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| Learn the History of Ringtones With This Wacky Song | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 8:55 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Ringtones are undeniably the most irritating concoction the tech world dreamed up since T9 texting. Those little jingles are solely responsible for the world's heightened noise pollution and the reason some of us are forced to listen to "Who Let the Dogs Out?" on repeat till the phone's owner picks up their call (vibrate mode, people, really).
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| Pinterest iOS App Update Makes It Easier To Discover New Pins | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 4:31 PM | Emily Price |
| Pinterest updated its iOS app Thursday, adding the ability to edit your profile from your phone, and a new close-up view of pins on the iPad. The iOS version of the app also includes a new way to discover new pins through a “people who pinned this also pinned” function, a function the company debuted on its redesigned website. Pinterest began rolling out a new site design earlier this week.
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| Lawmakers: Police Should Need Warrant to Track You via GPS | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:09 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Should law enforcement need probable cause and a search warrant before tracking you via GPS? At least three lawmakers think so: Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mike Kirk (R-Ill.) along with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) reintroduced Thursday the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act, which would require police to get a warrant before using GPS to actively track suspects' whereabouts.
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| Google Glass and the Future of Head-Mounted Displays | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 2:30 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Google Glass is arguably the most exciting innovation in mobile technology since the iPhone — and not just because Google hyped it with a spectacular skydiving stunt. Certainly, the field of wearable technology has been around for decades (remember calculator watches?), but with the backing of a multibillion-dollar company and state-of-the-art wireless tech, Google looks to really take it to the next level.
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| Apple Patent Could Make iPhone Cases Obsolete | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:33 PM | AppAdvice |
| A new Apple invention could make iPhone cases a thing of the past. The “Protective Mechanism for an Electronic Device” identifies when a phone is falling and adjusts its center of mass to control its landing. The patent for the invention was recently published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although the iPhone is specifically mentioned in the patent language, this technology could extend to any device.
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| Canon Rebel SL1: The World's Smallest DSLR Camera | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:00 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Canon unveiled on Thursday what it says is the smallest and lightest DSLR camera ever made, the EOS Rebel SL1. Its footprint is significantly smaller than the company's lightweight T4i DSLR, although it's still not quite as small as the EOS-M mirrorless design. The SL1 weighs less than a pound — just 14.36 ounces. Overall dimensions (WxHxD) are 4.6 x 3.6 x 2.7 inches.
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| HTC CEO Said He'll Quit if the One Phone Fails, Report Says | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:45 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou is so invested in the company's HTC One phone launch that he told executives that he'd step down if the phone fails, accordig to a report. Chou made the claim during a meeting late last year, according to The Wall Street Journal. The release date for the phone, which was supposed to be available around this time, has been pushed back because of component shortages.
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| Google Has No Plans to Merge Android, Chrome OS | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:19 AM | Samantha Murphy |
| Google chairman Eric Schmidt told reporters in India on Thursday that it will not merge its Android and Chrome Operating systems anytime soon.
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| Your Phone Can Replace 62 Cubic Feet of Furniture | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:56 AM | Bob Al-Greene |
| What would happen if you decided to live entirely on your smartphone? No, we're not talking about some kind of weird virtual world situation. Rather, how much space in your home could your smartphone save? Surely you could delete some bulky furniture or obsolete technology by moving your entire home and work life onto one device. Say goodbye to all your physical cookbooks and novels.
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| Google Keep And Other News You Need to Know | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:34 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 announced Keep on Wednesday. It’s a cloud service to help you track what you’re thinking and doing — like Evernote. YouTube is now pulling in a billion monthly views.
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| Pandora Launches For Windows Phone With Live Tile Support | | Thursday, March 21, 2013 8:30 AM | Emily Price |
| Pandora is now officially available for Windows Phone. Announced during Microsoft’s launch for Windows Phone 8, the launch is not only a slam dunk for Microsoft, who is working to build its repertoire of high-profile apps, but also for Pandora, which has a business that has started to become very mobile.
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