Gif inventor says pronounce it 'Jif'
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 08:09:36 -0700 | technology-news
Gif's inventor says ignore dictionaries and say 'Jif' Steve Wilhite's achievement was celebrated at the Webby Awards The creator of the Gif graphics format has said that his invention should be pronounced so it starts with a "j" rather than...
Now You Can Search Google.com Using Your Voice (GOOG)
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 07:36:24 -0700 | technology-news
Kevin Smith/Business Insider Google demonstrates voice search in Chrome at the I/O developers conference. Google updated its Chrome Web browser today to include voice search, an excellent feature that lets you speak naturally to your computer to get search results. ...
Backlash over Xbox pre-owned games
Source: BBC
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 07:08:26 -0700 | technology-news
Xbox One pre-owned games may require fee payment Technology reporter, BBC News The Xbox One, unveiled on Tuesday, will go on sale before the end of the year Microsoft faces a backlash from some gamers after it emerged the company...
Hands on: Minbox merges e-mail and the cloud for frictionless file sharing
Source: Macworld
Oş :: Kyrgyzstan | updated 2013-05-22 08:58:33 -0700 | technology-news
Most of it is spent waiting for files to upload and dealing with complex workflows that tend to take up more time than they're worth. This is where the recently-launched Minbox comes into play. Its developers have set their sights...
Yahoo Bought The Attention Of Tumblr's 16 Million Users In Their Late Teens And Early Twenties
Source: BusinessInsider
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated 2013-05-22 07:00:53 -0700 | technology-news
To say Tumblr has a youthful user base is an understatement. Nearly half, or 46% of its 34 million active users in the first quarter of 2013 were between the ages of 16 and 24, according to the Global Web...
When it comes to deadly viruses, what's in a name?
Source: Reuters
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-22 06:38:52 -0700 | technology-news
Topics A man, wearing a surgical mask as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus, pays for medicine at a hospital pharmacy in Khobar city in Dammam May 21, 2013. For a pathogen with such a short history, the mysterious...
Women escorted from mall over 'F--- CANCER' hats
Source: Fox
King of Prussia :: PA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 08:59:16 -0700 | technology-news
C in the expletive replaced by a pink breast cancer awareness ribbon, the Philadelphia Daily News reported. Zakia Clark, 29, and Tasha Clark, 27, said that they were wearing the shirts to honor their mother, Jackie Underwood, who had passed...
Portland, Ore., rejects adding fluoride to water supply
Source: Fox
San Jose :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 08:01:59 -0700 | technology-news
Published May 22, 2013 Associated Press The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water. With more than 80 percent of the expected ballots counted late Tuesday night, the Multnomah...
Business Insider Ad Specs
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 07:28:19 -0700 | technology-news
Animation Length- 15 Sec Max Panels- 4 Video Length- 30 Sec Video Frame Rates- 24 fps Audio- All audio must be user initiated on click...Hot spots cannot exceed 1/4 the size of the ad Welcome ads must be delivered with...
Amazon Web Services to add 500 jobs in Fairfax
Source: Washington Post
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:08:23 -0700 | technology-news
In return, the Virginia Department of Business Assistance will offer the company money and services to help recruit and train workers. Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) approved a $500,000 grant from the Governor's Opportunity Fund to help make the project happen....
The Battle For The Cloud Is On -- Who Will Win?
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:44:50 -0700 | technology-news
Hold on to your seat, because the battle for cloud computing is just getting interesting. Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) leadership is going to determine the winner of the battle for dominance in the cloud. Amazon, Google are all offering...
Suicidal woman 'told to drink tea'
Source: BBC
New York :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:43:22 -0700 | technology-news
The woman, identified only as Sallyann, told the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust's Crisis Team she had a razor and was "desperate". "(They) had no idea at all of how to talk to me or what I needed," she...
OmniPresence, the Omni Group's new cloud sync service, hits all the right buttons
Source: Macworld
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:31:53 -0700 | technology-news
If you happen to be a user of the Omni Group's apps, like OmniGraffle and OmniFocus , you'll be happy to know that the company is releasing its own sync solutionaptly dubbed OmniPresenceon Wednesday, bringing yet one more option into...
Samsung's New Ad Campaign: Men Are Idiots
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:17:48 -0700 | technology-news
Samsung 's latest hardware ad campaigns seem to revolve around a similar message: Guys are complete idiots. We're talking slow, sloppy, 'it's surprising they remembered to put on their pants this morning' dumb. Earlier this month, The Viral Factory started...
Ethiopian awarded anti-FGM prize
Source: BBC
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-05-22 09:15:30 -0700 | technology-news
Ethiopian activist Bogaletch Gebre has won an international prize for her campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM). Ms Gebre was awarded the King Baudouin Prize in Belgium for confronting "culturally entrenched taboo subjects", the selection committee said.
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