Jul 31
Facebook announced today that it’s rolling out embedded posts. That means you’ll be able to click on a link in whatever you publish, get a code, and embed that content elsewhere on the Web–just like you can already do with …
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Jul 31
The USB Tie Pin Cooler from Japan’s Thanko takes Mad Men style to a newer, cooler level. The lightweight, high-power clip-on fan normally runs off a wired USB connection but includes a battery pack so you can keep chillin’ out when you have to leave the office.
Jul 31
Test Drive iWork for iCloud Beta
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iWork brings Apple Cloud-based productivity for most browsers.
Jul 31
The first remix of the iPad mini that’ll be hitting the market later this year has appeared in the software developer kit sent to developers for the newest iteration of iOS 7. This device has appeared in three iterations; one with basic Wi-fi, the other two matching the carrier editions already out in the USA.
Jul 31
A lower-cost iPhone 5C in everyone’s pocket
If Apple follows its usual release schedule, it could be close to announcing its next phone: the iPhone 5S or iPhone 6 or…possibly the iPhone 5C? If some leaked photos are to be believed, Apple is working on a lower-cost alternative to the iPhone.
Even Amazon is betting (hoping!) that this rumor pans out — you can already preorder cases for a phone that doesn’t even exist yet.
In other rumor news, Nokia could help you find your things with something dubbed the “Treasure Tag.” It’s a proximity sensor, and it might be one of the first accessories Nokia releases for its Lumia line.
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Jul 31
Apple has quietly cut the price of the refurbished Apple TV, offering savings of almost a quarter from the full-priced model, in a move that may be related to Google’s recent sell-out Chromecast launch. The cheaper Apple TV is now $75, versus $99 for a brand-new version, though you may actually get a slightly older
Jul 31
In coffee shops and bookstores across Seattle this summer, advertisements for concerts and gallery shows shared space with a less common urban invitation: to a party for a really big drill.
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Jul 31
The cast of the upcoming play rehearses on the giant wheel, which becomes like a character unto itself.
(Credit: CalArts Center for New Performance)
A 23-foot, 5-ton steel structure recently rolled into Malibu, Calif., looking like a ferris wheel, but offering anything but amusement park fun. At least if you’re Ron Cephas Jones.
The actor, who plays the lead role in an upcoming version of the Greek tragedy “Prometheus Bound,” will spend most of the play strapped to the giant contraption, a staging that requires harnesses — and surely some getting used to. The highly engineered kinetic sculpture brings a contemporary edge to the ancient play about the rebel god Prometheus, who gets chained to a remote mountain for eternity as punishment for defying Zeus by gifting fire to mere mortals.
In this avante-garde interpretation at L.A.’s Getty Villa, the giant wheel stands in as that mythological mountain top.
“The wheel embodies a dense layer of imagery and metaphor, referencing medieval clocks, the Buddhist Wheel of Dharma, the zodiac, and a Catherine Wheel, among other symbols,” said Travis Preston, artistic director of the CalArts Center for New Performance … [Read more]
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Jul 31
Samsung preps Galaxy S 4, Galaxy S4 Mini variants with seamless dual-mode LTE
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It hasn’t been easy to bridge differing LTE network types in one phone; ZTE’s attempt requires a reboot, for example. Samsung claims to have solved that problem with new dual-mode LTE versions of the Galaxy S 4 and Galaxy S4 Mini. Both devices can switch between the common FDD-LTE standard and TDD-LTE without restarting, and they’ll automatically hand over any ongoing data sessions or voice calls. The advantages are potentially huge for both roaming and bandwidth — travelers are more likely to stay on 4G, and providers running both FDD and TDD can switch customers to whatever network has the most capacity. Samsung hasn’t said where and when the dual-mode Galaxies will be available, although TDD-LTE’s worldwide reach (including the US) suggests that the smartphones could soon be commonplace.
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Source: Samsung
Jul 31
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