multi tasking
MIT's Brainput reads your mind to make multi-tasking easier
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With so much information readily available at our fingertips, a multitude of devices to access it from and an increasing outside demand for our divided attention, it's easy to short-circuit on the productivity front. But there's a bright spot on the horizon as emerging research out of MIT is...
Samsung announces Galaxy Note 10.1 with Android 4.0, dual-core chipset and S Pen
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Samsung on Monday took the wraps off another new addition to its Android tablet lineup, the Galaxy Note 10.1. Like the supersized “phablet” it joins in the Galaxy Note family, the Note 10.1 includes Samsung’s S Pen stylus for drawing, note-taking, highlighting and much more. Sadly, this still isn’t...
Dropzone is $2 today
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Today only, Dropzone is $2 *********************** Two Dollar Tuesday SALE at twodollartues.com $1.99 for Tuesday ONLY This is a one time only opportunity to get Dropzone at over 85% discount! *********************** Dropzone makes it faster and easier to get things done on your Mac. Drag a file onto the Dropzone...
Apps Rush: Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, Taposé, BrowserQuest, Flud, Bean Bag Kids and more
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What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 28 March 2012A selection of 17 new apps for you today:Your Fantastic Elastic BrainLittle Pickle Press and Invention Arts have teamed up for this great-looking book-app to teach children about the human brain. Voice narration, mini-games and a journal feature to track...
Zeebox heads to Australia in partnership with broadcaster Network Ten
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Zeebox has announced that it will launch its social TV service in Australia after it agreed a partnership with Network Ten, a free-to-air broadcaster in the country. The Australian service will launch before September, according to the company, and, beyond providing programming, promotional support and visibility, Network Ten is making...
Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet - again [video]
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Samsung (005930) on Monday announced that its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet will finally be released in August. The company first took the wraps off the new Note tablet in February during the annual Mobile World Congress trade show, but it was essentially just a Galaxy Tab with a stylus at...
DisplayLink powers SIIG USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter with audio, now shipping in the US for $130
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Looking to use a USB 3.0 port to connect to that fancy new HD monitor or television? You're in luck. SIIG has just announced its USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter complete with audio -- making multi-tasking during that Justified marathon a breeze. The tech makes use of DisplayLink's DL-3500 USB...
Meet Jolla, the startup trying to combat Apple and Google by breathing life back into MeeGo
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A new Finnish company called Jolla made a bit of a splash earlier this month by declaring it will become a new smartphone vendor using the MeeGo operating system to power its devices. Interest in MeeGo in United States is tepid, but in Europe and Asia, the OS attracted...
Lenovo begins Ice Cream Sandwich rollout to ThinkPad Tablets stateside
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Today may be the day the world meets Jelly Bean -- Android's 4.1 evolution -- but that doesn't mean the 4.0 upgrade train needs to stall. While overseas owners of Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet began to see that software update hit a few week back, statesiders are just now beginning...
Windows 8 may cost just $15 to upgrade — but should you?
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Those looking to buy a Windows 7 PC this year will soon have an offer to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro OS for just $15, according to Windows blogger Paul Thurrott/a>. On its face, this is a great offer in line with what Microsoft has done in the past....
Windows 8 gesture controls will make you forget about the mouse (hands on)
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The upcoming Windows 8 operating system has some serious challenges ahead of it. In changing how Windows has fundamentally worked since Windows 95, some consumers are looking at this new OS and thinking it’s too radical a change. But in playing with the just-launched Windows 8 Release Preview on...
Like Windows 8, Office 2013 pushes clean design and versatility (hands on)
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After numerous rumors and leaks, Microsoft has finally unveiled Office 2013, a versatile version of the well-known suite that tentatively embraces that future. I was able to get my hands on the software running on Samsung-made Windows 8 tablet a few days ago and have been tinkering with it...
Ubuntu for Android: more details and prototype hands-on (video)
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Canonical's announcement of Ubuntu for Android kicked up quite a stir, but it also left us with a few unknowns. The idea is that your phone becomes a mobile PC, switching from Android into full desktop Ubuntu mode when you dock it to a bigger display, keyboard and mouse....
TI reveals more OMAP 5 details at MWC 2012
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Well, if our hands-on at CES didn't sell you on TI's next-gen OMAP 5 platform, perhaps some more specs revealed recently at MWC 2012 will. We've known about its dual Cortex-A15 and Cortex-M4 architecture since this time last year, but we didn't know that those M4 cores are there...
Apple, Please Add This Simple Feature To Our iPhone! (AAPL)
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We just saw this video on Redmond Pie and wish that this feature was available on our iPhone right now. Designer Joost van der Ree has envisioned a brand new way to experience multi-tasking and notifications through a unobtrusive style of pop ups. In addition, van der Ree has reimagined how we view...
Google’s Nexus 7: Finally, an Android tablet worth owning (review)
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The Nexus 7 isn’t a revolutionary tablet, but it’s certainly an evolutionary one: a device that builds on the mistakes and successes of Android tablets thus far. It’s the first to crawl out of the ocean of terrible Android slates, and on the way it’s crushed the slower and...
Analysis of Apple's claim construction win over Samsung in Northern California
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At the end of this recent post, I already noted that Judge Lucy Koh's claim construction order was favorable to Apple in its litigation with Samsung in the Northern District of California. The case will go to trial in the summer (currently scheduled to start on July 30). Claim construction...
Sony Tablet P Android 4.0 update now available
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Owners of Sony's Tablet P can now receive an update to the latest version of Android. The update to Android 4.0.3, announced on Sony's developer blog, brings drag-and-drop folder creation and improved multi-tasking, among other features. The update arrives later than had been expected, and nearly two months after Sony's...
8 mega tech stories to watch over the next 8 months
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With one third of the year already gone by, and our annual The Next Web Conference 2010 in the books, we thought we’d put together a list of the top 8 tech news stories we’ll be watching over the final 8 months of the year, starting with… 1. iPhone OS 4.0...
10% of Under 25s Think It’s Okay to Text During Sex
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Oh dear. From the “there’s never been a better time to worry about the future of civilization” department comes the disturbing news that one in ten young people under the age of 25 deem it perfectly okay to send SMS messages during sex. It certainly gives new meaning to...
Apple Unveils iPhone 4 for $199, Available June 24th
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Today in San Francisco, Steve Jobs introduced the newest iPhone to a packed house in Moscone Center for the Worldwide Developers Conference. The device, dubbed the iPhone 4, features live video chat with a front-facing camera, a thin stainless steel design and 720p HD video capabilities. Predictably, the prices come...
So Far, Multitasking is Annoying
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Shared by louisgray On Day One With the HTC EVO, I am not overwhelmed with notifications. They are a good thing. Just make sure you put it to silent if you ever don't want to get interrupted. As for multi-tasking, I am streaming Last.fm and getting notifications from GMail and...
Expect an HP Tablet Not Based On Windows Any Day Now (Think WebOS)
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BAM! HP has bought Palm for $1.2 billion dollars. Wow. Now that HP has such a valuable company in their hands, and a beautiful OS, what do they plan to do with it? Yesterday I had the opportunity to extensively play with Steven Nay’s Palm Pre (the only person...
Microsoft Office on Windows Phone 7 Looks Incredible
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Microsoft has been criticised for its admission that some highly requested features will not be available when the new Windows Phone 7 handsets ship.After watching these videos of Microsoft Office running on the operating system, you might be forced to put some of your differences aside.Two demonstrations of Microsoft’s Office...
When the iPad gets multi-tasking and VoIP this Fall, why do I need an iPhone? http://post.ly/Yrxv (via @mike_elgan) Great question for me 2
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When the iPad gets multi-tasking and VoIP this Fall, why do I need an iPhone? http://post.ly/Yrxv (via @mike_elgan) Great question for me 2
Coming Soon: Multi-Tasking on the iPad with Many-Device Apps
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Virtualization is a star - at least in the big stage of the iPad. Since the device launched, Citrix Receiver has been one of the top ranked business apps in the store. Chris Fleck, mobility leader on the Citrix team shares this demonstration showing a Citrix Receiver application enabled with...
iPad Accessories: A Quick Guide to Apple’s Official Add-Ons
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The minimum you’ve forked out (or are planning to fork out) for the Apple iPad is $499, so paying out for accessories on top of that might sting a little.To try and help you decide what’s actually worth spending extra money on, we’ve taken a look at the official...
i wish i could really do this at work ~ Work Smart: Stop Multi-Tasking and Start Doing One Thing Really Well ~http://bit.ly/9Vmg2c
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i wish i could really do this at work ~ Work Smart: Stop Multi-Tasking and Start Doing One Thing Really Well ~http://bit.ly/9Vmg2c
iPhone 4 Is Nice, But It's Not Enough to Slow Android
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I am running in danger of sounding as much an Android fanboy as I ever was an iPhone fanboy, so let it be known even if the subject is changed, the internal debate continues to rage, and the enthusiasm to make the right choice, fairly, is still the same. Like...
His Dashboard App For iPad Rejected, Developer Publishes Code On GitHub
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When developer Rich Hong published a sneak preview video of his home-made Dashboard app for iPad, plenty of commentators deemed it cool and a potentially very useful addition to the tablet device’s software stack. Alas, Cupertino has now rejected the app for “contradicting the iPad’s user experience”, whatever that means...
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