According to the press release (which has now been pulled by PR Newswire), it features an improved Javascript engine (30% faster than Chrome), Safari Reader (similar to Instapaper), improved HTML5 support and…extensions! Well this is a pleasant surprise. According to Mac Stories, Safari 5 is now available in Software Update (or will be very shortly). The update is the new release that many expected to be announced at WWDC. Read more at thenextweb.com |
Charlie Rose Brain Series Episode One. Tonight’s introductory topic-- The Great Mysteries of the Human Brain: consciousness, free will, perception, cognition, emotion and memory with a roundtable of brain researchers. Co-Host Eric Kandel from Columbia University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Cornelia Bargmann from Rockefeller University, Tony Movshon from New York University, John Searle from University of California Berkeley and Gerald Fischbach of the Simons Foundation Read more at www.charlierose.com |
| Anonymous reports indicated to Bloomberg that the next-generation of Kindle's electronic-book reader will roll-out yet this summer. The Kindle uses a black-and-white screen that mimics the appearance of paper. The new version will have sharper contrast that makes e-books look more like real books, the people familiar with the product said |
| According to the report, the device will be thinner and offer a more |
| According to the report, the device will be thinner and offer a more |
| According to the report, the device will be thinner and offer a more |
According to the report, the device will be thinner and offer a more 'responsive' screen with greater clarity, but won't include color nor a touch-screen? Facing stiff competition from Apple's iPad, it is hard to understand why Kindle wouldn't have made this technological leapRead more at inventorspot.com |
| Working with a lot of small business owners who have moved their email over to Google Apps, we’ve found that many started out managing their work email through their personal @gmail.com accounts. So, in honor of National Small Business Week and the estimated 27.2 million small businesses in America, we wanted to share some tips we’ve picked up from them (and other people at Google) on how to get the most out of using Gmail at work |
| 1. Get a Gmail account at your own domain (e.g. michelle@yourdomain.com) with Google Apps |
| 2. Add a custom signature to the bottom of your email messages. |
| 3. Manage multiple email accounts from a single interface. |
| 4. Set up custom “From” addresses. |
| 6. Use chat and video chat to communicate with colleagues, or provide real-time customer support. |
| 7. Keep track of your to-do’s with Tasks. |
| 8. Use offline Gmail anytime you're not online. |
| 9. Create canned responses and quickly reply to common questions. |
We have been working on an application for the iPhone based on the Firefox Sync (formerly Weave Sync) technology. The app is called Firefox Home, and it gives iPhone users instant access to their Firefox browsing history, bookmarks and the set of tabs from their most recent browser session. What’s more, it provides Firefox “Awesome Bar” capability that enables people to get to their favorite web sites with minimal typing. |
Firefox Home provides an amazing “get up and go” experience. It’s encrypted end-to-end. It’s your home on the Web, wherever you are. And, of course, it’s free. |
Firefox Home for iPhone is part of a broader Mozilla effort to provide a more personal Web experience with more user control. For devices or platforms where we’re unable to provide the “full” Firefox browser (either technically or due to policy), we aim to provide users with “on the go” instant access to their personal Firefox history, bookmarks and open tabs on their iPhones, giving them another reason to keep loving Firefox on their desktops. Read more at blog.mozilla.com |
Use of gold, silver nanowires might also work in cell phones, solar panels Cheap, flexible touchscreens made with silver and gold nanowires could soon be rolling off the presses and into cell phones, computers and more. The same technology could even be used in solar panels. |
Writing in the journal ACS Nano, scientists from Stanford University say the new technology could be "immediately" used in consumer electronics. |
"It's a roll-to-roll process, just like printing newspapers," said Yu Cui, a scientist at Stanford University and co-author of the paper. "It's extremely fast and can be done at a very low cost." |
Today, most touchscreens and solar panels are glass-based. The hard, insulating glass helps protect and support the thin coating of electrically conductive metals. But glass is also brittle and heavy. When an object strikes a solar panel, or a person drops a cell phone, the glass can shatter. |
Touchscreens made from thin plastic coated with silver and gold would weigh less, take up less volume, be more flexible and could be produced much more quickly than glass plates — up to 100 times faster in fact. |
Even though the screens are made with silver and gold, they are still cheap, said Cui. The total amount of precious metals in each screen is so small that it doesn't significantly increase the price. |
The connections between the silver nanowires are good, but not great, said Cui. His group managed to improve the electrical conductivity of the nanowires by fusing them together with tiny amounts of gold. The team is also trying to create longer, thinner silver nanowires, which will make the screen even more transparent and improve conduction of electricity through them. |
The thin metal mesh formed by the nanowires is flexible and sticks to a variety of materials. When applied to plastic, the material can be bent, flexed or dropped, and the screen won't crack and will still conduct an electrical charge. |
That's a far cry from many glass-based touchscreens, which have an unfortunate tendency to shatter on impact. |
The silver nanowires could also be used as electrodes for solar cells that can turn light into electricity, said Cui. Flexible silver and gold nanowire screens could replace the hard, glass-based electrodes. |
Unlike many technologies that have a significant lag time between development and application, Cui says his technique could be used "immediately." The same machines that produce tons of newspapers every day could instead assemble rolls and rolls of touch screens and electrodes for solar panels. Read more at www.msnbc.msn.com |
Most people have heard of Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn or MySpace. Most just don’t know how to use them effectively or that they are considered social media platforms. I guess I am still surprised at how many people I come across that are not familiar with the Social Media Revolution happening. I am still asked what is Social Media. What does it do? At a recent event where Starr Hall was the keynote speaker, she asked the audience if everyone was familiar with social media and so many did not know what it was. |
So in this very simple and basic video put together off the cuff at my desk, I answer the simple question: What is social media? |
Frank Guzzo is an international speaker and the owner of Emerging Sales Success, a sales and marketing consulting company specializing in social media marketing and focused on building solutions for regional, national and international businesses alike. We keep up with trends, filter the noise and help companies like yours put social media to work. To learn more about us, our services, and how you can use social media marketing to build your brand or to hire Frank as a speaker for your next event, contact us. 1-877-617-7717 Read more at emergingsales.net |
Talk is cheap, they used to say. No more. Now, it's virtually free. Telephony service, for both voice and video, is increasingly becoming yet another service the Internet offers for free, the way it now does search and e-mail. The latest evidence for this trend is Google's
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People complain a lot about the new style of making phone calls, especially the spotty quality of many mobile and Internet calls. You don't hear many complaints about price, though, and thanks to moves like Google's today, you'll hear even fewer in the future. |
Official Blog of the Google, Google said, Google Chrome the operating system is Google Chrome web browser is a natural extension; and that It is an initial orientation in the Internet the open source, lightweight operating system. | Google Chrome the operating system built on Linux kernel and is mainly focused on the speed, simple and secure these three areas, and support for x86 and ARM platforms. Google announced that later this year will open its source code public. For more information, you can see the Introducing the Google Chrome OS article.Read more at www.ll2t.cn |
The internet is an invaluable resource to self-educated learners. Below is a list of some of the most helpful sites out there including open courseware materials, free libraries, learning communities, educational tools, and mor Including links to individual classes would make this list too long. So, I’ve added umbrella links that will help you find the material you need with just a little searching. For example, instead of listing individual classes, I’ve provided links to college opencourseware websites and course directories. From there, you’ll be able to find the individual subjects you’re interested in. Read more at selfmadescholar.com |
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