Friday, January 31, 2014

Editor's Pick: On Paper, Facebook's a Different Story


On Paper, Facebook's a Different Story

John P. Mello Jr.
01/31/14 9:01 AM PT
Facebook is changing its approach to storytelling on the iPhone. No more scrolling through disparate posts in a News Feed. Instead, users can flip from one cohesive story to another, much like reading a... what were those daily publications people used to immerse themselves in? Oh yes, much like reading a newspaper. The big trick, as newspapers have painfully learned, will be selling ads.
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More Windows 8.1 Update 1 Screenshots Leaked, Boot To Desktop Enabled by Default

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 08:17 AM PST

Earlier this month, some screenshots of the upcoming Windows 8.1 Update 1 surfaced on the internet, showing what it could possibly introduce, including the ability to pin modern Windows Store apps to the desktop. Recently, some more screenshots of the Windows 8.1 Update 1 emerged from Russian shores, and from the same Microsoft leaker known […]

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Halo: Spartan Assault Set To Hit Xbox 360 Today

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 08:04 AM PST

The battle between humanity and the Covenant continues in Halo: Spartan Assault which hits Xbox 360 today. It will cost you $14.99 via digital download. Fans of Halo will not want to miss it. The game has over 30 stimulating missions for you to complete, which should add up to hours of happy gaming, playing […]

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Unique Cardiff Skates Design Straps Straight To Your Shoes (video)

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 05:49 AM PST

A new modern re-design of the old traditional strap-on skate has been developed an launched by Cardiff Skates and provides a convenient alternative to boot style skates which require you carry extra footwear to change into when you remove your skates. The Cardiff Skates have been designed to quickly strap over your existing footwear and […]

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Updated Ouya console gets controller improvement and more

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 05:39 AM PST

A new version of the Ouya game console has been announced that has some tweaks. The console hasn’t exactly sold in huge numbers with many complaining abut the controller specifically. This was one of the most popular Kickstarter projects that ever hit the site and racked up some significant money from backers. Now that the […]

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iTrans4mer iPad Keyboard Offers A Wealth Of Multifunctional Options (video)

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 05:27 AM PST

If you are looking for a multifunctional iPad keyboard case you might be interested in a new innovative design which is being launched on the Indiegogo crowd funding website this month in the form of the new iTrans4mer for iPad. The iTrans4mer iPad Keyboard offers a full QWERTY keyboard, speaker chamber, backup battery, together with […]

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Wii U gets The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in eShop

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 05:24 AM PST

If you have a Nintendo Wii U and have a penchant for some of the classic games that you can download, we have a cool game for you. Nintendo has announced that a version of the classic game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past has landed for the Wii U. The game […]

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FishHunter Sonar Lets You Hunt Fish With Your Smartphone

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 04:47 AM PST

Anglers looking to get the edge over the fish they are trying to catch, might be interested in this new fish tracking device called the FishHunter Sonar, that could provide you with the edge you have been waiting for. The FishHunter Sonar is a small portable sonar device that connects to your smartphone’s companion applications […]

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Telenav Buys Skobbler For $24 Million

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 04:32 AM PST

Telenav has revealed that they have purchased German startup Skobbler in a deal which is reported to be worth $24 million. The $24 million purchase price is made up of $4.6 million in common stock and $19.2 million in cash. Skobbler has released various mobile maps apps which use OpenStreetMap data, and has also licensed […]

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Neutron S Smartphone Mount Offers Strong Bond Using Neodymium Magnets (video)

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 04:28 AM PST

If you are looking for a minimal and stylish way to hold your smartphone in places that traditional docks might be too bulky for. You might be interested in a new device called the Neutron S smartphone mount which is constructed from anodised aluminium and magnetically shielded. Ananda Svarupa Das has created the tiny smartphone […]

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Sony QX10 And QX100 Camera Lenses Upgraded With 1080p Video And Higher ISO

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 04:12 AM PST

Sony has this week announced that it has upgraded its new and unique smartphone and tablet lenses in the of the Sony QX10 and QX100 via a firmware update that brings with it a few tasty new features. The latest firmware for the Sony QX10 and QX100 lenses adds 1080p video changing the movie recording […]

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Amazon Prime Costs May Increase By As Much As $40

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 04:10 AM PST

Amazon Prime is a very popular service for Amazon, it lets Amazon customers pay an annual feed  of $79 in the US and £49 in the UK to receive one and two day shipping on the majority of products sold on Amazon. Once you have signed up for Amazon Prime, you no longer have to […]

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Unlocked Motorola X Now Available In The UK For £299

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 03:13 AM PST

The other day we told you that the unlocked Motorola Moto X would be available in the UK from Today, the handset was going to be available for £330 including taxes, but UK retailer Clove has now decided to offer the device for £299. The Motorola Moto X is equipped with a 4.7 inch display […]

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Lenovo To Continue With Existing Motorola Designs Into 2015 (Rumor)

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 02:49 AM PST

Yesterday Google announced that they had sold Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion, and now we have some details on Lenovo’s future plans for smartphones and other devices. According to a recent report, Motorola already has designed its 2015 line up of devices, and Lenovo has decided to release these new handsets and other devices […]

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Apple Awarded Patent For Sapphire Glass

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 02:30 AM PST

Apple announced a while back that it would be investing in a sapphire glass production plant in the US, the company is expected to use sapphire glass for future iPhone and iPad displays. The last thing we heard was that the iPhone 6 could come with a sapphire glass display that will also feature solar […]

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Samsung Galaxy S4 And S4 Mini Black Editions Announced

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 02:11 AM PST

We heard back in December that Samsung would be launch a black edition of their Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Samsung has now listed a Samsung Galaxy S4 Black Edition and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Black Edition on its Russian Website. Both handsets come with the same specifications as the original handsets, […]

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Now Available In The UK

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 02:03 AM PST

Sony recently our the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact up for pre-order in their online store, and now Sony has started selling the handset in the UK. The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is available from the Sony Mobile Store, the handset retails for £449 including taxes, and this is the price of an unlocked device without […]

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Canadian Spy Agency Allegedly Tracked Travelers Via Airport WiFi

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 01:55 AM PST

Another top secret document has been revealed by Edward Snowden, and according to CBCNews, the Canadian spy agency tracked travelers using airport WiFi. People who used the free WiFi at a major Canadian airport were apparently tracked for days after they left the airport by the spy agency. The spy agency is supposed to be […]

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo Gets Official

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 01:43 AM PST

We have been hearing rumors about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo for a while now, the device is now official, and it will be available in two versions, one with 3G and one with 4G LTE+. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo LTE+ comes with a hexa core processor, which is made up of […]

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Evernote for iOS gets updated with improved performance and bug fixes

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 01:01 AM PST

Evernote is one of the best productivity application available at the moment, with dedicated apps and extensions for almost every single platform in the market. If you’re a regular user of Evernote for iOS, there’s a piece of good news for you. The folks at Evernote have pushed a big update for Evernote for iOS, […]

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First Ever Porsche P1 Recovered and on Display in Porsche Museum

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 12:42 AM PST

The history of Porsche is older than we actually think it is, as the Stuttgart-based automaker has recovered a 116 year old Porsche in a shed in Austria. The legendary car is known as "Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model"- known as the "P1" for short – and was created by Ferdinan Porsche himself in 1898. […]

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Major League Baseball To Roll Out Apple iBeacon To Stadiums

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 12:42 AM PST

According to a recent report, Major League Baseball will be rolling out Apple’s iBeacon to around 20 stadiums, and each stadium will have around 100 iBeacons. The news comes from a report by MacRumors, who have said that MLB will start installing the iBeacons in stadiums from next week, and this will be expanded to […]

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Red Nexus 5 may be coming on February 4th

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 12:37 AM PST

Looking forward to a red Nexus 5? Well, a leaked screenshot of Sprint’s internal Playbook reveals that the red version of the Nexus 5 will be launched on February 4th. This isn’t official confirmation of course and this is a story that has had some unexpected twists and turns, but I think we can be […]

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Nest Team To Be Main Hardware Group At Google

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 12:14 AM PST

Google recently announced the purchase of Nest, in a deal which was worth $3.2 billion, they also announced yesterday, that they are selling off Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. According to a recent report by TechCrunch, now that Motorola has left Google, Nest will become the main hardware group at Google. Google will apparently […]

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Now you can order food within Foursquare

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 12:11 AM PST

Foursquare is used to find great places to dine, but it has never allowed users to place orders for delivery. At least, not until today. Foursquare has announced that GrubHub Seamless has now been integrated, which means that users can now find over 20,000 restaurants in hundreds of cities across the country. Users can also […]

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Google Nexus 5 Is A Popular Product For Google

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 12:02 AM PST

There were rumors earlier in the week that Google may be thinking about killing off their Nexus program, although if comments from Google’s CFO Patrick Pichette, in the company’s recent earnings call are anything to go by, Google wont be killing off the Nexus program any time soon. Patrick Pichette mentioned a number of times […]

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Samsung Rumored to Be Working On A New App Called Life Times

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:59 PM PST

Samsung is rumored to be working on a lot of changes for its devices, and the first part of it was witnessed with the recent Magazine UX. The notorious @evleaks also revealed a few screenshots of the redesigned TouchWiz UI, which looks quite like the Google Now cards. Samsung has a history of launching a […]

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The Parce Idea Smart Wall Plug Saves You Money Whilst Offering Remote Control

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:42 PM PST

Anyone looking to help the environment and save money on their electricity bill, might be interested in a new smart plug and energy saving programme called the The Parce Idea. The Parce Idea allows you to control your devices remotely and it also learns how you use your gadgets and appliances turning them off for […]

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Asus Eee Box EB1037 Windows 8.1 Mini Desktop PC Unveiled

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:29 PM PST

Asus has this week added a new addition to their range of mini desktop PCs this week, in the form of the newly launched Asus Eee Box EB1037 which measures just 219 x 172.5 x 29 mm in size. The Asus Eee Box EB1037 is a fabless mini desktop system powered by an Intel Celeron […]

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Microsoft Offering $100 Credit If You Ditch Your PS3 And Buy an Xbox One

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:26 PM PST

The rivalry between the gaming consoles, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, is still on and both of these consoles have been selling like hot cakes since their launch. I Recently, Microsoft introduced a new promotions  that entitles a customer $100 if they ditch their PS3 or any eligible gaming console, which also includes Xbox 360 S […]

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Dungeon Keeper For iOS And Android Launches As Free-To-Play (video)

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:17 PM PST

Dungeon Keeper has now returned and Electronic Arts has this week launched the new version on both Android and iOS devices via their respective app stores. Bringing back the enjoyment and fun experienced in the original Dungeon Keeper gamer that launched on PC and was developed by Bullfrog Productions under Peter Molyneux and released by […]

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A Leaked Image Shows Samsung’s Redesigned S Voice App

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:03 PM PST

Samsung is said to be undergoing a lot of changes. Recently, Samsung introduced a new Magazine UX in its Galaxy NotePro and TabPro tablets, and we also saw some leaked images of the redesigned TouchWiz UI that looks quite different than the current UI on Samsung’s Galaxy line up. It seems it’s not the only […]

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Lego Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Kit Launching Soon (video)

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:54 PM PST

Lego and Ghostbuster fans are sure to be pleased to learn that LEGO will be creating a 30th anniversary special edition LEGO Ghostbusters set complete with Ecto-1 and the minifigs, thanks to the LEGO CUUSOO community initiative. Though sadly not the Ghostbusters HQ pictured below, you will need to build that yourself. The LEGO Ghostbusters […]

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3 New Archos Neon Android Quad Core Tablets Announced

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:18 PM PST

Today Archos has unveiled three new tablet its has added to its range in the form of the new Archos Neon tablets named Archos 90 Neon (black below left), Archos 97 Neon (below), and Archos 101 Neon (black below right). All three Archos Neon tablets are powered by 1.4GHz or 1.6GHz quad-core processors and are […]

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From Dusk Till Dawn Series Trailer Released (video)

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:03 PM PST

If you enjoy all things vampire you might enjoy the new From Dusk Till Dawn Series that continues the story first started in the movie by directed and also starring Quentin Tarantino from back in 1996. Now the first official trailer from its upcoming supernatural crime saga From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series has been […]

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