Month: October 2013

Mobile

That Curved Display Smartphone From Samsung Is Real: Meet The Galaxy Round

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JORDAN CROOK Remember that leaked image of a curved display smartphone from Samsung? You should, considering it popped up under our noses just a few hours ago. Well, in case you don’t, Samsung wants to remind you. The Korean firm has just sent out a press release announcing the Galaxy Round, “the world’s first curved display smartphone.” With the curved display, Samsung can offer Galaxy Round owners a range of “exclusive experiences,” like…

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Skype for Android scores enhanced video call quality, new UI on tablets

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As reported on Engadget. By Mariella Moon Despite its super-short changelog, the latest version of Skype for Android has scored two major updates: better video quality and a new tablet interface. The VoIP provider claims you can now enjoy video chats with up to four times the resolution of older Skype versions, whether you’re using a phone or a slate. When it comes to the layout, the fresh tablet UI that prominently displays latest chats and calls isn’t…

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Quasar IV encrypted phone begins production, slated for Q2 2014 release

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As reported on Engadget. By Mariella Moon  By the looks of it, Quasar IV’s Indiegogo campaign won’t reach its $3.2 million goal — not when it’s only been able to raise a small fraction of that amount with so little time left. Even so, the super-secure phone with encrypted local and cloud storage will still see the light of day. QSAlpha, the company behind the device, tells Engadget that the crowdfunding campaign generated enough buzz to attract the…

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Article

A day at Genius Camp: getting dumb in Einstein’s paradise

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As reported on The Verge. By Katie Drummond Dispatches from the Institute for Advanced Study, home to the world’s smartest people My eyes are glazing over. It’s been less than 10 minutes since I slinked into the last row of chairs inside this makeshift outdoor auditorium, where a young woman with a tightly-bound ponytail and a sharp German accent is motoring through a series of PowerPoint slides. Holomorphic modular forms. A partition of a positive integer n. Ramanujan…

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Was Samsung’s Galaxy Gear Spot Inspired By Apple’s iPhone ‘Hello’?

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MATTHEW PANZARINO Over the weekend, Samsung began airing a series of spots about the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, mostly as an introduction to the product. There was a simple spot with a series of futuristic wrist-based gadgets, presented solo, and a ‘supercut’ spot which combined shots of those gadgets in use from classic science fiction TV and movies. The spot is very effective, some are calling it Samsung’s best commercial ever, which…

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2013 iMac Review: Apple’s All-In-One Benefits Big From Improved Processor, Graphics

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON The new iMac Apple introduced without much fanfare a couple of weeks ago is an evolutionary upgrade, retaining the slimline design it debuted with last year’s pre-holiday refresh, and introducing some major specification bumps under the hood. For owners of any of those machines, it probably won’t be surprising to hear that this year’s upgrade takes what was a great computer and makes it even better, especially for demanding users.…

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Google

Google testing Android screencast support inside Chrome

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As reported on Engadget. By Matt Brian Google could be about to make developing and testing mobile websites inside its Chrome browser a while lot easier. As spotted by Chromium expert François Beaufort, the company has included experimental screencast support inside the latest beta version of its desktop browser. It allows developers and tinkerers to connect their Android smartphone or tablet, test code updates and view the results in real time, without having to leave the safety…

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LG confirms production of ‘bendable and unbreakable’ smartphone displays.

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As reported on Engadget. By Matt Brian It’s been a long time coming, but LG’s foray into elastic smartphone displays is finally going mainstream. The company has confirmed that it will begin mass-producing a new lightweight 6-inch panel that, it claims, is the world’s first flexible OLED panel for smartphones. The display is built from plastic substrates that give it bendable properties, allowing it to be fixed inside devices with curved (but likely rigid) designs. Reports…

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Hotel Wi-Fi Sucks: Create Your Own Hotspot Using the Room’s Ethernet Connection

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As reported on Wired. BY ROBERTO BALDWIN Plug and play. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED   From the creepiest $20 per night skid-row flophouse to the presidential suite at Hong Kong’s InterContinental, Wi-Fi is now as standard as a toilet in the hotels and motels around the world. If only that connection to the internet worked as well as your trusty porcelain throne. Instead of dealing with spotty connections and speeds that resemble early ’90s dialup, use the hotel’s…

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Google OS

Google is building Chrome OS straight into Windows 8

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As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren Google unveiled its Chrome Apps initiative recently to launch apps that exist outside of the browser and extend its reach into more of a platform, but it looks like the company has a whole lot more planned. Over the past few weeks, Google has been updating its developer version of the Chrome browser to run what’s essentially Chrome OS within Windows 8’s “Metro” mode. Chrome traditionally runs on the desktop…

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