Are Sony's cutbacks more evidence of the changing of the guard at the top of the tech world?
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Wacom lets people share handwritten notes across devices and platforms
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Augmented reality could help amputees with phantom limb pain
An augmented reality racing game has given a 72-year-old amputee relief from phantom limb pain for the first time since 1965, Wired UK reports. The man was prone to waking up in the middle of the night in terrible pain due to the dissonance caused by his brain trying to control a limb that was no longer there, feeling as if his lost fist were constantly clenched tightly. But after six weeks of therapy with augmented reality, he now feels as if his phantom hand is relaxed and open.
After six weeks, he now feels as if his phantom hand is relaxed and open
The method is similar to mirror therapy, in which patients look at a reflection of an existing limb in order to trick the brain into thinking it is moving the lost limb, but uses...
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Make it work: what should fashion look like in the age of connected devices?
Asher Levine wants me to wear a jumpsuit. At Tech In Motion's Wearable Tech Fashion Show, the young American designer is wearing a onesie the color of caution tape with zippers running down the front. He tells me it's not one of the pieces being shown tonight among all the wearable fashion technology — he just made it for himself. "I think everyone should wear jumpsuits," he says as we walk out of the crowd.
And then his jumpsuit starts beeping. Levine has outfitted it with a TrackR...
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Boeing's extra-secure smartphone finally reaches the FCC
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A novel solution to India’s crappy problem
Who knew that Penguin excreta could have answers for India's open defecation plague.
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Konami offers Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain DLC if you buy Ground Zeroes at launch
This week sees the release of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, but until yesterday there were some complaints surrounding the “game.” First of all, Konami had not made it clear that Ground […]
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IDC: Apple's high ASP more than double others, keeps it below 15 percent
Apple's iPhone is a fantastic device and it sells well in areas like North America where consumers can afford the high average selling price. Smartphone growth is slowing and long term forecasts are getting more reliable.
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Open source wins the day once again in Munich
The City of Munich, famous for dropping Windows for a Linux OS, has chosen an open-source software to handle mail and calendar for its staff.
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360 million online account credentials found on the Web, security firm says
An Internet security firm has indicated that they have uncovered information for hundreds of millions of Web accounts in the last few weeks alone. The information was likely leaked by hackers.
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The next Ford Focus RS will be Mustang-powered … and coming Stateside in 2015
A new Ford Focus is coming, and that means a new Ford Focus RS, which promises to deliver 330 horsepower from the same engine as the new Mustang. Given how impressive the Focus ST is, the RS edition promises to be stunning.
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Hands on with the Huawei Ascend G6, an Ascend P6 Mini in all but name
Huawei has announced the Ascend G6, which is a smaller, mid-range version of its sleek Ascend P6 smartphone. We got some hands-on time at MWC, and found it's another example of Huawei's continued improvement in design and build quality.
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Outlast set to scare again in April’s ‘Whistleblower’ add-on
Outlast developer Red Barrels isn't done scaring you. April's Whistleblower DLC returns to Mount Massive for a fresh dose of terror in the shoes of the man who set the stage for our initial journey through the asylum.
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Titanfall collector's edition is titan-sized, sadly doesn't include jump jets (video)
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Worldwide server sales slide 4.5 percent in 2013
All regions saw vendor revenue decline in the fourth quarter except for Asia-Pacific which managed to eke out a tiny 0.6 percent improvement.
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United activates ViaSat's blazing fast satellite WiFi on select 737s
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The Verge Mobile Show 081 - February 26th, 2014
The Verge Mobile Show is a weekly podcast about the biggest news in mobile technology with Verge editors Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov, and Dan Seifert.
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Amazon 'pulls a Netflix,' revives cancelled BBC detective show
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Uber kept new drivers off the road to encourage surge pricing and increase fares
Andrew Lane is a regular Uber customer with some fond memories of the service. Last year on President's Day he was the lucky rider selected for an "Ubercade" upgrade. "They sent over a free limo with secret service agents and everything. I got my girlfriend and we cruised by her ex-boyfriend's place. It was awesome."
"We didn't activate new drivers to make earnings even higher this weekend."
But this Valentines day, while traveling through San Diego in an Uber car, Lane heard something that disturbed him. "The driver had a Ford Sync system, and it read his text messages out loud." The message, which came wedged between numerous texts about a promotion for free roses, said, "UberX is very close to SURGE. It's Valentine's Day! People...
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4K gaming is coming to an Android tablet near you
Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon 805 processor back in November, but it wasn't until today that we could try out its promise of Ultra HD graphics for ourselves. The American chipmaker has built its own 4K tablet — spanning a 3,840 x 2,160 resolution — to demo the graphical capabilities of its latest chip and the consequent benefits of owning a 4K Android device. That tablet is on show here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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The hard-to-find Stephen Hawking documentary 'A Brief History of Time' is now on iTunes
If you have $19.99 and an interest in astrophysics, here's some good news. Errol Morris's documentary "A Brief History of Time," a profile of the brilliant scientist Stephen Hawking and his struggle with the degenerative disease that paralyzed him, is now available on iTunes. The film, named after Hawking's book, was critically acclaimed for its ability to break down some of his theories into layman's terms. However, it was not widely available until now. Super fans can also preorder the Criterion Collection Blu-ray edition on Amazon.
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WSJ: Four ways to distance the NSA from phone records that'll be considered by government
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Mobile Marketing Startup Kahuna Raises $11M From Sequoia
Kahuna, a startup that helps marketers test and automate their push notifications, is announcing that it has raised $11 million in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital. The company launched last fall (announcing at the time that it had raised $2 million in seed funding), and it says its customers now include Yahoo, trivia app QuizUp (whose makers are also backed by Sequoia), 1-800-Flowers, and… Read More
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Incident Inks Deal With Sony/ATV, EMI To Bring 2 Million Songs To The gTar
Learning to play the gTar, by Disrupt darling Incident, is about as easy as learning to ride a bike. A series of light-up LEDs, paired with an app on your smartphone, show the gTar player exactly when and where to strum to create beautiful music. The only downside? There aren't very many songs to choose from that are compatible with the gTar. Until today. Read More
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Modify Watches Puts Custom Faces On Your Wrist, Crowdfunds U.S. Print And Assembly Plant
A watch is an opportunity to show something about yourself, and San Francisco-based Modify, a three-year old startup offering custom-designed products, wants to make it easy for anyone to upload images of their choosing to make their own custom-designed, modular watch faces. They’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to help them raise cash for their Modify Watches project, which will also… Read More
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Kazam wants you to come for the hardware, stay for the service
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Bawte Helps You Catalog And Take Care Of Your Stuff
Buying a new gadget or appliance can suck up a surprising amount of time. Going shopping and unboxing your new purchase is exciting, but then you have to deal with making sure all its paperwork--receipts, warranties, user manuals--are organized and safely filed away. Bawte, a new iOS app, wants to make it easier for people to inventory and take care of their belongings. Read More
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BroApp: mensajearse con la novia nunca fue tan fácil
Digno del Sello de Garantía Barney Stinson, BroApp es literalmente,
Una app que «envía cosas» a tu novia de modo que puedas dedicarle más tiempo con tus colegas.
Entre las «cosas» que puede enviar están mensajes automáticos semipersonalizados como saludos, besos, qué-tal-estás-cariño y similares, que son siempre esperados – y apreciados. Es un aliado inteligente, al que se puede indicar dónde estás o dónde se supone que está la parienta de modo que los mensajes aparezcan ligeramente personalizados. (De momento, solo en inglés. De hecho inglés «con acento australiano»).
Concebido como «una forma de mejorar las relaciones de pareja», y digno de las páginas de ElMundoToday, de momento BroApp existe en versión Android. Lamentablemente por cómo funciona será más complicado que acabe lanzándose para iOS.
Por desgracia, como herramienta experimental que es puede enviar inadvertidamente un «¡Hola cariño! ¿Qué tal el día?» justo después de que la novia escriba diciendo «Acabo de tener el peor día de mi vida. Mierda de mundo». Así que cuidado, que se puede liar parda.
Aparte de eso, estamos seguros de que las mujeres esperan ansiosas su versión «GirlsApp» con las que automatizar los emoticonos y charlas aburridas con sus maromos, dejándoles tiempo para realizar sus actividades favoritas con las amigas sin tener que hacerles mucho caso a sus parejas.
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SpaceX le pone patas a su cohete Falcon 9
Desde hace años la ciencia ficción propone cohetes capaces de despegar y aterrizar en vertical, a menudo con patas que los estabilicen.
Pero si SpaceX se sale con la suya esto pronto podría dejar de ser ficción.
Despúes de las pruebas realizadas con el Grasshopper, un cohete capaz de despegar y aterrizar en vertical, le han puesto patas al Falcon 9 v1.1 que durante el mes de marzo despegará rumbo a la Estación Espacial Internacional con la tercera cápsula Dragon de carga.
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No pretenden todavía que este Falcon 9 vuelva a base, pero lo que quieren comprobar es que es capaz de despegar correctamente con las patas instaladas y que a la vuelta las despliega antes de hacer un aterrizaje suave en el mar.
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Cómo eliminar el ansia viva a una adicción (quizá cambiándola por otra)
En The Atlantic recogen que según un estudio de la Universidad de Plymouth University , jugar al Tetris reduce el «mono» asociado a adicciones como el tabaco, el alcoholismo o el ansia viva de comer.
Uno de los cálculos que han hecho es que jugar tres minutos al Tetris reduce en un 24 por ciento los síntomas de los «síndromes de abstinencia». El asunto parece tener que ver con que gran parte de esos síntomas se deben a la forma en que las imágenes visuales afectan a nuestro ansia de llevar a cabo ciertas acciones. Desviando la atención visual a otro lado –en este caso a las piezas multicolores– se soluciona en parte el problema.
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Smartwatches don't have to be ugly and this concept is proof
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Entropía
Entropía.
(Del gr. ἐντροπία, vuelta, usado en sentidos figurados).
1. f. Fís. Magnitud termodinámica que mide la parte no utilizable de la energía contenida en un sistema.
2. f. Fís. Medida del desorden de un sistema.
3. f. Inform. Medida de la incertidumbre existente ante un conjunto de mensajes.
Entropía también es el título de una tira cómica de Valentine, creada por HMP Comics, que nos enseña una gran lección:
Y esta es la razón por la que no le enseñamos a nuestros lo que es la entropía hasta que son mayores…
(¡Thanks Harry!)
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Dual-lens smartphone cameras are coming, and this is why we want one
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Samsung's new Gear watches are now open to third-party support
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El peligroso bug 'gotofail' de Mac OS X, parcheado
La explicación del fallo y de lo que resuelve es escueta, exactamente lo que se conocía. Para asegurarse de que se resuelve en todos los dispositivos basta asegurarse de tener instalados OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 en los portátiles y equipos de sobremesa, iOS 7.1.6 en los iPhone modernos y iOS 6.1.6 en los antiguos que no soportan iOS 7.
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