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Google Makes Talking To Your Computer Slightly Less Crazy With Speech Search Chrome Extension

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Darrell Etherington Google has a new Chrome extension released today that brings a recent mobile feature to the desktop. The feature is automatic voice search, which is triggered whenever you utter the phrase “Okay, Google.” The company announced the new feature on Google+ today, (via9to5Google), and it’s live now and available for users in U.S. English. Previously, Google had made it possible to search the web from the desktop by speaking, but you had…

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Onboard JetBlue’s first Fly-Fi flight, with the fastest internet in the air

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As reported on Engadget. BY ZACH HONIG On a flight yesterday from JFK to Austin, JetBlue finally decided to flip the switch onFly-Fi, giving lucky passengers an early look at the airline’s next-generation in-flight WiFi for the very first time. A flight attendant announced the service — which is free until 30 planes are retrofitted — and passengers seated around me pulled out their laptops, tablets and smartphones and tried to hop online. Unfortunately, a recent update caused…

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New York puts state troopers in unmarked SUVs to catch texting drivers in the act

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As reported on The Verge. By Chris Welch New York state is getting even more aggressive in its pursuit of drivers that text on the road. Thirty-two unmarked SUVs are now traveling the state’s highways in hopes of catching distracted drivers in the act. The tall vehicles give state troopers a better vantage point than traditional police cars, which put them at eye level with other drivers and can make it difficult to spot when someone…

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Business Culture

Half Of All PCs Shipped in 2014 Will Be Tablets; Android 65%, Apple 30% And More Profitable: Canalys

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Ingrid Lunden The growth of tablet sales has been outstripping that of more traditional desktop and laptop personal computers for a while, and now it looks like we are finally approaching the tablet/PC tipping point, where the cheaper, more portable tablet is becoming the de facto PC: 2014 will be the year that tablets account for 50% of all “PCs” shipped globally, according to researchers at Canalys. Leading the charge will be…

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Google now inviting developers to buy Glass

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As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS Now that Google has offered a preview of Glass’ SDK and opened the Mirror API toall developers, it has a strong incentive to get its eyewear in the hands of app writers. Accordingly, the crew in Mountain View is now inviting developers to buy Glass’ Explorer Edition; you’ll find one such invitation pictured above. We’ve asked Google about the scale of the expanded Explorer program, and we’ll let you know if it…

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Chromecast stand-in CheapCast now beams browser tabs to your display

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As reported on Engadget. BY TIMOTHY J. SEPPALA  CheapCast is a great way to get some of Chromecast’s functionality for free, sure, but it’s been lacking a few of the Google dongle’s features since the app launched. If you’ve been hankering to beam browser tabs to your TV (via an HDMI-or-WiFi-connected mobile device, of course), CheapCast’s latest update enables just that.Android Police notes that this seemingly only works with tabs and not fullscreen casting, while DRM’d services like Netflix and Google Play Movies “actually…

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Lumen Bluetooth smartbulb challenges Philips Hue to offer app-controlled home lighting

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As reported on Engadget. BY MARIELLA MOON The smartbulb throne isn’t exactly the most exciting one to occupy, but Philips Huehas its fair share of challengers, such as the freshly released Bluetooth-controlled Lumen. Similar to Hue, you can tweak not only the bulb’s color, but also its intensity. In addition, several modes come baked into the light source, including one that programs the Lumen to flash whenever a call comes in, and another that syncs its effects…

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Entertainment

The Director of Catching Fire Reveals What’s Coming in Mockingjay

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As reported on Wired. BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Image: Murray Close/Lionsgate   The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opened over the weekend with a new director, Francis Lawrence, at the helm of the popular movie franchise. He’s now slated to make two more sequels based on the final book,Mockingjay, a novel that differs drastically in tone from its predecessors and focuses on propaganda wars, a proletariat guerrilla movement, and PTSD – essentially not the easiest stuff to make blockbusters…

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Watch Walt and Jesse read the final ‘Breaking Bad’ script for the first time

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As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris The video embedded in this post contains big spoilers for Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad‘s finale was perhaps the television event of the year. Watched by millions, the episode brought closure to the show’s loyal followers, and was well received by the majority of critics. Unsurprisingly, it was also well received by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, who play the show’s main characters, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. A video…

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Eric Schmidt writes a guide for switching from iPhone to Android

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As reported on The Verge. By Casey Newton Thinking about making the switch from from iPhone to Android? “Many” of Eric Schmidt’s friends are, he says — and so he wrote them a 900-word guide to walk them through the process. Google’s executive chairman took to Google+ today to share tips and best practices for abandoning Apple’s ecosystem in favor of Google’s. “Many of my iPhone friends are converting to Android,” Schmidt writes. “The latest high-end phones from…

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