Jun 26
Jun 26
Windows developers itching to get their hands on Xbox One’s new Kinect are in luck.
Posted in: Today's ChiliWindows developers itching to get their hands on Xbox One’s new Kinect are in luck. Pre-orders for the new Kinect’s development kits—going at $399 a pop—have just opened up.
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Jun 26
Microsoft Build 2013 has kicked off and some of the initial talk has focused on Windows 8 apps. There was the stat related chatter about how the Windows Store is closing in on 100,000 apps, however there was also some details revealed on new apps. Simply put, Windows 8 users will soon have official apps
Jun 26
Jun 26
Today we learned that Facebook and Flipboard will be getting "official" apps for Windows 8. Indeed, Flipboard has confirmed that an app will come out this year. Yes! But all its got to show so far is an 8 second prototype animation.
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Jun 26
Jun 26
HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials say the U.S. government got National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden’s middle name wrong in documents it submitted seeking his arrest.
Snowden hid in Hong Kong for several weeks after revealing secret U.S. surveillance programs. Hong Kong allowed him to fly to Moscow on Sunday, saying a U.S. request for his arrest did not fully comply with its requirements.
Jun 26
Fresh Flipboard, Facebook and NFL Fantasy Football apps coming to Windows 8 (update: Flipboard video)
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Windows 8.1 preview was the first big announcement to come out of Build 2013, but Ballmer’s not done with the software goodies. Turns out, Facebook, Flipboard and NFL Fantasy Football apps are coming to Windows 8. Naturally, we haven’t seen what these (presumably) Metro-styled apps will look like, but it’s good to know they’re coming, right?
Update: The folks at Flipboard have uploaded a (very) brief video of their new Windows 8 app, and we’ve embedded it after the break for your viewing pleasure.
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Source: Inside Flipboard
Jun 26
Kirobo stands next to its Earth buddy, Mirata.
(Credit: Kibo Robot Project)
Astronauts and robot sidekicks go together like Dave and HAL 9000, like Will Robinson and B9, like Doctor Who and K9. Soon, that illustrious list will grow longer with the addition of a Japanese astronaut and Kirobo, a conversational robot companion.
Kirobo looks like a cross between Astro Boy and a Power Ranger, all rendered in miniature. Since the bot’s job is to be a companion, not a worker. It’s very compact in size, just 13 inches tall and a little over 2 pounds in weight.
Kirobo has been in development for some time as a joint project between Toyota, the University of Tokyo, and Robo Garage. It’s the space-worthy version of its Earth-bound counterpart, Mirata. Kirobo has gone through design phases and testing to be sure it will work in zero gravity and survive the rigors of space travel.
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Jun 26
By JESSICA GRESKO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Chanting “DOMA is Dead,” supporters of same-sex marriage burst into cheers and some wept openly upon hearing word of the Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday striking down a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Some in the crowd hugged and others jumped up and down just after 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday when the decision was announced. Many people were on their cell phones monitoring Twitter, news sites and blogs for word of the decision. And there were cheers as runners came down the steps with the decision in hand and turned them over to reporters who quickly flipped through the decisions.
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