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Nokia launches 808 PureView with 41MP camera: hands-on pictures, video, and preview
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It's rare that we have to put news about a smartphone in our photography hub, but that's just what Nokia has merited today with the introduction of the PureView 808. The headline spec is that the brand new camera sensor inside it is composed of 41 million pixels, however...
Google X creates 16,000-core 'neural network' for independent machine learning
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Google has developed a virtual "neural network" that taught itself what a cat looks like by viewing images from YouTube. Developed at Google X, the research and development lab best known for Project Glass and self-driving cars, the neural network is a cluster of 1,000 computers with 16,000 cores...
Insert Coin: 'Epic Mario' aims to build entire Super Mario Bros. Level 1-1 with Legos (video)
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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line. What's cooler than Super Mario Bros. and Legos? Why, Super Mario Bros....
Nokia 808 PureView to launch in India and Russia from this month
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Nokia has said that it will begin rolling out its Symbian-powered Nokia 808 PureView to “select markets” in May, initially launching the 41-megapixel device in Russian and Indian markets. Having launched in this year’s Mobile World Congress, the device won awards for its impressive optics and ability to capture incredible...
Nokia 808 PureView available this month in Russia and India
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Are you eagerly awaiting to get your hands on Espoo's 41 megapixel Symbian Belle flagship? We bet you are, and perhaps today is your lucky day -- if you live in India and Russia, that is. Nokia's just officially announced that the 808 Pureview will be available this month...
Apple announces first Retina display in a MacBook, 220ppi with 2880 x 1800 resolution
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Apple just announced its next-generation MacBook Pro, and it comes equipped with a gorgeous 220 pixel-per-inch 2880 x 1800 display. Developing... For more coverage of the WWDC 2012 keynote, head over to our liveblog!Apple announces first Retina display in a MacBook, 220ppi with 2880 x 1800 resolution originally appeared...
CanvasPop lets you print your low-res Facebook photos direct to large-format canvas
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Facebook hit sixty billion hosted photos by February 2011, and with around 6bn photos uploaded each month, this figure will now be well in excess of 100bn. Facebook is the number one photo-hosting website in the world, and as such canvas-printing company CanvasPop is opening its service up to the...
Cubism.js: a cool new way to display timeline data
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Developers wanting to embed more interactive, illustrative and just-plain cooler timeline data on their web sites should take a look at Cubism.js, a new open-source Javascript library for time series visualization. Think Yahoo Finance charts on steroids — with near-real time updates — and which can aggregate and display data...
Don’t Know How To Code? Use Scroll Kit To Build Your Next Website
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So this thing called the Internet makes it easy for pretty much anyone to have a voice and get messages across. The problem is that building beautiful, intuitive websites typically requires some knowledge of code. New York City-based Scroll Kit is trying to change that, with an intuitive web app...
How To Use Facebook Timeline For Brand Pages: New Feature Details
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What does the launch of Facebook Timeline for Pages mean brand? Unprecedented control, an opportunity to boost engagement, but also lot of initial work. A host of new features became available this morning when Facebook gave all Pages around the globe the option to upgrade to the Timeline redesign. Here’s...
UK Judge Rules Samsung Tablets 'Not as Cool' as iPad
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With the avalanche of patent lawsuits involving Apple, we try to restrict our coverage to the most significant developments such as issued injunctions, final settlements, and monetary awards. But while a UK judge's ruling today that Samsung's Galaxy Tab products do not infringe upon Apple's iPad design merely maintains the...
Could Google's Project Glass be used in contact lenses?
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Google's now testing its Project Glass augmented reality glasses, but it sounds like this is only the first step in its AR plans. One of the engineers on Project Glass, Babak Parviz, is an associate professor at the University of Washington who specializes in bionanotechnology and helped to create...
Instagram for Android hands-on
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By now, you've got to be familiar with Instagram. Sure, you may have never used the app, which until mere minutes ago had yet to make its way beyond iOS, but you've surely seen the results, in tweets, emails or littering your Facebook feed. And beginning this very moment,...
Samsung's 'Retina' tablet finally begins to take shape; specs revealed in court filing
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Samsung’s (005930) “Retina” display-equipped tablet might be coming a little later than expected, but it’s coming. BGR reported late last year that Samsung was working on an ultra-high resolution tablet with a 2560 x 1600-pixel screen larger than 11 inches and a 16:10 aspect ratio. Now, court documents uncovered by...
NOOK for iPad now with Retina content, improved highlighting features
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Better late than never, right? Only a couple of weeks after its rival Kindle, the NOOK app is finally ready to join the new iPad's pixel-packed party. While the main feature is obviously its Retina display compatibility, version 3.1.3 also brings an improved Highlight feature for books, the ability...
132-page internal document shows how Samsung set out to copy the iPhone pixel by pixel
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An internal memo from February 2010 emerged in the Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) trial on Monday that was fairly damaging to Samsung’s case. In the memo, mobile boss JK Shin expressed outrage at how far Samsung’s user experience had fallen behind even Apple’s first iPhone, which was already...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 Micro Four Thirds camera announced, with improved UI and low-light shooting
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Panasonic added a new model to its Micro Four Thirds camera lineup today, in the Lumix DMC-GF5. It's the successor to the GF3, and rather than making sweeping ergonomic changes — there's a better grip on the GF5, but it's mostly the same design — Panasonic just added its...
Shutterstock Files For IPO, Plans To Raise Up To $115 Million
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The online stock photography service Shutterstock filed its plans for an initial public offering today. The company plans to list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering haven’t been decided yet, but the company’s S-1...
New 27-inch Dell all-in-one matches iMac pixel for pixel
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Dell's new XPS One 27 is the first Windows-based all-in-one to hit 2,560x1,440 pixels. [Read more]...
Leica M Monochrom captures exclusively in black and white, costs far more than your color-abled shooter
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Wildly colorful photos got you down? There's an 18-megapixel full-frame sensor for that. The Leica M Monochom may seem an unlikely proposition, with its monochrome-only sensor and $8,000 price tag (not to mention the added financial burden that comes along with investing in a Leica M-mount), but the camera...
Leica M Monochrom captures exclusively in black and white, costs far more than your color-abled shooter
What makes or breaks a Web design is often hidden in the details
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When first starting out on a project, major aspects of a site like color, form, shape and whitespace get all the attention. Of course, these traits are extremely important, but it’s imperative to see that larger elements of your site aren’t the only things that deserve your attention. Experienced designers know...
Google+ on Android, iPad goes tablet-sized
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Google+ just got a makeover very recently, but it was still very much oriented towards phones -- that's been solved as of today. The social networking app is now optimized for Android tablets and the iPad, with a whole new navigation system and Hangout video chats suited to bigger...
AOL Mail gets a refresh, thinks it can add you as one of its over 24M monthly active users
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I used AOL Mail back in the day when the Internet came on a CD and required me to call up to a loud telephone or something. One of my favorite features was read-receipts and deleting mail after I had sent it…just in case I said something stupid. I haven’t...
Notion Ink Scraps High-Resolution Screen For Next Tablet
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We’ve always been interested in the Notion Ink project, which has always striven to be a true alternative to both the iPad and Android masses. Last time, it was through both a Pixel Qi screen and an interesting custom interface, but delays and yield problems more or less buried it...
Major League Baseball can’t wait to get its hands on the ‘iPad 3′ Retina display
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Story from USAToday: [Cincinnati Reds' manager of video scouting, Rob] Coughlin says the third-generation iPad’s improved resolution will enhance those efforts, noting the Reds installed high-definition cameras at Great America Ballpark this off-season in hopes of gaining a scouting edge. “With the ’3,’ now you’re going to be able to see...
Asus announces Padfone tablet/smartphone hybrid alongside low-end Transformer Pad 300
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Asus on Monday unveiled the Padfone from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The hybrid device was first announced in May last year, however a bit has changed since the Padfone’s initial announcement at Computex 2011. The unique Padfone tries to capitalize on separating itself from the pack, and...
The Web is going to look hideous on the new retina MacBook Pro
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Like everyone else who watched Apple’s WWDC yesterday, I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on one of those brand new MacBook Pros with a Retina Display. Of course, since it’s starting at $2,200, I’ll have to wait to make that jump, and I’m going to take a leap of faith...
Fantastical 1.3.2 update with Retina, Mountain Lion support on sale for $9.99
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Mac calendar app Fantastical is helping you keep up with the Joneses with version 1.3.2, which includes compatibility for the OS X Mountain Lion and support for the MacBook Pro with Retina Display. To top it off, the software’s on a limited half-off sale in the Mac App Store. Fantastical’s...
Making of Nokia’s 41-megapixel 808 PureView revealed in new video documentary
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Nokia’s new 808 PureView may be nearing launch, but the optics-heavy smartphone is still veiled in secrecy. We’ve had the chance to give the hands-on treatment but the story behind why Nokia would want to place a 41-megapixel sensor in the device has for the most part remained unanswered —...
Why You Can’t Dismiss Nokia’s 41-Megapixel Phone
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My first reaction upon hearing about Nokia’s 41-megapixel 808 Pureview was that it was an absurdity, a perfect example of the very worst of consumer electronics, and a total miss. But the more I read, the better I understood that this phone isn’t just some freak of nature with a...
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