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Edmunds updates Android app for used car shoppers

Edmunds updates Android app for used car shoppers

Edmunds has been offering an app for the car shoppers out there for a while now that runs on the Android platform. The app is interestin...

7-year-old iPhone developer is on a roll

7-year-old iPhone developer is on a roll

There's a quote by Nolan Bushnell I love that says, "Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It's the perso...

Disney looks at Surround Haptics tactile technology

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<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-83632" height="179" mce_src="http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/5238/disneyhaptic.jpg" src="http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/5238/disneyhaptic.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" title="disney-haptic" width="318" />Disney, the company that has captured the imagination of millions across generations because of their cartoons and characters, intends to bring immersion to a new level instead of relying on just sound and vision. This has resulted in Surround Haptics – a kind of tactile technology which relies on a low-resolution grid of vibrating actuators in order to generate high-resolution, continuous, moving tactile strokes across your skin. This system is touted to deliver smooth, continuous tactile motion, somewhat equivalent to the feeling of another person dragging his/her finger across your skin. Sounds creepy?</div>
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Disney looks at Surround Haptics tactile technology

Disney, the company that has captured the imagination of millions across generations because of their cartoons and characters, intends t...

Twitter to flag NSFW links in tweets

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Twitter has announced that it is incorporating a feature that will notify users if links included in tweets are "possibly sensitive".</div>
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The code for the safety feature is now in the Twitter streaming API, but hasn't been rolled out to actual users yet.</div>
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Twitter's media policy states, "Images that have been marked as containing sensitive content will have a warning message that a viewer must click through before viewing the image. Only users who have opted in to see possibly sensitive content will see these images without the warning message."</div>
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Twitter has long insisted that it doesn't censor users' tweets, most notably when people took to the micro-blogging service to unmask Ryan Giggs as the person behind a super-injunction that prevented the media from naming him.</div>
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However, the company does "remove media that might be considered sensitive such as nudity, violence or medical procedures".</div>
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But the good news is that the warning will be optional so you can continue living your devil-may-care surprise-link-clicking lifestyle if you wish.</div>
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Twitter to flag NSFW links in tweets

Twitter has announced that it is incorporating a feature that will notify users if links included in tweets are "possibly sensitiv...

iPhone 4 noise cancellation chip demoed with comparison video

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Last summer, when the folks at iFixit first did a tear down of the iPhone 4, one of the interesting tidbits they revealed was that the iPhone 4 has two mics (which is more than most other cell phones), and that it has a white-labelled (manufacturers details removed upon request from Apple) noise cancellation chip in it. The idea being that ambient noise is identified by the second mic, and processed and cancelled out by the chip -- leaving the person listening to whoever is speaking into the iPhone 4 with much clearer audio.</div>
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Furthermore, a few months ago, you may have noticed that iFixit -- along side the help of Chipworks -- revealed the unbranded chip to be a low power audio signal processor manufactured by Audience. The same noise cancellation chip found in the Google Nexus One phone.</div>
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While that in itself may not be all that interesting, we thought you may be interested in the YouTube video iFixit sourced to demonstrate the power of the Audience chip. The video below is a recording of two separate voice mail messages called from the same noisy location, but on two different phones. One is from an unnamed, standard cell phone, the other is from the iPhone 4.</div>
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iPhone 4 noise cancellation chip demoed with comparison video

Last summer, when the folks at iFixit first did a tear down of the iPhone 4, one of the interesting tidbits they revealed was that the ...

Starbucks app update perks up coffee customers

<br/><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" class="aligncenter" height="208" src="http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2320/0630startuaw.jpg" width="297" /></p><br/><br/><br/>MyStarbucks is no more. Starbucks rolled out version 2 of its official app today, combining the functions of myStarbucks and Starbucks Card Mobile into a single program.<br/><br/>The new app has a redesigned interface with the company's new logo. Performance is much faster and having the Starbucks Card capabilities added to the app makes sense since it's ridiculously easy to pay for your coffee with your iPhone and there's really no need to have a separate app for this. Mobile payments also were expanded to Starbucks locations in Safeway.<br/><br/>You can now send eGifts, gifting Starbucks credit to a lucky receipent. It'll go straight to the person's email or Facebook and a QR scanner was added. It retains the other features from the older app such as customizing and viewing the nutrition stats for your drinks, Starbucks Rewards, a geolocation feature, view available job openings and more<br/><br/>Starbucks is a free download. Starbucks Card Mobile is still a standalone app, but I expect it'll go away soon.

Starbucks app update perks up coffee customers

MyStarbucks is no more. Starbucks rolled out version 2 of its official app today, combining the functions of myStarbucks and Starbucks Card ...

Steve Jobs named Person of the Year by the Financial Times

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Calling Apple's turn-around over the last ten years "the most remarkable comeback in modern business history," the UK's <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f01db172-0e06-11e0-86e9-00144feabdc0.html">Financial Times</a> (free registration required) newspaper on Wednesday named Apple CEO Steve Jobs its "Person of the Year" for 2010. Thirty years after Jobs brought the company public at age 25, the proclamation focuses on his determined attention to detail and reputation as someone who "understands the art of the possible" with the ability to convince others of the plausibility of his ideas.<br />
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In talking to Financial Times, Roger McNamee, who recently attempted to rebuild Palm in Apple's image, said "Steve's the last of the great builders. What makes him different is that he's creating jobs and economic activity out of thin air while just about every other CEO in America is working out ways to cut costs and lay people off."<br />
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2010 has definitely been a good year for Apple, with MarketWatch naming Steve Jobs CEO of the Decade earlier this month and four Apple products making it onto Time Magazine's Top 10 Gadgets list right in time for the holidays. If estimates of Apple selling 100 million iPhones and 48 million iPads next year are correct, 2011 should be a fantastic year as well for Mr. Jobs and company.<br />
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Steve Jobs named Person of the Year by the Financial Times

Calling Apple's turn-around over the last ten years "the most remarkable comeback in modern business history," the UK's F...

Steve Jobs named Financial Times person of the year

<P align=center><img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com///classifications/images/Steve_Jobs_iPad-200-200.jpg"></P> <br /><P>Steve Jobs, head honcho of that little known company Apple, has been crowned 'Person of the Year' by the <EM>Financial Times</EM>.</P><br /><P>Apple seems to have been coated in Teflon during the current economic crisis, and it is Jobs who is reaping the success of this.</P><br /><P>The <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f01db172-0e06-11e0-86e9-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Ff01db172-0e06-11e0-86e9-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fapple%2F2010%2F12%2F23%2Fsteve-jobs-named-financial-times-person-of-the-year%2F#axzz18vOiXxiX">Finacial Times</A> decided to give Jobs its coveted award, due to the success of the <a href="">Apple iPad</A> – which has opened up a new category of computer / bandwagon for the rest of the tech world to try and jump on to.</P><br /><P><STRONG>iPadd-ed out the rest of this article</STRONG></P><br /><P>The <EM>FT </EM>said that Jobs' iPad success is "the culmination of an approach that he has seemingly been perfecting for his entire career."</P><br /><P>It also noted that Jobs is "a stern taskmaster who understands the art of the possible, rather than a long-range visionary."</P><br /><P>No we have no idea what that sentence means either.</P><br /><P>The <EM>FT</EM> also said that Jobs is "pushing forward rather than milking old successes – even ones as significant as the iPod."</P><br /><P>So that's the secret of success: take your best device ever (<a href="">the iPod</A>), make it bigger and you have a whole bag of win.</P>

Steve Jobs named Financial Times person of the year

Steve Jobs, head honcho of that little known company Apple, has been crowned 'Person of the Year' by the Financial Times . Apple se...

How to Locate a Person by SSN

<P>Search the Social Security Death Index for information regarding a deceased person. This is a free service that will allow you to find out information about a person by using their SSN. Simply log on to the SSDI website and input the necessary information in the search field and press the "Submit" button for results.</P><P>Log on on to an <a class="StrongLink" href="http://www.ehow.com/internet/">Internet</A> social security number search website such as SearchBySSN.com, PublicPeopleFinder.com or USATrace.com. These websites often require you to create an personal account and pay a fee to locate a person using an SSN. Depending on how much information you require, it can be as little as two dollars or as much as $100. Search results are emailed or mailed to you to retain confidentiality. These Internet search databases are an effective means of locating a person with an SSN.</P><P>Hire a local professional personal investigator. This is usually the best and safest way to locate a person using an SSN. Personal investigators are reputable and effective. Since SSN search databases that contain information on living SSN card holders are not publicly available, you will need to pay a fee depending on how much information you need . If it's just an address, the fees will be relatively low, but if you require a background check or more, the fees can get quite expensive. To find a personal investigator for hire, conduct a search of those available in your city online.</P><P>Locate a person by conducting a Social Security Number Verification (SSNV) test. Simply log on or create an account and fill out all the necessary search parameter fields. You must be the employer of the person whom you're trying to locate. Abusing the SSNV has severe consequences and should not be misused. This is a very safe and effective means of acquiring information about a person using their SSN. However, if you're not the employer or <a class="StrongLink" href="http://www.ehow.com/business/">business</A> owner, this service will not be available to you. Thoroughly read through the guidelines for using this service before you initiate a SSNV.</P>

How to Locate a Person by SSN

Search the Social Security Death Index for information regarding a deceased person. This is a free service that will allow you to find out ...