On Thursday, Google announced a new Android charity app initiative called One Today, which makes it easy for users to donate $1 to various causes every day. Rather than searching out different projects and donating to each individually, which can be as difficult as it is time consuming, the One Today app provides a new project every day, supplying all the relevant info needed.
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Google unveils One Today charity app, makes giving easy
Facebook rolls out near-real-time public PUE and WUE dashboards for data centers
Facebook has launched public dashboards for its Forest City, North Carolina and Prineville, Oregon data centers, providing easily accessible access to near-real-time Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) information. The dashboards provide continues information that is updated to the minute, also providing a 24-hour set of data and historial view containing the year's numbers.
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Verizon announces GALAXY S 4 will be available in May
Verizon just announced via a tweet that Samsung's GALAXY S 4 handset will be arriving in May, although a specific release date was not provided. Along with the announcement is a picture of a Verizon-branded S 4, and a promise that more details will be revealed "soon." This follows AT&T's announcement that it will begin taking pre-orders for the handset on April 30.
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Twitter to make “big” announcement on Good Morning America tomorrow
Leave it to Twitter to make announcements in a way that is, shall we say, atypical in nature. Good Morning America just sent out a tweet stating that Twitter will be making a "BIG" announcement tomorrow morning on the show. Twitter hasn't made any announcement on its own account, and while we have no idea what they're going to announce, there are a couple of possibilities.
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Pentax unveils GR Ricoh-brand compact digital camera
Pentax has unveiled the GR, a Ricoh-brand compact camera it touts as offering "top image quality" in a body small enough to slip in a pocket. The combination of features and size make it an option for those who want higher-end features for fairly demanding photography sessions without the bulk and physical burden of larger cameras. We've got a run down of the specs after the jump.
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Microsoft announces patent licensing agreement with Foxconn parent Hon Hai
Microsoft has announced the signing of a patent licensing agreement with Hon Hai, parent company of Foxconn. The agreement covers devices that run Chrome OS and Android, such as smartphones and tablets, and is even said to cover televisions. This makes Hon Hai the latest in what is a growing list of manufacturers with Chrome and Android patent licenses.
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Google Glass specs: 16GB of storage, 5MP camera, and more
Google has been rolling out a variety of Glass-related materials following its announcement on Monday that Explorer edition pairs were in production and some would possibly begin shipping today, with the rest following in waves in the near future. Nearly a year after they were unveiled at Google’s I/O, we finally have a run down of the device’s specs.
Google Glass Mirror API documentation now available
A couple of hours ago, Google sent out word that Google Glass Explorer edition is in production, with the first wave going out as early as today, and the rest heading out in the very near future. Following closely on the heels of that announcement is the public availability of Google Glass Mirror API documentation, which includes a couple videos that take users over the most relevant aspects.
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Google Glass Explorer edition starts shipping today
Some exciting news just popped up in our inbox about the increasingly popular and coveted Google Glass. Word has swirled for a little while now that the wearable devices could start shipping in the next month, and we've just received word from Google that such rumors are reality. Not only that, but they teased us with some other details, including that some shipments may go out today.
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Verizon announces device payment plan for select smartphones
First word surfaced that Verizon would be shaking things up, switching from 20 months to 24 months for device upgrades. A short while later, a document was leaked to the folks over at Droid Life suggesting that the carrier would be rolling out a payment plan for smartphones. On the heels of that leak is an updated announcement by Verizon confirming the rumor.
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ZTE Director budget smartphone arrives at US Cellular
US Cellular, a regional carrier known for offering the lower rung of smartphones running older varieties of Android than you typically find elsewhere, has just added a budget Ice Cream Sandwich handset to its lineup: the ZTE Director. Perhaps because $0.00 is too conventional, the carrier is offering this smartphone for $0.01 alongside a new two-year contract.
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Twitter Trends rolled out in more than 160 new locations
Twitter, which publicly revealed its acquisition of We Are Hunted music service earlier this evening and is rumored to be working on a music app, has expanded its Trends locations to more than 160 additional cities, offering it in locations that have never before had access and expanding it in countries that have already seen it.
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