Thursday, June 20, 2013

Rounds updates video chat app, lets users browse the web together (video)

ROUNDS ADDS CO-BROWSING TO ITS MOBILE HANGOUT NETWORK; FIRST TO LET FRIENDS SURF THE WEB TOGETHER INSIDE MOBILE VIDEO CHATSFor the First Time, Users Can Navigate the Same Webpage at the Same Time To Shop, Watch TV, Play Games or Take Photos Together Whilst Video ChattingTEL AVIV (June 18, 2013) – Rounds (www.rounds.com) launched a new update to its popular Rounds Video Chat Hangout mobile app for iOS and Android today, becoming...

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Dragon Mobile Assistant 4 for Android adds driving mode, voice notifications

Dragon Mobile Assistant Expands with Intelligent Driver ModeAutomatically Switches to Driver Mode in a Moving Car; Adds Customizable Wake-Up Word and Voice Notifications for Facebook, Texts, Calls and AppointmentsBurlington, Mass. – June 18, 2013 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that its Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android is updated with new proactive assistant features, including an intelligent...

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Swiss scientists create catbot: a robot that runs like a cat (video)

Lausanne, June 14, 2013.A robot that runs like a catThanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, EPFL's four-legged "cheetah-cub robot" has the same advantages as its model: it is small, light and fast. Still in its experimental stage, the robot will serve as a platform for research in locomotion and biomechanics.Even though it doesn't have a head, you can still tell what kind of animal it is: the...

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NASA picks eight astronaut trainees that may go to asteroids and Mars (video)

NASA Selects Next Generation of Space Explorers; Google+ Hangout TodayHOUSTON -- After an extensive year-and-a-half search, NASA has a new group of potential astronauts who will help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in the solar system, including an asteroid and Mars. Eight candidates have been selected to be NASA's newest astronaut trainees, hoping to be among those who are the first...

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Netflix signs up Dreamworks for multiple new original TV series, promises over 300 hours of programming

Netflix To Premiere DreamWorks Animation's Branded Slate Of New Original TV SeriesLargest deal for original content in Netflix history will give members in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Europe exclusive access to new original television series based on the studio's beloved franchises and charactersNetflix Inc. and DreamWorks Animation (Nasdaq: DWA) today announced a multi-year deal making the world's largest Internet TV...

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

AMD details first ARM-based server chip: up to 16 helpings of Cortex-A57 clocked at 2GHz

AMD Unveils Server Strategy and RoadmapBest-in-class ARM CPUs, and leading x86 CPUs and APUs for enterprise and data center serversSUNNYVALE, Calif. -6/18/2013AMD (NYSE: AMD) today publicly disclosed its strategy and roadmap to recapture market share in enterprise and data center servers by unveiling innovative products that address key technologies and meet the requirements of the fastest-growing data center and cloud computing...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Unknown · 0

Ford deploys robot drivers to test vehicle durability (video)

Ford Using Robots to Improve "Built Ford Tough" Durability Testing of its Trucks- Ford is first automaker to develop robotic technology that drives vehicles during new accelerated high-impact on-road and off-road durability testing- Robotically driven vehicles ideally suited for durability test conditions that could prove too taxing for human drivers- New technology used to ensure Ford trucks, including the all-new Transit van...

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Spot Global Phone review: a satellite phone for the masses

Finally, a phone made in the year 2013 that Zack Morris can approve of. All kidding aside, Spot's aptly titled Global Phone isn't the most -- shall we say, svelte -- of handsets, but it's capable of communicating in places that your iPhone could only dream of. Spot is actually a subsidiary of satellite communications giant Globalstar, who...

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Monday, June 17, 2013

T-Mobile says MetroPCS' network transition is ahead of schedule

Migration of MetroPCS Customers to Nationwide 4G HSPA+ and LTE Network Ahead of Schedule First devices connecting to 4G HSPA+ and LTE network become available for MetroPCS customers, offering a consistently outstanding wireless experience BELLEVUE, Wash. - June 14, 2013 - Just six weeks after completing the combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) today announced the migration of MetroPCS...

Monday, June 17, 2013 by Unknown · 0

Nokia Lumia 925 review: lots of changes, but not much difference

It's been just half a year since Nokia revealed its first Windows Phone 8 device, and we've already got another flagship to review. The Lumia 925 marks a departure in design for Nokia -- it looks nothing like its predecessors, barring an expanse of screen and some capacitive Windows buttons. This time around, the phone is housed in an...

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Smartisan OS goes pre-alpha, available for international Galaxy S III only (video)

You may recall that a Chinese startup dubbed Smartisan promised to offer its first custom Android ROM on June 15th. Well, the time has come and the company stuck to its word, but there's a catch: the software is currently still in pre-alpha status, so it's neither stable nor speedy -- definitely not recommended for daily use just yet....

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Father's Day special edition gift guide

Dad's been good to you. Very good to you. Why, without him you quite literally wouldn't be on this earth, and that's something to be thankful for. If he's anything like you, he probably has a bit of a passion for the latest and greatest in tech. But, it can be very hard to know what to buy in this dynamically changing world. Lucky for...

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