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Why Fender's Apple-Compatible Guitar Is Brilliant
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Fender announced Monday that it is releasing a Squier Stratocaster with a mini-USB output. That's an electric guitar, for those of you not into that sort of thing. Whether you realize it or not, this is a huge tech story. An entry level model of the most iconic guitar in...
Interview: Megadeth’s David Ellefson Talks Shop About Rock Shop (Video)
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David Ellefson Rock Shop is a solid and simple guitar/bass amp-modeling app that runs on iOS. It is made by PocketLabWorks and works in conjunction with the company’s iRiff Port cable/interface. In case you hadn’t guessed by the name of the app, special consultation was provided by David Ellefson (bass player and founding member...
Google completes acquisition of Motorola Mobility, CEO Sanjay Jha replaced by Dennis Woodside
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Completing a nine-month journey through regulatory approvals on multiple continents, Google has closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility today. The move comes just days after Google cleared the last major hurdle — approval in China, where Motorola has had a particularly strong presence for many years — and means...
Quik.io launches with an excuse to stay lazy: Instant streaming between devices
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Technology is about the strike another blow in the war against being too organized. Today marks the launch of Quik.io, an iPad app that allows instant media streaming between computer and iPad without a wire, without having to be on the same network, and without having to send links...
Olympics Online: Who Won The Gold Medal For Best Website?
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We're well into the second week of the London 2012 Olympics, so how has the online coverage been? NBC fell at the first hurdle with its TV scheduling, but did its website make up for it? What about the New York Times, with its muscular web development team? Or hometown...
FBI finally goes digital, Mulder and Scully start throwing out the filing cabinets
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The FBI has announced that, after 12 years and $600 million, it has finally abandoned paper records in favor of a computerized system called Sentinel. Resembling a browser, it offers question-and-answer forms, case tracking and an ability to share files across the bureau's network. Assistant director Jeffrey Johnson said...
Here Are The New Taxes You're Going To Pay To Pay For Obamacare...
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Well, Obamacare is now official, which means that a lot more people in the United States will have health insurance. And it also means a lot more people will be paying more taxes. (You didn't think Obamacare was free, did you?) Here are some of the new taxes you're going...
Learning to Code? Codecademy Adds Beginner Languages HTML and CSS
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Despite its promise to turn anyone into a computer programmer through interactive online tutorials — and its more than 1 million registered users, including New York City Mayor Bloomberg — Codecademy hasn’t been equipped to teach the most basic programming languages until now. On Monday, the startup will launch...
iPhone 5 clears network hurdle on path to China launch
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The smartphone was approved for access to the China mobile network by the country's Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center. [Read more]...
China clears Google Motorola bid
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Chinese regulators approve Google's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility, the final hurdle for the deal to go through....
Fraunhofer black silicon could catch more energy from infrared light, go green with sulfur
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Generating solar power from the infrared spectrum, or even nearby frequencies, has proven difficult in spite of a quarter of the Sun's energy passing through those wavelengths. The Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications may have jumped that hurdle to efficiency through sulfur -- one of the very materials that solar...
AIR.U to bring Super WiFi to small college towns, Microsoft and Google to be part of the process
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Looks like town and gown communities will be among the first to experience "super WiFi," the high-speed broadband made possible, in part, by TV. After getting the FCC nod back in the fall of 2010, the white spaces harboring these unused television frequencies were opened up, paving the way...
The Web Is Saved: East Texas Jury Says Eolas Patents Are Invalid
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Okay, that happened much faster than I expected. Just a few hours ago, we wrote about Tim Berners-Lee telling an East Texas jury just how insane patent troll Eolas' patents were, along with their claims that all sorts of core web technologies were covered by their patents. We thought it...
CAD Users Rejoice: Sunglass Brings Slick 3D Modeling To The Browser
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Software is eating another part of the world. (Or at least the next generation of software is eating the older 1970s-era kind.) Sunglass, which is coming out of beta today at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, should bring a bit of joy to longtime CAD users and professional architects and...
How Startups Are Killing Off Bosses
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The most innovative tech companies today are building work cultures that fly in the face of tradition. At companies like Valve and Github, gone are the managers who boss people around and expect servile compliance. In their place is a flat organizational structure where individuals manage themselves and each other...
Spotify seeking to be big in Japan
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Spotify is gearing up for a crack at the Japanese market, in what could open up a lucrative Asian opportunity for the music service. paidContent understands the outfit is speaking with record labels about opening up shop in Japan around January. Spotify and some of its peers amongst the new...
Sony Xperia V torn apart by the FCC for our education and amusement
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Like a sadistic Roman emperor, the boys at the FCC enjoy throwing unsuspecting smartphones to the lions and watching the result. This week, the unfortunate victim is Sony's Xperia V, which has been roundly gutted for inspection. Eagle-eyed readers who browse our gallery might spot components from Qualcomm, Elpida...
Google Chrome Browser, Google Drive Coming to iOS
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Google announced today that it is releasing a version of its Google Chrome for the iPhone and iPad. The company says it will go live on the App Store later today. Macquarie analyst Ben Schacter predicted last month that Google Chrome was coming to iOS. While Chrome for iOS will...
Toys 'R' Us bets on the future with Tabeo, its own kids tablet
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If Amazon can create its own tablet, why not Toys ‘R’ Us? The toy retailer is taking a stand against online competitors with the Tabeo, a $149 Android 4.0 tablet that it hopes the kiddies will pay attention to. Created by and available solely at Toys ‘R’ Us, the Tabeo...
Facebook tests share button on mobile touch site
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Facebook is testing a share button on its mobile touch site, m.facebook.com, we’ve found. Along with this are more prominent Like and comment buttons. The share button is one of the most commonly requested features for Facebook’s mobile apps. When we asked about it in August, the company said there...
Wonga readies $1.5bn float, but stigma won’t go away
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Payday loans business Wonga has become hot property over the last few years, offering an almost-instant online lending service that has attracted lots of attention and nearly $150 million in venture money. But as the company eyes a stock market flotation, it’s still struggling to overcome its biggest hurdle: the...
Strappy NFC reader brings interactive smartphone ads to Tokyo subway cars
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For the past few weeks, commuters on some Tokyo subway lines have been seeing a steady stream of interactive smartphone ads, thanks to a new product called Strappy. Created by Shunkosha, a Japanese printing company, Strappy is a rectangular plastic covering that attaches to the straps hanging from subway...
Intematix raises $16.2M for next-generation LED lightbulbs
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Intematix announced Tuesday it has raised a new round of funding to make LED lighting for homes, businesses, and other mainstream uses. Light-emitting diodes (LED) have been making their way into our homes in computers, TVs, and other electronics for several years now, but we are still struggling to replace...
Exec Goes Out To The Ball Game, Will Deliver Hot Dogs And Stuff To Lazy Giants Fans
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If you’re like me, the worst part about going to a baseball game — other than watching your team lose — is having to deal with lines at the concession stands. You inevitably end up missing at least half an inning wandering throughout the ballpark trying to find the stand...
Terrafugia Transition production prototype completes first flight, set to land at NY Auto Show this Friday
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Terrafugia's Transition could finally be making its way to the production line. The "flying car" has journeyed far beyond the concept phase, achieving its compulsory nod from the DOT last summer, and now reaching production prototype status. On March 23rd, the latest Transition flew past one more hurdle, completing...
Terrafugia Transition production prototype completes first flight, set to land at NY Auto Show this Friday
Apple gets another bite, wins appeal to pursue preliminary injunction against Samsung
www.engadget.com
We'll forgive you if you've forgotten, given the myriad Apple/Samsung legal shenanigans, but back in Februrary, Apple attempted to obtain a preliminary injunction against Samsung to prevent the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a few phones from being sold in the US. Samsung emerged victorious, as the district court denied...
Sony Xperia Ion hits FCC with AT&T LTE intact
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The wait for the Sony Xperia Ion in the US has been a long one, but that summer release feels considerably closer now that the Android flagship has swung by the FCC. As we'd hope, the Ion is passing through in full AT&T regalia, carrying the 700MHz and 1,700MHz...
Consumer interest in an Apple TV set running high
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Half of those surveyed indicated they would be interested in buying the much-rumored set, but Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says price may be a big hurdle. [Read more]...
Philips’ new 100W-equivalent LED bulb runs on just 23W
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The Light Fair convention kicks off in Las Vegas this week so there will be any number of related announcements coming soon. Lighting giant Philips is starting things off early with the announcement of their 100W-equivalent LED bulb, the AmbientLED 23W. The model produces 1700 lumens, putting it at a very...
Kno brings its digital textbooks to K-12 education
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Digital textbook startup Kno is going back to grade school. The Santa Clara, Calif. company, which has focused on higher education since launching in 2009, is announcing that it is expanding to the K-12 market through a partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), one of the biggest publishers in the...
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