الأحد، 28 أكتوبر 2012

Windows 8 Must Battle XP for Large Chunk of User Base

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Windows 8 Must Battle XP for Large Chunk of User Base
12:39:37 AM
While Windows 8 rolled out to great fanfare Thursday, it still has to fight fellow Microsoft operating system Windows XP for users. The 11-year-old program has nearly 30% "usage share" worldwide, reports web analytics firm StatCounter. Although...



Headphone Round Up: Our Top Picks [PICS]
Saturday, October 27, 2012 11:28 PM
Tinkering in his kitchen, electrical engineer Nathaniel Baldwin created the first set of headphones more than a century ago and sold them to the U.S. Navy. Since that time headphones have evolved from a military tool to a consumer product. By...



Oakley's Heads-Up Airwave Goggles Will Make You a Robo-Skier
Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:32 PM
Imagine hitting the slopes while your favorite song is wirelessly pumped into your eardrums, GPS technology tracks your friends, and speed and jump altitudes are projected into one corner of your field of vision. No, this isn't some futuristic...



5 Apps to Digitize Your Business Cards
Saturday, October 27, 2012 7:44 PM
Granted, it might be easier to accept a physical, paper business card, but you still have to enter that person's email address and phone number into your contact book. Instead, import or share business cards with two or three taps to eliminate...



How To Get Hired In 30 Days Or Less
Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:58 PM
Sometimes it seems that a job search is a race against the clock: How soon can you get hired? Everyone's search is different, but no matter what your situation is, there are certain techniques that are guaranteed to push you in the right...



Google Maps Gets a Makeover [VIDEO]
Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:15 PM
Google Maps has gotten a fresh new look, adding some "visual improvements" to its design. The application now lets users get a clearer view of natural geography by showing terrain and color gradations to illustrate vegetation. It also includes...



Google's Nexus 4 Prototype Lost and Found in a Bar [PIC]
Saturday, October 27, 2012 5:39 PM
An employee of one of the world's biggest tech companies loses a hotly anticipated new smartphone in a bar, only for it to be found, photographed and posted on the Internet -- sound familiar? In a case of history repeating, the Google Nexus 4 --...



1,872-Pound Zombie Pumpkin Will Blow Your Gourd
Saturday, October 27, 2012 5:21 PM
Some pumpkin carvings are merely jack-o-lanterns. Others, like the zombie pumpkin created by master gourd sculptor Ray Villafane, are works of art. The photo above shows what happens when Villafane has three of biggest pumpkins grown in the...



6 Apps You Don't Want To Miss
Saturday, October 27, 2012 5:00 PM
It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- we take care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated smartphone applications. This week a new word game caught...



5 Emergency Apps to Download Before Hurricane Sandy Hits [VIDEO]
Saturday, October 27, 2012 3:13 PM
Hurricane Sandy will make landfall on the East Coast within the next few days. If you've got a smartphone, you can quickly, easily and cheaply turn it into part of your emergency readiness kit by downloading a few useful apps. To keep your eye on...



Treat Yourself to 21 Halloween Desserts From Pinterest
Saturday, October 27, 2012 2:23 PM
If you've outgrown the trick-or-treating age, it can be difficult to find an excuse to eat candy on Halloween. Don't worry, though, because instead of collecting treats in your pillowcase, you can make them in your kitchen, and we want to help...



Hurricane Sandy Forces Google to Cancel Android Event
Saturday, October 27, 2012 1:28 PM
Google is canceling a major Android event planned for Monday in New York City due to Hurricane Sandy. The event was rumored to revolve around the launch of Android 4.2 "Key Lime Pie" and a 10-inch "Nexus 10" tablet running on the brand-new OS....



Stolen Ideas: Apple Didn't Build That [INFOGRAPHIC]
Saturday, October 27, 2012 1:03 PM
Apple is the largest and most successful technology company in the world's history, but how did it arrive at that lofty perch? Did it create all the ideas folded into its shiny gadgets, or did it beg, borrow and steal them? Of course, the answer...



Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week
Saturday, October 27, 2012 12:29 PM
If you've followed the Top 10 Twitter Pics over the past few weeks, you've probably noticed that singer Justin Bieber and British boy band One Direction tend to get a lot of retweets and shares. Bieber is, after all, the second-most followed on...



Here's What Hurricane Sandy Looks Like From Space [UPDATED]
Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:53 AM
Hurricane Sandy, which has the potential to become one of the most powerful storms in recent memory, is crawling her way up the eastern seaboard of the United States. Wondering what it looks like from high over the Earth? NASA's Earth...



 
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