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| Microsoft Reportedly Working on a 7-Inch Surface | | Microsoft is looking to shrink its Surface tablet to 7 inches, if you trust a recent report from the Wall Street Journal. The new, 7-inch Surface should launch later this year, but no details about the device have been given. Microsoft building a smaller version of the Surface — originally a 10.6-inch device — is hardly a surprise, given that Apple, Google and Samsung have launched tablets around that size.
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| Capture and Share Your Life Story Online With StoryPress App | | Because stories are traditionally told through word of mouth, they are at risk of getting lost from one generation to the next. A new app called StoryPress seeks to safeguard these personal tales by letting people capture and share them online. Users can record their stories by either freely talking into the app, or choosing a preset topic to get interviewed by StoryPress, according to its Kickstarter page.
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| This Case Adds Four Extra Camera Lenses to Your iPhone | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:59 PM | Emily Price |
| Smartphone cameras are quickly replacing point-and-shoots in pockets, everywhere. While users can definitely take some impressive shots with an iPhone camera, they're limited by its built-in lens. One accessory-maker is trying to expand lens options for cellphone cameras by offering a protective case with five additional lenses.
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| Lagoa Puts Pro-Level 3D Image Tools in the Cloud | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:29 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| 3D imagery, the kind that gives depth and, sometimes, artificial reality to static images is often astonishing and almost always hard to create. Every time you see another Apple iWatch or iPhone 6 concept design, you might want to stop for a moment and think about what it took to build that hyper-realistic JPEG. 3D image creation requires expertise and expensive hardware and software.
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| Hands On With the New Foursquare | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:07 PM | Emily Price |
| Foursquare launched a major update to its iOS app Wednesday, now with more focus on what’s around you rather than who. While the app is certainly all about checking in — and has a new larger check-in button front and center on the app’s home screen — it’s also about helping you find things to do around you.
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| How Gmail Has Evolved Over the Years | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:22 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Gmail turns 9 this month, and before we know it, it will be heading off to middle school. Here's a look at how it has evolved over the years.
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| Self-Healing Hydrogen Leaf Could Power the World | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:21 PM | Chris Taylor |
| There are plenty of scientists out there trying to solve our impending energy crisis. Many of their creations never leave the lab. Here's one that is on its way to commercialization — and just fixed one of its biggest problems. Veteran biochemist Daniel Nocera has been working for decades on an "artificial leaf" — a silicon wafer that can create energy from sunlight and water the way real leaves do.
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| Beets Headphones Offer 'Full Sound' and Superior Nutrition for $25 | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 2:52 PM | Charlie White |
| How do you get noticed when you're selling a pair of headphones in today's crowded personal audio market? Why not create headphones that mock a product that's loved by some and hated by many? Enter Beets Headphones. These $25 cans bear a striking resemblance to those ubiquitous Beats headphones that get such an emotional reaction every time we write about them.
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| Dropbox for Business Arrives, Bringing Single Sign-On | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:03 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Dropbox began as a consumer-focused service, but as anyone who works with digital files knows, it has been adopted by businesses — both large and small — en masse. After dabbling with business-focused features for a while, Dropbox is now officially launching Dropbox for Business, with tools designed to make the service as convenient as possible for IT managers.
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| Foursquare 6.0 Lands in the App Store | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:01 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Foursquare has launched a major update to its iOS app, rethinking the location-based service as a discovery tool instead of primarily a way to see what your friends are doing. Search is much more prominent in the app, and it suggests nearby attractions as soon as you open it.
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| Dropbox Can Find Your Stolen Computer | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:35 AM | Bob Al-Greene |
| Lost or stolen tech produces a sickening feeling. In the moment you realize your laptop is gone for good, you feel helpless. But should you find yourself the victim of computer theft, Hack College has your back. SEE ALSO: 10 Things You Didn't Know Dropbox Could Do There are a number of ways to track down your property, such as apps that take webcam pics and screenshots when a device is stolen.
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| Oculus Rift Torn Down to Bits, Scores High on Repairability | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:56 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| iFixit has torn down yet another gadget — this time it's the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift, which — somewhat surprisingly — turns out to be quite easy to repair. The Oculus Rift started as a Kickstarter project, raising more than $2.4 million to build a next-generation virtual reality headset for 3D gaming.
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| Google Fiber Comes to Austin and Other News You Need to Know | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:45 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Google has confirmed Austin, Texas as the next stop for its super-fast Fiber internet service. Apple and Yahoo are in talks about the possibility of higher-profile Yahoo apps and services on Apple’s line of iDevices.
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