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| Sassy App Punishes You When You're Being Lazy | | Take heed, procrastinators: A new app rewards and punishes users based on how many items they check off on their to-do lists. Promoted as "the world's first to-do list with a personality," Carrot aims to encourage productivity, but is more entertaining than motivating. Each time users complete a task, they are rewarded with points, which they can later redeem for prizes (including gifts, compliments, jokes and quotes).
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| Could Apple's iPhone Mini and Phablet Look Like This? | | Although the iPhone 5 only launched five months ago, designers are already imagining how Apple's next line of smartphones will look. Peter Zigich, a Toronto-based 3D designer, posted concept images of the iPhone 6, the iPhone mini and a phablet on his website. For Apple's next flagship phone, Zigich proposes moving the home button to the side, leaving room for more screen room and another row of icons.
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| 73% of Teachers Use Cellphones for Classroom Activities | | 12:01:04 AM | Camille Bautista |
| More middle- and secondary-school teachers are using digital tools in their classrooms and professional lives, a new report says. A study by Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project released Thursday delves into teachers' increasing technology use, but also expresses educators' concerns about the digital divide.
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| 10 Essential Chrome Extensions for Designers | | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:30 PM | Grace Smith |
| As a designer you may have used Google Chrome for some time already, but are you using the browser to its full advantage? Chrome features a robust extension system that deserves to be explored and tested. It's one reason Chrome can now claim to be the world's most popular browser.
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| Buzz Lightyear Blasts Onto Mobile With New 'Toy Story' Game | | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 7:41 PM | Emily Price |
| Disney Mobile announced Toy Story: Smash It! on Wednesday, a new 3D physics-based game featuring the one and only Buzz Lightyear. The Angry Birds-style game has you play the role of Buzz, who is trying to knock down the aliens and stop the evil Zurg. Throughout the game’s 60 levels, the aliens position themselves in new and unique ways on blocks, toys, and even models trains.
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| Pandora Eliminates Unlimited Mobile Streaming | | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:00 PM | Emily Price |
| In an effort to balance growing royalty costs, Pandora announced Wednesday that it will be eliminating unlimited ad-supported music streaming on the service via mobile. Pandora listeners in the US will now be limited to 40 hours of free ad-supported streaming on their mobile devices each calendar month, after which they’ll have to pay a fee to keep listening.
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| Is This the Best Fake Apple iWatch Ad Ever? | | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 4:48 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Earlier this month, rumors surfaced that Apple was toying with concepts for a "smart watch." While reports remain mostly unconfirmed, a patent application from Apple earlier this week did outline a device with a flexible screen that could be worn on wrists.
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| Sergey Brin Talks Google Glass: 'Not a Done Deal Yet' | | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:45 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Google co-founder Sergey Brin took the stage at TED Wednesday morning for an unscheduled, low-key talk on Google Glass. His aim: to reveal a little bit of the thinking behind the two-year-old project, and why he thinks the eyeglass-based always-connected screen is less intrusive than constantly checking your smartphone. "You're standing rubbing this featureless piece of glass," Brin said.
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| Pentagon Welcomes Android and iOS to Its BlackBerry World | | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:46 PM | TabTimes |
| The U.S. Department of Defense plans to move beyond BlackBerry as its primary mobile device to a more "platform agnostic" policy that is open to Android and iOS devices. A DoD rep told AppleInsider that this does not mean a full abandonment of BlackBerry's platform, but Apple and Android device-makers can sell their products to the Defense Department. "The key takeaway is that it's a multi-vendor solution.
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| Leap Motion Controller Shipping Pre-Orders in May | | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:04 AM | Lance Ulanoff |
| Leap Motion, the motion control hardware and software that can turn the average computer into a Minority Report style interface will start shipping to customers on May 13.
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| Waze Update Helps You Navigate Around Closed Roads | | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:00 AM | Emily Price |
| A Waze update launching Wednesday adds the ability for users to report closed roads on the social GPS service, in real-time. It enables them to help others navigate around areas that might be temporarily shut down for obstructions such as a street fair, road construction and even damage from a hurricane or tornado.
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