Day: May 1, 2014

Space

NASA’s next spacesuit is this glowing hunchback chosen by online voters

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As reported on The Verge. By Adrianne Jeffries Last month, NASA asked people to vote for their favorite out of three possible designs for the outer shell of its Z-2 spacesuit. The winner has just been announced: 63 percent of voters felt very strongly about the aqua-blue enhanced “technology” design, which resembles the costumes in the classic sci-fi movie Tron. The designs weren’t that different, mostly varying in color scheme. All featured electroluminescent trim and geometric chest emblems. The…

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Application

Real talk: the new Snapchat makes texting fun again

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As reported on The Verge. By Ellis Hamburger More than just photos, Snapchat’s new text and video chat feels immediate and intimate By any measure, Snapchat has had a busy year. 23-year-old CEO Evan Spiegel reportedly rejected a $3 billion offer from Mark Zuckerberg, dealt with a data breach that leaked 4.6 million usernames, and watched as countless “ephemeral” apps launched to compete with his app. Meanwhile, Snapchat, by some metrics, had passed Facebook in daily photo uploads. The night…

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Retail Sales

Payment Innovation Is Not Enough For Retail

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Dax Dasilva nnounces Its Cross-Platform Marketing Cloud Editor’s note:  Dax Dasilva is founder and CEO of retail management company LightSpeed.Once a key differentiator, mobile payments are fast becoming a commodity and are widely used by retailers. Yankee Group found that 61 percent of large merchants already use a mobile checkout or plan to in 2014. We are seeing the major payments players recognize this, realizing that they can’t bank on razor-thin profit margins from…

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Google Security

Google will also stop scanning business and government Gmail inboxes for ads

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As reported on Engadget. BY MARIELLA MOON Student Gmail accounts aren’t the only ones safe from Google’s prying eyes. Apparently, the company’s also pulling its targeted ad scanners from Gmail inboxes for businesses and government, as well as from free legacy accounts. Mountain View’s confirmed toTechCrunch that it’ll completely kill the enable/disable toggle for targeted ads for those users. These lucky people will just never see another link hawking Viagra (hey, show me a Spam folder without…

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Google Now for Android remembers where you parked

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As reported on Engadget. BY MARIELLA MOON You probably have a trick or two up your sleeve to remember where you’ve parked amidst a sea of other cars. But if you’re still prone to forgetting your parking spot, Google’s refreshed Android Search app might be able to help you out. The update adds a newGoogle Now parking card that lists the address of the place where you left your car, along with a map that shows how far you…

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