Word has it Facebook is looking to acquire crowdsource navigation app Waze for a hefty $1 billion. Such a move would provide the social network with an array of location-based data far more substantial than any it has had thus far, adding the information on top of what it already knows about consumers' likes, check-ins, and social circles. There's been a lot of talk about what Waze could do for Facebook, but the end result of that is more personal: what a Waze acquisition could mean for mobile users. Location data presents the ability to uniquely blend our real-world and digital worlds, mixing them together in such a way that one is always fueling the other.
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Department of Defense gives banhammer to 3D-printed gun blueprints
It was the summer of 2012 when the first news of a 3D-printed gun surfaced, an assault rifle-style .22 that appeared on a message board devoted to the love of firearms. That weapon was believed to be the first 3D-printed gun successfully fired, but its fame was short lived, with The Liberator having caught popular attention soon after for being the first fully 3D-printed firearm. After being successfully fired, the company behind it - Defense Distributed - released the blueprints for anyone to download, something the Department of Defense has already stymied.
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Apple’s use of “iBooks” isn’t trademark infringement, says court
Apple began using the term "iBook" quite a few years ago, having applied it to various computers in days-gone-by that are now obsolete, only recently shifting to a slight variation of the word for its digital books app. Such a change prompted John T. Colby, a New York publisher, to file a lawsuit against Apple alleging trademark infringement. The case was initiated in the summer of 2011, and after nearly two years of a back-and-forth legal battle, Apple has won.
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NVIDIA Q1 earnings show year-on-year numbers up across the board
In February, NVIDIA posted the financial data for both its fiscal 2013 Q4 and its year-end 2012 data, showing record profits and stating an anticipated $940 million for its fiscal 2014 first quarter. Now the numbers are officially in, and it turns out the company beat expectations, with revenue coming in at $954.7 million. While nearly all of its numbers are down over the previous quarter, year-on-year numbers are up across the board.
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2013 Nissan Leaf selected as IIHS Top Safety Pick
Nissan's 2013 Leaf has received a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which gave the rating after retesting the vehicle due to changes the manufacturer made. The IIHS has also previously bestowed the Leaf with a Top Safety title, having done so with both its 2011 and 2012 models.
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Microsoft reportedly developing set-top box
Microsoft is in the process of developing a set-top box, according to sources who spoke with The Wall Street Journal. The device is said to be "simple" and made to stream video and similar other functions, perhaps similar to the Roku set-top box. While there are said to be prototypes already in creation, there's no info on whether the set-top box will ever hit shelves.
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Biohacking Kickstarter project promises glowing plant seeds
Many of us use small lights throughout our flats or homes, whether they're in the form of night lights, mood lights, or lighting accents. The number of lights used increases when you look out your front door, with street lamps lining the roads, for example. In the future, all those lights could be replaced by plants - glowing plants. Such is one of the goals of a synthetic biology project on Kickstarter that promises certain backers seeds to grow their own glowing plants.
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Google Translate for Android gets Phrasebook syncing
When in locations where the language spoken is not your own, there are some phrases you'll find yourself needing regularly - some of them urgently - and being able to pull them up on your mobile without much hassle is essential for both convenience and usability. Google Translate allows users to save sentences of their choice via Phrasebook, and with the latest Android app update, they can be synced to your handheld.
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Samsung Galaxy Centura smartphone destined for Straight Talk
Samsung has quietly slipped a new smartphone into the market, this one destined for Straight Talk and bestowed with the Galaxy Centura name. The phone wasn't announced, instead appearing over on Samsung's website, where it currently sits without a price or launch date, but alongside a list of specifications that point to an all-around basic lower-end handset for those needing a (we're assuming) budget phone.
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Microsoft reportedly considering Nook Media purchase
Word has it Microsoft is considering a $1 billion purchase of Nook Media LLC's digital assets, which encompass its preferred units and leaves the rest - ebook and ereaders and such, that is. The information comes from the folks over at Tech Crunch, which says it has received an internal document on the matter. Also in the documentation is news that the Nook slate business will be discontinued by the end of next year.
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Klipsch unveils Music Center KMC 3 Bluetooth speaker
Klipsch has announced the launch of its first-ever Bluetooth speaker, the Klipsch Music Center KMC 3. This is the first of what will be a line of products in its newly launched Klipsch Music Center series, which was created, according to the press release, as a commemoration to its Live Nation Entertainment partnership and sponsorship of its amphitheater. The speaker is available for purchase now at $399.99 online, hitting stores this summer.
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Windows Phone 8 gains full-resolution video and image SkyDrive backups worldwide
Similar to the feature for Android users that allows images and videos to be backed up to their Google account, Microsoft offers full-resolution image and video backup to SkyDrive for Windows Phone 8 users. While handy, the feature wasn't universally available to all users, leaving some without the convenience it poses. That changes today, with the company announcing that full-resolution backups will be available in all markets.
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