Feb 23
Google is targeting a March release for its own smartwatch, a Bluetooth LE wearable designed to work alongside an Android smartphone, though insiders on the project are reportedly pessimistic that … Continue reading
Feb 23
Three years ago, on February 22, 2011, a devastating earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, causing massive damage to the city center. The iconic Anglican church was designed to look like the Christ Church in Oxford, England and had survived 130 years and several other earthquakes. There was no way to have services in the remains. A new place had to be found while the old cathedral was rebuilt. The answer was a "temporary" structure made of cardboard.
Feb 23
Microsoft: Windows Phone 8.1 will come with more hardware support and is backwards-compatible
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Microsoft has made a few announcements related to Windows Phone 8.1 this afternoon in Barcelona. While we don’t expect to see the new update in its entirety until April, we got at least a few satisfying nuggets of info today. First, we’re going to…
Feb 23
If history is any indication, then we have a sneaking suspicion Sony could be using this year’s Mobile World Congress as a showcase for its next, great Xperia Tablet. More specifically, it could be this fella right here, the Xperia Tablet Z2 — a…
Feb 23
This article was written on March 17, 2007 by CyberNet.
Yesterday Google announced on their blog that they acquired Gapminder Trendanalyzer. The company seems to fit right in with how Google tries to collect and analyze data so the news didn’t come as too much of a shock. What is Trendanalyzer all about?
Their focus has been on gathering data and displaying it in a format that is easy to understand. Trendanalyzer is now available for you to play around with on Google’s servers, and after a short period of time you will quickly recognize patterns in things such as population growth. The number of pattern types that you can view is currently limited, but I’m sure Google will quickly begin integration with their services.
Take this representation of our population as an example. It shows circles across the globe representing the size of the population relative to the rest of the world. With it you are able to see the dense areas of population around the world, and you can see an animation of it from 1960 to 2004 by pressing the Play when viewing the map:
The whole service kind of reminds me of Worldmapper which we previously wrote about. The only big difference is that the service Google recently acquired isn’t setup to predict the future where as WorldMapper can.
I’m guessing that Google will either use this in their Google Analytics so that users can easily find patterns in their website growth, or they will put it to use in their Google Trends. I could really see this as an integrated part of the Google Trends because they could then breakdown the trends based upon regions around the world.
Google also announced a few hours later that they had also acquired AdScape, which puts ads inside of the video games that you play. This actually happened about a month ago, but I’m guessing they simply forgot to announce it.
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Feb 23
Hands-on with LG’s G2 mini
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Just because it’s smaller and has the same branding, that doesn’t mean LG’s G2 mini is anything like its elder namesake. It’s just borrowing a bit of the G2’s tech halo, is all. With a 4.7-inch, 960 x 540 qHD display, Android 4.4 KitKat, Snapdragon…
Feb 23
Knock, knock. Excuse us, we’re just unlocking LG’s new G Pro 2 with some light taps from our fist. Yes, the Korean company’s showing off its 5.9-inch flagship here at Mobile World Congress and its once again gunning for rival Galaxy Note 3’s place in…
Feb 23
Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore made an announcement that will come as a solid addition to the Windows Phone app ecosystem: Facebook Messenger will be making its way to the platform sometime in the next few weeks. No specific date was given, since it’s…
Feb 23
A new update this year coming for Windows 8.1 was announced this week by Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore. He made clear at Mobile World Congress 2014 that this update would bring … Continue reading
Feb 23
Update to Windows 8.1 coming this spring with more hardware options, benefits for non-touch users
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We may be at a mobile show this week, but Microsoft is making some announcements on the Windows side. VP Joe Belfiore, at an event this afternoon, has announced that an update is coming to Windows 8.1 this Spring, which will offer more hardware…
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