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KHAN Academy Provides +1000 videos for free

The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere

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We have 1000+ videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance which have been recorded by Salman Khan.

Sal has just launched the alpha version (the software version of a first draft) of a new version of the old web app. Try it out if you’re interested in practicing some of the concepts in the videos.. It requires a google account (not the login from the old app). The old, slow version is still available here.

Read more at www.khanacademy.org
 

Brizzly Launches a Guide to Twitter Trends and iPhone App

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Web-based Twitter client Brizzly has three major developments to report: a new free iPhone app, a new Brizzly Guide (which gives trending topics on Twitter their own hub pages as permanent resources for information on the top Twitter discussion items over time), and the acquisition of WikiRank.

The Brizzly Guide is a user-editable area that fleshes out the backstory and adds contextual information to Twitter trends. Loading up the Guide shows the top 10 current trending topics at the left, and either a description of that topic or a prompt to be the first to explain the trend.

Read more at mashable.com
 

What’s next for NASA?

“In recent days, some of those criticizing NASA’s proposed budget have tried to paint a picture of an agency without a vision. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.”

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Just a few decades ago, cynical scientists used to say that there are only two facts known with certainty about the cosmos at large: that the sky is dark at night, and that our universe is expanding. This situation has changed drastically, and it has changed largely thanks to NASA’s bold efforts in space scien
Just a few decades ago, cynical scientists used to say that there are only two facts known with certainty about the cosmos at large: that the sky is dark at night, and that our universe is expanding. This situation has changed drastically, and it has changed largely thanks to NASA’s bold efforts in space science.Read more at www.baltimoresun.com
 

Samsung’s 3D TVs: Bold and Bright

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If you watched the Oscars on Sunday, you knew a new wave of Samsung 3D TVs were coming thanks to the commercial that aired, but you didn’t know what you’d have to pay for them. On Tuesday Samsung tore open the envelope and rolled out a raft of 3D-capable LCD, LED and plasma TVs.

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Report: Google testing TV search

“Google is reportedly testing a new service with Dish Network that would let subscribers search via their TVs for shows and online video from sites like YouTube.”

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The new search service would run on Internet-connected set-top boxes loaded with Google software, according to The Wall Street Journal, and would let Dish’s satellite TV subscribers search for and create their own lineups of shows and online content using a keyboard.

The test started last year and so far has been limited to only some Google employees and their families, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

The search giant is apparently eyeing the new service as a way of bringing its keyword and search advertising to the TV audience, as subscribers would bump into Google display ads as they search for their favorite shows. The set-top box would also run Google’s Android operating system, providing additional markets for the platform beyond smartphones and mobile devices.

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Google Tests TV Search Service

Google is testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network Corp., according to people familiar with the matter, the latest development in a fast-moving race to combine Internet content with conventional TV.

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The service, which runs on TV set-top boxes containing Google software, allows users to find shows on the satellite-TV service as well as video from Web sites like Google’s YouTube, according to these people. It also lets users to personalize a lineup of shows, these people said.

With the test, Google moves deeper into a crowded field of companies, large and small, that have been trying for years to marry the Web and TV and their business models—from rivals Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. to the manufacturers of televisions and set-top boxes.

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How To Get Google Chrome OS

This video shows you two different ways for installing Chrome OS by Google without harming your current computer settings.

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This video shows you two different ways for installing Chrome OS by Google without harming your current computer settings. The links below are used in the video:
Win32 Image Writer - https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download
ChromiumOS Cherry - http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/
VirtualBox - http://www.virtualbox.org
 

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SEVEN GOOGLE CHROME EXTENSIONS TO MAKE YOU A MORE EFFICIENT SEO

"Google announced extensions with its latest Chrome release on 21st January this year – implemented to slow down improve the features of the browser and give Firefox a run for its money. Now Google Chrome for me is the super-fast, shiny browser used occassionally that resolves pages in an instant, handling as many tabs as you can throw at it (and periodically h... read more

Top 10 Twitter Apps

"Twitter has been a runaway success since the status message inspired web app launched about a year ago. Its rapid adoption, ease of use and extensibility resulted in a lot of excited developers taking Twitter's best bits and mixing them up to their own ends. FranticIndustries and the Twitter Fan Wiki together present a comprehensive list of Twitter mash-ups and ... read more

3D Images–Without Glasses!

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Developers are showing a new

breed
breed of screen at the giant European tech show CeBit that projects a 3D image directly at the viewer and doesn’t require glasses. This can be achieved either with a panel that overlays a traditional screen, by using cameras to target a specific viewer, or by using cylindrical lenslets.

Read more at www.pcworld.com