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The recent introduction of the Firefox OS (a mobile operating system) by Mozilla certainly took the world by surprise, which means that the mobile operating system market will have yet another competitor, and Windows Phone 8 along with BlackBerry 10 might want to stop their scuffle for a moment and look behind their shoulders. Android and iOS need not fret, at least not at the moment, until we see just how well Firefox OS performs in the market. Word has it that Mozilla has put in place a bunch of requirements for developers to meet, sort of fleshing out a certification program for Firefox OS.

For starters, it seems that a Firefox OS phone will need to have both the Firefox web browser and Firefox Marketplace app store pre-loaded, in addition to basic hardware specifications that include an 800MHz processor, at least 256MB RAM, and a 320 x 240 pixel or higher resolution display, which are child’s play in this day and age. Such a low entry level bar might see more low end and mid-range Firefox OS devices introduced rather than having companies take a gamble with a high end flagship, don’t you think so?

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One thing about the Android-powered tablet scene that gets most people’s goats is this, there are just way too many tablet choices to pick from if you are shopping for one. After all, it is not as though Android is that closed like iOS, leaving users with only a handful of iPad choices. No sir, Google’s Android operating system is far more inclusive, which leads to a selection headache if you do not mind looking at some of the more obscure manufacturer names. Take for instance, the Scroll Excel III that might be able to fit your criteria in terms of price and performance.

For $165 a pop, you get a 1.6GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 Boxchip processor underneath the hood, although the 7” display at 1024 x 600 resolution does not really impress. Still, it does have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on board right out of the box, alongside 1GB RAM and accompanied by 8GB of internal memory which can be further expanded, thanks to a microSD memory card slot, not to mention a 3,000 mAh battery that ought to last the distance.

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Geeks who are into fast cars and stereoscopic displays must think that watching F1 races in 3D is the bees-knees. However, FIA, the sport’s governing body, has often been resistant to new technology — only adopting HD a few years ago. That’s why when the FIA asked Sky to produce a test-broadcast of the practice testing laps in the run up to the Barcelona Grand Prix, the British broadcaster jumped at the chance. Naturally, BSkyB wanted to show off its technical marvel, and so invited us to come and see what it was like. Of course, like the good geeks that we are, our attention was focused on keeping Sky’s chief engineer Chris Johns in a corner and needling him with questions. Curious to find out what he said (apart from “please go away,” of course)? After the break is where all the cool kids are at.

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We all know that “there’s an app for that” has proven to be quite the famous saying, but sometime down the distant future, a new saying could very well arise, such as “there’s a robot for that”. Thing is, there is this particular robot that is known as “Jimmy”, where it will roam around the hospital rooms at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center. Jimmy’s role is not to sweep up cigarette butts at the smoking area, or to pick up the trash. It’s main purpose is to assist patients who live in rural areas to interact with experts at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.

Doctor Demaerschalk, a Medical Director at the Mayo Clinic, said, “Telemedicine was deployed in order to bring the expert to the patient, when they needed it most, where they needed it most as opposed to transferring the patient from the rural community to the large urban neurological center.”

The likes of Jimmy is said to help reduce transportation time and cost, which means rural hospitals need not have to transport patients to urban cities with large neurological centers any more.

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Yelp updated its iOS app to even version 6.5, and it comes with a healthy amount of new features that users should enjoy. For starters, the business page on the iPad is streamlined with easier and quicker access to business hours, menu items, and phone numbers. The new update also makes the Yelp’s search more social by showing which of your friends are checked in to businesses right from the search results page.

Business pages on the iPad also focus more on photos. Previously, only a few photos were visible on business pages, but now, even more show up on the page, giving users a better idea of the business’s atmosphere and environment. Plus, you can quickly browse through the photos using the new carousel view.

The updated app also now indicates if a business will be closing soon or if it’s just about to open, which is a nifty feature to have if you’re searching for a place either late at night or early in the morning. Yelp says that “getting to a restaurant just after closing is a major bummer,” so they’re looking to solve that issue with this new feature.

And of course, the update comes with “a TON of bug fixes and enhancements,” including showing your review first in the reviews list of a business, supporting updated reviews on iPad, the ability to swipe photos on a business page, as well as “huge speed improvements” on the iPhone 5. Yelp is a free download and the update is available now in the iTunes App Store.

Yelp for iOS updates with improved iPad business page, social features is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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