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- 05 May 2013
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News: How to work through the Camera Raw dilemma
All great debates are framed by at least two compelling, often contradictory choices: Mac vs. PC, Beatles vs. Stones, oatmeal raisin vs. chocolate chip. If you have a digital SLR or an advanced compact camera, you can make just such a choice when it comes to what format in which to save your photos. Most cameras default to the common JPEG format (and if you have a smartphone or very basic point and shoot, that's probably your only choice). There's a good chance your camera also offers a Raw option as well, though. You've probably heard that it is a higher quality option than JPEG, but comes with tradeoffs of its own. Should you take it?
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News: MIT envisions future of talking cars that can plan driver's day
You wake up in the morning and your robot starts the coffee maker and then sends your daily calendar to your car, which then chooses alternate routes to work so you can avoid major construction on your normal path.
- 03 May 2013
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News: BYOD and ITSM: What you need to know
Highly functional personal devices are increasingly being adopted as technology tools in enterprise IT environments. This represents yet another challenge for CIOs and senior IT managers trying to use standards and frameworks-based IT service management (ITSM) processes for better governance and business benefits.
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News: Portable Bitcoin ATM expected to start swapping coins soon
In two weeks, the world will be able to get its hands on the first ATM designed to dispense Bitcoin.
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News: Facebook Rolls Out New Account Recovery Feature
If you've lost access to your Facebook account, the social network has a new service called Trusted Contacts. This feature relies on close friends to help you safely restore your information and your account.
- 02 May 2013
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News: Even friggin' AOL is creating original A-list TV content now
It wasn't "that long ago that AOL was America's preferred highway to all the glories of the primordial Internet. Even as the Web has evolved far beyond its dial-up roots, AOL has managed to still... exist. And now, just like every other company (ev-er-y other company), AOL has thrown its hat into the wild frontiers of video content creation.
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News: Supersized and super powerful LG Optimus G Pro unveiled
Last night in New York, LG unveiled their new monster LG Optimus G Pro. The 5.5-inch monster with a 1920 x 1080 Full HD IPS display will be launching on AT&T on May 10 and will be available for $199, with pre-orders will begin May 3.
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News: Android app transforms old Wii Balance Boards into smart scales
A simple Android app called FitScales promises to breathe new life into Nintendo's Wii Fit Balance Board, letting users track their weight and sync the data to other fitness apps.
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News: Skycam camera would harness Skype to deliver streaming video
For the technically adept, setting up an IP video camera is an energizing challenge; for everyone else, it's a task that they'd rather avoid.
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News: Advice from an Apple tech: When your Mac gets too toasty
Ever hear a Mac's desktop fans go into overdrive under normal operating conditions? Or felt a Mac laptop go from a normal temperature to a more-than-toasty lap roaster in under a minute? Those are times when a Mac was running hotter than it should have been.
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News: Call of Duty: Ghosts announced
After getting leaked online Activision has announced Call of Duty: Ghosts.
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News: Toshiba unveils WT310 tablet
Toshiba has announced its WT310, a Windows 8 tablet to rival Microsoft's Surface Pro.
- 01 May 2013
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News: LG's 2013 TVs: Ultra HD, curved OLED, and Ewan McGregor
Not one to be upstaged by fierce rival Samsung, LG has introduced a swathe of new TVs onto the Australian market for 2013. The company is doubling-down on two new technologies -- Ultra HD, and OLED -- and isn’t afraid of showing off its commitment.
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News: Google publishes new Glass 'how to' video
Google has released a getting started video for its Glass wearable computer, demonstrating some of its basic interface features.
- 30 April 2013
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News: Gambler alert: Online poker becomes legal (sort of) again
Not long after the ink dried on a Nevada state law authorizing legal online poker last February, the Las Vegas-based Ultimate Poker has opened its virtual doors as the first legal real-money poker website in the United States.
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News: Google may have smart eyeglasses but Budweiser has smart beer glasses
Budweiser is trying to make it easier to make friends -- Facebook friends -- when you're drinking beer.
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News: Altech becomes sole PocketBook distributor for A/NZ
Electronics manufacturer, PocketBook, has signed Altech Computers as the sole distributor for its e-book readers in Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ).
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News: IllumiRoom could turn your living room into a holodeck (without Picard, anyway)
First there was HD. Then there was 4K. Now, Microsoft Research is trying something new with a projection system called IllumiRoom that will make it seem like your entire living room is a holodeck from Star Trek.
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News: HuffPost Live is coming to cable
Arianna Huffington's multimedia empire built on left-leaning click bait continues to expand.
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News: Skype launches for Outlook.com email service
A preview of Skype for Outlook.com has launched in the UK today.
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New Xbox One release date, specs, features and price in UK
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nexus 4 smartphone comparison review: what's the best Android?
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Galaxy S4 vs BlackBerry Z10 comparison review - which is best, the Samsung or the BlackBerry?
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
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Surface Pro review - Microsoft tablet offers true power computing on the move
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