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Monday, April 30, 2012
Lithium Ion Battery Technology
The rapidly growing demand for alternative energy production and energy storage systems has created an important need for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
Disillusionment of an Entrepreneur
When I became an entrepreneur at the age of twenty-three, I began in earnest, as do all entrepreneurs, chasing a dream. My dream was clear. I would build a consumer technology company that reached ten million people and sell the company for millions of dollars, before the age of thirty. Then, as the dream went, I would retire to an oceanfront house on a warm Pacific beach and learn how to surf. I recently had the fortune of celebrating a year in which I saw that lofty goal fulfilled. My company’s iPhone apps had over ten million downloads, and a competitor paid a large sum of money to acquire what we had built, just a week before my thirtieth birthday. Dream had become reality.Source: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
Google Chrome and Chromium add protection against malicious downloads
Built upon the Safe Browsing API, the new feature introduces protection against malicious downloads. If a download link appears in the Safe Browsing blacklist, Chrome and Chromium will warn users against downloading -- a save button is still presented, of course, in case you're convinced a file is perfectly safe to download.
We'd like to see something a bit more eye-catching than the red warning icon -- like perhaps painting the entire bar red. Many of the people a feature like this aims to protect probably won't notice the icon or change in wording as they'll be focused on clicking the save button.
Google is initially making download protection available to Chrome dev channel users, and you'll likely see it in Canary and Chromium snapshot builds as well. After thorough testing, beta and stable users will be next in line.
Google Chrome and Chromium add protection against malicious downloads originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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An application for every occasion
The Nokia W8 has an application to suit all. It includes a HTML Browser along with various social networking sites applications that allow the user to stay in touch with both their friends and family on a regular basis whilst on the go! Facebook and Twitter are two of the most popular social networking applications available and both come with the option of push notifications. This will notify the user of when he or she has been contacted through either site........ Sun Microsystems APPLIED MATERIALS
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Secret Underground Bunker Is Full of World War Weapons and Military Vehicles
March 31 is World Backup Day 2011
On March 31, as part of the global data-saving initiative, you are encouraged to back up all of your cherished photos and videos, and important documents. If you've ever had a hard disk fail, and not had a backup to fall back on, you'll know that it's a bit like losing a sizable fragment of your soul. If you've never backed up your important files -- or if you only back up sporadically -- do it on World Backup Day!
It's not hard to back up your data, either. A 2TB drive costs only a fistful of dollars, and it takes just a few minutes to set SyncToy for Windows, or Time Machine for Mac, to mirror your data every night. If you prefer a cloud-based solution, there's always SugarSync and Dropbox. Finally, don't forget that Bundlelytic has a charity giveaway for three excellent data-backup-and-recovery tools -- $160 of software for only $25, and 100% of the proceeds to go the Japanese Red Cross.
For even more backup options, for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, check our list of 13 great backup programs.
March 31 is World Backup Day 2011 originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tiny N64 controller guaranteed to cause serious crampage
On the list of nerd pastimes, miniaturization ranks pretty high. So, we're not exactly surprised to see a tiny N64 controller, but we're kind of amazed that this rather extreme hack managed to avoid detection since January. The itty bitty controller isn't a mod, but an original construction built around a PIC microcontroller. You might notice that the yellow C buttons are absent, instead Kirren (the creator) went with a tiny four way switch, which you'll see above the blue and green A and B buttons. The design skips the L key, but you'll find R and Z on the rear face. For a short clip of it in action head on after the break and, if you want to build one yourself, hit up the source.
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Tiny N64 controller guaranteed to cause serious crampage originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jetbus is a retro-tastic physics game, with a bus
Jetbus is not that game, but it's obviously inspired by it. You're driving a yellow school bus which has jets. I guess the jet engine takes quite a bit of space inside the bus, because you can only pick up one person at a time.
There are several doors on the screen, each with its own number. As you pick up a person, the status bar at the bottom of the screen shows you which number door you have to take them to.
You must fly your bus carefully, because if it gets bumped around too much, you lose. You earn money on each level, and can visit the garage to buy better jets and damping, power-ups, or even a whole new vehicle.
So while this game isn't made as well as the original that inspired it, it does provide a few minutes of fun. And now, which one of you guys remembers the original and feels like pointing to it in the comments?
Jetbus is a retro-tastic physics game, with a bus originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HP Back to School Notebook Computer Line Up
 | If you're looking for a new notebook or laptop computer for back to school, here are three options from HP. The dv6 is a full sized notebook with 16-inch screen, the dv2 offers power and portability with a 12.1-inch screen, less than 1-inch thick case design, and 3.8 lbs carrying weight. And the Mini 110 line updates HP's Netbook competitor with new color choices, bigger hard drives, and software to keep your files in sync. | From: jakeludington Views: 2527    9 ratings |
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Leaked materials give us a sneak peek at the EVO 4G LTE marketing campaign, suggest a May 18 release
This morning we're getting a first look at what the promotional blitz for the upcoming EVO 4G LTE will look like, courtesy of the fine folks over at Good and EVO. In addition to the packaging for Sprint's next flagship seen above, the website also got its hands on a few marketing images which tout the device's ImageSense-powered camera and built-in Beats Audio. Along with the leak comes some information about a release date, too: the next EVO will launch on May 18 with a $199.99 price tag, with preorders beginning on May 7, the website says.
Sure, leaks like this aren't set in stone, but based on the quality of material, we're going to go ahead and hope that this source knows what they're talking about. We'll continue to keep our ears to the ground; as we all patiently wait, check out the EVO 4G LTE marketing materials below.
Source: Good and EVO; thanks Francisco!
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Floating Windmills in Japan Help Wind Down Nuclear Power: Energy
Japan is preparing to bolt turbines onto barges and build the world’s largest commercial power plant using floating windmills, tackling the engineering challenges of an unproven technology to cut its reliance on atomic energy.
Marubeni Corp. (8002), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (7011) and Nippon Steel Corp. (5401) are among developers erecting a 16-megawatt pilot plant off the coast of Fukushima, site of the nuclear accident that pushed the government to pursue cleaner energy. The project may be expanded to 1,000 megawatts, the trade ministry said, bigger than any wind farm fixed to the seabed or on land.
“Japan is surrounded by deep oceans, and this poses challenges to offshore wind turbines that are attached to the bottom of the sea,” Senior Vice Environment Minister Katsuhiko Yokomitsu said at a meeting in Tokyo this month. “We are eager for floating offshore wind to become a viable technology.”
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Zen Coding high-speed HTML shorthand plug-in updated
Here are some of the goodies version 0.7 brings to the party:
- Text nodes: Writing something like a[href=/]{Click here} now works, and puts "Click here" within the link.
- New actions added: Increment/decrement number under cursor, evaluate math expressions, and more.
- Wrap with Abbreviation was upgraded.
Zen Coding has official implementations for a ton of editors, including TextMate, Apatana, Coda, E2, Komodo, Notepad++, PSPad, and more. It also has unofficial builds for Vim, UltraEdit, Visual Studio and more.
If you want to play with Zen Coding without installing it, you can use the online demo to see some of its magic in action.
Zen Coding high-speed HTML shorthand plug-in updated originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Happy Summer Sandals Are Happy
By David Ponce It’s been said too much, but yeah… winter sucks. It’s kind of over now, which will let our semi-translucent sun-starved bodies venture outside our dwellings and perhaps enjoy some kind of summer. Some might go to the beach, so hey, let’s celebrate the moment by writing the above message all over the [...]
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PHP Warning: POST Content-Length of 1649460972 bytes exceeds the limit of 1073741824 bytes in Unknown on line 0
Recently I wrote an upload script in PHP, set the limits using .htaccess:
php_value upload_max_filesize "1.99G"
php_value post_max_size "1.99G"
and then I got this strange error:
PHP Warning: POST Content-Length of 1649460972 bytes exceeds the limit of 1073741824 bytes in Unknown on line 0
while trying to upload 1.53 GB file. But why the error said I exceeded 1GB limit?
php_value upload_max_filesize "1.99G"
php_value post_max_size "1.99G"
and then I got this strange error:
PHP Warning: POST Content-Length of 1649460972 bytes exceeds the limit of 1073741824 bytes in Unknown on line 0
while trying to upload 1.53 GB file. But why the error said I exceeded 1GB limit?
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Google Chrome and Chromium add protection against malicious downloads
Built upon the Safe Browsing API, the new feature introduces protection against malicious downloads. If a download link appears in the Safe Browsing blacklist, Chrome and Chromium will warn users against downloading -- a save button is still presented, of course, in case you're convinced a file is perfectly safe to download.
We'd like to see something a bit more eye-catching than the red warning icon -- like perhaps painting the entire bar red. Many of the people a feature like this aims to protect probably won't notice the icon or change in wording as they'll be focused on clicking the save button.
Google is initially making download protection available to Chrome dev channel users, and you'll likely see it in Canary and Chromium snapshot builds as well. After thorough testing, beta and stable users will be next in line.
Google Chrome and Chromium add protection against malicious downloads originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mid-range Samsung Galaxy S Advance launches in the UK
First announced way back in January, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance has today launched in the UK, bringing a respectable list of mid-range specs to the table. Inside its curved Galaxy S II-style chassis there's a 1GHz dual-core CPU, 768MB of RAM and a 4-inch SuperAMOLED display, with a 5MP camera on the back and 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card). On the software side, the S Advance packs Android 2.3 Gingerbread (yeah, we know) and Samsung's TouchWiz 4 UX.
SIM-free prices start at £322.80 including VAT, and Three UK's also offering it for free on monthly plans starting at £23 per month.
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This Week on the Web
New Opera Mini for Android.It was release-o-rama here at Opera HQ this week, with Opera Mini 7 for Android making its debut on your smartphone, all new and improved, with
- unlimited Speed Dials
- super smooooth panning and, my personal favorite,
- no prefilled "www." in the address bar.
We also welcomed Opera 11.62 to desktop, laptop and other non-handheld computers. This was a stability and security update, which only sounds a little ho-hum, until you find out it contained quite a few exciting little extras, such as being able to save files downloaded in a tiny pop-up and non-greedy multi-byte encodings.
Jameson Cameron: Pioneer and cool looking with hats.Speaking of the perils of using jargon, here's a news item for anyone who has ever used the phrase "deep dive" when they wanted to take a closer look at something. Film director James Cameron's voyage of exploration this week to the Mariana Trench, an undersea valley in the western Pacific Ocean, took him 11 kilometers below the surface of the water. Apparently he saw lots of cool stuff, but whatever giant squids or monster jellyfish may have been glimpsed won't be shared with wider world until he releases a 3D documentary on the subject - which, if Cameron's past movies are any indication (Titanic, Avatar), will likely have a one-word title. Maybe just "Down"?
Meanwhile, over in Brazil, a school district in the northeastern part of the country made news for issuing uniforms with a tracking chip to some of its students. The purpose of the technology is to notify parents when their children skip school... no word, however, on whether there is a chip that says whether or not kids are paying attention in class.
Is there an app for that? It seems to have become the great question of our age - despite the fact that the answer is nearly always "yes." Case in point: an app that would allow humans and apes to chat. The apes involved in this project already know sign language, so we're not quite sure why we want them to start typing ... Could it be to finally test out the infinite monkey theorem? Only thing is, typing on a tablet seems much less likely to result in great literature or a play by Shakespeare than, say, a Twitter novel... Monkey tweet, monkey do!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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WWDC 2012 sells out in 2 hours. At $1600 a ticket. At 5:30am Pacific time.
Apple's annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) was announced earlier this morning, at 5:30am PDT, with a ticket price of $1600... and it sold out in less than 2 hours.
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Deal of the Day: Mobi Products Hard Shell Case for HTC ThunderBolt
The April 26 ShopAndroid.com Deal of the Day is the Mobi Products Hard Shell Case for HTC ThunderBolt. This Hard Case from Mobi Products is designed specifically for the ThunderBolt, offers full-body protection, and has cut outs for all of the devices features while leaving the screen exposed for full functionality.
The Mobi Hard Shell Case is available for just $2.95 today only, 85% off the regular price. Grab yours while supplies last!
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Dark Meadow: The Pact now available for Tegra 3 devices, and it's incredible
Admit it. Part of the reason you bought a Tegra 3 powered Android device is because of the gaming. We're all friends here, and I'll be the first to stand up and say that I get into some gaming on my Transformer Prime. It's easy to do when Tegra optimized games kick enough ass to fill a wheelbarrow, and here's one that does. I'm talking about Phosphor Games new title Dark Meadow: The Pact, and it's arguably the best Unreal Engine 3 game ever made.
Those are big words, especially with a little something called Infinity Blade on iOS. But Android has a secret weapon -- NVIDIA's Tegra 3 and their special relation with developers in the TegraZone. When combined with the great story, excellent voice acting, and random acts of humor Phosphor brings to the table you have the fixings of a real winner. Dark Meadows: The Pact delivers.
You wake up in an abandoned hospital. Right away you'll notice the beautiful game textures, together with smooth animations, high frame rates and poly counts which makes for a sense of being in the game world. Play this one in the dark with headphones and you're in for an experience mobile just hasn't seen yet. Above all the great game graphics, you're hearing a tale from your aged benefactor, telling you how to go about your escape. Pay attention to him, and between his moments of wisdom and bouts of insanity you'll hear some hilarious dialog. Spoiler alert: he likes bacon bits. It's over the top in a way that fits an old fellow trapped in a decrepit Insane asylum. He'll warn you of the creatures that stand in your way, which you'll soon meet. They're incredibly detailed, and grotesquely beautiful in their own right.
Of course you'll have to fight your way past them, which leads us to the game mechanics. It's an open style map, meaning you can see where you are as well as everywhere you may need to explore, and character movement is a breeze. Tap a glowing ring and you move to it, and you can look around a full 360-degrees to search for treasure, secret compartments, and bits of documents that will help you on your way. It's perfectly suited for touch-based gameplay, as is the combat system.
One of the disfigured minions will appear in a puff of dark smoke, and your trusty crossbow appears in your hands. By pulling back the string you get to see the arc the bolt will fly and use it to aim. Maneuver it so it crosses paths with your foe and let go. Once the creatures get close, your ranged weapon is replaced with a melee weapon and you have a tap and hold blocking function or a swiping attack function. The whole time you're also able to tuck and dodge left or right by tapping an on-screen arrow. There are no confusing controls to learn, and you'll be proficient in just a few minutes -- leaving more time to enjoy the exceptional look and depth of the game. As you progress you'll level up and assign points into skills, as well as find gold to trade at the store for better items. You'll need both, because "the witch" does not fool around. You have been warned.
This is how mobile gaming was meant to be. If you have a Tegra 3-powered device, it's simply a must-have game. Hit the break for some gameplay footage and screenshots, as well as the all-important download link.
More: NVIDIA; Phosphor Games
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