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• Xiaomi is now selling a computer mouse too

  12 November 2016 ( #china, #gadgets, #Mouse, #singles-day, #tech, #xiaomi )

  Image: Xiaomi Xiaomi didn't hesitate taking inspiration from Apple's MacBook for its Notebook Air a few months ago, it's certainly not shying away from following the suit for its first computer mouse weirdly named the Mi Portable Mouse. SEE ALSO: Xiaomi's...

• 6 New Year's Social Media Clichs We're Already Tired Of

  26 February 2017 ( #cliches, #Facebook, #new years, #Resolutions, #Social media, #Twitter )

  While the holiday season brings us cheer, it also brings with it a whole slew of not-so-good things. Storesare crowded. Your bank accountisdrained. Distant family members (like your casually racist Uncle Cal) start popping up out of the woodwork and,...

• Four-Tuner TiVo Solves Family Spats Over TV Recordings

  10 March 2017 ( #gadgets, #Lifestyle, #television, #tivo, #video, #Work and Play )

  When my son came home from college a few months ago, he picked up the TV remote, scrolled through the contents of our home DVR and informed me there wasn't enough room for my shows and his. Now, my shows tend to languish until I finally get around to...

• ASUS believes a woman with a computer is better than a woman with a kitten

  09 November 2016 ( #ASUS, #Computing, #laptop, #subnotebooks, #ultrabooks )

  Welcome to another episode of Social Media Managers Who Are Having a Bad Day. On todays episode we present Asus assertion that a cute girl with a cat worse than a sophisticated lady with a Zenbook 3(tm) laptop. On the surface this argument might be a...

• Samsung's massive 105-inch bendable TV gets real

  07 March 2017 ( #bendable TV, #ces, #curved TV, #samsung, #tech )

  LAS VEGAS - Samsung was the first to show off a bendable TV at last year's CES, then unveiled a mammoth 105-inch model last September. Now that big guy is becoming a real product - a very, very big real product. The UN105S9B TV joins Samsung's line of...

• Collective Soul Cat Meows Out

  02 January 2017 ( #Cats, #Music, #videos, #viral video, #watercooler )

  Not enough alternative rock bands have cats as lead singers. Maybe it's because of stage fright or unpredictable hairball moments. Enter Collective Soul cat, a frontman feline with a knack for timing. If you watch one 20 second-long YouTube video of a...

• Portable Solar Power Kits for Africa: Now in the U.S., via Kickstarter

  26 December 2016 ( #gadgets, #kickstarter, #Social Good, #solar, #Startups )

  There's a widespread informal energy market in Africa. Electricity sockets can be difficult to find and people walk (sometimes far distances) to charge their cellphones with diesel generators. San Francisco-based company Fenix International developed...

• 25 Best Ways To Prevent Viruses And Malware

  05 March 2017 ( #antivirus, #antivirus program, #malware, #prevent malware, #prevent virus )

  No one wants to deal with those nasty viruses and malware. Having your data corrupted and yourhard diskrenderedinoperableis the worst nightmare for a computer user. Imagine all those memories from old pictures being gone in an instant when viruses and...

• Apple says the iPad Pro can challenge the notion of a computer

  02 August 2016 ( #advertising, #apple, #ipad, #ipad-pro, #tech )

  Apple wants you to accept the new iPad Pro as a computer. In the latest commercial for its more powerful 9.7-inch tablet, Apple positions the iPad Pro, with its optional Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil, as a do-it-all productivity device, challenging...

• Skin-Like Patch Monitors Your Heart

  09 March 2017 ( #device, #heart, #patch, #skin )

  Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois have developed a discreet, wearable device that provides around-the-clock monitoring of both heart and skin health. The skin-like patch measures a mere five centimeters square and...

• Computer Class

  29 October 2016 ( #apple, #Gadget Lab Podcasts, #Microsoft, #podcasts )

  Yes, sleek mobiles are going to take over the world ... eventually. For now, some of us still need powerful PCs. This week, we got to see that Microsoft and Apple are still intent on wowing our socks off when it comes to hardware for developers and creative...

• AlphaGo: its creator on the computer that learns by thinking

  15 August 2016 ( #Artificial intelligence (AI), #Computing, #Google, #technology )

  Inventor Demis Hassabis says AlphaGo improved its game after playing itself millions of times but how can this technological marvel be harnessed? The computer programme that defeated the world Go champion taught itself how to improve its game by playing...

• Headband Lets You Control Devices With Your Brain

  13 March 2017 ( #brainwaves, #gadgets, #indiegogo, #tech )

  The Muse headband, made by the interdisciplinary team at InteraXon, is currently seeking funding on Indiegogo to bring brain-controlled computing to the mass market. While wearing the brainwave-sensing headband, users can focus their attention on simple...

• Trump, the computer and email skeptic-in-chief

  31 December 2016 ( #donald trump, #Politics, #the computer and email skeptic-in-chief )

  (CNN)Next month, President-elect Donald Trump will become the third US president to be inaugurated in the 21st century, an age shaped by computers and the Internet. But for all his social media prowess, the 70-year-old incoming president remains skeptical...

• Computer scientists urge Clinton campaign to challenge election results

  23 November 2016 ( #Computer scientists urge Clinton campaign to challenge election results, #Politics )

  (CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign is being urged by a number of top computer scientists to call for a recount of vote totals in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to a source with knowledge of the request. The computer scientists believe they...

• The new 64-bit Orange Pi is a quad-core computer for $20

  07 November 2016 ( #Computing, #Raspberry Pi )

  Need a teeny tiny computer that can run Android or Linux? Only have $20? Well youre in luck. When we first met the Orange Pi (get it?) the company was selling a nice Raspberry Pi clone for $15. Now theyre selling a souped up version with all the trimmings....

• Computer outage disrupts customs at US airports

  05 February 2017 ( #americas, #US Customs computer outage slows down travelers - CNN.com )

  (CNN)A computer outage Monday night left thousands of international travelers stuck in US airports for hours on one of the busiest travel days of the year. All affected airports were back online after US Customs and Border Protection experienced a temporary...

• She got an Afghan village to allow their daughters to go to primary school. Now it's college time.

  02 March 2017 ( #gender, #identities )

  Right now, in the small village of Deh'Subz, Afghanistan, the first private, free, rural women's college in the nation's history is being built. The pioneer behind the project? Photo courtesy of Razia's Ray of Hope Foundation. 71-year-old Razia Jan, an...

• Pope Francis to young people: Don't hide behind computer screens

  01 August 2016 ( #pope-francis, #world )

  Pope Francis returns to his Krakow's residence for his address to the addresses the crowd from 'Pope's window' at the Archbishops Palace in Krakow, on July 29, 2016.Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images BRZEGI, Poland Pope Francis challenged hundreds of thousands...

• Sixa secures $3.5M as it launches its cloud computer for developers

  11 December 2016 ( #SIXA )

  The promises of the cloud era have been many, but when it comes to hardware, most people have preferred to keep their personal PCson-hand or on-location. Sixais aiming to free the PC and move computing to the cloud with its low-latency virtual machines...

• Mom Breaks Down In Tears When She Sees Video Her Daughter Left On Her Computer Screen

  16 December 2016

  The video you're about to see is something every mom in the world should watch. Moms are the superheroes in most of our lives. They go above and beyond to make sure that we're always OK and happy. They do more for everyone around them than they do for...

• What happens when a computer writes a Christmas song

  11 December 2016

  Looking for a new Christmas song to add to your playlist this season? Look no further than this original gem written by none other than a computer. Researchers at the University of Toronto taught a neural network how to write a Christmas song and let's...

• T-2 TV app adds HD channels

  30 November 2016

  Operator t 2 introduced that its software that is tv2go has become also obtainable in HD. The applying, which supplies over 70 Television stations with access, today allows customers to look at 12 channels including TV, Kanal A OTO and SLO 2. Entry can...

• AltiGen releases UC Cloud platform

  20 November 2016

  Communications introduced the accessibility to AltiGen Cloud, a system mixing the abilities of Located Skype for Company incorporated using its Cloud Center, shipped like a company that was fully-managed. AltiGen improves Skype for Company' abilities...

• Chronocam secures $15M to power its biological eye computer vision system

  13 November 2016

  Not everything in our field of view at any given time is all that interesting; often, its only when something consistent changes that our eyes take notice. Paris-based Chronocam is looking to further developthis concept in the computer vision space with...