Day: March 12, 2013

Culture Education

Teachers Are the Key to Everyone Learning to Code

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As reported on WebMonkey.com By Scott Gilbertson Code.org recently made a splash with its high-profile supporters — everyone from Bill Gates to Snoop Dogg have offered up their support for Code.org’s premise: that everyone should learn to code. While Code.org’s goals are admirable, the movie above spends near zero time talking about what might be the most important part of the equation: computer science teachers. The Code.org website has info for interested teachers, but the emphasis is still…

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Mobile

Alleged Galaxy S 4 video shows a lot more than Samsung’s teasers

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As reported on The Verge. By Vlad Savov Samsung’s rapidly approaching fourth-generation Galaxy S handset may have just made its video debut, courtesy of a hands-on overview from the same source asyesterday’s purported leaked pictures. While it remains impossible to be sure that this is the Galaxy S 4, we are indeed looking at a real, functional device, bearing all the usual hallmarks of Samsung design. It appears to have a 5-inch display, with a thinner bezel than…

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Google

Google Now confirmed for Chrome OS and Windows, beta browser reveals

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As reported on The Verge. By Matt Brian   Google Now integration may soon become available in Google’s Windows browser and Chrome OS platform, after engineers added a new reference to the feature in the latest Chromium release. Discovered by Chromium enthusiast François Beaufort, a new flag has been added to the Chromium backend, which allows users to enable the option if they know the relevant Google Now server. However, as the feature is not yet public, Google Now…

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Gmail’s Mobile Web And Offline Apps Get The iOS Treatment, Add Improved Search And Calendar Support

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As reported on TechCrunch. by FREDERIC LARDINOIS Google just announced that it is rolling out a new design for its Gmail mobile web app for Android, iOS, Blackberry and Kindle Fire. The new design looks very similar to Gmail’srecently relaunched iOS apps, with a generous amount of whitespace and larger fonts and icons. The web app now also features Gmail for iOS’s improved search tool and calendar integration. This means the mobile web app now also offers auto-complete predictions…

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Google

Google Details Glass Mirror API At SXSW, Shows Off Gmail, NYT, Evernote And Path Integrations

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As reported on TechCrunch. by FREDERIC LARDINOIS At SXSW this afternoon, Google provided developers with a first glance at the Google Glass Mirror API, the main interface between Google Glass, Google’s servers and the apps that developers will write for them. In addition, Google showed off a first round of applications that work on Glass, including how Gmail works on the device, as well as integrations from companies like the New York Times, Evernote, Path and…

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HealthCare Imagery

Researchers print biometric sensors directly on skin, make wearable health monitors more durable

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As reported on Engadget. By Michael Gorman MC10 might be best known for its wearable electronics aimed at athletes, but the company also makes a medical diagnostic sticker called abiostamp. Its creator (and MC10 co-founder), John Rogers has refined that design so that it’s no longer an elastomer sticker — now he can apply the biostamp’s thin, stretchy electronics directly on human skin, and bond it with commercially available spray-on bandage material. By losing the elastomer backing of the…

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Business Internet Story

Netflix intros a dedicated ISP speed index page to highlight streaming champions

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Netflix has long been judging your ISP’s streaming quality, but you’ve had to dig around blog posts and other less accessible pages to get the low-down on just which networks reign supreme. Its new, dedicated ISP Speed Index page is much more straightforward: stop by and you’ll always have a quick glimpse of which internet providers are the most Netflix-friendly across key countries, with more detailed breakdowns for individual nations. Not…

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Application Entertainment

Fox mobile apps add TV Everywhere streaming, 24-hour sports network due this fall HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler Fox has been quietly busy over the last few days, unveiling plans for a 24-hour sports network that may be the biggest challenger to ESPN’s throne, and adding new features to its mobile apps. Fox Sports 1 is scheduled to launch Saturday August 17th, loaded with content including NASCAR, soccer (Champions League, Europe League and World Cup in 2018 and 2022), weekly UFC fights, college football, college basketball and in 2014, pro…

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