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NASA: 2012 was the ninth-warmest year on record

By admin | January 17, 2013 by admin

As reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor Climate scientists at NASA have ranked 2012 as the ninth-warmest year since 1880, when annual temperatures were first recorded. Their findings also show that the ten hottest years over this 132-year period have all occurred since 1998, adding to a growing body of evidence that the world’s temperature is rising. The report, published by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), comes just a few days after the US government…

Ultrabook, round two: can Intel control the future of the laptop?

By admin | January 17, 2013 by admin

As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister All-day battery life? “We really mean it this time.” There aren’t many companies that can set a new direction for the entire computer industry. Right now, three come to mind: PC manufacturers march to the beat of Microsoft’s Windows drum, and many follow Apple’s design. The third is Intel, which influences the market behind the scenes with ever more powerful processors and aggressive marketing campaigns. In 2011, Intel…

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Microsoft Launches HelpBridge For iOS, Windows Phone And Android, Lets You Alert Friends And Family When Disasters Strike

By admin | January 17, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by FREDERIC LARDINOIS When a disaster happens, chances are you want to get in touch with your loved ones as soon as possible, either to tell them that you’re fine or to make sure they are. To make this easier, Microsoft is launching HelpBridgetoday, a mobile app for iOS, Android andWindows Phone. HelpBridge, which is based on Microsoft’s Windows Azure platform, lets you notify your friends and family by SMS, email or a message to your Facebook wall that…

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In The Fight Between Netflix And Cable Operators, High-Quality Streaming Video Is Being Held Hostage

By admin | January 17, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER Last week at CES, Netflix announced that a number of ISPs had adopted its Open Connect technology, which provides a more direct connection between it and a cable operator,lowering the cost of delivery and increasing the quality of its streaming video. And for those who do participate, Netflix has a bonus: Due to those efficiencies, it will be able to offer up Super HD and 3D video to their broadband subscribers.…

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Google Not Involved In Donkey’s Murder, Says Company (And No, It’s Not April Fool’s. This Happened.)

By admin | January 17, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by SARAH PEREZ The donkey lives! Apparently, Google did not kill a donkey with its Street View car in Botswana, after all. Donkeycide would totally go against Google’s whole “do no evil” credo, the company said. Okay, just kidding. But Google did take the time out of its busy schedule to respond to the accusations of donkey hit-and-run on the official Google Mapsblog this morning, in a post hilariously titled “Never ass-ume.” Ass-ume. Get it?…

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Asus says it’s interested in making a Windows Phone, maybe even a Windows-based Padfone Mobile

By admin | January 17, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr An Asus exec has revealed to the Wall Street Journal that his company is “in talks” with Microsoft to license Windows Phone 8. Talk is cheap, of course, but at this point WP8 is much in need of friends and it’s interesting to contemplate what Asus might do with the OS, given that manufacturer’s penchant for quirky form factors. Speaking of which, the same executive — VP Benson Lin — brought up the notion of a Padfone-style…

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IK Multimedia’s iRig HD adapter for iOS, Mac lets guitars ride the Lightning port Mobile

By admin | January 17, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas IK Multimedia spent a lot of time at CES 2013 courting Android musicians, but we neglected to mention equal attention spent on iOS at the show through the iRig HD. The company’s new adapter pipes audio from a guitar or other instrument with a quarter-inch plug into Lightning-equipped Apple devices, keeping them in IK’s musical world (and inviting terrible Metallica puns). It’s not exclusively built to jam with an iPad mini or iPhone 5, either, as…

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Robot fish glides out of Michigan State University, tells you if the water is clean Alt

By admin | January 17, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Autonomous fish might make great leaders, but it turns out that robot flippers are ahuge drain on battery life. Not a problem for Xiaobo Tan — he and a group ofMichigan State University scientists have built a robotic fish that glides through the water. Tan says the machine, dubbed Grace (Gliding Robot ACE), swims too , but the constant flipper movement can kill the battery in just a few hours. “This is why we…

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Video: Sam Raimi on the Wizard’s Origin Story in Oz: The Great and Powerful

By admin | January 15, 2013 by admin

As reported on Wired. BY ANNALIZA SAVAGE Best known for his work on horror films like Evil Dead and action blockbusters like the Spider-Man films, Sam Raimi may not be the first director who comes to mind for Disney’s new Wizard of Oz film. But Raimi says Oz: The Great and Powerful is like nothing he’s done before. Raimi calls the original Wizard of Oz ”one of my favorite movies of all time,” but instead of following Dorothy down the Yellow Brick Road, Oz: The Great…

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