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Android Culture

CyanogenMod 11 Screencast video recording is as easy as taking a screenshot

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As reported on Engadget. BY RICHARD LAWLER  One of Android KitKat’s new features is a way for developers to easily make video recordings with the SDK, but what about every day users? After previously demonstrating display streaming software, CyanogenMod developer Koushik Dutta has released a new beta app in the Play Store (join the Google+ Community first for access) that simplifies the process. It does require users to be on one of the latestnightly builds of CyanogenMod 11 to work, but once loaded…

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Apple’s 12 Days of digital gifts comes to the US for the first time

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As reported on Engadget. BY MARIELLA MOON Apple’s donning the Santa suit again this year to dole out digital freebies, and for the first time, iOS users in the US make it to the “nice” list. Today, the company has launched the annual 12 Days of Gifts for 2013, offering one complimentary song, app, book or movie every day between December 26th and January 6th. In previous years, US iOS users could only look on as folks from…

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Facebook Erects Supercomputers With Giant Stacks of Mac Minis

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As reported on Wired. BY CADE METZ The Mac Mini. Image: Tiziano Caviglia/Flickr   If you walk into one of the massive data centers that underpin Facebook’s ever-expanding online empire, you’ll find tens of thousands of computer servers. Many of them are designed by Facebook, and most run Linux, the open source operating system that drives so much of the modern web. But those aren’t the only machines you’ll find. You’ll also find Mac Minis. Lots and lots of…

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Photography

What to Get the Smartphone Photographer in Your Life

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As reported on Wired. BY ROBERTO BALDWIN Who needs a fancy DSLR when you have your trusty smartphone with you at all times? It fits in your pocketand it can immediately distribute all the pictures you take across all your social networks. Everyone’s got a friend or family member that’s been pushing the camera-phone envelope — shooting at odd angles, messing with photo apps, and trying to create the perfect light painting. Here are the photo accessories for…

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History

New York’s ‘Roaring Twenties’ come alive with interactive audio map

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As reported on The Verge. By Andrew Webster The term “Roaring Twenties” is used to describe a specific period of economic growth, but it’s an apt description for another reason — the decade was very noisy. Created by a group at the University of Southern California, “The Roaring Twenties” is an interactive site that aims to show this by letting you actually experience those sounds. Focusing specifically on New York City, the site lets you explore…

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Art Culture Design Entertainment

Architect Bradley Rothenberg Does 3D-Printed Fashion At The Annual Victoria’s Secret Show

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Eliza Brooke The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is about so much more than lingerie. Over the years the annual event, which took place in Manhattan in mid-November and airs December 10, has grown into a mega-beast of elaborate outfits, wings, glitter, and musical performances. Of course, all the images of this year’s show have leaked. One that caught our eye was of a delicate, snowflake-inspired, 3D-printed bustier. I caught up with…

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Microsoft and Google lead coalition demanding limits on government surveillance

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As reported on Engadget. BY SEAN BUCKLEY    In October, the tech industry’s biggest companies petitioned congress to reform the US Government’s surveillance policies. Now, the firms are taking their pleas global.Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Yahoo and AOL (Engadget’s parent company) have banded together to ask the world’s governments to reassess its intelligence practices. This time, however, the firms are presenting more than a strongly worded letter – they’ve laid out five core reform principals, detailed both on…

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Art

These Spooky Dead Christmas Tree Photos Are Not Full of Cheer

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As reported on Wired. BY JAKOB SCHILLER Stockwell Ave and Bellfields Rd, Brixton Dewhurst Rd, Hammersmith Hoxton Sq, Hackney Danbury St, Islington Clapham Rd, Clapham Bayham St, Camden St Pancras Cruising Club, Camden Liverpool Rd, Islington St Matthews Rd, Brixton Crofton Park, Lewisham Regents Canal, Camden Laurie and Fergus, Camberwell Tree Farm, Newbury View as gallery   ‘Tis the season for Christmas trees. It’s hard to drive down the street and not see one strapped to…

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President Obama says he can’t have an iPhone

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As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister Barack Obama was a BlackBerry addict even before he became President of the United States, but these days he may not have a choice. “I’m not allowed for security reasons to have an iPhone,” he quipped today, in a speech promoting Obamacare to a youth audience attending a summit at The White House. OBAMA’S BLACKBERRY IS “NO FUN” The restriction is not much of a surprise, considering how…

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Reuters’ best of 2013 shows photojournalism at its most powerful

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As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris Photography can be the difference between an average story and a great story.Reuters has put together a compilation of its best photos of the year, comprising of 93 stories from around the world. The collection covers a huge range of subjects, from extreme poverty, disasters, and death, to more lighthearted moments like Saudis performing two-wheel stunts in Toyota pickups. Each photo is accompanied by a caption from the photographer, explaining how…

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