Now that developers have Google Glass in hand, the first apps are starting to come out. An early app that's already getting lots of attention is called Winky. Aptly named, the app enables Glass users to take a picture simply with the wink ...
Most people just want their smartphones to take great pictures of their dogs or their kids' soccer games. NASA is a bit more ambitious. The space agency today released photos that three smartphones took from their orbit around Earth. ...
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Google's move this week to make it easier for Chrome browser users to find "packaged apps," Chrome OS's souped-up Web apps, is part of its strategy to turn any Internet-capable device into a Chromebook wannabe loyal to the company's ...
You wake up in the morning and your robot starts the coffee maker and then sends the daily calendar to the car. The car then works on a plan that makes sure you keep to that schedule. It's not a scene out of a sci-fi movie. It's the ...
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Top subjects on the website, digital exhibitor search engine, free WLAN and social media – Messe Frankfurt has greatly expanded its online information services for visitors, exhibitors and journalists of Texprocess 2013. The ...
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Facebook posted a revenue increase of 38% in the first quarter that was bolstered by broad engagement across the site, the company reported Wednesday. Revenue for the social networking company increased to $1.46 billion for the quarter ...
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Toshiba plans to expand its tablet offerings in the U.S. later this year as it explores more screen sizes and price points. The company will introduce new Windows 8 and Android tablets at multiple price ranges in the U.S., said Carl ...
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Google Play is available on Barnes & Noble's Nook HD and Nook HD Plus tablets, starting today. The move by the bookseller brings a much wider selection of apps to its tablets, which until now only included those selected by the company. ...
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a global certification programme to allow developers, operational staff and solutions architects to demonstrate their skills by taking examinations in a range of cloud-related subjects. This is ...
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Firms should encourage their employees to write apps that they think will benefit the company and upload them onto the corporate app store, according to VMware's EMEA chief technologist, Joe Baguley. Baguley, who was speaking at a panel ...
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Apple has avoided over $9bn (£5.8bn) in US taxes through a debt deal, investors have estimated. The firm recently sold $17bn (£11bn) in Apple bonds, the largest offering of this sort in corporate history, with the idea of the ...
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Tablet shipments soared by 142% in the first quarter of 2013 year-over-year as all Android tablets, including low-budget white box versions, dominated the market over Apple iOS tablets, IDC said. Apple outpaced IDC's original forecast for ...
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Recent rumors suggest that Amazon will launch a streaming media player this fall to compete with the likes of Apple TV and Roku. An interesting question is whether it will offer access to Netflix, the company's fierce rival in the streaming ...
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Are you willing to give Google TV another go? If so, the latest option for adding the Google TV platform to your TV is the Asus Cube, which is now being offered for sale by NewEgg.com for $140. We first heard about the Asus Cube (then ...
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Telenav offers a compelling free navigation app, called Scout, that is elegant in its simplicity. And it is about to get better. Starting later this year, Android and Apple iOS users will be able to see realistic renderings of buildings and ...
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