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Improving UX on the Cheap
Digital Innovation Gazette: UI/UX
By John Moore for Digital Innovation Gazette
Being an app developer is a lot like being a parent: You never want to hear that you have an ugly baby.
But in the case of the developer, a bit of criticism can lead to improvement. App builders can avoid a lot of pain down the road if the bad news comes early enough in the software lifecycle. Smaller shops and [...]
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Osito is the Intelligent Personal Assistant
There’s not enough time in a day. How often have you said this to yourself? It seems that no matter how hard you try, there’s always something left undone by the time you’re ready for bed. There’s always one thing that you didn’t do. Even though we can get a lot of work done from our phones, it seems that we just can’t do it fast enough.
Well, that may be about [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Computers
Harnessing WinRT APIs
Digital Innovation Gazette: Tech Trends
By John Moore for Digital Innovation Gazette
Developers are gaining experience with Windows Runtime (WinRT), an API set that provides a framework for Windows 8 and Windows RT applications.
Microsoft provides the WinRT APIs for building Windows Store apps. Those apps differ from traditional desktop apps in a couple of ways. For instance, Windows Store [...]
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Google Maps for iPhone Revamped to include new Fast Search
Google released a new version of Google Maps for iOS 6. It adds turn-by-turn directions, along with all the other great features such as mass transit information. And today the company issued an update to the app, which only adds to its functionality.
The first features is the integration of Google Contacts. If you’re signed into Google and you search for a friend’s name, the Google Map [...]
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MSI’s new AG2712 All-in-One PC Exclusively for Gamers
MSI just came out with an All-in-One PC, focused on gamers. Traditionally, all-in-one PCs don’t have the modular, expandable design of a tower, and also aren’t mobile like a laptop. MSI is trying to change that in the hopes that some gamers out there would prefer a slimmer, space-saving machine, even if it meant sacrificing the processing power you’d get from a robust tower.
The [...]
Top Apps To Keep Your Financial Goals in Shape
According to USA.gov, saving money and managing debt were among the most popular New Year’s Resolutions for 2013. In fact, financial well-being is a common goal for the first of January each year. Unfortunately, most resolutioners won’t keep those self-made promises past February.
Finances gets a lot of help from technology, though, and it is possible to keep on track and carry on with [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Computers
Microsoft Surface Pro Review
The second installment of Microsoft’s new hybrid computer, between a tablet and a laptop, hit shelves last weekend. It is still amazing to think that this is only Microsoft’s second computer they have ever made, primarily focusing on software rather than hardware. The Surface Pro is a 10.6 inch touch screen with an optional Snap-On keyboard ($130). It features an Intel processor that is found [...]
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Facebook Posts $1.59 Billion Q4 Revenue
Shares of Facebook have rebounded recently since the company’s disastrous initial public offering last May. While the social network’s stock has not reached its IPO price of $38 per share, it has increased more than 30% in the last six months. After beating expectations last quarter, Facebook has continued to grow and focus on new ways of connecting users through the Web. The company recently [...]
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BYOD Requires More Reliable Data Recovery Solutions in the Workplace
When tech trends hit the showroom floor at tech conferences and expos, they either stick or become a laughable afterthought. The first time technophiles laid eyes on the USB flashdrive, in 2004, it’s possible they couldn’t imagine storing 4 GB of data on something that was the size of a paperclip, but the trend prevailed and Kingston recently unveiled its 1 TB flash drive. The newest flash [...]
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Government Data More Readily Available to You
Digital Innovation Gazette: Tech Trends
Application Development Trends: Using Government Data
By John Moore for Digital Innovation Gazette
Recent initiatives have set out to make government data more readily available to information consumers — including app developers.
The White House kicked off the federal Open Government Initiative in late 2009. The program calls for agencies [...]
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Playing the Long and Short Game with HTML5: Part 2
Digital Innovation Gazette: Tech Trends
By John Tyrrell for Digital Innovation Gazette
As the buzz around HTML5 keeps growing, we look at the technologies future and potential. Check out part one here.
Breaking Free
One advantage of a true cross-platform technology like HTML5 is that developers no longer need to rely on native technologies to deploy their apps on specific hardware platforms. [...]
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Playing the Long and Short Game with HTML5: Part 1
Digital Innovation Gazette: Tech Trends
By John Tyrrell for Digital Innovation Gazette
Emotions have been running high in the HTML5 application development space in recent months. With the current worldwide explosion of mobile and web app use currently underway, many feel HMTL5 is the bright future of cross-platform development.
The vision is simple: one single, straightforward web programming [...]
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DEAL OF THE DAY: USB Sock-IT Mobile Accessories Now on Sale
Earlier this month, a Memphis-based company called 8G Electronics announced the debut of their USB Sock-IT mobile accessory line-up. Cool stuff because the company makes sure you, the consumer, has about every option available to charge all of your mobile accessories…..and in style. Their FloWire, for example, is a charging cord with a spin. The moving lights inside the cord travel through [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Computers
Is a Smart TV Worth Your Money?
There are a number of choices you make when it comes to viewing what you want on your television. Along with cable, satellite, and TV boxes, there’s one newcomer that should be considered: Smart TVs. This relatively new technology comes at a price, and it remains to be seen how they will continue to evolve.
Smart TVs: Advantages and Disadvantages
Wouldn’t it be great to check your email on [...]
Filed in: Computers, Media Gadgets
The Wii U as a Gaming Solution
The Wii U has only recently been released to the market; for some that means days, for others weeks and yet still others it hasn’t yet been beheld. That of course is the issue, whether or not it is worth plunking down your hard-earned duckats to get a hold of one of these devices.
The first thing one must understand is that Wii U is not a Wii. There is no jumping and running in real life [...]
Just Checking In: High-tech Gadgets That Let You See Your Home From Anywhere
As the world grows more technologically advanced and we become more dependent on technology to move our everyday lives, it is now easier than ever do to more tasks remotely. Gone are the days when checking on our houses required us to actually be at home—thanks to some special gadgets and a little know-how, it is now possible to keep tabs on our homes from just about anywhere in the world.
Breathing [...]
Filed in: Computers, Home Gadgets
ASUS Zenbook Prime UX51Vz
It seems as if in these days of tweener devices and hybrids that Windows 8 has managed to straddle the difference in functionality that meets users, Essentially every Windows 8 device has some kind of athletic talents so it can get lost that plain old laptops also run the new operating system as well. Of these is the ASUS U500 which retails for $1,945 and is a 15-inch ultra that appears to be a multimedia [...]
Filed in: Computers, Miscellaneous Gadgets
PhoneJoy Gaming Controller (video)
While I would just be thrilled to play my Playstation Vita more often, the games just don’t do it for me to devote much time to it. Of course, iPhone and Android sets have tons of games that I completely dig, however the controls are a bit unwieldy no matter what anyone says. Touch doesn’t do what I want it to either. However, PhoneJoy has broughttt out a new controller, called Play that can [...]
Check out the FloWire Charging Cable by USB Sock-IT
If you’re looking for a kick-ass stocking stuffer, look no further. A company called 8G Electronics, with their USB Sock-IT brand of products, has just announced it’s FloWire charging cable. Beautifully designed and even more spectacular in person, this sucker illuminates flowing lights that actually show you the charging cycle.
The lights flow fast when it just starts to charge; [...]
Windows 8 struggling to take off
Unlike the previous edition of Windows, it seems that Windows 8 is failing to make a big jump forward. According to the data acquired from various web surveys, Windows 8 is struggling to take off. A survey carried out by internet users from Britain revealed that only less than 40% seem to be keen to upgrade to Windows 8. In this respect, Windows 8 lags behind its predecessor Windows 7. An [...]
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Lenovo ThinkPad Twist Quick Review
Years ago there was a clear distinction between computing devices. We had PDA’s, laptops and desktops and that was it. Eventually manufacturers tried their hands at devices that combined the best of each class, culminating into hybrids, like the old touchscreen notebooks with swiveling displays and cumbersome handling. However, Windows 8 has changed the game a bit. Now there are laptops whose [...]
Filed in: Computers, Miscellaneous Gadgets
Speaker-equipped shower head plays tunes via Bluetooth
Do not waste your time even when you are taking a shower. With Speaker-equipped shower head plays tunes via Bluetooth, speakers and water do not usually mix; therefore, you can listen to your favorite tunes.
Kohler’s new Moxie shower head enjoys a built-in wireless waterproof speaker. The speaker is magnetically attached to the shower head body and pops out of it. Some people claim that they [...]
MobileDemand Unveils the World’s First Windows® 8 Fully Rugged Tablet PC
The military rugged 10.4” xTablet T1200 tablet PC is compatible with both Windows 7 or Windows 8, it enjoys the most cutting edge Core™ iSeries Intel® processor and supports 3G wireless and 4G LTE communications.
For mobile users and for those who work in demanding environments such as, rail and utilities intermodal, mining, , warehousing, oil and gas exploration, construction, , maintenance [...]
Filed in: Computers, New Gadgets
Dell Has launched New Latitude 6430u Ultrabook
As a leading company in the laptop industry, Dell has unveiled a few new additions to its products; it is the new Latitude 6430u Ultrabook. It is a new addition to the Latitude line. The new release enjoys the same enterprise-class precision reliability as the previous releases do.
When comparing the Latitude 6430u to its predecessor (14-inch notebooks), it will be 16 % lighter and 33% slimmer. It [...]
Belkin iPad Mini Keyboard Case Promises 155-hours of Typing
Let`s reveal this good news that will make every iPad mini user happy especially those who use it mainly for work purposes. Lately, Belkin has just hit the market with its new Portable Keyboard Case. The new keyboard case enjoys several features. It’s lightweight, slim, and the best, has a removable Bluetooth keyboard.
For iPad mini, Belkin Portable Keyboard Case is an innovative solution for [...]
Should I upgrade to Windows 8?
There is no need to rush into Windows 8 at the moment but if you fancy it, it is certainly worth a go. You don’t lose much – you lose the start menu – and there are compensations.
First, you get access to thousands of new tablet-style apps from the Windows Store, many of them free. Second, you get a more efficient version of Windows 7, which starts up quicker, runs faster and provides better [...]
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Trends in Device Turnover
Digital Innovation Gazette: Platforms & Devices
Trends in Device Turnover
By Tim Kridel for Digital Innovation Gazette
What do the iPhone, the EVO 4G LTE and the Droid 4 have in common? They all have batteries that users can’t replace themselves when they start having problems holding a charge.
For developers, that design is noteworthy because it’s one of many factors that affect [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Computers
Microsoft developing instant translation tool that ‘works like a human brain’
Software that ‘works like a human brain’ to instantly translate spoken language is being developed by Microsoft.
The program retains the intonation and cadence of the original speaker so that the overall effect is broadly similar.
The software was demonstrated in a presentation last year, when Microsoft’s chief research officer Rick Rashid spoke in English and it was almost instantly [...]
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Sony AR Software
Sony has been improving the software to display AR images on mobile devices without lags. SmartAR is software that can extract the feature points of an image taken by a camera, match them with registered images and recognize the structure of a space while estimating the movement of a camera. It does not require “markers,” which work as triggers that are used to select information [...]
Filed in: Computers
Hackproof: Is Your Password Stronger Harder, Better and Faster?
Thanks to LifeLock for help with this Infographic. Follow LifeLock on Twitter.
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