Month: March 2014

Military Photography

Can You Spot the Snipers Hidden in These Photos?

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Business Microsoft

Microsoft’s game of thrones: how Ballmer and Gates lost favor

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As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister Over the course of the last year, the balance of power at Microsoft has drastically changed. Now, Businessweek has chronicled the Game of Thrones-like power struggle which shoved aside the regime of Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates to make way for a new leader. While much of the story has been told before in whispers and rumors, the publication’s sources paint a vivid picture of internal strife and corporate backstabbings at the firm, starting with a rift between Gates…

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Google

Google is finally getting serious about wearables

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As reported on The Verge. By Dieter Bohn Speaking today at the SXSW conference, Google’s SVP of Android and Chrome Sundar Pichai said that in two weeks, Google will be releasing a developer SDK that will make it easier for companies to create wearable devices that run on Android. Pichai didn’t drop any hints as to whether or not Google itself was working on any devices, but instead said that when it comes to wearables, he thinks about…

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Application

Lowdown Is An iOS App To Help Busy People Prepare For Meetings

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Steve O’Hear Apparently, preparing for meetings properly — the who, what and where — is a pain-point for some. This is especially true for sales people who have to hold a lot of meetings and where preparation can make the difference when trying to push a prospect over the line. That’s the problem Lowdown is setting out to solve. The UK startup has created an iOS app that automatically pulls together information from your phone…

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Imagery Photography

Panasonic’s 4K-ready Lumix GH4 priced at $1,700, ships in late April

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As reported on Engadget. BY RICHARD LAWLER Panasonic promised it would deliver a GH mirrorless camera capable of recording 4K video for under $2,000, and now we know just how far under that is. The Lumix GH4 camera body and its 16MP CMOS Micro Four Thirds sensor will cost $1,700, while the optional YAGH pro audio/video interface unit is available for an extra $2,000. The pre-order listings on Panasonic’s website currently show an estimated ship date of late April. EOSHD.com confirms the same…

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Entertainment

‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ trailer brings back gritty graphic-novel violence

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As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes It’s nearly time to head back to Sin City. It’s been almost a decade since directors Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez first brought moviegoers to its black-and-white, noirish world, and after some delay and a long production, we’re finally getting a look at its sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, with a first trailer. The movie has been in the works since not long after the original’s…

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Application

The smarter news apps are, the dumber they get

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As reported on The Verge. By Casey Newton A curiously hot category with little to show for it In August 2011, CNN bought the newsreading app Zite for $20 million. At the time, the cable-news giant said that Zite’s algorithms for personalizing news would transform its digital presence. “The Zite technology can also help CNN’s websites and apps serve more personalized content, making our current digital services even better,” said KC Estenson, general manager of CNN Digital, at…

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Culture Tech

Bye Bye Second Screen? The InAIR Lets You Browse The Web And Watch TV All In One Place

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Colleen Taylor Nowadays, many people browse the web at the same time that they’re watching TV — the phenomenon is called the “second screen.” But a new gadget called InAIR from a startup called SeeSpace wants to bring our attention back to just one screen by putting the best of the laptop, the smart phone, and the TV all together in one place.InAIR, which is set to cost $99, works by plugging directly…

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Retail Sales TV

Sharp’s near-4K TVs are now available, starting at $2,500

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As reported on Engadget. BY EDGAR ALVAREZ Even though CES 2014 is long gone, some of the stuff announced there is just now starting to become available for purchase. Case in point: Sharp’s Quattron+ lineup, a series of 2014 AQUOS televisions featuring the latest and greatest, including a revamped SmartCentral platform. But that’s not what’s interesting here. Instead, it’s the Quattron+ technology, one that Sharp describes as being able to “accept a 4K signal and play it back at near-4K resolution, with an effective…

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Legal

Judge rules that flying commercial drones is legal, for now

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As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS The Federal Aviation Administration may want to go through some rigorous testingbefore it allows commercial drone flights on a broader basis, but the National Transportation Safety Board isn’t willing to wait that long. One of the Board’s judges has determined that the FAA currently has no authority to regulate drones; the move effectively makes drones legal, and it spares a pilot from a $10,000 fine for shooting a commercial with his unmanned aircraft.…

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