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The world is in the advancement. We have voice-controlled assistants on our phones, telepresence robots for when we can’t make it to a meeting in person, and self-driving cars that are headed to a road near you. These machines aren’t just taking over human tasks. Computerized systems are also taking on more human characteristics. As technology gets more advanced, how will our relationships with it change? People are funny when it comes to automated devices, whether they’re automatic doors or humanoid robots. We’ll give those names and personalities, see them [...] CONTINUED

Elderly woman who botched religious fresco demands royalties

The elderly Spanish woman who ruined a religious fresco with her botched restoration is now demanding royalties from her work after it became an unlikely tourist attraction. Cecilia Gimenez, who is in her 80s, made headlines across the world after attempting a DIY restoration that left the 19th century fresco of Christ at her local church in Borja resembling a monkey. The altered image of [...] MORE INFO

Canonical Ubuntu management tool gets hefty upgrade

Canonical sees its Landscape software as central to its success in the enterprise.

Anticipating greater usage of Ubuntu within the enterprise, Canonical has released a significant update to its Landscape Ubuntu system management tool. [...]

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Perth named as ‘digital boom’ capital in Google’s eTown Awards

IT’S better known as one of the cities sharing Australia’s mining boom, but Perth has now been named as the capital of the nation’s digital boom.

The Western Australian capital earned top billing in Google’s inaugural Australian “eTown Awards”, which ranked 600 communities on their online business activities.

Australia’s digital economy is worth as much as the nation’s iron ore exports, and is forecast to grow by up to $70 billion over the next four years, according to business consultants Deloitte Access [...]

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Micron Associates acknowledges US easing on In-flight Use of Electronics

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is taking a new look at the use of portable electronics on airplanes, seeking public comments starting this week and forming a government-industry group to study when smartphones, tablets and other devices can be used safely.

In the U.S., airlines have to determine that interference from portable electronic devices (PEDs) doesn’t put flight safety at risk before they authorize passengers to use them. As a result, passengers are asked to power down their laptops, tablets, phones, e-readers, game consoles and other devices during take-off and landing and while the plane is reaching its cruising altitude. The rules are designed to prevent interference with navigation [...]

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Netiquette: Five texts you should never send

We’re texting more than ever, and, like society, the texts themselves are getting worse and worse.
That’s a conclusion cobbled together from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which found that the median number of texts adults send and receive in a day doubled from 2009 to 2010, and much anecdotal observation from the authors.

Read on to learn just how terrible silent cell phone users are these days, and the five texts that should never traverse that satellite-banked arc from your hands...


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Micron Associates blekkfarger Googles nye søkefunksjonen med Google Skriv for hånd

Newton fans, fryde seg: liker du skriver spørringene på en skjerm i stedet for å skrive dem inn på et virtuelt tastatur, Googles nye prosjekt, Skriv for hånd, bør ærefrykt og glede.

Micron Associates utgivelsen, Googles utlysningen av den nye funksjonen i største søkemotoren. Selskapets nye beta-prosjektet tar sikte på å gjøre det enklere å søke, uansett hvor du er eller hva du gjør. Skrive for hånd kan du blokkere Skriv ut eller skrive for hånd bokstaver, ord og tegnsetting på skjermen, der det vil være øyeblikkelig analysert og omdannet til en søketerm.

Funksjonen er ganske enkelt å aktivere: på en iPhone, kan du Bla ned til innstillinger-koblingen på Google.com (på en iPad, klikker du innstillinger for søk fra girikonet), aktivere modus...
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Micron Associates wraps off mobile game in London Olympics

It would take you almost five solid months — without sleeping or bathroom breaks — to watch every sporting event at this year’s Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

According to a new study by Harris Interactive, in the past, people had to settle for watching the delayed, edited bits broadcast on TV or websites, but technology and viewing habits have changed. This year, 40% of people plan...

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Bærbar Scanner, Micron Associates på farten!

Bærbar skannere er ikke helt nyheten de pleide å være, som er mye sant. Men de er ikke mindre imponerende eller nyttig. I.R.I.S, en ledende innovatør på programvare for optisk tegngjenkjennelse (OCR), er glade for å kunngjøre tilgjengeligheten av IRIScan hvor som helst 3, en trådløs, battery‐powered og bærbare skanneren som gjør at mobile brukere å fange papirdokumenter, mottak, bilder og mer uten bruk av en datamaskin. Direktør for salg og operasjoner, Amerika på I.R.I.s sa “For skanning på farten, IRIScan overalt 3 er den perfekte løsningen”. Denne Ultra-Transportabel skanneren er en flott følgesvenn på arbeid, på veien, og selv hjemme.

Den siste IRIScan, den hvor som helst 3, følger en lang tradisjon av liten, trådløse dokumentet og foto skanner med oppladbare batterier. Det er i stand til lagring av filer til intern lagringskapasitet, et SD-kort eller enda en standard USB tommelfingeren kjøre. Videre inneholder IRIScan hvor..

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