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FiftyThree's gold Pencil will go great with your gold iPad

January 17, 2015 by Guest Joseph Keller

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FiftyThree, developer behind popular iPad drawing app Paper, will soon release a gold version of their Pencil stylus. Pencil is already available in Graphite and Walnut, with the latter also coming with a magnetic strip that will attach to your Smart Cover. The new gold color is similar to that found on the latest tablets, the iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3. The gold version will be available from Apple Stores and Amazon in February with a price of £49.99 in the U.K., the same price as the Walnut version. We are currently awaiting word on U.S. pricing. Source: Pocket-lint Continue reading...

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OS X Yosemite review: 3 months later

January 17, 2015 by Guest Peter Cohen

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Three months ago Apple senior vice-president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, stood up on the Town Hall stage and said OS X Yosemite would be available that very day. We posted our OS X Yosemite review as soon as it went live, based on almost four months of beta testing. And we've had an additional 90 days to live with the final version. So, what have we grown to love and what has gotten on our nerves? It's time to check in on Apple's latest version of the Macintosh operating system, three months later... Design Ren: I remember letting out an audible gasp when Apple revealed the new set of Yosemite icons on stage at WWDC last year. Not out of surpri…

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Vector 73: Nous sommes Charlie

January 17, 2015 by Guest Rene Ritchie

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Vector is a news and analysis show focusing on the biggest stories, hottest trends, and most important issues in technology and popular culture. On this week's show, Guy mutes us. Dave reads our reviews. Charlie Hebdo. Golden Globes. Tribalism. Comedy. David Cameron vs. Snapchat and WhatsApp. Selfie and belfie sticks. Georgia and Rene talk CES 2015. And then it gets weird. Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe in RSS Download directly Follow on Twitter Show notes British Prime Minister suggests banning some online messaging apps Beyond NSA, FBI is assuming a larger surveillance role Charlie Hebdo shooting Golden Globes intro Tina Fey and Bill Cosby Belfie stick…

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Are You Ready For The Next Chapter Of Windows 10?

January 17, 2015 by allheart55 Cindy E

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On Monday, January 12, Microsoft teasingly tweeted "Keep on starting. The Start Menu is back on [HASHTAG]#Windows10[/HASHTAG]. More coming 1.21.15." Of course, if you've been following along since Windows 10 was unveiled at the event in San Francisco on September 30, 2014, you already know that the Start Menu is front and center in the new operating system. Certainly, a host of other new features were revealed: A new Task view button, multiple desktops, Snap enhancements, apps that run in a window -- just to name a few. However, the return of the Start Menu definitely stole the show as one of the more news worthy features. So, it makes sense that Microsoft would use…

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MacIT Conference dates announced for July 14-16

January 17, 2015 by Guest Dan Thorp-Lancaster

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While the plug on Macworld was sadly pulled after last year's event, the fun is still set to continue with this year's MacIT conference, which just had its dates announced for July 14-16 of this year at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. If you're unfamiliar with MacIT, here's a quick run-down of what you can expect from the event: MacIT® is the world's premiere event for "Deploying Apple in the Enterprise." Learn how Fortune 1000, Global 50, and Higher Education and Governmental organizations are addressing the emerging issues of putting iOS and OS X tools to work in their worlds. Get ahead of emerging "Consumerization of IT" trends, solve your o…

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Zano is a swarm-capable autonomous mini drone controlled by your phone

January 17, 2015 by Guest Russell Holly

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We're no strangers to smartphone-controlled flying machines around these parts, especially those of us who have wandered the halls of CES, but the folks at Zano are promising something wildly different form the current experience with their mini quadcopter. While most flying experiences with smartphones happen at a 1:1 ration, Zano wants to give smartphone owners the ability to control a swarm of autonomous drones just by waving the phone in your hand around. To accomplish this, the tiny drone is packing GPS, sonar, IR, and an HD camera to capture your adventures from above. The collision detection smarts in this little casing, combined with additional instructions from t…

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Kubi 2.0 is all about quick setup and seamless telepresence

January 17, 2015 by Guest Russell Holly

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It has been a bit since we last checked in on the folks at Revolve Robotics, and they have certainly been busy. The Kubi telepresence robot has been upgraded to version 2.0, and the upgrade is all about smoother software and a better connection experience. Since the experience is once again good enough to work during CES, it's clear there's a strong platform guiding this setup. As we learned from Marcus Rosenthal of Revolve Robotics, this new update is designed to make it possible for users to just drop a tablet into the dock and hand off control to the user on the other end. Long term, the hope is that this setup is simple enough that users would be able to have either m…

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Orbotix gets kids into robots with Ollie and SPRK

January 17, 2015 by Guest Russell Holly

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We've jokingly referred to the robotic toys made by Orbotix as the world's best cat toys, but the truth is there's a ton that can be done with these little rolling robots. Sphero has a huge third party following with dozens of apps that let you do everything from roll your ball in an augmented reality maze through the camera on your phone to picking the ball up and using it as a controller for games on your phone. Ollie, their brand new robot, is a little more focused on fun by offering more speed and some fun optimizations. If driving these robots around and chasing your cat aren't enough to get your attention, the Orbotix SPRK (that's Schools Parents Robots Kids) progra…

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Pioneer's NEX stereos are much more than just CarPlay

January 17, 2015 by Guest Russell Holly

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For years there's been this growing sentiment among smartphone users who have to drive on a regular basis, and that sentiment usually involved being able to just dock your phone in the car and use the larger screen in the dash to use the things your phone already does very well. As cool as it would be for the infotainment center in the car to just be the receptacle for our phones, many of these in-dash systems do a lot more than what we've seen from CarPlay so far. As a result, at CES this year, we saw several systems where the smartphone bits are treated like an app on a larger system. A perfect example of this is the new Pioneer systems, much like the one we have a h…

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Next Week Is Microsoft's Last Chance To Convince The World That Windows Still Matters

January 16, 2015 by allheart55 Cindy E

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On Wednesday, Microsoft will show off Windows 10, the next version of its decades-old operating system. There's a lot at stake. This may be Microsoft's last chance to prove to the world that Windows still matters. A decade ago more than 90% of devices on the internet ran Windows. With the rise of smartphones, and tablets running smartphone operating systems like iOS and Android, that number is down to 15 percent. Developers had to develop for Windows if they wanted to make money. Now, it's one of many choices, and in mobile it's an afterthought. In fact, the rise of mobile devices has made the entire idea of an operating system seem a lot less relevant. People d…

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Bring me that burger, Windows, and other tech goodness from National Retail Federation...

January 16, 2015 by Guest Suzanne Choney

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This week, we’ve got stories about technology that will help both retailers and customers with the information they need and want; new affordable Lumia smartphones with Windows Phone 8.1 on board; and an important date for developers to mark on their calendars to register for Build 2015. Hardee’s and other companies are harnessing the power of Windows to do everything from providing self-service kiosks where customers can order up their burgers (yes, with fries, please!) – and get them faster – to creating a smart shelf and a tablet-enabled shopping cart. Microsoft shared the announcements at the National Retail Federation annual convention in New York City. Also annou…