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Nokia’s six-screen “Agora” Social Visualizer launches internally

Jackson Walton — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:05:08 +0000

By Ewan on February 14, 2012 in Devices

Heres an insight into how Nokia is harnessing the vast array of daily social media discussion about its brands into one single visual platform. Theyve called it Agora and theyve made a little video showing it off.

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Remove software for smartphone can zap photo items (w/ video)

Lola Lindeman — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:54:29 +0000

Remove goes to work by capturing several images in a row, analyzing them to identify which objects are moving and their position in each frame. The user gets to delete what is not wanted and to keep what is wanted for a clean final shot.

Removal is in prototype but according to reports a fuller version will be showcased at the 2012 Mobile World Conference in Barcelona later this month. Find more information…

Expedia Moves to Spin Off TripAdvisor

Brodie Boyce — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:40:08 +0000

I’ve covered Expedia (EXPE) recently and maintain that it’s a cheaply valued company with strong brands and significant upsidfe. Yesterday Expedia laid out a preliminary plan to split into two separate public companies. This move has shaken up an otherwise underperforming stock by shooting it up over 14% in early trading. Here are some takeaways from the press release.The first company will be the result of EXPE spinning off its TripAdvisor brand into a standalone corporation. T Find more information…

Scientists develop biological computer to encrypt and decipher images

Lola Lindeman — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:59:50 +0000

The study was published in a recent online-before-print edition of the journal Angewandte Chemie.

Instead of using traditional computer hardware, a group led by Professor Ehud Keinan of Scripps Research and the Technion created a computing system using bio-molecules. When suitable software was applied to the biological computer, it could decrypt, separately, fluorescent images of The Scripps Research Institute and Technion logos.

A Union Between Biology and Computer Science

In explaining the work’s union of the often-disparate fields of biology and computer science, Keinan notes that a computer is, by definition, a machine made of four components — hardware, software, input, and output.

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Two New Video Camera Reviews Posted

Jackson Walton — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:24:49 +0000

Over the weekend we published two new digital video camera reviews. First we have Kodak’s affordable Playfull Ze2, which is an ultra-compact unit that boasts simple operation, 720p HD video recording, 1-megapixel stills, easy uploading to your favorite social sites (like Facebook), and waterproof, dustproof and shockproof specifications. All this for just $99 USD or less. Next we have a higher end model, which was designed for those into extreme sports and other adventures. Find more information…

Tech companies team up to combat email scams

Brodie Boyce — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:57:33 +0000

Google, Microsoft and other companies are working together to combat email “phishing” scams. They’ve formed an organization to design a system to authenticate emails from legitimate senders and weed out scams.

Phishing scams try to trick people into giving away passwords and other personal information by sending emails that look as if they come from a legitimate bank or retailer.

The companies behind the new effort are proposing a system called DMARC — short for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance.” DMARC will expand on techniques now used to combat spam.

The group’s founders include email providers like Microsoft, Yahoo and Google, Internet security firms and big email senders such as Bank of America, Facebook and LinkedIn. G

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Will SOPA & PIPA Actually Stop Online Piracy ?

Lola Lindeman — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:11:56 +0000

This week you’ll have likely come across two new acronyms: SOPA (Stop Internet Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act). They are new powers being discussed in the US congress which will give content owners the power to shut down any website that is facilitating or involved in piracy online at any level.

The problem

There’s no doubt that piracy is a massive problem, and if left unchecked, is likely to get worse. Major TV companies and record companies are lobbying the US government tackle the problem. The

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iPhone Maker Hires Latin America Head

Brodie Boyce — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:30:36 +0000

Sony Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC), as it winds up as a troubled joint venture to become fully part of Sony, is spinning out some talent in the process: it’s understood that Anderson Teixeira, formerly an executive that had run different regional operations for the JV, is now Apple’s first head of Latin America—a sign of Apple’s growing interests in the region.

The news, first reported by 9to5Mac, appeared to be confirmed as much by what looks like Teixeira’s own LinkedIn profile. We have contacted Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to confirm the appointment.

SEE ALSO: Sony Ericsson: Big Loss, ‘Intense’ Competition. Can Sony

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Samsung Galaxy S III to Hit the Market in April with Android 4 ICS?

Jackson Walton — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:26:10 +0000

Here’s an exciting update for Android fans. It appears that the rumored Samsung Galaxy S III will enter the market in the next few months.

This exciting rumor comes from Eldar Murtazin, a Russian tech blogger who has leaked his share of handsets in the past. Murtazin hints that he has a Galaxy S III in his possession with this tweet:

“HD resolution, 12 mpx camera, sw tweaks, android 4 – i like my new phone. Eag

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Televisions getting Siri-style personal assistants

Lola Lindeman — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:30:43 +0000

Startup Vlingo on Tuesday said that it is giving televisions the kind of voice-controlled “virtual assistants” that have been a hit with the latest version of Apple’s hot-selling iPhone.

“If you are sitting on your couch you can just use your voice to control your TV, set-top box, cable-box or whatever,” Vlingo’s Chris Barnett told AFP as the Consumer Electronics Show got underway in Las Vegas.

“The TV will talk back to you in Virtual Assistant mode; ask what you want to see and drill down into what you are looking for,” he continued, providing a demonstration.

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The top 10 tech priorities of CIOs

Brodie Boyce — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:01:47 +0000

Analytics and business intelligence will be the top technology priorities for CIOs this year, according to Gartner Inc.’s annual survey of IT executives.

The second most important technology in the survey is mobile, said Gartner, which asked 2,335 CIOs globally about their business and technology priorities for the year ahead. The CIOs, who were surveyed in the fourth quarter of 2011, control $321 billion worth of IT spending in 45 countries.

The survey also found that IT budgets globally will be essentially flat, but with much variation regionally.

In North America, IT budgets will decrease 0.6% compared to 2011, even as they rise by 12.7% in Latin America.

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Important Technology for Bankruptcy Cases

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:33:43 +0000

Filing for bankruptcy is often a tough situation for a person to experience. It’s important to make the procedure as smooth and painless as possible. Technology helps make the situation easier as you file your paperwork and go through court proceedings.

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The Internet

You can begin the bankruptcy process right in the comfort of your own home. Find more information…

Groove to the Beat with Android Apps

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:41:07 +0000

Picture this: You’re walking down the street in New Orleans, and you hear, unsurprisingly, music coming from the corner. When you get there, you find three hip hop musicians, singing and scatting to a great track. The music comes from their instruments: Android phones.

It’s not that farfetched of a vision. With the Android apps available today, making music is easy as pie.

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Hip Hop Apps

If there is one group that has benefited from the torrent of apps for the Android, it would be the hip hop lovers. Find more information…

How Online Faxing Works

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:22:14 +0000

Facsimile machines have been around since the late 1980s, and have expanded from large corporations to small businesses over the decades since. In fact, they have even started to appear in private homes, especially those belonging to professionals who may frequently work from a home office. Known more commonly by the shortened term ”fax,” telecopying documents over a phone line is a quick, easy and inexpensive way to get a paper copy to someone without using the mail or a courier service.

Over the last few years, as land line telephone service becomes harder to find in private homes, a new faxing technology has emerged. Online Find more information…

Marcellus Oil and Gas Opportunities and Benefits in the US

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:06:59 +0000

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The United States has miles of shale that can be used for offbeat production of oil and natural gas. Find more information…

Do Your IT Professionals Have ‘It’?

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:27:08 +0000

Everyone is great at their jobs. Just ask them.

If you randomly surveyed 100 employees in your office, you will discover that all 100 are perfect in their job. You’ll also find that most of them consider themselves overqualified and often underpaid.

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Perhaps it’s the economy, or the job market, or just human nature—no one likes to admit if they are perfectly suited for their job. And Find more information…