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Out Of Stealth, Ready To Change The World: Cloudpaging By Numecent

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A start-up company has recently come out of stealth-mode and its technology is going to change how companies think about cloud-computing. Numecent announced new technology they’re calling cloudpaging. It allows companies to turn software, any software, into a cloud app and rent the apps out for whatever length of time they want. The first step […]

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Cries For Help: Voice Recognition Analysis In Trayvon Martin Case

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This past week has seen tragedies throughout the nation and the world. In Florida, George Zimmerman’s defense may rest on the faint cries for help caught on a 911 recording from a nearby home. Zimmerman claims that he was crying for help after being attacked by 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Trayvon’s mother has heard the tapes […]

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Big Brother On Speed — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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It’s an advancement in surveillance technology that most of us knew was coming eventually, and it comes from the video monitoring division of Hitachi Kokusai Electric. This surveillance camera system can search through data on 36 million faces in one second. Developed by Hitachi Kokusai Electric, the system can automatically detect a face from either […]

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Apple Makes Deals To Stop Getting Pulped By Lawsuits

Apple Makes Deals To Stop Getting Pulped By Lawsuits

According to the Dow Jones report, Apple has put forth settlement proposals to Motorola Mobility (recently acquired by Google) and Samsung, two of the largest manufacturers of Android devices. The proposed settlement would involve royalty fees of $5 to $15 per device. Meanwhile, Samsung has filed a new patent infringement claim against Apple in South […]

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Adobe Brightens Your Day With New Artistic Tools

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On Tuesday, Adobe released the fourth revision of their popular Lightroom product for photo editing and organizing. For $149 (only $79 if you’re a student or purchasing an upgrade from a previous version), Lightroom 4 adds basic video editing capabilities and an improved photo editing interface. Sliders default to the zero position in the middle, […]

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Shut Up, Just Shut Up. You Had Me At iPad

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Apple made an announcement (something to do with a pad of some sort) yesterday, and while we’re still working on serious coverage, here are two not-so-serious pieces about it. First is from The Onion, which is completely on-point as always: This Article Generating Thousands Of Dollars In Ad Revenue Simply By Mentioning New iPad SAN […]

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Verizon Announcement Highlights The Android Upgrade Problem

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Earlier this week, Verizon Wireless announced a list of handsets that would be upgrade to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. Without providing specific dates, Verizon goes on to outline by manufacturer which smartphones will receive the update. HTC: HTC ThunderBolt DROID Incredible 2 by HTC HTC Rhyme HTC Rezound Motorola: Motorola XOOM DROID BIONIC DROID […]

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Skype Beta For Windows Phone Has Microsoft Lost In The Clouds

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So, remember when Microsoft bought Skype back in May? The Android and iOS communities all buzzed with rumors that Skype’s development may slow down or even disappear on other mobile platforms, favoring integration with their own Windows Phone products instead. Thankfully that wasn’t the case, as Skype has released numerous updates for other platforms since […]

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