With iOS 6, Apple introduced much greater Facebook integration. Part of this is the ability to sync your Facebook friends into your iPhone contacts It's not an automatic process, however. You have to actually activate the integration in your iPhone's settings. We have created a quick and easy gallery showing how to do this, and how to merge duplica […]
Among today's modes of online communication, we’re well-versed in the use of text, images and video. But what about dance? In a campaign for its new Sync fragrances, Puma is proposing a new form of digital expression through movement rather than words. The sportswear brand has set up an interactive platform dubbed Dance Dictionary, where users can commu […]
The Nokia Lumia 928 is essentially the Verizon iteration of the landmark Lumia 920. That's the short version of this review. If you liked the Lumia 920 but wanted it on Verizon, this is the phone for you. Yes, there are a few differences — the Lumia 928 has a different screen, better camera, more enhanced microphone system and a slightly different desig […]
Planning a meeting can be a hassle — between finding a meeting time convenient for everyone and sending out invites and follow-up notes, everyone could use some tools to make it easier SEE ALSO: 4 Reminder Apps to Keep Distractions at Bay We found some of the best apps and websites to help simplify the meeting planning process. Read on to learn about some va […]
Despite official claims to the contrary, HTC will be releasing a variant of HTC One with stock Android, Geek claims citing unspecified sources HTC's flagship smartphone without the company's Sense UI should be announced "within two weeks," with a full release in the summer Sources claim the device would first become available in the U.S., […]
When Justin Bieber tweets, 39,361,876 people (and counting) immediately jump to attention. But when one of those nearly 40 million people tweet, does the Beebs see it? Does he react at all? Communication among terrorist cells works much in the same way as Justin Bieber's Twitter account, according to mathematicians from Ryerson University in Toronto who […]
The Guardian's international editions are proliferating, but before the newspaper launches an online edition in Australia later this year, it's uniting all of its websites under a single domain, theguardian.com. Currently, The Guardian operates three websites. The primary one is guardian.co.uk. It has a second URL for its U.S. operation, guardianne […]
Scientists at Princeton University have designed a bionic ear that can hear better than human ears. And get this: It was printed using an off-the-shelf 3D printer. We've heard of 3D printers someday building human organs before, but what's noteworthy about this project is this printed ear intertwines embedded electronics. These Princeton researcher […]
Samsung may sell more smartphones, but a new Apple ad claims that more people listen to music on their iPhones than any other phone The 60-second ad, which broke Thursday night, is a bit of a stylistic departure for the brand. The music is downbeat — even somber — the visuals are grainy, even a bit gritty. Images show people grooving to music on their iPhone […]
A group of students in France crafted wooden, energy-producing stationary bicycles from trash. These novel bikes were recently used to power a film festival screening in St. Étienne. The whole thing started last year when a group of green-minded engineering students at the School of Mines in Saint-Étienne started an “eco-projections” initiative to show docum […]
Vials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years The samples — collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — were rediscovered last month by an archivist who was going over artifacts tucked away at the Lawre […]
The cicada swarms are coming, and there is nothing you can do to stop it You will step on a cicada shell, one will fall in your hair and that buzzing drone will haunt your entire summer. But instead of fearing the creepy crawlers, appreciate this miraculous act of mother nature with a time-lapse by filmmaker Samuel Orr Orr is determined to change the bad rep […]
It's prom season — for the planets Every couple of years, give or take, planets get together in the night sky in such a way that they seem to be aligned with each other. They seem to be, really — from Earth's perspective — shyly approaching each other, asking each other to dance. This planetary mixing-and-mingling is scientifically known as "p […]
What if you could have your smartphone greet customers while they’re shopping in your store or have a tablet work as a babysitter? That’s the idea behind R.bots Synergy SWAN, a telepresence robot with that works with any Android or iOS device. To make the robot work, you attach your smartphone or tablet. The device charges while its docked, and the robot int […]
What kind of experience do you have in the field? Who are your references? What's your Facebook password? If the Password Protection Act becomes law, it would make it a crime for employers to ask that third question. The PPA was introduced in the House of Representatives Wednesday by Reps. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.). It would make i […]
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