Monday, April 30, 2012

CrunchGear Week In Review: Independent Edition

Here are some stories from the past week on CrunchGear: Weekend Giveaway: Toshiba 47-inch TL515 Series 3D LED TV Starbucks Merges Their Two iOS Apps, Lets You Gift Your Friends Coffee From Your Phone Warn Friends And Foes With These Nine Aperture Science Test Chamber Labels SocialBicycles Bike Sharing Is Now A Kickstarter Project Ricoh [...]

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/07/04/week-in-review-independent/

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Google Drive Hits China's Wall

Today in international tech news: Google Drive is "dead in the water" in China. Meanwhile, a soap opera is unfolding in South Korea, where there's a feud between the chairman of Samsung and family members who want a bigger piece of the company's fortune. Elsewhere, Twitter plays a central, and unfortunate, role in an English court case.


Source: http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1ebbdc4c/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C749480Bhtml/story01.htm

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Wrapsol Non-Slip Grip Pad for Large Tablets Review

I recently reviewed the Wrapsol Ultra Screen Protector on my new iPad.� Wrapsol also sent along their Non-Slip Grip Pad for Large Tablets for our review.� It is “engineered to optimize usability and to help prevent slip-and-fall damage to your tablet.”� Those slippery, expensive tablets we all love could certainly benefit from being less slippery, [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/04/28/wrapsol-non-slip-grip-pad-for-large-tablets-review/

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Shut Up, Little Man: How Things Went Viral Before the Internet [Video]

Memes and Pop culture virality did not start with the internet. Long before that, underground sensations spread amongst fanboys who poured mass amounts of effort into staying up on mailing lists and trading groups to get their fix of audio and video clips. Prime example: The 1980s craze around a stash of tapes known simply as Shut Up, Little Man. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/oW3zqyBrER0/shut-up-little-man-how-to-go-viral-before-the-internet

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Rejected by Apple, Tawkon Radiation-Tracking App Launches on Android

Once directly rejected by Steve Jobs, the developers at Tawkon have deployed their radiation-reporting app on the Android Market.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/tawkon-android-app-relaunch/

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America Admits to Targeted Drone Killing for the First Time Ever [Drones]

The hunting and killing of particular individuals via drone has been a poorly closeted secret for many years now. Not anymore: John Brennan, Obama's top counterterrorism advisor, just went on the record, admitting targeted robot killing is official US policy. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ebkwhlY0xWI/america-admits-to-targeted-drone-killing-for-the-first-time-ever

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VMware adds Mozy to its cloud and virtualization empire

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Mozy is one of the most popular cloud backup services around, with more than one million users storing around 70 petabytes of data. Its popularity apparently put it on the acquisition radar of VMware -- which has now made Mozy part of its virtualization empire.

VMware's official blog post makes it clear that the company wasn't so much interested in Mozy as a consumer offering. Rather, it's the inner workings of Mozy which piqued VMware's curiosity. CTO Steve Herrod says, "Over the past 5 years, Mozy has built one of the best examples of a globally distributed, large-scale cloud offering." He adds that the move will allow VMware to "further ramp our own cloud-related learning and accelerate new IP, scale, and capabilities" of its existing offerings.

Existing Mozy customers don't need to worry, of course. VMware has pledged to continue running Mozy's service without interruption.

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Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/04/05/vmware-takes-over-operation-of-mozy/

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Awesome Australian Billionaire To Build Full-Sized Replica Of the Titanic [Titanic 100]

Just a few weeks after the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's only voyage, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has commissioned a Chinese shipyard to build a historically accurate replica of the colossal boat. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Tty9JL4EJ2M/awesome-australian-billionaire-will-build-full+sized-replica-of-the-titanic

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Unofficial Hotshoe for the Sony NEX-5/5N

Have a Sony NEX-5/5N?� Don’t you just wish it had an actual hotshoe instead of Sony’s proprietary accessory port?� NEX Pro Shop just released an unofficial hotshoe adapter to fit in your Sony NEX-5/5N.� The Shadow allows you to connect an off camera flash and have it triggered by the NEX-5/5N.� It’s priced at $79.99 [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/04/30/unofficial-hotshoe-for-the-sony-nex-55n/

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Wind Farms Linked to Local Climate Change [Climate]

Wind power, one the oldest and most established forms of alternative energy, might not be as green as we thought. A new study in the US has linked wind farms to local temperature rises of over 0.7�C—enough to change local weather and climate. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/2npYCS9rahA/wind-farms-linked-to-local-climate-change

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[NSFW-L] Who needs Android? Well, somebody needs something here ...

Who Needs Android?

We have no words. If you're offended by coarse language, don't watch the video after the break. No complaining. You've been warned. Windows Phone, this guy's all yours.

Via @daniel_rubino

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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/Q6diQkO6rks/story01.htm

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Microsoft Ponies Up $300 Million Investment For Nook Spinoff [E-Books]

In what some may consider an odd move, Microsoft has just announced that it's investing $300 million into a "strategic partnership" with Barnes & Noble to develop the future of e-reading. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/WlkSLgDuuG8/microsoft-ponies-up-300-million-investment-for-nook-spinoff

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