With every major event we now experience as a country, whether it’s the Super Bowl or the presidential inauguration, it becomes more evident that the conversation on social media is as tied to the event as is the process of physically tuning into the broadcast. There’s nothing new about this — the rise of social media and the second screen has been clear for years — but as soaring numbers for social media sharing are revealed after each event, we...

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Sink your teeth into 'Le Vamp' game

The latest craze in mobile games is the free runner, which many smartphone and tablet owners have likely played if they're fans of Temple Run or Jetpack Joyride. The genre features a character who automatically zips through environments while players carefully tap or swipe their touchscreens to dodge obstacles and grab power-ups to "run" as far as possible.Studio High Voltage Software -- known for the Nintendo Wii series The Conduit -- attempts...

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In defense of the Apple iWatch

"For better or worse, Apple has painted itself into a corner." It was nearly two years ago when I wrote those words in a piece for Minyanville called What Will Be Apple's Next Big Thing? In it, I described how the releases of the iPod, iPhone, and iPad -- as well as the MacBook line and, to a lesser extent, the Apple TV -- have limited Cupertino's avenues for innovation. Although a credit to the overwhelming versatility to Apple's line of products,...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 announced: An Android phone you can control with a wave or tilt

Forget the touchscreen. Okay, maybe not entirely, but with the Galaxy S 4, Samsung is rethinking the way we interact with our phones. It has features that allow you to control the phone with waving and tilting motions. "We focused on fun, relationships, convenience and health with the Galaxy S 4," David Park, marketing manager of Samsung Electronics, told ABC News. Unveiled at a large event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the...

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Angry Birds get their own cartoon network

Video game publisher Rovio is starting its own cartoon network, right inside the Angry Birds game apps. The first episode arrives Sunday, March 15. The first Angry Birds Toons can be viewed Sunday March 17 inside all current Angry Birds games – such as Angry Birds Space and Bad Piggies -- on iOS and Android devices. (Simply get an update now in the App Store or Google Play.) Each week, a new free cartoon starring the ever-battling birds and...

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Facebook 'Likes' reveal more about you than you think

Using a dataset of more than 58,000 U.S. Facebook users, University of Cambridge researchers predicted race, age, IQ, sexuality, personality, substance use and political views using Likes alone. If you "Like" lots of people, places and things on Facebook, you may get rewarded with discounts and special offers. But new research out today shows that these public Likes reveal more about you than you may think.Using a dataset of more than 58,000...

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Learn & Teach Codes - Open for all

They need support for this website by all as a teacher or learner.Show the Code.org film in your schoolThe film has been tested in many classrooms. It received rave reviews from students and has measurable impact.For your convenience, we've made different versions. Please choose one, and play it for as many students as possible!Start Learning NowAny student of any age now can learn codes. So be prepair for became a coder now, try, earn and apply...

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HP Revives Its Tablet Strategy With a New Slate

PC makers keep churning out tablet devices in the hopes of imitating Apple and Amazon's success, with HP being the latest thanks to Monday's announcement of the new Slate 7. HP, however, has a checkered past with tablet devices. What's different this time? An audio feature targeting music lovers, and a low price point that may be music to the ears of cost-conscious consumers. The device will be available in April for US$169. The company's...

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Now Tweet In limitation to 117 Characters

If you’re tweeting out a URL, your tweets just got a bit shorter. If you’re tweeting out a URL, your tweets just got a bit shorter. Starting Wednesday, any tweet sent with a URL will be reduced to 118 characters, or 117 for https links. First announced in December, the reduction is due to a change in Twitter’s t.co link wrapper. It extends the maximum length of t.co wrapped links from 20 to 22 characters for non-https URLs and from 21...

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Apple Attacked By Facebook (FB) Hacker

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL : 446.52, -2.02) has been reportedly been attacked by hackers who infected the Macintosh computer of certain employees with malicious software, similar to the one that hit Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB : 27.34, -1.18) last week. The malware had been designed to attack Mac computers by exploiting a flaw in a version of Oracle Corp.'s (NASDAQ: ORCL : 34.26, -0.76) Java software used as a plug-in on Web browsers, the company...

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You’ve seen them everywhere, even on some state license plates.  But what does all those http’s and .com’s mean.  Here’s the website that I referenced for the following information:  http://www.googleguide.com/web_address.html Here is simplified explanation of what makes up a web address: We take sample URL 1st :  http://www.crsd.org/buildings/nj/index.html http:// stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol and that basically...

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Know Anatomy of a Web Address:

You’ve seen them everywhere, even on some state license plates.  But what does all those http’s and .com’s mean.  Here’s the website that I referenced for the following information:  http://www.googleguide.com/web_address.html   Here is simplified explanation of what makes up a web address: We take sample URL 1st :  http://www.crsd.org/buildings/nj/index.html http:// stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol and that...

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The iOS keyboard is overdue for an upgrade

Apple broke ground with the iPhone's virtual keyboard in 2007, but it appears to be stuck in time. It turns out iOS has lots of keyboard options but Apple and third-party developers have been slow to implement them.When the iPhone was announced in 2007, people loathed the on-screen keyboard. Blackberry users panned it and even I hated it at first. Then a week went by and I loved it. Many people can type faster on a virtual keyboard then they can...

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Facebook facing problems with its "like" button and other features

Today in international tech news: Facebook is sued by a company that says it owns the patents for Likes; broadband fans in the UK fret about what EU budget cuts will mean for rural Internet access; VLC might someday be able to stream BitTorrents; and a British tech company is under investigation for its financial reporting before it was acquired by HP.Rembrandt Social Media is suing Facebook for its use of the Like button, according to the BBC.Rembrandt...

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Google wins High Court appeal over sponsored links

The High Court of Australia has dismissed a misleading and deceptive conducts case brought against search engine giant Google, ruling that Google does not create sponsored links.The case centred around sponsored links in Google search results through its AdWords program by online trading company Trading Post and STA Travel between 2005 and 2008. In April last year, the full bench of the Federal Court ruled, on appeal from the Australian Competition...

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Microsoft May Get Home Advantage

Microsoft has snatched R2 Studios out from under Apple's and Google's noses, rumor has it, and now the speculation is all about what it plans to do with the technology and patents it acquired. It could be looking to take its home automation efforts further. The technology "will help Microsoft extend the multimedia capabilities of Xbox to cover more than games," said tech analyst Billy Pidgeon. Microsoft could be cutting new inroads into the world...

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