Politics

Bombshell New Study Shows That Expanding Medicaid Does Nothing To Improve People’s Health

As reported on Businessinsider.com by James Pethokoukis I’m not sure if this counts as one those healthcare “glitches and bumps,” President Obama talked about the other day. But whatever term you choose, it’s hardly a good harbinger for Obamacare and its dramatic Medicaid expansion. New results from the Oregon Health Study — a “landmark study” in the words of The New York Times – comparing thousands of low-income people in Oregon who received Medicaid access with those who didn’t found that…

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Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Z400 Touch

As reported on Wired. reviewed by: Christopher Null 600 Bucks, and Worth Every Penny Photo by Ariel Zambelich/Wired   While jaded tech writers and reviewers have become accustomed to seeing $1,000-plus price tags on laptops, the reality is that the vast majority of the rest of the world’s buyers aren’t ready to pay such lofty prices. For years, the average selling price of a Windows laptop has hovered around a mere $500, according to NPD Group, a…

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Legal

Three men charged with helping Boston Marathon bombing suspect destroy evidence

As reported on The Verge. By Adi Robertson Three more suspects have been charged in relation to April’s Boston Marathon bombings — not for any role in the bombing itself, but for helping to destroy evidence for friend and alleged bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. According to documents released by the FBI, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth students Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov knew Tsarnaev from college. In the wake of the bombing, both these two and a…

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Mobile

Shapeshifters: phones of the future could morph on demand

As reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor Download an app, transform your handset   Scientists in Europe have developed prototype devices that could drastically change the way we interact with our smartphones and tablets. The six working prototypes, known as “Morphees,” are thin, electronic displays capable of automatically changing shape to perform certain functions. Researchers say that if brought to market, the devices could usher in a new era in mobile computing, breaking down the…

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Application Photography

Snapzoom Gives You A Smartphone Camera Mount That Turns Binoculars Into A Super Zoom Lens

As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON A lot of people don’t carry cameras anymore, now that they have smartphones. But that means that you could miss opportunities to capture great moments, especially when you’re missing out on the great optical zoom available on some more expensive or specialized dedicated camera devices. That’s what Snapzoom hopes to fix with its binocular mount for smartphone cameras, and the best part is that it’s completely universal, meaning it fits a wide variety…

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Cloud Microsoft

Microsoft reportedly working on Mohoro, an Azure-hosted remote desktop service

As reported on Engadget. By Nicole Lee Microsoft is plumbing the depths of cloud computing yet again with the development of what could be a pay-per-use desktop virtualization service called Mohoro. According to ZDNet‘s Mary Jo Foley, Mohoro is essentially Azure‘s answer to Remote Desktop, but as a hosted service. Intended for “companies who want thin clients or to run legacy apps on new PCs,” her source states that, “With Mohoro, you click a few buttons, deploy your apps, use…

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News

Three Samsung workers injured in second serious gas leak at chip plant

As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Korean agency Yonhap News is reporting that there’s been a second major leak of hydrofluoric gas at Samsung’s main chip factory in the city of Hwaseong. Three workers are said to have been injured, with no word yet on how badly. Only three months have passed since the last such accident at the plant, which proved to be fataland which got Samsung a nominal $1,000 fine as well as a telling-off from police investigators — but…

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Google

Google Glass developer reveals ‘Winky’ eye gesture app that takes photos

As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Remember those “eye gestures” spotted in Google Glass code? Developer Mike DiGiovanni, who just released the “Bulletproof” lockscreen for Glass, has already used them to develop an app called “Winky” that snaps photos on the Explorer Edition of the AR eyewear. When activated and calibrated, a simple wink of the eye allows you to capture a still of whatever you’re looking at, rather than using a voice command or tapping the side of the glasses as normally required,…

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