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| Spotify and Volvo Partner Up for a Voice-Activated, In-Car Music System | | Volvo has teamed up with Spotify to launch a voice-activated, in-car music system for its cars. The system, called the Sensus Connected Touch, will allow drivers to stream music (via a 3G/4G dongle or a mobile phone connection) through their dashboard. The system will be either touch- or voice-activated, with the drivers being able to start music simply by saying the name of a song.
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| Google Play Marks Anniversary By Giving You Discounts | | One year after rebranding itself and ditching the "Android Market" label, Google Play is celebrating the occasion by offering deals to Android users. The online app store just launched a week-long promotion called "Our gifts to you" on its website, along with the following blurb: It was just a year ago today that we launched this amazing shop on the interwebs to offer the best in digital content.
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| Android 4 Usage Finally Eclipses Gingerbread | | The latest versions of Android, 4.0 and up, have surpassed Gingerbread as the dominant operating system for the first time. According to the Android Developer' Dashboards section, 45.1% of users are running Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) and Jelly Bean (4.1 and 4.2) on their smartphones — just squeezing past the 44.2% that Gingerbread (2.3) boasts.
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| Marriott Introduces Tech-Friendly Hotels for Travelers | | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:29 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Marriott announced its new Moxy Hotels brand on Tuesday, appealing to the "millennial traveler" with a technology-focused design. The budget-friendly hotels target techies, and are set to open exclusively in Europe next year. Rooms will feature built-in USB ports in each wall socket, and guests can check in via their phones.
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| Carbon Fiber iPhone Case Mounts Magnetically to Your Bike or Wall | | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:43 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Looking for a durable iPhone mounting system? A Palo Alto, Calif.-based company is designing wall and bike mounts made of carbon fiber that might provide a sleeker way for your iPhone to stay put while on the go or at home. Volar Technologies is raising funds on Kickstarter to develop its aerospace-grade carbon fiber iPhone case, wall mount and bike mount.
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| Attention Pet Owners: You Need These 3 Apps | | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 2:15 PM | Lauren Drell |
| Mashable and Purina recently co-hosted #TailsandRails, a pet-friendly hackathon at New York's Soho Grand Hotel. We brought together coders and animal lovers who want to build a better life for their furry friends.
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| The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Chromebook Pixel | | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 2:06 PM | Chris Taylor |
| The Chromebook Pixel has seen something of a perception shift since Google launched it on an unsuspecting world ten days ago. Instant responses — mainly from those who didn't have one — balked at the price ($1299 for the Wi-Fi version, $1449 for LTE). Then as units started to filter into the tech community, it came to be understood that this wasn't just an expensive netbook.
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| Curiosity Rover Recovering From Computer Glitch | | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:39 AM | Space.com |
| NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is on the road to recovery from last week's computer glitch and could be back in action as early as this weekend, mission officials say. Curiosity went into a protective, minimal-activity "safe mode" last Thursday when its handlers swapped the rover over to its backup computer. They made this switch after noticing a problem with the flash memory on Curiosity's primary "A-side" computer.
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| Ferrari's Hybrid Supercar Reaches 62 MPH in 3 Seconds | | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:51 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Ferrari has launched a V12-powered hybrid supercar with a 789-horsepower gasoline engine and a 160-horsepower electric motor. The Ferrari LaFerrari, as it's called, goes from 0 to 62 mph in less than three seconds (Ferrari's numbers) and has a top speed of 205 mph. The car's electric motor is highly efficient at low speeds, and its gasoline counterpart reaches full efficiency at high speeds, according to Ferrari.
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| 10 Fascinating Data Visualization Projects | | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:48 AM | Matt Petronzio |
| The way we digest information is evolving, and for good reason — the sheer amount of data we accumulate and compile each day is staggering. In fact, according to IBM, 90% of data in the world today has been created only within the last two years. SEE ALSO: 9 (Additional) Captivating Data Visualization Projects With this kind of growth, sometimes static numbers or a simple rundown of statistics can fall flat.
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