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James Zabbal

Microsoft experimenting with free version of Windows 8.1 | The Verge - 0 views

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  • James Zabbal on 02 Mar 14
     
    This article is about how Microsoft is planning to make a low-cost or free version of windows 8.1 for windows 7 users to upgrade to. The main goal of this from Microsoft, is to boost the number of people using windows 8.1 I think that this is a really smart idea because it will let someone test out windows 8.1 for a small cost or even no cost at all, without having to spend over $100 on the full version of windows 8. I myself like Windows 8 and use it on a daily basis, but I know many people who find it hard adapting to the new operating system. That's why with the free version, if the person likes it, they can buy it, if not, they can just re-install Windows 7. This is one of the few experiment like projects Microsoft are doing. They also plan to release low-cost, or free versions of their Windows Phone operating system, and also plan to merge their tablet OS, Microsoft RT, and Windows Phone together into one version.
Nicole Trezzi

Your Nose Is a Super-Machine That Can Detect Over a Trillion Scents - 0 views

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  • Nicole Trezzi on 23 Mar 14
     
    For about a century, scientists thought that human noses were able to recognize 10,000 different odours. Although this has been true for a number of years, new research shows that we can actually detect over 1,000,000,000,000 distinct scents. That is over a trillion different smells. Leslie Vosshall and colleagues, who work at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, says that the 10,000 number had to be wrong. They considered that the human eye perceives 10 million different colours using only 3 types of light receptors, and the human nose has 400 different receptor types in comparison. Vosshall and her team created an experiment to prove this new theory, but because testing a trillion different scents would take eternity, the team crafted never-before-smelled scents composed of 10-30 odour ingredients. Each volunteer in the experiment smelled 264 different groupings of odours and then the team used that data to determine how many different scents the average human could identify. This is very cool new information that I have learned because it shows us that we are capable of so much more than we expect ourselves to be capable of. Considering that the whole existence of the human race could be wiped out by one single infection, this information reminds me that humans are too awesome to go into extinction.
saintmichaeld

The Gorgeously Green Workspace for Two - 0 views

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shared by saintmichaeld on 10 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • saintmichaeld on 10 Apr 14
     
    The typical computer workspace setting looks a little darker, and more secluded than these designers wanted. They chose an open concept workspace instead, which includes flowers, plants. etc. The two people credited for this idea are Julia and Yuriy. This is a design for a home office. They think, that if you are into spending time with your significant other, and are willing to share a desk this can be a fabulous idea, since you are connected and have to work together. This could be an interesting concept. This website actually takes other people's ideas and puts them up for display, so this does not happen to be proven or tested to work better, or something along those lines. Still, I think this could work for me. I like the atmosphere this gives off, and you could probably get a lot of things done quicker if you are comfortable.
Robert Augustynowicz

Alcatel OneTouch Idol X makes a solid debut in Canada - 1 views

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shared by Robert Augustynowicz on 17 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Robert Augustynowicz on 17 Feb 14
     
    An android smartphone called the Alcatel One Touch Idol X has been released in Canada on February 11th. It has average specs compared to the Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5s while costing a lot less. Without a contract the Idol costs 250 dollars while with a Bell 2 year plan it has a price tag of 0 dollars. The operating system of the Idol X is a modified version of jellybean 4.2.2 giving the phone noticeable difference but still keeping the android feel. Also the Alcatel smartphone has a beautiful design. It looks a cross between an iPhone and the Samsung galaxy S4. Finally, on paper this phone is near perfect but the next couple months will put it to the test in real life situations.
  • Mr. Fabroa on 18 Feb 14
     
    thoughts/opinions?
Michael Cambare

Scientists Reconstruct Movies From Our Minds - 0 views

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  • Michael Cambare on 28 Sep 11
     
    Scientists have now further refined their ability to be able to read and render our memories. Test subjects were given a number of movies to watch (hopefully not rise of the planet of the apes, that was just a terrible movie, it has no respect to the first film in terms of story. In the first film it is said humanity wiped itself out in a nuclear war to destroy the monkeys but in this movie it was because of a disease, and they even put it after the credits so if you leave early which you will, you will not even finish the whole movie or grasp its crappy plot.)and were then placed in an MRI machine. The MRI machine read their brain activity for hours on end which was then compiled and rendered through super special 11 herbs and spices techniques to roughly display their thoughts visually. This technology needs to be further refined so that instead of hours of imaging, it can be seconds of imaging so that our governments may use it to find the terrorists, our enemies and decrease our liberties all at the same time.
Jonathan Villa

Technology News: iPad: The iPad's Powerful Academic Potential - 1 views

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  • Jonathan Villa on 12 Sep 11
     
    Certain schools are introducing the ipad as an alternative to textbooks. This makes it easier to learn but raises questions on whether or not this is fair. Not every school is going to be able to afford this. This would give the students in the schools that do have them a huge academic advantage, especially in standardized tests and future job opportunities.
codrin gherghel

BlackBerry Messenger for Android Shows Off Threaded Messages and More | TechnoBuffalo - 0 views

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  • Rob Lombardi on 12 Oct 11
     
    till not convinced that BlackBerry Messenger for Android is real and possibly showing up next week at BlackBerry DevCon? Let us whet your appetite with a few more images.
  • codrin gherghel on 13 Oct 11
     
    Last week a source at Research In Motion (RIM) reached out to us with some images of what they claimed to be BBM for Android.  Said source read the comments on that post and decided to come back with a few more images to explain some of what you were seeing.  These new pictures show off threaded messaging as well as the ability to customize your fonts.  According to what the anonymous source tells us, you'll also be able to change the size as you want for easy reading. All of the accounts shown in the images are test accounts, so don't be thrown by that part.
codrin gherghel

Want To Be Ready for iOS 5 Tomorrow? Get iTunes 10.5 Now | TechCrunch - 1 views

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shared by codrin gherghel on 12 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • codrin gherghel on 12 Oct 11
     
    iOS 5 is finally coming out for people who haven't bought the new iPhone 4S and for developers, who have been testing the Beta version for about 2 months now. Apple has prepared for the mass server blockage that will come with tomorrows release by making it a must to install itunes 10.5 otherwise you simply cannot get the new version.
Serena Zaccagnini

Teenagers Will, Like, Totally Abandon Facebook for Google+ - 0 views

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shared by Serena Zaccagnini on 18 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Serena Zaccagnini on 18 Oct 11
     
    Shocking news: teenagers are actually considering spending less time on Facebook and more time on Google+. Why, you ask? Apparently, 10% of teenage Facebook users would leave all together, and as the annoyances (the example of the "news ticker" is given), the changes to Zuckerberg's legacy aren't exactly going over well with the younger generation. They REALLY hate the news ticker. Google+ has no plans to build a feature like such. Could that be what's drawing them over? I think so. Facebook had a good run, but maybe next time they try and make some changes to their site, they should test it out on some teens first.
Farid Manafov

Researchers Release Attack Tool That Cripples Secure Websites | Threat Level | Wired.com - 0 views

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shared by Farid Manafov on 25 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Farid Manafov on 25 Oct 11
     
    Researchers have released an attack tool that tests their websites to when they connect through secure connections, not so secure now huh? They call it "The Hacker Choice"
Matt Bautista

Video: This Robot Is Walking On Its Own (Without Using Motors Or Electricity) | TechCrunch - 1 views

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shared by Matt Bautista on 26 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Matt Bautista on 26 Oct 11
     
    Once again, Japan has done it. They've created a robot at Nagoya Institute of Technology. This passive robot can walk on its own. It doesn't need motors, sensors, or even electricity. All it needs in a light push. This robot took 100 000 steps in a row during a 13 hour test and was able to carry 10-20kg. A purpose of this amazing thing is for people who have trouble walking, ie putting the robot on each leg. Its 90cm high and walks at 3.3km/h.
Serena Zaccagnini

Facebook Says 600,000 Accounts Compromises Per Day - 0 views

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shared by Serena Zaccagnini on 29 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Serena Zaccagnini on 29 Oct 11
     
    Apparently, Facebook has released a statement saying that around 600,000 log-ins are compromised every day. And their solution? Find three to five "trusted friends." This way, if you're locked out of your account, Facebook will send codes to your friends to give to you, that will let you back on to them. They are also testing out some app passwords that the company will create on their own, and you won't need to remember them at all. Kind of pathetic after everything else they've done, but if it truly does work, why complain? 
Daniela Gaudio

Should I Run a Second Operating System in a Virtual Machine or Dual Boot? - 0 views

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  • Adrian Galope on 12 Apr 12
     
    This is article is all about running a second operating system in a virtual machine or dual boot. Choosing between this two methods is up to you, because  you need to think which better for your particular needs.Both have pros and cons, but are better suited to specific situations. Dual booting is great for games and other Long stints in an operating system while virtualization is great for running that one program, or testing out a new OS.
  • Daniela Gaudio on 12 Apr 12
     
    This article discusses the options of running an OS within an OS for example a VMware image of Apple Mac OS X 10.7 Lion running on a Windows based machine within the VMware software package. It discusses the issues of performance when you use another OS within a host OS and how the processor has to utilise and manage its resources within the both OS's for it to run, so therefore the virtual OS will be very laggy and unresponsive if it has to utilise a lot of resources and if it has a lot of programs and processes open simultaneously. While Dual booting is great if you own a Apple Mac due to the fact that not many games can run on the Mac environment because of the need of most games require the Microsoft DirectX 10 codec or higher for example CRYSIS 2  which is only available to windows machines for it to function properly. This therefore is relevant to my course due to the fact that it discusses many software package limitations and also hardware limitations which can get in the way of what you want to achieve for example VMware .ISO file of Apple Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion running on an Acer Aspire 5247.  
Malaika Thompson

Sharing-Friendly Shazam 5.0 Recognizes Music in a Second [VIDEO] - 0 views

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  • Malaika Thompson on 04 Apr 12
     
    Shazam has come out with it's newest version, 5.0 for iPod and iPhone users. The changes to this new app is faster speed, better layout, and ability to connect to other social networks. Some people claim that it is THE fastest music app. Shazam claims that their app can identify a song in 1 second, and when tested it only took 3 seconds. This is a huge improvement to the older model which took 10 seconds. I remember having Shazam on my blackberry and having to sometimes wait for almost 30 seconds to get a song identified. This shows that Shazam has come a long way. People are also now allowed to comment on the music they found and share it with their friends on facebook and twitter. In addition, Shazam has added language support for over 30 different languages. making Shazam more universal. I'm sure that this new model will make Shazam a lot of money.
David Korus

iPhone 6 Said to Adopt 'Bezel-Free' Display - Mac Rumors - 0 views

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shared by David Korus on 12 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • No significant details about Apple's plans for the iPhone 6 are shared in the report, with the majority of it focused on the Galaxy S5 and only a few sentences noting that Apple is working on a "similar" prototype with bezel-free display and fingerprint sensor. Samsung will reportedly be using a more standard fingerprint sensor than the display-wide fingerprint scanner or iris scanner that had previously been rumored for the device.“Scanning fingerprints on the entire screen, which was much talked about recently, will be available in the latter half of this year as there are still technological hurdles to overcome,” [the source] added, hinting that the production yield for the full-screen fingerprint scanner is still far from satisfactory. The source said that Samsung’s top rival Apple is also testing a similar prototype sporting a bezel-less screen that features a fingerprint scanner.Last November, Bloomberg reported that the iPhone 6 was planned to feature a larger display with "glass that curves downward at the edges", perhaps alluding to a bezel-less design in which the edge of the device is formed by the display glass itself rather than a separate bezel. A report last month from The Wall Street Journal claimed that the iPhone 6 "won't include a curved display", but it is possible that both reports could be correct if the design were to include a flat display panel fused to glass (or sapphire) cover that curved at the edges.
  • David Korus on 12 Feb 14
     
    This article is about Apple increasing the size of the iPhone screen and making the screen bezel-free. Both Samsung and Apple are working on a similar prototype but Samsung is using a more standard fingerprint scanner. As the Source said in this article, to have the possibility to scan your finger on the whole screen still has many technological barriers to over come.
  • Mr. Fabroa on 18 Feb 14
     
    thoughts/opinions? what's the connection to Careers?
jrdotimas

Someone Is Remaking Classic Zelda… in First Person 3D… in Virtual Reality | T... - 0 views

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  • jrdotimas on 24 Feb 14
     
    Who doesn't know about the very popular video game: Legend of Zelda. If you don't, you are not a gamer. This was probably one of my favorite games growing up as a kid. P
Mr. Fabroa

Facebook Begins Testing Friend Filters in News Feed [PICS] - 0 views

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  • Mr. Fabroa on 09 Sep 11
     
    this is where your thoughts go
anonymous

Mozilla Shows Off Firefox for Tablets - 1 views

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  • anonymous on 10 Sep 11
     
    Mozilla is testing a computer tablet that runs Firefox. This tablet is slightly bigger that the ones that are out right now, but it helps bring elements to the screen, such as tabs, for example. This tablet might be ideal to people who are used to the computer layout and bigger screens and menu bars at the top o f the internet screen.
anonymous

World's Cheapest Tablet Released in India - 1 views

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  • anonymous on 05 Oct 11
     
    India will soon be releasing Aakash, the worlds cheapest computer tablet. It will cost $35 for students and $60 in stores. Tests proved that the tablet is slow, but it was designed to help bridge the gap betweed the rich and the poor. It has a 7 inch touchscreen, has 32GB of internal memory, 256MB of Ram, and has 2 USB ports. It can also survive in hot Indian summers, up to 118 degrees F
Rob Lombardi

iPhone 4S Benchmarks: Slower Than iPad 2, But Still The Fastest Smartphone Available - 2 views

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shared by Rob Lombardi on 12 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Rob Lombardi on 12 Oct 11
     
    Are all A5 processors the same as another? Not so, says AnandTech, which looked into the iPhone 4S' processor compared to others, including the A5 chip in the iPad 2. The site compiled known benchmarks and "compared them to our existing database of tests." Bottom line? The iPhone 4S is underclocked to roughly 800 MHz, making it slower than Apple's current tablet, but still plenty fast, says the site.
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