الخميس، 17 يناير 2013

Pokki's Start Button for Windows 8 Gets Even Better

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Pokki's Start Button for Windows 8 Gets Even Better
1:00:43 AMEmily Price
When Windows 8 launched last year, Pokki came out with an app that brought the familiar Start menu back to the operating system. Now that Windows 8 has been out for a while, Pokki is updating the Pokki Start menu for Windows 8, updating the user interface and adding a number of customization features for users to make it their own. Pokki’s original app brought the traditional Start menu back to Windows 8, with an added twist.

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AT&T Allows More FaceTime — Except for Unlimited Customers
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:51 PMEmily Price
AT&T is allowing more iOS users to place FaceTime calls over its network for no additional charge. Previously only available for customers with Mobile Share plans and those using an LTE device on a tiered plan, now AT&T customers with non-LTE tiered plans can also make FaceTime calls over AT&T’s network for no additional charge. AT&T customers on unlimited data plans are still unable to make FaceTime calls over the network.

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See the Coolest Feature of the 2014 Corvette Stingray
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:04 PMPete Pachal
The 2014 Corvette brings many new features to the design of the iconic sports car: muscular lines, carbon-fiber parts and redesigned tail lights to name a few. But the most head-turning feature may be the dashboard's retracting LCD screen.

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KUBI Tablet Stand Makes Video Calls Less Awkward
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 6:22 PMCamille Bautista
Telepresence allows people to connect and communicate with others around the world. If you're using a tablet, you know the difficulties of maneuvering and angling to squeeze everyone in on the conference call or show off your new pup to Mom. Revolve Robotics, a San Francisco-based start-up company, created a robot to take away all that awkwardness.

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This Is CES 2013 in 50 Seconds
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:49 PMLance Ulanoff
The trade show was big, loud, crazy, fun, star-studded and, surprisingly, can all be squished down into just under one minute.

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Call Friends for Free With Facebook's Messenger App
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:16 PMEmily Price
Now you can call your Facebook friends for free — if you’re an iPhone user, that is. The company has rolled out a new feature in the U.S. that allows Facebook Messenger app users to place voice calls with friends over the social network using their data connection or Wi-Fi. The feature started rolling out in the United States Wednesday, and comes as a simple “free calling” button in the existing app.

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New York City Parking Signs Take a Cue From Twitter
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:08 PMCamille Bautista
Parallel parking is no easy feat, let alone doing it in New York City. Anyone who's tried to park in Manhattan can attest to the impossibly narrow lanes and no-nonsense pedestrians. Design firm Pentagram is trying to make the ordeal a little less stressful by creating clearer parking signs. Taking a cue from Twitter, the 6,300 new signs give drivers information in no more than 140 characters.

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Still Wondering What Adaptive Design is? This Website Will Help
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:32 PMTodd Wasserman
Adaptive design. It's one of the big buzzwords in digital media right now, but what does it mean? Nick Davison, director of web development for ad firm Digitaria, has come up with the quickest explanation we've ever seen, not only for adaptive design, but for static, liquid and responsive designs as well. Best of all, it's almost completely visual. Still confused? Then check out Mashable CTO Robyn Peterson's explanation here.

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Hey Facebook, Rename Graph Search With One of These Suggestions
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 2:42 PMSamantha Murphy
Although Facebook's new internal search system is a huge step forward for the company, we hate the name.

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Futuristic Robot Ship Tracks Enemy Submarines
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 2:01 PMTechNewsDaily
A U.S. robot ship resembling a Star Wars spacecraft skimming the waves could hunt for enemy submarines within a few years.

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Turn Your Facebook Profile Into a 3D-Printed Sculpture
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:24 PMSamantha Murphy
If your Facebook profile could look like an object, what would it be? A new series of apps does just that.

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Google Says it Didn't Kill That Donkey
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:09 PMTodd Wasserman
Google on Wednesday answered a query that had been consuming the blogosphere for 24 hours: Why did the donkey lie down on the road? The speculation began when an image of a donkey lying on its side in the middle of a dirt road in the Kweneng region of Botswana emerged on Street View. Then @TheRealSheldonCooper tweeted his suspicions about the photo to his 149,000 followers.

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7 Ways Mobile Apps Are Driving Revenue for Businesses
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:08 PMRyan Matzner
From leveraging specific features like GPS all the way down to the mere fact that people are walking around with Internet-connected computers in their pockets, smartphones open a whole new world of opportunities for marketers at businesses from large and small. The following are some key ways businesses are getting an extra boost via mobile apps. 1.

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SmartBash Was an Unforgettable Night at CES 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:18 AMJennifer Diamond
It was an unforgettable evening of celebration, networking and digital inspiration at Mashable's SmartBash at CES in Las Vegas. Presented by LG, the SmartBash brought partying to a new level with the company's latest cutting edge products and, of course, specialty cocktails like the Smartini. Mashable's community came together to network and talk about the innovations at CES.

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This Guy Didn't Steal Your iPhone
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:20 AMCamille Bautista
Hell hath no fury like an iPhone owner scorned, and one Las Vegas man is bearing the brunt of it. Apple's Find My iPhone app has mistakenly sent dozens of users to Wayne Dobson's North Las Vegas home over the past two years.

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