been out for a few months, not a lot of people actively found a use for Now on Tap. However, gradually Google has been adding features to it, a bit like Google Now and today, Tap on Now has got two really useful features. The first one being that you will be able to translate web pages or text that is in a foreign language....
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Increase the chance of succes by decreasing the supply12 Jul 2016 | 11:29 pmPress Release B-Dressed For men a proven concept: personal shopping services. Platforms such as The Cloakroom The Cloakroom, House of Einstein en Outfittery are growing rapidly. Not so surprising, as most men do not like to shop. Women on the other hand love shopping, right? A personal shopper is made accessible for the 'normal woman' with the launch of B-Dressed. A business in personal shopper cannot be successful from the perspective that women love to shop. Or can it? Start-up B-Dressed decided to test the assumption: 'all women like to shop' a couple of months ago. It appeared that lots of women do not like to shop and find it difficult to choose between the enormous demand both online and...
CMO @ United Food Concepts1 Jul 2016 | 7:03 amUnited Food Concepts aims to provide the #1 solution for SME's in Europe's catering industry. We operate distinct marketplaces for unique types of catering, from private chefs (ChefPlaza) and events (VanChefs) to food trucks (The Food Convoy), which are linked in one single solution for the caterer. And we're looking for a CMO. Our belief is that our path to greatness lies in inboundmarketing, eventmarketing and an excellent referralprogramme. But does it? We're looking for an experienced teammember that's excited about having a leading role in a small but fast growing start-up. We'd like to spar on your and our ideas for the company's scaling strategy and be utterly convinced by the...
Events & Account management (Internship) @ ChefPlaza1 Jul 2016 | 6:53 amChefPlaza is looking for an intern to help build our community of chefs, assist in building out our eventmarketing programme and ensure a perfect experience for all our fine-dining guests. Function: Events & Accountmanager Starting from: Now Months: 6 Hours/week: 40 Location: There's an office in Rotterdam & Budapest, we'd like to think you'll love to come and enjoy the atmosphere and be part of the team, but there's no real office hours or enforced attendance. Payment: € 350 / month Tasks: Our community of chefs is expanding rapidly and we have ever more requests. We need your help to ensure we keep up the quality of our chefs and of our guests' experience while growing. You will be tasked with...
Column: Entrepreneurial cows30 Jun 2016 | 6:38 amBlood, sweat, and NO tears! I noted this melodious and ass-kicking slogan directly out of the mouth of no one other than Neelie Kroes, a highly respected european businesswoman and politician. Neelie's comment was a popular one with the crowd. Where? I'll tell you. You can find the original post (in Dutch) here Maybe you already know that I have thrown myself into the world of independent entrepreneurship with my own company BREIZH World. With heart, soul, and passion I'm working on the creation and expansion of my own brand. In addition to that, I am of course also a human being, a mother, and – not entirely insignificant – a woman. And these days you find yourself in an extremely popular...
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Willy Wonka and the Product Leader22 Jul 2016 | 4:00 amScaling product management doesn't have to be a feat of pure imagination. A few months ago, everything was (mostly) manageable. You built a great product for a small startup. You kept the vision intact, and you moved quickly across small and agile teams. Your founders got what they wanted: buzz, then traction, then explosive growth. Suddenly, you're not just a lean little startup that's running and running freely. You're a "real" company. There are executives and board members to report up to. You're facing down regulatory scrutiny, contract negotiations, and adding more people to do more things and build more features and products. And growth requires new skill sets, too, like the ability to...
Why Niccolo de Masi of Glu Mobile is banking on Kim K and Taylor Swift19 Jul 2016 | 3:00 amFive years ago, Silicon Valley would've balked at the thought of Kim Kardashian on the cover of Forbes at all, much less for a mobile game. Today, with more than 40 million downloads, generating $71.8 million in revenue last year alone, and more than $100 million since its launch in 2014, Kim is a mobile mogul. "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" saw blockbuster numbers equal to some of the top-grossing films of all-time. But product managers and developers in gaming studios know she wasn't alone in making a "Kimpact." Her partner (and co-conspirator) in creating "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" – setting off a chain reaction in the Celebrity App Industrial Complex – is mobile gaming...
Rand Fishkin's Data-driven Disney World14 Jul 2016 | 10:21 amRand Fishkin does things a little differently than your average techie. It's immediately noticeable. Moz, the SEO and marketing company he founded, grew out of a blog, not a dorm room. He identifies as a feminist, and tweets it for the world to hear. He believes marketing should come before product. His mustache is elegant, pointy, Dali-like, and on the other side of his pompadour is a closely shorn undercut that probably scores many points in the Seattle scenes (after my interview with Rand, I show his picture to a friend in the cafe lobby of KEXP, and she immediately responds, "I see that guy everywhere and have always wondered about him.") But Rand's most fascinating divergence manifests while...
Sean Ellis on growth hacking, company-wide13 Jul 2016 | 7:42 amThis is part 2 of our two-part profile on Sean Ellis. Part 1 can be found here. Sean Ellis knows what it's like to be the first growth person at a startup. "I built my first growth model over 10 years ago when I was at LogMeIn," he says. It was the first growth model that company had ever seen. Ten years is an eternity in tech, but Sean isn't the cynical expert type. He's an enthusiastic speaker, and there's altruism in every word he says. Yet growth, as the concept he first devised, came about out of his frustration. "I didn't do it because somebody said to build a growth model; it was just me sitting there one day going, there's so much more going on than just us spending money and...
Why do people open emails?12 Jul 2016 | 5:47 amWhy do people open emails? It's something I think about every time I send an article out to The Signal subscribers. When the article hits your inbox between a shared Google doc and yet another newsletter, what is it that's going to get you to open and read it? I've heard the best practices, and I try my best to adhere to them, but I can't help but wonder if they actually make any difference. But to know that, I'm going to need data, and a lot of it. So, armed with 85,637 subject lines from Mixpanel campaigns – totaling 1.7 billion emails sent and 232 million opens, over a span from June 2012 to May 2016 – I looked to answer the eternal question: What makes people open an email? One thing worth...
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Home Office in 2016 (now with more kids!)16 Jul 2016 | 12:46 pmFor a solid stretch of years, I worked almost exclusively from a home office, both while working at Netscape, during the first part of my time with Mahalo, and then for the early Crowd Fusion years up until we landed The Daily as a customer and I was often working out of the NewsCorp building in downtown Manhattan, and eventually, we had our own offices. I would work from home from time to time during the later years of Crowd Fusion and the beginnings of Ceros, but these were when Jackson was just a baby so there were lots of moments like this one: Jackson sleeping in a baby bjorn or some sort of sling, while I gleefully typed away at my computer, working, and thinking smugly "Man, I'm such a pro-dad and...
Back to a focus on product with YouEarnedIt…1 May 2016 | 7:38 amI just updated my LinkedIn profile with the news that I'm joining YouEarnedIt as Chief Product Officer. About 3 and a half years ago, Kristin and I moved from New York to Texas for me to start working for Ben Lamm at Chaotic Moon. It's been a fun ride, I learned a lot, and I got to help a really amazing services company grow from good to great, building an amazing development and quality assurance team along the way. This past summer, looking at the growth of our business and what was needed to take the next steps in growth, the management team at Chaotic Moon, under Ben Lamm's leadership, decided to sell to Accenture. This is natural. Businesses evolve and change and need different things as they grow....
Chaotic Moon sponsor video for Moontower Comedy Festival: "Don't be that guy." starring me!22 Apr 2016 | 4:27 pmAs you may remember, last year, I starred in several videos for Chaotic Moon's sponsorship of the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas. Well, this year, we only did one, but here it is (with CGI and nudity!): Enjoy! It was fun to do. Last night, I got to attend a few of the shows myself, and had multiple people recognize me and congratulate me on doing such a good job. #nailedit #ineedanagent People are recognizing me from the @chaoticmoon Moontower Comedy Festival intro video #moontowercomedy #mildlyfamous — C.K. Sample III (@cksample) April 22, 2016 A bunch of friends are sending me pictures they took of my Moontower video along with praise. #moontowercomedy #nice pic.twitter.com/r1lCcGpjec —...
Some thoughts on Software Development vs Engineering22 Apr 2016 | 7:02 amSomeday I may write a much longer piece about this, but for now, here's what I've been noodling on for well over a year: My sorely-missed friend Alex Johnson used to say that calling Software Development by the title Engineering was a great disservice to our industry because it casts what we do as a science with clearly defined measurable parts throughout. The problem with that, as every developer knows, is that there's still quite a lot of art and magic involved in software development. Engineers build bridges and solid structures, and applying that metaphor to the entirety of software development is problematic, because developers are never building brick and mortar on solid foundations. They're normally...
Apple News27 Mar 2016 | 10:37 amThis site should now publish to Apple News from now on, in case you want to follow it there. I am planning on updating more often too. This post is just a test post, however, to make sure that the Apple News integration is working.
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Snowden joins "Against the Law" project to build spy-proof iPhones22 Jul 2016 | 10:55 amHere's a spy versus spy surveillance buster for your iPhone - but they have to build it first.
"Selfie war" paramedics accused of taking photos with unconscious patients22 Jul 2016 | 9:32 amThe "sick game" included holding open the eyelid of a sedated patient and baring an elderly woman's breast for selfies.
Bathroom Snapchat video of suicide teen ruled criminal by court22 Jul 2016 | 4:54 amTeen committed suicide after classmate filmed him in a school toilet and posted it on Snapchat and Vine.
Pokémon GO finally live in Japan after leaked email delays launch22 Jul 2016 | 3:38 amOne leaked email, one mass freakout, and suddenly, the launch of Pokémon GO in Japan went on hold.
SeaWorld hacker and bomb hoaxer escapes prison sentence21 Jul 2016 | 10:18 amJudge says jail is of no benefit to teen who hacked SeaWorld and sent bomb threats to the White House.
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Why businesses need to wake up to the opportunity of location intelligence22 Jul 2016 | 8:33 amOpinion: Ken Parnham, General Manager Europe at Near, discusses the the business opportunities of location intelligence.
Vodafone UK sales hammered by IT failure as mobile services boom elsewhere22 Jul 2016 | 8:27 amNews: Vodafone refocuses on UK growth as CEO rules out moving headquarters.
6 reasons why we are losing the cybercrime battle against fraud22 Jul 2016 | 7:24 amList: 5.8 million fraud and computer misuse incidents in the 12 months to the end of March 2016 - how can we stop that number rising?
Samsung fires back at Huawei with patent infringement suit22 Jul 2016 | 7:15 amNews: Huawei recently sued Samsung in the US and China.
Salesforce ups data centre game with acquisition of start-up Coolan22 Jul 2016 | 7:13 amNews: Company will help improve reliability as Salesforce expands.
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Xiaomi Mi Box with Android TV OS Clears FCC Certification Ahead of US Launch23 Jul 2016 | 2:18 amXiaomi recently announced their latest Mi Box running on Android TV OS 6.0 at the Google I/O this year. Now the smart set-top box touting Android genetics has cleared FCC certifications thereby indicating at an imminent launch in US. The Mi Box, which is one of the most popular Android TV boxes in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Verizon Closes in On Deal to Acquire Yahoo for $5 billion [Report]22 Jul 2016 | 8:04 amIn a recent development, leading American wireless network provider, Verizon, is closing in on a deal worth $5 billion to acquire Yahoo; a company which once, was among the largest internet companies of the world. The Sunnyvale based giant primarily known for their search engine and mailing client... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Battle for Supremacy in AR/VR22 Jul 2016 | 4:37 amSmartphones have become the biggest computing platform ever and it's going to take quite some time before any other computing platform/device overtakes it. Smartphone manufacturers, telecom operators and app developers have all earned billions of dollars thanks to the smartphone boom. But... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
IDC Reports Indicate an Overall Dip in the Smartwatch Shipments, Apple Still Leads the Pack22 Jul 2016 | 3:22 amWhile many folks out there are watching for an iterative upgrade of the Apple Watch the smartwatch market has seen a slump. The shipping figures for Q2 2016 is 3.5 million which is a sharp decline from the previous year's Q2 2015 at 5.1-Million. The drop in the shipping figures translates... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Generate Reliance Jio Preview Offer Code on Any Android Phone21 Jul 2016 | 11:21 pmThe Reliance Jio is due to launch sometime soon, but there's a lot of hype surrounding it (and for right reasons too). Initially only employees were offered to try out the 4G LTE network, and then the SIM was being bundled with new Lyf devices. Recently, they opened up the free preview offer... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Cyanogen Inc. is undergoing major layoffs, may "pivot" to apps22 Jul 2016 | 5:14 pmWe're hearing from multiple sources that Cyanogen Inc. is in the midst of laying off a significant portion of its workforce around the world today. The layoffs most heavily impact the open source arm of the Android ROM-gone-startup, which may be eliminated entirely (not CyanogenMod itself, just the people at Cyanogen Inc. who work on the open source side). [...] We have been told by several sources [ed. note: confirmed by Re/code] that the company plans to undergo some sort of major strategic shift, with one claiming that this involves a "pivot" to "apps." Quoting myself, early this year: "Don't buy into Cyanogen. Just don't." Cyanogen, Inc. has been misleading, grandiose, megalomaniac. I wish the...
Unique SNES-CD prototype fixed22 Jul 2016 | 4:30 pmBack in the early '90s, a number of game consoles of the time got CD-ROM based add-ons, such as the the Mega-CD for the Mega Drive (or Sega CD and Genesis, respectively, in North-America). Nintendo wanted in on this trend as well, and in cooperation with Sony - which already made several of the SNES' chips - Nintendo explored the idea of a CD-ROM based add-on for the SNES. The plan was for the device to be connected to the SNES using the 28-pin expansion port located underneath the SNES. The device - called the SNES-CD or Nintendo Play Station - eventually morphed into a single unit capable of playing both SNES games and new disc-based games, all in a single package. It never made it to market, though, and...
Assessing IBM's POWER822 Jul 2016 | 4:02 pmIt is the widest superscalar processor on the market, one that can issue up to 10 instructions and sustain 8 per clock: IBM's POWER8. IBM's POWER CPUs have always captured the imagination of the hardware enthusiast; it is the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the M1 Abrams of the processor world. Still, despite a flood of benchmarks and reports, it is very hard to pinpoint how it compares to the best Intel CPUs in performance wise. We admit that our own first attempt did not fully demystify the POWER8 either, due to the fact that some immature LE Linux software components (OpenJDK, MySQL...) did not allow us to run our enterprise workloads. Hence we're undertaking another attempt to understand what the strengths and...
Fun with the Windows Subsystem for Linux22 Jul 2016 | 3:55 pmIn this post, I m going to show you a few of the features of WSL that I personally find very interesting, as well as point you to some resources to help you learn more. First, I'll show the integration of staple commands like ssh for working with Linux servers and devices. Second, I'll demonstrate the ability to use Bash scripting to automate tasks in a very natural way. Third, I'll have a little fun with the great command-line compilers, other tools and the *nix compatibility offered, and play a little NetHack. Finally, I'll show you the ability to use existing Python and other scripts available on the web.
France orders Microsoft to stop tracking Windows 10 users21 Jul 2016 | 3:37 pmFrance's data protection commission has ordered Microsoft to "stop collecting excessive user data" and to stop tracking the web browsing of Windows 10 users without their consent. In a notice published on Wednesday, the CNIL said that Microsoft must also take steps to guarantee "the security and confidentiality" of its users' personal information, after determining that the company was still transferring data to the US under the "Safe Harbor" agreement that an EU court invalidated in October. Microsoft has three months to comply with the orders, the CNIL said. I was reminded of just how much stuff Microsoft tries to collect earlier today - I had to reinstall Windows on my workstation because my SSD had...
ZTE ZMAX PRO 6-inch Smartphone $99 at MetroPCS20 Jul 2016 | 7:24 pmZTE USA today announced the ZMAX PRO smartphone for only $99 after instant rebate. The ZMAX PRO breaks barriers as the first U.S. carrier supported phone under $100 that features a fingerprint sensor. It also boasts a 3400 mAh battery, 13MP and 5MP cameras, up to 32GB of internal storage, and a phablet sized 6-inch FHD 1080p […]
Drippy UE ROLL 2 Speaker Goes Psychedelic20 Jul 2016 | 11:17 amUltimate Ears announced their first artist edition of the UE ROLL 2 portable, waterproof Bluetooth speaker. The new psychedelic colored model is called the Drippy UE ROLL 2, designed by renowned American artist Jen Stark. It is exactly the same as the UE Roll 2, which debuted two months ago, except in a new color. […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1″ Tablet Debuts18 Jul 2016 | 12:10 pmSamsung today announced the Galaxy Tab A 10.1″ Android tablet. This $300 mid-range device offers all-day battery life, upgradeable storage options, front/rear cameras, and a Full HD 1920�1080 touchscreen display. Samsung claims this tablet offers 13 hours of internet usage off of a single charge, combined with an Octa-core processor allowing users to accomplish everything […]
Yamaha BD-S681 & BD-A1060 Blu-ray Players Upscale 4K14 Jul 2016 | 2:26 pmYamaha today announced its BD-S681 and higher-performance AVENTAGE BD-A1060 Blu-ray Disc players, both of which employ advanced 4K Ultra HD upscaling technology to turn 1080p HD source material into crystal clear images for today's premium big-screen 4K televisions. Both models have built-in Wi-Fi networking to access BD Live extra features on supporting Blu-ray Discs. The Wi-Fi Direct feature allows the […]
BenQ HT6050 Home Theater Projector Announced14 Jul 2016 | 11:22 amBenQ today announced their new flagship, professional-grade home theater 1080p Full HD projector, the HT6050. This $3800 DLP cinema projector claims to deliver true digital cinema-grade image and color reproduction. It features Rec. 709 color to reproduce the color palette exactly as the movie studios intended, dynamic iris to produce phenomenal contrast levels, state-of-the-art TIR […]
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Tech Tip: Changing Your Google Account Settings21 Jul 2016 | 8:25 amGoogle recently changed its ad-tracking practices, but you have a say in whether you want to use the new tools.
Do-It-Yourself Transit Planning, by App21 Jul 2016 | 7:57 amApps and other technology could complement mass transit by offering passengers alternative ways to travel from home to a transit stop, then on to their final destination.
Being Batman at Comic-Con, Virtual Cape and Cowl Provided20 Jul 2016 | 3:19 pmAt the annual convention, media companies are promoting their movies and television shows with virtual reality.
Nations of the World Confront the Pokémon Menace20 Jul 2016 | 2:46 pmAs the popular augmented-reality smartphone game expanded to 26 countries, authorities responded with alarm, bans, charges of espionage and at least one fatwa.
Critic's Notebook: A Cute Internet Star Flirts. All He Wants Is Your Password.20 Jul 2016 | 2:34 pmJack Johnson asked his Twitter followers to send him their passwords. And tens of thousands did.
[Video] Corning Unveils Gorilla Glass 5....23 Jul 2016 | 3:53 amWhile the full-screen Sapphire Glass for smartphones could not become a reality, Gorilla Glass has came a long way since it's early days. Now, Corning has revealed their new Gorilla Glass 5, which ought to advance toward top of the line cell phones and other electronic gadgets not long from now in 2017. Gorilla Glass 5 is intended to enhance drop protection for gadgets that are dropped onto hard surfaces from midsection height to shoulder stature. Corning says the new glass can survive up to 80% of the time when dropped from 1.6 meters.
Antivirus Software Can Make Your Computer More Vulnerable22 Jul 2016 | 1:51 amThe core purpose of an antivirus software is to protect your device and the data from malicious programs such as viruses and malware. Using a computer or a smartphone without an antivirus program is considered a crime. Users feel protected and safe. The beginning of the post-antivirus age Recently, a team of internet security experts has warned that the antivirus programs are not doing a great job in protecting the data of the users. In fact, in most of the cases, an antivirus program can make your device and data more vulnerable. The Project Zero team at Google found some major issues in the Symantec and the Norton antivirus programs. The CERT has already issued a warning to the users, and the antivirus...
YouTube Offline Got Better with Smart Offline21 Jul 2016 | 2:13 amWhile we have excellent free Youtube to full-hd video and mp3 downloaders like Easy youtube Video Downloader, YouTube also offers the ability to save videos for offline viewing with limitations. The feature which was launched back in 2014 and since then it has been working great for people at large. YouTube offline lets users download videos and watch them later. A new feature has been recently added to YouTube offline known as Smart Offline. What is Smart Offline? Smart Offline download videos late night when the discounted data transfer rate is applied by the mobile operator. This feature only works on the mobile date, not with Wi-Fi. You just have to click the gray arrow to download the videos for...
[Giveaway] Tenorshare iCareFone - All-in-one Tool to Fix All iOS Problems and Tuneup iPhone / iPad / iPod18 Jul 2016 | 2:17 amThe iPhone and iPads come with lots of restrictions such as the inability to move data from and to your computer. You cannot use your iPhone as freely as an android device. Though these restrictions are for the user's safety but a little bit of freedom will double the experience and the fun. The iCareFone (iPhone Care Pro) by Tenorshare is a PC software that will provide you with all the freedom you need to use your iOS devices. It works for all the iOS devices ranging from iPhones, iPods to iPads and all the versions of the iOS including the recent iOS 9.3. iCareFone consists of six different tools that help you fix issues on your devices.
UPI Payment System: The Future of Banking in India16 Jul 2016 | 11:37 pmThe Narendra Modi government in India is taking nessecary steps to make digital techology a core strategy to deliver happiness to it's citizen. We covered FASTag RFID Automated Toll Collection system earlier, and today we will write about the "Unified Payments Interface (UPI)" - a system which is slowly taking shape to change the landscape of how people make financial transaction in India. The online industry has been booming at a rapid pace in the recent times, so much so that most of top brands in Fortune 500 list are online brands. From social media platforms to online shopping websites, there is no dearth of online players in the industry. However, the one thing that is universal across all online...
5 Misconceptions About The Cloud That Are Keeping Businesses from Moving20 Jul 2016 | 8:10 pmPeople think of a lot of different things when they think of "the cloud." For some people, it's a magical, ethereal substance hanging in the air. For others, it's a data solution based on internet connectivity and redundant storage. For others, it's a meaningless buzzword that people toss around when they want to sound like they're up on the latest tech. In fact, there are shades of truth in all of these perceptions. However, cloud computing is a major development in productivity, cost efficiency, and even security—but not all businesses have begun to embrace the power of the cloud. The cloud industry is growing at a rate of more than 26 percent per year, but only an estimated 50 percent of...
12 Best Tech Gifts on the Market19 Jul 2016 | 3:18 pmIn the old days, a cute sweater or a bouquet of flowers was enough to make someone happy. Today, however, people are looking for something a little more technical. With technology booming and constantly advancing, it's no surprise that tech gifts are popular. From Fitbits to wireless ear buds, let's take a look at 12 fun tech gifts that are currently on the market. 1. Charging Hub Most people have more than two devices to charge at once, but the typical wall outlet only offers two charging slots. A charging hub saves space and lets you power several devices at once – all without having cords stretched all over the room. These charging hubs are typically portable, too. 2. Fitbit Blaze For those who...
The Amazon Echo: Delivering the Smart Home of Your Dreams18 Jul 2016 | 8:56 pmHave you heard of the Amazon Echo? Smart home technology is emerging everywhere, with integrated technology in every room of your home, but the Amazon Echo could be at the center. This voice-controlled learning device offers the ability to perform a variety of tasks with ease. Let's take a closer look. The Amazon Echo Is Bringing Technology to Your Fingertips The future is pointing to technology in the home. Home builders are designing new buildings to revolve around smart technologies and integrated systems. Though it may not be finding its way into every home in America, the Amazon Echo has become the center of many home automation systems. At just $180, it's not a bad start for this kind of...
10 Things We're Used to, Thanks to Smart Home Technology17 Jul 2016 | 10:31 pmMany young adults are too young to remember home fixtures like wood burning fireplaces and baseboard heaters. They've grown up in an entirely different world, one that brims with technical advances in every corner of their home. The phrase "smart home technology" has become common only in the last few years, but it encompasses developments that are growing at an incredibly rapid pace. Freshly built homes are being equipped with intelligent technical systems, and rental properties demand similar upgrades to attract more renters. Everything from the thermostats in your home to your television has become interconnected to create a world of intelligent technology that makes every facet of our lives a lot...
Stuck In Traffic? 4 Apps for City Better City Driving6 Jul 2016 | 9:43 amDriving in the city is a struggle. From traffic and limited parking to insufficient and overpriced gas stations, there's a reason many city dwellers stick to public transit – subways are efficient and ubiquitous, much like the apps we rely on to manage projects and documents. Bu unlike apps that are available anywhere, sometimes for those visiting from outside the city center, a car is the only reliable way to get around. While the major problems encountered when driving in the city don't seem to be going anywhere soon, today's drivers do have an array of handy tech tools that can make the process easier. By downloading these four apps before you set out, you can shorten everything from the hunt for...
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What Pokemon Go Means for Assignment Editors22 Jul 2016 | 11:11 am(NOTE: See also: What Brexit means for assignment editors.) There is a term among those who study journalism called Afghanistanism that means, roughly, the practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues. There also is a term among those who study news websites that focus on writing recency-rich made-for-Google headlines called, "What time is the Superbowl?" "What Pokemon Go means" and its variant, "What does Pokemon Go mean?" is a mix of these two "news value" factors: Attempts to take something remote to most of the real world (Pokemon Go} and localize its impact in order to show up in a Google news search. What...
Presumptive21 Jul 2016 | 3:25 pmIn years' past, I've heard the word presumptive used to describe a political party's nominee during that period after the primaries have determined a winner, but before the convention delegates make it official. But this year, it has seemed to be used so much during the past couple of months, that I decided to check Google Trends. Sure enough, it's been a banner year the word presumptive. I've been trying to recall what words were used in the past instead of presumptive. Likely? Assumed? Anticipated? Perhaps the reason presumptive was googled so much this year was wishful thinking by people hoping the two presumptive nominees would change their minds and decide to run for office in another...
Tony Schwartz Could Have Saved Civilization19 Jul 2016 | 4:18 amJane Mayer's New Yorker magazine piece about Tony Schwartz, ghost-writer of Trump's book, Art of the Deal, is depressing. While yes, it's depressing to learn what Schwartz is revealing–that his 18 months of being embedded with Trump convinced him that Trump is a "sociopath"–that's not what I'm talking about. Even his fans would probably admit he's, well, "different," when it comes to his personality. And, frankly, the word "sociopath" is not really a clinical term these days, if my TV crime-show training is correct. I think the "politically correct" term is antisocial personality disorder. But then, we know that Trump is not a fan of the politically correct. Here's what's depressing: That Schwartz waited so...
Actual Good Deals on Amazon Prime Day12 Jul 2016 | 11:26 amSome people celebrate Amazon's Prime Day by trying to be funny in tweets with the hashtag #PrimeDay or #PrimeDayFail. Once in a while they are funny. But mostly, they are ham-fisted, profane and goofy. Once in awhile, the Amazon deal is actually a good deal. Here are the best places to look for good stuff. Well, best if you have my narrow tastes. (Note, the links are affiliate links. I think I've made $5 in commissions since 2004): Amazon devices Power tools, yes! Bicycle stuff Hammock stuff And then there is this worst-ever Prime Day Deal and an affront to the Rex brand. This SmallBusiness.com post has some suggestions about where to look for deals from local sellers on Amazon. Related posts:

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U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index11 Jul 2016 | 11:17 amI ran across the U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index recently. Since my legal training is from the Jackass School of Law, I've never attempted to dive into the deep end of legal research. But the approach of this search tool uses is tightly focused on the most recent cases relevant to the many different facets of fair use. It's one of those hidden-gem resources you can find on government websites when you are looking for information that's more than the Wikipedia version. How the U.S. Copyright Office describes the Fair Use Index: The Fair Use Index tracks a variety of judicial decisions to help both lawyers and non-lawyers* better understand the types of uses courts have previously determined to be...
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Getting started with Raspberry Pi28 Jun 2016 | 9:00 amIn early 2012 an intriguing single-board computer with a weird name hit the market. For the low price of $35, you could get a fully functioning computer that could run a real operating system. It was called the Raspberry Pi and it was the brainchild of a UK charity called the Raspberry Pi Foundation. They saw the need for an affordable computer after seeing a consistent drop in students applying to study computer science. Well it turns out this tiny and cheap fully-functional computer had a much larger audience than anticipated. Multiple models have been created since, including the $5 Pi Zero, and over 9 million Raspberry Pis have been sold. This is a long post so I more than likely made some...
Review: Project Fi by Google4 Dec 2015 | 12:00 amAfter being with my phone carrier for over a decade, Google's new Project Fi phone service got me to switch. Here's why. I got my first mobile phone sometime around 2002 on Cingular Wireless. They were then acquired by AT&T in 2004 and I never really looked at another carrier since. I just never really had enough issues to consider switching to any other carrier and they all had the same offerings: overpriced voice plans I didn't use, limited data plans I did use. I grew up with AT&T. It was there the first time I browsed WAP pages over GPRS. The first time I got an EDGE data plan. It was there when I first got 3G 1. I never thought about leaving until now. Google's invite-only Project Fi caught my...
10 years blogging2 Aug 2015 | 10:00 amOn August 2nd, 2005, I made my first real foray into making a home on the web by registering paulstamatiou.com. I was a sophomore at Georgia Tech and had spent the summer tinkering around with Linux as a result of spending my freshman year in a dorm with other Linux users. I previously ran two other websites; most recently a wiki devoted to computer modding. I grew a curiousity around CMS software and decided to play with WordPress next. I installed WordPress on my G4 Mac Mini and began to modify WordPress, make themes and learn the ins and outs of CSS. Then I hooked it up to this domain — still hosted on the Mac Mini in my dorm. One of my first articles was a guide to help friends setup things...
Storage for Photographers (Part 2)23 Jul 2015 | 10:00 amData is eating me alive. Every gadget these days can shoot photos and record video. The move to smaller but faster SSDs hasn't helped with storage. I captured 275GB of photos and videos on my last trip. Just one trip! And I'm just a hobbyist photographer with a mere 12MP camera. If you shoot with any regularity and a 20MP+ camera you'll easily be clocking more than a terabyte a year. Where on earth do normal people store that much data? The cloud?This RSS feed only shows excerpts. It will look much better on the website: Storage for Photographers (Part 2)
Designing Twitter Video2 Feb 2015 | 9:00 amIn mid-2011, Twitter rolled out the ability to natively tweet photos. 2013 brought media-forward timelines with inline photos. 2014 ushered in multi-photo tweets and animated GIF support. We've just announced Twitter Video to help you capture the moment and tweet video from within the iOS and Android apps. I'm proud of the level of fit and finish we were able to capture in this release. It's the result of a huge collaboration between design, product and engineering organizations including folks in distributed offices (mainly our Seattle office). Hats off to my product and engineering counterparts Joy Ding and Jeff Currier. Take a look at what WIRED said about Twitter Video. Twitter Video on my...
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You Cannot Activate Windows 10 Using Windows 7, 8, 8.1 Product Key After July 29, 201621 Jul 2016 | 9:28 amWhen Windows 10 was first released, Microsoft made it available as free upgrade for existing Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. At first, users only had the option to upgrade their existing Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 operating system to Windows 10. With the release of Windows 10 Threshold 2... You Cannot Activate Windows 10 Using Windows... Please click on the title of this post to view the full content. This post is originally published on My Technology Guide. If you are viewing this post on another website, please report us at http://www.mytechguide.org/contact/
Google Chrome Latest Version Download for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Mobile19 Jul 2016 | 9:30 pmGoogle Chrome Team has promoted Chrome 52 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. A list of changes in the latest Google Chrome update, Chrome 52.0.2743.82, is available here. If you already use Google Chrome you don't need to worry about downloading the latest version manually. The web browser... Google Chrome Latest... Please click on the title of this post to view the full content. This post is originally published on My Technology Guide. If you are viewing this post on another website, please report us at http://www.mytechguide.org/contact/
How to Upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro10 Jul 2016 | 10:00 amAre you aware that you can freely upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro with the need to clean install Windows 10 again? You just need to own a genuine Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 8 Pro, or Windows 8 Pro Pack, or Windows... How to Upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro is originally... Please click on the title of this post to view the full content. This post is originally published on My Technology Guide. If you are viewing this post on another website, please report us at http://www.mytechguide.org/contact/
Avast to Acquire AVG Technologies for $1.3 Billion8 Jul 2016 | 11:10 amTwo of the popular antivirus security companies, Avast and AVG are coming together. Both are famous for their freeware antivirus product editions around the world. Yesterday, Avast CEO Vince Steckler has announced their plan to acquire AVG Technologies for about $1.3 billion. Here is what Avast CEO Vince Steckler shared... Avast to... Please click on the title of this post to view the full content. This post is originally published on My Technology Guide. If you are viewing this post on another website, please report us at http://www.mytechguide.org/contact/
How to Move Your Notes, Notebooks from Evernote to Microsoft OneNote6 Jul 2016 | 5:20 amEvernote is one of the most popular note taking apps which has been around for a while now. Evernote recently published about changes to its subscription plans. All paid subscription plans are going to be pricier for paid customers. Evernote is also making changes to the free plan (basically crippling... How to Move Your Notes,... Please click on the title of this post to view the full content. This post is originally published on My Technology Guide. If you are viewing this post on another website, please report us at http://www.mytechguide.org/contact/
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Add the Same File to Multiple Folders in Google Drive without Copying21 Jul 2016 | 6:30 pmGmail works around the concept of tags (or labels) and any email message can belong to one or more tags. Google Drive has folders instead of tags and thus any file or folder in Drive can have a single parent folder. For instance, if you have uploaded a presentation file in Folder-A, it can't simultaneously exist in Folder-B. Right? Well, you'll will be surprised to know that Google Drive does allow you to place any file inside one or more folders without you having to create multiple copies of that file. This makes Drive organization easier and if you edit the file inside one folder, all the other instances are updated as well since they are essentially pointing to the same file. Add a file or folder...
How to Embed a YouTube Video with Sound Muted4 Jun 2016 | 4:07 amIt is easy to embed YouTube videos in your website. You grab the default IFRAME embed code, paste it anywhere inside your web page and you're done. YouTube offers basic customization – you can modify the player dimensions or hide the YouTube branding – but if you would like to exercise more control over the behavior of the embedded player, YouTube Player API is the way to go. This tutorial explains how you can embed a YouTube video that will automatically play when the web page is loaded but with muted audio. For instance, a products website may use short screencasts to highlight features and these videos will autoplay when the page is loaded. The volume is however set to 0 and the user can...
The 10 Important URLs That Every Google User Should Know3 Jun 2016 | 2:00 amWhat does Google know about the places you've visited recently? What are your interests as determined by Google? Where does Google keep a list of every word that you've ever typed in the search box? Where can you get a list of Google ads that were of interest to you? The 10 Important Google Links Google stores everything privately and here are the 10 important links (URLs) that will unlock everything Google knows about you. They are hidden somewhere deep inside your Google Account dashboard and they may reveal interesting details about you that are otherwise only known to Google. Let's dive in. 1. Google stores a list of usernames and passwords that you have typed in Google Chrome or Android for...
Find Who has Access to your Google Drive Files and Folders1 Jun 2016 | 6:00 amThe files and folders in your Google Drive are private by default until you decide to share them. You can share your documents with specific people or you can make them public and anyone on the Internet can view the shared files. Google Apps users have the option to share files and folders within the organization while restricting access to anyone outside the domain. You can not only control who has access to your Google Drive files but can also assign the level of access they have on the shared files. You can set the access permissions to either view (read only) or edit (read & write). For instance, if you are to send a large file, you can upload the file to Google Drive and share it in...
How to Extract Email Addresses from your Gmail Messages26 May 2016 | 5:30 amAcme Widgets Inc. has been in business for over 10 years and they have exchanged emails with thousands of customers and suppliers. The email messages are archived neatly in Gmail but most of the email addresses aren't stored in Google Contacts. The company is now shifting office and they need to inform everyone via email of the office move. The big task ahead is to extract all these email addresses from the Gmail mailbox and download them in a format, like CSV, that can be easily imported into the Google address book or a mailing list service like MailChimp. Introducing Email Address Extractor, a Google add-on that sifts through all email messages in your Gmail account, extracts the email addresses and...
More than half the world is still offline22 Jul 2016 | 2:21 pmWhile it may seem like half the world is chasing Pokemon right now, the other half is not even on the Internet.About 3.9 billion people, or 53 percent of the population, will still be offline at the end of this year, the International Telecommunication Union estimates. Even in Europe, the most connected region, 20.9 percent of all people aren't online. In Africa, the least connected continent, 74.9 percent are offline.Those figures are part of the annual statistical report from the agency, which is part of the United Nations. The report also showed there's still a huge divide between rich and poor countries, and a growing gap between men and women, when it comes to internet access. It shows that...
The Full Nerd Episode 5: Kaby Lake-X, the best new budget graphics card, and one honkin' hard drive22 Jul 2016 | 2:00 pmThis week on The Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, and Alaina Yee ponder Intel's future: Would the chip maker dare move to a single-socket world with Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X? Brad also has the 411 on which budget video card you should buy right now.In Builders' Corner, Gordon shows off Seagate's new 10TB hard drive. Then he crunches the numbers to see if this big Bertha of consumer hard drives is worth it.Of course, we answer your burning questions about PC hardware. Have a question? Drop it in the comments or email email@example.com and we'll answer it in the next episode.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
This week in games: Dark Souls III player replaces all textures with a crab image, and more22 Jul 2016 | 1:15 pmYou can tell we're getting close to the fall, because each week this news roundup includes more and more trailers. But that's just the fluff. I know you're really here this week because someone replaced all the textures in Dark Souls III with an image of a crab. That's the hard-hitting journalism you've come to expect, and here I am to deliver. Also this week: Mafia III teaches us how to get dressed in the mornings, and Rick and Morty teases virtual reality. This is gaming news for July 18 – 22.A hefty discount I said last week that it'd been a while since a Humble Bundle impressed me. Well, now we've gotten pretty crazy bundles two weeks in a row, so I might have to revise that...
AMD mulls a CPU+GPU super-chip in a server reboot22 Jul 2016 | 12:03 pmAMD emerged as a serious threat to Intel in servers more than a decade ago, but after a series of missteps and bad chips, the company's server business is hanging on by a thread.Now, AMD is rebooting its server chip business with the upcoming Zen CPU, which will also be used in PCs. AMD is getting creative with Zen and considering merging the CPU with a high-performance GPU to create a mega-chip for high-performance tasks."It's fair to say we do believe we can combine a high-performance CPU with the high-performance GPU," AMD CEO Lisa Su said during an earnings call on Thursday.Su's comment was in response to a question on whether AMD would ultimately combine its Zen CPU with a GPU based on the upcoming...
This Tinder scam promises to verify your account, but actually sells porn22 Jul 2016 | 11:00 amTinder users beware. The popular dating app generally doesn't verify most user accounts, but that hasn't stopped spammers from pretending to offer the service.In recent weeks, automated bots masquerading as Tinder profiles have been telling real users to get "verified," as part of a clever scam to sell them porn, security firm Symantec said on Thursday.The spam bots first send off flirty messages, like "Wanna eat cookie dough together some time?" only to then ask whether Tinder has verified the user.It's a free service, the spam bot will claim, and done "to verify the person you wanna meet isn't a serial killer lol."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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6 Must-haves For Your Marketing Automation Platform20 Jul 2016 | 5:30 amThese days, consumers know they have the power. They are being given – and using – new tools and methods to learn about and research products and services. This changes the way sales funnels are navigated, which means you have to adapt to these changes. One way to adapt is to invest in marketing automation software, which means you have to know what you need. Here, we give you 6 must-haves for your marketing automation platform. 6 must-haves for your marketing automation platform � 1. Lead Scoring Capabilities As mentioned above, consumers arrive at buying decisions in different ways. Instead of following the path set out for them by a business, prospects can pop in and out of the process as they...
PPC Management: How to Write Influential & Effective Ad Copy18 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amGetting started in PPC advertising if you've never entered the arena can be a bit daunting at first. If you're not already familiar, PPC (pay per click) is a form of advertising in which the advertiser pays a publisher every time that their particular ad is clicked. With the advent of the success of Google AdWords, PPC advertising changed dramatically. Now, virtually any small, medium, or large business can prominently get their information out there to the consumer by way of AdWords. There is one caution with this type of advertising, however – there are some strategies involved to ensure that someone actually clicks through, and there are a few solid tips you can put to use that will help make your...
Why Industry-Specific Digital Marketing Drives Better Results13 Jul 2016 | 5:30 amIf you're a business owner today in any industry, you most definitely have one goal – to drive conversions and turn a profit. In 2016, there are a plethora of marketing strategies from which to choose. "Going big" is no longer defined purely by giant billboard advertisements or clever TV commercials. Today's marketing strategies are more involved. Options include anything from print ads to word of mouth and social media mentions. At the heart of every solid strategy – no matter how big or small the company – is industry-specific digital marketing. A Digital Marketing Strategy with Your Target Audience in Mind You may be spending thousands on Paid Advertising Campaigns. Or maybe you choose to focus...
Content Management Tip: Write a Personal Bio in 6 Easy Steps11 Jul 2016 | 11:21 amWhether you're satisfied with your current position or actively seeking another, there are many ways in which having a professional bio outweighs that of a resume. By all means, keep your resume or CSV, but having a bio lets people know more about you, whether they are your peers, professional contacts, or existing colleagues. A short, professional bio is also ideal if you work in content management or plan to a blog. There are a few ways to keep your bio concise and to the point, and also get it noticed by the right people. 1. Immediately Introduce Yourself Mention your name, job title, and your most important accomplishments right off the bat. Readers have a tendency to glaze over long introductions....
5 Ways to Make Your Video Marketing Stand Out7 Jul 2016 | 9:24 amCompared to other types of digital and internet marketing, video marketing is fairly new. Thanks to autoplay on social media sites such as Facebook, video marketing can be much more successful than plain text on a screen, as it has the capacity to immediately grab the user's attention. Because of its relative newness, there are some trials and errors when it comes to video marketing. However, there are a few strategies your company can use to ensure its success and improve your revenue stream. 1. Scheduling Is Important in Video Marketing By now, you've probably gotten used to scheduling your social media advertising and posts, and have learned when is the opportune time to catch your audience. Timing...
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Not Your Grandad's PR: 4 Ways Technology Is Revolutionizing Communications19 Jul 2016 | 10:11 amYou're probably getting sick of hearing about technology's power to transform this and disrupt that. It's exciting to imagine the possibilities of a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Build an Ecommerce Store with the Less than a Price of a Lunch. A Quick Review of webnexs17 Jul 2016 | 10:22 amPlanned to build an Ecommerce Website, but you are completely lack of programming and designing skill? Well, we have happy news for you. The happy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What Brings YoKart In The Good Books Of Multivendor eCommerce Startups?17 Jul 2016 | 10:14 amI have been reading about YoKart on various platforms and judged it from the perspectives of other tech authors who have reviewed it. Since it's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How Going Viral Transforms Your Business9 Jul 2016 | 11:15 amIt a requirement for businesses these days to come up with a solid content strategy including search engine optimization and effective use of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Tesla New Master Plan: 5 New Vehicles, Uber 2.0, Power 2.021 Jul 2016 | 1:40 amIn the late afternoon California time, or early morning Singapore time, Elon Musk, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Tesla Motors, Inc. posted what is his second Master Plan for Tesla. On August 2nd, 2006 Elon posted the first Tesla Master Plan, one we can say the company pretty much checked all the marks. Just a few days before the 10 anniversary, we're treated to another plan. In this article, we'll bring you the most interesting bits: Tesla is Becoming an Utility Company "Create a smoothly integrated and beautiful solar-roof-with-battery product that just works, empowering the individual as their own utility, and then scale that throughout the world. One ordering experience, one installation, one...
Intel to Buy Imagination Technologies or AMD's RTG?20 Jul 2016 | 10:02 amThis week started with a milestone announcement of Japanese SoftBank moving in to acquire ARM Holdings for a record $32 billion. Many analysts lamented that the takeover was a result of Brexit, even though everyone in their right minds should know that negotiations of this magnitude take years and typically are made in complete silence for 6-18 months (due dilligence and all that jazz). However, this might not be the only acquisition in the modest pool of British semiconductor players. As we reported on multiple occasions, Intel is reorganizing, i.e. restructuring the company. As a part of that reorganization, the company performed no less than three rounds of layoffs, with over 12,000 people...
Is Everest VR the Most Immersive VR Experience?20 Jul 2016 | 3:21 amIn just a few weeks, the world of Virtual Reality Experiences (VRX) is going to get super immersive add-on. The first fully featured, 1.5 to 2 hour experience is coming to HTC Vive through Steam, Valve's online store and undoubtedly world's #1 e-tailer for games. Everest VR is being touted as one of key experiences which should drive the adoption of VR into mainstream. Together with The Climb for Oculus Rift, it probably represents the path forward for VRX. If we are to describe VRX in short, it would be a "cinematic or animated experience you can play", but it is not a conventional game which includes interacting with other characters (digital or virtual). As such, targets are different – and Everest VR is...
Announcing Winners of ASRock & Killer Networks Giveaway18 Jul 2016 | 11:42 amOn behalf of Rivet Networks, ASRock USA and VR World, we wish to congratulate the following winners of Killer Technology-enabled motherboards: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6 – Michael Kristensen ASRock Fatal1ty B150 Gaming K4 – Derrick Potter ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer 3.1 – Miekske Dingens The winners have 48 hours to contact us with their shipping info, otherwise their awards will be passed on to one of three reserve winners. You can contact us through Facebook, Twitter or at the bottom of this post. Please do not put any personal details if you decide to contact us through the comments section – we'll make alternative arrangements. Once more, congratulations and you can be sure we're working...
Graphene Batteries Enable Future; Magic Leap and other AR/VR Players15 Jul 2016 | 5:55 amThird week of July saw a major technology breakthrough that will probably affect the shape of the world we currently live in. While the previous attempts at creating a non-lithium based battery pack did not result in a major volume, the tide is turning. Turnigy Graphene brought the technology to market for DIY and enthusiast markets (battery packs for drones, model planes, RC cars etc.), and now Chinese company Dongxu Optoelectronics launched a consumer version of the graphene battery technology. Named G-King Battery Pack, Dongxu is launching a battery pack for mobile phones and tablets promising record quick recharges. While the product has somewhat modest capacity of 4,800 mAh (Thermaltake's Luxury...
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McCrory signs NC crowdfunding law22 Jul 2016 | 1:01 pmGov. Pat McCrory signed a crowdfunding law Friday that gives North Carolina startups an alternative way to raise funds and brings a new pool of investors to the table.
Snowden talks, iPhones vulnerable to hack; Verizon disconnecting some users22 Jul 2016 | 10:49 amIn today's roundup of technology news: Edward Snowden says he "never expected to be saved;" older versions of Apple iPhone and Mac operating systems can be easily hacked; Verizon dropping ulimited users racking up more than 100GB a month.
Analyst says: Pokemon GO will expand the AR market22 Jul 2016 | 8:40 amPokemon GO is set to become a significant contributor to the expansion of the global augmented reality (AR) software market, which will reach $30 billion in scale by 2020. So says analysis from global market research firm, Trendforce. Revenue from Pokémon GO alone is forecast to top $800 million in 2017.
Morrisville-based digital CRO Clinipace raises more millions22 Jul 2016 | 4:32 amClinipace Worldwide, a Morrisville-based digital contract research and life sciences services company, has raised more equity. It racked up more than $50 million in investments since 2003.
Patheon shares jump 17 percent22 Jul 2016 | 4:12 amPatheon,(NYSE:PTHN) the contract drug maker headquartered in Durham, priced its initial public offering of stock at $21 and closed at $25 a share Thursday.
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A Great Sounding Portable Bluetooth Speaker That Doesn't Break the Bank17 Jul 2016 | 8:03 pmI've reviewed portable speakers here before. I usually find one that I like. It sounds pretty good. It travels well and I use it until something better comes along. However, this time I don't really need a new travel speaker as much as I just want a portable speaker that I can use at home in my office, move around from room to room, use out on the patio and yes even travel with it if needed. I have been a fan of Bose products for a long long time. I have been eyeing the Bose Soundlink Mini II as the "I'm going to get that speaker one day", next on my buy list. However, at the $199 asking price, I just never got around to buying it. My buddy Jason Levine has one and swears by it. Jason is a musician and an...
I'm Always Low on Hard Drive Space – JetDrive to the Rescue27 Jun 2016 | 9:11 pmThe one thing I never hear anyone complain about is having too much available storage space. No matter how big your hard drive is, you'll likely fill it up at some point. My everyday work computer is a MacBook Pro 15″ Retina Display with a 1TB SSD and I'm always having to manage the space on it. If I had a 2TB drive at some point I'd need to manage the space on it. This usually means moving older projects, photo shoots, demo files, etc. off of it onto my network file server or trashing stuff I just don't need anymore. Then I can usually breathe for a while before having to repeat the process. Sure I have a few external USB 3 and Thunderbolt drives I can plug in in a pinch, but there are times where that's...
Honored to be in the Credits for Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC23 Jun 2016 | 7:53 amI'm both thrilled and deeply honored to be included in the credits for both Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC. As I approach my 20th Anniversary at Adobe next month, I can appreciate all the hard work that goes into these products. It's been great being a part of it. See What's New in the June 2016 Update of Adobe Creative Cloud Check out my 4 latest videos: � � � � The post Honored to be in the Credits for Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC appeared first on Terry White's Tech Blog.
The June 2016 Update to Adobe Creative Cloud Is Here21 Jun 2016 | 6:00 amThat's right folks! The June 2016 Update to Adobe Creative Cloud is here and I'm going to be going over many of the updates including the ones to Photoshop CC 2015.5 and more, LIVE on my Twitch stream TODAY! Join me live at 10AM – 12 Noon EDT on twitch.tv/adobe for a first look. In case you can't make it to the LIVE show, I'll have more on my YouTube channel later today and if you just can't wait, check out Victoria Pavlov's video on the NEW Face Aware Liquify feature (one of my favorite new features): The post The June 2016 Update to Adobe Creative Cloud Is Here appeared first on Terry White's Tech Blog.
AT&T Uverse Internet is Just Too Slow – I need my Xfinity16 Jun 2016 | 9:11 pmIn 2016 these speeds are a joke. Especially for the price! The single biggest frustration in my recent move is that my only available internet provider at the moment is AT&T Uverse. It was either go with AT&T or no internet (satellite internet is even worse) or have no home internet at all. Having had cable internet since 1999 I was spoiled by the relatively fast speeds I was getting. My last place had Comcast Xfinity internet and I was getting 120 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up. Since I work from home, having faster internet is a must. While I did move to a more rural area, Comcast IS in the neighborhood. As a matter of fact if I look out my back window I can literally see a house that has Xfinity: The joys of...
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Some Tips with DNN Manifest of Module Packing16 Jul 2016 | 10:40 amIf you are developing a slightly complex DNN module, how to pack it in the installation package with DNN module manifest should be one important task. It will make your module looks elegant and better flexibility - reasonable folder structure, clean installation points, easy maintenance. We recommend that you should follow up the top 5 tips Bruce Chapman mentioned in this article below: Top 5 DotNetNuke Manifest file Module Packaging Tips

Use Html in the File for better layout in the install pages

Use a resources.zip file for all your files

Use a html file for your Licence Agreement

Make your module DNN 4.x and DNN5.x compatible by using two separate manifest files.

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Integrated GalleryPlus with built-in search28 Jul 2015 | 4:46 amJust update GalleryPlus module with #DNN built-in search, which was introduced from DNN7.1+. The latest package of GalleryPlus is v3.1 version. And some useful links with DNN core search�architectures and�capability: Search Done Right in DNN� Integrating with Search – Introducing ModuleSearchBase
DNN Runs Failure with CS0016: Could not write to output file12 Oct 2014 | 8:42 amToday I just got a very annoying error with one DNN7 fresh installation in Windows 7 x64 machine. Which is; Compiler Error Message: CS0016: Could not write to output file 'c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\DNN7\62d43c41\27d749ca\xx_xxx.dll' – 'Access denied.' Here is solution which I have found. What you have to do is just assign the following folders with IIS_IUSRS and NETWORK SERVICE users with the full control permission: 1) C:\Windows\temp 2) c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files Once you applied those setting, restart your IIS and try to run your application again. The error should be gone by now. Hope that this post will help you to...
Ultimate DNN7 Blogging Module30 Jul 2014 | 3:55 amToday we are glad to announce that SunBlogNuke v7.0.5 is available to free upgrade. It looks a long time without any updates from our team, however, don't worry about this project and we are still paying lots of attentions on developing better software/products for you and it will be never dead :) As for any new website based DNN framework, the building DNN7 should be recommended, no doubt. So this building focus on more attentions on integrating with DNN7 framework, for example, the separate url provider based "Advanced Url" component of DNN core. More exciting things are lots of handy featured implemented in this package. Seamlessly integration with 3rd party commercial module also taken into account,...
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Debunking The Top Sales Growth Myths22 Jul 2016 | 2:58 pmAlex Goldfayn debunks the top myths when it comes growing revenue. � The post Debunking The Top Sales Growth Myths appeared first on The Evangelist Marketing Institute -- Alex L. Goldfayn -- Techniques For Revenue Growth.
Now Is The Perfect Time18 Jul 2016 | 1:29 pmToo often, we wait for the perfect time to do something new, or something different. We delay because we're too busy. But we will never be less busy. We delay because our staff and colleagues tell us they are too busy. But, really, will they get less busy in the future? We delay because we're not completely, 100% ready to implement. But we will never be completely ready. We delay because we don't know if the solution is perfect. But is there such a thing? We wait because we're uncomfortable with the new work. But all change is this way. In fact, if it feels totally comfortable, it is probably not worth doing, because it's not interesting enough or impactful enough. In the meantime, the entire...
The Flavor of Forever11 Jul 2016 | 5:04 pmWhen you try to implement departmental or corporate change, people often assume it's just another flavor of the month for the executive. A passing fad for the owner. "This too shall pass." That's because most change initiatives do just that. Your staff and colleagues have learned throughout their careers that most change doesn't stick. Rather, it fades away. So people tend to be rightfully dubious about change projects. As you know, my revenue growth projects revolve around easy but systematic changes in thinking and behaviors by customer-facing staff. I show you, in the words of your happy customers, how incredibly valuable and appreciated you are. I ask you to think about your value a little bit more...
Fathers5 Jul 2016 | 6:57 pmI am grateful to live in the most entrepreneurial country in the world, where our success is determined only only by our effort and our perseverance. I am grateful for the incredible courage that it took our founding fathers to declare their independence on this day 240 years ago. I am also grateful to my own father, who relied on his great courage 38 years ago to extract us from a place where we had no future to bring us to America, where the future is unlimited. I am grateful to my father, and the fathers, for the opportunity to chase my dreams here, to succeed here, and, when necessary, to struggle here, which I consider a great privilege. May my American readers have a wonderful and relaxing...
To Improve Sales, Think Confidently and Behave Boldly1 Jul 2016 | 1:38 pmAlex Goldfayn discusses the power of confidence and boldness in revenue growth. The post To Improve Sales, Think Confidently and Behave Boldly appeared first on The Evangelist Marketing Institute -- Alex L. Goldfayn -- Techniques For Revenue Growth.
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"AMP for Ads" Makes Mobile Faster... and More Profitable22 Jul 2016 | 8:01 amGoogles Paul Muret, VP, Display, video & Analytics at Google, says that Google's research shows that the average mobile site takes 19 seconds to load. If however, through optimization you can get your site to load within 5 seconds or less, Google estimates that you can earn twice as much revenue than those at the 19 second average. "Think about that for a minute," said Muret in a post on the DoubleClick Publisher Blog this week. "That's a long time! Not only is this frustrating for users but it's also a huge missed opportunity for publishers." A web surfers sensitivity to website speed have gone up significantly in the last few years. In a recent study of google.com search, the Google team found that...
Dollar Shave Club Sells For $1 Billion, What a "F***ing" Remarkable Story20 Jul 2016 | 12:18 pmDollar Shave Club (DSC), founded just 5 years ago, has been acquired for a reported $1 billion in cash by U.K. based Unilever. DSC was launched in March 2012 by Mark Levine and Michael Dubin and is based in Venice, California which is next to Santa Monica outside of Los Angeles. Michael Dubin will continue to serve as CEO of DSC. Unilver approached Dollar Shave Club about the acquisition, according to Dan Primack of Fortune. Dollar Shave Club had a simple concept that resonated with men, "Shave Time, Shave Money", and launched with a YouTube video that immediately became a viral hit. As of today, it has been viewed nearly 23 million times. If the price is accurate, it will be one of the largest in...
Data is Marketing Gold20 Jul 2016 | 9:36 am"Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half," said marketing pioneer John Wanamaker in the early 1900's. That is why CRM software was invented and why it is used by every serious marketer. In today's "Big Data" World, enterprises are making not just marketing decisions, but almost ALL decisions based on data analytics. "Big Data holds the potential to describe target customers with an accuracy and level of detail unfathomable only a decade ago," said Jean Spencer on the SalesForce blog, who is a Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft and was previously the content marketing manager at Kapost. "While old-school marketing efforts were limited to things like...
Virtual Reality to Change Marketing19 Jul 2016 | 12:04 pmVirtual Reality is in its infancy but will very shortly have a major impact on everyone, especially marketers. Every major tech company is focused on Virtual Reality and because of that the technology has rapidly improved over the last couple of years. Last year Facebook paid $2 billion for crowd-funded Oculus Rift in order to enter the space running. Other players include Sony, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, HTC, Nokia, Intel, IBM, Samsung, Qualcomm and hundreds more. Tell us your thoughts on the WebProNews Facebook page. Virtual Disruption According to research by Digi-Capital augmented reality and Virtual Reality are predicted to be a $150 billion industry by 2020. The study forecasts that AR (augmented...
Uber Hits 2 Billion Rides Milestone18 Jul 2016 | 1:52 pmUber reached the 2 billion ride milestone on June 18, just 6 months after hitting 1 billion according to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. "It took five years to reach our billionth trip, six months to reach the next billion … and we'll hopefully reach our third even more quickly," Kalanick said in a Facebook post. "Thanks to all the drivers out there for making every trip possible." This equates to a pace of roughly 5.5 million completed trips per day. Kalanick said that "in that single second a month ago, 147 Uber rides started—tying for our two billionth trip." He emphasized the worldwide reach of Uber today. "These trips happened in 16 countries on five continents, from Costa Rica to Russia and from China...
Review: Mivi USB Type C to USB A 3.0 Braided Cable9 Jul 2016 | 7:51 amIt is no secret that the world is now moving towards USB Type-C connectors. While the Micro-USB port that we have come to love and appreciate on our Android phones is really convenient, it has its issues. It lacks versatility, it is not reversible and the connector is rather slow when it comes to read […] The post Review: Mivi USB Type C to USB A 3.0 Braided Cable appeared first on BLOGTECHNIKA.
Ringing Bells Announces an HD LED TV at Rs 9,9907 Jul 2016 | 2:56 amRinging Bells, who shot to fame thanks to their promise of delivering a smartphone for a paltry sum of Rs 251, have shot another bow in the hope of getting the headlines. The smartphone is yet to be delivered to those who paid the money upfront, and you might want to be a little wary […] The post Ringing Bells Announces an HD LED TV at Rs 9,990 appeared first on BLOGTECHNIKA.
Slack Brings Voice Calling7 Jun 2016 | 11:12 pmPretty much every organization out there that is working on web lead projects uses Slack as a preferred mode to communicate between the teams. Not only is it extremely easy to collaborate on Slack, but the fact that it generally trumps IMs to newer features is what it makes really useful to be on Slack. […] The post Slack Brings Voice Calling appeared first on BLOGTECHNIKA.
YouTube Application Set to Receive new Filters30 May 2016 | 10:24 pmXDA Developers has uncovered a few strings from the latest release of the Youtube application that points towards some new filters coming in. So far, it is absolutely clear that the application of YouTube really lags behind the desktop experience. There are plenty of things you can do on the desktop that you still cannot […] The post YouTube Application Set to Receive new Filters appeared first on BLOGTECHNIKA.
OnePlus 3 Surfaces in China With Specifications26 May 2016 | 3:47 amOnePlus is expected to announce the OnePlus 3 in the coming month. We have already seen that OnePlus has shared in a mailer that they would begin selling their Virtual Reality headsets once again globally so that users can purchase the same and enjoy the full VR launch that promises to take them to virtual […] The post OnePlus 3 Surfaces in China With Specifications appeared first on BLOGTECHNIKA.
Top Security Tips to Protect Your Website from Hackers6 Jul 2016 | 11:36 pmYou've incorporated your new small business and are ready to hit the Web. All your goods are safely inventoried, and you're ready to make some free and easy money. But, before you publish your official company website to the Internet, it's important to be absolutely sure that you have all of the necessary security software in place. This will save you a great deal of time, hassle, and cold hard cash in the long run by preventing some of the most devastating cyber attacks. Why Is It So Important To Make Sure That Your Website Is Secure? It's important to make sure that your website has all of the necessary SSL certificates and other security measures firmly in place before you even think of making it...
Future of Real Money Online Gaming on Virtual Reality24 Jun 2016 | 4:55 amVirtual reality gaming has a long history. The first commercial VR headset linked to a gaming device was released by Sega in the early 1990s, followed by Virtuality's completely interactive VR pod with exoskeletons, gloves, and headsets. While it was not commercially viable – the complete set had a price tag upward from $70,000 – it set the fantasies of many in motion. Since then, the technology tried to make a comeback several times, with limited success – until this year, that is, when it has returned into spotlight. How Virtual Reality will Impact Real Money Online Gaming In a separate story, real money gaming has become a thing in the mid-1990s. Unlike VR, real money online gaming's story was one of...
The 5 Most Exciting Wearable Tech Trends In 201616 Jun 2016 | 10:35 pmIn a report released by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), it was revealed that wearable technology will be one of the top trends to watch out for in 2016 with a range of new gadgets and features to be launched by different brands. Every year, we see something better than the previous version. The Apple Watch replaced the regular fitness tracker and set high standards on how one could use smartwatches to track their fitness. The gadget continues to lead the pack of smartwatches however later this year, we could see other brands bring more to the table with a range of wearable technology catering to different areas of health and fitness. Here is a list of five most important wearable tech...
Piracy On Android: How Bad Is It Really?16 Jun 2016 | 6:51 amHave a look at the Android games out there in the Play Store that you come across a word of cloning, quite literally. Also, it's an open truth now that Android 'is' suffering a piracy issue! In fact it's tough to realize the line among the two? Android Malwares have been out there since as early as 2011 but, do you we need to tackle with Android app piracy and cloning issues and how it can be done? The Cloned Android Apps are just everywhere Well, the cloning issues came into fore just post the Flappy Bird debacle. Just in a month when creator Dong Nguyen removed his games, there were around 800 clones found of it. This was an exceptional case reason being it's not usual that a developer removes...
5 Top Blog Marketing Tips from Blogging Experts for Beginners16 Jun 2016 | 3:22 amYou have most likely found out how difficult it can be to promote a new blog these days, so hopefully you can pick up a few pointers from this short guide. Most articles such as this focus heavily on SEO, for good reason, but that topic will not be on the menu for today. That's not to say that you should forget about search engine optimization, but the focus is on other tips right now I should point out that this article was inspired by a recent run down I read over at HostPresto went into detail on how to get a blog off the ground. My take will be less specific but cover more elements. Social Media This one really should not even need to be mentioned, but it is amazing how many people are still neglecting...
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USB versus U-BS(ed)?7 Jul 2016 | 2:29 pmSince launching the industry's only modular console manager able to support up to 48 USB ports, customers have shared with us some of the interesting comments made by our competitors regarding USB and its adoption and deployment in IT infrastructure environments. Here's a table to separate the facts from…well, we'll let you decide. What they tell you Fact Check "We can support USB with dongle cables from our RJ-45 serial ports…" Each dongle creates added cost, complexity and creates a new single point of failure in systems that are supposed to be the last line of defense for disaster recovery and system restarts. This is not a high reliability option for many enterprise, telco and...
Out-of-Band Management, Part 2: Deploying OOBM in Differing Environments28 Apr 2016 | 8:00 amIn my previous blog, I defined the what, why, where and when of out-of-band management (OOBM). In this blog, I will discuss the "how" of OOBM connectivity. First, let's take a look at four major drivers for OOBM connectivity changes over the past few years:

Mobile Devices – As mobile devices have become a prevalent method for controlling and monitoring IT assets, the need for Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity options for OOBM have grown.

Laptops – The laptop is still the primary connectivity tool for most IT assets regardless of where the IT person is (local or remote). Over the past five years, we have seen the traditional serial and RJ45 Ethernet connector be replaced with USB (Universal Serial...

Out-of-Band Management – Part 1: What, Why, Where and When?22 Mar 2016 | 1:59 pmThis blog is the first in a series that looks at the challenges and options for Out-of-Band Management (OOBM). The goal of this blog series is to: 1) help IT managers keep up with the latest changes and options for OOBM, 2) discuss when, why and how to use each OBM option, 3) review the most pragmatic approaches for the various OOBM uses cases, and 4) how OOBM networks are deployed in production data centers and remote or branch office environments. Every IT manager knows that at some point, IT equipment will be offline and need a way to be brought back online. Outages are a fact of life in the world of IT infrastructure: some are planned, some are not, and sometimes Mother Nature just decides to give us a...
Why Every Healthcare Device Should be Connected to the Internet of Things24 Feb 2016 | 3:07 pmThere are myriad "things" that could benefit from having a Wi-Fi Internet connection, enabling access to devices and data anytime and anywhere. Whether it's a vibration device monitoring commercial building disturbances or irrigation controllers charged with watering acres of plants at a theme park, the Internet of Things (IoT) provides companies with an avenue to improve efficiency, add value, and ultimately make the "things" they manufacture "smart." Having the ability to communicate remotely with these devices could even be lifesaving. Consider how the healthcare industry could benefit from an IoT-enabled Wi-Fi device that provides immediate access to a patient's medical history,...
If IoT Is Simple, Why Is It so #$%^! Hard to Implement?17 Feb 2016 | 10:08 amThe Internet of Things (IoT) promises to connect billions of devices to the Internet easily. The underlying technologies are 'old friends' like cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, data management, storage, and security. Decade(s) old technologies, so it should be easy, correct? While the technologies that make up the IoT have been around for a while, integration and deployment are complex. Source: IoT World Forum Failure to Launch So why have so few companies – even when they have decided to implement an M2M or IoT strategy – failed to even launch a pilot or project? More often than not, the failure can be attributed to a lack of time spent in:

Gaining a deep understanding of end-user needs

The dynamics...

Sony unveils premium Z Series 4K HDR HD TVs23 Jul 2016 | 6:20 amSony Electronics revealed the Z series, the next generation in television display technology with the ability to reproduce the deeper blacks, brighter lights, and vibrant colours of the real world. The new flagship Z series sits atop Sony's current X series line-up of premium 4K HDR Ultra HD TVs, which includes the award winning X930D and X940D. The new "Z" brand designates a significant leap forward and the ultimate in display technology. With this advance, Sony brings 4K High Dynamic Range (HDR) to a new level with ultra-contrast and even more realistic, accurate colour, in order to express what the content creators truly intended.
Lenovo promises to bring Android Security Updates to the Moto Z and G22 Jul 2016 | 8:20 pm
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 tipped to be getting a 3,500mAh battery22 Jul 2016 | 7:17 pm
'Pokémon Go' is the most downloaded app in its first week on the Apple App Store22 Jul 2016 | 6:14 pm
Apple gets in the spirit of 2016 Olympics with limited edition Watch bands22 Jul 2016 | 7:51 am
How to Install MIUI 8 Global Developer ROM on Redmi Note 3 Indian version20 Jul 2016 | 8:08 amThe much awaited MIUI 8 Global Beta ROM was released around a week back for Xiaomi devices such as Mi 3, Mi 4, Redmi Note 3 (Both Qualcomm Snapdragon & MediaTek variant), Mi Max and several other Mi devices. The MIUI 8 Beta aka Developer ROM with build version 6.7.5, based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop is available for download from MIUI downloads portal. Those interested can try out the latest OS by installing the ROM manually, while those looking for a completely stable build will have to wait until August 16 for the release of global Stable ROM. In this guide, we will be installing the MIUI 8 Beta ROM on Indian version of Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 powered by Snapdragon 650 processor. The process should...
LG X Screen with Dual Screens launched in India for Rs. 12,990 exclusively on Snapdeal18 Jul 2016 | 8:52 amWhile on one end LG was a little late into the game of launching it's 2016 flagship G5 in India, which also came off as a very pricey phone. On the other end, LG has been active in bringing some budget phones with some tricky pricing propositions *cough* *cough* the K series. They're going to try their luck again with the all new X series that has some special things coming with it. For one it is a phone that is manufactured in India and it also has a feature that is not to be found in any other phone in its price segment, around the 10-15K INR mark – a Dual Screen. Sounds interesting? Read on as we bring you this news of LG's new launch in India, the LG X Screen that has an asking price of 12,990 INR The...
LeEco Le 2 Review: A solid all round performer with some unique offerings13 Jul 2016 | 2:12 amLeEco (pronounced La-eco) did a big bash for the Indian launch of their 2016 top of the line and budget offering, Le Max 2 and Le 2 respectively. While the Le Max 2 will have lesser buyers as compared to the masses that will hunt for Le 2, the competition is not less for the Le 2 itself. Its pricing too is pitched right there with Xiaomi's Redmi Note 3's 32GB variant at Rs. 11,999. We went on to use the Le 2 for over two weeks now in various conditions and here are our findings with the phone. Specifications:

Metal unibody build with sealed battery

5.5-inch Full HD display @ 401 ppi. Protected with Gorilla Glass 3

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 652 Octa-core processor with 4 ARM Cortex A72 cores and Adreno...

ThinCharge Review – World's Thinnest Battery case for iPhone 6/6S with 2600mAh battery7 Jul 2016 | 12:27 amBeing an Apple iPhone user, you might have come across a vast variety of cases for iPhone ranging from TPU, wooden, glass, metallic, leather, armor cases, bumpers and so on. In addition to these typical protective cases, there are battery cases available for iPhone from known brands like Anker, Tylt, Mophie, Lenmar, Trianium, Alpatronix, and others. Apple also has an official Smart Battery Case designed for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s that retails for $99 in 2 colors. All these battery cases including smart one from Apple have one thing in common – all of them aim to extend the iPhone's battery life besides offering standard protection. But all of them, yes ALL have one more thing in common – they're bulky,...
Rocket VPN: Securely access geographically restricted content on iOS & Android5 Jul 2016 | 11:55 amTechnology advancements, as much as they can work for you, they can work against you as well. One such area is accessing the internet on your smartphones where you have so much of sensitive and private information that you do not want someone lurking on it. And many times you get into situations where you're travelling and that particular regions block certain applications (classic example of China where Facebook is restricted) and you get stuck out of nowhere. And there are situations where you have to get into unknown network zones and do not really know if you can trust them or not. One of the best solutions to get around all of this is using VPN. Of course Android comes with VPN option in the settings...
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NYPPEX: Private Equity Cash Distributions Decline 20-75% in the 1H201623 Jul 2016 | 10:00 amRYE BROOK, N.Y., July 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- NYPPEX, a technology-driven financial services company that provides secondary private equity market liquidity, has just released its 2016 Midyear Secondary Private Equity Market Trends and Valuation Report. Its findings included the...
El veterano industrial Todd Mansbridge se une a Advanced Discovery como ingeniero de soluciones tecnológicas23 Jul 2016 | 5:37 amAUSTIN, Texas, July 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Discovery sigue con su mejora de los servicios para clientes con la adici�n del experto de productos y soluciones en Los �ngeles, CA. �� Advanced Discovery anunci� hoy la contrataci�n del veterano...
SEGA® Reveals Two New Sonic Titles Coming In 201722 Jul 2016 | 10:10 pmBURBANK, Calif., July 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic celebrated his 25th anniversary at a sold out event on Friday evening during San Diego Comic-Con held at the House of Blues.Today SEGA� revealed two new Sonic The Hedgehog™ titles:�Sonic Mania and an untitled original...
DotC United a terminé une ronde de financement de série A de 45 millions USD22 Jul 2016 | 10:06 pmDotC – une grande entreprise de services mobiles SHANGHAI, 23 juillet 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- R�cemment, DotC United, une entreprise internationale de services mobiles, a annonc� qu'elle avait termin� une ronde de financement de s�rie A de 45 millions USD...
BCE reports results of Series AI and AJ Preferred Share conversions22 Jul 2016 | 3:30 pmMONTR�AL, July 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) today announced that 5,081,951 of its 10,754,990 fixed-rate Cumulative Redeemable First Preferred Shares, Series AI ("Series AI Preferred Shares") have been tendered for conversion on August 1, 2016, on a...
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Chairman Elon's Great Leap Forward3 Jul 2016 | 5:38 pmTesla enjoys a reputation out of proportion with its .15% share of the US market. And Chairman Musk now says production will jump from 50…Continue reading on Monday Note »
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Brexit Damage Assessment26 Jun 2016 | 5:33 pmBritain's vote to leave the EU will send ripples through the tech world, mostly negative ones. As for the media establishment, it should…Continue reading on Monday Note »
Europe Bureaucrats Are Back At Their Google Tax Obsession19 Jun 2016 | 11:08 pmProdded by the news media old guard, the European Commission tries again to create a "hyperlink tax" — with broad consequences.Continue reading on Monday Note »
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5 Mind-Blowing Web Sites That Will Make You Go Wow22 Jul 2016 | 9:30 pmThe sheer amazement of a magic trick that fools you or a seemingly futuristic technology is a feeling that stays with you forever. You can't wait to show it to others, marvelling all over again. The internet is filled with people from all walks of life. Naturally, the artists, magicians, technologists, and scientists like to use this medium to make you go, "Wow, how'd they do that?" Here are a few of our favorites, both old and new… Cassius — The Missing (Web): Control the Couple in a Music Video Much like radio and television before it, musicians now rely...Read the full article: 5 Mind-Blowing Web Sites That Will Make You Go Wow
5 Habit Changing Flowcharts You Can Make in a Few Minutes22 Jul 2016 | 2:00 pmFlowcharts are powerful tools. You can use them to streamline your work and your life or to make important life decisions. But, did you know you can even use them to create or remove habits in your life? The first step in making or breaking a habit in life is making the decision to do so. Once you've decided that change is important to you, you can make it happen. If you've made the decision to add new healthy habits into, or remove bad habits out of your life, I'm going to show you how you can make use of flowcharts to...Read the full article: 5 Habit Changing Flowcharts You Can Make in a Few Minutes
These Virtual Reality Desktops Could Save You Money and Space22 Jul 2016 | 1:00 pmVirtual Reality (VR) does more than immerse users in artificial worlds – it makes desktop monitors obsolete. From instantiating multiple virtual screens to providing artificial office environments, VR headsets pave the way to the future. As of mid-2016, at least six different VR desktop systems compete for users' eyeballs – but not all VR desktops are created equal. Several competing VR desktop programs offer different environments with their limitations and advantages. What's So Great About a VR Desktop? In short, it's the future of desktop computing. A casual user might not understand why someone would want a VR desktop. The advantages...Read the full article: These Virtual Reality Desktops Could...
Install Gentoo the Easy Way With Sabayon22 Jul 2016 | 12:00 pmUbuntu, Mint, Elementary, Fedora, OpenSUSE… the list of user friendly distros can feel like a never-ending story. They all provide preconfigured desktop environments and easy to use settings managers, making it tricky to decide which distribution is right for you. One distro you will probably never be recommended to install as a new Linux user is Gentoo, and for good reason: Gentoo has long been one of the most difficult distros to install and maintain, usually relegated to advanced Linux users. Sabayon aims to change that by providing an easy way to install a user friendly, Gentoo based operating system. This guide will...Read the full article: Install Gentoo the Easy Way With Sabayon
5 Reasons Why You Should Use a Firewall22 Jul 2016 | 11:00 amYou've heard of firewalls, but what are they really for? Do they stop viruses? Can you manage without one? Actually, there's a good chance that you are using a firewall right now — if your computer is running a modern operating system, there will be one built in, or else your security suite features a firewall. But what is it for? And can you get by without it? Keep reading for reasons why you do, in fact, need it. What Is a Firewall? First of all, let's look at what a firewall actually is. You need to understand that there are...Read the full article: 5 Reasons Why You Should Use a Firewall
Why You Need to Socialize Your Business in 2016, If You Still Haven't?21 Jul 2016 | 10:27 pmBefore pointing out the real factors that why your business needs to have the presence over different social media networks, we'll like to throw few questions your way. 1. How often you get a chance to interact with your customers? […]
How Assertiveness and Self-Confidence Help With Freelancing20 Jul 2016 | 10:11 pmLiving the life of a freelancer has its own benefits and disadvantages. Undeniably, it offers less long-term certainty when you're still starting out. You might even experience long droughts in between jobs and opportunities. But it exchanges all that for […]
How to Find Balance in Your Fast Paced Life20 Jul 2016 | 10:04 pmIf you are looking for balance in your life, you are possibly doing a lot of research looking for tips and tricks. Even though this is what you want most to achieve, you might not find yourself with the time […]
30 Creative Web UI Kits That Will Save You Time and Money19 Jul 2016 | 10:43 pmUI kits save time and money – when working with an UI kit you have the real picture of the time you need to invest in a particular project. Design is already in place, and all that has to be […]
5 Tips for Mastering Landscape Photography19 Jul 2016 | 2:27 amWhen people think about photography, one of the first things that come to mind is probably a mountain landscape or a seascape. Photography is often compared with painting and, to take the analogy even further, it is said that to […]
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Deliver Value Through Personalization22 Jul 2016 | 11:39 amIn this Insivia insight, Patrick talks about how personalized marketing can build value. He shares an experience he had after buying a new car. The moment he drove it home, he started noticed the same car more. One could easily assume this was because more Jetta drivers were on the road, but this wasn't the case. The human brain has surprising limited bandwidth for attention and short-term memory. To compensate for this, things that seem to be irrelevant simply don't enter into our awareness. This basic principle can be applied to marketing strategy as well. The most obvious way is to present your audience with something that they find interesting. This is simple enough, but what about products or services...
Apps as a Lead Generation Tool18 Jul 2016 | 11:00 amIn this Insivia insight, Andy talks about how custom apps can be used to deliver a more personalized experience to your audience. Apps are often overlooked as a lead generation tool. In the B2B world of marketing, it's all about generating leads. Apps are a great way to get prospects into your marketing ecosystem, so this puts you in a great position when the time is right for the prospect to buy. We often fail to look past the practical or utilitarian aspects of apps, but they are a great way to connect your audience to your content and brand. Join us later this month for our seminar that will cover the rise of individualization in marketing. This is not just some passing trend, it's right at the...
Nurture Leads with Personalized Marketing14 Jul 2016 | 1:22 pmIn this Insivia insight, Patrick talks about remarketing and retargeting ads. These are a great PPC function that allow you to individualize the experience of your audience. Remarketing ads work by sending targeted messages to the user based on their browsing history and behavior. As Patrick notes in the video, good examples of these are when items that you leave in your shopping card wind up being ad fodder on other pages. It can seem almost creepy, but most people not only have become accustomed to them, but find them less invasive than traditional ads. These work very well in B2C marketing, but are great for B2B businesses as well. They do wonders for branding and work especially well for very specific...
Create Individualized Experiences on Your Website7 Jul 2016 | 8:59 amIn this Insivia insight, Andy talks about how important it is to create personalized experiences on your website. Many digital tools are available to help make your marketing campaigns more rich and personal, but in order to get the most out of these, you'll need to know how the pieces fit together and function. Join us later this month for a seminar that will dig deep into the very core of individualized marketing. You will learn some best practices and theory that will help you get the most out of your marketing software, platforms, and strategy. The post Create Individualized Experiences on Your Website appeared first on Insivia Marketing + Web Design.
Make Tactical Goals Part of Your Vision28 Jun 2016 | 6:47 amIn this Insivia insight, Patrick distinguishes between tactical goals and high-level strategic goals. Though it's important to create a vivid strategic vision for your company's future that includes long-term goals, strategic visioning goals tend to be more high-level and abstract. Equally important are tactical goals, which are more concrete and actionable. They are a means to an end; the end being your vivid vision. Do you want to learn how to incorporate a vivid vision and the tactical goals into your business? We are accepting last-minute registration for our intensive, two-hour workshop that is being held tomorrow. Can't make it? Contact us today for a free consultation. The post Make Tactical Goals...
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Connected Toys Are Raising Complicated New Privacy Questions21 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pmToys and other devices are collecting loads of data from children. What could go wrong?
Minecraft Is a Testing Ground for Human-AI Collaboration20 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pmMicrosoft turns the popular game into an "AI Olympics."
Gene Therapy Trial Wrenches Families as One Child's Death Saves Another19 Jul 2016 | 9:00 pmNew DNA fix stops brain-destroying terminal illness, but only if it's given early enough.
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World's most expensive cyber security training programmes launched21 Jul 2016 | 3:56 amFirebrand Training launches the world's most expensive cyber security training programmes as part of a new premium service designed to deliver top tier knowledge.
Impact Mobile Technology to Existing Enterprise Platform10 Jul 2016 | 6:58 pmlegacy platforms need to quickly adapt to the generational shifts towards adoption of technology and user experience, the thought that immediately deserves consideration is mobile technology.
Shock your brain into learning faster31 Mar 2016 | 10:08 pmUsing the groundbreaking process of neurostimulation, Firebrand Training is firing electric energy at students' brains to accelerate learning up to 10 times the speed of traditional training.
Microsoft Azure migration guide2 Mar 2016 | 9:04 pmAs the long list of benefits for cloud computing grows, businesses in their 100,000s continue the migration to new cloud platforms. We take a look at leading cloud computing platform, Azure, and what you need to consider during and after migration.
The Virtual Clipboard: Automating Documentation for Personalized Care25 Feb 2016 | 5:55 amBy Janie Tremlett, GM, Patient Solutions, Vecna � With the advent of new payment models in healthcare and the shift to fee-for-value, outcomes, as well as clinical documentation supporting those outcomes, have become paramount to reimbursement. This new laser focus on documentation has opened...
Mobile Photography/Art – Pic of the Day (410) – via Instagram – TheAppWhisperer22 Jul 2016 | 12:41 amHere's day four hundred and ten of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic […] The post Mobile Photography/Art – Pic of the Day (410) – via Instagram – TheAppWhisperer appeared first on TheAppWhisperer.
Mobile Photography/Art – Pic of the Day (409) – via Instagram – TheAppWhisperer21 Jul 2016 | 7:58 amHere's day four hundred and nine of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic […] The post Mobile Photography/Art – Pic of the Day (409) – via Instagram – TheAppWhisperer appeared first on TheAppWhisperer.
Mobile Photography – StreetWise Showcase – July 201620 Jul 2016 | 6:01 am"Seeing is not enough; you have to feel what you photograph" Andre Kertesz We were struck by the beauty of all the photos submitted to our StreetWise group from around […] The post Mobile Photography – StreetWise Showcase – July 2016 appeared first on TheAppWhisperer.
APPart – Mobile Art – Pantone Color of the Day – 'Butterfly' – TheAppWhisperer20 Jul 2016 | 3:14 amMany of you have already seen our new segment to our APPart column here at TheAppWhisperer, edited by Bobbi McMurry. We would like to inspire all mobile artists to create […] The post APPart – Mobile Art – Pantone Color of the Day – 'Butterfly' – TheAppWhisperer appeared first on TheAppWhisperer.
Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – Photo FX Ultra Part 1: Not An Editor20 Jul 2016 | 2:10 amWe are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe's latest mobile photography/art video tutorial for our viewing pleasure. This time Jobe takes a look at the app Photo FX Ultra. Take it […] The post Mobile Photography / Art Tutorial – Photo FX Ultra Part 1: Not An Editor appeared first on TheAppWhisperer.
Medical Coding for Glaucoma Under ICD-10-CM – Key Considerations22 Jul 2016 | 12:21 amA common eye condition that can cause permanent blindness, glaucoma is estimated to affect over 3 million Americans. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics, the condition accounts for over 10 million visits to physicians each year. Coding for glaucoma has undergone significant changes in recent years, with some affecting reimbursements. Professional medical coding services can help physicians deal with the complexity of the glaucoma surgical code family and receive appropriate payment.ICD-10 coding for glaucoma requires in-depth knowledge about the condition. An experienced medical coding company can ensure accuracy in ICD-10 code selection for...
Clarifications on Reporting Non-urgent Services in the Emergency Department20 Jul 2016 | 1:29 amEmergency department (ED) visits identified by CPT code 99285 require three key components: comprehensive history, comprehensive examination, and medical decision making of moderate complexity. However, a large proportion of all emergency department (ED) visits are for non-urgent conditions. Generally, non-emergency conditions are reported using a lower level emergency department code.One question that many physicians ask is whether it is correct to report an office-based evaluation and management (E/M) which requires the three above-mentioned key components, for a non-emergency visit by a specialist which takes place in the emergency department (ED). One example of an office based E/M that requires the...
Medicare's Dedicated Billing Code for Hospitalists – Context and Implications18 Jul 2016 | 3:11 amHospitalists are dedicated to providing care to hospitalized patients, but till recently, quality metrics for these specialists had been clubbed with office-based internal medicine or primary care physicians. With the shift from fee-for-service to quality-based payment models, this lack of distinction has proved a major disadvantage for hospitalists. Medicare took an important step this year to resolve this problem with the introduction of a dedicated billing code for hospitalists. This recognition by CMS is seen as confirming the growth of hospital medicine as a unique scope of practice.Distinct Role of the HospitalistThere are more that 48,000 practitioners identifying as hospitalists in the U.S., and...
Challenges of Coding for Immunizations15 Jul 2016 | 1:12 amBilling for vaccine administration is challenging and explains why many providers choose medical billing and coding outsourcing. There are different codes for Medicare and private insurance companies. Moreover, to correctly report immunizations for children and adults, it is important to understand what the relevant medical codes will and will not do. Professional medical coding services help ensure proper reimbursement and minimize administrative hassles.Basics of Vaccine CodingThe factors which govern the vaccine administration codes are: route of administration (intramuscular, oral, or intranasal), the number of components in the vaccine, and for patients 18 and younger, whether the clinician counseled...
Keep Track of the 2016 OPPS Medical Coding and Billing Updates12 Jul 2016 | 11:16 pmKey coding and billing changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) came into force on July 1, 2016. Medical billing and coding companies are taking note of these updates which are designed to improve the quality of care for Medicare patients by better supporting their physicians and other health care providers. The major updates made by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are as follows:

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Code Revision: This is to confirm that payment for services identified by Radiology CPT codes 77014, 77280, 77285, 77290, 77295, 77306-77321, 77331, and 77370 are included in the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) payment for CPT code...

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Has Microsoft given up on minimizing the pain of reboots?22 Jul 2016 | 6:19 amAs techies and computer managers we hear a lot of complaints from friends and family about using computers. One of the most common is the pain of reboots/restarts. Restarts seem to always be needed when we're busy doing something, they take too long, we might lose data, and we might have some kind of problem when the system starts back up. The computer industry, and Microsoft in particular, have surely heard the same complaints. What have they done about it? To their credit, Microsoft has actually done a LOT to minimize the pain of reboots. Restart Manager, Application Restart and Recovery, and hot-patching are among their big investments. Windows has a variety of subtler reboot features. For example,...
Developing Software Intelligence21 Jul 2016 | 6:17 amThomas McGrath: Hi Susan. Tell us about the origins of 1E's latest free tool, Software Intelligence? Susan Trapp: The original idea for Software Intelligence came out of a strategy forum, which was a series of workshops in April 2015. The idea was that we would create a useful, freemium product that could give insight into where people could make savings throughout the software automation lifecycle. The idea is it's for potential customers to pick up and use to see A: where they've got problems in their software lifecycle management, and, B: where 1E can help. Somebody had already written some SQL queries that would pull information out of Configuration Manager about the frequency that people were...
End of an Era! Adobe to Cease Customer Audits?20 Jul 2016 | 6:29 amAt a recent IAITAM conference, two SAM colleagues asked what I knew about the rumor of Adobe ending its audit program. Given the propensity for vendors to conduct audits given their rights and financial gain, I dismissed the rumor. Earlier this week, I was asked by Jason Keogh of 1E, who heard the same rumor from a large enterprise organization in Europe. Given that I heard the rumor multiple times, from different people, it was time to get a definitive answer – whatever it may be. I reached out to Richard Atkinson*, Senior Director, Global Piracy Conversion Team for Adobe Systems. Richard, whom I've always had a deep respect for, answered the question succinctly. He said, as a part of...
Legacy BIOS to UEFI – A Solution From the Community19 Jul 2016 | 6:02 amIntroduction from 1E At MMS this year, 1E announced and demonstrated a solution that enables the switch from BIOS to UEFI to be automated in a single Task Sequence, using custom Task Sequence steps that incorporate all the intelligence to manage the various different settings for Dell, Lenovo and HP systems. You can see the 1E solution in action in this webinar recording. It's just one of the capabilities of the 1E Windows 10 solution that includes peer-based content distribution, PXE and storage of user state, plus intelligent application installation. There are alternative BIOS to UEFI solutions that have been developed by the community, and as a supporter of the community 1E are happy to share this...
Windows 10 Benefits and Forrester's TEI Report14 Jul 2016 | 8:47 amIt's really hard to put numbers on the benefits of many products or services. For example, could you justify upgrading from an old banger to a new Jaguar based on having a better infotainment system? (Making such a decision is definitely tricky – if anyone can help me make my case to my financial advisor, please let me know!) However, many (if not most) businesses try to apply some kind of financial benefit test to any form of major investment including desktop and server operating system (OS) upgrades even if the benefits aren't easily quantifiable. Of course, that's sensible financial management. But OS upgrades are perhaps the most difficult of decisions to make based on purely financial...
Coaching Agile Teams - 122 Jul 2016 | 2:37 amOriginally posted on: http://geekswithblogs.net/gevjen/archive/2016/07/22/186960.aspxBook Notes From: "Coaching Agile Teams" By Lyssa AdkinsWill I Be a Good Coach?

Nothing prepared me for the power and simplicity of agile done well.

Project management was serious business - project managers orchestrated the working of the whole machine.

Mental model of project management was outdated.

First week - had produced real work. - that would have taken us months to do in the past.

If agile teams are going to have these kinds of stellar experiences with agile - they need coaches who can provide the right teaching, coaching and mentoring to make it possible.

 Why...
Scrum - Doing Twice the work in half the time - 1221 Jul 2016 | 6:32 pmOriginally posted on: http://geekswithblogs.net/gevjen/archive/2016/07/22/186949.aspxBook Notes From: 'Scrum: Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time' By Jeff Sutherland Here's What You Do Tomorrow

First step - put together a backlog and a team

Think about the vision you have for your product or service - start breaking things down to execute that vision

Always keep one eye on the backlog

Put together a road map of where you think things are going.

This type of planning - create transparency within the organization.

The key message is that everything is being done in the open.

Know that as the Product Owner you're going to be evaluated on revenue and cost.
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Scrum - Doing Twice the work in half the time - 1120 Jul 2016 | 8:57 pmOriginally posted on: http://geekswithblogs.net/gevjen/archive/2016/07/21/186640.aspxBook Notes From: 'Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time' By Jeff Sutherland Observe, Orient, Decide, Act

Designed Scrum to allow a Product Owner to make decisions quickly, based on real-time feedback.

By getting constant input from whoever is getting value from what you're doing.

You're in a position to constantly adjust your strategy and more quickly succeed.

The idea goes by the name OODA

Observe :

its clearly seeing the situation as it unfolds

Moving outside of yourself to see the whole picture - not merely your own point of view.

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Scrum - Doing Twice the work in half the time - 1020 Jul 2016 | 12:03 amOriginally posted on: http://geekswithblogs.net/gevjen/archive/2016/07/20/186294.aspxBook Notes from 'Scrum: Doing Twice the work in Half the Time' By Jeff Sutherland Pop the Happy Bubble

One thing that happiness is not - is complacency.

Christa Foley - at Zappos : I love coming to work, rather than encouraging you to become complacent, our positive and uplifting culture makes you work harder.

They want people who use joy as a driver.

That the only route to employee happiness is a sense of fulfillment resulting from an important job done well.

Helping them achieve great things.

What can companies do to create an atmosphere in which people...

Scrum - Doing Twice the work in half the time - 918 Jul 2016 | 9:07 pmOriginally posted on: http://geekswithblogs.net/gevjen/archive/2016/07/19/186059.aspxBook Notes from 'Scrum Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time' By Jeff SutherlandHappiness

People want to be happy

Thomas Jefferson -

Pursuits do seem to be what make us happy

Mountain climbers seem unable to stop themselves - challenging peak after peak, seeking joy in pursuit of the next summit.

Most cultures are not set up to reward or encourage that specific type of happiness.

Book - Happier by Ben-Shahar

'we are not rewarded for enjoying the journey itself but for the successful completion of a journey.

Society rewards results, not processes - arrivals not...

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Photo of the Week by Shelley Lake SM '79—July 23, 201623 Jul 2016 | 3:00 amShelley Lake SM '79 is a photographer in Florida. View more of her work on her website. View other alumni photos of the week.
A New Brass Rat on the Silver Screen22 Jul 2016 | 3:00 amWhen it comes to MIT in the movies, the Institute's most memorable character might be Tony Stark (or whoever is underneath the Iron Mark armor). Stark won Slice of MIT's fictional alumni tournament and notably wears an MIT Brass Rat in the Iron Man films. But earlier this month, the Brass Rat was spotted in […]
$2 Bill: the Passion, the Facts21 Jul 2016 | 3:00 amDo you have a $2 bill in your wallet? Apparently quite a few people do and many have family history or personal stories attached. Christopher Noe, a senior lecturer at the Sloan School of Management, regularly pulls his handy $2 bill from his wallet, a prop he has used for many years to illustrate the […]
Maestro Myth: What Do Conductors Do?20 Jul 2016 | 3:00 amEveryone has probably seen a conductor, but how much do we really understand their role? According to Sarah Platte SM '16, not much at all. As director of a performance for an orchestra or choir, the conductor is often revered but sometimes also scrutinized. Some use the term "maestro myth" to question what, if anything, […]
Civil Engineer—and WWII Veteran—Chan Rogers Untangled Boston's Major Highways—Twice19 Jul 2016 | 3:00 amDuring the 1950s, Boston bulldozed wide swaths of commercial and residential structures to build the Central Artery, an elevated expressway running north-south through the city. This proved such an aesthetic and traffic nightmare that the city began the Big Dig in the 1990s, spending billions to replace the Central Artery with tunnels. Cranston (Chan) Rogers […]
The Profitabel Modern Snack Box9 Jul 2016 | 10:12 pmThe Profitabel Modern Snack Box, kursus 4 resep snack box modern nan lezat, terdiri : 1. Strawberry Fruit Pie 2. Mini Cheese Cake 3. Lasagna 4. Macaroni Schotel Dipraktekkan lengkap dengan penghitungan modal per resep untuk dijual dalam snack box sehingga memperoleh profit untuk menambah penghasilan keluarga. Mari bergabung bersama PTM Baking Lovers dalam kursus/hands on, Sabtu 6 Agustus 2016, jam 10.00- selesai di PTM Baking Center, investasi Rp. 300.000, Telp/SMS/WA 081318862279. BERSAMA MEMBANGUN TALENTA KULINER INDONESIA
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Puding Mawar Sehat & Enak18 Sep 2015 | 4:30 amKali ini kita akan membuat puding berbentuk bunga mawar merekah yang sehat dan segar, bagi anda yang belum memiliki cetakan mawar bisa membeli ditempat favorit kita semua Bahan-bahan Puding Mawar :

1 gelas santan

1 bungkus agar-agar plain

10 sendok makan gula pasir

1 lembar daun pandan

3-5 tetes pewarna makanan merah muda

 Langkah-langkah Membuat Puding Mawar :

Campurkan semua bahan sambil diaduk terus sampai mendidih

Setelah mendidih diamkan sebentar kurang lebih 3-5 menit

Kemudian beri pewarna makanan sekitar 3-5 tetes

Tuangkan pada cetakan mawar, tunggu sampai mengental baru dikeluarkan dari cetakan.

Puding siap disajikan untuk setiap anggota keluarga, bisa ditambahkan buah segar dan fla sesuai selera

Donat Kentang Spesial18 Sep 2015 | 2:02 amDonat adalah makanan yang sangat dikenal masyarakat umum, makanan yang masuk kedalam jenis roti goreng ini disukai oleh banyak orang, dari kalangan anak-anak hingga orang tua. Donat saat ini mempunyai banyak pilihan rasa, entah itu rasa di toppingnya saja ataupun rasa. Donat umumnya berbahan dasar tepung terigu saja, namun ada juga yang memberikan variasi lain dengan menambahkan kentang pada adonannya untuk membuat tekstur donat lebih lembut dan empuk. Mari kita membuat donat kentang yang lembut dan empuk untuk keluarga tercinta. Bahan-bahan yang dibutuhkan :

1/2 kg tepung terigu protein tinggi

4 butir telor

1/4 kg tepung kentang

1/4 kg mentega

11 gram ragi instan

1 sendok teh garam

4 sendok makan...

Resep Es Dawet Ayu Segar Nikmat12 Sep 2015 | 7:31 pmEs dawet ayu adalah minuman khas Banjarnegara, minuman segar dan lezat ini sangat cocok diminum pada cuaca panas. Es dawet dapat diminum panas ataupun dingin dengan menambahkan es batu. Es dawet ayu sangat cocok untuk penghilang haus apalagi diminum setelah aktivitas, seperti olahraga atau bekerja, es dawet yang berbahan dasar tepung beras sangat mengenyangkan jadi setelah minum es ini kita terasa minum sambil makan, karna itu es dawet merupakan salah satu minuman yang sangat di gemari oleh banyak orang, mari kita membuat es dawet ayu yang segar dan nikmat. Bahan-bahan :

125 gram Tepung Sagu Aren

25 gram Tepung beras

400 ml Air

100 ml Air daun saji (30 lbr daun suji dan 150 ml air diblender lalu...

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Tips on Getting the Most Out of Your 1:1 iPad Education Program5 Jul 2016 | 7:18 amThere is no greater investment we can make in the future than to prepare our children to successfully navigate the challenges of tomorrow. Of course, predicting the workforce requirements of the future is a bit like trying to capture a fly with a cargo net—just when you think you have it, it slips through the holes and buzzes in a different direction. Nonetheless, it's safe to assume that workforce mobility will be an essential aspect of the coming generation's career experiences. Mobile technology is already an integral part of nearly every business role, and its use can only be expected to increase in the years to come. To help support this revolution, Apple has pledged to donate $100 million worth...
Best Practices for Innovating Through Cloud Technologies – Dev/Ops, Cloud Provisioning15 Jun 2016 | 11:53 amA recent Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) blog, Best Practices for Innovating Through Cloud Technologies discusses the results of EMA's 2014 research on open cloud orchestration. It examines the pros and cons of a variety of cloud form factors and the business benefits of cloud computing in general. EMA has also done a great deal of research on the topics of DevOps and Continuous Delivery, conducting major surveys on these topics in both 2014 and 2015. Cloud computing resources, like any other on-premise or off-premise hosted infrastructure, are, from the software perspective, in place for only one reason—they are platforms enabling the delivery of high-quality software and applications to...
Microsoft Reverses March to Irrelevance with LinkedIn Acquisition15 Jun 2016 | 11:53 amOver the past several years, the impact of "the cloud" on traditional ISVs has been made abundantly clear. Blindsided by the runaway growth of hosted technologies which were simply glints in the eyes of the open source community in 2000, virtually all ISVs have scrambled to stay relevant. At this point, the move from on-premise software delivery to consumption of cloud-hosted options such as SaaS and PaaS appears to have stabilized. IT organizations have sorted out which types of solutions are best hosted off-premise and which to keep in house. And to be fair, enterprise-sized companies—the "bread and butter" of ISVs such as CA Technologies, IBM, BMC, and HP—are still firmly planted in the...
For Enterprise IT, Continuous Delivery is about more than just continuously delivering15 Jun 2016 | 11:50 amAs I write this piece, EMA's survey team is in the final stages of launching my latest research, "Automating for Digital Transformation: Tools-Driven DevOps and Continuous Software Delivery." Preliminary data should be in (and shared with survey sponsors) around the beginning of November 2015, with my research paper on the topic out by November 26 (US Thanksgiving). We'll present a webinar summarizing the key findings at 2 p.m. ET on December 1. So stay tuned for additional details as they become available (@emaresearch, @julie_craig, //blogs.enterprisemanagement.com/juliecraig/). While I've been researching and writing about DevOps and Continuous Delivery for more than five years, they now seem...
IBM InterConnect 2015: "Have it Your Way" Hybrid Cloud Delivery with IBM PureApplication Options15 Jun 2016 | 11:48 amEvery year, IBM hosts multiple customer conferences and technical events worldwide. In past years, IBM Pulse, Impact, and Innovate have attracted thousands of IT professionals as separate events focusing on application delivery, middleware, and Dev/Ops respectively. Over time, however, it has become increasingly difficult to divide the IT Pie into such neatly-delineated slices. Application delivery has become an ecosystem story versus an infrastructure story and application support has become far more collaborative than silo-based. In combining three conferences into one massive event, IBM's 2015 InterConnect event reflects this change, while adding a healthy dose of cloud computing to the mix. With...
Welcome CodeStock visitors!16 Jul 2016 | 5:55 amWelcome CodeStock visitors! Click here for the references mentioned in the talk "When the Developer Must Design".
What Content Must Your Restaurant Website Display?1 Jun 2016 | 6:57 pm"Amanda steps out with her officemates for lunch, and no one has a strong opinion where to eat. She picks up her phone and searches for Mediterranean restaurants, and lucky you! Yours appears near the top of the list. While the well-placed photos of dolmas and falafel look enticing, what isn't alluring is the long wait as she downloads a full menu. After waiting ten seconds for the list of
10 Websites That Label Their Hamburgers (Menus)13 May 2016 | 9:30 amIt's a given - your mobile website or app needs the ability for visitors to navigate through all of its features. Based on the latest design trends, you are highly likely to use the three line "hamburger" menu. Not only does this icon use little space, but since so many other mobile properties use this icon, everyone will instantly know that pressing it should bring up a menu, right? Many
Welcome to the Atlanta HTML5 User Group Members!5 Apr 2016 | 3:10 pmFor those at the Atlanta HTML5 User Group meeting (4/5/2016), welcome! Here is a link to the Responsive Design and Development "Gotchas" slide deck, also referenced later in this blog: https://speakerdeck.com/andrewmalek/responsive-design-and-development-gotchas
Websites Referenced: When the Developer Must Design17 Feb 2016 | 6:00 amWebsites referenced in my CodeStock and DevNexus 2016 talk - When the Developer Must Design - are listed below. CodeStock 2016 - July 16, 2016 - 10:20 am DevNexus 2016 - February 17, 2016, 10:30 am Andrew Malek https://twitter.com/@malekontheweb http://www.malektips.com/ Invisible Design: Nobody Wants To Use Your Producthttps://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/01/nobody-wants-use-your-product
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Watch and win as we play 10 Second Ninja X with the developer23 Jul 2016 | 11:35 amEvery weekend, Windows Central streams an Xbox One or Steam game on Twitch for 1-2 hours and gives out free games to the cool people who join us during the stream. It's like a live podcast, only you also get to watch a game while chatting with our awesome readers and viewers! Tonight at 9pm Eastern (8pm Central, 6pm Pacific, 1am GMT), we'll be playing 10 Second Ninja X, a platformer with 10-second levels. Dan Pearce, Game Designer at Four Circle Interactive, will join us on mic. We're also giving out 10 codes for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Steam! Read on for quick impressions and contest details. Just follow us at Twitch.tv/WindowsCentral, enable email notifications, watch along, and participate in...
Ocean Drift makes its way on the high seas to Windows Phone23 Jul 2016 | 11:30 amThe free-to-play arcade game Ocean Drift from developer Mintah Games is now available to download for Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile.
'Project Sonic' will be the latest 3D entry in the series for PC and Xbox One in late 201723 Jul 2016 | 10:28 amSega will release "Project Sonic", the codename for the next major 3D entry in the publisher's platformer series. The game is due in late 2017 for the PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and the upcoming Nintendo "NX".
7 Days to Die review: Creative survival that misses the mark23 Jul 2016 | 10:00 amDuring a time where Minecraft exponentially expanded, and survival-RPGs such as DayZ took the spotlight online, 7 Days to Die was a natural culmination of 2013's two biggest hits. 7 Days to Die is a voxel-based survival game at its core, with an alterable world built from textured cubes. Unlike many games that follow this cubic structure, the game has been textured with smoother, natural terrain to hide this backbone. This serves as a platform for an extensive role-playing game, which brings together a comprehensive crafting and construction system with survival mechanics.
Salesforce claims it would have paid even more for LinkedIn than Microsoft23 Jul 2016 | 9:33 amIt looks like Salesforce really, really wanted to buy LinkedIn. A new regulatory filing from the business-themed social network stated that its Transactions Committee discussed an email on July 7 from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. His email that the company would have paid even more for LinkedIn than the $26.2 billion all-cash offer that was accepted from Microsoft in June.
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Save time mocking – use your real Entity Framework DbContext in unit tests14 Jul 2016 | 6:20 amHow many times have you spotted software architecture that utilizes .NET Entity Framework database context as a simple Repository pattern? Let us imagine an architecture structure like this, from top to bottom:

Database for data persisting

Entity Framework DbContext as Repository pattern

Service layer that uses DbContext for data operations

Business models (not related to database) that the Service layer can return or operate

UI layer

 The problem How many times have you wondered how to perform unit tests in such an application service layer? Entity Framework DbContext looks simple to mock by great tools like Moq [https://github.com/Moq/moq4/wiki/Quickstart]. Using such a tool to create a mock based...
Visual Studio Code vs WebStorm30 Jun 2016 | 5:40 amOne of the most important tools for a programmer is an IDE. Sure, we can use a text editor (Notepad, Vim or Emacs to name a few), but realistically it is difficult to work on a modern project without the help provided by IDE: IntelliSense, support for build automation and test frameworks, debugger, version control tools and many more. In my current project frontend developers are using WebStorm form JetBrains.As front-end developers we try to be up to date with all the new web technologies and tools. One of the most popular is Visual Studio Code and when version 1.0 was released (April 2016) we decided it was a good time to check how it would perform in our project and what the differences between this...
Alfabet TestingCup 201628 Jun 2016 | 4:56 amW dniach 23 i 24 maja tego roku na terenie Międzynarodowego Centrum Kongresowego w Katowicach obyły się czwarte Mistrzostwa Polski w Testowaniu Oprogramowania, w których miałem przyjemność uczestniczyć jako zawodnik. Poniżej chciałbym Wam przedstawić trochę faktów związanych z tym wydarzeniem. Zapraszam do lektury. A jak atmosfera – już od przekroczenia progu Międzynarodowego Centrum Kongresowego mogliśmy poczuć ducha rywalizacji. Kilkuset testerów z całej Polski, którzy oczekiwali ze zdenerwowaniem i niecierpliwością na rozpoczęcie konkursu to niesamowity widok. Kuluarowe rozmowy, w których snuto historie o tym, co dla nas przygotowali organizatorzy, mnóstwo plotek i...
Furniture on demand. Product configuration tool for furniture online store – case study13 Jun 2016 | 4:32 amHow to enable customers to easily tailor furniture to their individual needs and made the price modification process as simple as possible at the same time? The solution we developed for a client from the Netherlands meets both these conditions.Dutchwood is a custom furniture producer from the Netherlands, selling its products in a number of European countries. The company offers handmade, designer furniture, made of top quality wood and textiles. Customers highly value Dutchwood products and follow the brand on social networks. Dutchwood Facebook profile has over 80 thousand followers.New online store with a product configuration toolIn the years 2007-2010 e-commerce became very popular in the Netherlands....
Deliver value in an authentic and passionate way6 Jun 2016 | 6:39 amBeing present for two days at The Next Web in Amsterdam, probably one of the best tech/digital solutions conferences in Europe, was really inspiring. It's even hard to say what has struck me the most and therefore I will share some of the insights through several posts, starting with stressing the need to deliver real value as a company, playtime is over. Let's talk serious business.Business back to normalIt sounds so obvious: a healthy business makes money, solves real problems people face and makes clients happy. But the reality has been a bit different. Among others for startups it was too easy to raise investments over the past years. According to Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee), Vaynermedia, investments...
Google AdWords Advice To Boost Your Startup's SEO22 Jul 2016 | 8:15 amGoogle AdWords is the most popular advertising platform on the web, with well over 3 million users at this point. It's a powerful tool that becomes even more powerful if you know how to use it effectively. Unfortunately, it's also rather complex, which can leave many users lost in a sea of keywords and campaigns. […]
Why Your Local Community is the Key to Startup Success22 Jul 2016 | 8:05 amYour startup needs to do many things if it's going to stay afloat and survive. But if you ask me, the main key to success is the local community. All businesses start small. So, you need to conquer your immediate surroundings before you can move onto bigger and better things. Therefore, you should definitely focus […]
How to Start and Run a Perfect British Pub Business22 Jul 2016 | 4:39 amThe great British pub – it's where people gather to shout at Premier League football on the telly, where Nigel Farage holds court to countless frothing-at-the-mouth citizens, and where the notion of a pie and a pint feels like a gift from god. This is where the magic of social life happens, the British equivalent […]
Small Business, Big Bills: How to Stop Losing Sleep Over Debt21 Jul 2016 | 9:51 amYou may run the best-managed business in the world, but there are some things that are beyond your power. If your customers do not pay you on time, you are going to run into cashflow problems, and the likely result of that is debt. The important thing is not to allow the debts to spiral […]
What Your Startup Needs To Survive And Grow21 Jul 2016 | 7:34 amStartups tend to fail within the first year. Studies show that eighty to ninety percent of new businesses don't make it, which is incredible. It is also pretty scary if you want to consider starting a new company. The trick, as you can guess, is to survive. If you can survive the first year, you […]
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The Walking Dead: No Man's Land Episode 14 Walkthrough21 Jul 2016 | 8:27 amThe Walking Dead: No Man's Land Episode 14 Walkthrough : The Church Stay human and survive in the official mobile game of AMC's The Walking Dead. Join Daryl Dixon in the fight against the flesh-hungry walkers. Do you have what it takes to stay alive? The Walking Dead: No Man's Land is a thrilling, action-packed RPG game where tactical choices make a difference between life and death. The one and only, Daryl Dixon, will teach you how to kill and survive – but remember, in the end you are on your own. – FIGHT through hordes of walkers in tactical turn-based combat – TRAIN your survivor group and upgrade their weapons – CHOOSE who lives or dies and keep your people safe – HUNT walkers in Terminus, Prison...
Tap the Blocks2 May 2016 | 3:18 am� iphone / ipad game review Tap the Blocks � Tap the Blocks by Special Games LLP is a new puzzle match 3 game (with some nice addition to the genre) now available on iphone and ipad Famous Indian buildings are made with blocks. To work with them you need attention, quickness and addiction for fun games. Can you deal with such Blocks? Just try! Without your smart moves, blocks will be destroyed, by falling into the abyss of time. Use all of your skills to not let them fall. Become the true Master of Blocks! Warning! Blocks have an ancient force, capable to make you obsessed with them for many hours! FEATURES : – Endless gameplay that is insanely addictive – Simple yet challenging game – Feel the sounds...
Apestorm: Full Bananas29 Apr 2016 | 11:11 pm� iphone / ipad game review Apestorm: Full Bananas � Apestorm Full Bananas by Channel 4 is a side-scrolling zeppelin bombing game set in a steampunk world. It is now available on iphone and ipad at a limited time discount price of 0.99. Fugitive Apes have taken to the skies in search of revenge after humans have destroyed the planet. Command their stolen zeppelin and save nature from man…one bomb at a time! Gain points by carefully dropping bombs on factories, warehouses, and other man-made objects. Adjust the zeppelin's speed and altitude to alter range, missile trajectory and to ensure pinpoint precision. Earn bananas for completing challenging in-game objectives to unlock new levels and collect...
Zombie Hunter: Death to the Undead28 Apr 2016 | 9:05 pm� iphone / ipad game review Zombie Hunter : Death to the Undead � Zombie Hunter Death to the Undead is a new 2D arcade shooting game by Yodo1 Games now available on iphone and ipad. Want some? Get some… We're gonna be doin' one thing and one thing only: Killin' Zombies. Blast these zombies back to the deep depths of hell and save the human race as we know it. The ladies will love you forever, but heck, you're just doing it cuz you need to kick your Saturday morning hangover. Yeah, you have that cool looking suit, but that's just because there was a sale at the local thrift shop. The guns are just a perk of the job. And OH, did we mention wolverine blades and deadly grenades… things are...
Monster Raid, Pokemon-like monster collecting RPG26 Apr 2016 | 9:06 pm� Monster Raid � 'Monster Raid™' is a Pokemon-like monster collecting RPG now available on the appstore. – Crisp and neat 2D graphics!! – Charming, unique monsters! – A seamless storyline, organized into quests! – Over 350 types of monsters available throughout the game – A wealth of contents including event dungeons, raids, the Arena, and the Tower of Trials 1. Over 350 types of monsters Over 350 types of monsters organized into 6 major tribes appear in the game! Try collecting all of the monsters! Monsters will continue to be updated. 2. Over 200 quests, and a tantalizing storyline. Don't know where to start or what to do? Over 200 quests will keep you engaged. Do small favors for Doctor Vickers or...
Startups To Help You Survive College15 Jul 2016 | 8:41 amMoving to college is hard. Back in the olden days you would have to pack your ink wells, quills and all manner of other useless crap just to survive the arduous task of learning. But NO MORE. Now these days – whether knowingly or not – there are a string of startups that are ready to make life easier for would-be students. Here are six of them. Use them, and maybe you'll survive until Christmas. AppSurfer AppSurfer is great for students because it frees up space on your cellular phone by placing all of your apps in the cloud. This means that users can access them instantly and without having them take up reams of memory on whatever piece of technological kit you happen to be working with. For busy...
5 Tools to Streamline Processes and Improve Efficiency14 Jul 2016 | 8:41 amEfficiency is commensurate to success in the workplace setting. According to Forbes, 8 out of 10 businesses fail, and a huge part of this alarming failure rate is operational inefficiency. Imagine if tasks and processes ran smoothly from day to day. How quickly would a company be able to scale up and how much would they be able to save by avoiding expensive mishaps? Today, business owners live at an advantageous time when a plethora of hardware and software tools are easily within their fingertips. From Microsoft's Office Suite that simplifies data management to Skype and other online communication services that improve workforce collaboration and mobility, here are five tools that every business should...
Four Networking Apps that Thankfully aren't LinkedIn8 Jul 2016 | 12:40 pmRemember networking before LinkedIn? No, me neither. Now, every day, our inboxes are inundated with emails such as "would you like to upgrade to premium?" or "would you like to congratulate Dave on their new position?". Obviously, no one wants to congratulate Dave – Dave is out performing the lot of us and the smug so and so doesn't need any encouragement to keep doing it. Anyway, here are four networking apps that aren't LinkedIn. Yes, almost all of them operate in a Tinder-esque way – prepare to spend a lot of your time swiping – but hey, at least it's something different. Scheduit Scheduit connects professionals helps them to network efficiently, organize meetings and build business...
4 Tactics to Deal with Difficult Clients8 Jul 2016 | 10:27 amConflict is a natural part of business. You'll always be seeking to make your business as successful as possible and your clients will always fight to get the most for their money. Sometimes, this means you will butt heads over relatively minor issues. Other times, this means you'll come into conflicts that can hurt both your business and your client. Below are a few conflict management styles and techniques that will allow you to solve problems without having to resort to drastic legal measures. Not every solution works for every problem, so be sure to think about how each can apply to your business. Agree, and Move On It's not always worth damaging your relationship with a key client to fight for...
4 Disruptive technologies that are changing everything7 Jul 2016 | 5:56 pmAs the technology world keeps moving forward at a quick pace it's hard for people to keep up. There is one thing certain though, little technologies are changing our lives quicker than we ever imagined. For instance did you know that just five years ago most people didn't use smart phones? Of course you knew that but did you realize how recent it was? Now days most people can't remember a time when they didn't use a smart phone. The interesting thing about technology is as it changes are lives and we get used to it we hardly remember what it was like before hand, here are some technologies that may become completely common place in the future.

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The 4 Things Retailers Need to Do When Upgrading Their Networks22 Jul 2016 | 1:01 pmBy Phil GoldsteinRetailers can use these tips to enhance their wireless networks, employ technology and ultimately strengthen their relationship with customers.
The Differences Between Data Center and Enterprise Networking21 Jul 2016 | 2:14 pmBy BizTech StaffTo build optimal networks, IT professionals need to understand which components and design principles are best suited to their needs.
The IoT Is Becoming the DNA of the Modern World [#Infographic]21 Jul 2016 | 12:05 pmBy Phil GoldsteinThe number of connected devices is expected to grow in the coming years across multiple industries, including manufacturing, retail and healthcare.
Trend Micro and Microsoft Azure Team Up to Guard User Data21 Jul 2016 | 7:33 amBy BizTech StaffMany technology professionals consider cloud computing the most significant technology advancement of the past decade. Organizations are racing to adopt Infrastructure as a Service computing approaches that create flexible, agile computing platforms built on basic computing, storage and networking resources offered by cloud providers.
Stadiums Need Physical and Digital Security to Keep Players and Fans Safe20 Jul 2016 | 1:57 pmBy Calvin HennickTo maintain a great experience for fans and teams, venues must take physical security measures and protect their network assets.
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All License Giveaways Will Be Hosted on Softwares Community23 Jul 2016 | 7:26 amIts been around 1.5 years, we have not arranged license giveaways as I was planning to move them all on a separate domain: Softwares Community. Many of you, were already subscribed but it wasn't active because of hosting issues. Experts Galaxy would be a tutorial only blog as per Consumer or Enterprise users, though you can subscribe to both of them. As you all know that I launched the [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Setup Your Own Blog & Share Knowledge With the World16 May 2016 | 11:32 amBlogging is no more a new word and very soon it would be one of the most demanding skill. Already I get too many calls to be a Technical Writer or Senior Technical Writer from so many companies though I prefer to write here or as a freelancer including my other blogs. Blogging world is increasing rapidly with the increase in technology and hence the demand of bloggers as well. I have met many [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Verify Your Domain Ownership in Webmaster Tools?15 Apr 2016 | 5:21 amWhen I was new to the blogging world, then I learned and configured the webmaster tools for Google, Bing and Yahoo and after that I was only focused on the content. Yesterday, I launched the enterprise version of this blog and few other blogs are in queue for launch and re-launch including SoftwaresCommunity. So, I thought of adding those URLs in the webmaster tools for better search engine [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I am Glad to Introduce & Launch The Enterprise Version of Experts Galaxy14 Apr 2016 | 3:28 pmI have been planning to launch the enterprise version of Experts Galaxy for quite a long time. Initially, I was waiting for Microsoft Windows Server 2016 to begin the blog, but then I planned to launch it with the Linux world (Details would be shared later in a blog post). I have already shared many Linux installations here and now there is the CentOS installation, which is used in many [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Best Free Android Applications For Your Smartphone7 Feb 2016 | 6:12 amAndroid is one of the most famous Linux OS, which people don't know. It is a Mobile OS based on Linux and customized by different companies. I have been using an Android phone for around 3 years now and quite happy to make a switch being an Open Source Supporter. There are so many free applications available to make the phone more smarter, however all of them are not worth installing. Many of [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Common SEO Mistakes: Are You Making Any of These Faux Pas?4 Jul 2016 | 7:05 amSearch engine optimization can seem like a bit of a mystery, and you've probably read a lot of advice, some of which might be conflicting. It's hard to know exactly what Google and the other major search engines want, because while they've given some clues, no one knows the exact algorithms used in ranking pages.… Read More The post Common SEO Mistakes: Are You Making Any of These Faux Pas? appeared first on most optimal.
How to Market Your Business Without Creating Content20 Jun 2016 | 8:54 amYou've probably heard that content is king when it comes to SEO. In a way, the adage is correct: Google looks for well-organized, engaging content that human readers find interesting and worth reading, linking to, and passing on. What if you don't have the time or the budget to create such content, however? It turns… Read More The post How to Market Your Business Without Creating Content appeared first on most optimal.
Hiring a Web Developer for a Mobile-Friendly Website6 Jun 2016 | 8:49 amWhile there have been rumblings about this for a couple of months now, Google has made it official: The search engine giant's second mobile-friendly algorithm boost is live and in effect, as planned. Hopefully, your site is already mobile-friendly, but if it's not, it's not too late to reap the benefits of getting it up… Read More The post Hiring a Web Developer for a Mobile-Friendly Website appeared first on most optimal.
Make "Google My Business" Work for You25 May 2016 | 8:36 amGoogle My Business is a free product that is essential for any business. With it, not only can you make your company more visible to those using Google, but you can also access all of your Google apps (Google+, Maps and search, for example) from one place. One thing to keep in mind is that… Read More The post Make "Google My Business" Work for You appeared first on most optimal.
Google Bans Payday Loan Ads: What Do You Think?16 May 2016 | 5:26 pmYou might have heard that Google has announced their plan to ban payday loan ads. What this means is that companies offering loans with high annual percentage rates (36% or more in the USA) and repayment terms of less than 60 days will no longer be allowed to advertise those loans on the search engine… Read More The post Google Bans Payday Loan Ads: What Do You Think? appeared first on most optimal.
Floating airports: Could They Finally Become a Reality?22 Jul 2016 | 11:30 amRunway Float over Virtually Limitless Flat Surface of Sea Airports tend to utilise plenty of space and in areas in need of air connections, like in islands and large metropolises, it is something... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
4,000mph Hypersonic Plane Backs Revolutionary Sabre Engine21 Jul 2016 | 9:01 pmOur world is becoming so fast that even a few minutes or seconds delay can cause huge losses and problems for us. Transportation and communication sector has gone through a rapid phase of development... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Apple to launch its own reality TV show20 Jul 2016 | 9:01 pmApple Launching its Reality TV Show Apple is in the development of launching its own reality TV show – Planet of the Apps and a casting call for the event had been put out recently for developers in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A Submerged Floating Bridge20 Jul 2016 | 11:30 amSubmerged Floating Bridge – First-of-its-Kind Crossing Driving the 680 miles from Norway's bustling southern port of Kristians and to Trondheim in the north would take around 21 hours in the car... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ex-Google Engineer Launches Blockchain Based System for Banks18 Jul 2016 | 8:24 pmBlockchain Technology – New Operating System for Banks A company which tends to use blockchain technology in building new operating system for banks has been launched by a former Google engineer... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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CFNA: Firestone Credit Card Login17 Jul 2016 | 10:05 amFirestone Complete Auto Care (CFNA) is a government sanctioned Mastercard bank and credit supplier in the car administration and tire industry.It is a perfect companion for any auto-enthusiast or... Please visit www.iTechWhiz.com for more details and a lot more.
TCF Online Banking Login - TCF National Bank7 Jul 2016 | 6:05 amTCF Online Banking Login allows to create an online banking account. TCF online banking account enables users to check balance, view transactions history, order checks, transfers money, pay utility... Please visit www.iTechWhiz.com for more details and a lot more.
Skyward FBISD Login - Family Access Fort Bend ISD3 Jul 2016 | 2:49 pmLogin help for Skyward FBISD Family Access website. The Fort Bend Independent School District or Fort Bend ISD (FBISD) is a school district system in the Sugar Land, Texas, United States. Skyward is... Please visit www.iTechWhiz.com for more details and a lot more.
Chromecast vs Apple TV vs Roku vs Amazon Fire3 Jul 2016 | 11:05 amA few years ago, streaming media content to your TV has never been so easier or cheaper. Now a days, you have just to plug a little device into one of your TV's HDMI ports, and you've stepped into a... Please visit www.iTechWhiz.com for more details and a lot more.
Viber vs Tango vs Skype vs Whatsapp3 Jul 2016 | 9:15 amLike every other field of life, modern technology has given the humans an ease in field of connecting with others. Call rates are becoming expensive day by day and in such a situation, VoIP (Voice... Please visit www.iTechWhiz.com for more details and a lot more.
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AdWords may be next in line for an EU charge28 Jun 2016 | 12:45 pmOriginally published here: AdWords may be next in line for an EU charge Today's gadget and tech news digested in to one lovely page. Google facing another antitrust charge in Europe, but this time over AdWords. Regulators are believed to have asked Google's critics to declassify details of meetings and email exchanges related to the antitrust probes. Which is typically a final step before a new antitrust complaint is filed. The charge may come as soon as next month. This time it is related to AdWords, which is a huge money maker for Google. ~Reuters Facebook uses your location to suggest new friends. Maybe. After a Facebook spokesperson said "Location information by itself doesn't indicate that two...
Container with a timer so it only unlocks when you want it to!9 Jun 2016 | 5:40 amOriginally published here: Container with a timer so it only unlocks when you want it to! Jar unlocks thanks to a timer for June 9th Todays daily featured gadget may look underwhelming, but it is actually very useful, especially if you have kids or maybe even want to restrict yourself! It goes by the name of 'Kitchen Safe'. I recently came across this when researching for a new part of this website, called Gadget Explorer, if you haven't used it yet give it a try! With this simple looking container what you can do is lock things away for a specific amount of time. So for example, lets say you don't want the kids to have cookies until after they've eaten their dinner. What you can do is put the cookies in,...
Shell concept car25 Apr 2016 | 10:51 amOriginally published here: Shell concept car Shell Concept Car. Credit Shell/Justin Leighton for April 25th Todays daily featured gadget is something a little bit different, I don't think they had to work too hard on the name, it is called the 'Shell Concept Car'. Something a bit different for todays gadget of the day, normally I stick with things that are available to buy right now, and normally smaller things. But I just fancied a changed and this pipped my interest in the news. Starting off with thoughts at first glance. I guess design taste is an individual thing, but this looks fairly ugly, especially at the back, the front is not too bad. Although I feel that way about most 'cars of the future'. They...
Mpow car phone holder many different smartphones24 Apr 2016 | 10:17 amOriginally published here: Mpow car phone holder many different smartphones Todays daily featured gadget is this Mpow car phone holder, which is a universal smart phone holder for your vehicle. Universal car phone holder This may be one of the more boring daily picks on this website but I thought it was worth writing about. Lots of people want these in their cars. A company called 'Mpow' make this one and it is popular for two reasons. First because it is very easy to get it on and off the screen/dashboard, unlike the bad ones which fall off as soon as you go over a bump. And secondly it has a 360 degree rotation ball and adjustable neck meaning getting in the perfect place is a doddle. Add on top of that...
Cheapest 4K action sports camera in the world?22 Apr 2016 | 2:41 amOriginally published here: Cheapest 4K action sports camera in the world? Low cost sports camera for April 22nd Todays daily featured gadget is this incredibly cheap 4K HD sports camera. In the UK it is £36 (at the time of writing) and $52 in the USA. To get the current price right now see here. You can buy it with other currencies too if you are in another country. A few days back I was discussing with a friend how the price of tech comes down over time. And often in a surprisingly small amount of time. He'd seen brand new 4K TVs at significantly lower prices than expected. This got me looking around, at sellers from all over the world. And I decided to try and find the cheapest 4K waterproof camera...
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Privacy Shield Marks a Promising Step Forward – Not the End of the Road – on Privacy14 Jul 2016 | 7:00 amWhen you think about how the internet operates, you probably think about "how many bars" you have and making sure your device has a charge strong enough to last the day. Perhaps you think about software and data. What you might not think about are obscure agreements on paper or Congress's everlasting arguments on privacy. […] Related posts:

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BSA Gives Back20 Jun 2016 | 8:03 amOn Friday, BSA kicked off our inaugural Global Day of Service – a day for the BSA team around the world to donate some time as a group to public service. It was gratifying on many levels, including seeing the great ideas and wonderful generosity of spirit from our global team. In DC, I joined […] No related posts.
The $1 Trillion Economic Impact of Software15 Jun 2016 | 11:57 amToday, I'll be at New America talking about the impact software has on the economy. Software is at the forefront of American innovation — laying the groundwork for advances that promise to make businesses more efficient, jobs more plentiful, opportunities more pervasive, and the economy even more prosperous. BSA | The Software Alliance has released […] Related posts:

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Encryption: Securing Our Data, Securing Our Lives1 Jun 2016 | 11:43 amEncryption impacts our daily lives from the moment we get up in the morning to the moment we fall asleep. When we log into work from home, use a credit card to pay for lunch, or just text a friend, encryption is keeping our data secure. Encryption is also keeping us safe by protecting critical […] Related posts:

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New BSA Survey: Organizations Can Combat Cyberattacks by Avoiding Unlicensed Software24 May 2016 | 9:09 pmOrganizations worried by the ever-increasing threat of cyberattacks should start by looking inward. One of the first, critical steps an organization needs to take is to ensure that all of the software running on its own network is legitimate and fully licensed. Doing so matters, as highlighted in Seizing Opportunity Through License Compliance, this year's […] Related posts:

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Get Exclusive Printer Discounts with Brother's Trade-In Madness Promo22 Jul 2016 | 12:45 amGuys, Brother's Trade-In Madness Promo is back! Get up to 50% off on brand-new Brother printers and multifunction centres. Trade-In Madness Promo From July 10 to August 3, 2016, you can trade-in your old or broken printer, fax machine, copier or scanner for a new Brother printer or multifunction centre. Just bring your old machines (working or non-working) of any brand at select venues and get up to 50% off. The Brother Trade-in Madness Promo is valid only at the following venues: July 10 to 16 SM Davao G/F Annex, near Event Center July 12 to 18 Lee Plaza Dipolog G/F Lobby SM Cebu LGF, near J.Co July 14 to 20 SM North EDSA 4/F Cyberzone Tech Lounge Powerplant Mall Rockwell Office...
X-Mini Click Ultra Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review21 Jul 2016 | 8:35 amThe X-Mini Click is an ultra portable bluetooth speaker the size of a small shot glass. But despite the short stature, the sound quality will surprise you. Check out our review of this big sounding speaker. Before we start, lets take a quick look at the X-Mini Click's specs. The speaker's size is stated at 36.8 by 43 mm; Which is roughly 1.7 inches in height (its that small). It comes with a 2W magnetically shielded 33mm speaker and a 300mAh battery. X-Mini Click key specs:

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Cherry Mobile Flare HD 2.0 Announced; 5-inch HD Display for P2,99918 Jul 2016 | 11:57 pmCherry Mobile releases the Flare HD 2.0, another sub-3K smartphone equipped with a 5-inch HD display, an 8MP camera and a P2,999 price tag. Cherry Mobile Flare HD 2.0 The Cherry Mobile Flare HD 2.0 features a 5-inch HD display and an 8MP front camera. At the heart of it lies an efficient 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, partnered with 1GB of RAM and a Mali 400MP2 graphics chip. Storage is only 8GB but it is backed up by a microSD card that can read up to 32GB. Last but not the least, battery capacity is at 2,200 mAh. The Cherry Mobile Flash HD 2.0 has a pocket-friendly price tag of just P2,999. It is now available in Cherry Mobile stores and kiosks nationwide. Cherry Mobile Flare HD 2 key...

Cherry Mobile Flare J2 is Now Available for P2,99918 Jul 2016 | 9:10 pmCherry Mobile announces the Flare J2, a 5-inch smartphone with a quad-core processor and Android Marshmallow. Now available for just P2,999. Cherry Mobile Flare J2 The Cherry Mobile Flare J2 comes with a 5 inch display and 13MP main camera. Under the hood, you'll find a capable 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek 6580 processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. Graphics is handled by a Mali 400MP, which nowadays is good enough for light gaming. Storage is set at a mere 8GB, but there's an option to expand up to 64GB via microSD. Lastly, the phone is powered by a 2000mAh battery and comes with a friendly price of P2,999. Cherry Mobile Flare J2 Key Specs:

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ASUS Opens First Republic of Gamers (ROG) Concept Store15 Jul 2016 | 2:03 amAttention gamers! ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) will open its first concept store in the Philippines tomorrow, July 16, 2016, on the fourth floor, SM Cyberzone, Building B of the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong. ROG Concept Store If you're holding off on buying an ROG gaming rig, then I suggest you go to SM Megamall tomorrow. Why? Because ASUS will open the doors to their first ROG concept store at the Cyberzone. This will give you, gamers and fans a chance to see, touch and play with their products, and hopefully help you make a purchase decision. "ROG is driven by the vision to create premium and reliable gaming machines and new product innovations in the Philippines. The flagship concept store is the...
Free Windows 10 Upgrade Offer to End Soon21 Jul 2016 | 3:14 amJuly 29, 2016 is last chance, if you want to upgrade your device to Windows 10 for free.That is also the day for the one-year anniversary of the Windows 10 release to the public and it mark the end of the free upgrade offer from Microsoft. After that date, you are not able to upgrade Windows
5 Common Tech Questions I get a lot9 Jul 2016 | 10:17 amSome tech questions are just asked over and over again, because people can't remember the answer or because it is something a lot of people are having the same Tech issues. In this post I will try to answer some of the common questions I have been asked a lot over the years.. Why Using a Public
Test upcoming Windows Server 2016 for free12 Jun 2016 | 10:55 amIt has been a while since Microsoft released their latest Windows Server operating system, but later this year Microsoft plans to release Windows Server 2016.If you are interested in testing the upcoming version you can do that already now. Microsoft has made what they call a Technical Preview of the upcoming OS available for download. It
Move your files to Windows 10 with PCmover Express15 May 2016 | 10:01 amIf you like me, have been around the IT business for years, you might have noticed that the good old Windows Easy Transfer tool, is no longer available in Windows 10. However, Microsoft has another solution available for you and it is still free 😀 Microsoft have partnered up with a company called Laplink that have a
My Google Analytics Traffic Report for Q1 – 201616 Apr 2016 | 10:54 amFirst quarter of 2016 has past and it is time for another traffic report. I post these reports 4 times a year and here you have the first one of 2016. Traffic Types Search Engines: 54.06% Direct traffic: 31.40% Referring Sites: 8.01% Social traffic: 6.52% Overall my organic traffic has improved in the first quarter of
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Links to the Past: Are Links Still a Strong SEO Factor?22 Jul 2016 | 8:54 amHyperbole gets clicks, so it's no wonder that SEO journalist sites are touting new ranking factors as the "Key to the Future of SEO." Page load speed, navigation layout, local terms and now robot overlords are all getting credit for being the absolute most important thing ever to grace the face of SEO priorities. Since we at EverSpark think that hyperbole is the worst thing in the world and are tired of people exaggerating literally every second of the day, we wanted to dive deep into the ranking factors that actually matter in order to measure where priorities should lay. According to a recent study, links do still have a huge influence on SERP (search engine results page) rankings. Anyone...
Sponsored PokéStops and What Else Could Be Next for Pokémon Go Marketing19 Jul 2016 | 9:45 amThe news just won't shut up about Pokémon, and with good reason. Niantic's runaway critter-trap app has surpassed Twitter in daily active users and is now a more popular search term than "porn." We all assumed the internet would break itself when that happened, yet here we are. More interestingly, some businesses have taken strategies similar to the Pokémon Go marketing ideas we outlined last week and ran with them. Poképromotions like themed drinks, discounts for players and group meetups have already become the norm. Yet, Pokémon Go marketing has yet to realize its full potential. Game updates could change the way we play while adding some interesting marketing opportunities on the side. Also,...
Sharing in a Micro-Moment, Part 2: How to Win a Micro-Moment15 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amA few weeks back, we introduced the concept of micro-moments and how they can revolutionize your business's approach to digital marketing. For those of you that slept through class, a micro-moment is the term for any time a person turns to their mobile device for help. They could be pricing a pair of new running shoes after hitting the gym or researching why their toilet is gushing water, but the type of intent-driven motivation is the same. In the past, these moments would have ended up condensed. We would have to hold our questions in our brain until we sat down at our computer. Now, that corral is always open, and the slightest impulse to find answers to our burning questions can be satisfied with a...
Pokèmon GO Is Everywhere. And It's a Goldmine for Businesses.12 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amWhether your children play or you yourself have gotten swept up in the movement, no doubt you've heard of Pokèmon GO, even if you don't know what it is. For those unfamiliar, here's a quick rundown. In Pokèmon games, players (called "trainers") go around and catch creatures to train them and, eventually, use them in battle. Traditionally, these games have been available only on Nintendo consoles. But now, game developer Niantic has brought Pokemon into the real world. With GO, you simply download the free app and begin encountering Pokèmon in the real world. Utilizing your GPS, GO places different Pokèmon in your general area. When you try to catch them, the app uses augmented reality to make...
How TV Advertising Is Trying to Be Like Digital Marketing7 Jul 2016 | 6:00 amTo keep pace in our digital-obsessed era, TV has begun to adopt some of the best qualities of online media channels while still retaining its pre-existing strengths. 242.4 million Americans, or 76 percent of the population, still subscribe to pay TV. Live television broadcasts also have larger viewerships than any given streaming show, demonstrating TV's persistently broad appeal. In addition to those lingering superpowers, TV has gained a few new ones similar to its digital counterparts. Emerging technology allows advertisers to precisely target demographics, and new policies are allowing for unprecedented volumes of audience measurement data to be gathered. If the present is any indication, TV...
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The master key to understanding the IoT Revolution23 Jul 2016 | 10:30 amThe Internet of Things (IoT) has been labeled as "the next Industrial Revolution" because of the way it will change the way people live, work, entertain, and travel, as well as how governments and businesses interact with the world. In fact, the revolution is already starting.� That brand new car that comes preloaded with a bunch of apps? Internet of Things. Those smart home devices that let you control the thermostat and play music�with a few words? Internet of Things. That fitness tracker on your wrist that lets you tell�your friends and family how your exercise is going? You get the point. But this is�just the beginning. BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has tracked the growth...
What Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and 24 other business visionaries were doing in their 20s23 Jul 2016 | 10:00 amWhere�some might see failure, others�might see opportunity for success — and when you're in your twenties, it can be hard to distinguish which is which.� Salesforce founder Marc Benioff made his first $1 million at 25. At the same age, Spanx founder Sara Blakely was a door-to-door office supply salesman.� Both entrepreneurs are now billionaires running game-changing companies that are featured on our first ever edition of the�Business Insider 100: The Creators�—� a nod to�some of the most successful and visionary business leaders who are changing the world for the better.� To show that no two success stories are alike, we put together 25 stories of what�people from our Creators ranking were doing in their...
A couple quit their high-paying corporate jobs to go on an epic 38,000-mile, 16-month road trip23 Jul 2016 | 9:25 amMany�people fantasize about quitting the rat race and exploring the world, but few actually have the guts to do it. Nikki Levi and Jakob Celnik, graduates of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, quit their well-paying corporate jobs, bought a van, and drove 38,000�miles across the Americas. Their journey lasted 16 months and took them across Canada and down the West Coast of California, through Central and South America, and down to Ushuaia, Argentina, an area also known as the "end of the earth." Levi worked at Citigroup in New York as a high-yield credit-research analyst for four years before moving to Apple. Celnik worked at the Blackstone Group, also in New York, for almost three�years...
Here's how the Internet of Things will explode by 202023 Jul 2016 | 9:02 amThe Internet of Things (IoT) has been labeled as "the next Industrial Revolution" because of the way it will change the way people live, work, entertain, and travel, as well as how governments and businesses interact with the world. In fact, the revolution is already starting.� That brand new car that comes preloaded with a bunch of apps? Internet of Things. Those smart home devices that let you control the thermostat and play music�with a few words? Internet of Things. That fitness tracker on your wrist that lets you tell�your friends and family how your exercise is going? You get the point. But this is�just the beginning. BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has tracked the growth...
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Innovation, Disruption and the IIoT15 Jul 2016 | 4:43 amInnovation, Disruption and the IIoT by Terry Gaul 15-07-16 The more that is written about the Internet of Things and its myriad of potential game changing applications, it seems that the terms "IIoT" and "disruption" become more closely aligned. Disruption in business models. Disruption in licensing and IP protection. Disruption in interoperability standards. Disruption in collaborative partnerships.These notions of disruption and the challenges presented by the IIoT were addressed in the 2nd Edition of the Industrial Internet Consortium's (IICs) Journal of Innovation: How IIoT is Disrupting Markets and the Economics Behind the Disruption. This edition of the Journal presents several articles from IIC...
IIoT Adoption Critical to Future Enterprise Success29 Jun 2016 | 6:49 amIIoT Adoption Critical to Future Enterprise Success by Terry Gaul 29-06-16 More than 81% of organizations believe successful adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is critical to their future success, yet ironically, only 25% of these organizations have a clear IIoT strategy in place and only 24% of those organizations are happy with its execution. These facts were revealed in an April 2016 survey of 170 senior executives conducted by the Genpact Research Institute in collaboration with GE Digital and the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC).It goes without saying that the IIoT is a high level topic of interest for corporate enterprises who expect the IIoT to transform the way people and...
Implementing a Software Subscription Model27 May 2016 | 7:07 amImplementing a Software Subscription Model by Terry Gaul 27-05-16 Whether you are a total believer or not, it looks like the shift from perpetual software licensing to the software subscription model is here to stay. According to a Gartner report, "By 2020, more than 80 percent of software vendors will change their business model from traditional license and maintenance to subscription."Laurie Wurster, research director at Gartner, says pressure from cloud and commercial open source software has changed customer behavior. "Customers have moved from buying or leasing technology, to buying IT services, to 'buying' long-term relationships with providers," said Ms. Wurster. "A hybrid cloud/on-premises model...
SLMs and the Optimal Path to Market17 May 2016 | 3:59 amSLMs and the Optimal Path to Market by Terry Gaul 17-05-16 Software licensing and monetization continue to be critical factors in a successful deployment for ISVs, particularly as the IoT and embedded systems market evolves and end user licensing preferences change.Frost and Sullivan recently released their annual report on the Global Software Licensing and Monetization (SLM) Market. The findings are interesting as always, but one conclusion sited in particular stands out.Here are some of the key findings in the report I found of most interest:

Embedded software monetization is the fastest growing application of SLM technology. Industrial automation is the largest embedded segment today, while use is...

The Software-Driven Application Economy20 Apr 2016 | 3:38 amThe Software-Driven Application Economy by Terry Gaul 20-04-16 Late last year, the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Future of Software & Society issued a very interesting report on Deep Shift: 21 Ways Software Will Transform Global Society. In their words, "the seamless integration of the physical and digital worlds through networked sensors, actuators, embedded hardware and software will change industrial models. In short, the world is about to experience an exponential rate of change through the rise of software and services."The report identified 6 so-called megatrends in software and services that are shaping society:

People and the Internet – a combination of wearable and...

Why WordPress Is The Best Platform to Setup your eCommerce Store Online30 Jun 2016 | 11:30 amKey role to the success of every online business is a professional and effective website. A well maintained and effective website can open door to earn unbelievable profits hence it's a gateway to run any online business. WordPress has transformed over the years from a simple blogging platform to the world's most dominant CMS. Nowadays, over 24% of all websites are managed by WordPress. It includes some of the most known brands like Bata, Mashable, CNN, BBC, and TechCrunch etc. In the past, most of the people used to avoid using WordPress for setting up an eCommerce store, but things have now completely changed. the time is not so far when WordPress will become the best platform to setup your eCommerce...
How To Recover Deleted Whatsapp Media Files From Phone29 Jun 2016 | 7:00 pmWhatsapp is one of the leading messaging apps available for different kinds of smartphones powered by iOS, Android, Windows, and Symbian. It provides users a convenient way of communication through which we can exchange voice messages, text messages, photos, videos and much more with workmates, friends and family members flexibly. As smartphone brings up a smart responsive touch screen, the Whatsapp attachments and messages are often deleted by mistake. If you're looking for solutions to recover deleted Whatsapp media on Android, then after reading this article you will be able to recover your deleted Whatsapp media files. � How To Recover Deleted Whatsapp Media This application provides the built-in...
10 Best WordPress Themes to Use For Your Creative Agency Business29 Jun 2016 | 5:00 pmWe're living in the world where competition between agencies, corporations and firms is getting tough. Everyone is trying to offer better products, better solutions, and better services. Online marketing is the modern times best methods of getting more customers, provided that your website is actually of high quality. Here are the ten best WordPress themes developed especially for a creative agency businesses websites. These amazing WordPress business themes are custom-built to provide a wide range of features that you need for promoting and running an online business. If you are creating an engaging and striking website for creative agency business, check out some of the best WordPress themes. They are...
Tools To Track The Visitors And Their Activities Visiting Your Website29 Jun 2016 | 3:00 pmNowadays People regularly looking online website services. They mostly know more about your website before hiring your services or stepping into your web store. It's a two-way route, though. Monitoring a website means that you can know as much about your customers as they can know about you. Real-time visitor tracking tools have come up ever since 2007 or so, and now there are many choices available in the live website tracking to track the visitors and their activities. � Website Monitoring Tools To Track The Visitors And Their Activities Let's have a look at some of the best paid and free tools available to track visitors and their activities on your website, which can help you to monitor what's...
How to Make Sure the Article You Have is plagiarism free?29 Jun 2016 | 1:00 pmThe act of copying someone's text, content or article and publishing it with the own name is called plagiarism. It's easy to find information almost for any article through the internet, but it's not easy to add that information into an article without falling into the plagiarism. Avoiding plagiarism is easy with the help of some simple tricks. Follow some easy steps while writing your article to ensure that your content is free of plagiarism. In this article, we will tell you how to check plagiarism free article and to avoid plagiarism in your article. Steps To Avoid Plagiarism Following are the steps to avoid plagiarism: Take Your Time Plagiarism mostly happens with an intimidating deadline and...
Hardware BBQ
Radeon 16.7.2 WHQL update brings Vulkan optimisation for DOOM21 Jul 2016 | 4:58 pmAMD released its newer GPU WHQL drivers released which were in BETA since July 12th. The last WHQL update was on March with 16.3.2. As per its release notes, there are three update highlights, the notable one is the optimisation for DOOM Vulkan API:

The "compatibility mode" UI toggle was designed to reduce total power with minimal performance impact on AMD Radeon™ RX 480 reference boards and has been made available to users in the Global Settings menu of Radeon Settings (first introduced in the previous Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 driver). This toggle is in "off" by default.

Support for DOOM (with Vulkan API) – enables performance enhancements through support for Async Compute and Shader...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition Graphic Card Review19 Jul 2016 | 5:57 amDisclosure: This graphic card is sourced from Nvidia Introduction This is the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060. As its model number suggests, this card is usually placed within the lower-mid price segment. If you recall the GTX 950 and GTX 960, the emphasis was on the Counter Strike Global Offensive and MOBA titles such as DOTA2 and LOL. In a way, it disappointed me as it didn't seem to have aimed towards gamers that play newer games. A large number of players regularly play such games that cannot be ignored. But that does not necessarily mean they do not play newer PC games. Nvidia GeForce GTX 950/960 faced a competition(ish) called Intel with its on-chip graphics solution on Skylake. Though it didn't provide...
Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1080 Graphic Card Review18 Jul 2016 | 11:32 amDisclosure: This unit is sourced from Gigabyte Introduction The previously reviewed Gigabyte cards G1 Gaming GTX 980 and 980 Ti made a good impression the same way Zotac did. Both cards used an effective cooling system. At the time, Gigabyte maintained its card within the two-slot form factor and also used an all-copper plate for the core and VRAMs. The Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1080 uses the brand new GP104 Pascal architecture with the custom cooling and PCB design, along with factory overclock profiles. As you will expect, all of Nvidia AIC partners have okay-to-good-to-best designed cards. Specification Chipset GeForce GTX 1080 Core Clock

Boost: 1860 MHz / Base: 1721 MHz in OC mode

Boost: 1835 MHz /...

Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme Edition GPU Review10 Jul 2016 | 1:59 pmDisclosure: This product is sourced from Zotac Introduction Zotac AMP! Extreme editions are big cards. Big on cooling with factory overclocked preset and possibly some more space for one to manually overclock. If you do overclock, the cooling performance will be the least of your worries. The Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme shouldn't be an exception. I've reviewed the GTX 1070 Founders Edition whose manual overclocking impressions was lacking. The GTX 1080 Founders Edition graphs were rebuilt because of significant difference between the .25 and .39 drivers, probably due to erratic fan speeds. It was difficult to say whether it was because of its cooling performance or because of the GP-104 card. This is...
GTX 1060 for $249 with GTX 980-Class Performance7 Jul 2016 | 6:46 amGeForce GTX 1060 uses Pascal-based GP106 Nvidia introduces a new 16nm FinFET GP106 based graphic card- the GeForce GTX 1060. Despite its modelling that suggests towards lower-mid end performance, Nvidia claims that this card delivers GTX-980 class performance with double the power efficiency. The Founders Edition consumes up to 120 watts and made keeping VR, DX11 and DX12 in mind. It also supports OpenGL 4.5 and Vulkan API. The availability of these graphic cards will start from July 19th onwards. in the EMEAI region (Europe, Middle East, Africa and India), this card's MSRP is US $249. Nvidia's GTX 1060 Founders edition will cost US $299. in the UK, Germany and France. No update for the FE's pricing in the...
Create Your Next Customer
How Native Advertising Breaks Through20 Jul 2016 | 9:57 amThe proliferation of ad blocking technology has created a potential roadblock for online marketers. Native advertising is a welcome alternative—and we at UBM can help. Online banner advertising has clearly made a huge mark over the course of the last decade, and it continues to be a viable and important means of getting your marketing messages out to the world. But the market forces at work have adjusted, in the form of ad blocking technology that can prevent a banner ad from ever reaching its intended audience. Native Advertising Levels The Field That's where native advertising enters the picture. As we've mentioned in previous blogs, the native ad phenomenon has really gathered steam in the...
Do You Know the Top Financial Services IT Trends to Watch?12 Jul 2016 | 9:02 amDo you know the top financial services IT trends to watch? Download InformationWeek's Tech Digest: Top IT Trends to Watch in Financial Services to find out! In this Tech Digest you will learn more on:

Being Agile: Read how Capital One adopted an agile operating model that allows them to move quickly, be creative and innovate – thereby transforming business expectations in the process.

Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces and Information Technology: Get a deeper view into these online lending marketplaces, including the use of matchmaking software and data mining, live marketplace examples, and more.

The Evolution of Cyber Attacks Hitting Financial Services: Read about recent cyberattacks, what most concerns...

Betting On Your Brand – Tech Marketing Best Practices11 Jul 2016 | 9:22 amUsing The Trifecta Of Content, Media and Events to Build A Winning Tech Brand CYNC & MarketingProfs eBook At UBM, we hear a lot about how important lead generation is to our clients – but what about your brand? How much time, energy and resources should you spend on defining your brand? How do you build out a successful brand awareness campaign? We partnered with MarketingProfs to dig in to these questions and developed an eBook of best practices specific to the brand awareness challenges of tech marketers. Because let's face it: some tech marketers tend to be a bit short-sighted about how to help their company attract new customers so that they can generate more revenue and grow. In the tech...
3 Common IT Buyer Myths Tech Marketers Always Fall For8 Jul 2016 | 3:00 amThe IT market is huge—IT buyers control and influence $2.5 trillion in IT budgets annually. With this large of a market, tech marketers tend to focus on one of two key players in the IT buyer purchase process.

Business Decision Makers (BDM, aka Business Owner, VP of Sales, or a C-Suite title)

 These executives often outline the business objectives, set the timeline, and then reviews the selections.

IT Decision Makers (ITDM, aka IT Pro, System admin, IT Manager, IT Service Provider)

 ITDM typically spots the problem, hunts for solutions, picks the vendor, buys and deploys the product, maintains the solution, and replaces the product. Most tech marketers choose the top C-suite IT buyer or business...
All Analytics Celebrates Five Years as Community for Analytics Pros27 Jun 2016 | 7:15 amA Vital Forum for Senior Enterprise Executives and Managers Who Lead Analytics and Big Data Initiatives Data has rapidly become one of the driving forces behind business. It's estimated that 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is produced each day. UBM's All Analytics (www.allanalytics.com), the community for data management, business intelligence and analytics, was created to support the advancement of the analytics discipline. Today, All Analytics is celebrating its five-year anniversary. Data has vastly evolved since the inception of All Analytics. Now, nearly every organization, including global businesses, government agencies, hospitals and universities, is using analytics resources. Innovative organizations...
What's On My PC
Windows 10: Using The File History Feature To Backup Your Personal Files18 Jul 2016 | 6:17 pmLet's face it, you probably do not backup your personal files on your Windows 10 computer. When I talk about personal files, I am talking about your photos, videos, documents, etc… that are personal to YOU. I know you may say it doesn't really matter, but it will. I have found that when computer users […]
Portable Windows Security And Vulnerability Scanner14 Jul 2016 | 8:03 pmQuick post on a tool that is not only a security and vulnerability tool, but could also be used as a forensic and IT audit tool. It is called lastAudit. Take a look at it and let us know what you think. This is an audit tool that I haven't seen before… Features: Free Portable […]
A TOP RATED Google Chrome Weather Extension12 Jul 2016 | 1:11 pmIf you use Google Chrome, I encourage you to take a look at the highly rated browser extension called YoWindow Free Weather, at the Google Chrome Web Store. This extension features a living picture of the weather that can be configured to download your local weather (and forecasts) from the National Weather Service. You can […]
Geek Uninstaller10 Jul 2016 | 5:29 amOriginally posted on TCAT Shelbyville - Technical Blog: Want to uninstall programs or Windows Apps and make sure the 'remains' of the program/app is removed also? Geek Uninstaller is a portable program that can be download from http://www.geekuninstaller.com/ . Once you download Geek Uninstaller, unzip the file and double click on the program. The program list…
Maybe We Shouldn't Allow Everyone To Have Access To Technology9 Jul 2016 | 3:35 pmIf you are an IT Professional you may be able to relate to the fact that maybe we shouldn't allow everyone to have access to technology. For example, when I was doing IT, I had a user that broke one of my cardinal rules of eating at her computer workstation. It eventually caught up with […]
Jama Software
Jama Celebrates 9th Birthday22 Jul 2016 | 10:17 amOn July 8, 2016 the employees, husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends and children of Jama gathered to celebrate another great year at the annual Jama Birthday Party. (Check out the 8th, 7th, 6th and 5th celebrations!) A summer rain pushed us inside, but our soon-to-be-sub-leased 1st floor made the perfect open space for the bouncy house, face painting and general merriment, hoopla and celebration (by adults and kiddos alike!). At Jama we value and embrace the whole person, and what better way to celebrate another great year of work together than with great food, great fun and great company. Big shout out to our vendors who helped make it a great event: Isaiah, the amazing barista from Belmont Coffee...
How Jama Uses Chartio for Jama Business Intelligence & Data Visualization21 Jul 2016 | 8:30 amChartio is a tool for centralizing, normalizing and visualizing business data. It connects to Salesforce and a variety of databases, and it allows you to upload simple spreadsheets. Its data pipeline has enormous power for transforming the data to get it in just the right form you need. Chartio's dashboarding capabilities, with layout and drill-down, permit you to simply create a webpage that tells a story and lets the user explore. When we explored the Business Intelligence (BI) tool space in Spring 2015 at Jama, we had a number of criteria:

Back-end ease of use and self-service

As SaaS as possible: We don't have real IT sources to dedicate to this

Our data and the BI space are changing so quickly,...

How to Ensure the Traceability, Reproducibility and Measurability of Software Releases20 Jul 2016 | 8:30 am"Delivering a release is a little like wrapping up a present and giving it to our customers" – Maarika Krumhansl, Release Manager at Jama Software When I mention to folks outside of Jama that I'm a Release Manager at Jama, the most common reaction is "Interesting!" and then shortly thereafter "…What does a Release Manager do?" Release Management means slightly different things at different companies. Some companies employ DevOps Release Engineers instead of Release Managers. Some companies roll the Release Management function into the Product Team. Other companies have their build, test, deploy, documentation, and customer communication so streamlined that they have no need for a Release Manager. I...
Connecting People, Processes, and IoT Silicon with a Digital Thread19 Jul 2016 | 8:30 amChipmakers aren't selling simple chips anymore; they are selling complete ecosystems that encompass software, development tools, design libraries, and strategic partnerships. Chip consumers aren't buying fixed-function parts anymore; they are buying the potential to adapt their products to changing market demands. Today, semiconductor manufacturers are considered silicon suppliers for the Internet of Things (IoT), the hyper-connected world comprised of intelligent devices at one end and cloud computing infrastructure at the other. Chip vendors have historically delivered microcontroller, sensor, and connectivity solutions into the volume markets now referred to as the "edge" and "gateway" tiers of...
One Way to Be Happier at Work15 Jul 2016 | 12:16 pmWe use the hashtag #lifeatjama a lot around here. The fact is that we love to celebrate our culture and how we work & play together. It's not a marketing ploy, it is a reflection of our values and approach, our way of life here at Jama software. A few months ago, the Engineering and Product teams were talking about a team building activities that we could do as a group to further our working relationship. One of the suggestions was a camping trip together. We reserved a group site at Timothy Lake in the Mt Hood National Forest and all came together the last weekend in June. We spent the weekend camping as a group with our coworkers, our families and pets. We were hiking, fishing, we hung out at the camp...
Uplet: la forma más fácil de publicar en Instagram desde tu Mac18 Jul 2016 | 3:44 amDurante los últimos años Instagram se ha convertido en una de las redes sociales más populares entre los adolescentes y los amantes de la fotografía. El problema es que a Facebook todavía no le ha dado la gana de lanzar una versión de su aplicación para el iPad, dejándonos con el móvil como única opción para subir todas las fotos que queramos. Por suerte, Eltima ha lanzado Uplet, una aplicación para macaos que permite te publicar directamente en Instagram desde tu ordenador con macOS. ¡Prepárate para la forma más fácil de subir fotos, no sólo una, sino varias a tu Instagram desde su Mac! Con Uplet obtiene acceso directo a su cuenta de Instagram para publicar cualquier cantidad de sus fotos...
Prisma para iOS te permite crear verdaderas obras de arte con sus filtros15 Jul 2016 | 5:26 amHubo un época en la que la gente pensaba que la obra de un pintor era tan intrincada y personal que resultaba imposible de recrear. Pero esos tiempos han pasado. Y ahora con ayuda de una aplicación llamada Prisma es posible crear tu propio Picasso. Sólo tienes que elegir una foto en tu teléfono y ejecutar la aplicación. Mediante el uso de una combinación de redes neuronales e inteligencia artificial, los resultados finales son un verdadero espectáculo para la vista. La aplicación no sólo pone un filtro sobre tu imagen, en realidad escanea los datos para aplicar el estilo de una manera impresionante. Por ejemplo, esto es lo que sucede si abres la aplicación y cargas una foto de alguien...
Pokémon GO se convierte en el gran éxito del verano. Descubre cómo descargarlo desde cualquier país del mundo10 Jul 2016 | 3:08 pmA estas alturas es probable que hayas oído de Pokémon GO, el juego más descargado de los últimos años y que ha tenido tanto nivel de éxito que ha hecho que Nintendo gane más de 7.500 millones de dólares en apenas una semana Pokémon GO ya está disponible en la App Store, aunque no en todos los países. Sin embargo, eso tampoco es un problema, porque nosotros te diremos cómo descargar Pokémon GO desde España, Mexico o cualquier otro país del mundo. Pokémon GO te permite capturar Pokémons en el mundo real. Y Niantic ha aplicado todo el conocimiento y la experiencia obtenida con Ingress en esta versión móvil del juego. Y si quieres descubrir y capturar nuevos Pokémons, entonces vas a tener...
El nuevo ordenador portátil Xiaomi Mi Notebook se parece mucho a un MacBook7 Jul 2016 | 1:59 pmXiaomi ya vende teléfonos inteligentes, tabletas, televisores inteligentes, fitness trackers, hoverboards y más. Pero todavía no tienen un ordenador portátil en su lineup. O no tenían, porque recientemente ha salido a la luz la primera fotografía del que sería el primer ordenador portátil de Xiaomi, el Xiaomi Mi Notebook. No hay que ser muy observador para darse cuenta que el Xiaomi Mi Notebook de la foto de arriba se parece mucho a un MacBook. El Mi Notebook cuentan con un elegante diseño en aluminio que resulta demasiado familiar y cuya única diferencia notable respecto al MacBook es el logotipo de la empresa. Y, a decir verdad, se ve tan similares que incluso podría ser un simple montaje de...
Android en el iPhone: ¿Por qué siguen insistiendo?6 Jul 2016 | 1:56 pmPara nadie es un secreto que el mercado de smartphones está dividido en dos grupos: los usuarios de iPhone y los usuarios de Android. Y además es evidente que los dos nunca coexistirán armoniosamente. De ahí que la idea radical de un iPhone ejecutando Android, o viceversa, hasta ahora era algo que sólo era posible en los sueños de unos cuantos. Y digo hasta ahora, porque el desarrollador de aplicaciones Nick Lee ha logrado ejecutar con éxito Android en un iPhone. Sí, has oído bien, Android en un iPhone. En realidad, Nick no instaló Android en un iPhone. Su método implica el uso de un estuche externo conectado al iPhone a través de un cable Lightning. No es el tipo de desarrollo que esperabas....
Cyanogen reportedly lays off staff as it shifts focus to apps22 Jul 2016 | 4:30 pmCyanogen is often referred to as the most popular custom ROM for Android but the company hasn't had much success in convincing phone makers to use its version of Android over Google's version. Now it looks like some major changes are on the horizon.
This AI can analyze an image and create an appropriate soundtrack22 Jul 2016 | 3:30 pmWe've seen... er, heard, Google's artificial intelligence engine, Tensor Flow, help project Magenta compose original music in stunning fashion. Now, it's time for Google's Chinese counterpart, Baidu, to give it a shot.
Pokémon Go sets new App Store record for most downloads in its first week22 Jul 2016 | 2:30 pmAugmented reality sensation Pok�mon Go has been downloaded from the App Store more times in its first week than any other app in Apple's marketplace history. The feat was first reported by Polygon and has been confirmed by Apple, we're told.
Verizon reportedly close to securing $5 billion Yahoo buyout22 Jul 2016 | 1:45 pmVerizon is reportedly close to finalizing a deal to purchase Yahoo's core internet business for $5 billion. The telecommunications giant, which bought AOL last year for $4.4 billion, has long been considered the favorite to win the bidding for Yahoo's business, which reportedly also included about four other companies and...
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Paul Ciano
10 Tricks to Make Yourself a YouTube Master22 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amGizmodo: You might think there's not much to YouTube—just find a video you want to watch and press play—but Google's engineers are adding new hidden features all the time. Here are 10 tricks to try to take your YouTube-ing to the next level. The post 10 Tricks to Make Yourself a YouTube Master appeared first on Paul Ciano.
A Crash Course in Ransomware and How to Protect Yourself From It20 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amLifehacker: Ransomware is particularly damaging malware, where attackers either disable systems or encrypt your data and demand money to give access back to you. It's a huge problem, and this graphic is a quick guide to those attacks, how they work, and how you can protect yourself from them. The post A Crash Course in Ransomware and How to Protect Yourself From It appeared first on Paul Ciano.
Meetup Time: Ich Möchte Einen Kaffee17 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amIf everything goes well, I will be on my way home by the time you read this. Your regularly scheduled, long form goodness will return next week! The post Meetup Time: Ich Möchte Einen Kaffee appeared first on Paul Ciano.
The Alfred Emoji Pack Makes Searching for Emoji on a Mac Less Painful15 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amIt's, it's…filled with emoji! Lifehacker: The newest version of Alfred introduced improved text expansion. The cool thing is you can easily download packs from other people to implement them in Alfred. Joel Califa created a series of auto expansion rules and searches that makes finding and adding emoji a ton easier. The post The Alfred Emoji Pack Makes Searching for Emoji on a Mac Less Painful appeared first on Paul Ciano.
How to Snap Awesome Photos of Night-Sky Objects with Your Smartphone13 Jul 2016 | 5:00 amPropensity for looking up and sighing? Check. Harbor a inveterate desire to get off this rock and do some exploring? Double check. We are not quite there yet, but at least we can settle for taking purty pictures. Space.com: Just about everyone has a camera in their pocket these days, so why not use it to capture some celestial views? In this edition of mobile astronomy, we'll look at how you can take photographs of celestial bodies using the camera on your smartphone or tablet. These images certainly will not rival those from the Hubble Space Telescope, of course, or even an expert's photo taken with a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, but you'll have a wonderful memento to show your friends and...
Techline Info
Android N is Nougat- A family of confections made with sugar or honey and roasted nuts30 Jun 2016 | 9:48 amGoogle finalized the name of next Android version- Android N will be called as Android Nougat. Wikipedia says "Nougat is a family of confections made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, and macadamia nuts are common), whipped egg whites, and sometimes chopped candied fruit." This time Google used Snap Chat to reveal […]
Next Android version is Neyyappam ? A traditional sweet of Kerala-India20 May 2016 | 7:23 amWhile his first visit to India as the CEO of Google, Sunder Pichai faced a funny question from the students of Lady Sriram Collage of Commerce that whether the next version of Google Android can be named after an Indian sweet. He was impressed on that suggestion and assured that an online poll to name […]
Mashable Inspired Social Share bar with counter plugin for Joomla30 Jan 2015 | 10:41 pmAnother Joomla! Plugin from Techlineinfo. A plugin to display social share button and share counts bar just as seen in the popular website Mashable.com. Few WordPress Plugins are already available in this series including Techlineinfo Social Count WordPress Plugin but this is the First Joomla Plugin which clones almost the same features. Like all other […]
Responsive Social Share Button Plugin For Joomla!17 Jan 2015 | 10:30 amAfter a long while, back into Joomla! extension development. This Highly Responsive Social Share plugin displays a beautiful bar of Popular social share network buttons in your Joomla! site. The plugin is very light weight , easy to install and configurable. Go through this Demo site to see the Extension in action. This Extension is compatible […]
PC Pitstop TechTalk
Ransomware Attack – Now Corporate Espionage?22 Jul 2016 | 3:21 pmWhen we think of ransomware, we think of someone hacking your systems for financial gain, but this attacker makes a shocking claim…A ransomware hacker makes a shocking confession; they were employed by a Fortune 500 company to attack a competitor. It is reported by Motherboard that the attack was designed to take place to halt day-to-day operations of the competitors, so the alleged company that hired the attack could launch a similar product first in the market place.The hacker did not disclose the company name of the victim or who they were allegedly working for. These claims have also not been confirmed; however it makes us question why the cyber criminal would lie about it.If this attack did indeed...
Carolina Cool Chooses PC Matic Pro After Ransomware Infection22 Jul 2016 | 5:54 amThe largest mechanical contractor in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Carolina Cool, moved their security software from Vipre to PC Matic Pro following a ransomware attack…Who is Carolina Cool?Carolina Cool, Inc., formed in 1985, is the area's largest mechanical contractor, with over 100 trucks servicing residential and commercial customers. They are one of the only "Full Service Mechanical Contractors" in the region, providing 24-hour Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Plumbing, Electrical, Solar, and Air Quality Service and Preventative Maintenance, in an extremely competitive environment.Ransomware AttackCarolina Cool's ransomware attack ended up better than many others that have been...
5 Tips For Dealing With Ransomware21 Jul 2016 | 12:58 pmCheck out PC Matic's latest commercial, which provides five tips for dealing with ransomware…���The post 5 Tips For Dealing With Ransomware appeared first on PC Pitstop TechTalk.Related posts:

5 Tips for Dealing with Blue Screens of Death What causes the dreaded Blue Screens of Death and how...

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Scareware – Is It Making A Comeback?21 Jul 2016 | 10:57 amRecent reports suggest scareware could be making a comeback…According to IN Homeland Security, the probability of scareware, a software designed to be the solution to a nonexistent problem, is going to make a big comeback. The likelihood of these predictions being correct appears to be quite high.An IT security professional recently contacted the Spiceworks IT community for assistance on a potential scareware infection. The IT professional reported that after running multiple scans, nothing was suggesting there was an internal issue. It is believed these messages were scareware, used to prompt the user to call the number within the message for "assistance".In an effort to avoid falling for false...
Could 2017 Be The Year of Jackware?21 Jul 2016 | 8:38 amThis year can be deemed the year of ransomware, but what does next year have in store?We Live Security defines jackware as a malicious software that has intentions to take control over a device. Think of everything that you own that has an internet connection. Your smart TV, phone, refrigerator, or car. Those are all examples of what jackware could infect. Now think of a hacker having sole control of any of these devices. For instance, the temperature control of your refrigerator, or power to your TV, phone or car!We Live Security provided an example of a self-driving car. In which, you simply swipe your card, provide your destination and you're on your way. Or so you think. You look up...
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Development Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Mobile App19 Jul 2016 | 9:23 pmSo you want to develop a mobile app? Of course you do because an app is a great addition to your business. With the help of an application, you can build your brand recognition and customer bases. After a while, the right app will allow you to grow and prosper like never before. The pertinent phrase, though, is the 'right app'. Not every app is a good idea as you have to tailor it to your business. That is one mistake you can't afford to make, and here is a handful more. Not Considering The Platform Where do you want your app to appear? IOS or Android or maybe even Microsoft? There are plenty of platform at your disposal, which isn't necessarily a benefit. The truth is that there are pros and cons...
Preserve Your Business Future Right Now!2 Jul 2016 | 7:13 pmLooking after the future of your business is something you need focus on. It's important for giving you the best possible future. You need to look after your company and preserve your reputation. And these are some of the best ways for you to do that. The Cloud As the business world has developed so has technology. And you need to make sure your company evolves and develops with it. There are a lot of things you will need to look after in terms of data and info. So, a great option would be to make use of The Cloud. This frees up storage on your computers and allows you to access information and data no matter where you are in the world. You need to start using The Cloud daily to help your business become...
How to Know If Your Digital Marketing Agency Is Doing Their Work?25 Jun 2016 | 12:38 pmIt is impossible for your business to thrive and prosper in the modern business world without some strong digital marketing on their side. Building a solid online presence is one of the cornerstones of success in the early 21st century, which is why more and more business owners are turning to professionals for aid. A good digital marketing campaign can put your business head and shoulders above the competition, but a bad one can result in quite the opposite outcome. So, in order to make sure who you are dealing with, you need to learn how to recognize if your digital marketing agency is doing what they are paid for. They Need to Show Some Results First of all, this doesn't mean that your work will...
4 Cool Ways Technology Gets Used For Advertising6 Jun 2016 | 8:06 pmAdvertising and marketing play a massive role in helping to raise the profile of any brand. In fact, it's safe to say that without advertising, there wouldn't be a brand to promote! Businesses and other organizations use all kinds of advertising techniques and strategies. Some are traditional, such as billboards and newspapers. Others are digital and can reach a connected world with little cost. The latter is something that more people are opting for these days. That's not to say that traditional advertising is dead, of course. It just means that advertisers have even more marketing options at their disposal. Image Source As you can imagine, technology gets used for digital advertising. Here are four cool...
Why You Should Use Online Website Builder21 May 2016 | 9:05 amThere is no doubt that online website builders are getting much better these past couple of years. You no longer have to settle for bad designs and messy code; today's best website builders are actually more sophisticated than that. There are a lot of good reasons why you should use the available website builders when you want to quickly design a page – or an entire site. In this article, however, we are going to focus more on a few of those reasons. Great Design Templates As mentioned earlier, you no longer have to settle for bad designs and generic templates when you use online website builders. Wix, for example, has hundreds of modern-looking, gorgeously crafted themes and templates for you to use....
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The Thing About PHP 7's Spaceship Operator22 Jul 2016 | 7:59 amSubscribe So You Never Miss An Episode

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 May the force be with you… Unless you've been under a rock (which is totally cool if so) you know PHP 7 has been out for a bit now. I finally took some time the other day to fire it up on one of my dev servers and see what all the fuss is about. Online, I'd kept hearing about this "spaceship" operator. This thing's kind of cool actually. Let me show you. So, here's a common bit of code you might see pre-PHP7: This is a sorting routine. usort() lets you sort an array using a user-defined comparison function… in this case compare_length(). So, what this does is re-arrange the $names array to be in order of the length of the names in it....
Why WordPress Doesn't Suck20 Jul 2016 | 3:23 pmSubscribe So You Never Miss An Episode

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 Let me state it plainly… Using a tool like WordPress is by far the fastest way to jumpstart your web development career, carve out more time and leverage that time to learn new skills so you can get paid even more. Here's a perfect example: "Hey, John. I want to thank you again for your advice on keeping an open mind about CMS's. I completed an amazing site in 2 days that would have taken me months to build out from scratch. You have no idea how much your videos have helped me get out of my funk in web development. I have two prospective clients just from seeing the site that I built with WordPress. I will most likely continue building...
How to Beat the Upwork Algorithms19 Jul 2016 | 4:28 pmSubscribe to the Podcast

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 I got this question on YouTube the other day: "How do I create a client base outside of freelance networks?" Actually, I get this question a lot. And, usually, it comes from someone who's about to send letters full of anthrax to the owners of Upwork (or Freelancer, Guru, etc) because they've tried everything and can't get clients. Let me tell you a story… I often talk about what happened to me after I changed my approach on Elance and how I started sucking in clients like kids to a candy store. But, I talk less about what happened before. That's because it kind of sucked. When I very very first got on Elance… I bombed. I made all the mistakes I always tell...
How to Create a Mobile App Landing Page18 Jul 2016 | 12:38 pmAs of June 2016, there are 2.2 million apps available for download in the Google Play Store alone. It's 2 million for the Apple App Store. Even lowly ol' Windows has 669,000 apps available for its mobile platform. And those numbers are expected to continue to rise… As the total number of app downloads is expected to jump from 102 million to 268 million by 2017… less than 6 months from now. Do you know what every one of those apps needs? A web presence. A landing page that sells the app to potential downloaders. That means every one of those projected 164 million new apps is a potential client for you. Or maybe YOU are the app owner and want to build your own landing page. Well, know this… There's a science...
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 Legacy. When I was in Iraq, I worked in a hospital. Whenever we had a "mass casualty" event, I would run up there and help out in whatever way I could. As you can probably imagine, I unfortunately saw a lot of people pass away. More than I'd ever care to really think about. That always stuck with me. How fragile and brief this life really is. How quickly it can all be taken away from us. And, I've always tried to live my life as if today could be my last. Because, the truth is… it very well could be. Nothing is promised. Then, there's my parents. I've watched them grow old with regret. My dad is an entrepreneur at heart… but never really could put all the...
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How to Erase and Remove a Partition on Your Mac23 Jul 2016 | 7:50 amOS X allows you to create a number of partitions on your Mac so that each partition can have its own OS or anything you wish to store there. The feature lets you install another version of the OS X, and you can also install Windows on your Mac in that separate partition....This story continues at Make Tech EasierThe post How to Erase and Remove a Partition on Your Mac appeared first on Make Tech Easier.
Import Data into Safari from Another Web Browser22 Jul 2016 | 4:25 pmSafari for Mac has improved a lot in recent years, and people have actually begun to like this browser from Apple. Whether you are currently using Chrome or Firefox for your browsing needs on your Mac, you now have reasons to switch to Safari as your primary browser....This story continues at Make Tech EasierThe post Import Data into Safari from Another Web Browser appeared first on Make Tech Easier.
5 Windows 10 Registry Hacks to Optimize Your Windows 10 Experience22 Jul 2016 | 2:25 pmWindows Registry holds all the tweaks to customize your Windows experience and deal with little nuisances that Microsoft thinks every user will love. From changing Windows' design to unlocking hidden features, there are tweaks for everything. To help you improve your Windows 10 experience, here are five Windows 10 registry hacks worth trying....This story continues at Make Tech EasierThe post 5 Windows 10 Registry Hacks to Optimize Your Windows 10 Experience appeared first on Make Tech Easier.
How Do You Feel About the Live Streaming of News Events Such as Shootings?22 Jul 2016 | 12:25 pmThere's nothing like tuning into Facebook expecting to see funny memes or read up on what your friends are doing that day only to be blasted in the face with a live crime happening. Lately some people are using the live streaming feature of Facebook to show crimes or the outcomes of crimes. How do you feel about the live streaming of news events such as shootings?...This story continues at Make Tech EasierThe post How Do You Feel About the Live Streaming of News Events Such as Shootings? appeared first on Make Tech Easier.
Remotely Control All Your Computers with Screens 3 for Mac22 Jul 2016 | 10:25 amIt can be a pain to have to carry around all your laptops with you every day. Wouldn't it be great if you could control them all just from one Mac computer?...This story continues at Make Tech EasierThe post Remotely Control All Your Computers with Screens 3 for Mac appeared first on Make Tech Easier.
Download And Install Pokemon Go On iPhone, iPad In Any Region22 Jul 2016 | 12:30 pmThe latest augmented reality game Pokemon Go by Nintendo and Niantic has gone viral with its release. However, to your dismay, Pokemon Go is not available worldwide. The developer has released the latest addictive game only in select countries including the USA. If you want to play Pokemon Go on your iOS device without waiting for the official launch in your location, read on. Find how to play Pokemon Go without moving! Download And Install Pokemon Go On iPhone, iPad (Any region) To be able to download and install Pokemon Go on your iPhone or iPad you will have to log out
Play Pokémon Go Without Moving – Pokémon Go Hacks22 Jul 2016 | 1:43 amPokémon Go is the latest augmented reality game by Nintendo which is quite addictive. The Pokémon Go game is available for a download for both Android and iOS users. One of the best part about this latest augmented reality game is that you will have to go out of your home or office to catch Pokémons. However, there are many who want to play Pokémon Go without moving. If you want to play Pokémon Go game without moving here's how you can do it. Tricks To Play Pokémon Go Without Moving Or Going Outside 1. Use of Incense Pokémon Go has a feature "Incense"
Download iOS 9.3.3 For iPhone, iPad – Direct IPSW Links20 Jul 2016 | 2:16 amApple has released iOS 9.3.3 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch and is available for a download. The iOS 9.3.3 update comes with bugs fixes and security improvement for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. iOS 9.3.3 update is of build 13G34 and it can be downloaded PTA or through iTunes on a Mac or PC. How To Update iPhone, iPad To iOS 9.3.3 You can download and install iOS 9.3.3 via OTA on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Launch Settings app from your Home screen. Now, Tap on General. Tap on Software Update. Tap on Download and Install. Install iOS 9.3.3
Put Yourself into the Game with Hustle App30 Jun 2016 | 11:49 pmHustle, the leading app for basketball drills and practice resources for players and coaches announced that in July they will be launching an exciting new feature to the app called the "Hustle Weekly Challenge." Users will now be able to participate in Hot-Shot style competitions and show off their skills by recording videos of themselves through the Hustle app. As they work to earn bragging rights and reach the top of the Hustle Leaderboard, participants score their performance and the broader community confirms their point totals. In addition to the new "Hustle Weekly Challenge," the app is a great resource
5 Best Security Apps For iPhone, iPad Which You Should Install23 Jun 2016 | 2:21 amApple's devices are safer than Android, however, hackers have attacked iPhone, iPad and Mac with malicious malware in recent times. If you have bought the latest iPhone 6s or iPhone SE it is the time that you secure your iPhone against thieves or hackers. Let us check out some of the best security apps for iPhone, iPad. Best Security Apps For iPhone, iPad 1. Lookout � Lookout is your all-in-one security apps for iPhone which works similar to the Apple's Find My iPhone. Find how to stop thieves from turning off Find My iPhone. The Lookout app tracks your iPhone
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11 Insurance Apps for Android19 Jul 2016 | 11:55 pmMany insurance companies provide the mobile application for their clients and offering better incentives to attract the more users. You can easily file the claim through mobile apps as it is providing the best experience for the customers. Mobile apps help to save the process as well as money of the company. If you are […]
BeatO- The Best Android App for Diabetes Management8 Jul 2016 | 6:23 amBeatO is not just an 'App'. It is a health coaching system which is unique as well as interesting. The application was launched only early this year but already has 50,000+ users. An easy download allows you to carry your diabetes management system anywhere and everywhere. BeatO was started by three friends who saw diabetes […]
Lost all your Data? Here's how you can Recover it26 Jun 2016 | 10:57 amThe users should be aware that at any point of time, any sort of mishappenings could occur to the computer. The most famous of all is the failure in the hard disk or the system might crash, there could be any other major problem as well due to which the computer might shut down. This […]
Improve your writing skills with Ginger Grammar Checker19 Apr 2016 | 5:27 amAre you fed up of the regular mistakes in your articles? It is obvious that regular mistakes, pull the brain out of your head and attempting the same blunders every time makes you go annoyed. Making grammatical errors is a daily offense and this happens with the proficient writers too. Even I am facing the […]
Bring back the fun with this awesome location tracking app: Republiqin20 Feb 2016 | 7:55 amSeeking for the best and happiest hours of your life? Then why not reward yourself the fun with a single click? Republiqin brings you the enjoyable times you ever wanted to spend with your friends and family in a pub or bar with the most efficient technique you have never felt. This app locates the […]
Malicious computers are spying on Dark Web users on Tor23 Jul 2016 | 7:01 amFor people concerned with their privacy the Dark Web and Tor seem like natural bedfellows. Not for the first time, concerns are currently raised that Tor may not be anywhere near as anonymous as users might like to think, with researchers saying they have discovered dozens of computers engaged in surveillance of the Dark Web. Computer scientists from Northeastern University used honeypot addresses to identify over 110 malicious machines storing identifying information about users accessing .onion addresses via Tor. At the moment it is not clear whether data gathered by the computers has been used to identify individuals, but the… [Continue Reading]
Windows 10 telemetry will be used to drive enterprise upgrades with Upgrade Analytics23 Jul 2016 | 5:40 amRightly or wrongly, telemetry in Windows 10 has been roundly and soundly criticized. But while the feature may be a privacy concern for some, Microsoft says that it is using the data gathered to provide advice to would-be Windows 10 user about driver and application readiness. This is something that is aimed at enterprise users for whom Microsoft recognizes that certain apps are mission-critical for businesses. This is why the company has launched Upgrade Analytics to "provide customers with insights which allow them to [...] mitigate potential problems". The aim, ultimately, is to get as many enterprise users moved over… [Continue Reading]
Judge wants Yahoo to reveal how it recovered deleted emails23 Jul 2016 | 5:04 amHelping out with a drug trafficking case, Yahoo was able to recover emails that had previously been deleted. Now a judge wants to know how this was possible. Yahoo's only policies state that email cannot be recovered once they have been deleted, and defense lawyers for Russell Knaggs -- who planned to move cocaine from South America -- want to know how the company was able to produce deleted email in this case. As explained by Motherboard, Knaggs and his accomplices went to some lengths to try to ensure that their communication could not be intercepted. "As part of the… [Continue Reading]
Cyanogen ditches a fifth of its staff and switches focus from OS to apps23 Jul 2016 | 1:29 amCyanogen Inc -- the cheeky little upstart behind Android-based CyanogenMod -- is reportedly laying off 20 percent of its workforce. The company is a fairly small operation with just 136 employees, but the lay-offs are significant as they are mostly from the OS side of things. It seems that the open source Android-inspired operating system has failed to generate quite as much interest as hoped, although it does have a very dedicated cult following. It is not clear quite what the future holds for CyanogenMod, but things are not looking good at the moment. The drastic company shake-up was first… [Continue Reading]
Microsoft patches Windows 10 Anniversary Update Preview Build 1439323 Jul 2016 | 12:43 amIt's generally considered that the newly released Windows 10 Build 14393 is the Anniversary Update as Microsoft not only hasn't rolled out any new builds since that one arrived on Monday (and they were coming thick and fast previously), but it's just released a patch for that build. The cumulative update for PC and Mobile mops up some more problems, and bumps the OS preview up to 14393.3. The patch is all about tackling problems, and the list of fixes, released on the Insider Preview Feedback Hub, include: We have fixed an issue where keyboard input on some Windows tablet… [Continue Reading]
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HP Elite x3 Price and availability revealed19 Jul 2016 | 9:06 amHP announced its brand new Windows 10 smartphone Elite x3 a while ago, but the company was keeping its price from the crowed even thiugh rumors suggested a price around $700. Interestingly enough, the...This post was first found on Tech Prezz
Samsung Galaxy S7 and Note 5 gets July Security Updates12 Jul 2016 | 9:49 amSamung has released a new security update for the Galaxy S7 in the UK. The update includes both patches that Google released this month dated July 1 and July 5. T-Mobile Galaxy S7 had...This post was first found on Tech Prezz
Windows 10 Anniversary Update to release on August 2nd; 'Messaging Everywhere' not included29 Jun 2016 | 10:04 amMicrosoft has been working on next major update for Windows 10 users and it seems that the update is almost set to go out with lots of new features and improvements. According to Microsft,...This post was first found on Tech Prezz
HP launches the new Spectre 2016 Laptop with 0.4-inch thickness; Specs, Price and Release Date5 Apr 2016 | 6:41 amFinally it is official! HP has unveiled its latest laptop in its Spectre lineup with 10.4 mm thickness, making it about a tenth of an inch thinner than an Apple MacBook. The company claims this new Spectre...This post was first found on Tech Prezz
Oppo F1 Plus Smartphone Global Release begins; pricing €3895 Apr 2016 | 5:27 amOppo has started rolling out Oppo F1 Plus and now available in select markets. The smartphone will go on sale in May in Europe with a price tag of £299 in the UK and €389...This post was first found on Tech Prezz
Prisma Beta Now Available for Android – Prisma APK Download19 Jul 2016 | 6:21 amHello, Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.Prisma is a Photo editing app that was released for iOS nearly 5 weeks ago. Within this time, the App has grown to over 7 million downloads.The App converts your photos to artistic versions through use of its Neural Networks. The App has gained world wide popularity through its artistic filters and has been a hit on Social Networks.prisma app androidThe developers had promised an Android version by the end of July 2016 and as promised they have delivered a Beta version of the app for Android users.Although the app is not available on Google Play Store at the moment, users can sign up for their beta invite on the Prisma AI website.Signup for Prisma...
Netflix India Review and List of All Shows & Movies8 Jan 2016 | 9:23 amHello, Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.Netflix LogoNetflix has been launched in nearly 130 countries now. Even India!Netflix India has a pricing structure similar to that of Netflix USA i.e Rs. 500, Rs. 650 and Rs. 800 for Basic, Standard and Premium plans respectively.You can find the detailed differences between the plans in the chart below.Netflix India pricingSigning upAlthough Netflix offers you a Free month of full unlimited service to try before you shell out money on them, the Free trial requires you to have a Credit Card or an International Usage enabled Debit Card.And as you know, people are not comfortable linking their Cards online before knowing what the service has to offer. I...
How to Flash and Root Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Nexus 66 Oct 2015 | 11:28 amHello, Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.android 6.0 marshmallowAs promised, Google delivered the Android 6.0 – Marshmallow Factory Images for Nexus devices. All the Nexus forums have been buzzing with threads and posts ever since the image was posted online.Most of the queries are regarding the Flashing procedure and then how to Root Android 6.0 – Marshmallow. In this post, I will cover the flashing and rooting process for Marshmallow on Nexus 6.The process can be broken down to 4 simple steps.

Backup & Setup.

Unlock Bootloader.

Flash Factory Image.

Root.

Here we go.1. Backup & Setup.Unlocking Bootloader and Flashing the Userdata in the Factory Image erases your entire device so make sure you copy...
How to Disable Auto Playing Videos on Facebook Website & App2 Oct 2015 | 7:24 amHello, Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.Facebook introduced Auto Playing videos in your Timeline recently, It was fun to watch the videos auto play but recently the timeline has been filled with videos of cats, dogs and other funny animals.Although these videos auto play without sound, it takes a toll on your bandwidth and many users browsing on a limited bandwidth connection or mobile data experience unwanted usage of their precious data.This article will show you how to disable the autoplaying videos on Facebook.com website and also on your Facebook App.Facebook WebsiteStep 1. Login to your Facebook account.Step 2. Visit this link : Facebook Video SettingsStep 3. From the drop down menu...
Eliminate Pocket Dials and Accidental Unlocks on Rooted Android6 Jun 2015 | 11:27 amHello, Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.Pocket dialing is a common annoyance with Smartphones. The main culprit being the touch screen on these phones and the accidental lockscreen unlocks.This post will show you some tips to eliminate these pocket dials and accidental lockscreen unlocks on Android phones.Starting with the basic tips:

Remove any contact shortcuts from Homescreen.

Put a Pattern Lock or PIN/Password lock on your lockscreen.

You are already aware of the above mentioned tricks but what if you want to have homescreen shortcuts to your favorite contacts and not have any PIN/Pattern or Password setup?Then you can implement the following method to completely eliminate pocket dials.Please...
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How To Create a Slideshow with PhotoStage22 Jul 2016 | 1:12 pmCreate a SlideShow in Minutes with PhotoStageWith the popularity of smartphones and social media, photography has become increasingly prevalent and nearly everyone has a large number of photos from past trips, adventures, and day to day events. One great way to save memories, photos, videos and audio recordings for posterity is by creating a slideshow. With PhotoStage, creating a slideshow is simple and even fun to do!How to Create a Slideshow with PhotoStageCreating a slideshow with PhotoStage is quick, easy, and fun. PhotoStage is available for download online on nchsoftware.com- simply download and get started creating slideshows today!Step 1: Upload Photos, Videos, and AudioTo begin creating your...
Convert Videos of Family Moments from Phone or Tablet Device15 Jul 2016 | 10:13 amTablets and mobile devices have made it incredibly easy to capture videos and pictures of daily life. Precious moments can now be easily recorded without the hassle of developing; but what about transferring or sending these videos to others? With the addition of Prism, all will have the ability to easily convert media into physical or digital copies.Follow These Easy StepsStep 1:�Transfer the videos from the mobile device to a local computer. This can be done with either a USB Connection, Email, or File Sharing Service.Step 2:�Download the free version of�NCH Prism�for non-commercial use. After the download is complete, click "Add Files," this will bring up the files of the computer. Select each video that...
New Release: Switch Sound File Converter for Windows15 Jul 2016 | 8:30 amDownload Switch 5.04 now at www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html. Also available for Mac OS X and Android at the same page
New Release: Pixillion Image Converter for Windows11 Jul 2016 | 4:27 amDownload Pixillion 3.04 now at www.nchsoftware.com/imageconverter/index.html. Also available for Mac OS X at the same page
How To: Convert WAV to MP3 files with Switch Audio Converter8 Jul 2016 | 12:58 pmHow To: Easily Convert Audio Files from .WAV to .MP3Audio files exist in a wide variety of formats, each with their own benefits and potential drawbacks. When editing or playing audio tracks, you may need to convert from one format to another to suit your distribution needs.What are .WAV Audio Files?WAVE files are uncompressed, lossless CD quality music files. Though they are popularly known by their file extension, .wav, WAVE stands for Waveform Audio File Format.�WAV files can contain compressed audio, however, they are more often used to take advantage of uncompressed audio.��When Should You Use .WAV Audio Files?Due to their uncompressed nature, .wav files are the best choice for radio, TV, DVD's and...
BMW Radical Concept Goes Beyond Radical; It Is Breathtakingly Radical22 Jul 2016 | 8:42 amIstanbul-based industrial designer and CGI artist Mehmet Doruk Erdem is no stranger to designing bold concept motorcycles and one of his latest concept two-wheelers, the BMW Radical Concept, continues that tradition, embarking on a radical design that's very monolithic and yet, strangely minimalist. No details were provided by this talented dude, who obviously, has lots of creative juice flooding inside him, but then again, do we need more details? Nope. Not really. The renders are enough to blow us away that pretty much leaves us speechless. We have never posted Mehmet's works before, but that doesn't mean his masterpieces aren't on our radar. They are, but regretfully, we never got to it until...
Bubba Watson's Game Reaches New Heights With A Jetpack Golf Cart22 Jul 2016 | 8:33 amAfter having a hovercraft as his golf cart, American pro golfer Bubba Watson has once again stir up the air on the fairway, this time with a jetpack golf cart, specially prepared by Martin Aircraft Company – the New Zealand aviation company that's rooting on its jetpack to be the personal air transport of choice. And why not? That's like the dream of every man and the military since like forever, and an obvious choice for the world's number 5 golfer who is always gunning to take his game to a new height. Since golf is making a comeback at the Olympics, there isn't a better time to unveil the world's first jetpack golf cart, the BW-Air. Bubba once again teamed up with Oakley and worked with Martin...
Look, Hot Wheels Made A Real Life X-Wing Car And It Looks Totally Awesome22 Jul 2016 | 8:00 amWhen you were a kid, you probably had dreamed of being a pilot because you thought you could one day pilot a X-Wing Fighter. Now that you are all grown up, reality sets in; you know that X-Wing Fighter defies the law of aerodynamics and hence, it will never be a real aircraft, much less one that does dogfight in the deep black space and so, the Real Life Hot Wheels X-Wing Car you see here is probably the closest thing you will ever get to a X-wing fighter. Even then that is an impossibility as far as ownership is concern cos' this particularly exciting custom ride is one-of-a-kind. In other words, no amount of money in the world will be able to get it. That said, the best you and I can do is to admire it...
Meet Levitating Cup, The Drinkware That Defies The Law Of Gravity22 Jul 2016 | 7:28 amThere are many inventions that are destined to define the 'future'. You know, inventions like 3D printer, virtual reality and more, but a levitating drinkware? Well, that, we are not so sure. Seriously, do you really need a levitating cup when you sip on your prized hundred-year-old Scotch, consume your favorite ice cream or dessert? For practicality sake, probably not, but for absolute style statement and as a conversational piece, or simply as a show of your 'sophistication', then maybe it is a yes. In that case, you will love to know that Levitating Cup, a drinkware that boldly defies the law of gravity, can be part of your future-themed abode. Yes, cups that magically float in the air is a...
Graham Is The Result If Humans Ever Evolved To Deal With Car Crashes22 Jul 2016 | 7:01 amIf hanging seriously wrecked car up on a tree did nothing to warn drivers about the danger of speeding, then perhaps Graham will. Wait. Graham, who? Well, Graham is a name of a 'person' created by Australia's Transport Accident Commission (TAC) who have evolved to sustain severe car crashes and as you can imagine, it is not a pretty sight. As a matter of fact, Graham is straight up grotesque and creepy, and he absolutely look like some inbred straight out of a slash gore movie. But that's the whole idea behind Graham; a kind of 'shock treatment' aimed to educate still-ignorant folks on how vulnerable humans are to collisions and hopefully, it will be gross enough to serve as a wake up call and...
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BlackBerry Hamburg Gets Certified at FCC, Release Date Could Be July 2622 Jul 2016 | 8:07 amLast year, the guys at BlackBerry released their first Android-powered smartphone, the Priv. With a slide-out keyboard and focused on the business clients, the Priv was received with mixed reviews despite having a powerful hardware platform and running almost-stock Android. It wasn't a sales hit either, but BlackBerry is willing to continue trying. We have […]
HTC Desire 626s Gets Android 6.0 at T-Mobile & Metro PCS22 Jul 2016 | 7:52 amEven though it's July 2016 and the latest available version of Android has been released a long time ago, but there are still some handsets that haven't been updated yet. Yesterday, two important US carriers, namely T-Mobile and MetroPCS have started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow software update for the HTC Desire 626s. This […]
Galaxy Note 7 to Sport 3,500 mAh Battery, Shows Leak22 Jul 2016 | 7:52 amIn case you are a tech savvy you might already know that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is on its way and the company will announced it on the 2nd of August during its Unpacked event. The event might be in just a couple of weeks from now, but this doesn't mean that the rumors […]
Geekbench 3 Database Reveals BlackBerry Android Phone Codenamed Rome22 Jul 2016 | 7:51 amBlackBerry is a special kind of mobile manufacturer as it relies mostly on its proprietary system which still has its fan base even though it has become smaller over the years after Android-based smartphones appeared on the market. Nevertheless, at the end of 2015 the company launched its first Android-powered handset called the BlackBerry PRIV, […]
Moto Turbo Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update Now Rolling out in India22 Jul 2016 | 6:53 amReleased in March last year, the Moto Turbo (XT1225) in India has yet to receive the Marshmallow update. However, its owners don't have to wait any longer, as Motorola is now rolling out Android 6.0.1 in the country. Even though the Moto Turo (which was a variant of Verizon's Droid Turbo) is a high-end phone, […]
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World's most sensitive dark matter detector completes search22 Jul 2016 | 1:22 amThe LUX Dark Matter Experiment operates a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. It's location helps shield the detector from background radiation that could confound a dark matter signal.
Researchers demonstrate room-temperature ferroelectric states in thin (2D) tin-tellurium film22 Jul 2016 | 12:53 amJust as magnetic materials have opposing North and South poles, ferroelectric materials have opposing positive charges and negative charges that exhibit measurable differences in electric potential. MIT Researchers recently demonstrated this ferroelectric behavior along the edges of atomically thin tin-tellurium film at room temperature. Measurements showed the energy gap, or bandgap, of this ultra-thin (2-D) … Continue reading "Researchers demonstrate room-temperature ferroelectric states in thin (2D) tin-tellurium film"
Building Lab Instruments One Block at a Time. 3D-printed Lego-like Science Tools22 Jul 2016 | 12:42 amA team of researchers and students at the University of California, Riverside has created a Lego-like system of blocks that enables users to custom make chemical and biological research instruments quickly, easily and affordably. The system of 3D-printed blocks can be used in university labs, schools, hospitals, and anywhere there is a need to create … Continue reading "Building Lab Instruments One Block at a Time. 3D-printed Lego-like Science Tools"
DeepMind AI reduces energy used for cooling Google Data Centers by 40%21 Jul 2016 | 10:07 amFrom smartphone assistants to image recognition and translation, machine learning already helps us in our everyday lives. But it can also help us to tackle some of the world's most challenging physical problems — such as energy consumption. Large-scale commercial and industrial systems like data centers consume a lot of energy, and while much has … Continue reading "DeepMind AI reduces energy used for cooling Google Data Centers by 40%"
Scientists create new thin material that mimics Cell Membranes21 Jul 2016 | 8:35 amMaterials scientists have created a new material that performs like a cell membrane found in nature. Such a material has long been sought for applications as varied as water purification and drug delivery. Referred to as a lipid-like peptoid (we'll unpack that in a second), the material can assemble itself into a sheet thinner, but … Continue reading "Scientists create new thin material that mimics Cell Membranes"
Promozioni estive Gearbest: l'offerta Lenovo ZUK Z223 Jul 2016 | 8:25 amD'estate è tempo di grandi promozioni anche per aziende come Gearbest, una dei migliori e-commerce cinesi che col tempo si è fatta rapidamente conososcere per l'ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo e per lo straordinario gradiente di affidabilità, valutabile grazie anche alle ottime recensioni proposte. In questo articolo, possiamo proporre l'ottimo Lenovo ZUK Z2, dispositivo praticamente introvabile nei negozi italiani e poco conosciuto anche ai più esperti, ma in grado di offrire grandi soddisfazioni. Per chi non lo sapesse, il Lenovo ZUK Z2 è uno smartphone di prima fascia che propone strumenti e soluzioni all'avanguardia. Questo straordinario dispositivo Lenovo utilizza un processore Snapdragon 820...
Come risparmiare la batteria con Pokemon GO22 Jul 2016 | 2:04 amPokemon GO starà che sta facendo impazzire il mondo in senso positivo, ma non mancano le lamentele. A parte le notizie che continuano a susseguirsi di persone vittime di incidenti a causa del gioco (non giocate mai a Pokemon GO mentre siete alla guida e prestate sempre attenzione a dove andate, ne va della vostra vita e di quella di chi vi è vicino!), gli utenti stessi si lamentano di quanto il gioco consumi la batteria velocemente, intaccando seriamente l'uso dello smartphone. Oggi, quindi, vi diamo dei consigli su come risparmiare la batteria con Pokemon GO. Risparmiare la batteria con Pokemon GO usando l'opzione risparmio energetico Un primo modo per risparmiare la batteria con Pokemon GO è quello...
Come proteggere lo smartphone da acqua, sole e sabbia21 Jul 2016 | 10:32 amSiamo ormai in piena estate, molti si stanno già godendo la frescura del mare mentre molti altri partiranno nel giro delle prossime settimane. Mentre molti italiani abbandoneranno le proprie case e le routine quotidiane, lo stesso non avverrà per gli smartphone, amici inseparabili anche sotto l'ombrellone. Gli smartphone però, si sa, sono oggetti assai delicati, e portarli in spiaggia può non essere saggio, a meno che non si prendano le precauzioni necessarie. Ecco allora qualche suggerimento per proteggere lo smartphone da acqua, sole e sabbia. Proteggere lo smartphone dal sole e dal calore Cominciamo con il primo consiglio su come proteggere lo smartphone da acqua, sole e sabbia. Forse non molti ci...
Come ottenere le Pokemonete in Pokemon GO19 Jul 2016 | 3:13 amÈ vero, ormai non si fa che parlare di Pokemon GO. Il gioco è uscito ufficialmente il 15 luglio in Italia, ma è già un fenomeno di massa. Ovunque si vada non si possono non notare manipoli di persone più o meno grandi d'età con lo smartphone in mano, fermi in un punto, che cercano di catturare un pokemon con il loro smartphone o sfidano una palestra alla ricerca di gloria. Ha fatto molto scalpore il video diffuso qualche giorno fa in un cui una folla correva a destra e a sinistra a Central Park alla ricerca di un Charizard apparso per caso. Ma il successo di Pokemon GO è comprensibile: la saga dei mostriciattoli ha stregato milioni e milioni di spettatori negli scorsi vent'anni e tutti hanno...
Come aumentare la RAM dello smartphone tramite la microsd18 Jul 2016 | 11:28 amQuasi tutti coloro che acquistano uno smartphone prestano molta attenzione alla dimensione della memoria interna, ma spesso non sanno che è la memoria RAM ad essere veramente fondamentale, perché la quantità presente nel dispositivo influenza la sua capacità di far funzionare le applicazioni e di farlo senza rallentamenti. I migliori smartphone venduti in questo periodo hanno una RAM che va dai due ai quattro giga, ma i dispositivi più economici possono presentarsi con un quantitativo decisamente inferiore, il che può inficiare la loro esperienza. Molti Pensano che, al contrario di quanto avvenga per il computer, sugli smartphone non sia possibile aumentare la RAM. Ma se invece fosse possibile? Oggi...
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Japan Offshore Drilling Market Growth, Industry Outlook 2016 By Acute Market Reports23 Jul 2016 | 11:06 amThe Japan Offshore Drilling Industry 2016 Market Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Offshore Drilling industry. The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Offshore Drilling market analysis is provided for the Japan markets including development trends, […]
China Biometric Systems Market 2016 Industry Outlook By Acute Market Reports23 Jul 2016 | 5:36 amThis report Mainly covers the following product types Fingerprint identification Facial recognition Hand geometry Vein recognition Iris Recognition Others The segment applications including Browse full report with TOC @ http://www.acutemarketreports.com/report/china-biometric-systems-industry-2016-market-research-report Government Healthcare Enterprise Banking & Finance Consumers Media & Entertainment Others The players list (Partly, Players you are interested can also be added) 3M ZK […]
Japan Metal Aerosol Can Industry 2016 Market Trends, Growth Prospects By Acute Market Reports23 Jul 2016 | 5:18 amThe Japan Metal Aerosol Can Industry 2016 Market Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Metal Aerosol Can industry. The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Metal Aerosol Can market analysis is provided for the Japan markets […]
Global Over the TOP TV Market 2016 Industry Report By Acute Market Reports23 Jul 2016 | 4:51 amThis report Mainly covers the following product types Hybrid TV Over the TOP TV Segment regions including(other regions also can be added) USA Europe China Japan Browse full report with TOC @ http://www.acutemarketreports.com/report/global-over-the-top-tv-industry-report-2016 The players list(Partly, Players you are interested in can also be added) Viaccess-Orca LifeStream Zappware With no less than 3 top producers. […]
Japan Opaque Polymer Market Size, Industry Outlook 2016 By Acute Market Reports23 Jul 2016 | 3:18 amThe Japan Opaque Polymer (Opacifier) Industry 2016 Market Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Opaque Polymer (Opacifier) industry. The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Opaque Polymer (Opacifier) market analysis is provided for the Japan markets […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Never Give Up On SEO For Your Site15 Jul 2016 | 2:42 amSome people assume that SEO is a pointless exercise after a while. Others feel that you only need to optimize your site only before launching it. But, the thing is, search engine optimization is... The post 5 Reasons Why You Should Never Give Up On SEO For Your Site appeared first on Skyje.
The Rise of eCommerce and Keeping Your Customers Safe7 Jul 2016 | 10:01 pmThere's no denying that online business is booming. At the rate technology is going we'll soon be able to place an order online and have the items teleported to our front doors! As time... The post The Rise of eCommerce and Keeping Your Customers Safe appeared first on Skyje.
The Importance of Responsive Web Design7 Jul 2016 | 8:17 amRemember when browsing the internet meant being confined to your home or workplace PC? Then, with the increasing popularity of wi-fi, laptops, and tablets, people were able to shop and conduct research while hanging... The post The Importance of Responsive Web Design appeared first on Skyje.
4 Top Signs Your Website Needs Some TLC1 Jul 2016 | 2:07 amWebsites are supposed to be the ultimate business tool of the modern era. The problem is that many people don't really have the set up correctly. If you want your business to thrive as... The post 4 Top Signs Your Website Needs Some TLC appeared first on Skyje.
Magento Development-The Best Way To Create Your Online Store31 May 2016 | 10:28 amMagento-The latest innovation Have you heard of Magento development? This is one of the latest innovations in the field of ecommerce platforms that are being offered in online mode. Magento has made the task... The post Magento Development-The Best Way To Create Your Online Store appeared first on Skyje.
RayOnStorage Blog
Hedvig storage system, Docker support & data protection that spans data centers23 Jul 2016 | 9:36 amWe talked with Hedvig (@HedvigInc) at Storage Field Day 10 (SFD10), a month or so ago and had a detailed deep dive into their technology. (Check out the videos of their sessions here.) Hedvig implements a software defined storage solution that runs on X86 or ARM processors and depends on a storage proxy operating in a … Continue reading Hedvig storage system, Docker support & data protection that spans data centers
BlockStack, a Bitcoin secured global name space for distributed storage16 Jul 2016 | 7:00 amAt USENIX ATC conference a couple of weeks ago there was a presentation by a number of researchers on their BlockStack global name space and storage system based on the blockchain based Bitcoin network. Their paper was titled "Blockstack: A global naming and storage system secured by blockchain" (see pg. 181-194, in USENIX ATC'16 proceedings). … Continue reading BlockStack, a Bitcoin secured global name space for distributed storage
Exablox, bring your own disk storage8 Jul 2016 | 10:56 amWe talked with Exablox a month or so ago at Storage Field Day 10 (SFD10) and they discussed some of their unique storage solution and new software functionality. If you're not familiar with Exablox they sell a OneBlox appliance with drive slots, but no data drives. The OneBlox appliance provides a Linux based, scale-out, distributed … Continue reading Exablox, bring your own disk storage
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge : Hands-on Review, Specs and Features20 Jul 2016 | 5:36 amSamsung Galaxy S7 edge was launched few months back by Samsung and it is still one of the best flagship smartphone available in the market. We were trying our hands on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge since long and we are sharing the hands-on review of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge for all Geeky Stuffs readers. There are two versions of Galaxy S7 Edge available based on connectivity – single SIM version and
HOW TO : Save Facebook Videos for Offline Viewing on Smartphone18 Jul 2016 | 4:30 amFacebook is improving its features and adding new ones a lot these days. Facebook Messenger is having lots of new features now like you can use Facebook Messenger for Booking Uber rides or you can use it as a reminder app etc. The recent inclusion in this list of new Facebook features is the option to save Facebook videos to watch them offline on your smartphone. This feature is currently
Huawei Maimang 5 launched with 4GB RAM, 16MP Cam, 4K Recording, Snapdragon 625 and Fingerprint Sensor17 Jul 2016 | 1:56 amHuawei Maimang 5 is officially announced, Huawei's latest mid-range smartphone, in China. Huawei Maimang 5 is the successor of the previously launched Maimang 4. As we know that Huawei Maimang 4 went on sale outside of China as Huawei G8, chances are high that Huawei Maimang 5 will be released as the Huawei G9 in other countries, specially when a Huawei G9 Lite has already been launched. Huawei
Xiaomi's Mi Anniversary Sale from July 20 to 22nd – Rs. 1 Flash Sale, Discounts and Giveaways17 Jul 2016 | 1:08 amXiaomi India is going to hold its second Mi Anniversary Sale from July 20th to 22nd, 2016 in India. And it is easy to understand, Xiaomi will provide its products at discounted rate in this anniversary sale being hosted at their official Xiaomi India website. The biggest attraction of Mi Anniversary Sale is that it will have Rs. 1 flash sale where people will be able to buy products at just Rs.
Pokemon Go is Getting Full Access to Google Account - Here is How to Fix It13 Jul 2016 | 11:45 pmPokemon Go is all over the Internet now and social media is filled with the updates about this new craze. Lots of people are addicted to it and spending good amount of time on Pokemon Go. Yesterday itself we have posted that how to download the Pokemon Go outside USA and in those countries where it is not available yet by changing the details of your Google and Apple iTunes account. If you are
Making a Difference #TeamKeira13 Jul 2016 | 1:54 amIt's not often we get the opportunity to make a difference to someone's life and really know about it. I am lucky enough to be in a position to do just that in my latest adventures. On the 11th September I will be doing the infamous London to Brighton bike ride with 23 other people in memory of an amazing little girl called Keira. Keira's mum Elizabeth is a friend of mine and one day she turned up at our lace group (we both make handmade bobbin lace) and told us about her daughter suddenly having fits. �We all assumed it was going to be epilepsy and so did the doctors but it soon became apparent that little Keira wasn't suffering with that but something far worse and far more aggressive. Over the course...
Philips Airfryer – An Essential Kitchen Gadget for Fussy Children4 May 2016 | 4:30 amIf like me you have a fussy eater in your household then you already know all about the battles to find healthy but accepted food for your fussy eater.l, in my case this is my 2 year old toddler. Today I am going to share the details of one kitchen gadget that has really helped get my son to eat a wider range of foods in a healthy way. I am by no means the perfect parent. We all have days where we just don't have time to cook something proper and with having been the mum to two under two I have more of these than I would like. My 2 year old son is some what of a fussy eater. He is strong willed and knows what he does and doesn't like. No amount of coaxing and persuading will get him to try a pea or a...
Why Women Don't Return After Maternity Leave27 Apr 2016 | 6:00 amBefore I became a parent myself it was hard to understand some of the reasons why women don't return to work after having children. On a few occasions I was told by some of the large corporates that they struggle to retain women in the workplace after they have had their second child. (These are tech companies btw) They were flummox about why this would be the case. Many of these companies have been offering flexible working, working from home, childcare vouchers, on site childcare and return to work support but still can't manage to get their female staff to return. Now that I am on the other side as a female with two children currently on maternity leave caring for them both I can see why this...
A night out with HTC… Hello #HTC1025 Apr 2016 | 7:22 amI got an intruiging invitation to come along to the launch event for the HTC 10 mobile phone. This is the latest in what was formerly known as the HTC One M series of phones. On arrival there were drinks and lovely food as well as a chance to try out the new HTC 10. Interestingly they couldn't call it the M10 despite it following on from the M9… Apparently LG own that trademark but don't seem to have anything out using it yet… The phone is slim, light, fast and the camera performed well in low light. I was impressed at what they had packed into such a slim device. It has fingerprint recognition and they tried to make a fuss about the audio quality but you couldn't really try that out in such a noisy room....
Top Tips for Skyping & Facebook Messaging your Toddler22 Mar 2016 | 8:51 amRecently my husband has been doing a lot of travelling. In fact he has been away for 42 out of 44 days. To help my toddler cope with his daddy being away we have been using technology to communicate. We have used a combination of Skype and Facebook Messenger to communicate during the 44 days and I wanted to share a few tips that helped to make this work for us.

Find a time of day that fits with your OH schedule and your toddler's naps and mealtimes. This was a challenge for us as my OH was in San Francisco and my toddler naps from 2-4 and has tea at 6pm so for us that only really worked at 4:30 – 5:30pm. We also found that first thing in the morning sometimes worked for us.

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High Tech in the Hub
On Venture Rejection16 Jul 2016 | 6:55 amI had a couple meetings with entrepreneurs this week, which I occasionally do as a pay-it-forward approach to the support I've received over the years. In both cases the hot topic on the entrepreneurs' minds was raising early stage venture capital. I always start by telling my story from CloudHealth. I launched the business by burning my own savings, which I used to build an MVP and close the first two paying customers. After consulting my advisors, I decided to go straight for raising a series A round, and brought in our CEO a few weeks before the start of fundraising. Five weeks after starting our process, my CEO and I signed a term sheet with two Boston-based venture firms, and had money wired about...
My Startup Anniversary: 4 Years In Blog Posts14 Jul 2016 | 3:03 pmLast summer I did a blog post titled My Startup Anniversary: 3 Years In Blog Posts. The goal of the post was to provide a journey through my personal blog as written while starting and growing CloudHealth Technologies. I thought I'd update this post for my 4th year. And So It Begins (2012) I had originally thought of starting CloudHealth in 2010 after deciding to leave Dell. I suppose it was obvious to explore creating a business at the intersection of my two interests: cloud computing and infrastructure management. But while exploring the market, I was simultaneously talking to interesting cloud companies. After taking an 18 month detour to be a VP of engineering at an Amazon-backed cloud startup, I...
NewCo Boston: A Startup Journey3 Jul 2016 | 6:22 amIn April this year CloudHealth hosted a NewCo Boston presentation called Agility Experienced. Success Realized. Our VP of marketing had signed me up for the session, which I prompting forgot about until I had to scramble to figure out what to present the day before. Below are the slides, which were a retrospective of sorts of my startup journey over the last 3+ years. If you're curious about the first slide: that's me adjusting a standup desk which would hold the monitor on which I would present. We held the presentation on our newly opened 5th floor, which was empty except for the chairs we rented. Our VP of marketing decided there was no better way to start a presentation on agility than to show the...
Picking a Company Name19 Jun 2016 | 7:36 amI sometimes hear the name of a new company and can't help but appreciate its simplicity and power. For example: Cloudera, Docker, Pinterest, Uber. I like to think that these names came from an HBO Silicon Valley-esque vision quest by its founder, mushrooms optional of course. But in truth I know company naming stories are always much simpler. For example, Pinterest would have been named "Pin Board" if Ben Silbermann had his way (fortunately he listened to his wife). My company, CloudHealth Technologies, received its name while driving to our series A funding dinner. Here is that story: In June of 2012, I needed a name for my company. Instead of the usual labor intensive name selection process, I woke...
What the Fog Are You Talking About?4 May 2016 | 3:30 pmIf I were a large tech company that missed the disruption in the cloud, I'd be looking for a fast way to make my business relevant again. The obvious solution is to leverage my size and brand to launch new products that are valued by my customers. Unfortunately the reasons I missed the cloud wave in the first place - an entrenched value chain resistant to new product ideas, an internal bureaucracy that inhibits agility, and a management incentivized to not take risks - are likely to conspire against me in creating successful new products. The next obvious alternative is to acquire companies that have post-cloud products that matter to customers. Unfortunately even with a great M&A strategy, I'll still...
Get Glary Utilities Pro 5.55 for Free20 Jul 2016 | 11:51 amBY Ramakanth Glary Utilities Pro is a powerful windows maintenance tool that will help you to keep your system in prime condition. Normally a one year license of Glary Utilities Pro version will cost $39.95, but now you can get the latest version (v5.55) of this software for free . Glary Utilities Pro helps you to make […] This is a post from Techno360.in Read the Orginal Post : Get...
EASEUS Partition Master Pro 11 Free License19 Jul 2016 | 2:00 pmBY Ramakanth EaseUS Partition Master Pro is an ALL-IN-ONE disk partition management tool with three key functions including: Disk & Partition Copy Wizard , Partition Recovery Wizard and Partition Manager. Furthermore, this tool also allows you to create a bootable CD/DVD to use it in system boot failure situation. This All-in-one Hard Drive & Partition Manager Solution […] This is...
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Get WinX DVD Copy Pro License for Free19 Jul 2016 | 11:31 amBY Ramakanth WinX DVD Copy Pro is a quality DVD cloning and burning software that normally sells for $49.95, now the application developer ' Digiarty Software' has started a new giveaway and offering a full version license of this product for free. This software offers ultimate solution to make perfect DVD copy without any quality loss: clone DVD to DVD/ISO image/DVD...
Pokemon Go – How to Install & Play it in India14 Jul 2016 | 9:55 pmBY Ramakanth Pokemon Go game developed by Niantic (Nintendo) is a viral hit, this smartphone game was officially released on July 6 in Australia, Newzeland and USA. Yesterday this virtual reality game was made available in Germany and United Kingdom, Android and iOS users living in these 5 countries can download the Pokemon Go app officially from Google play and the […] This is a...
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SEGA Reveals Two New Sonic Titles Coming In 201723 Jul 2016 | 12:17 amSonic's 25th Anniversary Party Reveals New Console Games, Updates to Sonic Dash Mobile and the Reveal of Season Two of the Hit Animated SeriesBURBANK, Calif/PRNewswire/ -- Sonic celebrated his 25th anniversary at a sold out event on Friday evening...
Cloud Security Expo Asia 201621 Jul 2016 | 11:07 pmCloud Security Expo AsiaDate: 12-13 October 2016Location: Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, 1 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018971Secure Your Cloud with ConfidenceNewly launched in 2016, Cloud Security Expo Asia is a direct response to the ma...
Data Centre World Asia 201621 Jul 2016 | 10:56 pmData Centre World AsiaDate: 12-13 October 2016Location: Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, 1 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018971The Stronger, Faster, Leaner Data CentreData Centre World Asia carries on the phenomenal success of the Data Centr...
Cloud Expo Asia 201621 Jul 2016 | 10:44 pmCloud Expo AsiaDate: 12-13 October 2016Location: Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, 1 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018971With Cloud, Everything is PossibleEvery year Cloud Expo Asia brings together a gathering of industry knowledge, innovatio...
Disruptive Biometric and Mobile Technology Innovation is Driving the Evolution of Digital Identity21 Jul 2016 | 10:10 pmDENVER/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the latest market analysis from Acuity Market Intelligence, the combination of tumultuous world events and the proliferation of innovative, disruptive biometric and mobile technology has created a perf...
Mozilla Adds "Container Tabs" Feature to Firefox Web Browser23 Jul 2016 | 7:50 amIf you are a regular reader of this website, you might be aware of the "Nightly" builds of Mozilla Firefox web browser which are actually testing builds of upcoming versions of Firefox. Mozilla tests new planned features in Nightly builds and then it implements those successfully tested features in stable versions of Firefox which are […]
[Nightly Update] Firefox 50.0 Comes with New "Enable Container Tabs" Option23 Jul 2016 | 7:45 amNOTE: This article is updated whenever some interesting stuff is found in Nightly build of Mozilla Firefox web browser. So keep checking this page regularly. Download Links: Nightly | Aurora | Developer Edition UPDATE 88: In the latest Nightly 50.0 build, Mozilla has added a new option "Enable Container Tabs" in Firefox Preferences window to […]
[Software Update] Google Chrome 52 Stable Release Now Available for Download20 Jul 2016 | 12:15 pmUPDATED on July 20, 2016: Release of Google Chrome 52 stable version. Good news for Google Chrome users! Google developer team has released Chrome 52 version to Stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This build includes several security fixes, bug fixes and improvements to stability and performance. You can download the new version using […]
[Software Update] CCleaner 5.20 Now Available for Download19 Jul 2016 | 4:25 amUPDATED on July 19, 2016: Release of CCleaner 5.20 version. Good news for CCleaner users! Piriform has released CCleaner v5.20 to public which comes with many improvements and changes mentioned in the changelog given at the end. CCleaner is a popular and free software tool to optimize system performance, improve privacy and clean temporary files. […]
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14393 for PC Available for Download18 Jul 2016 | 10:30 pmUPDATED on July 18, 2016: Release of Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14393 for PC. If you are using Windows 10 Insider Preview (previously known as Technical Preview) in your computer, here is a good news for you. Microsoft has released a new update Build 14393 of Windows 10 to public which comes with many […]
The Applied Materials Blog blogs
Applied PROVision eBeam Inspection Technical Briefing21 Jul 2016 | 2:51 pmThe newest in Applied Materials' suite of ebeam products, the PROVision™ system, delivers the industry's highest resolution at the fastest throughput, detecting defects never before seen. Watch this brief video to learn more about this breakthrough system and the challenges it solves. Send to ALL languages:� Unseen label
A Commitment to Corporate Responsibility15 Jul 2016 | 10:06 amView our 2015 Corporate Citizenship Report to learn how Applied Materials demonstrates its commitment to corporate responsibility. Read more Send to ALL languages:� Unseen label
eBeam Applications14 Jul 2016 | 2:23 pmeBeam technology is used in a variety of process control and monitoring applications to help optimize the quality and stability of device fabrication as discussed in the video and summarized in an infographic.Read more Send to ALL languages:� Unseen label
Material and Process Challenges in a Changing Memory Landscape12 Jul 2016 | 2:47 pmAn in-depth review of the challenges of materials and processing in the changing memory landscape.Read more Send to ALL languages:� Unseen label
Revolutionizing Etch Capabilities for Next-Generation Patterning and Device Fabrication6 Jul 2016 | 5:31 pmThe industry's first extreme selectivity etch tool introduces new materials engineering capabilities for the next generation of self-aligned patterning schemes and future scaling of 3D logic and memory chips.Read more Send to ALL languages:� Unseen label
New MIUI 8 Global Beta Version (6.7.21) Released (Download & Install)22 Jul 2016 | 8:06 pmXiaomi has released a new MIUI 8 Global Beta version (6.7.21) of the firmware with bug fixes, optimizations and stability improvements. It is now available for all supported devices and if you are already running on the previous MIUI 8 Global Beta ROM, it is recommended to update to the new version... [This is a summary only. Click on the title for full article. Computer & Mobile Phone Tips,Tricks & Tutorials on Techtrickz.com]
How to Reinstall Stock Firmware on Xiaomi Phones (Unbrick a Bricked Xiaomi Phone)22 Jul 2016 | 12:04 amIn this tutorial, we will look at how to reinstall stock firmware on Xiaomi Phones, such as Redmi Note 3, Xiaomi Mi 5, Mi 4S, Mi Note, Mi 4i, Mi Max, etc. If you have soft bricked your phone (stuck in a bootloop/logo) when rooting it or flashing a custom ROM or custom recovery, you […] The... [This is a summary only. Click on the title for full article. Computer & Mobile Phone Tips,Tricks & Tutorials on Techtrickz.com]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Received Official CyanogenMod 13 Nightly (Android 6.0 Marshmallow)21 Jul 2016 | 3:03 amThe good old, Samsung Galaxy Nexus just received the first nightly build of official CyanogenMod 13 custom ROM. If you own this device, you can now experience Android 6.0 Marshmallow and the new features on it by installing the ROM. Checkout the following installation guide to know the... [This is a summary only. Click on the title for full article. Computer & Mobile Phone Tips,Tricks & Tutorials on Techtrickz.com]
How to Unlock Your Phone Quickly Using Android's Smart Lock Feature20 Jul 2016 | 7:57 pmLearn how to unlock your Android phone quickly using Android's Smart Lock feature. You can use this feature to unlock your phone quickly in trusted places without entering the boring PIN, pattern or password. For example, locking your phone with a code might be less useful at home, particularly if... [This is a summary only. Click on the title for full article. Computer & Mobile Phone Tips,Tricks & Tutorials on Techtrickz.com]
Install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Yu Yureka with CyanogenMod 1319 Jul 2016 | 7:01 pmYU Yureka users can update their phone to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with CyanogenMod 13 ROM and enjoy various new features like Doze battery saving, personalized app permission, Now on Tap, etc. as well as latest Android security patches. Official Cyanogen OS 13 not yet released for Yu Yureka, but... [This is a summary only. Click on the title for full article. Computer & Mobile Phone Tips,Tricks & Tutorials on Techtrickz.com]
First glimpse of Marvel's The Defenders22 Jul 2016 | 11:44 amMarvel's The Defenders TV series will be staring star Charlie Cox as Daredevil, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, and Finn Jones as Iron Fist, this could be an exciting TV series, with all of these heroes in one place, it just has to be good. Marvel's The Defenders will unite… Continue reading →
Teaser for Marvel's Luke Cage22 Jul 2016 | 11:32 amAfter a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage (Mike Colter) becomes a fugitive who attempts to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But soon he is pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city – forcing him… Continue reading →
Teaser trailer for Marvel's Iron Fist22 Jul 2016 | 11:06 amThe trouble with Marvel is that there are so many characters with even more stories and this means that the Marvel love is shared across platforms, which means sometimes we do not get to see some of them. One such hero is Iron Fist, this character and stories has been picked up by Netflix, so… Continue reading →
Alien Covenent the next phase begins22 Jul 2016 | 10:44 amAs the filming on Alien Covenent finishes up, we are treated to a few images from behind the scenes. There is a cool black and white image, while the colour images show us the cockpit of the Prometheus 2 for the first time. Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with ALIEN:… Continue reading →
The Speedlink ULTOR keyboard not for typing its for gaming22 Jul 2016 | 8:52 amWhen it comes to PC gamers they often tend to be very particular in the hardware that they choose to use, after all nobody wants to blame the controller for losing a game do they? So it stands to reason that while there are gamers choosing the PC there will be a massive market for… Continue reading →
Wrike Project Management Software for Marketers & Creative Teams20 Jul 2016 | 1:35 amIt does not matter whether you are a one-room firm or a multinational venture, you have to manage your teams — and especially your projects —in the most effective way possible. Nowadays there are many offline and online-based project management solutions you can use to accomplish this. Among this huge list however, Wrike stands out. Wrike goes beyond the ways you normally use a project management software and delivers a lot more value than some of its competitors. With this full-fledged solution, you can achieve your goals more quickly and enable your team to be more productive. This article will give you an overview of Wrike so that you know how it can benefit your organization. An Introduction to...
Gaming Apps Which Create Best Gameplay Experience7 Jul 2016 | 12:06 pmVegas MLife & Konami App When you're looking for the best app for the job that is out there, you need to make sure that you're downloading the right games. Ever since Konami has partnered with PlayStudios, you're able to get even more slot machine fun on the run, which is not something that just anyone is able to provide you with. You need to work with someone that understands more out of what is being provided and this can be the best way to go about it. Choosing the Best App for the Job Both Vegas MLife and Konami Apps are both easy to download right from PlayStudios. They both also provide numerous slot machines to choose from, depending on what it is that you'd like to see in a slot machine and...
Why Salesforce Tutorial Is So Important?10 Jun 2016 | 8:48 amIf you want to be successful in business these days, you just have to pay attention to your customers because their voice and their opinion about certain services have become extremely important. In fact, we can say that customer experience is the key element for achieving long-term results. You can have the best product on the planet, but if people think that your service is poor, you will definitely have big problems to retain old customers and get new ones. Of course, there are many ways of how you can improve this aspect and direct your business on right path, but the communication and interaction are the most important here. This is why you should consider Salesforce tutorial – the ultimate solution...
Which Online Servers Option is the Best?10 Jun 2016 | 8:45 amOnline servers are an unavoidable factor in the situation when we want to launch a new business website or to store and keep our precious data secured in one place, so as when we want to make a backup of these archives. However, there are many solutions out there, and people are not always sure which one would be perfect for their businesses. This is why we have decided to highlight a few important things when you are searching for your perfect network servers. Different Online Servers Options The first thing every user must know is that not all packages are the same, which is why they have to figure out for which purpose they want to use the online servers. No matter what, all network serves must be...
How to Secure Your Windows 10 PC24 May 2016 | 5:35 amHow to Secure Your Windows 10 PC Nowadays people seem to be more into the digital world than the real one. Every individual is now using a computer, tablet or smartphone to get many of their routine things done. One can easily buy things online or make transactions and payments. Apart from all the good things, there are some bad things also. Hackers and other Internet threats are hard at work trying to steal your personal data. In order to keep your PC secure from such threats, your PC needs to be protected. If you are using a Windows PC and recently upgraded it with the latest Windows 10, know how you can secure your Windows 10 PC from viruses just by following a few simple tips given below! Tip 1:...
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As Time Runs Out for Windows 10 Free Upgrade – Is there a Persuasive Reason to Upgrade?21 Jul 2016 | 8:28 amTime is running out to take advantage of the free Windows 10 upgrade from Microsoft. Let's explore my thoughts on the pro and cons of upgrading vs. staying with your existing OS.
ASUS Chromebook Flip: 10.1-inch Touchscreen Laptop Review20 Jul 2016 | 10:00 pmIf you want a Chromebook and you're already a moderate to heavy Google user, here's why you should buy the ASUS Chromebook Flip.
Get Started with the New Start Menu in Windows 10 Anniversary Update19 Jul 2016 | 9:45 pmThe Start menu has seen small refinements since Windows 10 launched in 2015. The latest update puts the focus on speed and customization.
Criptext for Gmail: Secure Email, Read Receipts, and Unsend Messages19 Jul 2016 | 8:15 amPerhaps after a good night's sleep you wake and think - I need to cancel that email! Today I'm going to teach you how to delete an email moments or even hours after it's been delivered!
Microsoft Introduces Windows 10 Enterprise Subscriptions19 Jul 2016 | 12:34 amMicrosoft has unveiled a new product called - Windows 10 Enterprise Subscription. What does it mean? We have the details.
Tinder Social wants to make group dating cool again22 Jul 2016 | 1:15 amTinder's new feature is just perfect for those (understandably) too chicken to playing the dating game alone. Dubbed Tinder Social, the company has now added the ability for groups to accept dates, creating the perfect night out to a concert or movie. Tinder now allows users to swipe right on groups, allowing entire bunches of people to hit the town together. Tinder claims this to be a much better experience for some, who often find comfort being about people they're familiar with. "Often your best nights are when you're hanging with friends, someone makes an unexpected connection with someone in another crew, [...] The post Tinder Social wants to make group dating cool again appeared first on...
User experience and the IoT: tech should be all about humans22 Jul 2016 | 12:30 amI remember reading about the Twittering Ferries a few years ago. This story captured my imagination and I started to explore the Internet of Things (IoT) in more detail. IoT, in essence, allows 'Machines to speak to Machines' (M2M), provide instruction, feedback on status, and even process artificial intelligence. The reason the Twittering Ferries intrigued me, however, was not the M2M relationship, but rather the fact that the code behind Twittering Ferries created a means where machines were now talking to people. They used social media to facilitate communication to human beings. This has been my interest point over the last [...] The post User experience and the IoT: tech should be all about humans...
Arizona State University finds a way to control drones using brainwaves21 Jul 2016 | 11:00 pmThe brain is a complex processing unit which contains approximately 200-billion neutrons. These neutrons fire thousands of electrical signals per second. As complex as the brain is, we still can't telepathically move things with our minds, until today. Director of Human-Orientated Robotics and Control Lab, Panagiotis Artemiadis who's also the assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter has found a way to successfully control drones using a wireless interface. The controller uses a skull-cap connected to a computer, which is outfitted with 128 electrodes. The cap reads the brainwaves you produce when instructing parts of your [...] The post Arizona...
Weekly Round Up #70: iPhone Pro dual camera, Xbox One S launch & Pokemon Go21 Jul 2016 | 10:50 pmWelcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week Hadlee Simons and Andy Walker talk all things Gear. The two discuss the rumours about an iPhone Pro with a dual camera, a Xiaomi with a dual camera, Apple dropping its 16GB storage version on its smartphones, Xbox One S launch, Pokemon Go's altruistic and selfish side-effects. What are we watching, reading, playing: Both Andy and Hadlee are still playing the same games they were last week. Hadlee has also been on a hunt for podcasts. Tweet of the Week: Melania Trump's brilliant [...] The post Weekly Round Up #70: iPhone Pro dual camera, Xbox One S launch & Pokemon Go appeared...
Telkom reveals FreeMe: 6 rather attractive mobile data plans21 Jul 2016 | 12:25 pmTelkom Mobile has announced the launch of its FreeMe mobile plan, offering six tiers of pricing. The pricing itself seems reasonable, but there are a number of surprising perks as well. All plans include free SMS messages (limited to 50 per day), zero-rated WhatsApp/Viber/BBM calls (2GB fair usage policy) and free access to over 6000 WiFi hotspots. The two most expensive plans (20GB and unlimited data) also include free calls to any network – albeit limited to only 1500 and 3000 minutes respectively. The other plans feature free on-network calls only, with a fair usage policy of 3000 minutes. Interestingly enough, the plans are [...] The post Telkom reveals FreeMe: 6 rather attractive mobile data plans...
How to upgrade to Windows 10, while also getting heroically drunk23 Jul 2016 | 9:00 amYou know you should upgrade to Windows 10 this weekend. The latest version of Windows, which is faster, more secure and more useful than its predecessor, is only a free upgrade until next weekend. After that, you'll have to pay $120 for a piece of software, which is unconscionable. However, all the facts in the world don't disguise the truth that updating an operating system is always awful. Windows 10 promises you "all your stuff will be just where you left it!" which is basically a lie. Luck
This week's top stories: New Android phones, Nougat details, best Android apps for July, & more23 Jul 2016 | 8:48 amIn this week's top stories: We go hands-on with the new $99 ZTE ZMax Pro, roundup the latest Galaxy Note 7 leaks and other Android phone news, and give you our picks for the 5 Android apps you should download this month. more…Filed under: Google Corporate
Before Hacking, The DNC Mocked A Report Questioning Its Cybersecurity23 Jul 2016 | 8:00 amScyther5 / Getty Images Just months before a trove of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked and published online, a DNC communications director mocked a BuzzFeed News report in May that questioned the effectiveness of its cybersecurity.Wikileaks on Friday published more than 19,000 emails from seven senior DNC staffers sent between January 2015 and May 25 this year. Some of the emails show DNC staffers criticizing the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders.Buried in the trov
The Most Spectacular Cosplay of Comic-Con 2016, Day Two23 Jul 2016 | 8:00 amGuys, it's only day two of San Diego Comic-Con 2016, and the cosplay is already getting too real. Want more? Here's our favorite cosplays from day two on the show floor.Read more...
This Week's Awesome Stories From Around the Web (Through July 23rd)23 Jul 2016 | 8:00 amARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: This Is the Robot Maid Elon Musk Is Funding Will Knight | MIT Technology Review "Abbeel's robots learn tasks from scratch, using a neural network that receives sensor input and controls physical movement. The network adjusts its parameters automatically as it inches closer to its goal. A robot might try thousands of grips, for instance, in the process of learning how to hold a certain object." INTERNET & SOCIETY: In the Future You Will Own Nothing... read m
The wireless development of the Internet of Things11 Jul 2016 | 10:56 amThis is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Arrow.com for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. WiFi is nearly ubiquitous today, with most homes, offices, and coffee shops set up to provide wireless internet access. However, the technology has only been in widespread usage for little over a decade and is still in its infancy – with the Internet of Things the next frontier. The wireless standard 802.11n is the most common standard found in home WiFi routers, with the mature technology offering speeds of 100Mbps, around the same top speed as many people's home broadband connection. But this technology is quickly being replaced by the newer 802.11ac standard that offers improved multimedia-optimized...
This summer is the time for 4K UltraHD8 Jul 2016 | 6:09 amThe improvement from standard definition television to 1080P was only a few years ago, but as 4K televisions start to come down to more affordable prices – is it time to upgrade again? 4K (also known as UHD or UltraHD) is the tech term for displays with horizontal resolutions of around 4,000 pixels (in comparison with 1080P which defines displays with vertical resolutions of 1080 pixels) – so it is a major step change for high definition with 4K displays containing around four times as many pixels as a 1080P display in the same size. Only a decade ago, people would think of a 40″ TV as huge, but no many of us have 50″ TVs at home, with the trend for ever larger screens looking to continue. A standard...
Sharing economy: Cuvva offers car rental and insurance by the hour30 Jun 2016 | 8:56 amMuch has been made of the so-called "sharing economy", but few of the businesses in this sector actually fulfil the sharing part of that phrase. Uber, for example, has nothing to do with sharing – but a new UK-based app offering car borrowing and insurance by the hour actually makes good on the terminology. Car sharing is not a new idea – Zipcar has been well established in London and elsewhere for a few years – but what Cuvva is offering is not a dedicated car sharing service, but a way for people to rent their friends' cars and gain insurance on the vehicle by the hour. The Barclays Accelerator-backed app started by letting anyone get car insurance by the hour with just a few taps of the screen on their...
The Internet of Things and smart cities of the future16 Jun 2016 | 8:13 amThis is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Arrow.com for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. The Internet of Things (IoT) has the ability to revolutionise the modern city, providing the data and automation needed to improve efficiency, drive down costs, and better connect citizens with state services – but only once governments move to embrace the technology. When most people think of IoT, they imagine people having coffee pots automatically that begin to brew coffee as soon as you walk in the door, or thermostats that can be managed from a smartphone app – but the technology offers much more when introduced on a large scale. This larger scale does not necessarily just mean large corporations...
Google Keyboard Update V. Giphy Keys11 Jun 2016 | 2:08 amYou probably don't think about it very much unless you're using your smartphone to type a long email to a co-worker or are engaged in a heated debate with a friend, but your mobile keyboard likely plays a huge role in helping you communicate smoothly and quickly. That's precisely why it's a good idea to get informed about Google's mobile keyboard update for Android users, and a mobile keyboard called Giphy Keys that lets you communicate more clearly via GiFs. What You Need to Know About Google Keyboard for Android Google has just released its fifth version of a mobile keyboard for Android smartphones, and this one has lots of user-requested features. First, it offers a few more personalization...
FreshStart Helps You Upgrade Your Hard Drive & Clean Up Your PC19 Jul 2016 | 6:01 pm� Do you have a PC laptop or desktop in your home that has seen better days? After years of use any computer can slow down. This is due to downloading apps, saving data, deleting files, drive defragmentation, and sometimes viruses and malware. I have one right here! My old Dell desktop. I've had it over […] The post FreshStart Helps You Upgrade Your Hard Drive & Clean Up Your PC appeared first on LittleTechGirl.com.
Master Lock Laptop Safe & Backpack Lock Review w/ Giveaway18 Jul 2016 | 9:51 pmWhen I received the products that Master Lock sent for my July and August reviews the timing could not have been more perfect. It was just what I needed at this time. You may have noticed that I've been pretty scarce over the past couple of weeks. If I were to say that it has […] The post Master Lock Laptop Safe & Backpack Lock Review w/ Giveaway appeared first on LittleTechGirl.com.
Summer Safety Tips For The On the Go Family24 Jun 2016 | 5:25 amSchool is out!! And besides that, June is National Safety Month, so this month I'm talking about a few safety tips for summer. When you and your family travel for vacation, or you are out and about it's very important to keep your home, personal belongings, and your family safe. In the below video I […] The post Summer Safety Tips For The On the Go Family appeared first on LittleTechGirl.com.
Cleaning Up Your Social Media Game23 Jun 2016 | 11:16 pmSocial media started as a way for friends and family to share thoughts and photos. Now, whether you are marketing your business or even your personal brand, social media is a pivotal aspect in those marketing efforts. There is always room for improvement, and these tips can help you step up your social media game. […] The post Cleaning Up Your Social Media Game appeared first on LittleTechGirl.com.
Getting Lost in Home Design in the At Home Store20 Jun 2016 | 12:36 pmYou may not know this about me, but I'm absolutely addicted to HGTV and DIY Network. Every now and then I go through phases where that is all that I watch all day long. I'm in one of those phases right now. My mind is on moving, getting a new home, choosing finishes, painting and […] The post Getting Lost in Home Design in the At Home Store appeared first on LittleTechGirl.com.
How to upgrade to Windows 10, while also getting heroically drunk23 Jul 2016 | 9:00 amYou know you should upgrade to Windows 10 this weekend. The latest version of Windows, which is faster, more secure and more useful than its predecessor, is only a free upgrade until next weekend. After that, you'll have to pay $120 for a piece of software, which is unconscionable. However, all the facts in the world don't disguise the truth that updating an operating system is always awful. Windows 10 promises you "all your stuff will be just where you left it!" which is basically a lie. Luckily there's a solution: alcohol. So sit back, crack a cold one (or 12), and get ready for a software update, adult-style. (more…) Trending right now:

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This waterproof action camera is just as good as a GoPro, but it's only $4823 Jul 2016 | 7:30 am