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Google Launches “Help For Hacked Sites” To Teach Site Owners How To Recover Their Hacked Sites

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As reported on TechCrunch. by FREDERIC LARDINOIS No site is fully immune to getting hacked, but there are some obvious things every site owner can do to make it a bit harder for hackers to break into a web server and add rogue links or take over a site completely. Today, Googlelaunched its new “Help for Hacked Sites” series to teach webmasters how to avoid getting hacked in the first place – and how to recover their sites if…

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With Mobile Apps And Hardware, YC-Backed Automatic Launches To Help You Get More Out Of Your Car

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER People spend a ton of money on their cars every year, from car payments to insurance to gas to maintenance. But for such expensive assets, most people normally don’t know a whole lot about what’s happening under the hood, or how they can drive or maintain their cars better over time. The folks at Automatic want to change all that, with a smart combination of hardware and mobile apps to keep…

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Users Have Low Tolerance For Buggy Apps – Only 16% Will Try A Failing App More Than Twice

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As reported on TechCrunch. by SARAH PEREZ The mobile app ecosystem isn’t poised to decline any time soon, according to a new study from Compuware, which finds that the majority of smartphone users (85 percent) still prefer mobile apps to mobile websites. Users believe apps to be more convenient (55 percent), faster (48 percent) and easier to browse (40 percent). That data isn’t shocking, of course – native experiences do tend to work better, after all –…

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Cloud Culture

Draft cloud editor saves writing in stages, imports from just about anywhere

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Although web-based editors like Google Docs are wonderful for writers who don’t have a save shortcut hardwired in their muscle memory, they’re lousy for anyone who’s interested in seeing major revisions on the road to a final copy. Nathan Kontny’s new Draft web app might be far more helpful for those creators who work step by step. It lets writers declare given document versions as mid-progress drafts, and offers editing side-by-side…

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Breathometer lets phone users keep alcohol in check from a keychain (video) Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Who knew that smartphone owners were suddenly such temperate drinkers? Just days after Alcohoot unveiled its take on a phone-friendly breathalyzer, Breathometer is here with its own way to watch our tipsiness. The namesake, FDA-approved gadget will plug into the headphone jack of an Android or iOS device and warn if our blood is too alcohol-rich, all while staying small enough to fit on a keychain. Plans are underway to eventually let soused…

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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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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 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 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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