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Apple Application Story

Apple Debuts New AppStore.com Vanity URLs For Developers During Super Bowl

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As reported on TechCrunch. by SARAH PEREZ Look! Apple just released a new product during the Super Bowl. Actually, it’s a new product for App Store developers – short “AppStore.com” vanity URLs. The domain made a grand public appearance at the end of the ad for the new Star Trek movie, which pointed viewers to Appstore.com/StarTrekApp instead of, perhaps, Facebook.com/StarTrekMovie or the movie’s homepage, which is the kind of link that usually gets this prime spot…

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Android Application Story

Wine coming to Android, will run Windows apps on Google’s mobile OS

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos Android apps on Windows? Been there, done that. Try running Windows programs on Android for size. Alexandre Julliard, the developer behind the Wine compatibility layer, gave an update about an ARM-friendly flavor of the software and showed off a version that runs on Android at the 2013 Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting. According to Phoronix, the demo of a Windows app running on Android was “horrendously slow,” but Julliard…

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HP intros the Pavilion 14 Chromebook, its first Chrome OS device: available now for $330

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As reported on Engadget. By Dana Wollman Remember last week when HP leaked a 14-inch Chromebook on its own site? That was a big surprise, to say the least — the company has never put out a Chrome OS system before, and we weren’t aware this was even that popular a category. Well, HP just officially announced the Pavilion 14 Chromebook, and pretty much the only surprise is the availability date: we had heard it would go on sale February…

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Surface Pro appears in some retail stores, now’s your chance to see it in person

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As reported on Engadget. by By Dana Wollman Those of us lucky enough to work for gadget sites got to check out the Surface Pro last month. Now you can too, dear reader — if you happen to live near a store that got one early. Although shoppers in the US and Canada can’t actually purchase it until February 9th, the device is already on display at some retail locations. Sadly, there’s no way for us to confirm which stores…

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Google Glass headset with bone-conduction speakers revealed in FCC filing

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As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Ingraham Google has been pretty up front about its plans for Google Glass — the company said the first “Explorer Edition” of its virtual reality headset would arrive early in 2013, and now the glasses themselves have shown up at the FCC. That said, it’s not clear yet that these will be the glasses that end up shipping to developers who ordered a pair back at Google I/O last summer.…

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Mark Zuckerberg Wins “CEO Of The Year” At The 6th Annual Crunchies

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As reported on TechCrunch. by INGRID LUNDEN He navigated the company that he founded in his college dorm room to a $104 million IPO, the biggest in the history of tech companies; then led it past one billion active users; and now he’s been named the CEO of the year at the 6th annual Crunchies: a big congratulations to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. The award was presented earlier this evening at the Davies Symphony Hall by Mike Arrington…

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Chrome code update reveals new Notification Center, hints at future Google Now support

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As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren After a major update to its Chrome OS last year with Aura, Google appears to be readying a new feature: a Notification Center. François Beaufort has spotted templated notifications in the latest Windows Chromium build, part of a new Notification Center. The notifications can be enabled by togging a flag in Chrome’s settings, paving the way for users to create their own notifications within a Chrome extension. Beaufort speculates that that the…

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Space Story

Watch the moon rise in real time and embrace your insignificance

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As reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor Mark Gee had always wanted to capture the moonrise on film, but his previous attempts never really panned out. He got another chance earlier this week in New Zealand, and this time, everything fell into place. The result is Full Moon Silhouettes, a breathtaking short film that will likely encourage you to spend more time staring at the sky. Set to an emotive, piano-driven score, the piece was shot…

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Hold The Phone, I Want My Dick Tracy Watch

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MG SIEGLER A few days ago, I read Nilay Patel’s review of the Pebble smartwatch for The Verge. Like many others, I bought a Pebble on Kickstarter, and I can’t wait to try it out myself. But one part of Patel’s review stuck out at me in particular: Any incoming notification will quietly buzz the Pebble and light up the screen. Frankly, it’s great — being able to see who’s texting, emailing, or calling…

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Toyota signs deal to get Nokia’s Here Local Search on its in-car navigation units from 2014

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper Nokia’s position in the smartphone market may be precarious (if improving), but itsLocation and Commerce (read: mapping) division has developed quite thereputation. Toyota is the latest big car manufacturer to pay cash to get Nokia’s Here Local Search installed on Mr. Toyoda’s in-car infotainment units. The Japanese giant is planning to have the software baked into its vehicles in Europe, Russia and the Middle East by early 2014. At the same time, the duo have…

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