Browsing all articles from July, 2011
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Jul
2011

Missed a compelling piece of iPad news, a great review, or a killer how-to? We’re not collecting absolutely everything in iPad here — you can hit up TiPb.com/iPad for that! — but we’re carefully picking what we think is the best of the last 7 days and presenting it here for your review. And hey! [...] Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/7x1A0TJXvKM/ Rachel Hunter

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Jul
2011

A new look at the human genome suggests that unappreciated variations in its fundamental architecture, rather than point-by-point mutations, may be responsible for most genetic difference among people. Point-by-point mutations, called single nucleotide polymorphisms, involve simple changes to DNA lettering. They’re the best-studied type of variation, the target of most genomic disease hunts, and the substance [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/07/genome-structure/ Shiri Appleby

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2011

Microsoft, citing Google’s tyrannical 95% share of the European search market, has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission. It’s not like Microsoft is breaking any ground here — the European Commission has been investigating Google’s alleged violation of European competition law since November 2010 — but there’s no doubt that the addition of Microsoft’s gravitas will affect the proceedings. Microsoft’s complaint reads like a sincere and plaintive cry for help against the Google [...]

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Jul
2011

It’s not really a secret the Microsoft had planned on bringing bits of Windows Phone 7′s Metro UI to Windows 8, but we haven’t seen a lot of really telling evidence. However, with the Windows 8 milestone 3 build now available to Microsoft Connect partners, it was really just a matter of time before we started to get a peek. Thanks to Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott, we’ve now had a glimpse at what the [...]

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Jul
2011

Iarpa, the intelligence community’s way-out research shop, wants to know where you took that vacation picture over the Fourth of July. It wants to know where you took that snapshot with your friends when you were at that New Year’s Eve party. Oh yeah, and if you happen to be a terrorist and you took a photo with some of your buddies while prepping for a raid, the agency definitely wants to know where you [...]

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Jul
2011

According to this explanation, the butterfly effect used to explain chaos theory is just a big exaggeration. Watch the video for a much better understanding of how it works and why we can’t predict the outcome of these complex systems. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/gnkc2A1NkMg/how-chaos-works Sarah Shahi

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Jul
2011

Smoke your data stogies if you got ‘em, because AT&T’s going to be taking away the unlimited data fun starting October 1st. The top 5% of data users will see their speeds hamstrung. Are you one of them? More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/YIVUN3WBock/how-much-smartphone-data-do-you-use Pamela Anderson

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Jul
2011

Slip your Apple-iPad into this amazing new frosted gel case and instantly experience the sensual touch and the look of sophisticated styling.This case raises the bar with a designer pattern that screams chic! With our new slim-fitting low profile this case provides the robust protection of a hard case, and the form-fitting flexibility of a [...] Source: http://tabletbuzzblog.com/apple-ipad-frosted-gel-case-blue/ Mýa

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Jul
2011

Moments ago, Mozilla stripped the release candidate moniker from Firefox 4 Mobile and pronounced it fit for public release. If you have a Nokia N900 phone, or a fairly-modern Android 2.0-or-later device, go ahead and install it from the Market, by using scanning the QR code after the break, or by visiting Firefox.com/m. Accompanying the release is the launch of Spark, a cute social game that’s designed to fuel the adoption of Firefox 4 Mobile, [...]

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Jul
2011

A new look at the human genome suggests that unappreciated variations in its fundamental architecture, rather than point-by-point mutations, may be responsible for most genetic difference among people. Point-by-point mutations, called single nucleotide polymorphisms, involve simple changes to DNA lettering. They’re the best-studied type of variation, the target of most genomic disease hunts, and the substance [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/07/genome-structure/ Norah Jones

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